How To Take Screenshot On Laptop

Many users get stuck while trying to take a screenshot on a laptop or computer running on Windows, macOS, or Linux. There are several ways to take screenshots on your laptop or desktop computer. This includes using keyboard shortcuts to open apps designed to crop, rotate, annotate, and print the image you have captured from your screen. However, the fastest way to take a screenshot is pressing a combination of keys on the keyboard for capturing the screen.

There are also several third-party apps that you can install to gain even more control over your screenshots. For most users, the built-in tools on Windows, macOS, and Linux-based distributions like Ubuntu come with so many features that you probably won’t need a more advanced tool. 

In this article , we will guide you on how to use the inbuilt tools on these operating systems to take screenshots on a laptop.

How to take screenshot on laptop using Windows

If you are a Windows user, follow the steps below to take grabs:

1. Open the app or website you want to capture on your laptop or desktop computer.
2. Press the Windows logo + Shift + S keys together until the screen appears dimmed.
3. Use your trackpad or mouse to select the area you want to take a screenshot OR select the Fullscreen Snip option at the top of the screen.
4. Click on the Snipping Tool notification to edit, crop, annotate, share, or save your screenshot.

How to take screenshot on laptop using macOS

Here’s a step-by-step guide to take screenshot on your mac

1. Open the app or website you want to capture on your laptop or desktop computer.
2. Press the Shift + Command + 3 keys together to capture the entire screen.
3. Press Shift + Command + 4 to capture a portion of the screen, then drag and select the area as required.
4. View your desktop to view the latest screenshot and share it to another app. 

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How to take screenshot on laptop using Linux

If you are a Linux user, perform the following steps to take a screenshot on your laptop: 

1. If you are running a modern Linux distribution like Ubuntu, press the Print key.
2. Click Screen to capture the whole screen, or click Window to capture a specific window, respectively.
3. Choose Selection to capture part of the screen, using your mouse to click and drag until the area is selected.
4. Go to Pictures, then Screenshots to view the screenshots, or paste it into any app using Ctrl + V.