how to capture screen on windows 7/8/10

Capturing screen can become very useful in many situations. You can quickly capture anything by using some shortcuts and pre-installed software in windows.

But some people do not know how to capture screen on windows 7/8/10. Don’t worry I am here to guide you. There are many options by which you can capture screens on windows.

Different options by which tells, how to capture screen on windows 7/8/10:

1.Capture Screen by using the Snipping Tool: 

Snipping tool IconThis tool is pre-installed in windows and it is very useful to capture screenshots. To open the snipping tool click on the start menu then search the snipping tool. It will open a small rectangle box. It has different screen capture modes and these are:

• Window snip: By using his mode you can capture the entire screen.

• Free-Form snip: By using this mode you can capture the screen freely in any size.
• Rectangle snip: By using this mode you can capture screen in a rectangle shape.

• Full-Screen snip: By using this mode you can capture screen in full size.
• After selecting your desired mode, capture screenshot and click on save as to save it.

2. Capture Screen using Keyboard Shortcuts:

Yes, there are also keyboard shortcuts by which you can capture Screenshots.

1.Prtscr button:

• The first keyboard shortcut is using the PRTSCR (print screen) button on the top right sight of your keyboard.
• click on Prtscr button, this will save screen capture to the clipboard but not saved yet
• you have to open paint software in windows to save this screenshot
• open paint
• press ctrl+v to past screenshot and click on save.

2. Windows key + Prtscr: this is a very easy way to capture the full screen and save it.

• you have to press windows key + Prtscr at once
• you will see that your monitor screen will dim for a second
• it will automatically save your screen capture to Pictures folder in My Documents

3. Alt + Prtscr: this keyboard shortcut make you capture screen with ease.

• click alt+prtscr at once
• it will capture the entire screen
• you have to open Microsoft image viewer or paint in windows
• hit ctrl+v to paste copied screen
• click on save as to save it

4. Windows key + volume down: if you are using windows surface device you can capture screen on windows very easily. Just hold windows key+volume down key and it will capture a screenshot and save it to Pictures folder in my documents.

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