Taking a screenshot on a computer is quite easy. You can take a screenshot without any additional software. So, what do you need to do to take a screenshot? We explain it step by step.
Sometimes you might need to save an image on your screen as a picture file. Have you ever wondered how the screenshots you see on the Enter pages are saved?
In this section, you will learn how to “take a photo” of what’s on your screen. However, when we say take a photo, you shouldn’t think of it as taking a picture with a standard camera. If you want to save an image on your screen, you could use a camera, but this method is both difficult and unlikely to achieve the desired quality. Reflections and inadequate lighting often result in poor photos. So, how do we save the screenshots you see on these pages? Don’t think that we have overcome great obstacles for this task. Saving a screenshot is possible with just a few clicks.
You can use these shortcuts to take a screenshot on a computer:
There are shortcuts available for taking a screenshot on a computer. Our computer, which is our greatest helper in almost every matter, also comes to our aid for saving a screenshot. The “Print Scrn” key on the keyboard is designed for this purpose. When you press the key, the current screen image is saved to the memory.
By using this method, you can save the screenshot you take as a file. When you press the PrtScn key along with the Windows key, the screen will momentarily darken. The darkening of the screen indicates that the screenshot has been successfully taken. You can later see the screenshot you took in the Computer, Pictures, and Screenshots folders.
By using the FN + Print Screen key combination, you can take a screenshot of the entire computer screen. To do this, simply press the PrtScn key on the keyboard. After using this shortcut, the screenshot you take is saved to the clipboard. You can then paste the screenshot you added to the clipboard onto the Paint application. You can also use this shortcut while sharing with others on social media platforms.
By pressing the Windows, Shift, and S keys together, you can take a screenshot of a part of the screen. When you create this shortcut key combination, cropping tools for taking screenshots will appear on the screen. You can crop the part of the screen you want to save and save it to your computer. After using this shortcut, the screenshot you took is saved to the clipboard. Also, when you click on the screenshot saved to the clipboard below, you can re-crop it. You can then paste it into one of the visual editing tools using the Ctrl+V shortcut. You can also easily share it on social media platforms.
On some computers, for example, Apple laptops, there may not be a PrtScn key. These computers also have key combinations you can use to take a screenshot. The key combination you need to use to take a screenshot on computers without a Print Screen key is Shift+Command+3. When you press these keys together, you can take a screenshot and save it to your computer.
Those who frequently take screenshots on a computer can add screenshot-taking extensions to their browsers. For this, you can view screenshot-taking extensions from the Google add-ons section. These extensions can differ as extensions for taking screenshots of the entire screen or part of the screen. You can also find extensions such as video recording among these add-ons.
Press the Command-Shift-3 key combination on the keyboard.
The screenshot is taken and saved as a file on the desktop.
Press the Command-Shift-4 key combination on the keyboard and drag the plus sign cursor to select the area you want to capture.
Release the keys while holding down the mouse buttons.
When you are ready to take the screenshot, release the mouse button.
The screenshot is taken and saved as a file on the desktop.
The only disadvantage of this method is that when you press the “Print Scrn” key, the entire screen image will be saved to the memory. You will have to use a graphic program to delete or crop unnecessary parts. However, if you press the “ALT GR” key on the keyboard at the same time as the “Print Scrn” key, only the image of the active window will be saved. This way, you won’t have to bother deleting windows that you don’t need.
You can also use auxiliary programs to take a screenshot. One of the most commonly used screenshot programs is Lightshot. After installing the program, you can crop and save the screenshot you want to save as a picture by pressing the Print Screen key again. You can save the screenshot as an image in the desired folder.
You also have the chance to use some special programs to save a screenshot. For example, if you want to save images of 3D games, the ‘Print Scrn’ key will usually not work. In such cases, you need to use an advanced image capture program like “Hyper-Snap”.
