• Click on the window you would like to capture.
• Press Ctrl + Print Screen (Print Scrn) by holding down the Ctrl key and then pressing the Print Screen key.
• Click the Start button, located on the lower left-hand side of your desktop.
• Click on All Programs.
• Click on Accessories.
• Click on Paint.

Copy only the image of the active window

• Click the window that you want to copy.
• Press ALT+PRINT SCREEN.
• Paste (CTRL+V) the image into an Office program or other application.

Method One: Take Quick Screenshots with Print Screen (PrtScn)

• Press the PrtScn button to copy the screen to the clipboard.
• Press the Windows+PrtScn buttons on your keyboard to save the screen to a file.
• Use the built-in Snipping Tool.
• Use the Game Bar in Windows 10.

Press the Windows logo key + “PrtScn” buttons on your keyboard. The screen will dim for a moment, then save the screenshot as a file in the Pictures > Screenshots folder. Press the CTRL + P keys on your keyboard, then select “Print.” The screenshot will now be printed.Press and hold the “Fn” key, then press the “PrtScn” key to take a screen capture. Click the Start button and type “Paint” in the search box.The other option is to capture a specific window. You can do this by pressing the Alt and Print Screen keys at the same time. You will, once again, have to open Paint, paste the image, and Save it. On a majority of keyboards, the Print Screen key can be found in the upper-right corner.Screenshot – Screen Capture – Print Screen in Windows on Mac. To capture the entire screen simply press Function (fn) + Shift + F11. To capture the front most window press Option (alt) + Function (fn) + Shift + F11.When you’re ready to capture a screenshot of your current Surface or tablet screen, press and hold the Windows button on the front of the device and then press and release the device’s volume down button.

Where do screenshots go on PC?

To take a screenshot and save the image directly to a folder, press the Windows and Print Screen keys simultaneously. You’ll see your screen dim briefly, emulating a shutter effect. To find your saved screenshot head to the default screenshot folder, which is located in C:\Users[User]\My Pictures\Screenshots.

What is the shortcut key to take a screenshot in Windows 7?

(For Windows 7, press the Esc key before opening the menu.) Press Ctrl + PrtScn keys. This captures the entire screen, including the open menu. Select Mode (in older versions, select the arrow next to the New button), choose the kind of snip you want, and then select the area of the screen capture that you want.