A guide on taking and posting screenshots

Been meaning to get around to making a comprehensive guide on how to take screenshots and post them on the forum, so here it is.

A Simple Guide To Taking Screenshots and Posting Them
Taking a screenshot is easy whether you're on a Mac or a PC.

PC Guide
To take a screenshot on a Windows PC or Windows Laptop use the Prt Scrn key on your keyboard or if you're on a laptop hold down the Fn key and press the Prt Scrn key to take the screenshot.

Print Screen on a Standard Pc Keyboard

Print Screen on a Pc Laptop Keyboard

2. After pressing the Print Screen key the entire screen is practically 'copied' like what would happen if you copy pasted an item of text. So now you have to Paste it somewhere!
3. Click Start and open up Microsoft Paint, paste the picture into Paint and save as a .jpg or .png file.

Mac Guide


On your keyboard press down and hold Apple/Command + Shift and press the 3 key to take a screenshot, you also have the option to press down and hold Apple/Command + Shift and 4 to make a 'selection' image, this way you can select the area which you want to make an image of. If you've done this successfully you should hear a 'camera shutter' sound.

 These images are automatically saved by default to your desktop as 'Picture1'