You were doing it wrong: so you can take screenshots on your PC more easily

For a long time, the Print Paint key has been the favorite for taking screenshots on the computer. However, there is already an alternative that offers more possibilities when wanting to perform this action. With just pressing three keys at the same time, we will open the Snipping function in windows.

This alternative is not only simpler, it also offers more features such as the ability to choose the area you want to capture. In addition, the captured image is automatically copied to the clipboard and stored in the system.

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The trick is to press three keys at the same time to open the tool cuts Windows and thus take a screenshot.

The three keys to take screenshots

You just have to simultaneously press the Shift + Windows + S keys. When pressed, the screen will darken and a menu will appear at the top with 4 capture formats: rectangular, freeform, windowed or full screen mode.

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After you have chosen the area to capture, you will be notified that the image was saved to the computer and copied to the clipboard. To find it, you must go to Screenshots inside the folder Images. Also, you can go to a document or conversation and paste the screenshot.

It should be remembered that Windows 11 will eliminate the classic function Print Paint to give way to the default Snipping tool. Therefore, this tool will be important for screenshot in future updates.

Source: Elcomercio

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