When we use computers and laptops, taking screenshots to exchange data is a daily job. However, if we do not know the shortcut to capture the computer and Laptop screen, we will lose a lot of time for this. In this article, Computer Tips will introduce you to the most popular computer and laptop screen capture shortcuts today.
Note: Each keyboard of different brands will use a different Layout, so the Print Screen button on each keyboard may be a little different. However, you can still identify them easily. You can see a summary of the Print Screen buttons on today’s popular key layouts.
1. Autosave Screenshot Shortcut
Instead of taking a screenshot, you have to open Paint to save it manually, you can choose the auto-save mode to save time and manipulation.
Shortcut keys:
For some keyboards that use a shortened layout like Laptop, you need to press the FN key to unlock the screen capture function. Now our standard keyboard shortcut is:
Windows + FN + Print Screen |
After the image is taken, the system will automatically store it in the Picture folder with the folder name . ScreenShots. You open This PC -> Picture -> ScreenShots.
2. Shortcut to take screenshot and save manually
If you want to take a screenshot and save it manually in Paint so that you can draw characters with the Pencil tool, you proceed as follows:
First, you press the button Print Screen for the system to take a screenshot and save it to memory.
Then you proceed to open MenuStart and enter Paint to open.
Finally, you press Paste (or Ctrl + DRAW) to paste the screenshot into Paint software. Next, you press Save (Ctrl + WILL) to save is complete.
3. Shortcut to take a picture of a selection on the screen
Instead of having to take a picture of the entire screen, you can also select a certain capture area on the screen to facilitate the security of other unrelated content. The operation of the shortcut to take a picture of a selection on the screen is as follows:
Shortcut keys:
After pressing the combination, you will be transferred to the screen capture interface. Now you press and hold the left mouse button and drag to form an area of the screen that you need to capture.
Then you proceed to open MenuStart and enter Paint to open.
Finally, you press Paste (or Ctrl + DRAW) to paste the screenshot into Paint software. Next, you press Save (Ctrl + WILL) to save is complete.
4. Shortcuts to capture application and software windows
To capture the application window, the first thing you need to do is click on the application window to select it (put it up first on the screen). Then you proceed to press the key combination below.
Shortcut keys:
Then you proceed to open MenuStart and enter Paint to open.
Finally, you press Paste (or Ctrl + DRAW) to paste the screenshot into Paint software. Next, you press Save (Ctrl + WILL) to save is complete.
In this article, Computer Tips introduced you to quick screenshot shortcuts on computers and laptops. Have a nice day!