Create screenshots. How to take a screenshot using standard Windows programs and using special programs. Screenshot software for Windows

From time to time, each of us has a desire to save the image from the computer screen. For example, you saw a beautiful picture and wanted to send it to someone via Skype. But the site owners have installed copy protection.

In this case, the picture cannot be saved by standard methods, but you can take a screenshot of the screen on a computer or laptop. There may be another situation. Sometimes we need to save not a picture, but a fragment of a video, a game episode or text as an image. All this can be done using the screenshot. It's just as easy, follow the further instructions.

How to take a screenshot.

In the first case, you do not need to download anything additionally to your computer, but it will take more time to take a screenshot. In the second, you will have to install additional software, but you can take a screenshot much faster.

Printscreen (prt scr key) with standard tools Windows 10 OS.

There are two steps to taking a screenshot using the built-in functions of older versions of Windows:

1. Save to clipboard;
2. Editing or further saving in the folder using any graphic editor.

In Windows 8 and 10, the process has been significantly improved, the picture can be saved with hotkeys without an editor by pressing Win + PrtScr. The screen should blink and the saved screenshot will appear in the Username-Pictures-Screenshots or Users-Username-Pictures-Screenshots folder.

How to use the Printscreen button on your keyboard.

The main and obligatory standard tool for work is the button Print Screen... It can be called PrtSc, PrtScr or PrntScrn. These are all common abbreviations, so keyboard manufacturers are free to use whatever they want.

The Print Screen button functions as a "camera", that is, it takes a screenshot of the screen (display, desktop) and saves it to the clipboard. It works in Windows as follows:

• On most computers, you just need to press the Print Screen button to capture the entire screen;
• on some laptops, you need to use the Fn + PrtScn key combination to take a picture;
• to save only the active window, and not the entire screen, you need to press Alt + PrtScn (or Fn + Alt + PrtScn);
• Windows 8 and 10 owners can immediately take a screenshot and save it to Screenshots using the Win + PrtScn hotkeys.

How to save or edit the screen image (screenshot).

After you pressed the Print Screen button, the snapshot was in the clipboard. Now you can work with him further. Open any graphics editor (Paint, Paint.NET, Adobe photoshop and etc.).

1. in Paint and Paint.NET, click the "Edit" button in the top panel, then select "Paste" from the drop-down menu - the saved image from the clipboard will appear on the screen;
2. in Adobe Photoshop, click on the top panel "File", then from the drop-down menu select "New", then "Edit" (on the panel) and from the drop-down menu "Paste".

In Paint, you can also first create a file of the desired size, and then insert an image into it.

Now you can start editing the image or simply save it to a folder using the "File" button and the "Save" function or by hotkeys.

Free software for creating screenshots (screenshots).

There are various free programs (third party developers), with which you can quickly take a screenshot on a computer or laptop. The main ones are:

There are other programs with similar functionality. Try it different ways test the software to choose the most convenient screen capture software.

How to take a screenshot (screen photo) on your phone, iPhone smartphone:

How to take a screenshot on Samsung Galaxy and other phones, smartphones and tablets with Android OS:

Before every PC user, sooner or later, the question will arise - how to take a screenshot of the screen on a computer? And this question will arise at the most unexpected moment when it will be necessary to very quickly take a screenshot of the computer screen for any purpose. And in order for you to approach this problem in all weapons, I decided to tell you about two ways to take a screenshot.

How do I take a screenshot of the screen on my computer using Windows tools?

So first I'll show you how to take a screenshot of the screen in Windows 7, XP and Vista using the keyboard.

Not so long ago, to my surprise, I found out that even seasoned PC users sometimes do not know about this method. But it is very simple, in order to take a screenshot, just press the PrtScr key, which is located to the right of the F12 button. It also happens that this key is signed like this: Psc or PrtSc, but it is pronounced like this - Print Screen.

After the image is inserted, you can save it, File -> Save, choose a location, and a name. Now you can go to the place where you saved the picture and check it. I talked about all this in detail in the video tutorial below.

There is another kind of screenshot in Windows, this is a screenshot of the active window. When is this feature needed? It is needed when it is necessary to take a screenshot not of the entire screen, but only of some small program window. For example, as shown in the picture below:

Of course, you could first shoot the entire screen, and then cut off all unnecessary in the same Paint. However, if you can make it easier, why not take advantage of it? In order to remove a separate window, you first need to make it "active". What does this terrible word mean? The active window is the window in which you are working at the moment, if suddenly you are not sure, then click in this window, with the left mouse button, on any place, for example, on the area that is slightly to the left of the minimize, maximize and close buttons ( ). Then clamp Alt key and, without releasing it, click on the Print Screen key.

