Taking a screenshot on a Windows PC is easy. Taking a screenshot (also called a screen grab, or print screen) can be done in one of several ways. Try any of the techniques listed below.
Steps
Snipping Tool Method
The Snipping Tool method works with Windows 7 Home Premium, Professional and Ultimate, and with Windows Vista editions except Starter and Home Basic. For other versions of Windows, use the Print Screen method described below. For a more detailed tutorial on using the Snipping tool, see How to Take a Screenshot with the Snipping Tool.
- 1Open the Snipping Tool. The Snipping Tool is found in Start/All Programs/Accessories/Snipping Tool.
- The Snipping Tool is only found in Windows 7 Home Premium, Professional, and Ultimate, and in all Windows Vista versions except Starter and Home Basic. If you don't have the snipping tool, use the Print Screen method instead.
- 2Choose the kind of screenshot (snip) you would like to take. "Rectangular Snip" is chosen by default.
- "Free-form Snip" lets you draw an area of any shape. Only the area you drew will be snipped.
- "Rectangular Snip" lets you select a rectangular area, which will be snipped.
- "Window Snip" lets you choose a window to snip.
- "Full-screen Snip" snips the whole screen, with all windows (except the Snipping Tool window) included.
- 3Select the area that you want a screenshot of. If you chose "Window Snip", select a window instead. If you chose "Full-Screen Snip", go to the next step.
- 4Save the screenshot by clicking the floppy disk icon in the window that pops up. Type in a name for the screenshot and change the "Save as type:" field if desired. Read the "Tips" section for information on file types. You can now send the screenshot by email or put it on a website.
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