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"Screenshot" - Vietnamese is a screenshot. This feature is especially useful when you want to share screen content with others, for example if you are a technical support staff or are creating a technology website like wikiHow! This article will guide you on some ways to take screenshots on Windows 10.

• Before start: Make sure that the arrangement and layout of the contents on the screen are as you want. Turn off any windows you don't want to capture. Make sure the screen you want to capture is not obscured by anything.

Steps

Method 1 of 4: Take a picture in full screen (keyboard shortcuts)

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   Press the key combination ⊞ Win+⎙ PrtScr. The screen dims for a moment.

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   Locate screenshots.
   • Open File Explorer.
   • Select Pictures from the left pane.
   • Go to the "Screenshots" folder.
   • Open the screen image. The final screenshot will carry the largest number of any other photos in the folder. The screenshot will be saved with the following name: "Screenshot (#)".
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Method 2 of 4: Capture an open window

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   Click the window you want to capture. Click on the title bar to select the window.

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   Press the key combination Alt+⎙ PrtScr. The screenshot will be copied to the clipboard.
   • On some other devices, you may need to tap Alt+Fn+⎙ PrtScr.

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   Open Paint. You can look in the search bar / icon on the taskbar.

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   Photo stickers. Click Paste or press Ctrl+V.

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   Crop photos. Press the Crop button from the top ribbon. You can also right-click on the photo and choose the Crop action.

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   Save the file. Click File> Save or Ctrl+S.

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   Select a save location (optional).

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   Give the file a custom name (optional). By default, the file name will be "Untitled".

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   Change the file type to save (optional). Click the drop-down next to "Save as type:". The default option and the highest quality is PNG.

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    Press Save. advertisement

Method 3 of 4: Use the Snipping Tool

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   Find the Snipping Tool. Click the Start menu and type Snipping Tool into the Search box.

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   Open the Snipping Tool. Click the icon that appears in the results panel to open the application. This widget allows you to capture any specific area of ​​the screen.

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   Click the down arrow next to the item new (New). You will see four screen capture options and tasks like: "Free-form Snip", "Rectangular Snip", "Window Snip" and "Full. -screen Snip "(Cut full screen).

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   Choose new (New) to dim the screen, the mouse pointer changes to a + sign. Drag the mouse to select the area you want to capture. The visible screen area is the selected part.

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   Save the screen image. Click Save or click File> Save as to save the screenshot to your computer. advertisement

Method 4 of 4: Use Windows Ink Workspace

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   Open Windows Ink Workspace. Press the key combination ⊞ Win+W. Or, click or tap the pen-shaped icon in the notification area. Windows Ink Workspace opens.

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   Select "Screen sketch".

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   Save. Click the Save button at the top right. advertisement

What you need

• Devices running Windows 10