Do you have to "photograph" the screen of your PC but, not being very practical in terms of information technology and new technologies, you don't have the slightest idea of how to do it? Don't worry: if you want, I'm here, ready to provide you with the information you need to achieve your goal.
In fact, if you allow me a few minutes of your precious time, I can explain it to you how to one screenshot with windows using functions already included in the Microsoft operating system or, if you don't like them, with some third-party software. I assure you that in any case it is child's play.
Read, therefore, what I have to explain to you and you will be able to capture both the entire desktop of your PC, and portions of it or individual windows. The choice is yours on how to proceed. You will also have the possibility to export the final result in various formats and share it as you prefer. Happy reading and good luck with everything!
Index
- Come si fa lo screenshot in Windows
- How to one screenshot with Windows 10
- How to lo screenshot con Windows 8
- How to one screenshot with Windows 7
- Programs to take a screenshot in Windows
Come si fa lo screenshot in Windows
As I told you at the beginning of the guide, however take a screenshot with windows you can first take advantage of some features included in the operating system. In this regard, if you prefer the use of keyboard shortcuts, you will surely be pleased to know that you can easily take “snapshots” of what is displayed on your computer screen this way.
More precisely, if you are using a updated version of Windows (from Windows 8.x on), to take a screenshot, all you have to do is use the following key combination: Win + Stamp. If that doesn't work, you can try the following alternative key combinations: Win+Ctrl+Stamp or Win+Fn+Stamp. If you're using a tablet or 2-in-1 device, use this combination instead: Win+Volume key (-).
In case you don't know, the Win it's the one with the windows flag found at the bottom left of the keyboard. Instead, the key Stamp it is the one located at the top right and, moreover, on some keyboards it is indicated as prnt, Prt Scr, prnt or Print and is sometimes placed on a multi-function button (so to be able to use it you must also press the key Fn).
In all cases, in conjunction with the correct typing of the keyboard shortcut, you will see a rapid blackout of the desktop. The screenshots obtained will be saved in PNG format and you can view them by accessing the folder ImmaginiScreenshots of Windows. If you prefer, however, you can change the destination path of the screenshots by right-clicking on the folder Screenshotsthen choosing the item Property from the context menu, going to the tab Route in the window that opens and pressing the button Move.
If you are using a older version of Windows or in any case as an alternative to as I have already explained to you, you can also make sure that the captured screenshots are copied only to the clipboard without being automatically saved in the image folder, so that they can then be pasted into any other application.
How you do it? Nothing could be simpler: if you want to copy a screenshot of the entire desktop to the OS clipboard, press the key Stamp, while if you want to copy a screenshot of the foreground window to the clipboard use the combination Alt+Stamp.
After that, you can paste the obtained screenshot into any application you want (e.g. Paint), by simply clicking on the button Paste attached to the window of the program in use or using the key combination Ctrl + V.
How to one screenshot with Windows 10
If what you are using is a computer with su installed Windows 10, I inform you that to take a screenshot you can also resort to the use of additional tools included "standard" in the operating system. Here they are.
Snip and annotate tool
fare one screenshot with Windows 10, you can take advantage of Capture and annotate: program that is pre-installed in the operating system (if removed, it can be downloaded for free from the relevant section of the Microsoft Store) and has been specifically designed to take screenshots and add annotations to them.
To use Capture and annotate, first start the tool in question by clicking on the Start button (I cheer with the windows flag) which is located at the bottom left of the taskbartyping “capture and annotate” in the search field and selecting the first one pertinent suggestion on the menu if you press.
Once the main window of the tool is displayed, to take a screenshot, press the button New which is located at the top left. If you deem it necessary, you can also set up a timer between selecting the area to be captured and actually taking the screenshot, by clicking in advance on the adjacent button with the down arrow and selecting the option Capture in 3 seconds or that one Capture in 10 seconds give the menu to compare.
Subsequently, click on the buttons located on the toolbar that appears at the top to select the capture mode you prefer. More precisely, by pressing the button with the rectangle you can take a screenshot of a rectangular shape; pressing on the one with the curved design you can take a screenshot by drawing a custom shape; pressing on the one with i two overlapping rectangles you can make the capture of a specific window, while clicking on the button representing a rectangle with the corners highlighted you can take a screenshot of the entire desktop.
