How to take a Screenshot & Save it as an Image file using Windows Paint

Learn how to take a Screenshot and save it as an image file using Windows Paint. This video will teach you how to save your screenshot as a Jpeg, Gif, Tif or Bmp image file using the application Windows Paint. This tutorial is intended to cover all versions of Windows. I have used Windows 8 when making this tutorial but have also given explanations for the slight differences in operating systems.

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Written Instructions:

To take a screenshot in any version of Windows you will need to click the 'print screen' key on your keyboard. Once you do this a copy of the image of the desktop will be saved to your clipboard.

To save the screenshot as an image file you will need to paste the image into Windows Paint.

To open Windows Paint in Windows 8:
1.) Go to the bottom left corner of the screen and click on the start button.
2.) On the start menu screen type the word 'paint' and click enter.

To open Windows Paint in an older version of Windows:

1.) Go to the bottom left hand corner of the screen and click the start button.
2.) Click on either All Programs/Program Files.
3.) Click on the 'Accessories' folder.
4.) Double click the 'Paint' application to open it.

To save your screenshot within Windows Paint:
1.) Click once on the blank page within Windows Paint.
2,) press Ctrl & v to paste the image into the blank page.
3,) Click on 'File' and go to 'Save as'.
4.) If you are using Windows 7/8 you will see options appear to select the file type.
5.) If you are using an older version of windows, then the image type will default to bmp. To change the file type use the 'save as type' drop down menu.
Once you have selected the correct image type choose the name of the file and click save.

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Screenshot, Windows, Paint, Image, file, How to, Save, Take, JPEG, BMP, TIF, GIF, Picture, Photo, Copy, Desktop, Capture, desktop, Microsoft, Free, PC, Recorder, Print, Laptop.
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