Windows 10: Take a screenshot – this is how it works

Taking a screenshot in Windows – here’s how

You can take a screenshot in Windows 10 quickly and easily. We show you the quickest way.

• Press the [Windows] and [Print] keys on your keyboard.
• You will now find a folder called “Screenshots” in your Pictures folder. This is where the screenshot you just made is located.

Alternatively, you can just press the [Print] button. The screenshot is now in your clipboard

• You can now open an image program such as Paint and paste the screenshot with [STR] + [V].

Windows 10: Create a screenshot with Snipping Tool or “Cut and Sketch “

Alternatively, you can take a screenshot in Windows 10 with the pre-installed programmes Snipping Tool or Cut and Sketch. Both programmes can be found by first pressing the Windows key and then typing in the programme name.

• Snipping Tool: Once you have started the programme, you can take a screenshot using the simple menu navigation.
• Cut and Sketch works similarly, but also has a handy key combination: With [Windows key] + [Shift] + [S] you can directly mark the area you want to save as an image.
  

  Snipping Tool Plus: Create a screenshot without a key combination

  If you don’t want to create screenshots with key combinations, there are other possibilities.

  • The well-known “Snipping Tool Plus” also works under Windows 10.
  • Download the free tool and unzip the zip file.
  • Click on the EXE file contained therein.
  • In the tool itself, select whether you want to create a full-screen screenshot, a free section or a right section.
    You can then save the screenshot to your hard drive using the Save icon.

    Use browser add-ons: Edit screenshots without Paint

    If you want to photograph an entire page and not just the area on your screen that you are currently viewing, an add-on for your browser is a good alternative.

    • Depending on which browser you are using, there are the following add-ons:
    • For Google Chrome: Awesome Screenshot, FireShot
    • For Mozilla Firefox: Aweseome Screenshot Plus, FireShot
    • Installing the add-ons is easy: depending on which browser you use, all you have to do is press the “Add” button.
    • You will then find the corresponding tool in the top right-hand corner of your bar. Click on the add-on and select which area you would like to photograph.
    • These tools have the advantage of taking a picture of your screen where contents like your search bar and your open tabs are not visible
    • A new tab will open where you can edit your screenshot. Alternatively, once you have saved your screenshot to your device, you can access any other image editing programme

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    • These extensions can also be easily removed and uninstalled. You can see how to do this in the following video.

    Microsoft Snip: New tool for screenshots

    Microsoft itself also offers its own screenshot tool for Windows.

    • Download and install “Microsoft Snip”.
    • In the programme interface, select “Capture”. Now you can click on any window with the crosshairs or create a screen section by holding down the mouse button.
    • The image automatically ends up in the clipboard and can also be saved to the hard drive or shared online.