Make a copy, print or screen shot of the LibreOffice Writer "Window screen"

I have a LibreOffice Writer problem. I need to make a copy, preferably an editable copy, but a screen shot is a second choice, of the “Window “ screen. I have been unable to find a way to do either.

I have an Untitled XX file open, “XX” can be any file. For reference I have View> Images and charts checked. On the selection menu line scroll, right, over to the “Window” item and click/select. The window screen appears. This is the screen I want to copy, preferably an editable copy, but a screen shot is a second choice.

Fro reference, I am using Windows 10 PRO, on a Dell Laptop and LibreOffice 7.5

First, issue/problem is the cursor must remain on the “Windows” name for the Windows screen to remain visible — move the cursor away and the “Windows name” and the Windows screen disappears.

What I have tried:

Tap the “Print screen” (PrtScr) button. No response, nothing happens.

Tapping the Windows Snipping tool produces the expected insert with the text “Select the snip mode using the Mode button or click the New button”… Problem is, the “Window” screen has disappeared.
Clicking either the Mode button or click the New button copies the current screen that appears when the “Window” screen is not present.

Tap the Control (Ctrl) and “Print screen” (PrtScr) button – produces the Windows Snipping tool response mentioned above. No Window screen.

Are other commands that can be selected, using the keyboard, that will allow the cursor to remain on the “Windows” name and might be able to copy and or print the “Windows screen”?

Any suggestions or solutions would be appreciated. Thanks for your support.

What is “selection menu line”?

Normally you would open the document you want to copy. Make the selection to be copied and press Ctrl+C or Copy icon. You would then Paste Ctrl+V it into a new document.

For the screenshot, open the document you want to copy and make the text/images visible then press PrtSc. If the Snipping Tool has taken over the button then it will open, otherwise paste into a new document or image program.
You can remove Snipping tool from PrintScreen in Start menu > Settings > Accessibility by turning it off. PrintScreen will then just copy screen to clipboard

I am having the same issue in trying to create documentation for LibreOffice Writer.

If I have selected a menu item at the top, say ‘Tools’, my screen capture (Spectacle on Kubuntu) cannot be invoked by its normal key mappings. I have tried to add other mappings in Spectacle and this does not help. It is as though Writer does not recognize the fact I hit the key sequence at all. The menu seems to have full control.

My OS/flavour:
LinuxMint 21.3, Mate 1.26.0
Old problem (Linux?).


To make a screenshot like the above mentioned I use the built-in `mate-screenshot --interactive`. (Other "flavours" may have other screenshot apps; yours seems to be Spectacle.) There I can set a `time delay` (here: 10 seconds; can be altered).

BTW
I can remember a similiar discussion here on this “forum” (ask site) some time ago, same problems, same solution. (I could not find the discussion.)

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Select File > Save Copy from the menu.
And enter a file name in the dialog box.

Completely forgot about the delay option and yes, Spectacle has this as well. Worked a charm and got the shot I needed. I could even get it to capture a small rectangular region so no further editing required:

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