How to use the [Print] key to save a screenshot on your Windows 11
Published on Aug. 22, 2023, 12:13 p.m.
In Windows 11, you can use the [Print] key to screenshot whatever is displayed and save it to the clipboard.In addition , [Print] can be combined with other keys.Here are the most important key combinations for screenshots.
[Print]: Press this button (sometimes also [Prnt] or [Prnt Scrn]) is saved to the clipboard.
[Alt] + [Print]: If you combine the [Print] key with [Alt], Windows 11 will not take a screenshot of the entire screen.To do this, select the desired window with the mouse.
[Windows] + [Print]: Use this key combination to save a screenshot.
[Windows] key + [Shift →] + [s]: Press this key combination to access a screen-ready tool.This lets you frame any section of the screen.
If you want to save an image using one of these options, use the operating system’s pencils. It only ever has space for a single swipe.If you want to keep an image from the clipboard, you should copy it to a compatible application such as paints or a paint alternative with [Ctrl] + [v] and save it in the desired format.