Screenshots are a wonderful way of recording some useful information or idea onto your device, that you think might not repeat on your device screen again or you consider it worth saving for sharing or other purposes.
Well, there are multiple options for capturing screenshots on your device. That depends considerably upon your requirement and availability of various things.
Such as in HP laptops, you have the following ways of capturing screenshots of your desktop’s screen;
Method 1 : Clicking full screen screenshots with direct keyboard keys:
You can easily click multiple screenshots of your screen using the Print Screen available on your laptop’s keypad. The PrintScreen key is mostly available in keyboards at the top right corner of your laptop’s keypad. And is often abbreviated as PrtScn or Prt SC in most of the keyboards and laptop keypads.
For capturing the full-screen screenshot of screen in HP laptops follow the link given below;
- First of all, open the page or file on your laptop that you want to click a screenshot of.
- Press the keys ‘Command + PrtScn’ together for a few seconds.
Thereafter, you will see a quick flash on your screen after you press the Windows and PrtScn keys. The screenshot then gets copied onto the Clipboard of your Laptop or PC.
Thereby you need to save this screenshot to your device. This can be done by any Image processing tool.
- Open any image processing tool on your Laptop or PC.
- Go to the ‘File’ menu on the menu bar, and select the “New file” option.
- Paste the screenshot image on the New File, by either right-clicking on the mouse and selecting the paste option, or
by directly pressing the Ctrl + V keys together on your keyboard.
If you need to make any changes to the screenshot image, then you can make those changes here. Such as adjusting the color tone, cropping, etc.
After you have finished adding the changes to the image.
- Save the image by clicking on the Save option in the menu.
- Provide the location, where you want to save the screenshot image.
- Click on the Save button on the bottom left corner of the window.
Here, your screenshot image gets saved onto your HP laptop.
Method 2 : Clicking different forms of screenshots with direct( only for Windows 10)
Windows PC 10 has a number of additional features that help you better perform your everyday tasks.
You can easily capture different forms of screenshots with Windows 10.
Before moving onto the process of capturing a screenshot. Let us know the different forms of screenshots that we can explore in Windows 10.
- Full-screen screenshot
It is the most fundamental form of the screenshot that you have been using for a while on nearly every device.
2. Rectangular Snip
This screenshot option allows you to capture the screenshot of your desired rectangular portion.
3. Freeform Snip
In free form snip, you can capture the screenshot in any form be it circle or pentagon, or oxygen.
4. Window Snip
This option directly captures the screenshot of your active window on your Laptop or PC.
Follow the steps below for capturing the screen in Windows 10 HP laptops;
- Open the required page or file.
- Press the keys “Windows + Shift + S” together on your keyboard.
- Select the form of a screenshot from the options: Full-screen screenshot, Window snip, Rectangular snip, and Freefirm snip.
Thereafter follow the required process of capturing the screen in resoectective mode.
After adjusting the frame of the screenshot image,
Click on the disc icon on the top of the screen, to save the screenshot image on to your HP laptop.
Here, you finish saving the screenshot of your screen.
Method 3 : Clicking screenshots using Snipping tool
The snipping tool comes along with Windows laptops, so you don’t need to install it from anywhere. You already have it on your PC or Laptop, if you are using Windows operating system.
Follow the steps given below for capturing the screenshot of the screen;
- Click on the “New File” option from the Menu bar of the Snipping Tool window. You can also do it by pressing Ctrl + N keys on the keyboard altogether.
You will Find a crosshair cursor on the screen instead of seeing your regular cursor.
- Drag this cursor from all sides to form a rectangle or square of your desired area by pressing the mouse and moving the framing lines together.
Once framing of the screenshot is done,
- Click on the disc icon from inside the Snipping toolbar to save the desired screenshot in PNG or JPEG format.
The snipping tool also comes up with a pen and highlighter option, that makes you highlight the important segments and points in your screenshots.
Moreover, the Snipping Tool also allows you to change the mode of the screenshot in Windows 10.
FAQ
Q1. How do I take a screenshot on my HP laptop using the Print Screen key?
A1. To take a screenshot on an HP laptop using the Print Screen key, press the PrtScn (Print Screen) key on your keyboard. This will capture an image of your entire screen, which you can then paste into an image editing program such as Paint and save as a file.
Q2. How do I take a screenshot of a specific area on my HP laptop?
A2. To take a screenshot of a specific area on an HP laptop, press the Windows key + Shift + S. This will activate the Snipping Tool, which allows you to select the area of the screen you want to capture. Once you’ve made your selection, the screenshot will be copied to the clipboard and can be pasted into an image editing program.
Q3. How do I take a screenshot on an HP laptop using the Snipping Tool?
A3. To take a screenshot on an HP laptop using the Snipping Tool, open the Snipping Tool program from the Start menu or by searching for it in the search bar. Once it’s open, click New and select the area of the screen you want to capture. Once you’ve made your selection, the screenshot will be saved to the clipboard and can be pasted into an image editing program.
Q4. How do I take a screenshot on an HP laptop using the Windows Game Bar?
A4. To take a screenshot on an HP laptop using the Windows Game Bar, press the Windows key + G to open the Game Bar. From there, click on the camera icon to take a screenshot of the current screen. The screenshot will be saved to the Captures folder in your Videos library.
Q5. How do I take a screenshot on an HP laptop using a third-party program?
A5. There are many third-party programs available for taking screenshots on an HP laptop, such as Greenshot, Lightshot, and Snagit. To use one of these programs, simply download and install it, and then follow the instructions for taking a screenshot within the program.
