Apple, Google, and Microsoft have different ways you can take screenshots on a laptop. Third party apps can also help you in this task. But you can also easily take screenshots just by using the internal mechanisms of your computer.
In this article we will give you step by step guide to take screenshot on laptop. These instructions are designed for Windows, macOS, and Chrome OS, so you’ll be able to easily take screenshots regardless of your device model.
Learn how to remove a screenshot on a Home windows pc
First of all, we are telling you how to take a screenshot on Windows laptop. Microsoft has provided a PrtScn button for this for some time. But graphical interfaces are being used in modern computing. In which Decrease & Cartoon app comes preloaded inside the Windows computer. This rectangle gives the possibility of Decrease by which you can select the cursor in a rectangle around that object (screen, image). You can easily take a screenshot by selecting the part of it that you want to take a screenshot of. In this, through free-form Decrease, you can take a screenshot in the desired shape, whereas in Window Decrease, you can take a screenshot of a specific window. This app also has Fullscreen Decrease possibility so that you can capture the entire screen. Below are some steps to take a screenshot on home windows system. You can skip these steps to see a guide on taking screenshots on a MacBook or any other Mac system.
On your computer keyboard, press Home windows brand key + Shift + S simultaneously. After this you will see the snipping bar on your screen.
From here you can choose any one option like Oblong Decrease, Freeform Decrease, Window Decrease, or Fullscreen Decrease.
For Oblong Decrease and Freeform Decrease, use the mouse cursor to select the area you want to capture.
Once captured, the screenshot will be automatically saved to your clipboard. After the screenshot is captured, click on the notification received and open it in Decrease & Cartoon app.
Here you can adjust the screenshot with the help of zoom or crop tool.
Now click on save option on your app to save the edited screenshot.
If you are using an older Windows, you can capture the entire screen to your clipboard by using the PrtScn button. After this, you can take it to MS Paint app or any other photo editor app and edit it as per your desired. After that you can save this image in your computer. You can also take a screenshot by pressing the Home windows brand key and PrtScn button simultaneously. This saves the picture directly in your computer’s picture gallery.
Learn how to remove a screenshot on a MacBook or alternative Mac pc
Unlike Windows PCs, Mac machines do not have any preloaded app or dedicated button for taking screenshots. Screenshots can also be taken in a native way in Apple’s macOS. For that follow the steps given below.
First of all, press Shift + Command + 3 together and take a screenshot.
A thumbnail will appear in the corner of your screen confirming that the screenshot has been captured.
Now click on the preview to edit the screenshot. If you don’t want to edit it, wait until it is saved on your computer.
If you don’t want to capture the entire screen, press and hold Shift + Command + 4 simultaneously. When you do this you see a crosshair pointer. Using this you can select the part of the screen that you want to capture. You can also use the space bar while dragging to change the position of the selection. If you want to cancel it then use Esc key.
In Apple, you can take a screenshot of a window or menu on a Mac by pressing Shift + Command + 4 + Area bar simultaneously.
macOS naturally saves screenshots to the desktop. But you can also change its save location in macOS Mojave and later. You can do this by going to the Choices menu inside the Screenshot app.
Learn how to remove a screenshot on a Chromebook
Google’s Chrome OS also offers some shortcuts for taking screenshots inside a Chromebook. You can capture the entire screen by pressing Ctrl + Display Home windows. You can take a screenshot of a particular part by pressing Shift + Ctrl + Display Home windows together and then clicking and dragging to the desired part.
On tablets, you can take a screenshot on Chrome OS by pressing the Energy button and the Quantity ailing button simultaneously. Once captured, screenshots are copied to the clipboard in Chrome OS, just like in Windows. After that you can paste them in any app and use it in future.
