Screenshot in Windows 7 - how to

1. At the top right of your keyboard, you can find the [print] key. Hereby Screenshots you can create.
2. Now open the start menu and search for "Paint" or another program for image editing.
3. With the key combination [Ctrl] + [V] or right-click, you can paste the Screenshot.
4. On request, you can edit the image and then save it.

Under Windows 7, the "Snipping Tool pre-installed" already. You can create Screenshots directly in the appropriate size:

1. Open the start menu, click on "All programs" and select the folder "accessories".
2. Here you will find the "Snipping Tool". There is a small window now opens.
3. Click on the Button "New", you can select the desired area of the screen with the mouse.
4. Click on the arrow next to "New", you can cut here, hands-free or single window select.
5. You can then edit the Screenshot, on the request and save it as a file.
6. Tip: Customize more Screenshots, the Snipping Tool Plus is an advantage.

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