Find the 'Print Screen' key on your keyboard. The ⎙ Print Screen key is most often found in the upper-right side of the main keyboard (not counting the number pad if your keyboard has one), and it usually has 'SysReq' ('System Requirements') written below it. The Print Screen key will usually be abbreviated to 'PrtSc' or something similar.
Taking a screenshot is important because it allows people to get the images they can't download or take a screenshot of a software which they can use for demos and tutorials. Taking a print screen on Windows OS is not that difficult. Although there are different versions of Windows OS, there are as well many ways on how to do print screen. Below are some ways on how do I print screen on PC.
Using the keyboard
Generally, all the Windows OS has keyboard shortcut in taking a screenshot-it is by using the 'Prt Scr' button, 'Win + Prt Scr' or 'Fn + Prt Scr' keys.
- If you want to capture and save a picture of your entire screen, the easiest way is to hit the Windows key + Print Screen key, and that picture will be saved to the Pictures Screenshots folder.
- The simplest of those methods is to press the Print Screen key (or Alt+Print Screen) in Windows, or either Command+Shift+3 or Command+Shift+4 on a Mac. Another is to use the Chrome browser's Print.
- Find your computer's 'Print Screen' key. It's usually in the upper-right side of the keyboard, right a key or two of the F12 key. The 'Print Screen' key usually has 'sys req' ('System Requirements') written on it as well. The 'Print Screen' key might be labeled 'prt sc', 'prt scr', 'print scr', and so on.
How do I print screen on Windows 7 and Windows 8?
To screenshot the entire screen of Windows 7 and Windows 8, simply click on 'Prt Scr' key and the image will automatically be copied on the clipboard. Furthermore, in case you want to capture a single window, you can make use of the combination of 'Alt + Prt Scr' keys. After using these combinations, simply just open 'Paint' or any other editing app you have and paste the image in the editing board. From there, you can edit and save the image in your computer.
How do I print screen on Windows XP?
Although XP is out of date, there are still people who make use of this OS. The only option to take a screenshot on XP is to print screen the entire screen. Just like Windows 7 and 8, you can as well make use of 'Prt Scr' key in order to do that.
Using Third Party Tools
How do I print screen on my PC using third party tools? Actually, there many tools to choose in taking a screenshot easily. Below are some of the screenshot tools that I used and still using.
1. Free Online Screen Capture
This is the tool that I am currently using. This is free and so easy to use. There is no need to sign up for an account or to install anything on the computer. Furthermore, this has editing options allowing users to make the image look great by adding arrows, texts, lines, shapes and more. It also lets users to upload the image in the free Cloud space provided by the site. Once the image is uploaded, it can then be easily shared over social media sites.
To do a print screen using this tool, simply follow the steps below:
- Go to screenshot.net and then click on 'Take Screenshot' button.
- Run the application in the computer and wait for it to appear.
- Click on the camera icon in the interface of the tool.
- Drag the part of the screen you want to screenshot and release the mouse.
- The screenshot will be locked with the editing tool. Edit the image if you need to.
- Save the image online by clicking on the upload icon on the side part of the image.
In addition to this, this tool has a desktop version which is also free and has all the feature of the online one. You can freely download it by clicking on the download button below.
2. TinyTake
This is a free tool but it requires installation in the computer. Just like the first one, this tool can print screen anything on the Windows screen. Furthermore, it also has editing options allowing users to edit the image by adding texts, lines, shapes, highlights and more. This tool has also the feature of sharing the images online.
3. Snagit
Snagit has a free and paid version. It can as well capture anything on the screen and images appear automatically on the editing board. Users can edit and save the image in the computer once it is placed on the editing board. The only fault that this tool has is that it cannot share the image directly on social media sites.
Those are the different ways on how do I print screen on PC. You can choose to use the default way but it is recommended to make use of the third party tool like the Free Online Screenshot as it has many advanced features which are good for users.
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Every keyboard, whether external or laptop, comes with a print screen button abbreviated as PrtScr. Pressing the print screen button will capture the whole screen that you can later paste in an app like Paint. It is one of the fastest ways to take a screenshot on Windows. For some users, PrtScr key is unresponsive or just not working. In that case, you can use a keyboard shortcut or an app for taking screenshots. Fpsg call of duty. Why would you do that when you have a dedicated screenshot key on the keyboard?
