There are several ways of taking a screenshot, this article will show you some of the most common/easiest ways to do so.
Snipping Tool
Snipping Tool is one of the easiest ways to take a screenshot. To open it, press the Windows button on your keyboard or click on the Windows icon at the bottom left of your computer, then type out “Snipping Tool” and press enter (or click on the "Desktop app" that pops up).
Once the program is opened press “New” and that will start the screenshot taking process.
It will grey out the screen, click the left click button and drag it over what you want to take a screenshot of.
Once the screen area is selected, let go of the left click. What you selected will show up in this new window.
If you are happy with the screenshot, left click “File” then “Save As” or click on the "Save" icon.
This will bring up a window to save your screenshot to a specific location. Name your file and then make a note of where it is being saved so that you can find it later.
A VERY useful option in Snipping tool is the "Delay" option. This lets you add 1-5 seconds before it will take a screenshot (this is helpful if you want to show something that's only available when you are directly interacting with it). Click on the "Delay" button and then select the delay amount. The next time you press "New" it will delay how long the screen goes to grey for you to select what you want to take a screenshot.
You can also use the shortcut "Shift + Windows + S" to instantly launch the Snipping tool, this will usually save the screenshot to your "clipboard" so you can paste it into things like documents or other programs.
Print Screen Keyboard Key
"Print Screen" / "prt scr" button is a useful key to take unedited/cropped screenshots. If you press "Windows key + Print Screen" it will take a screenshot of your entire screen and automatically save it to your "Screenshots" folder inside of the "Pictures" folder.
Alternatively, you can press “Alt + Print Screen” at the same time. This will copy your current window to the "clipboard." (Just pressing the Print Screen button by itself will copy the entire screen.) This will need to be "pasted" into another program to save it. Press the Start / Windows icon and type “paint” and open either “Paint” or “Paint 3D”
Paint - When you open up Paint, click the paste button at the top left corner (or you can press “Ctrl + V” to paste instead).
Then you click “File,” then “Save As” and save the file where you want to/can find it.
Paint 3D - When you open up Paint 3D, click "paste" to paste from the clipboard.
Then you left click on “Menu.”
Then click "Save as" under “Save as Copy,” press “Image” and save the file where you want to/can find it.
Now that you’ve got your screenshot, you can send it to whomever you desire!
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