Screenshot is a useful option and is a regular screenshot. It can be done at any time and saved on your hard drive.
Taking a quick snapshot of Windows 8
In order to capture the entire desktop you need to use the combination Windows keys + Print Screen.
In this case, an image of the entire screen will be created. It will be automatically saved in a package "Screenshots" located on the tab "Images" .
The saved file will have a JPEG extension. Each subsequent photo will have its own numbering.
You can change the name assigned to the screenshot at any time.
If you need to create a screenshot of a certain area of the screen or make it of any shape, use the standard program "Scissors".
Working with it was described in the previous section.
To find this program, go to the START menu and select show all applications.
Right click on the program "Scissors" and pin it to your Start screen.
If necessary, you can pin its shortcut to the taskbar.
You can also place the program icon on your desktop.
To do this, right-click on the icon "Scissors" and select "Open file location" .
After this, a window with standard programs will open.
Click on the scissors icon and in the list that appears, specify “Send to desktop (create shortcut)” .
This software is at your disposal at any time.
Options for creating screenshots of Windows 10
Ten has big functionality both in the usual way and in creating screenshots.
They can be done using the already familiar keyboard shortcut Windows + Print Screen.
In this case, the system will automatically save the file with the PNG extension in the folder "Screenshots" .
To open it, go to the tab "My computer" , and then - "Images" .
Another way is to use the Windows + H keys. In this case, the picture will be saved in " ".
It will open on the right side of the screen side panel, where you can choose how to use the screenshot you took.
This list contains the following options:
You can take and edit a screenshot by pressing the key Print Screen.
In this case, the image will be on the clipboard.
Open a standard editor and use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + V to paste it into working window programs.
If necessary, edit and save it.
You can also take a screenshot of the active window using the combination Alt + Print Screen.
Pressing these keys simultaneously will create a screenshot of the active window at the moment of pressing. Very convenient way, do not take a screenshot of the entire screen.
In Windows 10, you can use the keyboard shortcut Win + G. In this case, a special game panel will open.
It allows you to record video and take screenshots during gameplay.
To do this, you will need to simultaneously press Win + Alt + Print Screen.
To create a screenshot, you can also use a standard program "Scissors". Working with it was previously described.
There are a lot of options for taking screenshots. However, the list does not end with standard tools.
Additional programs for taking screenshots
Microsoft Snip
This screenshot manager is free. It can be downloaded from the official Microsoft website.
It allows you to take pictures of individual windows and the entire screen, as well as selective fragments.
With it, you can even record videos showing various marks.
This is very useful when creating training videos and various types of presentations.
You can also add sound to them.
Lightshot
When creating abstracts or reports, you need to copy a screenshot into the document. This procedure of photographing the screen is called Print Screen. . Every computer user who constantly deals with the preparation of any documents should know how to make a print screen. This process is very simple and fast.
How to make a screen print
To take a picture of the screen, you only need to perform one simple step. This will be pressing a button on the keyboard called “Print Screen”.
After pressing the button, the image is copied to the clipboard. At this time nothing happens visible changes during computer operation: new windows do not appear, notifications are not displayed. From there you can paste your image into any program that supports processing graphic information. There are many programs that specialize in creating and editing print screens. These include HyperSnap And WinSnap.
But most often they use Microsoft Word, Rhotoshop or regular Paint.
How to make a print screen of a page
If you want to take a picture of not everything that is visible on the monitor, but only one open window, then you can do this using a key combination. To do this, hold down the key Alt, we do Print Screen active window on the monitor. This function is very effective when you need to insert into a document only a certain part of the monitor's working space. The combination will save time on editing pictures.
How to Insert Print Screen into a Microsoft Word Document
If you need to insert a print screen into Word document, then you can simply press the key combination “Ctrl” + “Alt”. Before inserting a picture, you must specify its location by placing the cursor on it. You can also insert a graphic object by using the context menu. To do this, right-click on the place where the print screen will be inserted and select the “insert” function.
In the case when you need to change it before inserting a screenshot into a document, first insert it into any graphics editor and carry out any operations on it.
How to insert a print screen in Paint
Program Paint is present in any operating system as a standard graphic editor. Using this application, you can save Print Screen as an image to your computer. To insert a screen photo into Paint, you need to carry out a number of simple steps:
How to work with Print Screen in Photoshop
- Open the program Adobe Photoshop and create in it new document by executing the File and New commands.
