Quick Answer: How to Capture a Screenshot on Windows?
Contents Method One: Take Quick Screenshots with Print Screen (Prtscn) Press the Prtscn Button to Copy the Screen to the Clipboard. Press the Windows+Prtscn...
Method One: Take Quick Screenshots with Print Screen (PrtScn)
- Press the PrtScn button to copy the screen to the clipboard.
- Press the Windows+PrtScn buttons on your keyboard to save the screen to a file.
- Use the built-in Snipping Tool.
- Use the Game Bar in Windows 10.
How do I take a screenshot of a specific area in Windows?
Alt + Print Screen. To take a quick screenshot of the active window, use the keyboard shortcut Alt + PrtScn. This will snap your currently active window and copy the screenshot to the clipboard. You’ll need to open the shot in an image editor to save it.
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How do I take a screenshot of part of the screen?
Press Ctrl + PrtScn keys. This captures the entire screen, including the open menu. Select Mode (in older versions, select the arrow next to the New button), choose the kind of snip you want, and then select the area of the screen capture that you want.
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