Screenshots How To

Screenshots How To

This guide is specific to Windows PC’s

Using Greenshot (best option, use first)

  1. Hit the Print Screen (PrtScrn) key, crosshairs & green lines should appear
  1. If the PrntScrn key is a different color you may have to press it with the Fn key; see pg2
  2. If no crosshairs show up sadly your PC doesn’t have Greenshot yet, use one of the other methods
  1. Click & drag over whatever you want a snapshot/picture of
  2. You’ve given a menu asking what you’d like to do with your snapshot: 
            
      -Outlook will email it
      -Image editor allows you to crop, draw, pixelate, & other useful things (see bottom)
      -Save will make it a picture file
      -Clipboard allows you to paste it elsewhere

Use the built-in ‘Snipping Tool’

  1. Click the Windows (Start) button 


  1. Type snip
  2. Select the 
  3. Hit new & click & drag (while the screen is greyed-out) over whatever you want a snapshot/picture of
  4. You snapshot is displayed, you can highlight or draw a circle around anything of importance
  5. Now what do you want to do with it:

 Email it |  Copy it & paste into Word, Excel, etc.  |  Save (as a picture)


Using the oldest method: Print Screen key

  1. Press the Print Screen (PrtScrn) key in the top-right corner. Nothing will happen which is normal
  1. If the PrntScrn key is a different color you may have to press it with the Fn key; see pg2
  1. Open the program where you want the screenshot & hit Paste
  1. Want to copy only the current/active app/program? Alt+PrtScrn (hold Alt & then tap PrtScrn)
  2. Want only a section of a window/area? Paste into the  program, select you’re area & hit the  button



SOME LAPTOPS & DESKTOP KEYBOARDS REQUIRE PRESSING 2 BUTTONS: FN+PrntScrn

You can tell by the color of the Print Screen text on the keyboard, it will match the color of the Fn key. You need to hold the Fn (bottom-left Function key) in combination with the Print Screen




Modifying screenshots using  Greenshot

  1. Take screenshoot. In the pop-up menu select 'Open in image editor'
  2. Hover over the buttons on the left side to see their function:  Resize,  Crop,  Highlight,  Obfuscate (Blur/Pixelate), add Text, Arrow, Counter/number
  3. Save button will save it as a file. Clicking File menu you can copy or put it in a new email, word document, etc.

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