Creating a screenshot on Windows

Once you have the screen presented the way you want for the screenshot:

1. Press the Print Screen or Prnt Scrn or prt sc or PrtSc key (depending on your keyboard). This key is usually found in the upper right section of your keyboard. To capture only the active window, hold down the Alt key, before you press the Print Screen or Prnt Scrn or prt sc or PrtSc key.
2. Go to the Windows Start menu and open up the Microsoft Paint program from the Programs list (look under Accessories).
3. Once Paint is open, click Paste and your screenshot will appear.
4. Save your image as a PNG file, in an easy-to-find location such as your desktop.

Tools

• Microsoft Paint (included with Windows)
• Snipping tool (included with Windows 7, Vista and Windows 8)
• Irfanview (Free)
• Paint.NET (Free)
• XNView (Free)
• More screenshot software

Creating a screenshot on Mac

Once you have the screen presented the way you want for the screenshot:

• To capture the screen, hold down the command key, as well as the Shift key, as you press 3.
• To capture a specific section, hold down the command key, as well as the Shift key, as you press 4; then select the area you want to copy.
• To capture a specific window, hold down the command key, as well as the Shift key, as you press 4; then press the spacebar. You can then click on a window to capture it.

As a result, there will be a PNG file on your desktop, called Picture 1.

Tools

• XNView (Free)
• More screenshot software

Creating a screenshot on Linux

Once you have the screen presented the way you want for the screenshot:

• On Ubuntu Linux, click the Applications menu, go to the Accessories folder, and select Take Screenshot.
• In other cases, depending on your desktop manager, you can use KSnapshot or Gnome-screenshot (or use the Print Screen or Prnt Scrn or prt sc or PrtSc key, depending on your keyboard, to capture your screenshot.

Tools

• XNView (Free)
• More screenshot software