- Now we take a screenshot of the active window, which will be on the clipboard.
- Using the Edit-Paste command, insert a snapshot from random access memory during working hours Adobe window Photoshop.
- Having completed all the necessary actions with the graphic object, we save it in any format to the computer’s memory.
You can also watch a video on the topic:
Hi all! Marat Nauruzbaev is with you. In this article I will tell you and show you in a video how to make a screenshot on a computer as standard using Windows, and also consider seven popular programs for taking screenshots.
Many people ask me how to take a screenshot on a computer, what programs are best to use for this, and how to make a screenshot without using third-party programs?
Screenshot(from English screenshot) or simply " screen” is a screenshot of your computer, simply put, a photograph of what is displayed on the monitor screen or a certain area on the screen.
A screenshot is taken for various purposes, mainly to communicate with support, send a screenshot to social media, publishing on the forum, capturing a still image in a game, in a movie, etc.
Guys, I looked at the main features of the seven most popular free programs for taking screenshots and in this article I will show their main capabilities and describe the pros and cons of using them.
Taking a screenshot using standard toolsWindows
First, let's look at the option of how to take a screenshot standard means Windows.
To do this, press the key “ PrtScr» on the keyboard (may appear as PrntScrn, PrtScn, PrtScr or PrtSc)
If on a laptop, then press two keys “ Fn» + « PrtScr»
To take a snapshot of only the active window, click " Alt» + « PrtScr", on the laptop press " Fn» + « Alt» + « PrtScr»
After pressing the " PrtScr" or " Alt» + « PrtScr"A snapshot of the monitor screen is saved to the clipboard, this is the so-called temporary memory of the computer. Now we need to save this image to a file on the computer for future use.
To do this, you can use any graphic editor. Windows 7, 8, 10 already have a built-in simple graphic editor “ Paint" To launch it, click menu " Start" and in the search bar " Find» enter: paint and click on “ Paint»
The graphic editor will launch. Paint»
Paste a screenshot from the clipboard. To do this, press the button “ Insert»
Note: To paste from a buffer, you can use cl. "Ctrl » + « V »
We see how our desktop snapshot was inserted in the editor “ Paint»
IN " Paint» you can apply simple operations on a screenshot: draw with a pencil or brush, fill with color, enter text, apply various shapes
Next, save it on your computer this file screenshot. To do this, in the menu “ File» select « Save as" and indicate in what format we want to save the file. In this case I chose JPEG format
As a result, our screenshot will be saved to a file on your computer. Now you can send it by mail, post it on social media. networks, forums, etc.
Scissors program
A more convenient way to take screenshots in Windows is to use standard program « Scissors" It is more convenient because it allows you to photograph an arbitrary shape on a computer screen, but there are practically no image editing tools in it :)
To start the program, in the menu " Start", in the search bar enter: Scissors and click on “ Scissors» 
The program will start " Scissors» 
When you click the down arrow button " Create", you can select the area for creating the screen: rectangular shape, rectangle, window or the entire screen 
Let’s say you have selected “ Rectangle", now when you press the button " Create", press the left mouse button and without releasing it, move the mouse around the area on the screen that you want to record, then release the mouse button 
The selected area will be automatically photographed and appear in the program 
Now we can do simple operations on the screen. I’ll just say that the capabilities in this program are very simple, including “ Paint"More opportunities... 
Next, click on the button with a floppy disk to save this screenshot to a file 
Give the file a name and click " Save» 
The screenshot file will be saved in the location you specify on your computer or laptop.
Programs for taking screenshots
Those who often take screenshots will find it much more convenient to use special programs to create and edit screenshots.
I took away 7 free programs, which in my opinion are most intended for creating screenshots and their subsequent editing.
I will not describe how to install them and how to use them, I will describe only one program that I use myself, and for the remaining programs I will describe the main functions, pros and cons of each program.
PicPick(http://ngwin.com/picpick)
Tool " all in one" for each. Full featured screen capture, intuitive image editor, pixel ruler, protractor, crosshair, slate and much more.
A powerful program for creating and editing screenshots. There is a Portable version (portable version that works without installation). Free for home use.
