Trying to take a screenshot on your HP laptop, desktop, or tablet? Since all HP computers run Windows by default, you’ll use Windows methods to capture the screen. Taking a screenshot on an HP tablet is easily done by pressing a combination of buttons. This wikiHow shows you how to take a screenshot of the screen contents on your HP computer or tablet.

[Edit]things you should know

• To take a full screen screenshot, press Windows + Print Screen.
• Press Windows + Shift + S to open the Snip and Sketch menu.
• For HP tablets, press the Power button and the Volume Down button for 2 seconds to take a screenshot.

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[Edit]Windows + Print Screen (Windows 8 and later)

1. Find the “Print Screen” key. The “Print Screen” key will be next to “Print Screen” in the upper-right corner of the keyboard. delete key. This method takes a screenshot of the entire screen and saves it in your Pictures folder. This is a great way if you want to view or edit photos later.
   
   • If you have a number pad on the right side of your keyboard, you’ll find pt sc The left key on the top row of keys in the number pad.
   • Note whether the “prt sc” (or similar) text is at the top of the key or at the bottom of the key. If it’s under the key under a different text option, you may need to use fn Key too.
2. Find the “Windows” key. This key, which has the Windows logo on it, is usually in the lower-right side of the keyboard.
   
3. Find the key if necessary. If the “prt sc” text is at the bottom of the key and some text instead of at the top of the key, you’ll need to use fn key to force your computer to recognize the Print Screen function.
   
   • you will usually find fn The key in the lower-left side of the keyboard.
4. Make sure your screen is displaying what you want to screenshot. Go to the page or program you want to take a screenshot of.
   
5. Hold down the key. Make sure you do this through the next step as well.
   
   • If the text “prt sc” is below another text item on the Print Screen key, make sure you hold down the button. fn Key too.
6. Press and hold the key. You should only do this for a second or two.
   
   • Make sure you have the key with you when doing this.
7. When the screen dims for a short while release all keys. This indicates that Windows has taken a screenshot of the contents of your screen.
   
   • If the screen doesn’t dim, try releasing and pressing again pt sc key. If it still doesn’t work, press and hold fn key also if you weren’t doing that before, or let fn key and try again if you were using it.
8. View your screenshots. You can view your captured screenshots from within the “Pictures” folder by doing the following:
   
   • Open File Explorer.
   • Click pictures folder on the left side of the window.
   • Double-click the “Screenshots” folder in the “Pictures” window.
   • Double-click your screenshot.

[Edit]Print Screen (any Windows version)

1. Find the “Print Screen” key. The “Print Screen” key will be next to “Print Screen” in the upper-right corner of the keyboard. delete key.
   
   • If you have a number pad on the right side of your keyboard, you’ll find pt sc The left key on the top row of keys in the number pad.
   • Note whether the “prt sc” (or similar) text is at the top of the key or at the bottom of the key. If it’s under the key under a different text option, you may need to use fn Key too.
2. Find the key if necessary. If the “prt sc” text is at the bottom of the key and some text instead of at the top of the key, you’ll need to use fn key to force your computer to recognize the Print Screen function.
   
   • you will usually find fn The key in the lower-left side of the keyboard.
3. Make sure your screen is displaying what you want to screenshot. Go to the page or program you want to take a screenshot of.
   
4. Press key. Doing so will copy the screenshot of your screen’s contents to your computer’s clipboard.^[1]
   
   • You will not receive any visual indication that a screenshot has been taken.
   • If the text “prt sc” is below another text item on the Print Screen key, make sure you hold down the button. fn Key too.
   • Alternatively, you can press to copy a screenshot of the active window.
5. Open Start. Click on the Windows logo in the lower-left corner of the screen.
   
