Thread: Adding computer screenshots

You may want to use Word to explain a computer related topic and need to show the reader exactly what you are talking about.

You may even experience a computer related problem and need to document the error message.

You might even want to share something interesting that you found on a website or application and want to add the image of the window into a Word document.

You can do this, virtually with a push of a button.

To do so just follow these simple steps.

Bring focus to the window you want to capture.



To capture the active window use the key combination [Alt] + [Print Screen]. [The [P'rint Screen] key is usually situated to the rig ht of the fu nction keys.

Alternatively, you can capture the entire screen by hitting only the [Print Screen] key.


Make the Word document to which you want to add this screenshot, active.

By using the key combination [Ctrl] + [V] or placing the cursor where you want to add the screen shot and right clicking and clicking "Paste" from the context menu you can add the screenshot to your document.

You can now treat this screen shot as any other image .