How to take a screenshot on Windows

This is how to take a Windows screenshot!


Here are step-by-step instructions on how to take a screenshot on a Windows Computer. In other words, how to capture everything you see on a Windows PC screen.

1) Press the PrintScreen/SysRq key on your keyboard. The button is also sometimes called PrtScn/SysRq and is usually located along the top of the keyboard next to ScrollLock and PauseBreak. Pressing PrintScreen/SysRQ will put the captured image into the clipboard.

2) Open an image program such as Paint and then go to Edit and choose Paste. You should now see the image for your screen and you can process it any way you like. Clicking Edit and then Paste works in many programs such as Word and even in your email program.

Note: If you would rather just have an image of the opened program instead the entire screen, then press the ALT key while pressing the PrintScreen/SysRq button and then do step two as normal.

The above instructions apply to and answer all of the following: How to take a screenshot on a PC, How to take a screenshot on Windows 98, How to take a screenshot on Windows XP, How to take a screenshot on Windows 7, and How to take a screenshot on Windows 8.



How to take a screenshot
Do you have a different computer or different device? See how to take a screenshot on your other computers or devices here.














 
 
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