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Where does a screenshot get filed?

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If you press just "PrtSc" then it will be saved to Clipboard - so then you can paste it (eg. Word, Paint, etc.). If you press "WinKey + PrtSc" then it will be saved in your "Pictures" folder under "Screenshots". If you have never taken a screenshot before then it will automatically create the folder.

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My computer has a problem, the screen won't flash when I push Win + PrtSc. Why is that?

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The keyboard shortcut only works on Windows 8.1 and 10. One of the keys could also be jammed.

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How do I screen shot on a Surface Pro 3?

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Press the print screen button, written as "Prt Sc" next to the delete button above the backspace, and then go into an image editing software and paste.

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If I need to type a letter in Windows 10, then where should I go?

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You can open up Microsoft Word to write a letter in Windows 10.

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I made a screenshot, now how do I move it to another window?

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First you have to press the 'Print Screen Sys Rq' button, i.e. the screen shot button of your keyboard. Then press CTRL+V and then open MS Paint, Photoshop or MS Word and press CTRL+V again to paste your screen shot there.

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It's not working. I try taking picture of the game but it just shows my desktop. What do I do?

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You will probably have to install a separate game capture because of the game being in a window on the computer. If you cannot find a software that is able to take a picture you can buy a capture card that you plug into your desktop and it will capture whatever. They usually cost around $50-$200, but the good ones are around $100.

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How do you change the format of the screenshot saved to the clipboard from the default PNG to PDF? I know there is a command line command you can type to do this.

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After taking a screenshot with the Windows key + Shift + S, you can click the popup in the bottom-right corner to open the screenshot with Snipping Tool. Then press Ctrl + P to print the screenshot as a PDF file.

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