Being able to a take a Screenshot is a very important part of being able to communicate what you see on screen to someone else. Whether working with teachers, students, parents, or PLI colleagues, it's often hard to describe what you see going on on-screen. Very often, capturing a picture of the exact thing you see can communicate so much more than we could in our words. This can be especially helpful you need to reach out to Solutions for tech support of any kind.
Of course, depending on the device you're on, the commands and methods for capturing and sharing screenshots will be different. Below you will find examples of each of the most common devices we deal with here at Proximity Learning.
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PC/Desktop/Laptop - Microsoft OS
Press and hold all 3 keys at once: SHIFT + WINDOWS KEY + S
This will let you use the mouse to select the portion of screen to include in the screenshot
(this is the equivalent of the Copy function for an image)
Now you will need to direct that content somewhere so we will complete the Paste function.
Press and hold CTRL + V
*In some cases, you might need the image you just took to be in a file format. Typically these will default to .png or .jpg format. Depending on what app or program triggers when you first take the screenshot, there should be an option to Save, it may look like an old floppy disk image like this below:
When clicking that, you will be prompted to choose a location to save it to. We recommend creating a folder on your desktop (by right-clicking on your desktop and selecting New, then Folder). Once you've created that desktop folder, go back to your screenshot, click the Save button, and when you are prompted for a location, select Desktop in the left-side list of locations, give your file a name, and click Save.
You will now be able to find this image in the folder you created on your desktop. You can also right-click on the folder and change the name to something that allows you to be more organized.
Chromebook
Press and hold all 3 keys at once: CTRL + SHIFT + DOWNLOAD KEY
This will let you use the mouse to select the portion of screen to include in the screenshot
(this is the equivalent of the Copy function for an image)
Now you will need to direct that content somewhere so we will complete the Paste function.
Press and hold CTRL + V
*In some cases, you might need the image you just took to be in a file format. Typically these will default to .png or .jpg format. Depending on what app or program triggers when you first take the screenshot, there should be an option to Save, it may look like an old floppy disk image like this below:
When clicking that, you will be prompted to choose a location to save it to. We recommend creating a folder on your desktop (by right-clicking on your desktop and selecting New, then Folder). Once you've created that desktop folder, go back to your screenshot, click the Save button, and when you are prompted for a location, select Desktop in the left-side list of locations, give your file a name, and click Save.
You will now be able to find this image in the folder you created on your desktop. You can also right-click on the folder and change the name to something that allows you to be more organized.
Mac/Macbook - iOS
Press and hold all 3 keys at once: SHIFT + COMMAND KEY + 4
This will let you use the mouse to select the portion of screen to include in the screenshot
(this is the equivalent of the Copy function for an image)
Now you will need to direct that content somewhere so we will complete the Paste function.
Press and hold COMMAND KEY + V
*In some cases, you might need the image you just took to be in a file format. Mac will default to .png format in most cases. This is a standard file format that can then be copied or dragged to upload elsewhere if needed.
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