Doesn't take a screenshot. How to take a screenshot on a computer: All possible ways. Creating screenshots from a film

Well, proven folk wisdom does not age as quickly as our smartphones and laptops go out of fashion. “It’s better to see once than to hear 100 times”.

We tried to explain to someone through correspondence how to set up WI-FI router? Then you probably understand that it would be better, indeed, for a person to see 1 time than to hear 100 times or read 100 messages! That's why many people ask how to take a screenshot on a computer.

A few words of theory

The word screenshot was exactly transferred into the Russian language from international English. It means an exact image of the user's screen, a screenshot. A shortened version of this concept, “screen,” is in common use.

How to take a screenshot on Windows

Actually, here are the main groups of solutions:

  • standard Windows tools;
  • online services that allow you to take a screenshot on a computer;
  • special programs.

Method 1. Screenshot on Windows using system tools.

If you look at the top left of your keyboard, you can find a button there PrtScr. The name of this button comes from English Print Screen - screen printing. Previously, by pressing this button, the printer would print the active screen. Now, when we click this button, the screen image goes to the clipboard. All that remains is to paste the image into some program from which it can be saved.

Honestly, on a laptop, this button can be anywhere on the right side of the keyboard. Sometimes, as in the example below, for this button to work you need to start a button with it Fn(Functions - this is usually located on the lower left side next to the button Ctrl) and without releasing it, press the button labeled PrtScr.

To action: press PrtScr, let's go to Paint program, it is available in any Windows operating system and click “Insert”.

You can access Paint through the Start menu → All Programs → Accessories → Paint.

The Start menu differs depending on the version of Windows; the screenshot below shows how to open Paint in, because I use this particular operating system.

In the Paint program you need to click "Insert" and our screenshot ends up here. If necessary, it can be edited using the program or simply saved using the button "File" and than "Save" or t.

IMPORTANT. When you press just the PrtScr key, a screenshot of the entire computer screen is copied to the clipboard. When you press the Alt+ PrtScr combination, the active (selected) window is copied. If you use the Win+ PrtScr combination, the image of the entire screen is saved in the c:\Users\Username\Pictures\Screenshots\ folder. It can be easily found from the Computer menu. In the left column, click the “Images” menu item and then select the “Screenshots” folder.

So, to take a screenshot on Windows means system, you need to press the PrtScr key, go to any image editing program, for example Paint, and click the “Insert” button.

Method 2. How to take a screenshot on a computer using an online service

It happens that a screenshot needs to be edited and it is often more convenient to do this using some kind of website than installed program. For example, let's take 2 such services. What unites them general principle how to take a screenshot of the screen. Press the button PrtScr(if you don’t know where it is, see the first method just above). We go to the site and click Ctrl+V.

And, as we are advised, we press Ctrl+V.

We see that the screenshot has been inserted into the site window. If you need to save it, then click on it, it opens in a new browser tab.

Congratulations! The image is saved on the computer.

So, to take a screenshot on your computer using online service you need to press the PrtScr, or Alt+ PrScr key, go to the service that we have chosen, press Ctrl+V to paste the image and save it to your computer.

Method 3. How to take a screenshot on a computer using special programs

It is worth saying that there are actually a huge variety of programs that allow you to take a screenshot of your computer screen. If you look at the Softportal service, the request “screenshot” returns 181 applications.

Of course, each of them has its pros and cons, but often people use such programs out of habit. Once installed, figured it out and that’s it. There are especially powerful applications, even paid ones, that allow you to quickly not only create a screenshot, but also edit it. For example, you can add arrows, frames, and other effects.
One of the decent and free options is the Joxi program.

You can download it from the official website joxi.ru.

After installation, an icon for this program appears in the taskbar. The first time you launch it, in the bottom right corner you'll be given the option to choose whether you want to capture the entire screen, a snippet, or other options. Subsequently, after clicking on the icon, you can select the area of ​​the screen that you want to save and after selection, the program looks like this:

Notice the blue icon in the top right corner. By clicking on the small arrow on the right, you can select:

Conclusions from our “screenshot production”

If you make a resume, there are 3 main solutions that allow you to take a screenshot on a computer

  • Use Windows tools;
  • Online services;
  • Special programs.

Here, as they say, who likes what and for what purposes. Try it, experiment.

