How to Take a Screen Shot From a Website & Email It

Capturing a screen shot and emailing it is a simple task.

Capturing a screen shot and emailing it can be a useful technique when trying to explain a website preference, highlight a feature or work with a web developer. The steps for capturing the screen shot are straightforward but vary slightly depending on the operating system you are working with. Regardless of your computer manufacturer or your email service, emailing a screen shot can be done with minimal computer knowledge and in a matter of minutes.

Instructions

1. Open your preferred web browser. Enter the URL of the website you wish to take the screen shot of into the browser's address bar. Allow the site to upload completely.

2. Scroll along the page so that the content you wish to capture with the screen shot is in the center of your web browser's window. Once you activate the screen capture option, you cannot scroll the page up or down in the browser.

3. Press at the same time the "Command," "Shift" and "4" keys if you are using a Mac or the "Alt" and "Prnt Scrn" keys if you are on a PC to capture your screen shot. If using a Mac, a cross-hair will appear and you can release the buttons. Hold your mouse button down and drag the mouse over the section you wish to capture. You will hear a shutter sound, and a graphic file in a PNG format will appear on your desktop.

   If you are using a PC, open a word processing program after you press the screen capture activation buttons. The operating system will have added the full screen capture to your clipboard. Right-click the word processing page and select the "Paste" option. Your screen shot should appear in the word processing document. Save the file.

4. Open your email account or desktop email client and start a new email.

5. Fill in the necessary email information and select the attachment option for your email.

6. Find either the graphic PNG on your Mac desktop or the word processing document with your pasted screen shot on your PC using the dialog box for your email attachment. Select the "OK" or "Attach" button.

7. Send the email and wait several moments to be sure the attachment went through. Most screen captures have a small file size, so sending them as an attachment should not be an issue. Most email providers allow up to 10-MB attachment files and the average screen capture should be 1 MB or smaller.

Tips & Warnings

• If you are using a Mac and wish to capture the entire screen, use the "Command," "Shift," "3" key combination.

References

• To The PC: What Is the Maximum Email Attachment Size