Taking screenshots with our devices is a very important feature that we all need for our work, fun and carrying out other activities. But when we think of doing this we find out that we don't have any key on our keyboard written "Take a screenshot", and that can be frustrating. But with this short tutorial, that will no more be a problem. So lets get started with this quick and easy steps to achieve your goal.
USING THE WINDOWS KEY AND PRT SC KEY ON YOUR KEYBOARD
1.
PRESSING THE WINDOWS KEY AND PRT SC KEY ON YOUR
KEYBOARD
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By holding down
the windows key and the print screen (Prt sc) key you will be able to capture
your entire desktop. The size of the image will be the same as that of your
desktop resolution.
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You will see your
desktop will go blank for a second that is the indication that you have taken a
screenshot of the desktop. The image will be automatically saved to a folder
called Screenshots in your Pictures directory.
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I think this is the best way to take a full
screenshot of your desktop. But what if you would only want to take a section
of the desktop, just keep reading to find out.
Note: You
might need to press the function key (fn) to access the Prt sc key.
This is a sample screenshot of my desktop.
This is a sample screenshot of my desktop.
USING THE ALT KEY AND PRT SC KEY ON YOUR KEYBOARD
1.
PRESSING THE PRT SC ONLY
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This will capture
your entire desktop screen and copy it to the clipboard. After pressing it you
will need to paste it in an editor to see it.
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I recommend Paint for this job which
automatically comes with our windows Pcs just open the program and press ctrl + v or click paste from the editor. You can now crop or
write or do more editing on your image from here.
ü Note: This method will not give any sign to notify you that
your screenshot has been taken.
2.
PRESSING THE PRT SC KEY AND ALT KEY
This can be used in two ways
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To capture an entire screen:
This
can be done by click on the desktop (that is making sure no window is selected or
active) and then holding down ALT key and pressing the Prt sc key.
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To capture only one window:
This
can be done by selecting one of the window (that is click on one of the window
so that it appears to be on top of others) and then holding down ALT key and
pressing the Prt sc key.
The image will be
copied to the clipboard. You can now open your editor and paste it there.
ü NOTE: You will not receive a sign to notify you that the
image has been captured.
USING THE SNIPPING TOOL
The
snipping tool is another great way to take screenshots on a windows system.
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First go to your
start menu and use the search bar to search for snipping tool or just start
typing snipping tool as soon as you go to your start menu.
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Select the
program and you will see something like this.
Click on the
arrow by the side of new to select the type of snip you want. Rectangular snip
is selected by default.
ü NOTE:
i)
"Free-form
Snip" allows you to draw any shape to be snipped on the screen with your
mouse. The snipped area is the one inside the shape.
ii)
"Rectangular Snip"
allows you to snip a rectangular shape.
iii) "Window Snip" allows you to select a window to snip.
iv) "Full-screen Snip" snips the whole screen and all the windows
(except the Snipping Tool window).
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Once you select the type of snip
you want the screen will automatically fade for you to draw out the snip or you
might have to press new to start the snip.
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If you selected full screen snip
your snip will be automatically created as soon as you select it or click new.
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After drawing your snip it will
automatically open in a new window. From there you can save the snip or you can
still edit it by using the pen or highlighter to write or highlight some part
of it. 
ü NOTE:
If you notice a red border in
your snip and you don’t want it, just open the snipping tool and click options.
Then uncheck the box written “Show selection ink after snips are captured”.
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When you are done
you can always save it by clicking on the save icon and then giving it a name.
You might also choose to change the format to save it.
So that is
just how easy it is to take screenshots on a windows system. If you encounter
any problem doing this, don’t forget to leave a comment below and we will get
back to you as soon as possible.
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