How to Take a Snapshot of a Windows Computer Screen. You can take a "snapshot" of a Windows computer screen and then turn it into a graphic using a graphics software application. This is useful for reproducing a Web page in print or for documenting an error message for technical support.
Step 1
Set up your computer to display the screen that you want to capture. For example, if you want to take a picture of your Web site, open your home page in the browser that you normally use.
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Step 2
Press the Print Screen button on your keyboard. This captures a "snapshot" on the Clipboard.
Step 3
Open a graphics program, such as MS Paint.
Step 4
Open a new file.
Step 5
Paste the contents of the Clipboard into your document (Ctrl+V).
Step 6
Your file now contains an image of the screen that you captured. Name your file and save it in the graphics format of your choice.