HOW TO MAKE A SCREENSHOT - how to take a screenshot, a screenshot on a computer and on a laptop

If you want to take a screenshot (screenshot, screen) of the entire screen on your computer, you need:

press the Print Screen button on the keyboard,
open Paint, Photoshop or Microsoft Word,
insert a snapshot into it,
save on your computer.

If you want to make a screen (screenshot, snapshot) of the screen of only the active window (program), press simultaneously "Alt" and "Print Screen" on the computer; Alt, Print Screen and Fn are on laptop. The screenshot will be saved to the clipboard. Now you can paste it into a letter, photo editor or Word (press simultaneously the "Ctrl" and "V" buttons).

To screen a screen or a small fragment on a computer, the sequence of actions is inviolable. Follow them according to the instructions.

How to take a screenshot on Windows

Press the Print Screen (PrtSc) key.
Open the Paint program and click "Paste" (Ctrl + V)
Click "Save" → select the file name and storage location.

How to take a screenshot of the screen on a laptop in Windows

Hover the cursor over the window to be captured and click on it.
Press the keys Alt + PrtSc.
Open the Paint program → click "Paste" (Ctrl + V) →
"Save" → select the file name and storage location.

How to take a screenshot of a selected area of the screen in Windows

This is done using the Snipping Tool.

Go to the menu "Start" → "Standard" → "Scissors"
The cursor will become a cross. Select the desired area of the screen.
When you release the mouse button, the selected portion will appear in the Scissors window. In it, you can emphasize or highlight the desired elements.
Click "Save" (floppy disk icon) → enter the file name → select the save location.

How to take a screenshot on a laptop

Some laptop models differ in keyboard layout. To activate the hot keys, press the [Fn] button.

Screenshot the screen on a laptop: hold down the key combination [Fn] + PrtSc.
Take a screenshot on the laptop of the browser window: [Fn] + Alt + PrtSc.

The rest of the combinations are identical to those described above.

How to take a screenshot on Mac

Likewise with Windows. You can take a screenshot in full screen or part of it.

How to take screenshots of the entire Mac screen

Hold the keys Shift + Command (⌘) + 3.
The finished photo will be on your desktop in PNG format.

How to take a screenshot of a highlighted portion of the Mac screen

Click on Shift + Command (⌘) + 4 → the cursor turns into a cross → drag it and select the desired part of the screen.
To deselect the selection, press Esc (Escape) without releasing the mouse or trackpad button.
The finished photo will be in PNG format on your desktop.

How to screenshot a Mac window

Press the keys Shift + Command (⌘) + 4 → the cursor becomes a cross.
Press the Spacebar → the cursor is converted to a camera icon.
Move the camera icon to the desired window → select it → click with the mouse or trackpad.
If you change your mind about taking a screenshot, press Esc (Escape) → then click with your mouse or trackpad.
The snapshot will appear on your desktop in PNG format.

How to take a screenshot of the screen online using services?

You can share a screenshot using special services. For myself, I use SNAGGY and Clip2net.

SNAGGY

Take a screenshot of the PrtSc screen or Alt + PrtSc (for Windows).
Return to the service website and click Ctrl + V.

SNAGGY will process the photo and generate a short link that you can share.

Clip2net

The application requires installation on a computer. And also it works in the background and is activated by a key combination Win + A.

How to make a screen

To highlight the required area of the screen, the cursor will turn into a cross → the program window will open → in it you can edit the picture and select the "Save" and "Send" option in Clip2net.

You can share the resulting link with your friends or send it to a social network.