Take a Screenshot on a Chromebook

To take a screenshot, you just need to press the correct keys on the keyboard. First press and hold down the Ctrl key. It’s located in the bottom left corner of your keyboard.

While holding down the Ctrl key, press the Switch Window key.

The what?

The Switch Window key looks like a square with two lines on the right side of it. It’s located at the top of the keyboard.

 

The Screenshot will automatically save on your Chromebook in the Downloads folder. It will be named Screenshot Date at Time.

How To Screenshot a Section of Your Chromebook Screen

Often times you just want to save part of your screen image. You could take a full screenshot and then edit it, but it is often easier to take a screenshot of just part of the screen.

We are going to get started using the keyboard. Press and hold the Ctrl key. Next, press and hold the Shift key. Lastly, press the Switch Window key and let go of all of the keys.

 

Your Chromebook screen will darken slightly. You can now use move your mouse pointer to draw a box around the part of the screen you want to save.

To do this, move your mouse pointer to a corner of the image you want to capture. Next press down on the touchpad and move your figure around until the whole image is highlighted. Then let go of the touchpad. Your screenshot will automatically save to your Downloads folder.