can i make printscreen be steam screenshot key?

[Doctor Worm]

for some reason you cannot bind printscreen to take screenshots through the steam interface. is there a file anywhere in the steam folder that i can edit to make it be the printscreen button?

[Quick!SaveTheChildren]

There is a file in your config folder, but take a read at this link: http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showpost.php?p=20590327&postcount=86
It's not possible at the moment to bind PrnScr to the Steam screenshot feature.

[SourceSeeker]

Hi! Is it possible now?
Because im also VERY interested in binding the print key as the:
"Steam" / "Preferences" / "In-Game" / "Screenshot shortcut keys".
( Here's a screenshot from the concerning steam menu:
https://cdn.ndtv.com/tech/gadgets/steam_in-game_setting_steam.jpg )
I frequently forget the steam screenshots key and miss some cool pictures :-(
Binding to the print key, it's always apparent how to get a screenshot when it has to be taken quick.
PS: The link from "Quick!SaveTheChildren" isn't working anymore.
PPS: Here's another thread with that topic:
https://steamcommunity.com/discussions/forum/1/1480982338958490182/

[Oljemannen]

Bump. I know this is an old question, but it is still relevant. I found a solution to this. What I did was I made a simple script in AutoHotKey. Install it, right click on your desktop (or somewhere else), click New -> AutoHotKey script. Right click it, click edit (or alternatively, Open with -> Notepad), then add this to the bottom of the document:

printscreen::F14

Now double click the script to run it, go into steam, set the screenshot key to your prtscr key. It will show up as f14 because of the script you made.

What happens behind the scenes is that AHK emulates pressing the F14 key when you press the prtscr key. Old big keyboards actually came with not only f1-f12 keys, but also a row of f13-f24 keys. Modern keyboards don't have this extra row of function keys (I wish they did though). The f13-f24 row is still perfectly usable in windows, for hotkeys, macros and s scripts etc, even though they're not being used for anything in Windows by default.

Keep in mind though that if you have other software reacting with thr prtscr key, like Gyazo, it might take a screenshot in the background or foreground too in addition to steam taking a screenshot.

ps, if you're reading this and also happen to have problems with steam continuously taking hundreds of screenshots when you're plugging in a game controller, and you've disabled the screenshot key in steam, try setting the screenshot key to a key you don't use (instead of having it set to None). This fixed the problem for me

[blubbi]

Thank you this actually worked. I feel like a programmer now haha. But seriously THANK YOU!

[Gandeldalf]

Thank you for telling us this, it will be very useful