Good afternoon

Folk wisdom: There is no computer user who would not at least once want (or need) to take a photo of the screen!

In general, a screenshot (or a photograph of it) is taken without the help of a camera - just a few actions in Windows are enough (about them later in the article). And the correct name for such a picture is ScreenShot (in Russian, “screenshot”).

You will need a screen (by the way, this is another name for ScreenShot, more abbreviated) can in a wide variety of situations: you want to explain something to a person (for example, how I show screenshots with arrows in my articles), show your achievements in games, you have errors and malfunctions in your PC or program, and you want to illustrate a specific problem to the master, etc.

In this article I would like to talk about several ways to take a screenshot of the screen. In general, this task is not so difficult, but in some cases it turns into a rather dreary undertaking: for example, when instead of a screenshot you get a black window, or you can’t take it at all. I'll look into all the cases :).

And so, let’s begin...

1. How to make ScreenShot using Windows

Important! If you want to take a screenshot of a game screen or some frame of a movie, then this issue is discussed in the article below (in the special subsection, see contents). In some cases, it is impossible to get a screenshot from them using the classic method!

The keyboard of any computer (laptop) has special button (on PrtScr laptops) to save everything that is displayed on it to the clipboard (sort of: the computer will take a screenshot and put it in memory, as if you copied something in some file).

It is located at the top next to numeric keypad(see photo below).

After the screen image is saved to the buffer, you need to use the built-in Paint program (easy graphics editor for quick image editing, built into Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10) with which you can save and receive the screen. I'll look at it in more detail for each OS version.

1.1. Windows XP

1) First of all, you need to open the program on the screen or see the error that you want to screen.

3) Now the image from the buffer needs to be inserted into some graphics editor. Windows XP has Paint - that's what we'll use. To open it, use the following address: START/All Programs/Accessories/Paint(see photo below).

4) Next, simply press the following command: “Edit/paste”, or the key combination Ctrl+V. If you did everything correctly, then your screenshot should appear in Paint (if it didn’t appear and nothing happened at all, you may have pressed the PrintScreen button poorly - try taking the screen again).

By the way, in Paint you can edit a picture: trim the edges, reduce the size, paint on or outline the necessary details, add some text, etc. In general, there is no point in considering editing tools in this article; you can easily figure it out yourself experimentally :).

Paint: Edit/Paste

5) After the picture has been edited - just click " File/Save As..."(an example is shown in the screenshot below). Next, you will need to specify the format in which you want to save the picture and folder on disk. Actually, that's it, the screen is ready!

1.2. Windows 7 (2 methods)

Method number 1 - classic

1) On the “desired” image on the screen (which you want to show to others - that is, screenshot) - press the PrtScr button (or, the button next to the numeric keypad).

3) The next step is to click the “Insert” button (it is located on the top left, see the screenshot below). Also, instead of “Paste”, you can use the hotkey combination: Ctrl+V.

4) Last step: click " File/save as...“, then select the format (JPG, BMP, GIF or PNG) and save your screen. All!

Method No. 2 - Scissors tool

A rather convenient tool for creating screenshots appeared in Windows 7 - scissors! Allows you to capture the entire screen (or a separate area of ​​it) in a variety of formats: JPG, PNG, BMP. Let me look at an example of work in scissors.

1) To open this program, go to: START/All Programs/Accessories/Scissors(often, after you open the START menu, scissors will be presented in the list of programs used, as in my screenshot below).

Scissors - Windows 7

2) Scissors have a mega-convenient feature: you can select an arbitrary area for the screen (i.e., use your mouse to circle the desired area, which will be screened). You can also select a rectangular area, screen a window, or screen the entire screen.

In general, you choose how you will select the area (see screenshot below).

Comfortable? Yes!

Fast? Yes!

1.3. Windows 8, 10

1) We also first select the moment on the computer screen that we want to screenshot.

3) Next you need to open the Paint graphic editor. The simplest and quick way do it in new ones Windows versions 8, 8.1, 10 - use the “Run” command (in my humble opinion, because searching among the tiles or the START menu for this shortcut takes much longer) .

