How to take a screenshot?

How do I take a screenshot on my PC or Mac?

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Written by MaryEllen Elliott
Updated over a week ago

Taking a Screenshot on a Mac:

  • Press Command+Shift+3 for a full-screen screenshot.

  • Press Command+Shift+4 to select a specific area to screenshot.

Taking a Screenshot on Windows/PC:

Windows has several options for taking a screenshot.

  • Press PrtScn.
    This copies the entire screen to the clipboard. Paste the screenshot into any program that displays images, like Paint, where the screenshot can be edited, or Microsoft Word.

  • Press Alt+PrtScn.
    This copies the active window to the clipboard and can be pasted into another program.

  • Press the Windows key + PrtScn.
    This saves the entire screen as an image file. Find it in the "Pictures" folder, in a subfolder called "Screenshots."

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