1. Press Print Screen (or PrtScn, found at the top right of the keyboard). This will take a screen capture of whatever the computer monitor is displaying at the time.


2. Open Microsoft Paint (found through the Windows Start Button at the bottom left of the desktop screen).




         




          



3. Once Paint is open, click the Paste icon (located at the top left of the toolbar) or press Ctrl + V (the Control and V keys simultaneously). The most recent screenshot will be pasted into Paint.




          



          

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4. Once pasted, the screenshot can be edited and saved in different file formats (JPEG, PNG, etc.).