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4 Simple Ways To Take Screenshots on Windows 10 :

 One of the major points every Mac user brought up during the PC vs Mac war was how easy and intuitive it was to use a Mac, especially for simple tasks like taking screenshots. This was true to an extent. Back then, you had to take a screenshot with the Print Screen key and then paste it on MS Paint to save it.

Use Win + Print Screen

Remember, this was from the days of Windows XP and Vista, and a lot has changed since Windows 7. However, the sad part is, many of us still aren't aware of the easy and simple methods for taking screenshots on Windows. And that includes senior tech journalist like The Verge's Paul Miller, who recently wrote a confessional piece titled "I've been doing Windows screenshots wrong this whole time". 

So if you are someone who is still unaware of how to take screenshots on Windows, here is how

Use Print Screen and paste

This is the best and easiest way to take screenshots on a Windows PC. Hit the Windows key and Print Screen key, it will immediately take the screenshot of your screen completely. These images will be in the resolution of your display and can be found in the folder called 'Screenshots' in the Pictures folder.

Taking screenshot of a specific window

This is the old method we mentioned earlier. Hitting the Print Screen key copies the screenshot to the clipboard. However, instead of pasting in paint, you can paste it into any program you want, from Word to PowerPoint, without saving it was JPEG or PNG file.

Taking screenshot of a particular area of the screen

Both of the above-mentioned methods takes screenshots of your screen in full. But, what if you want to take a screenshot of a particular window? In that case, click and select the window you want to take the screenshot of and hit Alt+ Print Screen key. The image will be copied to the clipboard and you can paste it in any program of your choice.

 

What if you want to take a screenshot of a particular area of the screen? Then, Windows have provided you with the right tool. Search 'Snipping Tool' in the search box and you will find this nifty program with which can you can take a screenshot of a particular area on the screen. You can annotate your screenshots, use a delayed timer for capturing and attach it to an email - all from this program.