How to take a Screen Shot

How to take a Screen Shot​

To take a screenshot, you will use your "Print Screen" option.
This is usually located somewhere in the upper right-hand corner of your keyboard.



(Make sure whatever it is you need a picture of, is clearly visible on your screen) Once you hit "Print Screen," a copy of your screen will be saved to your clipboard.

Immediately after taking the screenshot, paste it into your paint program,

To find and open MS Paint,
click "Start" (in the lower left-hand size of your screen.)
Choose "All Programs", (usually located at the very bottom of the pop-up menu)Choose"Accessories" (usually near the top of the list of programs)
Choose the program "Paint". (a graphic of some paintbrushes in a cup next to it)

(As Seen Below)




With Paint now open, hit "Control" + "V" or navigate to your toolbar and choose "Edit" and "Paste." Your screenshot should pop up on the screen. You can save it as either a .JPG or a .GIF in its current size, which will be a large as your screen's current dimensions, or you can resize it to make it easier to display before saving.

Below will Show you a simple method of using Paint:





Another method of Screen shot capture:
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Use Snipping Tool to capture screen shots

Windows 7 / Windows 8

Sometimes the easiest way to make a copy of something is to take a snapshot of your screen—this is what Snipping Tool does. Use it to save and share news stories, movie reviews, or recipes.

You can capture part or all of your PC screen, add notes, save the snip, or email it right from the Snipping Tool window.





Snipping Tool window

To open Snipping Tool

• Open Snipping Tool by swiping in from the right edge of the screen, tapping Search (or if you're using a mouse, pointing to the lower-right corner of the screen, moving the mouse pointer up, and then clicking Search), entering Snipping Tool in the search box, and then tapping or clicking Snipping Tool.

You can capture the following types of snips:

• Free-form Snip. Draw any shape around an object with your finger, mouse, or tablet pen.
• Rectangular Snip. Drag the cursor around an object to form a rectangle.
• Window Snip. Choose a window—like a browser window or a dialog box.
• Full-screen Snip. Capture the entire screen.

Capture a snip

In Snipping Tool, tap or click the arrow next to the New button, choose the kind of snip you want, and then pick the area of your screen that you want to capture. The snip is automatically copied to the Snipping Tool window.

Tip

• You can add notes to a snip by writing or drawing on or around the snip.

Capture a snip of a menu

1. After you open Snipping Tool, open the menu that you want a picture of.
2. Press Ctrl+PrtScn.
3. Tap or click the arrow next to the New button, choose the kind of snip you want, and then pick the area of the screen that you want to capture.

Save a snip

1. After you capture a snip, tap or click the Save Snip button.
2. In the Save As dialog box, enter a file name, location, and file type, and then tap or click Save.

Remove the URL

When you capture a snip from a browser window and save it as an HTML file, the URL appears below the snip. To prevent the URL from showing up:

1. Tap or click Tools, and then tap or click Options.
2. In the Snipping Tools Options dialog box, clear the Include URL below snips (HTML only) check box, and then tap or click OK.

Share a snip

After you capture a snip, tap or click the arrow next to the Send Snip button, and then choose whether you’d like to send the snip in the body of your email or as an attachment.

We hope you find this tutorial helpful,​