How Do I Screenshot a Specific Area in Windows 10?
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Press “Windows + Shift + S”. Your screen will appear grayed out and your mouse cursor will change. Click and drag on your screen to select the part of your screen you want to capture. A screenshot of the screen region you selected will be copied to your clipboard.

How do I take a screenshot of only part of my screen?

To capture a portion of the screen you can either press Shift+Ctrl+Show windows or Shift+Ctrl+F5 and the click and drag to highlight the area you want to capture.

How do I take a screenshot of a selected area in Windows?

Press Ctrl + PrtScn keys. The entire screen changes to gray including the open menu. Select Mode, or in earlier versions of Windows, select the arrow next to the New button. Select the kind of snip you want, and then select the area of the screen capture that you want to capture.

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