To screenshot on a laptop, several common methods are used depending on the operating system, mostly involving keyboard shortcuts:
- On Windows laptops:
- Press the Print Screen (PrtSc) key to capture the entire screen. Paste into an image editor like Paint using Ctrl + V to save.
- Press Alt + PrtSc to capture only the active window. Paste and save similarly.
- Press Windows key + PrtSc to capture the entire screen and save automatically to the Screenshots folder in Pictures.
- Press Windows key + Shift + S to open the Snipping Tool for customized screenshots (rectangular, freeform, window, full-screen).
- On some laptops, use Fn + PrtSc if PrtSc alone doesn't work.
- On Mac laptops:
- Press Shift + Command + 3 to capture the entire screen.
- Press Shift + Command + 4 to capture a selected portion.
- Press Shift + Command + 5 to open the screenshot tool with more options.
Each method allows saving the screenshot either directly to a folder or via pasting into an editing app for manual saving.
