Only one screen capture at a time may be copied and pasted.

This can then be pasted into another application and saved. Check the information that came with your device or the manufacturer's website for more information.īoth methods will copy an image of the screen or window to the clipboard (an area of the computer's memory reserved for copy and paste operations).

NOTE: Some keyboards or mobile PCs that don't have the key might use other keyboard combinations, such as FN+ INSERT, to take a screen capture.

To capture one of the windows on the desktop, bring that window to the foreground so as to make it the 'active' window, then hold down the key while you press the key.

To capture the whole desktop (that is, everything visible on your screen) simply press the (Print Screen) key (usually located towards the top right-hand corner of the keyboard, often the leftmost in a group of three keys).

There is a built-in facility on Windows PCs and Apple Macs that allows you to 'capture' what is displayed on the screen (a screen capture or screenshot) and save it as an image file. 974How can I capture an image of what is on the screen of a Windows PC or Apple Mac?

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