Description

This topic describes how to take screenshots on a Chromebook.

To learn how to take screenshots in Windows, click here.

Applicable Brands

Lenovo

Applicable Systems

100e Chromebook

Operating System

Chrome OS

Solution

To take a screenshot of the entire screen:
Press Ctrl and the Show Windows key . The key is usually located on the top row. For more details about key locations, see How to take full screenshots on a Chromebook.

To take a screenshot of a portion of the screen:
Press Ctrl and Shift and the Show Windows key .

1. Press the keys to take the screenshot.
2. When the screenshot is successful, a pop-up message will appear above the status area in the lower right taskbar that displays Screenshot taken. After a few seconds, the message will time out and close.
   
3. Click the pop-up message to immediately view the screenshot, or copy the screenshot to the clipboard to be pasted into another document.
4. Screenshots are saved to a folder called Files. Files can be accessed by clicking the Launcher icon in the lower left of the taskbar.
   
   
   

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