The print screen is a universal button that's available on all Windows 10 computers and works the same way. Typically, it is located at the top row after the function keys. Way before browser extensions and third-party apps were available, there was a print screen option, and many people still prefer to use it because it's quick and works everywhere. So when it stops working, that inconvenience often irks.
Let's find how we can fix the print screen not working error on your Windows 10 computer.
1. Use Keyboard Shortcuts
There are other ways to take screenshots using a combination of PrtScr buttons. Try using Alt+PrtScr shortcut instead. That will take a screenshot of the currently selected window instead of the whole screen—no need to crop or remove unwanted background now.
When you use the Windows key+PrtScr shortcut, the screenshots of the fullscreen gets saved to the Pictures > Screenshots folder. If you use a keyboard or a laptop with Fn key, then you are in luck. You can use it along with Windows or Alt key combination.
Ways To Print Screen On Windows
Some keyboards come with an F Lock key instead of the Fn key. If that's the case, you don't have to press and hold it. Just press it once to activate it as you do with caps lock.
Pro Tip: Press Windows key+Shift+S to launch a new, flexible way to take screenshots. Your screen will fade, and you will notice a floating bar at the top. Use your mouse to select an area on the screen to take a screenshot of. The feature was earlier part of OneNote, but Microsoft included it with the Windows 10 Creators Update. Also on Guiding Tech 4 Clever MS Paint Tricks For Adding Effects to Images
2. Taken Over as a Third-Party App Shortcut
The shortcut may have been associated with a third-party app like Dropbox, as noted by one user named gbbay in Microsoft support forums. It could be an app that you recently updated or installed. So, check if any third party app has taken over it.
3. Keyboard Hardware
Did you try with another keyboard? There may be something wrong with your current keyboard, and it needs fixing. Make sure everything is working with keyboard hardware and software. Connect your keyboard to another computer to check or borrow a friend's keyboard for your computer instead. At times, the USB port may not be able to detect the keyboard properly.
4. Hardware Troubleshooter
All Windows 10 editions come with a hardware troubleshooter that will check for errors in external devices like mice, keyboards, printers, etc.
Step 1: Press Windows key+I shortcut to launch Settings. Once it opens, search for 'Find and fix keyboard problems' and click to open it.
Step 2: Select 'Apply repairs automatically' option at the bottom and click on Next to continue.
Windows will now look for problems and suggest a solution as required. It will then apply the solution if within its rights.
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Unlike Group Policy Editor, which comes preinstalled in Windows Pro and higher versions only, Registry Editor is available in Windows Home.
Step 1: Search for and open it from the Start menu. Make sure you run it with admin rights, as shown in the screenshot below.
Step 2: Drill down to the folder structure below.
Step 3: Find a file named ScreenshotIndex in the right pane of the window. You don't have to do anything if the file already exists. If the file is missing, right-click on a space in the right window-pane and select DWORD (32-bit) Value under New. I have the file, as shown in the screenshot below.
Step 4: Name the newly created file as ScreenshotIndex and double-click to open it. The Hexadecimal Value data should be set to 4.
Step 4: Navigate to this folder now.
Step 5: Locate and open this file.
Step 6: Double-click on the file to ensure that the Value data is set to %USERPROFILE%PicturesScreenshots. If the file is missing, create a String Value file instead of the DWORD file as we did above and enter the value as discussed.
If that doesn't work, try 695 instead of 4 as the value in step 4 and try again.
How To Print What's On The Screen
6. Try Third-Party Apps
There are plenty of apps available that you can use to take screenshots. Microsoft has been offering the Snipping Tool for years now. Then there are browser extensions that you can use with additional built-in features like screen recording.
Put It on the Screen
I continue to use the print screen feature on my Windows 10 laptop. It helps me take screenshots of screens where other apps don't work. For example, the Start menu. It disappears the moment you click on anything else. The print screen feature solves this issue, but so does some other apps and options discussed above.
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How To Do Screen Print
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