How To Take Screenshots In Windows 10?

You want to learn how to take screenshots in Windows 10? Let me show you the easiest ways to do it. With these tips, tricks, and free tools, you can quickly save an image of your desktop and even create a professional-looking PowerPoint presentation in minutes.

Whenever we are using a smartphone, watching a movie, or listening to discussions, screenshots help capture the screen to use it as a reference later. So, can you do it on a computer as well?

The answer is yes! You can also take screenshots on a computer by following one of these steps.

In this article, we are going to guide you on how to take screenshots in Windows 10.

How to take screenshots?

Let us say that you are currently working on a project, and you want to show others about your progress. In that case, screenshots allow you to capture your screen and send it to others.

There are various methods for taking screenshots on Windows 10. We will guide you in each step below.

Press Print Screen on Keyboard

Pressing the Print Screen button on your keyboard is the easiest method for taking screenshots. It does not require any additional installations too.

Steps:

1. Go to the page where you want to capture a screenshot.
2. Find the print screen button at the upper-right side of your keyboard named PrtSc SysRq.
   
3. Now that you’ve copied the screenshot in your clipboard, you need to paste them into editing software, or you can just put it directly in a word document. In this case, we are going to use MS Paint.
4. In the search button on your Windows taskbar, search for paint. Click and open the program.
   
5. You will see a blank canvas that looks like this.
   
6. To paste the photo, press Ctrl + V on your keyboard. Alternatively, you may do this by clicking the paste button on the clipboard side of the menu.
   
7. MS paint should look like this photo below.
   
8. Go to file and save the picture as a PNG or JPEG file
   
9. Name the picture to anything that you want and click save.
   
10. Press Windows Key + Shift + S on Keyboard

If you wish to capture only a specific part of a screen, you may try this method.

Steps:

1. Go to the page where you want to capture a screenshot. Press the Windows Key + Shift + S on Keyboard.
2. Your screen should darken and look like this.
   
3. On the upper part of the screen, there are four options that you can choose according to your preference.
   *  Rectangular Snip - allows you to select an area of the screen that you want to capture in a rectangular shape.
   *  Freeform Snip - allows you to select an area of the screen that you want to capture in a freeform shape (for example, a circle).
   *  Window Snip - allows you to capture a specific window on your screen.
   *  FullScreen Snip - captures all areas of your screen.
4. After you have taken a screenshot, you should see a message like this.
   
5. Paste the picture into an editing software or put it directly in a word document. You may follow the steps mentioned above in the Press Print Screen tutorial.

Snipping Tool

If, for some reason, your keyboard is damaged and you can’t press any of the buttons mentioned above, you can try the Snipping Tool.

Steps:

1. Search for the Snipping Tool and open the program. Snipping Tool is already pre-installed on your computer, and you should find it by searching it in the search bar.
   
2. Click the New button to start capturing your screen.
   
3. Choose a specific part of the screen that you want to take a screenshot of. Snipping tool should look like this after.
   
4. Save it by clicking the save button.
   
5. Name the picture to anything that you want and click save.

Summary: How to take screenshots in Windows 10?

• You may want to capture and share your screen or show a friend what's on the computer. There are a few ways to capture a screenshot on Windows 10.
• Hold down the Windows key and press Alt+PrtScn (Print Screen) to take a quick screenshot of your active window.
• Press the Windows key + Shift+S. Windows will then jump into a snipping mode, where you can use your mouse to select an area of the screen to capture.
• Taking screenshots in windows 10 is an easy task through different methods.

You did it!

Hurray! You have learned how you can take a screenshot in Windows 10. Now you can capture your screen to use as your reference later with ease.