This command takes a screenshot or ‘picture’ of the full screen so that you can either print it out or paste it into a document.
On Windows devices most keyboards have a ‘print screen’ button. After pressing this you will need to paste (using the above command) into a word document so that it can be printed or saved. On Mac devices, and screenshots will be automatically saved to the desktop.
Keyboard Shortcuts
Windows | Mac |
Use the print screen button (usually located in the top right corner of the keyboard), this will take a screenshot of the entire screen. Windows + Shift + S will let you take a screenshot of a small portion of your screen. | Shift + Command + 3 will take a screenshot of the entire screen. Shift + Command + 4 will let you take a screenshot of a small portion of your screen. |