Hey, friends today I will teach you How to take Full Screen screenshot on Chromebook. so let get started with today Guide. If you’ve recently purchased one of the best Chromebooks, you might be wondering how to screenshot it on Chromebook. And, thankfully, it’s a very simple task. today the guide I am going to share with you is the How to take Full Screen screenshot on Chromebook.
You can capture whatever is on your screen, just like in Windows and macOS, by pressing a couple of keys. However, Chrome OS goes above and beyond other operating systems by including a useful screenshot widget. This allows you, among other things, to capture a partial screenshot or a screenshot of a specific window.
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We’ll walk you through each of these steps below, so keep reading to learn how to screenshot on a Chromebook.
How to screenshot on Chromebook
It is very simple to take a basic screenshot on a Chromebook. This is the method you’d use if you wanted to capture whatever was on your screen at the time.
1. Find the content you want to screenshot. On a Chromebook, this can be pretty much anything: it’ll work for web pages, apps, your desktop… whatever you want to capture.
2. Hold down the Ctrl key and then press the Show Windows key. Here’s what that looks like:
3. Find your screenshot. By default, Chrome OS will have saved it to the Downloads folder within My Files. You can find this by opening the Files app (search for it via the launcher, if you don’t know where it is).
Your screenshot will have been copied to your clipboard as well, which is useful if you want to paste it directly into a Google Docs or Slides document.
Finally, on some Chromebooks, when you take it, a window will appear in the bottom right corner of the screen. You can go directly to the Files app by clicking on this.
How to take a partial screenshot on Chromebook
It is just as simple to take a partial screenshot that only captures a specific area of the Chromebook display as it is to take a full screenshot.
1. Find the content you want to take a screenshot of.
2. Hold down the Ctrl and Shift keys and then press the Show Windows key.
3. A message will appear telling you to ‘Drag to select an area to capture.’ Your cursor will also have changed into a crosshair and the screen will have dimmed.
4. Using the mouse/trackpad, drag to select the area you wish to capture. The area you are capturing will be highlighted.
5. Press the ‘Capture’ button in the centre of the screenshot. As before, your screenshot will be saved into the My Files/Downloads area.
How to take a screenshot of a window on Chromebook
If you don’t want a cluttered screenshot that includes your taskbar, you can use Chrome OS’s screenshot tool to capture only one window. Here’s how you do it:
1. Find the content you want to take a screenshot of.
2. Hold down the Ctrl and Alt keys and then press the Show Windows key.
4. This will bring up the Chrome OS Screenshot toolbar at the bottom of the screen.
5. Press the right-most of the three central icons on the toolbar. This is the ‘Window screenshot’ option.
6. When you select that option, your cursor will change to a camera icon. Place the icon over the window you want to capture a screenshot of and click. This will only capture a single window, rather than your entire screen. Your screenshot will be saved in the same folder as before, My Files.
See our guides on how to restart a Chromebook and how to set a homepage in Google Chrome for more information on how to use your Chromebook. While you’re at it, you might want to learn how to clear the cache in Chrome.