To screenshot a certain area on a Windows PC, you can use the built-in shortcut Windows key + Shift + S. This will darken your screen and change your mouse cursor to a crosshair, allowing you to click and drag to select the specific area you want to capture. Once you release the mouse button after selecting the area, the screenshot is copied to the clipboard, and a notification appears that can be clicked to open the screenshot in Snip & Sketch for editing and saving. Alternatively, you can use the Snipping Tool application on Windows:
- Open Snipping Tool from the Start menu.
- Choose the "Rectangular Snip" mode.
- Click and drag to select the desired area.
- Edit and save the screenshot as needed.
There are also third-party tools like Icecream Screen Recorder and Greenshot that offer additional features like annotation, cropping, and different screenshot modes for capturing selected screen regions. Summary of primary methods:
Method| How to Use| Features
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Windows + Shift + S| Press keys, drag to select area| Quick selection, opens
Snip & Sketch
Snipping Tool| Open tool, choose mode, select area| Multiple modes, basic
editing
Icecream Screen Recorder| Download app, select "Custom area", capture|
Annotations, drawing tools
Greenshot| Install app, select "Region" mode| Open-source, editing, scrolling
capture
These methods work on Windows 10 and 11 and provide efficient ways to capture a screenshot of any specific part of the screen.
