How to take screenshots in Windows 11: from keyboard shortcuts to the revamped Snipping Tool
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With the arrival of Windows 11 we have faced a series of novelties. Changes of different types and applications that are updated offering new functions. We already saw how the "Snipping Tool" changed and now we are going to review how to take a screenshot in Windows 11
"There are things that do not change compared to what we already knew about Windows 10. Through a series of keyboard shortcuts we can capture the content that appears on the screen. Now we&39;ll go over these methods and how to use the Snipping Tool."
Keyboard shortcuts
The easiest method is provided by the Print Screen (Print Screen) key. With this system, what we do is capture everything that appears on the screen and store it on the clipboard to later use it with any of the applications we have installed."
"The second method is the one that combines the keys Print Screen + Win. This system to capture the screen saves a file in .PNG format in the folder Screenshots>"
The third method to capture the screen in Windows 11 comes with the key combination Windows + Shift + S and it gives access to a series of tools that allow us to determine the area of the screen that we want to capture."
"And it is through these tools that we can obtain a plus in terms of functions, since it prevents us from having to open an extra application, either from Microsoft itself or from third parties.When using Windows + Shift + S we will see how four options appear:"
- Rectangular Crop
- Freeform Cutout
- Window Cutout
- Full screen clipping
Each of these options allow different possibilities. In the case of Rectangular clipping what we can do is select a rectangular area of the area we want to capture."
With the option Free-form cutout the area we select will be customized, with the shape we want. "
If we choose Window clipping what it does is ask for the window that we want to capture and capture only the content that appears in said window storing it on the clipboard."
To finish, with Snip full screen what we do is take a screenshot of the entire screen in the same way as we would do with the key combination Print Screen, content that is saved on the clipboard."
Snipping Tool
All these possibilities are increased if we use the Snipping Tool We can activate it by typing snippets in the taskbar search box and Already at that moment we see how it offers options such as the delay time in the capture, where we can choose between intervals of 3, 5 and 10 seconds or the area we want to capture."
The options offered in the control menu are the same as we have seen before (rectangular, freeform, window or full screen cropping). When clicking on the symbol +>, a menu called Snipping Tool appears, with different options."
We can write on the screen with two types of lettering and different thicknesses and colors. We can erase what we have written but we can also display a ruler or protractor on the screen, cut out or write on a touch screen.
These are the editing options, since we can also share that content with other applications, save it as a file on the PC or store it on the clipboard.
Using the Xbox Gamebar
Along with all these methods we can also use the Xbox Gamebar to take a screenshot. Depending on the content on the screen, we can capture or record a video (not all applications are compatible) in PNG and MP4 formats in the case of video.
"To access the Xbox Gamebar we can use the key combination Windows + G> in the search bar and open the utility."
We will see a series of options. Capture screen, the first icon, offers the same functions as if we use the combination Win + Print Screen, generating a .PNG file that is stored in the Captures folder of screen."
" For its part, if we click on the button to Record video> the recording of a video starts, recording that we can stop by pressing the square Stop button. In this case, the recorded content is stored in the Captures> folder"
These are the possibilities that Windows 11 offers when it comes to capturing what appears on the screen and we are the ones who have to decide which one best suits our needs.
