Method 1 of 7:Taking a Full-Screen Screenshot on Windows 8 and 10
Go to the screen that you want to screenshot. Before you can take a screenshot, make sure that the screen which you want to screenshot is up with no distractions (e.g., open windows or programs). Find the "Print Screen" key on your keyboard. The ⎙ Print Screen key is most often found in the upper-right side of the main keyboard (not counting the number pad if your keyboard has one), and it usually has "SysReq" ("System Requirements") written below it.
The Print Screen key will usually be abbreviated to "PrtSc" or something similar. Press the ⊞ Win key and the ⎙ Print Screen key at the same time. Doing so will take a screenshot of the current screen; in most cases, you'll see the screen dim briefly.
Your screen won't dim if your computer has certain display settings disabled. This is most common on old computers on which you upgraded to Windows 10.
If your screenshot doesn't appear when you look for it, try pressing Ctrl+⊞ Win+⎙ Print Screen or Fn+⊞ Win+⎙ Print Screen. Find the screenshot. You'll find the screenshot inside of the "Screenshots" folder, which is inside of your computer's "Pictures" folder. Each screenshot that you take will be labeled "Screenshot (number)" to correspond with the order in which the screenshot was taken.
For example, the first screenshot you take will be labeled "Screenshot (1)", etc.
Method 2 of 7:Taking a Full-Screen Screenshot on Any Windows Computer
Go to the screen that you want to screenshot. Before you can take a screenshot, make sure that the screen which you want to screenshot is up with no distractions (e.g., open windows or programs). Press the ⎙ Print Screen key. It's typically found in the upper-right side of the keyboard, just right of the row of "Function" keys (e.g., F12) at the top of the keyboard. Pressing the Print Screen key will take a picture of the entire screen's contents.
The Print Screen key may be entitled "PrtSc" or something similar.
If your computer has an Fn key in the lower-left side of the keyboard, you might need to press Fn and ⎙ Print Screen at the same time. Open Paint. This program comes installed on all Windows computers. To open it:
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On Windows 8, open Search
Click the search bar at the bottom of the Start menu.
Type in paint
Click Paint at the top of the Start window.
On Windows 8, Paint will be in the Search results.
For a Windows XP computer, click Start, select Programs, select Accessories, and click Paint. Paste in the screenshot. Once the Paint window opens, press Ctrl+V to paste in the screenshot. You should see the screenshot appear in the Paint window. Save the screenshot. Press Ctrl+S, then enter a name for your screenshot, select a save folder on the left side of the window, and click Save.
You can change the screenshot's file type by clicking the "Save as type" drop-down box at the bottom of the window and then clicking a different format (e.g., JPEG) in the drop-down menu.
The most common file types are JPG and PNG. The recommended format for screenshots is PNG, due to the high quality and small file size.
Method 3 of 7:Taking a One-Window Screenshot
Click the window that you want to capture an image of. The One-Window screenshot function will take a picture of the "active" window on your screen, which means that it should be in front of all your other windows. Hold down Alt and press ⎙ PrtScr. An image of the window will be copied to the clipboard. The dimensions of the image will be determined by the size of the window when the screenshot is captured.
You will not receive any confirmation that the screenshot has been taken. Open Paint. This program comes installed on all Windows computers. To open it:
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