Take a Screenshot

How do I take a screenshot?

press PrtScn = Windows captures the entire screen and copies it to the clipboard.

Where can I find that key?

PrtScn | ScrLk | Pause Look for this group of keys at the upper right of your keyboard. Note: Print Screen (PrtScn) might have been abbreviated differently on your keyboard.

How do I take a screenshot of a single window?

hold down Alt and press PrtScr = Windows captures only the currently active window and copies it to the clipboard.

I guess it’s in the clipboard now. How can I paste it into a document or something?

hold down Ctrl and press V = Windows pastes the screenshot (that is in the clipboard) into a document or image you are currently editing.

Where should I paste it? I just need a (graphics) file.

  1. Start “Paint”
  2. Paste
  3. Save

Can you show me in a video?

There must be a dedicated program for taking screenshots in Windows. How can I find?

Snipping Tool
+-Mac

How to take a screenshot on a Mac

hold down command ⌘ and shift and press 3 = Mac OS X captures the entire screen and saves it as a file on the desktop. The file name will look like“Screen shot 2013-11-11 at 08.45.00 AM.png”.

How do I take a partial screenshot?

hold down command ⌘ and shift and press 4 = Use your mouse to draw a rectangle in order to specify what to capture – or press the spacebar and then click on something (e.g. a window) to capture it. Mac OS X then saves it as a file on the desktop. The file name will look like“Screen shot 2013-11-11 at 08.45.00 AM.png”.

I don’t need a file. How can I have a screenshot in the clipboard instead?

hold down control together with any of the combinations above = Mac OS X takes a screenshot and copies it to the clipboard (instead of saving it as a file).

I guess it’s in the clipboard now. How can I paste it into a document or something?

hold down command ⌘ and press V = Mac OS X pastes the screenshot (that is in the clipboard) into a document or image you are currently editing.

How do I take a screenshot?

press at once home and sleep/wake = The screen flashes white. Your iPhone (or iPod touch, or iPad) captures the entire screen and saves it as a photo.

Where do I find my screenshots?

choose iPad Photo Icon and then Camera Roll (on an iPhone) or Saved Photos (on an iPod touch, or an iPad).

Referenced website: http://www.take-a-screenshot.org/

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