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How To Take A Screenshot On Your Windows Or Mac Computer

Muchiri by Muchiri
November 28, 2022
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Lets face it, we’ve all been there, you trying to take a screenshot of something on your Mac or Windows computer but can’t really figure out how to go about it.

If you happen to be searching for phrases like, “how to take a screenshot on your computer”, then you’re in luck. In this article , we’ll show how to do this on your Windows and Mac computer using the built-in screenshot features.

How To Take A Screenshot On Your Mac

If you want to capture the entire screen, a window, or just a portion of the screen on your Mac, follow the following steps:

1. How To Screenshot Entire Screen

  • To take a screenshot of the entire screen, press and hold these three keys together: Shift, Command, and the number 3. 
  • If you see a thumbnail in the corner of your screen, click it to edit the screenshot. Or wait for the screenshot to save to your desktop.

2. How To Screenshot A Portion Of The Screen

How To Take A Screenshot On Your Windows Or Mac

  • Press and hold these three keys together: Shift, Command, and the number 4.
  • Drag the crosshair  to select the area of the screen to capture. 
  • To move the selection, press and hold Space bar while dragging. 
  • To cancel taking the screenshot, press the Esc (Escape) key.
  • To take the screenshot, release your mouse or trackpad button. 
  • If you see a thumbnail in the corner of your screen, click it to edit the screenshot. Or wait for the screenshot to save to your desktop.

3. How To Screenshot A Window

  • Open the window or menu that you want to capture.
  • Press and hold these keys together: Shift, Command, 4, and Space bar.
  • The pointer changes to a camera icon . To cancel taking the screenshot, press the Esc (Escape) key.
  • Click the window or menu to capture it. To exclude the window’s shadow from the screenshot, press and hold the Option key while you click.
  • If you see a thumbnail in the corner of your screen, click it to edit the screenshot. Or wait for the screenshot to save to your desktop.

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How To Take A Screenshot On Your Windows Computer

If you happen to be a Windows PC user, the easiest way to take a screenshot is by pressing the Print Screen button usually on the top right on most keywords. After pressing the Print Screen, use the CTRL + V combo to paste your image.

However, this method doesn’t work all the time and also doesn’t give you any control over what you take a screenshot of. This is where the Windows’ built-in Snipping Tool comes in.

How To Take A Screenshot On Your Windows Or Mac

You can open the snipping tool by searching for “Snipping Tool” under your programs or by pressing the Win + Shift + S keyboard shortcut.

After opening the Sniping Tool, you can take a screenshot by pressing the New button and dragging the crosshair to select the area that you want to screenshot.

After taking the screenshot and doing some basic editing inside the snipping tool, you can save your image by clicking the floppy disk icon on the top right corner.

How To Take A Screenshot On Your Windows Or Mac

It is said that a picture is worth a thousand words but we think a screenshot is worth even more 🙂

Try out the various methods we listed above, and let us know which one works best for you!

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