To do this, press the button combination Win+R and then enter mspaint and press Enter. The Paint editor should open.

mspaint - Windows 10

By the way, in addition to Paint, you can open and run many applications through the “Run” command. I recommend reading the following article:

  • PNG format: should be chosen if you want to use the image on the Internet (this way the colors and contrast of the image are conveyed more clearly and richly);
  • JPEG format: the most popular picture format. Provides the best quality/file size ratio. It is used everywhere, so you can save any screenshots in this format;
  • BMP format: uncompressed image format. It is better to save in it those pictures that you later intend to edit;
  • GIF format: it is also recommended to use the screenshot format in this format for publishing on the Internet or messages in e-mail. Provides good compression, along with fairly acceptable quality.

However, you can try out the formats experimentally: save a few screenshots in a folder in different formats, and then compare them and decide for yourself which one suits you best.

Important! It is not always possible to take a screenshot in all programs. For example, when watching a video, if you press the PrintScreen button, most likely you will see just a black square on your screen. To take screenshots from any part of the screen and in any programs, you need special screen capture programs. The final section of this article will be about one of these programs.

2. How to take screenshots in games

Not all games allow you to take a screenshot using the classic method described above. Sometimes, even if you press a key a hundred times, nothing is saved, just one black screen (for example).

There are special programs for creating screenshots from games. One of the best of its kind (I praised her several times in my articles :))- this is Fraps (by the way, in addition to screenshots, it allows you to make videos from games).

F RAPS

Program description(can be found in one of my articles there and download link):

I will describe the procedure for creating screenshots in games. I will assume that you already have Fraps installed. So…

STEP BY STEP

1) After launching the program, open the “ScreenShots” section. In this section of the Fraps settings you need to set the following:

  1. folder for saving screenshots (in the example below this is the default folder: C:\Fraps\Screenshots);
  2. button to create a screenshot (for example, F10 - as in the example below);
  3. Image saving format: BMP, JPG, PNG, TGA. In general, in most cases I recommend choosing JPG, as it is the most popular and frequently used (and also provides the best quality/size).

Fraps: setting up screenshots

2) Then start the game. If Fraps is working, then in the upper left corner you will see yellow numbers: this is the number of frames per second (the so-called FPS). If the numbers are not shown, Fraps may not be enabled or you have changed the default settings.

Note: Screenshots are saved by default to the folder: C:\Fraps\Screenshots.

3. Creating screenshots from the film

It’s not always easy to get a screenshot from a movie - sometimes, instead of a frame of the movie, you’ll just see a black screen on the screen (as if nothing was displayed in the video player when the screen was created).

The easiest way to take a screenshot while watching a movie is to use a video player that has a special function for creating screenshots (by the way, many modern players now support this function). Personally, I want to stop at Pot Player.

P ot Player

Pot Player logo

Why do I recommend him? Firstly, it opens and efficiently plays almost all popular video formats that can be found on the Internet. Secondly, it opens videos even if you do not have codecs installed on your system (since it has all the main codecs in its kit). Thirdly, fast operation speed, minimum freezes and other unnecessary “baggage”.

And this is how to take a screenshot in Pot Player:

1) This will take literally a few seconds. First, open the desired video in this player. Next, we find the required moment that needs to be screened - and press the button “ Capture the current frame"(it is located at the bottom of the screen, see screenshot below).

Pot Player: Capture the current frame

2) Actually, after pressing the “Capture…” button once, your screen has already been saved to a folder. To find it, click on the same button, only with the right mouse button - in context menu you will see the option to select a saving format and a link to the folder in which the screenshots are saved (“ Open folder with images", example below).

Pot Player. Selecting format and save folder

Is it possible to make a screenshot faster? I don’t know... In general, I recommend using both the player itself and its ability to screenshot...

Option No. 2: use special. screenshot programs

For example, FastStone (one of best programs to create screenshots):

1) Launch the program and press the capture button - .

2) Next, you can select the area of ​​the screen that you want to screenshot - just select the player window. The program will remember this area and open it in the editor - all you have to do is save it. Convenient and fast! An example of such a screen is presented below.

Creating a screenshot in the FastStone program

4. Creating a “beautiful” screenshot: with arrows, captions, uneven edge trimming, etc.

Screenshot to screenshot - discord. It is much clearer to understand what you wanted to show on the screen when there is some kind of arrow on it, something needs to be underlined, signed, etc.

To do this, you need to additionally edit the screen. If you use a special built-in editor in one of the programs for creating screenshots, then this operation is not so routine; many typical tasks are performed literally in 1-2 mouse clicks!

