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Screenshots: How To
Screenshots: How To
Screenshots can be completed a couple of different ways.
Screenshots can be completed a couple of different ways.
There are times when taking a picture of your screen is helpful. You may need to provide a picture of a project for your instructor or you may be having difficulties with a computer program or the internet window doesn't work. These are times when taking a picture of your computer screen would be helpful.
Ctrl+PrtScn
By pressing Ctrl+PrtScn you capture an image of the entire screen, and then you can Ctrl+V or right click to paste the image into a word doc. If you have two monitors, it copies both monitors. So if you only need one monitor, you'll want to crop the image to only include the intended information.
Take a Photo with a SmartPhone
Smartphones make our lives so simple. You can often take a photo of the screen and text it to an email address (sounds super strange, but seriously, email it to yourself its awesome) or you can connect your phone to your computer like an external file storage source and download the image to your computer.
Snip Tool (Only available on PC Computers)
If you're using a PC (non mac computer) the easiest way is to click on the windows button on the lower left hand corner, and search through the list of applications to find "Windows Accessories" in Windows 10, or just "Accessories"
Then Click the down arrow and search for the snip tool icon
This tool allows you to drag a square shape around anything you want to capture as an image. One thing to note: If you're trying to capture menu options and the menu disappears when you click on the snip tool, do Ctrl +PrtScn to help.
Options Similar to Snip Tool for Macs
Command+Shift+3 will take a screenshot of the screen and save it as a file to your desktop. And, Command+Shift+4 combined with selecting an area will take a screenshot of that area and save it as a file to your desktop.
Press Command+Shift+3 (simelouteaneously) or Command+Shift+4
Open your word processing program (Microsoft Word or compatible is preferred).
Go to the Edit menu and choose Paste in order to paste the screen capture into your document file. Alternatively, you may choose to insert the image from your desktop.
Save the document file with your name and the assignment number in the title.
For more information on capturing a screenshot with Mac OS, please visit: WikiHow: How to Take a Screenshot on a Mac
that will produce similar results to the Microsoft snip tool, using the Mac iOS
Other Screen Capture Options
Other Screen Capture Options
Use these links to learn more about Jing & Awesome Screenshot
which are two additional easy to use screenshot options.
Video Help
The videos below will assist you in taking a picture of your screen. Make sure you choose the video that describes the most recent screenshot instructions for the type of computer you are using.
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