I use it myself because free analogues I haven't found any possibilities yet. If you find it, write it in the comments.
I’ll briefly describe the process of creating and editing in the program “ PicPick"That's exactly how I do it.
IN " PicPick» you can take a picture of different areas of the screen: the entire screen, active window, window element, scrolling window (very required function, not all programs have), dedicated area, fixed area and free area. Each of these functions has assigned hotkeys that can be changed at your discretion.
Using this program I take screenshots for...
Try to guess why?
To create screenshots for these articles that you are currently reading in this moment 🙂 .
So, when I take a screenshot (picture) of a window or a certain page on the Internet, I immediately put all sorts of explanatory frames, lines, arrows and text on the picture.
Now I’ll show you how I do this in this program.
First, I take a screenshot of the window or area I need in the browser. In this case, I took a screenshot of one of my blog articles in a browser. To do this, I pressed the key combination " Shift» + « PrtScr” and pointed the mouse at a specific area on the screen. The screenshot of the area I selected was automatically inserted into the program PicPick.
Then I selected under the button “ Figures", a certain shape, in this case a rectangle
And I move the mouse with the left button pressed over the area of the screen that needs to be highlighted with a rectangle, and at the end I release the button. In this case, I highlighted the logo of my site
In this case, you can change the style, color and thickness of the frame, apply a shadow to it, etc.
I draw arrows in the same way
The arrow format can also be customized: change the style, outline, thickness, transparency and color. Look at the picture below, arrow 1 is made in the form of dots, arrow 2 is thicker and more transparent
You can also add text, a watermark, blur, rotate, change brightness, contrast, tone, resize, and much more on the screenshot.
Or upload directly to a web page, to the cloud, send to Facebook, Twitter, by mail or upload to an FTP server
You can also upload the screenshot to the cloud on Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive, Box, etc.
Besides, PicPick has a number of additional tools, such as " color selection" (will help you find the exact color code of a pixel on the screen with a built-in magnifier), " ruler" (to measure the size of objects and place them in an exact location on the screen), " color palette», « magnifying glass», « crosshair», « protractor" And " slate».
Let's look at how these tools work using the example " Color under cursor" And " Ruler».
Sometimes you need to know the exact color of a certain object on the screen. To do this, right-click on the icon PicPick in the tray and select " Color under cursor»
Then we move the mouse pointer over the object on the screen whose color value you want to remove. In this case, I hovered the mouse over the program shortcut " PicPick" We see the color values for a given pixel under a magnifying glass.
When you click the left mouse button, a window appears with the value of this color. We can select the value in HTML format, RGB(), C++, Delphi and click " Copy» for copying given value to the clipboard for future use
Tool " Ruler» You can measure the size of objects on the screen and the distance between them. To do this, right-click on the icon PicPick in the tray and select " Ruler»
A ruler will appear on the screen that you can use your mouse to move across the screen. Having placed the ruler where you need it, measure the distance in pixels
You can also rotate the ruler 90 degrees and change its length.
Program PicPick I liked it because of its capabilities. Of course, it has two minor drawbacks (where would we be without them 🙂), which I personally miss.
This is a normal straight line for arrows, I would like to be able to change the straight arrow style 
to cone-shaped 
And also, if you need to put a shadow on an object (for example, on an arrow), you have to point it all the time, that is, I would like to PicPick I remembered that the superimposed object should have a shadow, IMHO.
But these are all minor things compared to its advantages.
Pros and cons of the programPicPick:
+ capture scrolling window
+ multi-window interface
+ a lot of extras functions like ruler, color under cursor, etc.
- regular arrows
- the shadow on the arrow must be pointed at all times
Greenshot(http://getgreenshot.org/)
Greenshot is a program for creating screenshots with rich functionality for overlaying various objects and effects on the taken screenshot.
The program has good capabilities for editing screenshots, sending the screenshot to “ cloud” (Imgur (direct links), Dropbox) or one of the applications Microsoft Office, the ability to print directly from the program, it is possible to apply effects, in addition to the effect of overlaying a frame and shadow, I especially liked the effect “ Torn edges»
The result of the effect " Torn edges»
Greenshot also knows how to capture a scrolling window (only in Internet Explorer)
Advantages and disadvantages Greenshot programs:
+ capture scrolling window (Internet Explorer only)
+ effect “Ragged edges”
- regular arrows
Monoshap(http://monosnap.com/)
Monosnap- free program for Windows and Mac OS X. Monosnap allows you to take screenshots, add notes and send screenshots to “ cloud”.
