How do I snap a screenshot on my computer? Do I use the print screen key? If so, where is the picture saved?

Question

I'm using a Dell laptop with Windows XP home edition.

Answer 1

There are several ways:
Hold down the left ctrl key and press Print Screen. That snapshots the entire screen.
Hold down the left Alt key and press Print Screen. That snapshots just the current window, the one that the focus is on.
This puts in on the clipboard.
You can then paste the screen shot using ctrl-V in either Paint or in your word processor, assuming it accepts graphics and not just text.

Answer 2

The print screen key takes the screenshot and saves it to your clipboard. The easiest way to view it is to open up Paint and push 'Ctrl' + 'v' or go to Edit and Paste.

Answer 3

Ya it's simple just hit ctrl and print screen or on my computer its the blue fn key and the blue print screen button that will copy the picture then just open paint or word or any program you can paste into (i prefer photoshop) and then you will have the screen.

Answer 4

ALT - Print Screen: Copies the active window to the clipboard
CRTL - Print Screen: Copies the whole screen to the clipboard

Answer 5

Yes, use the print screen key, it is "copied" so you will have to paste it into a graphics editor such as MS Word or MS Paint.

Answer 6

Hit Ctrl + PrintScreen. (The image is now copied onto the Windows Clip Board) Now open Paint and hit Ctrl + V and it will paste the image in the paint program.

Answer 7

Got to Start/Programs/Accessories and run "Paint". Go to the "Edit" menu and click "Paste". You should then see the screenshot. Go to the "File" menu and click "Save As" in order to save the screenshot in any format you like (jpg, bmp, gif, etc)

Answer 8

the picture can be found in microsoft paint, just go to edit and paste