This wikiHow teaches you how to take a screenshot in Windows 7. You can capture an entire screen or a specific window using a keyboard shortcut. You can also learn how to capture a screen in a specific area using the Snipping Tool.
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Method 1 of 3: Capturing the Entire Screen

Step 1. Press the PrntScrn button
The entire screen will be saved on the computer clipboard. The resolution will be the same as the setting set on the monitor. For example, you will get a screenshot of 1280x720 dpi if your computer monitor is set to 1280x720 dpi.
Press the button Fn+Insert if the computer keyboard doesn't have the button PrntScrn.

Step 2. Open the desired document or create a new one
You can do this in any program that supports pasting images, such as Word, Paint, or Outlook.

Step 3. Paste the screenshot
To do this, press Ctrl+V or select Paste in the drop-down menu (drop-down) Edit contained in the menu bar (menu bar). The screenshot will be pasted into the document. Then, you can save it, send it by email (email), print it, or share it.
Method 2 of 3: Capturing Screen on Specific Window

Step 1. Click the window that you want to capture the screen

Step 2. Press Alt+PrntScrn key
Doing so will save the window image to your computer's clipboard.
Press the button Fn+Insert if the computer keyboard doesn't have the button PrntScrn.

Step 3. Open the desired document or create a new one
You can do this in any program that supports pasting images, such as Word, Paint, or Outlook.

Step 4. Paste the screenshot
To do this, press Ctrl+V or select Paste in the drop-down menu Edit in the menu bar. The screenshot will be pasted into the document. Then you can save it, email it, print it, or share it.
Method 3 of 3: Using the Snipping Tool

Step 1. Open "Start" in the lower left corner of the screen

Step 2. Click Search

Step 3. Type snipping tool in the "Search" field

Step 4. Click the Snipping Tool
A dialog box will be displayed.

Step 5. Click Mode
This option is on the menu bar in the dialog box.

Step 6. Draw a rectangular image by clicking on the Rectangular Snip

Step 7. Click and drag the pointer to create a rectangular area in the screen area
This will capture the screen area in the part that has been delimited by the rectangular outline. The resulting image will be displayed.

Step 8. Click Save Snip
The icon is a purple diskette. A "Save As" window will open where you can name the screenshot file and specify a save location.
By default, the selected file type for the Snipping Tool is JPEG. If you want to change it, click the " File Type " drop-down menu in the dialog box

Step 9. Click Save
The selected screen area will be saved as an image to the computer.