How to Take a Screen Shot of Your Computer and Save It

Have you ever been asked to take a screen shot of your computer screen, save it to your computer and email it or save it to a disk but you didn't know how to do it and didn't want to ask anyone because you felt silly doing so?

It to me forever to learn how to do a screen shot of my computer screen and I wish I would have had an article to show me how to do it. After reading this, you'll be able to take a screen shot of your computer and save it. Read on for more information!

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Computer

1. With the windows opened or the screen visible that you would like to take a screen shot of, find a key on your keyboard that says something close to Prnt Scrn. This is the Print Screen button.

2. Press the Prnt Scrn button. Go to your Windows Start menu. This is the button on the left hand bottom of your screen with the Windows emblem.

3. From the Start menu, go to All Programs and access the Accessories folder.

4. Once in the Accessories folder, open your Paint program. Once the program is opened, press CTRL and V at the same time (CTRL + V). This will paste the image into Paint.

5. Your Screen Shot that you just took now appears! Go to File > Save As and name the document before saving it to the place you'd like. You've just taken and saved your first screen shot.