A so easy and useful trick! A screenshot means a picture of what is on your screen. Very often, having a screenshot in troubleshooting forums can avoid many explanations and let you fix problems faster.
Windows 7
- Show on the screen what you want to save.
- Press on the Print Screen (or Prnt Scrn) key of the keyboard.
- Open Paint software, which is in the Accessories section of your start menu at the bottom left corner.
- Click on Paste in the top buttons.
- Click on the little floppy disk at the top to save the picture.
Windows XP
- Show on the screen what you want to save.
- Press on the Print Screen (or Prnt Scrn) key of the keyboard.
- Open Paint software, which is in the Accessories section of your start menu at the bottom left corner.
- Click on the Edit / Paste menu.
- Click on the File / Save As.. menu to save the picture.