How To Do A Screenshot On Your Computer

Here's how to do a screenshot or print screen on your Windows laptop computer.

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• How To Do A Screenshot On Your Apple Computer
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As the name implies, a screen shot (also known as a screen grab, screen capture, or print screen) is a snapshot or digital image of whatever is on your display, be it a computer, tablet, or mobile phone. The resulting image is then saved locally on your device.

1. How do I take a screenshot of a specific area? Hold down ⊞ and Shift: and press S = Use your mouse to draw a rectangle in order to specify what to capture. Windows then copies it to the clipboard.Since: Windows 10 Creators Update.
2. The screen flashes white. Your device captures the entire screen and saves it as a photo. Which one is the Sleep/Wake button? It's that isolated button which is either at the left (iPad), at the top (e.g. IPod touch) or on the right side (e.g. IPhone 7, 8, X, 11). Where do I find my screenshots?

Hold down the Windows key, then press the PrtSc key. The screen will dim for a moment, and the image on your monitor will save to the Screenshots folder in your Files. Hold down the Windows key.

Being able to do a screen shot is a vital skill in today's digital world. Be it for school, office work, or for personal reasons, knowing how to do this quickly will save you time and money.

This tutorial is for those new to using computers, such as young students and maybe even some working professionals. There are different methods you can use, but here, we listed the easiest ways to do it.

Hope it helps.

How to do a quick screen shot on your laptop computer

There are multiple ways to do a screen shot on your Windows PC. Here, we're tackling the quickest and easiest ways to do it.

The fastest method to do a screenshot is by pressing the print screen (Prt Scn) key on your laptop or computer keyboard. This takes a screen shot of the whole screen. The method will send an image to your clipboard, which you can then easily paste (Ctrl+v) to your Word documents or PowerPoint presentations. Alternatively, pressing alt + Prt Scn will take a screen shot of your active window.

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Take note that other machines may have different shortcut keys strokes. In some cases, you may need to press Alt+Fn+Prt Scn.

Another method is by pressing the Windows key + Prt Scnkeys. In some laptops, the screen will briefly flash to indicate that it has taken screen shot. Here, a PNG image file will be saved in your Pictures folder under Screenshots, for later use.

Snipping Tool

Windows also has a built-in application for screenshots called the Snipping Tool. Its an old program but its quick and easy to use. Personally, this is my preferred method of taking screenshots.

The Snipping Tool app has different snipping modes — Freeform, Rectangular, Window, and Full-screen. After using any of the modes, you can save the screenshot in your PC or you can paste it immediately on your document.

In Freeform Snip, you can select whatever it is your going to screenshot. To use, click New, then click and hold the left mouse key and draw a shape around the subject. Release to take the screenshot.

Rectangular Snip is most useful of the modes. It is the same as Freeform, but you'll be using a square or rectangular selection window to select a part of the screen to screenshot.

Window Snip takes a screenshot of the active window. And Full-screen snip takes a screenshot of the whole screen.

How To Do A Screenshot On Your Computer

Snip & Sketch

Alternatively, some Windows computers have the Snip & Sketch app, which offers the same functionality as the Snipping Tool. You can also quickly access it by pressing the Windows key + Shift + S without opening the app.

Doing so will open an overlay window with the screenshot controls at the top. Just click and drag the rectangular shape over your subject and it will generate a screenshot.

Use Web Capture on Microsoft Edge Browser

If you're using Microsoft's Edge Browser, it has a feature that allows users to quickly screen capture or print screen whatever's on display called Web Capture. Its quick and easy to use since its baked right in the browser itself.

To access, just right click on an empty area on the browser and choose Web Capture. Alternatively, you can also use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + Shift + S to activate it.

You'll know its active once you have a dark translucent overlay over your browser tab. You have two options on how to go about it: Free Select or Full Page.

In Free Select, you can choose the area you like to screen shot. With your mouse, just right click, hold and then drag the cursor around the part you will screen shot. When you release the mouse button, you have the option to Copy (and then just paste it on your document or where ever) and Add Notes where you can draw or write on the image before you can save it.

• You can take a screenshot on your HP laptop or desktop computer by pressing the Print Screen key, often abbreviated as 'prt sc.'
• There are a number of ways to customize your screenshot using key combos.
• The Print Screen key is found in the top row of your keyboard.
• To take a screenshot on an HP tablet, press and hold the Power button and Volume Down button at the same time.
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Taking a screenshot is such a common task that it has been a standard feature built into computers since the early days of personal computing. No matter what kind of HP computer, laptop, or tablet you own, you can take a screenshot with just a few clicks or taps.

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How to take a screenshot on an HP desktop or laptop computer

The easiest way to take a screenshot is to use the Print Screen key on your keyboard. HP generally labels this key 'prt sc' (though it may vary somewhat from model to model) and is found along the top row of keys.

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• On most HP laptops, you'll find the Print Screen key beside the Delete key.
• An HP desktop computer can be combined with any keyboard, so the Print Screen key could be anywhere, though you'll still find it in the top row either near or among the Function keys.

You have a lot of options for how you use the Print Screen key, such as screenshotting specific windows or just a portion of the screen. For details on getting the most out of the function and saving your screenshot once you use the key, see our article on Windows screenshot methods.

How to take a screenshot on an HP tablet

How To Do A Screenshot On Your Apple Computer

You can also take a screenshot on an HP tablet, but because there is no keyboard, the process is different. In fact, taking a screenshot on a tablet is very similar to the way you take a screenshot on your phone.

1. Press and hold the Power button and the Volume Down button at the same time.

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2. After about two seconds, the screen will flash and your screenshot will be captured.

3. The screenshot is automatically saved in the Photos folder on your tablet.

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