Here I want to show with an example how you can make a “beautiful” screen with arrows, captions, and edge trimming.

All actions step by step:

I will use - F astStone .

1) After starting the program, select the area that we will screen. Then we select it, FastStone, by default, the picture should be opened in its “simple” editor (note: which has everything you need).

3) The drawing window that opens has everything you need:

Note! If you drew something unnecessary: ​​just press the hot keys Ctrl+Z - and your last drawn element will be deleted.

4) And, lastly, to make jagged edges on the picture: click the Edge button - then adjust the “crop” size, and click “OK”. Then you can see what happens (example in the screenshot below: where to click, and how to get a trim :)).

5. What to do if you can’t take a screenshot

It happens that you screen it and screen it, but the image is not saved (that is, instead of a picture, there is either just a black area, or there is nothing at all). Programs for creating screenshots sometimes cannot screenshot a window (especially if administrator rights are required to access it).

In general, in those cases when you are unable to take a screenshot, I recommend trying one very interesting program GreenShot.

G reenShot

This is a special program with a large number of options, the main focus of which is obtaining screenshots from various applications. The developers claim that their program is able to work almost “directly” with a video card, receiving an image that is broadcast to the monitor. Therefore, you can capture the screen of any application!

Editor in GreenShot - inserting an arrow.

It’s probably pointless to list all the advantages, but here are the main ones:

The screenshot can be taken from any program, i.e. in general, everything that is visible on your screen can be filmed;

The program remembers the area of ​​the previous screenshot, and thus you can shoot the areas you need in a constantly changing picture;

GreenShot can convert your screenshot on the fly into the format you need, for example, “jpg”, “bmp”, “png”;

The program has a convenient graphic editor that can easily add an arrow to the screen, trim the edges, reduce the size of the screen, add an inscription, etc.

Note! If this program is not enough for you, I recommend reading the article about.

In the operating room Android system There is a function for creating screenshots. They are done by simultaneously pressing the “power off” + “volume down” keys for a few fractions of seconds. Almost always this manipulation works and the screenshot is saved. However, some users under certain circumstances may see the following message when attempting to take a screenshot: " Failed to save screenshot. The drives may be busy“We’ll try to figure out how to fix this problem below.

The first reason why Android may complain about the drives being busy when trying to take a screenshot may be that they are simply filled to capacity. That is, in internal memory smartphone/tablet and there is no space on the memory card to save the picture.

The second reason is not so obvious. Android may also display a busy storage message when file system There is no folder provided by the system for saving the corresponding files. Yes, usually it creates the Screenshots directory automatically if it is missing, but something can go wrong. How to fix the message “The screenshot could not be saved. The drives may be busy” further.

How to fix the error with taking a screenshot on Android

Fixing the problem with saving a screenshot on Android is quite simple. First of all you will need check if there is enough space on the medium on which screenshots are saved. This can be done in any file manager(including standard). If the drive is full to capacity, you will need to delete some files to free up space. To do this, you can check the system for garbage using the CCleaner application or delete the application cache (Settings - Applications - Clear cache). You can also remove the pair unnecessary files or programs.

If you have enough free space on your drive (not much is needed to take a screenshot), then the problem is likely missing folder. In this case, to fix the problem in order to take a screenshot, you will need to perform the following series of actions:

  1. Go to the file manager;
  2. Find the Pictures folder and open it;
  3. Check if there is a Screenshots directory in it;
  4. If the Screenshots folder is missing, you will need to create it;
  5. Reboot the device.

After performing all these manipulations, creating screenshots using standard system tools should work. If Android still reports an error “The screenshot could not be saved. The drives may be busy", then try, for example, take any photo. If it persists, then the problem is not with memory and you can breathe a sigh of relief. The fact is that the phone’s flash memory (and, in particular, memory cards) sometimes breaks, which is why the system cannot write new files to it.

Next step- go to Google Play Market and download from it any application you like for creating screenshots. Read the instructions describing how to use the program and take screenshots using it. This is the simplest and most guaranteed working method that allows you to take screenshots when the appropriate standard function Android doesn't work.

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Often computer and Internet users are faced with the need to take a picture of what is happening on the computer screen, in other words, to photograph the screen or part of it. Such a picture is scientifically called a screenshot (from the English word screenshot).

