By default, any snip you make will have a red border around it.

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Computers running Windows 8 and 10 can use a keyboard shortcut to automatically take and save a full-screen screenshot, and all Windows versions support taking a full-screen screenshot by using the Print Screen button.

Other methods, such as using the Snipping Tool to take a custom screenshot and taking a screenshot on a Surface, are equally as effective.

Before you can take a screenshot, you must make sure that the screen which you want to screenshot is up with no distractions (e.g., open windows or programs).

Doing so will take a screenshot of the current screen; in most cases, youll see the screen dim briefly.

This is most common on old computers on which you upgraded to Windows 10.

Youll find the screenshot inside of the Screenshots folder, which is inside of your computers Pictures folder.

Each screenshot that you take will be labeled Screenshot (number) to correspond with the order in which the screenshot was taken.

Its typically found in the upper-right side of the keyboard, just right of the row of Function keys (e.g., F12 ) at the top of the keyboard.

Pressing the Print Screen key will take a picture of the entire screens contents.

Once the Paint window opens, press Ctrl V to paste in the screenshot.

Press Ctrl S, then enter a name for your screenshot, select a save folder on the left side of the window, and click Save.

The recommended format for screenshots is PNG, due to the high quality and small file size.

The One-Window screenshot function will take a picture of the active window on your screen, which means that it should be in front of all your other windows.

The dimensions of the image will be determined by the size of the window when the screenshot is captured.

Once the Paint window loads, press Ctrl V to paste in the screenshot.

Simply open the program that you want to paste the image into and press Ctrl V.

Click File, click Save, enter a file name, click a location on the left side of the page, and click Save.

The Snipping Tool is available in all versions of Windows Vista, 7, 8 and 10 except the Starter and Basic editions.

Click the Arrow button next to the Mode button to change the Snip shape.

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