Difference between revisions of "How to take a screenshot on a Mac or a PC"
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Taking a screenshot allows you to take a photo of all or part of what is on your computer screen, and save it as a static image file. | Taking a screenshot allows you to take a photo of all or part of what is on your computer screen, and save it as a static image file. | ||
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To take a screenshot on a mac. All Mac operating systems support taking screenshots this way. | To take a screenshot on a mac. All Mac operating systems support taking screenshots this way. | ||
# Find on the keyboard the '''command''' key, the '''shift''' key, and the key for the number '''4''' | # Find on the keyboard the '''command''' key, the '''shift''' key, and the key for the number '''4''' | ||
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# Click and hold the crop tool to select what part of the screen you want to create a image file out of, and release once selected. | # Click and hold the crop tool to select what part of the screen you want to create a image file out of, and release once selected. | ||
# You can find the screenshot on the desktop | # You can find the screenshot on the desktop | ||
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To take a screenshot in Windows 10... | To take a screenshot in Windows 10... | ||
# Use the search bar to find the '''Snipping Tool''' | # Use the search bar to find the '''Snipping Tool''' | ||
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# Then select '''file''' and then '''save''' | # Then select '''file''' and then '''save''' | ||
# Choose where you want to save your screenshot | # Choose where you want to save your screenshot | ||
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To take a screenshot on a older windows operating system... | To take a screenshot on a older windows operating system... | ||
# Find on the keyboard the '''CTRL''' key and the '''PrtScn''' key | # Find on the keyboard the '''CTRL''' key and the '''PrtScn''' key |
Revision as of 13:50, 11 January 2019
Taking a screenshot allows you to take a photo of all or part of what is on your computer screen, and save it as a static image file.
Mac
To take a screenshot on a mac. All Mac operating systems support taking screenshots this way.
- Find on the keyboard the command key, the shift key, and the key for the number 4
- Hold command, shift and 4 at the same time
- Click and hold the crop tool to select what part of the screen you want to create a image file out of, and release once selected.
- You can find the screenshot on the desktop
Windows 10
To take a screenshot in Windows 10...
- Use the search bar to find the Snipping Tool
- Select New
- Drag the cursor around the area you want to capture
- You can edit the screenshot in the snipping tool
- Then select file and then save
- Choose where you want to save your screenshot
Older Windows Operating Systems
To take a screenshot on a older windows operating system...
- Find on the keyboard the CTRL key and the PrtScn key
- Hold down CTRL and PrtScn at the same time
- Windows will take a screenshot of the whole screen and automatically saves it to the clipboard
- Open a image editing program such as Paint and paste the screenshot that was saved to the clipboard, this will allow you to edit the screenshot and save it as a file
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