The program has fewer features than PicPick, but some may find it more convenient due to the ease of creating screenshots. The program has a function to record your desktop in video format. It is possible to send a screenshot to own cloud Monosnap(registration required), as well as on SFTP, FTP, WebDAV, Amazon S3.
Among the shortcomings of the program that I discovered when creating a photo: screen area, where the context menu given by the menu is not included in the screenshot.
Example of a context menu...
Also, I did not find the possibility of creating a screenshot of a scrolling window, for example, of sites in the browser that need to be scrolled.
Pros and cons of the programMonoshap:
+ it is possible to record desktop video
+ cone-shaped arrows
+ there is a small shadow near the arrows
— there is no capture of the object’s context menu when capturing a screen area
Joxi(http://joxi.ru/lander/)
Joxi– a cross-platform program for creating screenshots. Knows how to post screenshots on social networks (facebook, twitter, VKontakte, Odnoklassniki). There are also plugins for browsers (Chrome, Yandex, Opera).
IN demon paid version can only post on his own “ cloud” (not direct links, disk space: 1024 MB, storage period: 90 days). In the paid version, restrictions are removed and it is possible to upload screenshots to FTP/SFTP and Dropbox.
Pros and cons of the programJoxi:
+ capture and edit on the fly (in the same window)
+ cone-shaped arrows + contour thickness adjustment
- no way to open separate file
- no scrolling window capture
- no arrow shadow
Clip2net(http://clip2net.com/ru/)
Clip2net– a standard program for creating screenshots. Knows how to post screenshots on social networks (facebook, twitter, VKontakte, Odnoklassniki, google+). There is a version for iPad and Android.
Behind additional features programs (direct links (c2n.me) and no advertising, recording videos and uploading files to your servers) you will have to pay an annual fee (information about tariffs on the site).
Pros and cons of the programClip2net:
- no scrolling window capture
— arrows are normal, without shadows
Lightshot(https://app.prntscr.com/ru/)
Lightshot – simple program to take screenshots. Knows how to post screenshots on social networks (facebook, twitter, VKontakte, pinterest).
There are plugins for Chrome browsers, Firefox, IE, Opera. There is a function to search for similar images on Google.
Pros and cons of the programLightshot:
- no scrolling window capture
— arrows are normal, without shadows
Shotnes(https://shotnes.com/)
Shotnes is a cross-platform free program for creating screenshots. Able to send screenshots to your own “ cloud” (direct links).
Shotnes can record video from your desktop in format. mp4 And. gif(you need to register on their website). Among the disadvantages of the program, it is worth noting that at the time of writing, it could only save screenshots in the . png.
Pros and cons of the Shotnes program:
+ record video from desktop
- no scrolling window capture
— saving the file only in .png format
— arrows are normal, without shadows
Conclusion
Well, I told you how to take a screenshot on a computer, we looked at all the ways to create screenshots on your computer or laptop. Were described standard methods creating screenshots, as well as the main features of free programs for capturing and editing screenshots.
Personally I liked it multifunctional program PicPick, which I use for these purposes. This program has many features for the free version. The program is also quite good in its capabilities. Greenshot
Basically, a screenshot is needed to communicate with the service. technical support or to help someone yourself by showing what their program window looks like or for other very diverse uses.
Screenshot using Windows without programs
In the simplest case, the Windows 7/10 operating system will be enough for us. To take a screenshot, press the “Print Screen” key. It is located in the upper right part of the keyboard.
Please note that on some laptops the “PrtScr” key is combined with some other button. In this case, you need to press the combination “Fn + PrtScr”. But pressing this button itself does not lead to saving a screenshot, but simply copies the picture from the screen to the clipboard, just like you copy any text using the “Ctrl+C” buttons and then paste it using the “Ctrl+V” buttons.
To save a screenshot to a file we need a standard editor Paint images. It can be launched from “Start -> All Programs -> Accessories -> Paint” or simply write the word “paint” in the search bar of the Start button and select a program from the drop-down list.
