How to take a Screenshot on WINDOWS 10

TAKE A SCREENSHOT  ON WINDOWS 10

7 SIMPLE WAYS TO TAKE A SCREENSHOT ON WINDOWS 10

1.  How to take a screenshot on Windows 10 with the PrtScn key

• The simplest way to take a screenshot on Windows 10 is by clicking PrtScn on your keyboard.
• This key prints the entire screen on a clipboard.
• You have to save the screenshot by pasting it in an image editor such as Paint App.

If you want to Save the screenshot directly using PrtScn see Step 2

2. How to directly Save screenshot using Print Screen

• To capture the entire screen and automatically save the screenshot,click Windows key+PrtScn
• The saved picture will be stored in Pictures->Screenshots folder.

3. How to take a screenshot on Windows 10 with Snipping Tool

• Start the Snipping Tool from the Start menu.
• For this, you will need to click the windows key on your keyboard and search for the Snipping tool.
• Select the Mode drop down in the snipping tool and choose the shape of screenshot you need.
• This is the only way where you can select which part of the screen you need to consider for a screenshot. 
• Other methods just screenshots the whole screen and then you will need to modify the screenshot.

• You can choose the following shapes.
• Free form snip
• Rectangular snip
• Window snip
• Full-screen snip

4.   Windows key + Print Screen

• Press the keyboard shortcut Windows key + Print screen.
• Your screen gets dimmed to show you that the screenshot is taken.
• If this doesn’t show on your screen navigate to the below folder and check if the screenshot is available.
• The saved picture will be stored in Pictures->Screenshots folder.

5.   Windows key + Shift+S

•  Press the keyboard shortcut Windows key +Shift+S.
• You will see Snip & Sketch’s menu at the top of your screen.
• There you can choose the type of screenshot you want to capture.

6.  Alt+Print Screen

• To take a quick screenshot of the screen,press Alt +Print Screen.
• It gets copied to the clipboard.
• To open and save you need an image editor.

7.  Windows key+G (Game bar)

• Press the keyboard shortcut Windows key +G.
• Click the Capture icon on top of the screen.