How to screenshot on Chromebook

Keyboard shortcuts

  • To take a screenshot of the entire screen, press Ctrl + Show windows keys. The Show windows key is in the top row and looks like a rectangle with two lines on the right side Or, if your Chromebook has it, press the Screen capture key. The Screen capture key looks like a circle in a square.

Screen Capture options in Quick Settings

  • The Show windows key is in the top row and looks like a rectangle with two lines on the right side

  • The Screen capture key looks like a circle in a square.

  • Go to the clock in the corner of your screen to bring up your Quick Settings menu. Click on the Screen Capture icon. It’s in the pop-out menu on the side; it looks like a circle in a square. You’ll get a small menu with the option to: Screenshot (still captures) Take full-screen screenshot Take a partial screenshot (a crosshair icon will appear for you to click and drag) Take a windows screenshot (a single window)

How to record your screen on Chromebook

  • It’s in the pop-out menu on the side; it looks like a circle in a square.

  • Screenshot (still captures) Take full-screen screenshot Take a partial screenshot (a crosshair icon will appear for you to click and drag) Take a windows screenshot (a single window)

  • Go to the clock in the corner of your screen to bring up your Quick Settings menu.  Click on the Screen Capture icon. It’s in the pop-out menu on the side; it looks like a circle in a square. Click on the Screen Record icon. It’s in the pop-out menu on the side; it looks like a rectangle with a triangle on the right. You’ll get a small menu with the option to: Record the full screen. Record a partial screen. Record a window.

  • It’s in the pop-out menu on the side; it looks like a rectangle with a triangle on the right.

  • Record the full screen. Record a partial screen. Record a window.

How to find and edit your screenshot or screen recording on Chromebook

How to change where your screenshots or screen recordings save on Chromebook

  • Press Shift + Ctrl + Show windows. The Show windows key is in the top row and looks like a rectangle with two lines on the right side. At the bottom, select Settings > Select folder. Recordings or screenshots you take are added to the folder you select.

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  • The Show windows key is in the top row and looks like a rectangle with two lines on the right side.

  • Recordings or screenshots you take are added to the folder you select.