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You have two options here. The hard part, if I had to guess, would be finding the Print Screen button on your keyboard. It is usually abbreviated "Prt Scr" and is usually above the Insert, Home, and Page Up Keys and has "Sys Rq" underneath it. Once you find that, you are ready to go.
The first option is taking a screenshot of your entire display. This will show any windows that are open, active or not, and your entire taskbar.
To do this, hold down the "Ctrl" button and hit the "Prt Scr" button
Whole Display Screenshot ("Ctrl + Prt Scr")
The second option is taking a screenshot of your active window. No matter what you have open, it will only capture what is active. This is indicated by the dark title bar at the top of the screen. If you look at the above picture, Solitare is the active window with the dark, blue colored title bar, while Calculator and Firefox are inactive with the faded, gray title bars. So, to take a screenshot of only the active window (no other programs and no taskbar), hold down the "Alt" button and hit the "Prt Scr" button.
Active Window Screenshot ("Alt + Prt Scr")
Here, the same programs are open, but I selected this as the active window/program, so this is what was captured.
Once you capture the screen, you can open up any photo-editing software, create a new document, and you should be able to paste it. For write ups like this, I simply open Paint, paste, and save.
All done!
Written by Tyler Clegg (roushtage2) for Meguiar's Online Forums. If you find any errors, please let me know so that I can get them fixed! Thanks!
The first option is taking a screenshot of your entire display. This will show any windows that are open, active or not, and your entire taskbar.
To do this, hold down the "Ctrl" button and hit the "Prt Scr" button
Whole Display Screenshot ("Ctrl + Prt Scr")
The second option is taking a screenshot of your active window. No matter what you have open, it will only capture what is active. This is indicated by the dark title bar at the top of the screen. If you look at the above picture, Solitare is the active window with the dark, blue colored title bar, while Calculator and Firefox are inactive with the faded, gray title bars. So, to take a screenshot of only the active window (no other programs and no taskbar), hold down the "Alt" button and hit the "Prt Scr" button.
Active Window Screenshot ("Alt + Prt Scr")
Here, the same programs are open, but I selected this as the active window/program, so this is what was captured.
Once you capture the screen, you can open up any photo-editing software, create a new document, and you should be able to paste it. For write ups like this, I simply open Paint, paste, and save.
All done!
Written by Tyler Clegg (roushtage2) for Meguiar's Online Forums. If you find any errors, please let me know so that I can get them fixed! Thanks!
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