A screenshot is a screenshot, that is, an image (photograph) of what a person sees on a computer monitor.

Here are a few examples of when and why it may be needed:

  1. You are faced with some kind of computer problem or question and decide to ask a friend for help via email. Explaining everything that happens on your computer in words is too long and not always appropriate. But photographing and demonstrating the “problematic” moment is just right. It's both fast and convenient!
  2. You are writing instructions for working with a certain computer program. It will be simply wonderful if you add illustrations to it (as in this article, for example).
  3. You are a student and want your work in a computer discipline (essay, coursework, diploma) to be highly appreciated. In this case, illustrations will be a big plus.
  4. Do you like to play computer games and would like to “capture” interesting moments.

How to take a screenshot in Windows. Print Screen button

If you need to take screenshots from time to time, that is, not a lot and not often, then the easiest way is to use the Print Screen button (it can also be called “Prt Scr”) on the computer keyboard.

As a rule, after pressing it, nothing happens - no clicks, no flashes. But the photographed screen will already be “fixed” in the computer’s memory.

Then you should open some image processing program(Paint, Photoshop or other similar) or Microsoft program Word and insert the photographed screen inside.

I'll show you how this is done in the Paint program, since this standard program, and it is on almost every computer.

Finally, open the Paint program (Paint.net).

Click on the "Insert" button or on the "Edit" item and select "Paste".

That's it - the screenshot has been inserted! Now all that remains is to save it on your computer (File - Save As...).

In case you want to insert this image into the program Microsoft Word, place the blinking cursor in the desired place on the sheet, right-click and select “Insert”.

Let's summarize. If you want to do full screenshot, need to:

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

In case you need to do a snapshot of just one window, which is open in this moment, press the Alt and Print Screen key combination, paste into the desired program and save.

This method is universal, that is, it is suitable for any version of Windows.

Screenshot via Snipping Tool

If you have Windows Vista, Windows 7 or 8 installed on your computer, there are more convenient way“photographing” the screen. This is a small program called “Scissors” (Snipping Tool). Let's talk about it in more detail.

Click on the Start button in the lower left corner of the screen.

A list will open. Select “All Programs” (“Programs”) from it.

A fairly large list will appear. Select "Standards".

Finally, open the Snipping Tool.

If you do not have such a program, it means that it is simply not “built-in” into your system. In this case, take pictures using the previous method.

Most likely, a small window will appear, and the rest of the screen will seem to “fog up”.

The cursor will be in the form of a plus sign. With this plus sign you need to select the desired part of the screen or the entire screen, that is, press left button mouse and, without releasing it, move over this part. As soon as you release the left mouse button, the part you selected will be “cut out” and “added” to a special small program.

In it you can make some edits and save the resulting screenshot to your computer (File - Save As...).

Programs for taking screenshots

If you need to take screenshots often, it is better to use special programs to create and edit screenshots. There are a lot of such programs. There are great paid options, such as SnagIt or FastStone Capture. But there are no less wonderful free versions.

I've tried many of them. I’ll tell you about those that I especially liked and that I use myself.

Screenshot Maker - very convenient, fast program with many functions. You can “photograph” the entire screen or part of it, change the resulting image, save it in different formats and with different quality settings.

You can download this program (Free version) from the official website or by clicking on the link.

Hot Key Screenshot is perfect for those who love computer games. It will quickly create a screenshot using the assigned key and save it to the computer in a special pic folder (located in the program folder). No installation required.

If you urgently need to show something to your interlocutor or save something, the user may not know how to take a screenshot on a computer. It's time to learn this!

Why take a screenshot

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It often happens that a screenshot is simply necessary.

For example, if you need to show your screen to your interlocutor or send this data somewhere, if you need to save something that is not saved by pressing right button mouse or if you just want to catch a good moment in a video.

And these are just some of the reasons to use such useful function your personal computer or laptop.

For example, you find yourself in a not very pleasant situation, say, when using a virtual wallet.

And in order to prove to the administration that you are right, you will have to provide them with evidence. And here, well, you just can’t do without a screenshot.

Or you have to contact the support service of your hardware or software with a problem.

Again, it’s impossible to explain in words, so what remains to be done? Of course, take the opportunity to show off your screen.

It even happens that you want to capture messages as memories, and “Ctrl+C” alone is clearly not enough.

