How to take a print screen

Jay Rock

Posted by: Jay Rock

Categories: IT services
How to take a print screen

Saving an image of what you can see on your desktop is very quick and easy and can be invaluable when passing on errors to an IT support person.

The print screen button is generally located in the top bar between the number pad and the keyboard (above the arrows). Most modern operating systems will take an image of what you can see on your screen and save a copy to your clipboard. From the clipboard you can then paste the image where required (eg to a word document or email).

If you want to take a screen capture of a window rather than your whole screen you can use the alt key along with the print screen key to take an image of the window that is active at the time.  


Jay Rock

About: Jay Rock

A key part of the highly-skilled programming team at J&L, Web Developer Jay brings real value to client digital projects through his in-depth knowledge of technologies such as PHP and JavaScript.


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