Click: How to Print Screen on Windows 7

This updated guide examines Click: How to Print Screen on Windows 7 and organizes the essential facts, background, and practical takeaways in clear American English.

Method 1of 3:

Capturing the Entire Screen

1. PressPrntScrn. Doing so saves the entire image on the screen to your computer's Clipboard, in the same resolution as your monitor setting. For example, a 1280x720 dpi monitor will result in a 1280x720 dpi image.
   • If your keyboard doesn't have a PrntScrn key, press Fn + Insert .
2. Open a document or create a new one. Do so in any app that supports the pasting of images, like Word, Outlook, or Paint.
3. Paste the screenshot. Do so by pressingCtrl+Vor selecting Paste from the Edit drop-down in the menu bar. The screenshot will be pasted into the document. You can now save it, email it, print, or otherwise share it.

Method 2of 3:

Capturing a Specific Window

1. Click on the window you want to capture.
2. PressAlt+PrntScrn. Doing so saves an image of the window to your computer's Clipboard.
   • If your keyboard doesn't have a PrntScrn key, press Fn + Insert .
3. Open a document or create a new one. Do so in any app that supports the pasting of images, like Word, Outlook, or Paint.
4. Paste the screenshot. Do so by pressingCtrl+Vor selecting Paste from the Edit drop-down in the menu bar. The screenshot will be pasted into the document. You can now save it, email it, print, or otherwise, share it.

Method 3of 3:

Using the Snipping Tool

1. Open the "Start" menu. It's in the lower-left corner of the screen.
2. Click onSearch.
3. Typesnipping toolin the "Search" bar.
4. Click onSnipping Tool. Doing so opens a dialog box
5. Click onMode. It's in the menu bar of the dialog box.
6. Click onRectangular Snipto create a rectangle-shaped image.
7. Click and drag the pointer to outline a rectangular area of the screen. This takes a screenshot of the section of the screen you outlined and shows you the resulting image.
8. Click onSave Snip. It's the icon that looks like a purple floppy disc. This will open the "Save As" window and you can enter a filename for the screenshot and choose where to save it.
   • The default image file type for the snipping tool is JPEG. You can change this by clicking on the "File Type" drop-down menu in the dialog box.
9. Click onSave. The selected portion of the screen will be saved as an image to your computer.