Windows Keyboard Shortcuts


Alt+Prnt Scrn: Copy Screenshot of Current Window to Clipboard

Posted in Applications by estephen on May 4th, 2007

Most people know that if you press the “Print Screen” button on your keyboard (which may be labelled “Prnt Scrn”) you’ll capture a screenshot of everything on your screen.

However, you may not know that if you press Alt+Prnt Scrn, you get a copy of only the currently selected window. You won’t get the taskbar or any other windows on your display. Then you can run a program (such as Microsoft Word or the Paint application included with Windows) and press Ctrl+V to paste in the screen shot.

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  1. Charles Kyte said,

    on June 8th, 2007 at 11:27 am

    Your insight is welcomed!

  2. kinm said,

    on January 27th, 2008 at 6:40 pm

    i dont have print screen on my keyboard !! can u hellp me and tell me how i can use print screen without the button ? like using ctrl + something ?? i really need this buton !!!!!!!!!

  3. Rose said,

    on July 26th, 2009 at 9:26 pm

    This totally does NOT work for me. If I click my function key to print screen, it takes me right to the printer preview screen and my only option is to select the printer. I try opening a blank document in photoshop CS4 and pasting (Ctrl-V) and it comes up blank. Erg. So frustrating as every page I’ve gone to have these very same instructions, and the snip tool that comes with Vista sucks, as I can’t capture open menus like I need to. HELP!?!

  4. stephanie said,

    on August 6th, 2009 at 7:39 pm

    try cntrl+alt+prnt scrn to copy then cntrl+V to paste

  5. Derek said,

    on October 14th, 2009 at 5:58 am

    Any answer for kinm’s question?
    I don’t have any key marked Prnt Scrn either - what key is it / what else is on the key?
    Thanks


  6. on November 19th, 2010 at 12:01 pm

    Mine shares Prnt Scrn with F10

    NO guarantee.

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