How to Print Screen on Windows & Mac Laptop

The print screen feature on laptops is effective in saving important stuff as a screenshot to use it in different apps. You have to take a screenshot of the document first before printing it on your laptop. Here's how to print screen on a Windows laptop.

Steps for printing screen on a Windows 8.1

•    Click on the Windows key and "PrtScn" options on the system keyboard. After clicking on it, the system screen light gets dim for a few seconds, and you need to store the captured screenshot in the Pictures window. After that, move the captured snapshot in the Screenshots folder.

•    Tap on Control and P button on the system and after that, choose the "Print" option. After pressing on these buttons, it will start printing the screenshot you have taken.

Steps for printing screen on a Windows 7 and Vista

•    Click the "PrtScn" option on the system keyboard. It will capture a screenshot of the display.

•    Press on the "Start" menu and after that, choose the "All Programs" option.

•    Tap on the "Accessories" button and after that, press on the "Paint" option. It will open the Microsoft Paint window, a photo editor software which you can use to print the captured snapshot.

•    Press on the "Home" option and after that, tap on the "Paste" button given in the clipboard.

•    Tap on the "Paint" option and after that, choose the "Save" option.

•    Click on the Control and P buttons given on the system keyboard and after that, choose the "Print" option. It will start printing the captured snapshot.

Steps for printing screen on a Windows

•    Click on the "PrtScn" option given on the system keyboard. It will capture a screenshot of the display and start copying it to the clipboard.

•    Press on the "Start" button and after that, choose the "Accessories" option.

•    Tap on the "Paint" button and after that, press on the "Edit" option given in the Microsoft Paint. It is a photo editor software which you can use to print the snapshot.

•    Press on the Paste button.

•    Tap on the File and after that, choose the Save As option.

•    Give a title to the captured snapshot and after that, choose the Save button.

•    Click on the Control and P button together given on the system keyboard and after that, choose the Print option.

Steps for printing screen on a Mac OS X

•    Click on the Cmd +Shift +3 buttons on the system keyboard.

•    Click twice on the snapshot file to launch it on the screen.

•    Tap on the Cmd + P button and after that, press on the Print option.


Alexa Thomson is an accountancy expert who has worked with leading accountancy software companies. Owing to her expertise in finance, accountancy, and technology, her blogs have been published in leading magazines and platforms. Her favorite accounting software writings come for Hp Printer Support.