How to Make a Screen Shot

A screen shot is like taking a picture of a certain screen on your computer, whether it is a web page or a program you use at work. Having this knowledge can come in handy for many things, such as writing tutorials, instruction manuals or training someone.

Things You'll Need

• computer
• keyboard
• word processing program

Instructions

1. Find a page from a website or a program that you would like to copy.

2. Hit the "print screen" button on your keyboard. This will copy the page.

3. Open up a word processing program to a new page.

4. Position your cursor where you would like your screen shot to be placed on your blank page.

5. Hold the "control" button down while hitting the "v" key on your keyboard. This will paste your screen shot onto your blank page.

6. Click on "file" at the top of your new page and scroll down to "save as". Type in a name for your file. This will save your screen shot.

Tips & Warnings

• If you are using your screen shot as a tutorial, you can type down the necessary information on the same page as your new screen shot.

• When making your screen shot, be sure to close out or minimize any information that is on your screen. your screen shot will copy everything that you see on your screen when you hit "print screen". If there is any information you do not want someone to see, close it out. Beware of any copyright infringements when taking your screen shot.