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Take a screenshot
2018-01-15
A screenshot is a photo of what you see on your screen. We use it a lot when we are troubleshooting customer problems and we’ll often ask you to send a screenshot if you’re stuck and need help. All major operating systems have a built-in screenshot feature, but each is accessed a little differently.
Windows
- Press the Print Screen key (usually found to the right of “F12”, it may be called Prt Scr or PrtScn)
- The current screen contents are copied automatically to the computer’s memory
- If you have several windows open and you just want to take a picture of the active window, use Alt + Print Screen.
- Paste the image (use the Ctrl + V) where you would like to insert a screenshot
PLEASE NOTE! If you are using a laptop, you must press Fn + Print Screen.
Mac OS
Alternative 1:
- Press Shift + Command + 3 at the same time
- This creates a screenshot of your entire screen and is automatically saved to your desktop
Alternative 2:
- Press the Shift + Command + 4 at the same time
- Select the area you want to capture
- Release to take the screenshot
- This creates a screenshot of your entire screen and is automatically saved to your desktop
iPad
- Press and hold the on / off button while you press the home button
Linux
There should be a built-in tool in the most common X-Windows installations.
- In your shell: “XWD -out screen shoot -root”, or “XWD -out screen shoot-screen”
Gnome
- Press the Print Screen key to open a dialog window for saving a screenshot in PNG format
- To save a screenshot of your active window, use Alt + Print Screen
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