A screenshot (or screen capture) is an image taken by a person to record the visible items displayed on the monitor, television, or other visual output device in use. Usually, this is a digital image using the operating system or software running on the computer, but it can also be a capture made by a camera or a device intercepting the video output of the display.

Use of screenshots

Screenshots can be used to demonstrate a program, a particular problem a user might be having, or generally when display output needs to be shown to others or archived.

For example, after being emailed a screenshot, a Web page author might be surprised to see how their page looks on a different Web browser and can take corrective action. Likewise with differing email software programs, (particularly such as in a cell phone, tablet, etc.,) a sender might have no idea how their email looks to others until they see a screenshot from another computer and then can adjust their settings appropriately.

Screenshots may also be used in games, such as Halo. This allows the user to take a picture of the events going on in the game by pressing a certain hotkey.

For example, you can take the screenshot of an image to upload to this wiki here.

Screenshot functionality in Windows

There are many ways to take a screenshot in Windows. You can press the Windows key + Shift + S on Windows 10 to bring up the Snip & Sketch tool. Alternatively, you can use the following combinations of the Print Screen key to take a screenshot:

• Print screen – to capture your entire screen
• Windows key + Print screen – to capture your entire screen and automatically save the screenshot
• Alt + Print screen – to capture the currently active window and copy the screenshot to the clipboard

External links

• Copy the window or screen contents at Microsoft Support
  • Open Snipping Tool and take a screenshot (for Windows 10 and 11)
  • Use Snipping Tool to capture screenshots (for Windows 7 to 10)
  • Keyboard shortcut for print screen
  • Insert a screenshot or screen clipping
  • Video: Add screenshots at Microsoft 365 support
  • How to take a Screenshot in Windows 11 (4 Ways) at Microsoft Community
• Screenshot at Wikipedia

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