How to screenshot on laptops 2024

Up to today as technology has become the necessity in the society, many homes owns a tleast one or two laptops and sometimes it gives them challenges on which key on the keyboard that is used for this and that especially screenshots on the laptops. This is also known as ‘Print screen’ on a PC. The screenshot is usually saved in the Pictures folder unless you have changed the default setting.

Follow the steps below

1. Press ‘Print Screen/PrtScrn’ or press ‘Alt’ and ‘Print Screen/PrtScrn’ (different for each PC). 
2. Click ‘Start’. 
3. Open ‘Paint’. Do a search for ‘Paint’ if you can’t find it. 
4. Click ‘File’. 
5. Click ‘New’ to open a new page. 
6. Click on ‘Paste’ in the new page. 
7. Click on ‘File’. 
8. Click on ‘Save As’. 
9. Name the new file, choose where you want it to save on your computer, and click ‘Save’.

In laptops with Windows 10 

1. Use the ‘Print Screen’ button (PrtSc). You’ll find it on the upper-right side of most keyboards (or next to the Space Bar on some). It will copy an image of your entire screen to the clipboard. You can then hit ‘Ctrl + V’ to paste it into a document.

Screen recording on Windows

Xbox Game Bar is built into Windows 11 and Windows 10 and lets you make a screen recording one application at a time.

1. Press together the ‘Windows Key’ + ‘Alt’ + ‘R’ at the same time.
2. A recording widget will appear in the corner of your screen to start recording.
3. Turn on or off your microphone for your audio preferences.
4. Stop recording your screen by holding together ‘Windows Key’ + ‘Alt’ + ‘R’ at the same time or press the ‘Stop’ button in the recording widget.
5. You will usually find the recording in your Videos/Captures folder from File Explorer.

Note: Xbox Game Bar won’t be able to record your Windows desktop or File Explorer. You may need to download a third-party application to your desktop to do this.

What to do if you have a different computer or device If none of these screenshot methods work on your device, we suggest you open your search engine and search ‘How do I take a screenshot/screen recording with a [add your device type/model]’. 

There are also some apps that can be used to take a screenshot or take a screen recording. Open Google Play and search “screen capture’’ or ‘screen recorder

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