There comes a time in everybodys life when they need to take a screenshot on their PC.
I mean, taking a screenshot shouldnt be too confusing right?
But fret no more, we have you covered here at TNW Basics.
The best way for most people
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From left to right:
Rectangular snip:Draw a rectangle over the area you want to capture.
Free-form snip:Draw any shape you want to capture.
Want to capture an image in the shape of a badly drawn star?
This is how you do it!
Simply hover over the window and itll be highlighted.
Click once and youre good to go.
Important!By default, capturing a snip using this method will simply copy the image to your clipboard.
However, if you were hoping to keep your snip forever, youll have tomanuallysave the image.
After you capture a snip, you should see a notification pop up on your screen.
tap on your snip and you will enter the Snipping Tool app.
you’ve got the option to also modify an image before you save it as well.
Theres even a ruler and a protractor should you want to make your lines real pretty.
This will bring up the Snipping Tools editor, as opposed to just throwing you right into capture mode.
You have the option to set a delay for 3, 5, or 10 seconds.
you’ve got the option to always crop and edit the images later, after all.
In this case,Win+PrtScnis the shortcut for you.
Some keyboards may not have a PrtScn button, or the button might play double duty with another function.
No problem: just pressFn+Win+Spacebarinstead for identical functionality.
Luckily Windows has a built-in tool for this as well.
To start recording immediately, simply pressWin+Alt+R.
By default, this will begin to capture video and audio for whatever your active app is.
For a little more control, you might pressWin+Gto enter the Game Bar interface.
You should see several small windows pop up, but were concerned with the one labeled capture.
From the Game Bar, you could adjust the configs for your recording.
Note that, unlike previous shortcuts, this will only capture theactivewindow.
Your Game Bar videos and screenshots will be saved in your PCsVideos > Capturesfolder.
There are a number of good free applications for this.GreenshotandShareXare two popular open-source options you should check out.
And that about covers it you might now call yourself a screenshot pro.
