Taking screenshots in Football Manager

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Over the years, I’ve noticed that a lot of people in the Football Manager community – whether on the Sports Interactive forums or on Twitter – don’t take screenshots ‘properly’. Whenever they want to take a picture of their FM career for posterity, they literally take a picture with their mobile phone, tablet or (gasp) camera.

There isn’t necessarily anything wrong with that old-school method. However, there are multiple ways to use your computer to take clearer, higher-definition images of what is on the screen. At a time when more people than ever are computer-literate, there are hardly any excuses for not taking advantage of that.

This quick guide will show you a number of methods for taking screenshots and sharing them online. A lot of you will already be familiar with these techniques, but if you aren’t, then perhaps this will enlighten you.


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