That's exactly what I do, because... it turns out faster than looking for a program in the rubble of the Start menu :) Now in the Paint program, click “Paste” or the “Ctrl + V” button to paste the contents of the clipboard.
All that remains is to save the image to a file. To do this, click on the “floppy disk” and select where to save the file. I recommend choosing “JPEG” as the file format, because... it takes up the least space, but you can leave nothing and leave “PNG” as the default.
You can take a screenshot of the active program window. To do this, press the key combination “Alt + Print Screen”. And you can paste a picture from the clipboard not only into Paint, but also, for example, directly into a Word document or email Outlook.
So, simplest algorithm actions like this:
- Press “Print Screen” or “Alt+Print Screen”
- Let's launch Paint program
- Paste the contents of the clipboard
- Save the file
You can also easily screenshot the screen using a standard Windows utilities 7/8/10 “Scissors”. With its help, you can copy an arbitrary part of the screen. It's on the menu “Start -> All Programs -> Accessories -> Snipping Tool”.
Click the arrow on the “Create” button and select what we want to copy: freeform, rectangle, window or the entire screen. When we select the area, a window for editing and saving the finished screenshot will appear:
There are simple Pen and Marker drawing tools. You can erase your creativity using an eraser. The Snipping Tool cannot create transparent PNG files, so it is better to save as a JPEG. What's happened transparent pictures I'll show you a little lower.
Send a screenshot to the cloud with one click
If you need screenshots more often than once a week, then it is better to install any program. In addition, the programs can immediately upload a screenshot to the cloud and provide a ready-made link to the picture.
The program is from a domestic developer, therefore it is completely in Russian and, of course, free :) Besides, I checked it for viruses - everything is clean. During installation, you can disable loading Yandex elements:
Immediately after installation, a window with program settings opens, click “Save”, I’ll tell you about them a little later.
To send a link to a screenshot to a friend, simply press the Ctrl+PrtScr buttons. A characteristic click and a second darkening of the screen will mean that there is already a link to the screen in your clipboard! Check by inserting it into address bar browser:
It's so simple! And if you need to take a picture of a certain part of the screen, then just press the PrtScr button and select the area. When you release the mouse, the link to the photo will be in your clipboard!
Screenshot has a couple more trump cards in his pocket that other competitors do not have. If you are too far from reaching the keyboard or are too lazy, you can click on the program icon in the system tray, which is equivalent to pressing the PrtScr button:
And for some it will be more convenient to right-click on any empty space on the desktop and in context menu choose the appropriate action:
And everything is so simple, because programmers started making a program purely for themselves in order to get the functionality that is on Macintoshes - quick creation screenshots. And, I want to say, it turned out great.
A little about the settings
Every time you start the program, a window with settings appears:
By default, the hot buttons are: for the entire screen Ctrl+PrtScr, for an arbitrary area: PrtScr. In the settings, you can specify your own buttons if, for example, these are already used for other software. Next, we can determine where to save the screenshots.
By default, pictures are saved to HDD and are uploaded to Screenshoter's own server (so you can receive and send the link). Can only be limited hard drive(locally) or only by server. Please note that there are no restrictions on the number of files sent to the server. The folder in which the files will be saved on your computer can be specified just below. By the way, there is already a shortcut to it on your desktop.
And the last few settings:
- Show cursor on screenshot – leaves the mouse arrow in the picture, otherwise the arrow will not remain
- Show notifications – to display messages about successful actions
- Play the sound - I think it’s clear why 😉
In general, that’s all, in fact, even a teapot can figure it out, everything is simplified to the point of absurdity. After installation, the program goes into autorun and starts every time you turn on your computer or laptop. If you don't need this, then look at the article. By the way, we could include this option in the settings, as most developers do.
How to take a transparent screenshot
Another interesting program is “PrtScr”, which can take transparent screenshots, although it is English language, but I’ll show you everything now.
What are transparent pictures? Let me show you with an example. I took two screenshots in different formats and superimposed them on another image in any graphics editor:
On the right is an opaque JPEG. As you can see, I've selected a random area, but it's surrounded by a rectangle (which is usually just white, but this program adds a slightly visible background to it). And on the left is a fragment that was saved into a transparent PNG file. It is applied as I outlined it, without a rectangular frame. Such files are very convenient and beautiful to overlay on other images, and in such a way that it will not be noticeable.