Lots of little things that would seem easy to leave as an image on your personal computer or laptops, but doing this without taking a screenshot is simply physically impossible.

In fact, the ability to take screenshots can be useful at any time, and therefore it is important to know how to properly take a screenshot of your screen or a selected window, or maybe just some part of it. Yes, you can even select one phrase or picture.

Well, doing this is actually quite simple, and in order to take a screenshot, you need to put in a minimum of effort. It's very simple, done in a few clicks, and even a child can do it.

Print screen using a button

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To begin with, the print screen is the same, only with different letters. The name, by the way, comes from the first method of creating screenshots - the PrintScreen button.

This button may also sometimes be called PrtScr, and is usually located on the right side. Its location depends on the type.

So, this button is the fastest and easiest way to take a screenshot of your screen in a matter of seconds.

You just need to press it to save the screen image to the clipboard. That is, so that you can insert it literally anywhere.

Nothing extra, just one button, and then you can edit the screenshot in any image editor.

You can do this using Paint, Paint.net, GIMP, or any other editor you have.

It's important to remember that a screenshot taken using the PrintScreen button captures the entire screen, and if you send a screenshot to someone, that person will see all your browser tabs, running programs, absolutely everything. Therefore, editing the print screen can be very important if you do not want others to see more than necessary.

How to take a screenshot on a laptop

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As with any keyboard, the PrintScreen button on a laptop does not go away. It is in its place, which depends on the type of keyboard, and still performs functions.

But it happens that the user presses the button again and again, but nothing happens. So what then? Can't you take a screenshot on a laptop?

Not at all! This simply means that in addition to the key already known to the user, if you have a laptop, you need to use . And it looks like Fn+PrintScreen.

The button is labeled “Fn”, and it is located at the bottom left, not far from the space bar.

It's so easy and simple, just two buttons. Well, the screen, again, will be saved for further editing.

And if you are sure that you did everything correctly, and the screenshot still turned out, then it’s time to edit it. How to do this correctly?

How to edit a print screen

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The easiest way is to call the Paint program and cut off everything unnecessary with its help.

As you know, this is the simplest “drawing tool”, and it’s just as easy to use it to adjust the size of a screenshot.

All you need is:

  • Open the Start menu, this can be done using the “Win” key or by opening the menu on the left;
  • Select the folder called “Standard”;
  • Run the program from there
  • By pressing Ctrl+V you can paste the screenshot into a new canvas.
  • Then you need to select the “Select” tool, with which you mark the desired area, and “Crop”.
  • All that remains is to save the image.

And the screenshot is ready!

Nothing complicated at all, just a few clicks and you can send it anywhere.

In the same way, you can edit with any available program that you have at hand. Using the “paste” keyboard shortcut, the resulting screen can be placed in absolutely any application.

What if, say, there’s something wrong with the print screen button? Or is it just that nothing is clear here? What to do in this case?

Printscreen using Scissors

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In Windows 7, the PrintScreen button can be omitted altogether. Instead, there is a very handy tool called "Scissors".

It is designed to create a screen without further processing, that is, you can make a print screen of absolutely any size and anywhere on the screen.

It's easy to find and use, and it only takes a few steps:

  • Still the same “Start”, then in “Standard” you need to find a program called “Scissors”.
  • It opens instantly, all you have to do is click on the tab called “Create” and select the size and shape of the field, that is, the future print screen.
  • Then all that remains is to click on the “Save” button, or add an inscription to the print screen using the “Marker” tool.

Actually, nothing complicated, right?

Indeed, both ways to make a print screen are very easy and affordable.

True, in different versions of the operating system It’s not always possible to make screenshots the same way.

Printscreen on Windows 10

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There are many more ways to create and save a screenshot in the top ten.

Firstly, in some cases, screenshots are saved automatically, in a folder specially designated for this. By the way, it is located on the local disk.

Well, secondly, there are more built-in tools that allow you to take a screenshot without any problems.

And not only a screenshot, but even a video recording without additional programs, all this is provided in the operating system.

There are several tricks with the PrintScreen key. When you click on it, a screenshot (desktop, running programs etc.) will be automatically transferred to the clipboard, from where it can be pasted into a document or any graphic editor.

If you press the key combination Alt+PrintScreen, you can make a print screen of only the working window.

