How to do a quick screenshot on your Windows PC - Android

Hope this helps.

The post How to do a quick screenshot on your Windows PC appeared first on Technobaboy.com.

Here’s how to do a quick screenshot on your Windows PC.

A screen shot (also known as a screen grab, screen capture, or a print screen) is a digital image taken from whatever’s on your display, be it from your computer, tablet, or mobile phone.

Being able to do a screen shot is a vital skill in today’s digital world. Be it for school, office work, or for personal reasons, knowing how to do this quickly will save you time and money.

This tutorial is for those new to using computers, such as young students and maybe even some working professionals. Hope this helps.

How to do a quick screen shot on your PC

There are multiple ways to do a screen shot on your Windows PC. Here, we’re tackling the quickest and easiest ways to do it.

The fastest method to do a screenshot is by pressing the print screen (Prt Scn) key on your laptop. This takes a screen shot of the whole screen. The method will send an image to your clipboard, which you can then easily paste (Ctrl+v) to your Word documents or PowerPoint presentations. Alternatively, pressing alt + Prt Scn will take a screen shot of your active window.

Take note that other machines may have different shortcut keys strokes. In some cases, you may need to pressAlt+Fn+Prt Scn.

Another method is by pressing the Windows key + Prt Scn keys. In some laptops, the screen will briefly flash to indicate that it has taken screen shot. Here, a PNG image file will be saved in your Pictures folder under Screenshots, for later use.

Snipping Tool

Windows also has a built-in application for screenshots called the Snipping Tool. Its an old program but its quick and easy to use. Personally, this is my preferred method of taking screenshots.

The Snipping Tool app has different snipping modes — Freeform, Rectangular, Window, and Full-screen. After using any of the modes, you can save the screenshot in your PC or you can paste it immediately on your document.

In Freeform Snip, you can select whatever it is your going to screenshot. To use, click New, then click and hold the left mouse key and draw a shape around the subject. Release to take the screenshot.

Rectangular Snip is most useful of the modes. It is the same as Freeform, but you’ll be using a square or rectangular selection window to select a part of the screen to screenshot.

Window Snip takes a screenshot of the active window. And Full-screen snip takes a screenshot of the whole screen.

Snip & Sketch

Alternatively, some Windows computers have the Snip & Sketch app, which offers the same functionality as the Snipping Tool. You can also quickly access it by pressing the Windows key + Shift + S without opening the app.

Doing so will open an overlay window with the screenshot controls at the top. Just click and drag the rectangular shape over your subject and it will generate a screenshot.

The post How to do a quick screenshot on your Windows PC appeared first on Technobaboy.com.