How to Screenshot on a Complete Laptop and PC

Screenshots are trivial things that sometimes become important. Whether to capture interesting things, proof of work, and others.

How to screenshot on a Laptop / PC is not as simple as on a cellphone. However, it’s actually just as easy.

This time I will share a tutorial on taking screenshots on a Laptop/PC that you can do easily.

How to take a screenshot on a laptop or PC without an application

The meaning without the application here is that you do not need to install additional software. Simply use the default application on your Laptop or PC.

1. Using the PrtSc . Key

The most commonly used method is to use the PrtSc key, then paste it into Paint. Even though there are various other variations of how to take a screenshot with the PrtSc button.

Here are some variations of how to screenshot a laptop or PC with the Printscreen (PrtSc) button.

1. PrtSc

Open the page you want to screenshot, then press the PrtSc button. Then open the Paint application, right click and paste. The result will be like this.

In this way, all parts of the recorded screen are included in the screenshot image.

2. Alt + PrtSc

Alt + PrtSc is useful for taking screenshots only on a single window or an active program. For example, the active window is Google Chrome, then the screenshot is only on the Chrome window. Taskbar and others will not follow.

How to open the page or program to be screenshot. Press Alt + PrtSc, paste into Paint. An example of the results is below.

In the first way, no other parts such as the taskbar window are included in the image.

3. Win + PrtSc

Just like the first way, Win + PrtSc will also capture the entire screen.

The difference is, you don’t need to paste the screenshot into Paint. Because I automatically saved directly on the PC.

• Open the page/window/application you want to capture
• Press Win + PrtSc
• Go to This PC folder > Pictures > Screenshot

4. Win + Shift + S

For this fourth method, you can freely select the part you want to capture. This method only works for Windows 10.

• Open the page/window/application you want to capture
• press Win + Shift + S
• The screen will flash and a “+” sign will appear.
• Swipe and point the “+” sign as you wish
• The screenshot will be saved in the clipboard
• Open Paint, then paste.

5. Win + G (Game Bar)

This screenshot method is actually specifically for games. But it can also be used for applications other than games such as Chrome, Office, and others.

• Open the app/game
• press Win + G
• Bar will appear at the bottom, click the camera logo to take a screenshot.
• The screenshots will be directly saved in the Folder: This PC > Videos > Capture

2. Using the Snipping Tool

Snipping Tool is a PC screenshot application that has been automatically installed or a default application.

There are various screenshot modes available through this application, namely free-form snip, rectangular snip, window snip, and full-screen snip.

• Free-form snip: Freely choose the area and shape of the screenshot
• Rectangular snip: Free to choose screenshot area in square shape
• Window snip: Take screenshots only of the active window
• Full-screen snip: Take a full screenshot of one screen.

How to use the Snipping Tool is as follows.

1. Open the page to be captured.
2. Type snipping tool in search, a bar like this will appear:
3. Select the area you want to take as a screenshot, the result will be like this.
   
4. You can directly save the screenshot or you can edit it first via the snipping tool.

The screenshot is also saved in the clipboard. So you can paste it into other applications such as Paint, Photoshop, and others.

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How to Screenshot on a Laptop or PC with an Application

For more powerful results, you can also take screenshots on a PC with the help of additional applications or software.

There are lots of PC screenshot applications. But this time I will only choose some good and light applications on Laptops.

• Lightshot
• Greenshot
• Monosnap
• Nimbus Capture

1. Lightshot

The first and most I recommend is Lightshot. Because I also use this application.

Apart from being a lightweight application, Lightshot has quite complete features for basic editing such as adding text, arrows, lines, etc.

How to screenshot using Lightshot is as follows.

1. Download Lightshot and Install.
2. Open the page to be screenshot.
3. Press the PrtSc . button
4. Select the area you want to capture.
5. You can directly save, edit, share, copy, or print
6. The editing tools are available on the right. There are pen, line, arrow, marker, rectangle, text, color, and undo.

2. Greenshot

Besides lightshot, there is also Greenshot which is light and easy to use.

How to use Greenshot is:

1. Download Greenshot and Install
2. Open the page to be captured.
3. Press the PrtSc . button
4. A display like this will appear, just point the “+” sign to the area you want to screenshot.
5. You can directly save the screenshot. If you want to edit first, click “open in image editor”
6. The result will open a new window and you can start editing.

3. Monosnap

This application is available in free and paid versions, but for single user and non-comercial use, free is enough

Not only can you take screenshots, Monosnap can also be used as a screen recorder.

Here’s how to screenshot with Monosnap.

1. Download Monosnap and Install
2. After the installation is complete, the Monosnap logo will automatically appear at the bottom right of your PC screen.
3. To take a screenshot, you can directly click on the logo. Select Capture Area or Capture Full Screen. Capture area You can freely choose the area to be captured.
4. If you select a capture area, drag or hover over the area you want to capture.
5. After that the result will be like this.
6. You can edit here before saving.

4. Nimbus Capture

The last screenshot application I recommend is Nimbus Capture.

Unlike the others, Nimbus Capture can only be used for screenshots on Google Chrome. Because Nimbus Capture is a Chrome Extension.

The advantage of Nimbus Capture is that it provides a large selection of screenshots and can also be a screen recorder.

One of my favorites is the “Selected & Scroll” feature. With this feature, we can take screenshots and scroll at the same time. So, as long as the page is, we can take it in one screenshot.

How to use Nimbus Capture is as follows.

1. Download Nimbus Capture and Install
2. When finished, look at your Google Chrome address bar, a Nimbus Capture logo will appear (the letter N).
3. Click the Nimbus Capture logo
4. Select the screenshot feature you want to use. Example here I select the “selected area” feature
5. After capturing the desired area, click the “pencil” to edit, the “tick” to save, and the “x” to cancel.
6. If you choose to click edit, it will appear like this:
7. You can add text, arrows, lines, circles, etc. here.
8. Click “done” when finished editing.
9. Select Save as Image to save the screenshot to your Laptop or PC.

Conclusion

Screenshots on a Laptop/PC can be done with an application or without an application. For default screenshot tools, the features are usually limited to screenshots only.

While additional screenshot applications offer many more diverse features. For example the four applications above.

That’s a complete tutorial on how to screenshot on a laptop/PC that I can share. If there is a way that you don’t understand, you can ask in the comments column.