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To take a screenshot by using the Print Screen function on your keyboard, simply press the “PrtSc” button while you’re on the page that you want to take a screenshot of. This will automatically save your screenshot to your computer’s clipboard. Alternatively, if you’re using Windows 8 or 10, press the “Windows” button and “PrtSc” at the same time to add the image to your “Screenshots” folder, which is located in your “Pictures” folder. You can also take a screenshot of just the top window by holding down the “Alt” and “PrtSc” keys at the same time. To learn more, like to how paste your screenshot on to a Word document, scroll down.