If your keyboard has a number pad on the right side of it, you’ll find the prt sc key left of the top row of keys in the number pad. Note whether or not the “prt sc” (or similar) text is at the top of the key or at the bottom of the key. If it’s at the bottom of the key underneath a different text option, you may need to use the Fn key as well.

If your keyboard has a number pad on the right side of it, you’ll find the prt sc key left of the top row of keys in the number pad. Note whether or not the “prt sc” (or similar) text is at the top of the key or at the bottom of the key. If it’s at the bottom of the key underneath a different text option, you may need to use the Fn key as well.

You’ll usually find the Fn key in the lower-left side of the keyboard.

You’ll usually find the Fn key in the lower-left side of the keyboard.

If the “prt sc” text is below another text item on the Print Screen key, make sure you hold down the Fn key as well.

Make sure you’re holding the ⊞ Win key while doing this.

If the screen doesn’t dim, try releasing and then pressing again the prt sc key. If this still doesn’t work, hold down the Fn key as well if you weren’t doing so before, or let go of the Fn key and try again if you were using it.

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If your keyboard has a number pad on the right side of it, you’ll find the prt sc key left of the top row of keys in the number pad. Note whether or not the “prt sc” (or similar) text is at the top of the key or at the bottom of the key. If it’s at the bottom of the key underneath a different text option, you may need to use the Fn key as well.

If your keyboard has a number pad on the right side of it, you’ll find the prt sc key left of the top row of keys in the number pad. Note whether or not the “prt sc” (or similar) text is at the top of the key or at the bottom of the key. If it’s at the bottom of the key underneath a different text option, you may need to use the Fn key as well.

You’ll usually find the Fn key in the lower-left side of the keyboard.

You’ll usually find the Fn key in the lower-left side of the keyboard.

You won’t receive any visual indication that a screenshot has been taken. If the “prt sc” text is below another text item on the Print Screen key, make sure you hold down the Fn key as well.

You can also click the clipboard-shaped Paste icon in the upper-left side of the Paint window to paste in the screenshot. If your screenshot isn’t pasted in, you may need to go back and take a screenshot while holding the Fn key (or, if you held the Fn key, not holding it).

Ideally, you’ll use the PNG format here as PNG files don’t lose quality over time (unlike JPEG files). However, JPEG files take up significantly less space on your hard drive.

Ideally, you’ll use the PNG format here as PNG files don’t lose quality over time (unlike JPEG files). However, JPEG files take up significantly less space on your hard drive.

Ideally, you’ll use the PNG format here as PNG files don’t lose quality over time (unlike JPEG files). However, JPEG files take up significantly less space on your hard drive.

In the future, “Rectangular Snip” will be the default and you can just click New on the left side of the Snipping Tool window to create a new snip.

In the future, “Rectangular Snip” will be the default and you can just click New on the left side of the Snipping Tool window to create a new snip.

In the future, “Rectangular Snip” will be the default and you can just click New on the left side of the Snipping Tool window to create a new snip.

If you want to take a screenshot of the entire screen, click and drag from the top-left corner of the screen down to the bottom-right corner.

Click the floppy disk-shaped “Save” icon at the top of the Snipping Tool window. Enter a file name in the “File name” text box. Select a folder in which to save the screenshot on the left side of the window. Click Save.

Free-form snip — Allows you to select a section of your screen by free-hand clicking and dragging around it. Releasing the mouse once you’ve connected the end of your selection to the beginning of the selection will take the screenshot. Window snip — Allows you to take a screenshot of a currently open window (e. g. , your browser window) without including anything else. Clicking a window will take the screenshot.

Free-form snip — Allows you to select a section of your screen by free-hand clicking and dragging around it. Releasing the mouse once you’ve connected the end of your selection to the beginning of the selection will take the screenshot. Window snip — Allows you to take a screenshot of a currently open window (e. g. , your browser window) without including anything else. Clicking a window will take the screenshot.