How To Snapshot On Pc Windows 8

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How tin I create screen shots in Windows 8?

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Rapid screen shots in Windows 8

There a more an more situations where you want to capture a screen shot of a web folio, a video, or a specific expanse, for example to send the screen shot via email to a friend.

In Windows 8, this task is easier than ever. Using a simple keyboard shortcut yous can create and salve screen shots or take a film of a selected area of the desktop using the Snipping Tool.

Annotation: This article assumes that yous are using the mouse and keyboard in Windows viii.

To capture rapid screen shots of the whole screen follow these steps:
Start Windows eight, go to the window which you want to capture, and press the keys [Windows] and [PrtnScr].

Immediately, the full Desktop content is captured and saved every bit JPG file to the binder Screenshots of the Pictures library. When you lot create several screen shots using this method the files are automatically numbered consecutively. Old image files are non overwritten or deleted.

Setting up the Snipping Tool

If you want to capture only a department instead of the full desktop and if you too want to decide the location of the epitome files you should apply the Snipping Tool. This smart program is included in Windows 8. For quick and easy access, y'all can create a tile or a task bar shortcut (or both).

Snipping Tool every bit tile or shortcut in the task bar (desktop)

1. Kickoff Windows 8. Press the keys [Windows] + [Q] to display all Apps.

two. Right-click the Snipping Tool icon.

three. Click Pivot to Start in the lower left corner to pin the plan icon every bit tile.

4. Click Pin to Taskbar to pin a shortcut to the taskbar of the Windows 8 desktop. The changes are immediately in effect.

Set up Snipping Tool as desktop shortcut

Instead of a taskbar shortcut you can also create a desktop shortcut for the Snipping Tool.

1. Start Windows 8. Printing the keys [Windows] + [Q] to display all Apps.

2. Right-click the Snipping Tool icon.

iii. Click Open File Location in the lower section.

four. The desktop is immediately displayed with the folder Accessories opened. Click the Snipping Tool icon. Press and concur downwardly the mouse button. Printing besides the key [CTRL] on the keyboard, and while belongings the keys downward, drag the icon out of the window frame to an empty area of the desktop. Only drop the icon.