Sometimes describing what’s on your computer screen is a hassle. “Show, don’t tell” is the golden rule for a lot of things. Luckily, that’s easy to do by simply taking a screenshot on Chromebook devices. By generating an image of your screen, you can easily share in a group chat, email, or social media.
Every device has its own combination of controls to get a screenshot. With Android devices, the usual combo is pressing the volume down and power buttons simultaneously. On iOS, the home and power buttons do the trick. Using a Mac computer, you hit Command > Shift > 4 (all at once) to open up a crosshairs icon and drag whatever you want a shot of. Command > Shift > 3 will also take a screenshot of the whole screen, rather than a selection. Now let’s find out how to take a screenshot on Chromebook.
Taking a screenshot on a Chromebook with the keyboard
To capture your entire screen as a Chromebook screenshot, press the Ctrl and window switch keys. If you just want a screenshot of part of the screen, hit the Ctrl, Shift, and window switch buttons, then drag the crosshairs icon over the part of the screen you want to capture.
If you use an external keyboard, you have to do something slightly different. You’ll want to click on the Ctrl and F5 keys, or the Ctrl, Shift, and F5 keys for the same Chromebook screenshot actions, respectively.
Taking a Chromebook screenshot when in tablet mode
More and more Chromebooks have been designed as 2-in-1 devices, where you can either flip the display around 360 degrees, or you can fully detach the display from the hardware keyboard. You can then use the display as if it was a large touchscreen tablet (assuming the display is a touchscreen model).
Taking a screenshot on Chromebook while in tablet mode is done by pressing the power and volume down buttons at the same time.
Taking a Chromebook screenshot with a stylus
More Chromebooks now come with an included stylus, such as the Google Pixelbook, the HP Chromebook x2, the Samsung Chromebook Pro, and the Samsung Chromebook Plus. If your Chromebook has a touchscreen stylus, you can tap on the screen to bring up a menu that will allow you to take a screenshot on Chromebook with the pen.
There are a couple of ways to take a screenshot on Chromebook using the stylus. One is simple; just tap on the Capture screen option to take a screenshot of the entire screen. The other is a little more complicated. You can tap on the Capture region option in the stylus menu to take a partial screenshot. When that option is applied, just tap, hold, and drag on the portion of the screen you want to capture. Just take the stylus off the screen when done.
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Taking a Chromebook screenshot by using a Chrome extension
Chrome extensions are designed to help you use Chrome OS and/or your Chrome web browser in new and better ways. It’s not a shock to see there are a ton of Chrome extensions available for taking full or selected screenshots on Chromebook devices. Here’s a list of just some of the extensions that are available from the Chrome store:
Accessing your Chromebook screenshot
Once you’ve taken a screenshot on your Chromebook, you’ll see a notification window confirming you have indeed taken a screenshot. It’s pretty simple to access your Chromebook screenshots afterwards. Open your Chromebook screenshot directly from the notification pop-up you see when you take the screenshot. You can otherwise go to your Downloads folder, which can be accessed by opening your app launcher and searching for “Files.”
It may seem like a deceptively easy process to take a screenshot on Chromebook, but it really is that simple. So have at it and then share whatever you might find worth sharing on your Chromebook screen.
Let us know if you run into any problems in the comments below!
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