6. Open Paint. type then click paint at the top of the Start menu.
   
7. Paste in your screenshot. To do this, press . Your screenshot will appear in the Paint window.
   
   • You can also click Clipboard size Paste it icon in the upper-left side of the Paint window to paste in the screenshot.
   • If your screenshot is not pasted, you may need to go back and take a screenshot fn key (or, if you fn key, don’t hold it).
8. Click. It’s in the upper-left part of the screen. Clicking it brings up a drop-down menu.
   
9. choose . it is in file drop down menu. A pop-out menu will appear.
   
10. Select a picture format. click either PNG Or jpeg in the pop-out menu. Doing so opens a File Explorer window.
    
    • Ideally, you would use PNG The format is here because PNG files do not lose quality over time (unlike JPEG files). However, JPEG files take up very little space on your hard drive.
11. Enter a file name. Type whatever name you want to name the screenshot in the “File name” text box at the bottom of the window.
    
12. Choose a save location. Click the folder in which you want to save the file on the left side of the window.
    
13. Click. It’s under the window. Doing so saves your screenshot in the selected folder.
    

[Edit]Snipping Tool (Windows Vista and later)

1. Open Start. Click on the Windows logo in the lower-left corner of the screen.
   
2. Open the Snipping Tool. Type in the search bar, then click snipping Tool at the top of the Start menu.
   
3. Set the Mode to “Rectangular Snip”. Click Method at the top of the Snipping Tool window, then click rectangular snip in the resulting drop-down menu. Doing so will both set the Snipping Tool to use the “Rectangular Snip” feature and put your screen in screenshot mode.
   
   • In the future, “Rectangular Snip” will be the default and you can simply click New on the left side of the Snipping Tool window to create a new snip.
4. Click and drag your mouse over an area of ​​your screen. You’ll see a red outline appear around the section you’re highlighting.
   
   • If you want to take a screenshot of the entire screen, click and drag from the top-left corner of the screen to the bottom-right corner.
5. left mouse button. Once you release the left mouse button, your screenshot will be taken. You should see the screenshot in the Snipping Tool.
   
6. Save your screenshot. You can save the screenshot as a picture file on your computer by doing the following:
   
   • Click the floppy disk-shaped “Save” icon at the top of the Snipping Tool window.
   • Enter a file name in the “File name” text box.
   • Select the folder in which to save the screenshot on the left side of the window.
   • Click save,
   • You can also edit the screenshot later if needed.
7. Try using other snip types. to click Method A drop-down menu will appear at the top of the Snipping Tool window with the following options, each of which can be used to take a different type of screenshot:
   
   • free-form snip – Allows you to select a portion of your screen by free-hand clicking and dragging around it. Once you have aligned the end of your selection with the beginning of the selection, releasing the mouse will take the screenshot.
   • window snip — Allows you to take a screenshot of the currently open window (eg, your browser window) without including anything else. Clicking on the window will take a screenshot.

[Edit]Snip & Sketch (Windows 10 and later)

1. Press . This will open the Snip & Sketch menu, an updated version of the Snipping Tool. A small bar with options will appear at the top of the screen.
   
2. Choose a screenshot mode. Click one of the four buttons at the top of the screen to select a mode:
   
   • rectangular Allows you to click and drag the mouse to capture a portion of the screen.
   • free form Lets you create the shape you want to capture.
   • window This means that you can click on a window to capture just one image of the window.
   • full screen Takes a screenshot of everything on the screen.
3. take a screenshot. How you do this depends on the mode. For example, in Rectangle mode, you’ll click and drag to create a rectangle to capture the portion of the screen you want to screenshot.
   
4. View your screenshots. You can view your captured screenshots from within the “Pictures” folder by doing the following:
   
   • Open File Explorer.
   • Click pictures folder on the left side of the window.
   • Double-click the “Screenshots” folder in the “Pictures” window.
   • Double-click your screenshot.

[Edit]hp tablet

1. Press and hold the Volume Down and Power buttons for 2 seconds. You will see a flash on the screen, which means that you have taken the screenshot.^[2]
   
2. See screenshot. Navigate to the Photos folder on the tablet to view the image.
   

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