Well, then go to Paint, and follow the same procedure that I described above.

Pros and cons of taking screenshots using Windows.

First, I'll tell you about the merits:

• The most important advantage is that the picture can be taken instantly. It all depends on your reaction, i.e. how quickly you click on the Print Screen button.
• No need to install any special programs.

Disadvantages:

• Not fast preservation... After removal, you need to separately open the graphics editor and insert a picture there.
• You can only take a snapshot of the entire screen or the selected window. It is not possible to remove any small piece.

These are the main pros and cons, the rest you will see for yourself when you start using this function.

How to take a screenshot of a computer in Windows 7, XP and Vista using a special program?

Now I will show you how to take a screenshot in Windows 7, XP and Vista using a special program. This program weighs very little, about 800 kilobytes, but it has a lot of functions, both necessary and unnecessary, but I only use one - taking screenshots. The program is called, you can download it from the link at the end of the article.

You do not need to install it, as you download it, just unzip the archive and you can run it. There are two whole articles on how to unpack archives: and

Before it turns on, such a message may fly out.

When you run it, you will see the following window:

To collapse it, click on the middle button in the upper right corner of this window, shown by the red arrow in the image above.

Now, in the notification area, you will have a small yellow square, click on it right click mice.

And in the future, if this window pops up, click it.

The settings window will open in front of you. In it, we need to change the language to Russian, for this click on english.xml and select russian.xml from the drop-down list.

Then click OK. If the window that I mentioned above pops up again, you know what to click.

Well, now, if you right-click on this program, you will see that everything is in Russian. And let me show you right away how to take a screenshot of the screen on a computer using this program.

So, right-click on this program and select the item Capture area of ​​the screen.

Well, now, let me explain to you in order what each item means, and how and when to use it.

1. The first item in the list is "Window / Object". I do not use this item, as it works a little incomprehensibly.
2. The next item is "Area". This is the one I use most often. It is very convenient in that with it, you can take screenshots of rectangular-square shapes of any size and anywhere on the screen.
3. The third item is called "Manual". I rarely use this item, but still sometimes I have to. If in the paragraphs above and below this, you can take a screenshot of an area of ​​only rectangular and square shapes, then using this item, you can take a screenshot of an area of ​​any shape.
4. Item "Fixed size". At this point, before you shoot the area you want on the screen, you must set the dimensions in advance. When is it needed? For example, if you want to post a picture on the forum, but there is a limitation, they say, "the width of your image should not exceed 600 pixels, and the height of 500". In this case, you immediately set the allowed height and width, and take a picture. Honestly, this item came in handy for me only a couple of times, I have not met any restrictions on the size of images for a long time. Before and besides there is special services to reduce the size to the required one.
5. "Scrolling" - this item is inconvenient, just like the first one, so I don't use it at all.
6. Well, as for the item "Full Screen", then a screenshot of the entire screen, just like using the Print Screen button.

You (and I) don't need the items below. As you understood from the description above, basically I only use two items - "Area" and "Manual". If suddenly you do not understand how to use them, watch the video lesson at the end of the article, where I clearly showed everything.

By the way, after you take a screenshot in the way you have chosen, the graphic editor will immediately open, and you will have to save your picture on your computer, for this, click on the button shown in the picture below:

Then save the image in the same way as in any other graphic editor.

And one more thing, this program has a hotkey function. If you noticed in the previous image, then opposite each item it is indicated with what hotkeys you can call it. It is very convenient, you do not need to right-click and bring up the program menu, just pressed Ctrl + Shift + R and you can select and remove the area you need.

Advantages and disadvantages of capturing images using CaptureFree.

Advantages:

• You can take screenshots of different shapes and sizes.
• You can take quick shots with.
• The image is saved faster than in the first method.
• The program is lightweight and easy to customize.

I did not find any flaws, well, at least I never came across them.

The only thing I want to say in advance. This program is needed for those who quite often have to "screenshot" something, if you need it once a week, then you do not need to download this program. It is enough to cut off all the "superfluous" in any graphic editor, for example, in Paint.

To do this, click on the button circled in blue, select the desired area, right-click on it, and then crop. And then save.

Here are two ways that I use. I hope you now understand how to take a screenshot of the screen on a computer. If you still have questions, you can watch the video tutorial below.

