Thread: Using the Print Screen Key

If you make use of Print Screen key on keyboard often then you would think everybody would know how to utilize it as it’s so simple. Know how to utilize Print Screen key is not as general as you may feel. There are many people who do not even know it’s there. This PC tip will show you how to make use of Print Screen key so you can raise your computing efficiency.

Print Screen key is utilized to duplicate or catch a picture of what you are doing on PC. This is helpful if you want to send a image to someone for technical support. It’s also helpful if you want somebody to notice a particular document or file that you are working on but they do not have software to open it on their PC or if it’s too big to email to them.

If you push Print Screen key it will send an image of what is on your screen to Windows clipboard. Then paste that image into a program like Word, Paintbrush, Photoshop or any other software that will permit pasting of images. Print Screen key can be utilized in two ways. If you would like to catch a picture of all on screen just press key and then copy it into program of option. Below shown what happens when you press the key.




Here you can see how it can capture all open windows with taskbar and Start Button.

If you utilize key Alt+PrintScreen then it will take picture of that window which is open.



See how this image is similar as open window that was ahead in earlier image. This can be utilized when you are only worried about capturing a picture of one specific window or program before all on your screen.