How to Take Screenshots of an Active Window
Use a keyboard shortcut on Windows 7., Use keyboard shortcuts on Mac.
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Use a keyboard shortcut on Windows 7.
To snap the window you want, you should keep it on the top of other tasks, and then press “Alt+PrtSc”.
The image of this window will be saved to the clipboard.
You can open Paint (find it with this route:
Start-All Programs-Accessories-Paint), and press “Ctrl+V” to paste it to the editing board.
After editing this image (if you like), click “File” on the top bar and then hit “Save” to preserve the screenshot. -
Step 2: Use keyboard shortcuts on Mac.
Mac provides its users a flexible way to capture anything on the screen.
To capture active window, you just need to press “Command+Shift+4” and then “Spacebar”, then your mouse cursor will turn into a camera icon.
Move the camera icon to the active window and click it.
After that, the screenshot of the window will be immediately saved to the desktop in PNG format.
Detailed Guide
To snap the window you want, you should keep it on the top of other tasks, and then press “Alt+PrtSc”.
The image of this window will be saved to the clipboard.
You can open Paint (find it with this route:
Start-All Programs-Accessories-Paint), and press “Ctrl+V” to paste it to the editing board.
After editing this image (if you like), click “File” on the top bar and then hit “Save” to preserve the screenshot.
Mac provides its users a flexible way to capture anything on the screen.
To capture active window, you just need to press “Command+Shift+4” and then “Spacebar”, then your mouse cursor will turn into a camera icon.
Move the camera icon to the active window and click it.
After that, the screenshot of the window will be immediately saved to the desktop in PNG format.
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