The PrtScr program “hangs” at the bottom in the form of an icon, by right-clicking on it you need to select “Capture screen now”.
after which the screen will change color, and the following prompt will appear on the right:
This means that: the left mouse button selects a certain area of the screen (hot buttons “Alt+Print Screen”), when Ctrl is pressed, a rectangle will be selected, and with the right button you can simply draw on the screen and then select the desired area. If you just click anywhere, you can take a photo of the entire screen. The “Ctrl+Print Screen” hotkeys enable a magnifying glass with very large magnification, where you can use Ctrl to select an area of the screen with pixel precision.
When we select the area, a window for saving the results will appear:
Here's what's interesting here:
- Save as... - save to file. If you used a random selection, then in order for the picture to turn out transparent, you need to save it in PNG format, not JPEG. In this case, on the “Settings” tab there should be a checkbox “Transparent PNG” (by default it is there). Otherwise use "JPEG".
- Email... - send by mail using your default email program
- Edit… - edit in the Paint program
- Print… - print on a printer
- To clipboard – copy to clipboard
- Discard – delete screenshot
LightShot - editing on the fly
Sometimes you need to immediately add something to the screenshot, write some text, or erase part of the image. For such cases, I recommend the LightShot program.
LightShot is as easy as other programs, but after selecting an area, a simple editor appears in which you can draw with a pencil, marker, put lines, arrows, rectangles or write text.
Conclusion
As you can see, everything is very simple. Available as standard Windows features, as well as various applications with their own advantages. Decide for yourself which method to use. I also think you will find it very interesting to read. If you liked the article, then share it with your friends on social networks!
And now a video with a visual “debriefing” :)
Increasingly, when working at a computer, and on the Internet in particular, we need to take screenshots of pages.
Most likely, you already needed to do this in some game, or send some kind of report in the form of a screenshot to confirm your words.
Well, or it happens that the interlocutor does not quite understand what they want from him and need to literally use his fingers, or rather, on a skin, to highlight some element on the page and indicate an action.
It is for these purposes that this article is to solve your problem that does not give you peace and help.
If you can’t take a screenshot using the Print Screen key
Let's first look at how to take a screenshot of a page with Print key Screen, namely without any additional programs.
Stage 1: place the screen in the buffer
To do this, if you have a large keyboard (with numeric keypad), then just press the PrtScr key.
In this case, a screenshot of the entire screen will be taken and placed in the .
If you want to “take a picture” of only the active window (if several windows are open in Windows), then you need to press the key combination Alt+PrtScr. That is, hold down Alt and, as it were, add PrtScr so that everything works.
If the key combination Alt+PrtScr does not work for you, then find the Fn key (next to Alt) and combine Fn+PrtScr.
This often happens on a laptop, where the keyboard is small and does not have a number pad on the right.
You can be on any site at this time, or just in Word program or another program, or play a game and press these key combinations to take a screenshot.
At the same time, we would like to note that you will not see any information that the keys worked. In order to understand that the screen has been made, you need to go to step 2.
Stage 2: insert the taken photo into the graphic editor
After we have completed the first stage, we launch the standard Paint program, which is available on any Windows OS:
And then simply press the key combination “Ctrl + V” in the program window
The screenshot will be pasted into the program from the clipboard. Now you just need to top menu select “Save”, or press the key combination “Ctrl+S” and select a location on your computer to save in any of the available formats: jpg, png, gif.
If you wish, you can stretch or shrink it.
Taking a screenshot of a page in Windows 7 using scissors
If you have an operating room Windows system 7, then you can do without the keys described in the previous section and without all kinds of inserts.
You just need to run the standard and very convenient program called “Snipping Tool”.
You can find it in the Start menu. If you don’t see it there, then use the search, just like we searched for Paint.
Immediately when the program starts, the cursor will change to a cross. Clamping right button Using the mouse, you can select the desired area of the screen, release the button and a screenshot will be automatically taken.
This mode is called "Rectangle". It's the default. But you can select other options from the drop-down menu: “free form”, “window”, “full screen”.
After the screenshot is taken, save it to your computer using the “Ctrl+S” key combination.
Lightshot Screenshot Software
Download the software using the button (for Windows):
Download Lightshot for free
or go to the official website https://app.prntscr.com/ru/. There is also a version for Mac.
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