Download Article Easy ways to screenshot and print your screen on Windows 7
Download Article This wikiHow teaches you how to take screenshots on Windows 7 of the entire screen or a specific window using keyboard shortcuts, and how to take a screenshot of a customized area using the Snipping Tool. -
1 Press PrntScrn. Doing so saves the entire image on the screen to your computer's Clipboard, in the same
resolution as your monitor setting. For example, a 1280x720 dpi monitor will result in a 1280x720 dpi image. - If your keyboard doesn't have a PrntScrn key, press Fn+Insert.
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2 Open a document or
create a new one. Do so in any app that supports the pasting of images, like Word, Outlook, or Paint.[1] Advertisement -
3 Paste the screenshot.
Do so by pressing Ctrl+V or selecting Paste from the Edit drop-down in the menu bar. The screenshot will be pasted into the document. You can now save it, email it, print, or otherwise share it.[2] Advertisement
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1 Click on the window you want to capture. -
2 Press
Alt+PrntScrn. Doing so saves an image of the window to your computer's Clipboard. - If your keyboard doesn't have a PrntScrn key, press Fn+Insert.
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3 Open a document or create
a new one. Do so in any app that supports the pasting of images, like Word, Outlook, or Paint. -
4 Paste the screenshot. Do so by pressing Ctrl+V or
selecting Paste from the Edit drop-down in the menu bar. The screenshot will be pasted into the document. You can now save it, email it, print, or otherwise, share it. Advertisement
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1 Open the "Start" menu.
It's in the lower-left corner of the screen. -
2 Click on Search. -
3 Type snipping tool in the "Search" bar. -
4 Click on Snipping Tool. Doing so opens a dialog box -
5 Click on Mode. It's in the menu bar of the dialog box. -
6 Click on Rectangular Snip to create a rectangle-shaped image. -
7 Click and drag the pointer to outline a rectangular area of the screen. This takes a screenshot of the section of the screen you outlined and shows you the resulting image. -
8 Click on Save Snip. It's the icon that looks like a purple floppy disc. This will open the "Save As" window and you
can enter a filename for the screenshot and choose where to save it. - The default image file type for the snipping tool is JPEG. You can change this by clicking on the "File Type" drop-down menu in the dialog box.
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9 Click on
Save. The selected portion of the screen will be saved as an image to your computer. Advertisement
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Computer & Tech Specialist Expert Answer When you click Print
Screen, it copies a screenshot of your screen, so all you need to do is paste it into a Paint file or Word document. Question When I press CTRL + V in Paint, it is not pasting the copied printed screen (I have Windows 7). What can I do?
Try to right click on the screen and a little box will pop up, then click Paste. Question Can print screen be saved as a JPG image? Yes. After doing a screen print, just open Paint and select Paste to copy the image. Then it can be saved several different file types, including JPG.
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2. Open or create a document.
3. Paste the screenshot.
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Why can't I take a screenshot on Windows 7?
Check on the top right of your Keyboard for the F Lock Key, which may be stopping you from using the print screen key. The F LOCK key toggles the alternate function keys.
How to take screenshot on Windows 7?
Press Ctrl + PrtScn keys. The entire screen changes to gray including the open menu. Select Mode, or in earlier versions of Windows, select the arrow next to the New button. Select the kind of snip you want, and then select the area of the screen capture that you want to capture.
Why won't my Windows let me screenshot?
On some devices, you might have to press an additional key when taking a capture of your screen. This key is the Function (Fn) key, usually located near your Windows key. Try pressing the Fn and Print Screen keys at the same time to see if a screenshot is successfully taken with this shortcut.
Why my screenshot option is not working?
Step 1: Check your Android settings
On your Android phone or tablet, open the Settings app . Assist & voice input. Turn on Use screenshot.
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