How to take a screenshot

How to take a screenshot

• Computer
• Laptop

Press the Print Screen button (it's sometimes called PrntScrn, PrtScn, PrtScr, or PrtSc) on the keyboard, and a snapshot of the entire screen will be copied to the clipboard.

To take a screenshot of the active window, press and hold Alt + PrtScn.

Note. In Windows 8.1 and above, use the keyboard shortcut Win + PrtScn to quickly take a screenshot of the entire screen and automatically save it to the Users\(Username)\Pictures\Screenshots folder.

Use the keyboard shortcut Fn + PrtScn. Select the area you want to capture. The screenshot will be copied to the clipboard.

To take a screenshot of the active window, press and hold Fn + Alt + PrtScn.

Note. In Windows 8.1 and above, use the keyboard shortcut Win + PrtScn to quickly take a screenshot of the entire screen and automatically save it to the Users\(Username)\Pictures\Screenshots folder.

Paint in Windows

1. To open Paint, go to Start → Programs → Standard → Paint.

2. Use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + V or click Paste in the top menu of the application (for Windows 7 and above).

   

   If necessary, add text or highlight image elements.

3. Click File → Save as or press .

   

Note. Save image files in JPG or PNG formats, which make the optimal file size to be emailed. In Paint, click File → Save as and select a format in the File type box.

Snipping Tool in Windows

Use the “Snipping Tool” to take a screenshot of a part of your desktop or the entire screen.

• Windows 8–11
• Windows 7

1. Enter snipping tool in the search bar and click the application name.

2. Choose a mode: rectangular or free-form snip. Press New and take a screenshot of a window or the entire screen.

   
3. In the editing window, you can write over the image using the Pen tool or highlight a part of text with the Highlighter.

   
4. Press Save as .

1. To find the application, go to Start → Programs → Standard or type snipping tool in the search bar and click the application name.

   
2. Press New and select a rectangular or free-form snip. Take a screenshot of a window or the entire screen.

   
3. In the editing window, you can write over the image using the Pen tool or highlight a part of text with the Highlighter.

   
4. Press Save as .

To take a screenshot, press and hold the Volume down and Power buttons for two seconds.

Screenshots are saved in the standard Gallery app.

iPad, iPhone SE–8

Press and hold the Top button and the Home button for a few seconds.

iPhone X–13

Press and hold the Side button and the Volume up button for a few seconds.

Screenshots are saved in the standard Photos app.