Tips and Tricks¶

How to capture Screenshots in Windows 10¶

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1. To Take a Screenshot of Only One Window

   • Click on the title bar of the window that you want to capture.
     • Press “Alt + PrtScn”.
   • A screenshot of your currently active window will be copied to the clipboard.
   • Press “Ctrl + V” to paste the window in your document/email etc.

2. To Take a Screenshot of your entire Screen

   This will also capture your second screen if you have one.

   • Press “Ctrl + PrtScn” or “Win Key + PrtScn”
   • Open any editing program such as Paint, Paint.Net etc,
   • Paste (“Ctrl + V”) your capture.
   • You can now use your editing software to obtain parts of the capture by selecting the area you need to capture.

3. To Take a Snapshot of a part of your screen

   • Press “Windows Key + Shift + S”
   • Your screen will turn faded
   • With your mouse select (click and draw) the part of your screen you need to snip.
     • If a window pop-up, click on Copy to Clipboard.
   • You can now Paste (“Ctrl + V”) you snip in any program you want to use it.