Prt Scrn to take a screenshot of the desktop.
Alt + Prt Scrn to take a screenshot of a window.
Shift + Prt Scrn to take a screenshot of an area you select.
#save to pictures
PrtSc – Save a screenshot of the entire screen to the “Pictures” directory.
Shift + PrtSc – Save a screenshot of a specific region to Pictures.
Alt + PrtSc – Save a screenshot of the current window to Pictures.
# copy to clipboard
Ctrl + PrtSc – Copy the screenshot of the entire screen to the clipboard.
Shift + Ctrl + PrtSc – Copy the screenshot of a specific region to the clipboard.
Ctrl + Alt + PrtSc – Copy the screenshot of the current window to the clipboard.
Print Screen to take a screenshot of the desktop.
Alt+Print Screen to take a screenshot of a window.
Shift+Print Screen to take a screenshot of an area you select.
When you use a keyboard shortcut, the image is automatically saved in your Pictures folder in your home folder with a file name that begins with Screenshot and includes the date and time it was taken.
If you do not have a Pictures folder, the images will be saved in your home folder instead.
You can also hold down Ctrl with any of the above shortcuts to copy the screenshot image to the clipboard instead of saving it.
PrtSc – Save a screenshot of the entire screen to the “Pictures” directory.
Shift + PrtSc – Save a screenshot of a specific region to Pictures.
Alt + PrtSc – Save a screenshot of the current window to Pictures.
Ctrl + PrtSc – Copy the screenshot of the entire screen to the clipboard.
Shift + Ctrl + PrtSc – Copy the screenshot of a specific region to the clipboard.
Ctrl + Alt + PrtSc – Copy the screenshot of the current window to the clipboard.
Be sure not to press ctrl+prt sc. Just press prt sc
Keyboard shortcuts
Quickly take a screenshot of the desktop, a window, or an area at any time using these global keyboard shortcuts:
Print Screen to take a screenshot of the desktop.
Alt+Print Screen to take a screenshot of a window.
Shift+Print Screen to take a screenshot of an area you select.