{"id":7823,"date":"2022-10-17T12:32:53","date_gmt":"2022-10-17T12:32:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpx.net\/kb\/?post_type=ht_kb&#038;p=7823"},"modified":"2025-07-18T10:08:13","modified_gmt":"2025-07-18T10:08:13","slug":"how-can-i-take-a-screenshot","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/wpx.net\/kb\/how-can-i-take-a-screenshot\/","title":{"rendered":"How can I take a screenshot?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>There are many screenshot tools that you can choose from. In this article, we&#8217;ll cover the default screenshot software that comes with Windows\/macOS and how to use it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&#8217;d like to go for more advanced tools, you should consider the following options:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><a aria-label=\"Monosnap  (opens in a new tab)\" class=\"ek-link\" href=\"https:\/\/monosnap.com\/download\/win\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Monosnap <\/a><\/strong>(macOS \/ Windows)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a aria-label=\"ShareX (opens in a new tab)\" class=\"ek-link\" href=\"https:\/\/getsharex.com\/downloads\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ShareX<\/a> <\/strong>(available for Windows only)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a aria-label=\"Lightshot (opens in a new tab)\" class=\"ek-link\" href=\"https:\/\/app.prntscr.com\/en\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lightshot<\/a><\/strong> (macOS \/ Windows)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8230; and many more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to take a screenshot on Windows?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The first thing you should keep in mind is to capture a specific area that you&#8217;d like to share and avoid sharing your entire screen due to security purposes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Capture a specific area.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&#8217;d like to capture a specific area on your Windows device, please use the following button combination:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Windows Key + Shift + S<\/strong><\/p>\n<cite>Then drag the crosshair to select the area of the screen to capture.<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Which will copy the image to the clipboard, and you can paste it anywhere by pressing:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Ctrl + V<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-ht-blocks-messages wp-block-hb-message wp-block-hb-message--withicon is-style-info\">For example, if you&#8217;d like to take a screenshot for our support agents in the chat section, please make sure to capture the area that you&#8217;d like to share and press <strong>Ctrl + V<\/strong> to paste the screenshot in the text field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a0473ec7fba0&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a0473ec7fba0\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1298\" height=\"818\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/wpx.net\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/\u0441\u0430\u0436\u0435.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11307\" 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wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>PrtSc (Print Screen)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>All you have to do to paste the screenshot anywhere is to press:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-ht-blocks-messages wp-block-hb-message wp-block-hb-message--withicon is-style-danger\">This will capture all of your screens in case you use more than a single monitor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Ctrl + V <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to take a screenshot on macOS?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s almost the same as with the Windows example shown above. The only thing that differs is the key combinations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Capture a specific area.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&#8217;d like to capture a specific area on your macOS device, please use the following button combination:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>shift + command + 4 <\/strong><\/p>\n<cite>Then drag the crosshair to select the area of the screen to capture.<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Which will copy the image to the clipboard, and you can paste it anywhere by pressing:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>command + V <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Capture the entire screen.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If you want to capture your entire screen, you can use the following keys:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>command + shift + 3 <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-ht-blocks-messages wp-block-hb-message wp-block-hb-message--withicon is-style-danger\">This will capture all of your screens in case you use more than a single monitor. Make sure you <strong>don&#8217;t<\/strong> mind sharing all the visible information on the screenshot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All you have to do to paste the screenshot anywhere is to press:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>command + V <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Stuck at any point? Don\u2019t worry, just click the live chat widget in the bottom-right, and one of our support agents will assist you in <strong>under 30 seconds<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are many screenshot tools that you can choose from. In this article, we&#8217;ll cover the default screenshot software that comes with Windows\/macOS and how to use it. If you&#8217;d like to go for more advanced tools, you should consider the following options: &#8230; and many more. 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