Take a screenshot

A screenshot is an image of your computer's or mobile device's screen taken with a built-in tool or a special program. You can also take screenshots in Yandex Disk or Yandex Browser.

WindowsWindows

Using hotkeysUsing hotkeys

1. Take a screenshot:

   Desktop

   Laptop

   Press the Print Screen key on your keyboard (sometimes it's called PrntScrn, PrtScn, PrtScr, or PrtSc) to copy the image of the whole screen to clipboard.

   

   To take a screenshot of the active window only, hold Alt + PrtScn.

   Press Fn + PrtScn. Select the desired area. The screenshot will be copied to the clipboard.

   

   To take a screenshot of the active window only, hold Fn + Alt + PrtScn.

   Tip

   In Windows 8.1 or above, use Win + PrtScn to take a screenshot of the whole screen and auto-save it to Users(Name)\Pictures\Screenshots.

2. Save the screenshot using any graphic editor, such as Paint:

   1. Open Paint: Start → Programs → Standard → Paint.

   2. Press Ctrl + V or press Paste in the top menu (for Windows 7 and above).

      

      Add text to the image or highlight objects on it if necessary.

   3. Press File → Save as or .

      

      Tip

      Save graphic files in JPG or PNG format so they have the most appropriate size to be sent by email. In Paint, press File → Save as and choose the file format under File type.

With the Snipping Tool appWith the Snipping Tool app

The Snipping Tool lets you take a screenshot of a part of your desktop or the whole screen.

1. Type snipping in the search bar and press the program name.

   

2. Choose a mode (rectangular or free-form snip), then press New and take a screenshot of a particular window or the whole screen.

   

3. In the image editing window, you can write something with a pen or select text with a highlighter.

   

4. Press Save as .

macOSmacOS

Action	Hotkeys
Take a screenshot of the whole screen	⌘ Cmd + Shift + 3
Take a screenshot of the selected area	⌘ Cmd + Shift + 4 and select the desired area with the cursor
Take a screenshot of the active screen	⌘ Cmd + Shift + 3 and then press Space
Copy the screenshot to clipboard	⌘ Cmd + Shift + 3 + Ctrl

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