This wikiHow guide teaches you how to use the PrintScreen key on your PC's keyboard to take a screenshot in Windows 10 and 11 quickly. You will learn some quick keyboard shortcuts that let you capture the entire screen or just a single window on the desktop.
Learn how take a screenshot with Windows 11 using the Snipping Tool or the Print Screen key. Save anything on your screen in an instant with these shortcuts.
Click on the window you want to capture to make it the active window. Press the Alt + PrintScreen (PrtScn) keys together. This copies an image of only the active window to your clipboard. Paste and save it into Paint or another application, just like with the regular PrintScreen method (Method 1).
Effortlessly capture your screen in Windows 11! This step-by-step tutorial guides you through all printscreen methods, including the Snipping Tool, for perfect screenshots. Master it now!
All that is required to take a Screenshot of the entire screen on a Windows computer is to press the PrintScreen button along with either Windows or the Function (FN) key, depending on the manufacturer of the computer.
An oldie, but a goodie (and my personal favorite) is the Snipping Tool. All you have to do is press the Windows logo key + Shift + S. (Using the PrintScreen button, or what appears as PrtScn on your keyboard, should now trigger the same result.) Anything on your screen that isn't part of the screenshot will be greyed out in the background.
Learn how to easily capture your screen on Windows 10 with our step-by-step guide, from using the PrintScreen key to exploring built-in tools like Snip & Sketch.
The simplest way to take a screenshot of your monitor is to press PrintScreen on the keyboard. This action captures an image of the entire screen and copies it to the computer clipboard.
Need to capture everything on screen quickly? → Use Windows Key + PrintScreen (saves automatically) Want to select a specific area? → Use Windows Key + Shift + S (Snipping Tool)
The simplest way to take a screenshot of your monitor is to press Print Screen on the keyboard. This action captures an image of the entire screen and copies it to the computer clipboard.