# How to Con­vert a Screen­shot from PNG to JPG format on Win­dows 10

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**Author:** Ayushi Chauhan
**Published:** 2021-12-10
**Updated:** 2021-12-10
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## How to Con­vert a Screen­shot from PNG to JPG format on Win­dows 10 - Guide

PNG is an excellent image document with lots of features.  However, when it comes to sharing photos, building websites or downloading multiple documents, PNG is inadequate.  Fortunately, JPG is solid here.  Discover how to change the PNG to JPG.

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## Methods to convert screenshot to JPG using system application

You can choose to capture your images in JPG formats using different methods.  On your Microsoft system, the Paint application can be used to capture the screen in JPG format.  Another way is to use the crop tool.  Both methods to convert screenshot to JPG are listed below.

### Use the default Paint application to turn the screenshot into JPG

Using this method, you can capture the screen image and then convert it to JPG using the free Paint application on the system.

Open the screen or image you want to take a screenshot.

On your desktop, click Prt Sc (Print Screen) button.  On many keyboards, it may be necessary to press the function key (Fn) in conjunction with the screen print option.

Open the MSPaint application on your PC and paste the copied screenshot.

As the screenshot image is copied to the paint application, click the File menu or main application interface icon.  Choose “Save As > JPEG Image” and a new pop-up the window will open.  Choose here the file name and the location where you want to save the screenshot image.

The captured screen will be saved in JPG format.

### Use crop tool to convert screenshot to JPG

Another way to capture the screen is to use the Crop tool, which is a Microsoft Windows utility application to take the screen capture.  The application comes with Windows Vista and later versions of the operating system.  Using the utility, screenshot of an open window, full screen, free area or rectangular area can be taken.  These captured clips can be stored in the desired image file format, MHTML format or they can also be sent by email.

On your Microsoft Windows PC, click “Start > All Programs > Accessories” button.  Scroll down to select the Cropping Tool option.

In the Snipping Tool dialog box, click “New” button to select the type of screen capture to be captured.  By default, the application captures rectangular cutouts.

Choose the area to be captured and it will appear in the Cropping Tool window.

You can mark the captured screen using the pen or highlight tool.  The Erase tool can be used to remove anything if needed.

Click on the “Save” icon and a dialog will open.  Choose here the location of the PC to save the screenshot.  Also, select a name for the screenshot which by default is “Capture”.  By default, the app saves your screenshot in JPG format.  If it is in any other format, you can choose JPG in the Save as type option.  Finally, click on "Save" button to save the captured image in JPG file.

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