Ela carrillo how to take a screenshot on your computer

HowTo TakeHowTo Take
a Screenshota Screenshot
onYour ComputeronYour Computer
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What is a screenshot?What is a screenshot?

SCREENSHOTSCREENSHOT
-- a picture or snapshot ofa picture or snapshot of
your computer screenyour computer screen

SCREENSHOTSCREENSHOT
-- also called screen grabalso called screen grab

Locate theLocate the PRINT SCREENPRINT SCREEN
KEY on your keyboardKEY on your keyboard

Print Screen key

PressPress PRINT SCREENPRINT SCREEN
to capture the whole screento capture the whole screen
on your desktopon your desktop

Open Microsoft PAINTOpen Microsoft PAINT

CLICK HERE

ClickClick PASTEPASTE

This action will paste theThis action will paste the
screenshot you have just takenscreenshot you have just taken

In this example,In this example,
captured images are:captured images are:

*Word document*Word document

** PowerpointPowerpoint documentdocument

*Windows PhotoViewer*Windows PhotoViewer

* Chrome browser* Chrome browser

* Desktop background* Desktop background

Captured imagesCaptured images
* word document* word document
** powerpointpowerpoint documentdocument
*Windows photo viewer*Windows photo viewer
* chrome browser* chrome browser
* desktop background* desktop background

To capture your currentTo capture your current
active window only,active window only,

Press and hold downPress and hold down
ALT keyALT key and pressand press
PRINT SCREENPRINT SCREEN

In the same example,In the same example,

If the active window isIf the active window is
powerpointpowerpoint document,document,

The image captured is,The image captured is,

OR,OR,
if the active window is wordif the active window is word
documentdocument

The image captured is,The image captured is,

PressPress CTRLCTRL andand SS keyskeys
simultaneously to save yoursimultaneously to save your
work.work.

The file is usually saved with aThe file is usually saved with a
PNG (*.png)PNG (*.png) extensionextension

PNG (*.png)PNG (*.png)
–– Portable Network GraphicsPortable Network Graphics

Open the file with a pictureOpen the file with a picture
editing softwareediting software

likelike Microsoft OfficeMicrosoft Office
Picture ManagerPicture Manager

Locate the file in your directoryLocate the file in your directory

Right click on the fileRight click on the file

clickclick OPEN WITHOPEN WITH

clickclick Microsoft OfficeMicrosoft Office
Picture ManagerPicture Manager

Edit the pictureEdit the picture
anyway you like itanyway you like it

PressPress CTRLCTRL andand SS keyskeys
simultaneously to save yoursimultaneously to save your
work.work.

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