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Disable Print Screen Button

Users may attempt use the Print Screen button to circumvent the CPSA. You can configure CA DataMinder to disable the Print Screen button to prevent circumvention.

Note the following:

• No print event is generated when the CPSA blocks a Print Screen operation. Data In Motion triggers do not activate and CA DataMinder does not save details of these blockings in the CMS database.
• You cannot configure the Disable Print Screen feature. That is, you cannot set up the CPSA so that Print Screen is only disabled if it detects specific files, printers or applications.

When the user presses the disabled Print Screen button on their keyboard, CA DataMinder can optionally display a 'Print Screen Denied' warning message.

To disable the Print Screen button

1. Go to the \System Settings folder of the user policy.
2. Set the Disable Print Screen setting to True.

To configure a Print Screen Denied message

If required, you can display a message to alert or inform users that the Print Screen button is disabled.

1. Go to the \Extensions folder of the user policy.
2. Edit the settings in the \Print Screen Denied Message subfolder.
3. Specify the message content.

   Example: "The Print Screen function is blocked. For assistance, contact your network administrator."

4. Specify the display frequency of the message. The available options for the Frequency setting are:

   Never

   The user never sees the message.

   Once per login

   The user sees the message once. This happens the first time they press the Print Screen button in a new Windows login session.

   Always

   The user sees the message every time they press the Print Screen button.

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Apply Policy Triggers to Printed Files