Eg, open folder, browser or any in windowed or even full screen mode. For everything to work out as it should, you must first make this window active, that is, click on it.

And finally, with the Win+PrintScreen key combination, screenshots will be saved automatically.

That is, they will immediately appear in the system. When you click on these buttons, the princescreen will not move to the clipboard, but will appear as an image in standard folder, which is called "Screenshots" and is located in the folder "Images".

But these are only keyboard shortcuts, what about other methods?

Are there other possibilities?

CreatorsUpdate: Game Bar and Scissors

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operating room Windows system 10, like its previous versions, is equipped with a tool called "Scissors". Yes, yes, exactly, in addition to key combinations, there are many built-in ways to take a screenshot.

This is a standard program, so finding it is very, very easy. You can find it through “All Programs” or simply type the name in the search bar and then launch the program.

In principle, the algorithm of actions does not change; it is very easy to make a print screen using this program.

As mentioned above, you just need to select the area and shape of the desired screenshot, mark this place on the screen, cut it out, add a signature if desired, and save it. Ready!

By the way, you can select any folder for saving, and a delay function has appeared in the “ten”, that is, the program can count down required quantity time before taking a screenshot.

Another innovation was the CreatorsUpdate system, that is, improved and expanded key combinations and minor improvements to the operating system. One of these combinations can be used to make a screenshot, and this is Win+Shift+S.

Often the user gets lost when searching for a key called “Win”.

In fact, this is just a button with which you can go to the desktop or launch “Start”, and there is a flag on it.

And finally, the game bar. This is another way to take a screenshot on Windows 10 without using any third-party programs or applications.

Game Bar is a pre-installed program that is very easy to launch, especially when using various applications.

It was originally created for recording video from open applications and programs, but with its help you can also capture a print screen.

To do this, just first open any program you need for the print screen, and then press the key combination Win + G.

It also happens that the game bar is not installed, so you will need to turn to some drivers that are responsible for this extension.

Probably many already know how different these OS between themselves.

And if in Windows making a screenshot is as easy as shelling pears, in the case of Linux you may have to try more than one method until the right one works.

The thing is that not in all versions of this operating system the already well-known PrintScreen button works as it should.

And sometimes it doesn’t work at all, and even the usual key combinations for the same “windows” simply don’t work.

But it’s still worth trying this key, because sometimes when you press it, the system even automatically offers to save a screenshot. That is, it opens a window for selecting a save folder.

In the same way, you can try the key combination Alt+PrintScreen, which will allow you to take a screenshot of the active window, or Shift+PrintScreen, to pre-select the area of ​​your future print screen.

Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't, but either way, it's worth a try. Here you don’t even need to use third-party editors or a clipboard, the system will save everything for you.

But what if the button and key combination don't get a response? In this case, you should use the built-in utility Gnome Screenshot.

It is located in the folder "Accessories", and is called by double-clicking the left one.

With this program, you can pre-select the size and area of ​​the future screen, turn the pointer on or off, or even activate a delay to prepare the perfect print screen.

All this is very easy and convenient, and will not take much time or effort.

True, using the printer screen button is not always convenient, or the user may simply not have the opportunity to do it.

And the same “Scissors” or “Gnome Screenshot” may not be at hand, not to mention the ability to remember key combinations.

Then they will be very useful third party programs, which you can use, and which are not inferior to the ease of working with the PrintScreen button.

Print screen on a computer without a button

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It would seem that making screenshots using a button is the easiest way. So I took it, clicked it, clicked it again, pasted it, edited it... But it also happens that you can’t do this.

Therefore, various programs and applications will come to the rescue.

With their help, you can take a screenshot in a few clicks, save it in a predefined folder or select a location, immediately edit it or select a print screen area.

Most programs are free and take up very little space, are easy to install and are as easy to use as a button, and their choice is very, very large.

You can download a program that combines the functions of a photo and video editor; you can find an application from the manufacturer or from a developer who has included functions not only for creating a print screen, but also for recording video.

It all depends on the user, and, of course, on the choice of programs that are best suited for creating a screenshot.

The list of such most suitable programs includes Snagit, Greenshot, Snippy, Jing and others, which allow even the most inexperienced user to intuitively understand the work and easily make a screenshot.

You can find them using a search engine; there are different versions and program options. But how to use such programs correctly?



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