If the mode you have selected requires it, then trace the screenshot capture area by clicking at the starting point and, continuing to hold down, moving the pointer to the point of your interest.
Once the modifications are completed or in any case to save the image obtained, click on the button with the floppy disk located at the top right and decide the location, name and format for the final file. You can also copy the screenshot to the Windows clipboard, so that it can then be pasted wherever you deem most appropriate, by clicking on the button with the two sheets which is always at the top of the Capture and Annotate editor.
If this interests you, know that you can also invoke the Capture and annotate tool using this key combination: Win+Maiusc+S. I inform you that you can also do so by pressing the key Stamp this tool is invoked. To do this, click Start button on taskbar, select the icon of Settings (Quella a forma di ruota d'ingranaggio) in the menu that opens and click on the wording Accessibility in the window that pops up on the desktop; then select the item Keyboard from the left menu and move up On the switch under the wording Printer Connection located on the right.
Take Edge web screen capture
If you need to take a screenshot of a web page — in its entirety or a single portion —, you can use the function Take web screen capture included in Edge, which is the default browser of Windows 10.
To be able to use it, start the browser, go to the web page of your interest, click on the button (...) located at the top right and choose the option Take web screen capture give the menu check if you press.
Now, if you want to take a snapshot of a portion of the web page, check that the option is selected on the toolbar that appears at the top. Free selection (otherwise you do it by clicking on the appropriate wording), then trace the rectangle for capturing the screenshot, clicking at the starting point and, continuing to hold down, moving the viewfinder that appears on the screen to the point of your interest.
Now, through the menu that you see appearing, decide whether to copy the screenshot obtained to the clipboard or whether to add annotations, by clicking, respectively, on the item Copy or on that Add notes. Finally, save the image obtained by pressing the icon floppy disk.
I also point out that you can quickly recall the use of the function to take screenshots of Edge web pages also using the following keyboard shortcut: Ctrl+Shift+S.
How to lo screenshot con Windows 8
Also on Windows 8 there is a default tool for making screenshots. Is called Snipping tool and allows you to capture individual portions of the screen, specific windows or the entire desktop. You can also edit the resulting images by adding highlights, annotations, and various other elements.
You ask me how can I serve you? First, start the tool by clicking on the Start button, then on the button with the magnifying glass that you find in the upper right part of the Start Screentyping “snipping tool” in the search field that appears and selecting the pertinent suggestion.
Afterwards, you will see a small toolbar appear on the desktop. To capture your screenshot, click on the button New attached to the latter and then use the pointer to draw a rectangle including the area of the screen you want to "immortalise", clicking, continuing to hold down and releasing the "grip" up to the point of your interest.
If you want, you can also capture a screenshot in a different format by clicking on the button beforehand down arrow in the Snipping Tool toolbar and choosing one of the following options from the menu that appears: Capture free format (to take a screenshot by drawing a custom shape), Capturing a single window (to take a screenshot of a specific window) or Capture full screen (to take a screenshot of the entire desktop). To reset the capture format to the default, choose the option instead Rectangular capture.
Once captured, the screenshot will be shown to you within the program editor, through which you can make all the necessary changes to the image using the tools to add strokes and highlights. When the changes are complete and/or to save the screenshot, click on the button with the floppy disk located at the top left and indicates the position, name and format you want to assign to the final file.
How to one screenshot with Windows 7
You are using a computer with su installed Windows 7 and would you like to understand how to make a screenshot? I inform you then that, even in this case, you can do it using the tool called Snipping tool, the one I already told you about in the previous step in relation to Windows 8. The operation is identical.
Programs to take a screenshot in Windows
The "standard" solutions to take a screenshot with Windows that I have already told you about have not convinced you in a particular way and, therefore, you would prefer to turn to the use of third party programs? I'll settle you right away! Below, in fact, you will find a list of those that, in my humble opinion, represent the best software in the category for the Microsoft operating systems that you can consider turning to.
![[ROG Strix Scope TKL] How to do Print Screen, Scroll Lock and Pause?](/images/posts/dbc12fb68d9a3acfe55f430daa337928-0.jpg)
