How to take screenshot of Form from within app?

Question

What code would effectively take a screenshot of a Form and put a copy of this image on to the clipboard?

So I would like something like: Form.CopyScreenshotToClipboard

[My answer to another question](http://stackoverflow.com/a/10123008/588306) gives code to get a screenshot of a window. — Deanna, May 11 '12 at 08:43
@Deann +1 to Deanna. Use frm.hWnd to determine the hWnd of a form, which is all you need to use Deanna's answer — MarkJ, May 11 '12 at 10:00

score 1 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:04

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Create a hidden PictureBox at design time
Use Deanna's answer to get the form drawn into a PictureBox. Use form.hWnd to get the hWnd
Then copy the picturebox contents onto the clipboard like this

edited May 23 '17 at 12:04

Community

answered May 11 '12 at 10:03

MarkJ

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 04 '12 at 09:04

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Just a thought, what about simulating ALT+PRNSCN when your form is the focused form?

This will make a screenshot of the form and put it in the clipboard.

answered Jun 04 '12 at 09:04

TCS

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