Nov 24, 2020 To take a screenshot, press and hold these three keys together: Shift, Command and 3. If you see a thumbnail in the corner of your screen, click it to edit the screenshot. Or wait for the screenshot to be saved to your desktop. How to capture a portion of the screen. To cancel taking the screenshot, press the Esc (Escape) key. Click the window or menu to capture it. To exclude the window's shadow from the screenshot, press and hold the Option key while you click. If you see a thumbnail in the corner of your screen, click it to edit the screenshot. Or wait for the screenshot to be saved to your desktop.
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The last one year has been difficult for us all. In 2020, laptops have become an integral part of all our lives as remote work becomes the new normal. This makes it important for us to know the keyword shortcuts as that will make work much easier and simpler for us.
One of the things that we often need to do during work is take screenshots. Most of us know how to take screenshots on our Android smartphone or iPhone but most of us have no idea how to take a screenshot on a Windows laptop or Apple MacBook. To make things easy for you, we have created a complete guide on how to take screenshots on a laptop, both Windows and Mac. Take a look at the steps here.
How to take screenshots on Windows 10
There are many ways to take screenshots on a Windows 10 laptop.
#Process 1
STEP 1: First press the Windows key + Print Screen
STEP 2: Head over to the Pictures library on the laptop by launching Explorer (Windows key + e)
STEP 3: Click on Pictures in the left panel.
STEP 4: Open the Screenshots folder and you will find the screenshot saved there with the name Screenshot + number.
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#Process 2
STEP 1: Another process to take screenshots on your Windows laptop is by pressing the Print Screen key
STEP 2: Then open MS Paint on the laptop
STEP 3: Press ctrl + v to paste the screenshot in Paint
STEP 4: You can then save the screenshot and use it as required.
How to take screenshot of the current window on Windows 10
There’s also a way to take a screenshot of an app or window you’ve opened. Check out the steps here.
STEP 1: First click on the app you want to take a screenshot. Ensure that the app is in the foreground and not behind other open apps.
STEP 2: Press alt + Print Screen keys together
STEP 3: Next open Microsoft Paint.
STEP 4: You will then need to press ctrl + v to paste the screenshot of the open window in MS Paint. The screenshot can be saved from there.
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How to take a screenshot of a part of the screen in Windows 10
STEP 1: Open the Snipping Tool. Just head over to the Start menu > All programs > Accessories.
STEP 2: Click the down arrow next to New
STEP 3: Select Rectangular Snip or Free-form Snip. The Rectangular Snip lets you capture a rectangular screenshot while the Free-form Snip allows you to draw any shape on screen and takes a screenshot of that part.
STEP 4: You can use the Snipping tool to annotate the screenshot.
STEP 5: Save the screenshot on your laptop.
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How to take a screenshot on MacBook
STEP 1: First press and hold these three keys together: Shift, Command, and 3 on your MacBook
STEP 2: Click on the thumbnail shown in the corner of your MacBook screen and edit the screenshot.
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STEP 3: You can also wait for the screenshot to save to your desktop.
How to take a screenshot on your Mac
- To take a screenshot, press and hold these three keys together: Shift, Command and 3.
- If you see a thumbnail in the corner of your screen, click it to edit the screenshot. Or wait for the screenshot to be saved to your desktop.
How to capture a portion of the screen
- Press and hold these three keys together: Shift, Command and 4.
- Drag the crosshair to select the area of the screen to capture. To move the selection, press and hold Space bar while dragging. To cancel taking the screenshot, press the Esc (Escape) key.
- To take the screenshot, release your mouse or trackpad button.
- If you see a thumbnail in the corner of your screen, click it to edit the screenshot. Or wait for the screenshot to be saved to your desktop.
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How to capture a window or menu
- Open the window or menu that you want to capture.
- Press and hold these keys together: Shift, Command, 4 and Space bar. The pointer will change to a camera icon . To cancel taking the screenshot, press the Esc (Escape) key.
- Click the window or menu to capture it. To exclude the window's shadow from the screenshot, press and hold the Option key while you click.
- If you see a thumbnail in the corner of your screen, click it to edit the screenshot. Or wait for the screenshot to be saved to your desktop.
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Where to find screenshots
By default, screenshots will be saved to your desktop with the name ”Screen Shot [date] at [time].png.”
In macOS Mojave or later, you can change the default location of saved screenshots from the Options menu in the Screenshot app. You can also drag the thumbnail to a folder or document.
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- In macOS Mojave or later, you can also set a timer and choose where screenshots are saved with the Screenshot app. To open the app, press and hold these three keys together: Shift, Command, and 5. Find out more about the Screenshot app.
- Some apps, such as the Apple TV app, may not let you take screenshots of their windows.
- To copy a screenshot to the Clipboard, press and hold the Control key while you're taking the screenshot. You can then paste the screenshot somewhere else. Or use Universal Clipboard to paste it on another Apple device.