Simple Ways to Take a Screenshot on Acer

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Learn how you can easily and quickly capture your screen with a screenshot on Acer laptops and tablets

Co-authored by Darlene Antonelli, MA Reviewed by Luigi Oppido

Last Updated: September 17, 2024 Fact Checked

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• Using Win + Prt Scr Keys
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• Using the Prt Scr Key
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• Using the Snipping Tool with Shortcuts
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• Using the Snip & Sketch Tool
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• Using Xbox Game Bar
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• Pressing Buttons on a Tablet
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Do you want to capture what's on your Acer screen to share with others later? Luckily, there are many different ways to take screenshots. This wikiHow article outlines the most useful and fastest ways that you can screenshot on an Acer laptop.

Things You Should Know

• For a quick, full-screen capture, press Win + Prt Scr.
• For a full-screen capture that you want to edit immediately, press Prt Scr and paste the capture into an image editor, like Paint.
• If you want a choice of how to capture your screen, open the Snip & Sketch tool and choose a screenshot mode before capturing your window, screen, or selection.

Steps

Section 1 of 6:

Using Win + Prt Scr Keys

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1. Press the ⊞ Win and ⎙ PrtScr keys at the same time. The Print Screen key is in the upper right corner (next to the Pause/Break key).

   • This is the fastest and easiest method for taking full-screen screenshots on Acer. You can do this if you have Windows 10 or 11 and on any Acer computer or laptop.
   • Find your screenshots in the Pictures folder. Screenshots captured with the Win + Prtsc keys are in a location like "C:\Users\username\Pictures\Screenshots."
   • If you don't see it there, try opening a program like Paint and pressing Ctrl + V to paste the image that's copied to your clipboard.
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Using the Prt Scr Key

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1. Press ⎙ PrtScr and paste it into an image editor. Once you press the Print Screen key, a copy of your full-screen capture will go into your clipboard. Then open an image editing program like Paint, paste your image, and save it.

Section 3 of 6:

Using the Snipping Tool with Shortcuts

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   Press ⊞ Win+⇧ Shift+S. This will prompt the Windows Snipping Tool to open so you can capture the screen.
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   Use your mouse to select the entire screen (if you want to capture everything on your screen). If you don't want to capture the entire screen, you can just select the portion that you want to screenshot.
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   Open Paint and paste the capture. You can paste by pressing Ctrl + V. Then you can save it by going to File > Save.
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Using the Snip & Sketch Tool

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   Press ⊞ Win and type "Snip & Sketch," then click the app search result. The Snipping Tool opens with a warning window that prompts you to use the new "Snip & Sketch" app instead. "Snip & Sketch" features a sketch tool that will be super useful if you want to markup the screenshot before sharing it.
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   Click New. This will move the Snip & Sketch window so you can capture a screenshot.

   • If you aren't ready immediately for the screenshot, you can click the down arrow next to New and select an option like Snip in 10 seconds.
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   Select a mode. At the very top of your screen, you'll see 5 icons: Rectangular snip, freeform snip, window snip, fullscreen snip, and close snipping. Click a mode to use it.
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   Take the screenshot. Depending on the mode you picked, you'll take screenshots in different ways. For the rectangular and freeform snips, use your mouse to select the area of the screen that you want to screenshot; for window and fullscreen snips click the screen you want to capture.

   • Your screenshot will appear in the Snip & Sketch window so you can edit and save it.
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   Edit and save your screenshot. You can use the icons above your screenshot preview to edit it by highlighting areas, drawing on it, or cropping the image.
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   Save your work. Click the save icon (it looks like a floppy disk) from the lower right corner. From there, you'll need to choose a save location in your File Explorer and save it.
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Using Xbox Game Bar

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   Press ⊞ Win+G. This opens the Xbox Game Bar overlay that will even open if you're playing a game in full-screen mode.

   • All Windows 10/11 computers come with Xbox Game Bar, so it's always an option if the other screenshot methods don't work for you!
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   Click the icon that looks like a webcam. It displays "Capture" when you hover your mouse over it and prompts another window to open.
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   Click the icon that looks like a camera. It'll snap a screenshot, but you can also press Win + Alt + PRT SCR to screenshot with Xbox Gaming Bar overlay using a keyboard shortcut.

   • If you get a pop-up that says features aren't enabled, click the prompt to enable those features. After that, you'll be able to screenshot anything! Including game-play.
   • You can find your screenshots by clicking See my captures once you click the web camera icon.
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Pressing Buttons on a Tablet

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1. Press the Windows key icon and Volume Down. Press these buttons at the same time.

   • The screen will flash to indicate that you've taken a screenshot.
   • Tap the pop-up to view the screenshot or find it in your photos.

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