How to Take a Screenshot on an ASUS laptop: 3 Easy Methods
While owning an ASUS laptop or other series of Asus like Zenbook, Chromebook, and ROG capturing screenshots is one of the significant tasks. Sometimes we need to share screenshots online or want to save some records. Ordinarily, we have to phase some difficulties or have no idea how to capture our desktop.
Mostly, Asus laptops operate on the Windows operating system. Windows OS gives a lot of essentials to their users to take a screenshot.
3 Ways to Screenshot on ASUS laptop
There are a lot of different ways to capture screens. Moreover, a lot of software’s available in the online marketplace they not just capture your screen but also edit it.
In that regard, we bring the three simple ways to take a screenshot.
1. Taking a screenshot via keyboard shortcut
Keyboard shortcut keys are very compatible with a screenshot during typing. Sometimes we are busy working or on the web and, we need a whole screen to send someone or copy something than keyboard shortcut key is very effective.
The key which used to take a screenshot by keyboard is “prt sc” or “print screen”. This key is available on every keyboard. Print screen key copy your screenshot to the clipboard to save this screenshot in your ASUS laptop you need an editing program such as paint, gimp.
Use “prt sc” to capture the screen
To take a screenshot using these keys, the following steps must be followed:
· Open the page you want to capture.
· Press on the “prt sc” key or Ctrl + prt sc.
· Open Paint or any image editing tool in your ASUS laptop.
· On your keyboard click, Ctrl +V to paste a screenshot.
· Click on Ctrl + S or the save option to save the screenshot.
2. Taking a screenshot by window built-in-tools
In the above method, we discussed the print screen key, which is very easy and compatible to take a screenshot but, it does not provide us to save the permanent screenshot in hardware.
For this purpose, a Windows built-in snipping tool is suited. This tool is available in every Windows version from windows vista to Windows 11. In Windows 7, it comes with Snipping Tool and, in Windows 10, 11 its name is Snip & Sketch.
Advantages:
· One of the best advantages of the Windows snipping tool is to store your screenshot permanently.
· These sniping tools provide editing tools to edit your screenshot.
· It is also used to take a screenshot from a specific area that you want to share.
Procedure:
For using this tool, follow these steps:
· Click on the window icon.
· Click on the snipping tool or snip & sketch tool.
· Right, click on the screen and drag to select the area you want to capture.
· Now click on save snip and choose the location and save your screenshot.
If you are using windows 11 on an ASUS laptop, then simply on your keyboard press WIN + SHIFT + S to capture a screenshot.
3. Capturing a screenshot through the application
Well, you know very clearly that how to take a screenshot. Still, you’re looking for such an advanced tool. There are bunches of snipping tools available in the online market, such as Screenrec, Snagit, Fireshot. You can easily access and download these tools from Google chrome or the Microsoft store.
Features:
These tools have a lot of editing features like:
· Bluer sensitive information.
· Crop your capture.
· Share it online.
· Some of them handled to record video of your desktop.
· User friendly.
How to use:
For using these tools, follow these few steps:
· Go to your browser and search for snipping tools.
· Download high-ranking software.
· Install this app on your PC or laptop.
· Open it and click on the capture option.
· Now take a screenshot and save it.
Conclusion
So that’s pretty much hoping you learned how to capture your desktop screen, whether you are the owner of an ASUS laptop or not, these methods are normally used on any laptop that runs on Windows OS.
Just keep these in your mind:
· If you need a whole screen to capture so use the print screen key.
· If you are looking for editing, then go to the windows snipping tool.
· If you are high-level software, then choosing online tools is best for you.
