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How To Screenshot On A Thinkpad Laptop

by Simon Todd
How To Screenshot On A Thinkpad Laptop

Step-by-Step Guide to Taking Screenshots on a Thinkpad Laptop

Taking screenshots on a Thinkpad laptop is a simple process that can be completed in just a few steps. This guide will walk you through the process of taking screenshots on your Thinkpad laptop.

Step 1: Locate the “Print Screen” button on your keyboard. This button is usually located near the top right corner of your keyboard and may be labeled as “PrtScn” or “PrntScrn”.

Step 2: Press and hold down the “Fn” key, located at the bottom left corner of your keyboard, while pressing the “Print Screen” button. This will take a screenshot of your entire screen and save it to your clipboard.

Step 3: Open an image editing program such as Microsoft Paint or Adobe Photoshop to paste in the screenshot from Step 2. To do this, open up either program and press Ctrl + V (or Command + V if you are using Mac). The screenshot should now appear in the image editor window for further editing if desired.

Step 4: Save your edited screenshot by clicking File > Save As… and selecting an appropriate file format such as JPEG or PNG before clicking OK to save it to its desired location on your computer or external storage device.

And that’s it! You have successfully taken a screenshot on your Thinkpad laptop!

How to Use the Built-in Screenshot Tool on Your Thinkpad Laptop

Taking screenshots on your Thinkpad laptop is a simple process. With the built-in screenshot tool, you can capture images of whatever is currently displayed on your screen. This guide will walk you through the steps to take a screenshot using this tool.

First, locate the “Print Screen” button on your keyboard. It is usually located near the top right corner of the keyboard and may be labeled as “PrtScn” or “PrtScr”. Once you have located it, press and hold down this key for a few seconds until you hear a camera shutter sound or see an animation indicating that a screenshot has been taken.

The next step is to open up an image editing program such as Microsoft Paint or Adobe Photoshop in order to view and edit your screenshot if desired. To do this, simply search for either program in Windows Search bar and click on it when it appears in the results list.

Once inside of either program, click File > Open > Screenshots from the menu bar at the top of your screen to view all screenshots taken with this tool since its last use (or since system startup). Select any one of these images by double-clicking it and then make any edits that are necessary before saving it as an image file (such as .jpg or .png).

And there you have it! You now know how to use the built-in screenshot tool on your Thinkpad laptop to capture images from whatever is currently displayed onscreen at any given time.