How to Take Screenshots on Laptop (2022)

How to screenshot on a laptop easily

If you’re looking for the easiest ways to take screenshots on laptop, you’ve come to the right place. This article shows you how to take screenshots on laptop quickly and easily. Just try the tips below.

Tip 1: Use keyboard shortcuts to screenshot the entire screen and an active window

If you want to take screenshots on your laptop and then use them in an app, the quickest way is using Windows keyboard shortcuts.

1.If you want to take a screenshot of an active window, press Window+PrtScn.

Select the window you want to capture, then press the Windows and PrtScn keys at the same time, and the picture will be taken and copied to the clipboard.

Tip 2: Use Snipping Tool to take and edit screenshots

Snipping Tool is a pre-installed system tool for screenshot. You can use it to capture your screen and do some simple editing. Here’s how to use Snipping Tool to take screenshots on laptop:

1.Type snip in the Windows search box, and select Snipping Tool from the results.

2.At Snipping Tool, click New to capture a screenshot.

3.Move the crosshair to where you want to start the screenshot, then drag to select an area.

Note: If you want to cancel, press Esc before you click.

4.Click the Save Snip icon to save the screenshot.

Note: You can save the picture in PNG or JPEG format.

NOTE: if you are using windows 11 operator open snipper tool directly by pressing  (Windows + shift + S )