{"id":10001,"date":"2018-07-27T17:40:07","date_gmt":"2018-07-27T17:40:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/it\/dev\/kb\/?post_type=ht_kb&#038;p=10001"},"modified":"2022-05-26T10:52:16","modified_gmt":"2022-05-26T14:52:16","slug":"how-to-take-screenshots","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/it\/dev\/kb\/article\/how-to-take-screenshots\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Take Screenshots"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For instructions on how to take a screenshot, select your operating system below.<\/p>\n    \t\t<div class=\"hts-toggle  \"  >\r\n    \t\t\t<div class=\"hts-toggle__title\"><h3>macOS<\/h3><\/div>\r\n    \t\t\t<div class=\"hts-toggle__content\">\r\n    \t\t\t\t<div class=\"hts-toggle__contentwrap\">\r\n    \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>To capture only a specific area of your screen:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Open the screen you want to capture<\/li>\n<li>Hold down <strong>Command \u2318 + Shift + 4\u00a0<\/strong>until your cursor turns into a crosshairs symbol<\/li>\n<li><strong>Click and drag your cursor<\/strong> across the area that you would like to capture<\/li>\n<li>Your computer will make a camera shutter noise and the screenshot will be <strong>saved to your desktop<\/strong> when you let go of the mouse<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>To capture your entire screen:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Open the screen you want to capture<\/li>\n<li>Hold down <strong>Command \u2318 + Shift + 3\u00a0<\/strong>and then let go<\/li>\n<li>Your computer will make a camera shutter noise and the screenshot will be <strong>saved to your<\/strong> <strong>desktop<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>\n    \t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n    \t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/ht-toggle-content -->\r\n    \t\t<\/div>\r\n    \t\t\n    \t\t<div class=\"hts-toggle  \"  >\r\n    \t\t\t<div class=\"hts-toggle__title\"><h3>Windows 10\/11<\/h3><\/div>\r\n    \t\t\t<div class=\"hts-toggle__content\">\r\n    \t\t\t\t<div class=\"hts-toggle__contentwrap\">\r\n    \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>To capture only a specific area of your screen:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Open the screen you want to capture<\/li>\n<li>Hold down <strong>Windows<\/strong> (<i class=\"fa fa-windows \" ><\/i>)<strong> + Shift + S\u00a0<\/strong>until your cursor turns into a crosshairs symbol<\/li>\n<li><strong>Click and drag your cursor<\/strong> across the area that you would like to capture<\/li>\n<li>Your screenshot will be saved to your clipboard when you let go of the mouse<\/li>\n<li><strong>Paste (Edit &gt; Paste, <\/strong>or<strong> CTRL + V)<\/strong> the screenshot where you need it<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>To capture your entire screen:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Open the screen you want to capture<\/li>\n<li>Press the <strong>Print Screen Button<\/strong> (it may appear as &#8220;<strong>PrtScn<\/strong>&#8220;)<\/li>\n<li>Your screenshot will be saved to your clipboard<\/li>\n<li><strong>Paste\u00a0<\/strong><strong>(Edit &gt; Paste, <\/strong>or<strong> CTRL + V) <\/strong>the screenshot where you need it<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>To capture your current active window only:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Open the window you want to capture<\/li>\n<li>Hold down\u00a0<strong>Alt + PrtScn<\/strong> to capture only your current active window<\/li>\n<li>Your screenshot will be saved to your clipboard<\/li>\n<li><strong>Paste <\/strong><strong>(Edit &gt; Paste, <\/strong>or<strong> CTRL + V) <\/strong>the screenshot where you need it<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>\n    \t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n    \t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/ht-toggle-content -->\r\n    \t\t<\/div>\r\n    \t\t\n    \t\t<div class=\"hts-toggle  \"  >\r\n    \t\t\t<div class=\"hts-toggle__title\"><h3>iOS<\/h3><\/div>\r\n    \t\t\t<div class=\"hts-toggle__content\">\r\n    \t\t\t\t<div class=\"hts-toggle__contentwrap\">\r\n    \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>iPhone 8 or earlier:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Open the screen you want to capture<\/li>\n<li>Press and hold the <strong>lock button<\/strong> and then the <strong>home button<\/strong> at the same time<\/li>\n<li>your phone will make a camera shutter noise if your volume is turned on, and on more recent iOS versions, a preview of the screenshot will be shown in the bottom left corner of your screen<\/li>\n<li>The screenshot can be accessed by navigating to your <strong>Photos app<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>iPhone X or newer (no home button):<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Open the screen you want to capture<\/li>\n<li>Press and hold the <strong>lock button <\/strong>and then the <strong>volume-up button <\/strong>at the same time<\/li>\n<li>Your phone will make a camera shutter noise if your volume is turned on, and a preview of the screenshot will show in the bottom left corner of your screen<\/li>\n<li>The screenshot can be accessed by navigating to your <strong>Photos app<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>\n    \t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n    \t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/ht-toggle-content -->\r\n    \t\t<\/div>\r\n    \t\t\n    \t\t<div class=\"hts-toggle  \"  >\r\n    \t\t\t<div class=\"hts-toggle__title\"><h3>Android<\/h3><\/div>\r\n    \t\t\t<div class=\"hts-toggle__content\">\r\n    \t\t\t\t<div class=\"hts-toggle__contentwrap\">\r\n    \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Open the screen you want to capture<\/li>\n<li>Press and hold the <strong>volume-down button<\/strong> and the <strong>power button<\/strong> for a <strong>second or two<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Depending on the phone, your screen may flash, and you may hear a camera shutter noise<\/li>\n<li>On most Android devices, a preview of the screenshot will show in the bottom left corner of your screen, often alongside buttons for editing\/sharing<\/li>\n<li>The screenshot can be accessed in your default <strong>photos app<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>\n    \t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n    \t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/ht-toggle-content -->\r\n    \t\t<\/div>\r\n    \t\t\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For instructions on how to take a screenshot, select your operating system 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