How to Take a Screen Shot in Windows

The Snipping Tool is a program that is part of Windows Vista, Windows 7, and Window 8. Snipping Tool allows you to take selections of your windows or desktop and save them as snips, or screen shots, on your computer.

In the past if you wanted a full featured screen shot program you needed to spend some money to purchase a commercial one.

If you needed basic screen shot capability, past versions of Windows enabled you to take screen shots by pressing the the PrintScreen button to take a picture of your entire screen or Alt-Printscreen to take a screen shot of just the active window.

This screen shot would be placed in your clipboard that you can then paste in another image program of your choice.

Just Save the Snip images with .png or .jpg extensions .

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How to Take Screenshots in Windows 10

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A screenshot is an image taken of whatever’s on your screen. Today we’re going to show you how to take a screenshot in Windows.

You can take a screenshot on just about any platform, and Windows is no different. It has a bulit-in option that works great for basic tasks, but many third-party programs offer more ease of use and features. In this article I’ll show you a few different ways to take a screenshot in Windows 10.

Method One: Take Quick Screenshots with Print Screen (PrtScn)

1. Press the PrtScn button to copy the screen to the clipboard

2. Press the Windows+PrtScn buttons on your keyboard to save the screen to a file

3. Use the built-in Snipping Tool

4. Use the Game Bar in Windows 10

The Print Screen button on your keyboard can take a screenshot and save it as a file, take a screenshot without saving it as a file, or take a screenshot of only one window (instead of the whole screen). The print screen button may be labeled as “PrtScn,” “PrntScrn,” “Print Scr,” or something similar.

On most keyboards, the button is usually found between F12 and Scroll Lock. On laptop keyboards, you may have to press the “Function” or “Fn” key to access the Print Screen feature. When you press the key, it will look like nothing happened, but the screenshot has been saved to your clipboard.

To Save Your Screenshot as a File

Press the “Windows logo key + PrtScn.” If you’re using a tablet, press the “Windows logo button + volume down button.” On some laptops and other devices, you may need to press the “Windows logo key + Ctrl + PrtScn” or “Windows logo key + Fn + PrtScn” keys instead.

Check your laptop’s manual for more information.The screen will dim for a moment, and you will see the screenshot appear as a file in a folder entitled “Screenshots”, inside your default “Pictures” folder. The screenshot is automatically labeled with a number.

You will only see your screen dim if you have the “Animate windows when minimizing and maximizing” turned on in your visual effects settings (System > Advanced system settings > Click the Advanced tab > Click Settings under Performance section).

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