How to take a screenshot in Windows?

You will be thinking that “Why is this guy writing an article on taking a screenshot, why do you even need to take a screenshot of your Window”, then my friend you may have not yet contacted your software vendor for support. If you ever contact Microsoft or any other software vendor to report a program crash or error  on your PC most likely they may ask you to mail the “screenshot” of the error. So, now that you know why do need to take a screenshot, we will now learn how to take a screenshot.

1. On the keyboard hit the Prnt Scrn button to take a screenshot.
   Note:  To take a screenshot of an active window press the Alt + Prnt Scrn button.
2. Now, paste the screenshot in Microsoft Paint. To launch Microsoft Paint click Start > Accessories > Paint.
3. In Paint, click the Edit menu and select Paste or press the Ctrl+V button on the keyboard to paste the screenshot.
4. Now, click the File menu and select the Save option or press the Ctrl+S button on the keyboard to save the screenshot. The Save As dialog will now be launched.
5. Enter a name for the image and choose a location to save it.
6. Click the Save button to save the image.

That’s It! You have now learnt to take screenshot.

Hey, there are other cool stuff too that you can do by taking a screenshot. I’ll teach you one trick you can try this on your mate, take a screenshot of the window that they are working on (for e.g. Word document or just watever is opened on his/her screen) ofcourse when they are not at their desk. After saving this screenshot set it as the desktop background. Now, minimize all the opened window and hide the desktop icons. Now just wait for friend to return and then watch the fun.