This tutorial is about how to take a screenshot on any computer running on Win XP, Win 7, Win 8 and Win 10. Below, you get to discover up to 4 different alternative ways to take screenshots on your PC easily and instantly for any need. PC screenshots are very important when it comes to creating references in form of images for both the present and future purposes.
If you follow the simple below different alternative ways, trust me, you will be able to accomplish all your targets instantly and with ease. An example of the need to learn how to take a screenshot in Windows XP/7/8/10 is when creating Blog tutorials. You are on a sure deal of uploading your own copyrighted images since you take them fresh from your own computer, and thus avoiding copied contents from elsewhere.
4 ways to take a screenshot on PC
Whether you are running Windows XP Windows 7, Windows 8 or Windows 10 on your computer, at least any of the below will be able to assist you create an instant screenshot. Below are the different ways to take a screenshot in Windows.
1. Windows default keyboard feature (PrtSc key).
2. Windows Snipping Tool
3. Lightshot application
4. Greenshot application
Take a screenshot in Windows using Keyboard Feature
– Bring forward the page or screen you want to capture.
– Touch and press the PrtSc key and release it.
– Open Paint depending on your OS.
– Press Ctrl + V and play with your screenshot.
– Click File, and Save your screenshot.
Take a screenshot in Windows using Snipping Tool
– Open the Snipping Tool depending on your OS.
– Chose the view type from drop down list eg Full screen.
– Select options of the app you want to use eg the selection, color and etc
– Click new and start.
Take a screenshot in Windows using Lightshot application
– Download lightshot app from their homepage.
– Install it in your Windows PC
– Launch the app, set preferred screen capture options.
– Start capturing and saving your Screenshots
– This app supports both Windows/Mac, Chrome, Firefox, IE & Opera browsers
Take a screenshot in Windows using Greenshot appl
– Download greenshot app from their homepage.
– Install it in your Windows PC
– Launch the app, set preferred screen capture options.
– Start capturing including scrolling pages
