Sarah Tew/CNET Taking a screenshot is nothing new. The feature has been available across numerous platforms and devices for well over a decade. How to actually take a screenshot, however, remains one of the most frequently asked questions. Whether you're running Windows XP or, these are all the ways you can take a screenshot: Take a screenshot in Windows XP There are only two ways to take a screenshot in Windows XP.
A tap of the Print Screen button will copy an image of your entire screen. This image must then be pasted (this can be done by pressing the Control and V keys at the same time) in a program like Paint, at which point you will also be able to save the image. More Windows 10 tips. The other option is to capture a specific window. You can do this by pressing the Alt and Print Screen keys at the same time. You will, once again, have to open Paint, paste the image, and Save it.
On a majority of keyboards, the Print Screen key can be found in the upper-right corner. It will likely be labeled as either PrtScn or PrtSc. Take a screenshot in Windows Vista and Windows 7 In addition to the two Print Screen methods detailed above, Windows Vista and Windows 7 users can also utilize the Snipping Tool.
Save screenshot of the entire screen to Desktop. With the addition of Control in the mix, your screenshots will go to the clipboard instead of getting saved on the Desktop. That’s pretty much there is to it when it comes to the default screen capture capabilities of a Mac.
This feature is available on all versions of Windows, with the exception of Starter and Basic editions, and Windows XP. To open the program, click the Start button, select All Programs, followed by Accessories, and select the Snipping tool from the list. The Snipping tool lets you take a screenshot of a specific area of the screen (similar to the OS X command with the Command, Shift, and number 4 keys). Open the program, click New, select the area of the screen you would like to capture, and then click Save. Take a screenshot in Windows 10 and Windows 8 Users with a or Windows 8 machine have the added ability to take screenshots that automatically save to a special folder. Pressing both the Windows and Print Screen key at the same time will capture the entire screen.
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This image will automatically be saved to a Screenshot folder inside of the Pictures library. The Print Screen methods from Windows XP and the Snipping tool can also be utilized in Windows 10 and Windows 8. You can search for the Snipping Tool on the Start screen in Windows 8 or in the search field next to the Start button in Windows 10. Take a screenshot on a Windows tablet or smartphone Windows tablet owners can take a screenshot by pressing both the Windows button and Volume-down key at the same time. You will find the image in the Screenshots folder in the Pictures library.