Taking Screenshots on Your Dell Laptop (Windows 7)
Ever see something cool on your screen and want to save it? Screenshots are a great way to capture what you see on your Dell laptop with Windows 7. This guide will show you two easy ways to take screenshots.
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Using the Print Screen Key
Look for the "Print Screen" key (often abbreviated as "Prt Scrn") on your keyboard. It might be near the function keys (F1-F12) at the top.
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Capturing the Entire Screen
Press the "Print Screen" key once. This captures an image of your entire screen and copies it to your computer's memory.
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Pasting the Screenshot
Open an image editing program like Paint. Most Windows 7 computers have Paint pre-installed.
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Finding the Paste Option
Look for the "Edit" menu at the top of the Paint window. Click on "Edit" to see a dropdown menu.
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Bringing Your Screenshot to Life.
Select "Paste" from the dropdown menu. Your screenshot will appear on the Paint canvas.
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Saving Your Screenshot.
Click on "File" in the top menu bar. Choose "Save" from the dropdown menu.
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Giving Your Screenshot a Name
In the "File name" box, type a name for your screenshot. Choose a name that helps you remember what it's of.
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Picking Your Picture Format
Click the dropdown menu next to "Save as type". Choose a file format like JPEG (.jpg) or PNG (.png).
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Saving Your Work.
Click "Save" to save your screenshot as a picture file on your Dell laptop.
Friends, Now you know how to take screenshots on your Dell laptop with Windows 7.