Wednesday, September 21, 2011
How to Take and Create a Screenshot with Paint in Windows 8
8:10 AM | 
Posted by
tohariburi
Here's How:
. To Take a Screenshot of the Entire Display Screen
NOTE: If you have multiple monitors, then they will also be included in the full screen screenshot. This option will also include context menus in the screenshot.
A) Press the PrtScn key for a desktop.
NOTE: On laptops or notebooks, you may need to press either the Ctrl+PrtScn or Fn+PrtScnkey instead of only the PrtScn key.
B) Go to step 3.
NOTE: This will just be a screenshot of the window that you have the focus set on. The window that has focus will have a darker border than the other opened windows.
A) Click on the title bar of the window that you want to take a screenshot of to place focus on it.
B) Press the Alt+PrtScn key for a desktop.
NOTE: On laptops or notebooks, you may need to press the Alt+Fn+PrtScn key instead of only the Alt+PrtScn key.
. Open the Metro Start Menu, click on Search, click on Apps in the right pane, then scroll to and click on Paint in the left pane. (see screenshot below)B) Press the Alt+PrtScn key for a desktop.
NOTE: On laptops or notebooks, you may need to press the Alt+Fn+PrtScn key instead of only the Alt+PrtScn key.
NOTE: If the Paint app is not listed in the left pane, then type mspaint in the Search Apps box and press Enter to see mspaint (Paint) instead.
. In Paint, press Ctrl+V to paste the screenshot into Paint.
A) Go to step 6.OR
. In Paint, click on the rectangle above Select on the toolbar, then right click on the white space in the lower main pane of Paint and click on Paste. (see screenshot below)
A) Go to step 6.
. In Paint, click on the rectangle above Select on the toolbar, then right click on the white space in the lower main pane of Paint and click on Paste. (see screenshot below)
. When ready to save the screenshot, click on the file drop down arrow to the left of the Home andView tab. Next, hover the mouse pointer on Save as to open it, then click on the file extension (ex:JPEG) that you want to save the screenshot as. (see screenshot below)
. Navigate to where you want to save the screenshot. Type in a name for the screenshot to be saved as, and click on the Save button. (see screenshot below)
. When done taking screenshots, close Paint.
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