This blog post will teach you how to take a screenshot on Windows 11, including both full-screen and window-specific screenshots. We will also cover some advanced screenshot features, such as how to take delayed screenshots and how to annotate your screenshots.
Taking a screenshot on Windows 11 is a simple process. Here are a few different methods you can use:
Pressing Print Screen (PrtScn) key
- Press the Print Screen (PrtScn) key on your keyboard. Alternatively, you can press the Windows key + PrtScn key to capture the entire screen. This key may be labeled “PrtScn,” “PrtSc,” or something similar.
- After the screenshot is saved to your clipboard, you can paste it by pressing Ctrl+V into a program like Paint, Word, or any other image editor.
Windows key + Print Screen (Win + PrtScn)
- Press the Windows key + Print Screen (Win + PrtScn) keys on your keyboard.
- Save the screenshot to the Screenshots folder, which you can find in your Pictures folder
using Snipping Tool to take screenshot.
- Click on the Start button and type “Snipping Tool” in the search bar.
- Click on the Snipping Tool app in the search results to open it.
- Click on “New” in the Snipping Tool window.
- Use your mouse to select the area of the screen you want to capture.
- Click on “File” and select “Save As” to save the screenshot to your desired location.
Snip & Sketch app
- Click on the Start button and type “Snip & Sketch” in the search bar.
- Click on the Snip & Sketch app in the search results to open it.
- Click on “New” in the Snip & Sketch window.
- Use your mouse to select the area of the screen you want to capture.
- Click on “Copy” or “Save” to save the screenshot to your clipboard or to a file on your computer.
These are some of the ways you can take a screenshot in Windows 11.