How to Screenshot on Windows
Master the two main methods to capture screenshots on your Windows computer
Use the Snipping Tool / Snip & Sketch
The most flexible way to screenshot on Windows. Allows you to capture various shapes, annotate, and edit immediately after taking the screenshot.
Keyboard Shortcut
+
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Opens the snipping overlay where you can select the area to capture
Capture the Entire Screen
Using the Print Screen key copies the entire screen to your clipboard, ready to be pasted into any application like Paint or Word.
Keyboard Shortcut
Screenshot is copied to clipboard - paste it with Ctrl + V
💡 Pro Tip
Use + to automatically save a full screenshot to your Pictures folder instead of just copying to clipboard.