Greetings, friends, as I promised that with the beginning of spring I will start writing more on my favorite blog, which I am so tirelessly trying to promote. Today there is a very interesting topic on the agenda, namely, how to take a screenshot on a computer.

Agree that this topic it will definitely be useful to you, since we very often use ordinary screenshots and images in this or that activity. Needless to say, as a blogger, I come across them almost every day. I am sure that this article will be of interest to you, so I recommend that you start reading it, and to the end).

Let's figure out what a screen or screenshot is. In fact, you may have encountered this, but you might not know what it is. Screen is quick image your screen at the moment. That is, with the help of screenshots, you can show what exactly is happening on your computer, relatively speaking.

They are very important, especially if you are in blogging, internet business, or just have fun with your time. For example, you are playing a cool game and suddenly something happens (well, it happens), you wanted to share it with others, you make a screen and send it. It's very simple, and, believe me, a blogger with 4 years of experience, that the ability to make high-quality screenshots will come in handy for you.

Here, for example, is a screenshot of a part of the desktop.

If you watch this article to the end, you can make any images of games, your desktop, and so on. I will try not to disappoint you.

Making a simple screenshot on your computer!

Well, friends, I told you about the importance of screenshots, now let's learn how to make them in the most standard way.

To do this, decide what you want to do. For example, I need to send a screen of my blog to a friend, for this I go to it so that it is shown on my monitor and press the button on the keyboard: "PrtSc SysRq". I have it called that, in other words, you need to find the Preent Screen key. This key is located in the upper right part of the keyboard.

Believe me, you will not confuse it with any other key, only it is with such a name. Well, in the picture, I threw it off for you, just in case, so that you quickly navigate.

Now, after that, we need to go to the standard "PAINT" program. To do this, click: "Start" - " Programs» — « Standard» — « PAINT».

There, we press the "Insert" tab and, voila, we have our screen. All that remains for us is to save it, for this, at the top, click "File" - "Save As" and select the folder to save.

That's it, we took a screenshot of our screen, and in a matter of minutes. I will not say that it is very difficult, but there are other ways, which I will also tell you about. The gist of this easy way is that you don't need to install additional programs, to understand them, everything can be done quickly, efficiently and without additional tools.

Screenshot software!

Friends, in fact, there are many programs, but I looked, to be honest, they did not impress me. Moreover, some of them seem to be downloaded for free, and then it turns out that you need to pay for them.

In short, so far I have found 2 quality programs that I will recommend for you. I use them, so I will recommend them to you, well, and you already decide for yourself whether it is worth it or not.

The first program is ScreenCapture!

Quite an interesting program, which I myself have recently met, but which I really like. A very simple program, to use it, all you need to do is download it. Here I will not give a link to download it, just copy its name and enter in search engine... I am sure that you found it and downloaded it to your computer, now, let's take a screenshot using it.

By the way, run the program, at the bottom, if it works fine, you will have a small tab on which it says: "ScreenCapture is ready to work." If this does not appear for you, then here you can be advised to remove and reinstall this program.

To take a screenshot, we need to do:

1. Run the program, see if everything is correct, if the program is ready, then go to step 2.
2. Go to the place where we will make the screen. For example, I went to a movie site and clicked the "" button.


3. After that, we can not change anything, but we can circle exactly the area of ​​the screen that we need. Next, a window will pop up: "Save the selected area", click "OK" and the program will tell us that our image is available at a certain address.


4. Follow this link and see our screen. In order to save it to your computer, you need to click on the "SAVE ORIGINAL" tab.


5. That's all, our image is ready, you can use it for your own purposes, for example, put it on the screen saver, throw it to your friends, and so on.

The advantages of this program:
1. It allows you to make quick screenshots, which is very important for me.
2. Doesn't take a lot of time.
3. The images themselves are of excellent quality.
4. You can add comments to images.
5. If you need to send a screen to your friend, customer, then you just need to provide a link to this picture. Agree, it's convenient.

True, there is one drawback here, which is that if you need to make a screen, and you do not have access to the Internet, then, alas, you will have to use other methods. For example, an alternative might be standard way, which I described to you a little higher. By the way, oh also useful program- I wrote in my previous article, I recommend that you also read it.

The second program is Screenshoter!

Also, a GREAT program that I liked because of its simplicity. Again, there are a lot of such programs, but this is a simple MEGA. We download it and we can use it.

The program itself is small, occupying a small area on your screen.

