1 . Click on the window you would like to capture.

2 . Press Ctrl + Print Screen (Print Scrn ) by holding down the Ctrl key and then pressing the Print Screen key . The Print Screen key is near the upper - right corner of your keyboard. (Depending on the type of keyboard you have , the exact key names on your keyboard may vary slightly .)

3 . Click the Start button, located on the lower left- hand side of your desktop.

4 . Click on All Programs .

5 . Click on Accessories .

7 . Click on Paint .

8 . In the paint window, hold down the

Ctrl key and then press and release the

V key . Your captured screenshot should then appear within the paint window .

9 . To save the image, click on the File drop - down menu located in the upper left- hand side of the toolbar and click on Save As . .

10 . In the Save As window , browse to your desired save location, enter a filename on the File Name: field , and click Save to save your screenshot