# How to take Screenshot on laptop (Windows/Mac) **URL:** https://www.compsmag.com/blogs/how-to-take-screenshot-on-laptop-windows-mac/ **Author:** Ayushi Chauhan **Published:** 2022-10-25 **Updated:** 2022-10-25 **Categories:** Blogs **Tags:** Apple Guides, Blogs Daily, Computer Guides, Computers Tips and Tutorials, guiderobert, Guides and Tutorials, guiding12, How To Guide, How To Guides, Laptops Guides, laptops Tips, macbook guides, Tips, Tricks, Windows 10, Windows Tips **Reading Time:** 6 min --- This tip is about the how to take Screenshot on laptop (Windows/Mac). So read this free guide, How to take Screenshot on laptop (Windows/Mac) step by step. If you have query related to same article you may contact us. ## How to take Screenshot on laptop (Windows/Mac) - Guide There are several options available for users who want to take a screenshot of something on their computer screen. Users can capture the entire screen or just part of it. Here are all the most widely used methods ​​to take a screenshot in laptops. Below are all the methods listed with their steps in detail to take a screenshot on Windows 10 / Windows 7 laptops or PCs and Macintosh. The steps are simple and easy to use. ## How to take screenshots on Windows 10 laptop/ PCs There are several ways to take a screenshot in Windows 10 laptops/ PCs powered. the steps to how to take a screenshot in Windows 7 laptops are the same. Take a look: ### 1. Take a screenshot on Windows 7/10 laptop using the app Windows 10 and Windows 7 come with a dedicated app called 'Snipping Tool' to capture any screenshot. The application takes a screenshot and saves it as an image file without first pasting it into another program. To do this, go to the Start Menu and search for Snipping Tool. The app will open with options like 'New', 'Mode', 'Delay', 'Cancel' and 'Options'. The new button will allow users to take a screenshot of a laptop in the shape you prefer (free form, without any predefined dimensions or shapes). The 'Mode' option, on the other hand, lets you choose the type of screenshot format you want - you can choose anything from full-screen to rectangular or free-form. The 'Cancel' button will delay the process, while the 'Delay' option will allow you to set a timer to take a screenshot. ### 2. Print screen on Windows using this key In addition to the application, Windows laptop it also allows users to capture what is on the screen using the 'PrtScn' key. You can print the screen on both Windows 10/7 operating systems laptops using this option. The PrtScn key is mainly in the upper right corner of the keyboard. Press the key to take a screenshot of the entire screen of the laptop to a clipboard, which you can paste into Paint, Microsoft Word, or any other program that displays an image. In some laptops, a button may need help from the function key, labeled 'Fn'. Press Fn + PrtScn to take a screenshot on such computers. ### 3. Capture the image of the active window using Alt + PrtScn This option copies only the active window - the screen you are working on - to the clipboard, which you can paste into another program. Use PrtScn button with the 'Alt' key to take a screenshot in Windows 7 or Windows 10 laptop. ### 4. Windows key + Shift + S, to take a screenshot of a specific part To capture a specific part, press these three keys - Windows + Shift + S - together. This will darken the screen and change the mouse pointer to drag. Select the part you want to capture. The screenshot will be copied to the clipboard, which you can paste into any program that supports an image. ### 5. Save screenshot directly to PC using Windows key + PrtScn If you don't want to copy the screenshot to clipboard, use Windows key + PrtScn shortcut command on your Windows laptop to save it as an image file. Pressing the keys will take a screenshot of the entire screen and store it in the “Pictures” folder, in a subfolder called “Screenshots” ### 6. Windows key + G This option is for players who want to take a screenshot on a Windows laptop. During gameplay, press the two keys: Windows and G together for a game overlay. click on the camera or press the Windows + Alt + PrtScn keys to take a screenshot. The screenshot will be saved in the “Videos” folder in a subfolder called 'Captures'. Those who are playing on Steam can press F11 to take a screenshot, which you can access in the 'Steam' folder. ## How to take screenshots on macOS laptops/ PCs macOS also has several options for you to take a screenshot and each of them has its own benefits. ### 1. Command + Shift + 3 It's the easiest way to take a screenshot on macOS laptops/ PCs. Simply press these three keys together and it will capture a still image of the entire screen. ### 2. Command + Shift + 4 This is a slightly advanced command that allows you to capture a specific part of the screen. This will turn the cursor into a crosshair, which you select and drag anywhere on the screen to take a screenshot. Also, you can press and release the spacebar, which will make the crosshairs a bit camera icon. Hover over the window you want to capture so that it's highlighted, then click on it or press Enter. Press and hold the spacebar with this command (after dragging to highlight an area but before releasing the mouse button or trackpad) to lock the shape and size of the selected area and reposition it anywhere on the screen. This is useful if the area initially selected is a bit off. Lastly, you can hold the 'Shift' key after dragging to highlight an area, but before releasing the mouse button, to lock each side of the selected area, while holding up or down to position the lower free edge. ### 3. Command + Shift + 5 This option basically gives you a free hand over the screenshot. Once the command is invoked, you see a box on the screen, which you can tweak to your liking, and a bunch of other options. You can simply press 'enter' to take a screenshot of the selected area or select the 'Capture selected part' option in the small panel below. The panel also includes 'Capture Full Screen' and 'Capture Selected Window' buttons, along with two video recordings buttons that allow you to record the entire screen or a selection of it and an 'Option' button to select the drive you want to save screenshots, set the timer, and so on. On the left is an 'X' button to close the screen capture panel, which can be done with the Escape key. ### 4. Command + Shift + 6 This option is only available for the MacBook version with Touch Bar, as it allows you to take a screenshot of the Touch Bar. All screenshots taken on macOS laptops will be stored on the desktop (by default). However, you can change the location to any drive/folder you like. To do this, press Command-Shift-5 -> go to Options -> and select save location, with this all your future screenshots will be saved in that folder or drive. ## Final note I hope you like the guide How to take Screenshot on laptop (Windows/Mac). In case if you have any query regards this article you may ask us. Also, please share your love by sharing this article with your friends. --- *End of Article*