You can use it simply (well, for me, for sure), for this, select the "File name", there are options such as numbering (pictures will be called numbers in order) or date and time, well, that's clear.

Select the name of the future snapshot and click "Screenshot". That, in fact, is all, we have made a high-quality screen, which will not be ashamed to share with your friends, acquaintances, business partners and so on.

I could describe its advantages here, but if you download it and take at least one picture, you will understand everything yourself, simpler programs I have not seen, to be honest. In general, friends, such simple ways that will allow you to take screenshots on your computer.

On this I will end, I hope that this article was useful, relevant, and most importantly informative for you. I myself do not like pouring water, so I told everything I knew myself, if I missed something, then excuse me, write about it in the comments, I will definitely add it.

Have a good day everyone, visit me as often as possible, I will regularly upload useful articles.

Sincerely, Yuri Vatsenko!
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One of the most simple ways to take a screenshot of the screen is to use the PrtSc (Print Screen) button located in the top row of the keyboard on the right side. A screenshot of the information displayed on the monitor screen must be made as follows:

1. Press the PrtSc key once, during which no peculiar sounds and clicks are observed, but the screen photo is recorded in the computer's memory.

2. Open one of the programs that work with images (Paint, Photoshop or Microsoft Word).

3. Paint is a standard Windows product found on every computer. To open it, you need to select the "All Programs" tab in the "Start" menu and go to the "Accessories" section. After opening the program, in the top panel, select the "Paste" command in the "Edit" section. The photographed image will be displayed on the screen.

4. To insert a screenshot into Microsoft Word you need to enter the program, open a document, place the cursor on the place where you plan to display the snapshot and apply the "Insert" function.

5. To use the screenshot repeatedly, you need to save it. To do this, in the "File" section of any of the programs, you need to select the "Save As" command, assign a name to the file, select a folder and confirm the saving of the document.

If you need to take a screenshot of one open window, you need to press the Alt + PrtSc combination, then enter one of the proposed programs, insert a snapshot and save it.

Using the Print Screen key to capture images on the screen is universal for all computers on which Windows system.

Screenshot software "Scissors" for computers with Windows 7, 8 and Vista

If on a computer or installed operating system Windows 7, 8 or Vista, then more in a convenient way take a screenshot of the screen or selection. This can be done using the standard Snipping Tool or "Scissors" program as follows:

1. In the "Start" menu, go to the "All Programs" - "Standard" section and click on "Scissors".

2. A window will appear on the screen, in which, on the “Create” tab, you must select the image type: arbitrary shape, rectangle, window, or the entire screen.

3. Mark the image area with the cursor, after which the selected fragment will be displayed in the program window.

In the program, you can edit the image accordingly and save it through the File - "Save As" command.

Other screenshot programs

For constant work with screenshots and the possibility of high-quality editing of captured images, functional programs are used, the most popular of which are:

1. Screenshot Maker is fast and convenient program for creating screenshots, allowing you to take screenshots of the entire screen, individual fragments, as well as use a variety of image editing tools in your work. The program can be downloaded from the Internet and installed on your own.

2. Hot Key Screenshot is ideal for creating screenshots of fragments of computer games. By pressing the set in the program hotkey you can quickly capture the desired moments, which are saved in a special folder. The program does not require installation, and to work it is enough to download it.

There are many other ways to take a screenshot of the screen on a computer, but the ones described above are the simplest and most accessible for every PC user.

It happens when it is necessary to show something to someone, to confirm, and this can be done only with the help of a screenshot, I also often receive messages in the comments and in the mail with the question "how to make a screen on a computer." This is what I will teach you in this post.

In general, the entry turned out to be large, but each paragraph contains the answer to your question. I wrote the answers to all your questions in one place, and now you have all the ways to take a screenshot.

To save time, use the "content" block on the right side, and go to the method convenient for you.

How to take a screenshot of the screen with the keyboard

This method is the standard, most convenient and widespread. In order to make a screen with the keyboard, you just need to press the " PrintScrn», « PrintScreen"A slightly different name is possible:" PrtScr ", PrntScrn, PrtScn, PrtScr or PrtSc.

Whatever it is called on your keyboard, these names are similar and the screenshot button is practically in the same place. For an illustrative example, let's look at different keyboards in the photo:

1. Standard Keyboard - Press: Print Screen (or the above key).

1. Apple - Press: cmd + ctrl + shift + 3

1. Logitech - Click: Print Screen

1. Screen on laptop keyboard - press: PrtSc. In general, I have already written a whole article about. You can read it, there is a lot of useful information.

