How to Screenshot on an HP Laptop?

Method 1 — Snipping Tool (best, most flexible)

• Press Windows key + Shift + S. The screen dims and a small toolbar appears at the top.
• Choose rectangular, freeform, window, or full-screen capture, then drag to select.
• The screenshot copies to your clipboard and shows a notification — click it to annotate and save.

Method 2 — Print Screen key (whole screen)

• Press PrtScn (sometimes labeled "prt sc"). This copies the entire screen to the clipboard.
• Paste it (Ctrl + V) into an app like Paint, Word, or an email to save or edit it.

Method 3 — Windows + PrtScn (auto-save)

• Press Windows key + PrtScn. The screen dims briefly and the screenshot is automatically saved as a file in Pictures → Screenshots.

Method 4 — Alt + PrtScn (active window only)

• Press Alt + PrtScn to copy just the currently active window to the clipboard, then paste it somewhere to save.

Tips

• On some HP laptops the PrtScn key is a secondary function, so you may need to hold the Fn key too (Fn + PrtScn).
• The Windows + Shift + S Snipping Tool method is the most convenient because it lets you grab just part of the screen and edit it right away.

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