Screenshots are lower-resolution copies of images captured with your device’s camera for quick reference on smartphones, tablets and computers.

Pressing Windows + PrtSc simultaneously is the quickest and simplest way to take a screenshot, with it automatically being copied onto your clipboard and stored in Pictures folder.

Snip & Sketch

Taken screenshots are an easy and reliable way to share something funny with your friends or report an issue on your laptop screen. While most methods require memorizing keyboard shortcuts, Windows 11 comes equipped with its own built-in tool which makes taking screenshots simpler than ever before.

To take a screenshot on Windows 11, press the [Print] key (or, on some computers, Fn). This will save a copy of your screen directly into Pictures > Screenshots as an image file that can later be pasted into programs such as Microsoft Word or printed out for further use.

Snip & Sketch opens upon pressing this keystroke, providing numerous screenshot options. Select rectangular, freeform or window mode; draw your subject shape using mouse; or time your screenshots for three, five or ten seconds to take place automatically.

Snip & Sketch can be found for free on the Windows Store and is one of the most versatile screenshot tools around, serving as an excellent alternative to PrtScrn. But for even greater time saving capabilities and convenience try Movavi Screen Recorder; its affordable software enables you to easily capture video footage, screenshots and webcam footage as well as edit them easily – plus its available for both Macs and PCs!

PrtScn

If you don’t own an image-editing app and need to capture specific windows or portions of your screen, the easiest and quickest way is using the [Print] key (also known as PrtScn). This key can be found at the top right corner of your keyboard; pressing it will copy everything visible on your display(s) directly to your clipboard – from there, Ctrl + V will let you paste into documents or social media posts as needed.

This approach does have its drawbacks, however. Recalling a specific keyboard shortcut requires remembering a unique combination, saving only JPEG or PNG images as screenshots; and you must manually save them into their appropriate locations – to ease this burden you could set automatic saving of screenshots to OneDrive through your computer settings instead.

To do so, open File Explorer and locate the Pictures folder. If it isn’t already checked, check “Save screenshots to OneDrive” under Back up folder settings; all future screenshots will then automatically save to OneDrive, making this ideal if you take many screenshots at once. Your screenshots can then be easily accessed either through Windows taskbar icons or Action Center – and from there on out any device!

Fn + PrtSc

If you want to use your keyboard to take screenshots, there are a variety of methods. Some require memorizing shortcuts; there is also an inbuilt tool which makes this easier. To take an immediate screenshot using just your keyboard, press Windows + Prt Scrn simultaneously; this will save a full-screen screenshot in Pictures > Screenshots folder.

This method does not save your screenshot directly as an image file; rather, it copies it to the clipboard for use in an image editor such as Microsoft Paint or Photoshop to save as an image.

Use the Snipping Tool to take screenshots. Simply search for it in Windows search and launch it; when launched, your screen will dim while an options window opens up with screenshot options for you to select from Rectangular mode, Window mode, Free-form mode or Full-screen mode.

Once you select a mode, the cursor will become a camera icon that you can drag across any window to capture its contents. To customize a selection even further, hold down the space bar after dragging to highlight an area before releasing your mouse button or trackpad – this will lock its shape and size, but still allow you to reposition its location on screen.

Snipping Tool

There can be numerous reasons for needing to take screenshots on a laptop or PC, from sending someone an entire-screen grab over Slack to documenting an error message that needs to be displayed on screen. While traditional methods involve memorizing keyboard shortcuts or installing apps specifically designed to take screenshots, Windows 11 includes an inbuilt tool which makes taking snapshots much simpler.

Pressing Windows + PrtSc keys on a laptop or PC will save a full-screen screenshot to Pictures > Screenshots, or alternatively you can open Snipping Tool by searching for it or hitting Win + Shift + S and selecting from three snipping modes – rectangular allows you to outline what needs capturing in a box; free-form allows any shape; window capture will only capture an open window, leaving out taskbar or other elements.

Snipping Tool also lets you set a delay before taking screenshots, which is especially useful when dealing with dropdown menus that only appear once interacted with. Once captured, simply paste your capture into an image editor or other program that accepts Paste as its primary method for importing graphics and make any necessary edits before sharing your screenshot with friends.