You can also record a video clip by pressing the record button, with the option to include audio by clicking the microphone icon. You can also find it through the Game Bar, by clicking "Show all captures" underneath the screenshot and recording buttons. If you're unsatisfied with any of the built-in Windows methods, there are third-party screenshot tools worth considering, each with their own extra offerings.
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Article Summary. Method 1. Go to the screen that you want to screenshot. Before you can take a screenshot, make sure that the screen which you want to screenshot is up with no distractions e. Find the "Print Screen" key on your keyboard. The Print Screen key will usually be abbreviated to "PrtSc" or something similar.
Doing so will take a screenshot of the current screen; in most cases, you'll see the screen dim briefly. Your screen won't dim if your computer has certain display settings disabled. This is most common on old computers on which you upgraded to Windows Find the screenshot. You'll find the screenshot inside of the "Screenshots" folder, which is inside of your computer's "Pictures" folder.
Each screenshot that you take will be labeled "Screenshot number " to correspond with the order in which the screenshot was taken. For example, the first screenshot you take will be labeled "Screenshot 1 ", etc. Method 2. It's typically found in the upper-right side of the keyboard, just right of the row of "Function" keys e. Pressing the Print Screen key will take a picture of the entire screen's contents. The Print Screen key may be entitled "PrtSc" or something similar.
Open Paint. This program comes installed on all Windows computers. Paste in the screenshot. You should see the screenshot appear in the Paint window.
Save the screenshot. You can change the screenshot's file type by clicking the "Save as type" drop-down box at the bottom of the window and then clicking a different format e. The recommended format for screenshots is PNG, due to the high quality and small file size. Method 3. Click the window that you want to capture an image of. The One-Window screenshot function will take a picture of the "active" window on your screen, which means that it should be in front of all your other windows.
An image of the window will be copied to the clipboard. The dimensions of the image will be determined by the size of the window when the screenshot is captured. You should see it appear in the Paint window. You can also paste the screenshot into other programs, such as Word or into the body of an email. Save your screenshot as an image file. Click File , click Save , enter a file name, click a location on the left side of the page, and click Save.
Method 4. Open the Snipping Tool. It is not available in Windows XP. In Windows 8, simply start typing snipping tool while on the Start screen and select it from the Search results. Choose the shape of the Snip. Click the Arrow button next to the Mode button to change the Snip shape:.
Free-form Snip lets you draw any shape with your mouse. The area inside the shape will be snipped. Rectangular Snip lets you select a rectangular area, which will be snipped. Window Snip lets you choose a window to snip. Full-screen Snip snips the whole screen, with all windows except the Snipping Tool window included. Adjust the Snip border. By default, any snip you make will have a red border around it.
This will remove the border from any future snips. Create a new Snip. Click the New button to start the selection. The screen will fade, and you can draw your Snip area, or select the window if you chose Window Snip. Release the mouse when selecting to create the Snip. If you had Full-screen Snip selected, your Snip will automatically be created once you click New.
Annotate the Snip. Once you create the Snip, it will open in a new window. You can use the Pen tool to draw on it and make notes, and use the Highlight tool to draw attention to text.
The Erase tool will only erase annotations, not the screenshot itself. Save the Snip. Click the floppy disk icon to open the save dialog. Type in a name for the screenshot and change the "Save as type:" field if desired. You can now send the screenshot by email or put it on a website.
PNG is the default format in Windows 7 and 8. It's a lossless compressed format, which means that it will take high-quality screenshots at a small file size. It is the recommended format for taking screenshots. It is a lossy format, meaning that the screenshot will look slightly blocky and some colors may be a bit off. It's mainly designed for photographs, and not recommended for screenshots. GIF is unsuitable for reproducing color photographs, but well-suited for images such as graphics or logos with solid areas of color, resulting in crystal sharp edges between color areas.
Copy the Snip. By default, the Snip is copied to the clipboard when you create it. This means you can paste it into Paint or Word, much like you would with a full-screen screenshot. In Paint, you can make more edits than you can in the Snip annotation editor. Method 5. Open the program or screen that you want to take a picture of, making sure that any windows or items that you don't want on-screen are out of the way. Doing so will cause your screen to turn light-grey, and your mouse will turn into a crosshairs icon.
Select an area to screenshot. How to take a screen shot remains a problem among some people. There is various screen capture software online for you to choose.
Press the screen shot keyboard shortcut that your keyboard uses to take a screen shot. Click the window you want to capture. The exact key name of the screen shot keyboard shortcut may vary slightly, it depends on the type of keyboard you have. Go to the Edit menu and click Paste or you can press and hold "Ctrl" and tap V.
In the Paint window, click Edit , and then choose Paste. Then you may crop if you like. Choose a place to save, like the Desktop, and click Save.
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