Capturing the screen in Windows is an essential skill for anyone who wants to share information, save images, create tutorials and presentations. Fortunately, Windows provides several ways to take screenshots, including full screen, area selection, window, or menu capture. In this article, we are going to teach you how to capture the screen in Windows.
Option 1: Capture full screen
To capture your entire Windows screen, follow these steps:
- Press the PrtScn (Print Screen) key on the keyboard. On some keyboards, you may need to press the Fn key together with the PrtScn key
- Windows will capture the entire screen and automatically save an image to the clipboard
- Open Paint or any other image editor and press Ctrl + V to paste the image
- Save the image as desired.
Option 2: Capture area selection
To capture a specific screen selection, follow these steps:
- Press Windows key + Shift + S at the same time
- The mouse cursor will change to a cross, allowing you to select the area you want to capture.
- Drag the cursor to select the desired area and release the mouse button
- The captured image will be automatically saved to the clipboard
- Open Paint or any other image editor and press Ctrl + V to paste the image
- Save the image as desired.
Option 3: Capture window or menu
To capture a specific window or menu, follow these steps:
- Select the window or menu you want to capture
- Press Alt + PrtScn key at the same time
- Windows will capture the selected window or menu and automatically save an image to the clipboard
- Open Paint or any other image editor and press Ctrl + V to paste the image
- Save the image as desired.
Option 4: Screenshot with the Snipping Tool
The Snipping Tool is a Windows tool that allows you to capture the screen in a more advanced way. To use it, follow these steps:
- Open the Snipping Tool. You can search it in Windows search bar
- Select the “New” option from the toolbar
- The mouse cursor will change to a cross, allowing you to select the area you want to capture.
- Drag the cursor to select the desired area and release the mouse button
- The captured image will be displayed in the Snipping Tool window
- Select the "Save" option to save the image as desired.
Screen capture in Windows is an important skill for sharing information, saving images, creating tutorials and presentations. Windows provides several options for taking screenshots, including capturing the entire screen, area selection, window, or menu.