Similarly, on other keyboards (Oklick, Genius, Defender, Microsoft), as you can see, the plus or minus key is located in almost the same place.

Screen of the active window

The screen of the active window is a snapshot of an open folder, program, browser, i.e. without toolbar and backgrounds. It is done in the same way, only now you need to press two keys at once: " Alt» + « PrintScreen". An illustrative example:

Where the screenshot is saved

Also, the frequently asked question: I pressed the print screen and nothing happened. The answer is that it happened, you just didn't notice it! The screenshot is stored in the clipboard, just like the text you copied on the Internet or in a file. You cannot find it in any way, but you have the opportunity to insert it in any editor, which we will talk about below.

How to save a screenshot

Everything is quite simple, I would even say it couldn't be easier. Just open for example, Paint(Start, All Programs, Accessories, Paint (Icon: a palette with a brush)), then press Ctrl + V. That's it, you have inserted your screenshot, it remains only to save "Ctrl + S" and confirm with the "Enter" key.

In fact, Pain is far from the only way you can save screenshots. You can also use MS Word, Photoshop and other editors.

That's not all, if you took a screenshot in order to send it to someone, it is not even necessary to save it. Immediately after clicking " PrintScrn», Open a letter in the mail or correspondence in the social. network / messenger with the person to whom you want to send the picture and press paste (Ctrl + V) and you can send.

To do a screenshot with a standard program

Congratulations, you're in luck today. And then there are no programs to download, there is no need to install. The thing is that your computer already has a standard program called "scissors" .

To open it, go to the start menu -> all programs -> standard -> scissors.

We open them and you do not need to click anything else. You can already use the cursor to select the area you need for the screen. Just select an area of ​​the screen and release the mouse. After that, click in the top menu "file" and select save.

How to make a screen in the browser

In most cases, when you need to take a screenshot, you have a browser open. Of course, you can take pictures using the methods listed above, but the browser add-ons are also convenient and you should not miss this moment. As an example, I will give only the basic programs that I myself use, but I think others do it according to the same principle.

Screenshot in Yandex Browser

In order to take pictures directly in the browser, you need to install a special extension. Don't worry, it's quick and easy. Open your browser, click settings, the "add-ons" tab, scroll to the bottom of the screen and click "Directory of extensions for Yandex.Browser".

You will be redirected to the page - https://addons.opera.com/en/extensions/ and now write "Screenshoter" in the search.

Install any (I use the first one) by clicking on it, and click "Add to Yandex.Browser".

Now, in the top panel you have a button for taking snapshots directly in the browser. If necessary, click on it and select an area of ​​the screen for the snapshot. After that, it will automatically appear in your clipboard, and a button for loading an image will appear.

Screenshots in Opera

If you have current version Opera browser, then on the left side of the screen ( side panel), at the very top in front of the social. networks, you should have a camera icon. Click on it, select the area of ​​the screenshot and click "Capture". Immediately after the shot, you will have the opportunity to change it (make it blurry, put a pointer / arrow, add a smiley) and, of course, save it.

If you have an up-to-date version of the program, and no of this supplement, then: press "Ctrl + Shift + E" and you will be taken to the extensions directory or follow the link - https://addons.opera.com/en/extensions/. Next, in the search, write "snapshot" or "screenshot", then install the extension as in the case of Yandex.Browser.

Screens in other browsers

I see no reason to write separately about each browser. it's all done the same way in everyone. The only difference is the graphical shell and the word install / add. If you are using Chrome or Firefox, do the same as in the example above and you will have a handy plugin.

Make a screen online

With this method, you can take pictures without bothering at all. No installations of programs and extensions, nothing to open and paste, just "click" and the screen is ready.

Let's look at the most convenient sites and how to work with them, with which you can take a screenshot online:

1. pastenow.ru - Without registration

To get a screen, make the pages, windows, programs you need using the "PrintScrn" button, open the site and press "Ctrl + V".

Ready. Now you can: download, get a link to it, edit and delete.

1. snag.gy - No registration

Everything is exactly the same as in the example above. Only this site is in English (nothing complicated, you don't even need to read it) and has more functionality.

1. snapito.com - No registration

A cool tool with which you can take a screenshot of the whole site. By "whole site" I mean a full-height image, not just the visible area of ​​the screen.

To take a snapshot of a page, go to the site and paste the link to the snapshot page. Wait a couple of seconds and you're done. Now you have a snapshot of the whole site, and you can download it or take a link to it.