How to screenshot on acer chromebook 315

Sometimes describing what’s on your computer screen is a hassle. “Show, don’t tell” is the golden rule for many things. Luckily, that’s easy to do on a Chromebook; you can take a screenshot. By generating an image of your screen, you can easily share it in a group chat, email, or social media. Let’s find out how to take a screenshot on Chromebook devices.

Also read: What is a Chromebook, and what can it do?

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You can take a screenshot on a Chromebook by pressing Ctrl + Window Switch, or Ctrl + F5 on an external keyboard for a full screenshot. Press Ctrl + Shift + Window Switch or Ctrl + Shift + F5 on an external keyboard for a partial screenshot. Tap the screen with the stylus for touchscreen Chromebooks and press Capture Screen or Capture region. You can also use a third-party screenshot tool.

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Taking a screenshot on a Chromebook with the keyboard

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Here are all the ways to capture a screenshot on a Chromebook with a keyboard.

• To capture your entire screen as a Chromebook screenshot, press the Ctrl + Window Switch.
• If you want a screenshot of part of the screen, hit Ctrl + Shift + Window Switch. Select the area using the crosshairs icon to capture it.
• Hit Ctrl + F5 for a full screenshot if you use an external keyboard.
• For a partial screenshot using an external keyboard, press Ctrl + Shift + F5.

More: The best external keyboards you can buy

Taking a Chromebook screenshot in tablet mode

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More and more Chromebooks have been designed as 2-in-1 devices, where you can either flip the display around 360 degrees or fully detach the display from the hardware keyboard. You can then use the display as a large touchscreen tablet (assuming the display is a touchscreen model).

Taking a screenshot on a Chromebook using a stylus

There are a couple of ways to take a screenshot on a Chromebook using the stylus. If your Chromebook has a touchscreen stylus, tap the screen to bring up the stylus menu.

• Tap the screen with the stylus to take a full screenshot, and tap Capture Screen.
• Tap the screen with the stylus to take a partial screenshot and tap Capture region. Tap, hold, and drag on the screen portion, and lift the stylus off the screen when done.

Also: The most useful Chromebook shortcuts and gestures

Taking a Chromebook screenshot using a screenshot capture tool

You can also use a screenshot tool to take a screenshot on a Chromebook, which are extensions for Google Chrome. Chrome extensions are designed to help you use Chrome OS and your Chrome web browser in new and better ways.

It’s not shocking to see many Chrome extensions available for taking full or partial screenshots on Chromebook devices. Here’s a list of just some of the extensions that are available from the Chrome store:

We’ve tried to use Android apps for taking screenshots too, but they never work very well for some reason. We can’t recommend using Android apps to take a screenshot on a Chromebook quite yet.

Also: How to take a screenshot on any computer

Accessing your screenshots

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 afterward.

Learning how to screenshot on Chromebook is one of the first things you should do once you've picked up one of these versatile little computers. Whether you've just bought one of the best Chromebooks and are new to the system, or you've not used one in a while and have forgotten, it's super easy to learn how to screenshot on Chromebook.

In fact, once you've learnt, you'll be using the screenshot feature all the time, as Chrome OS features a range of capture options for different scenarios using its bespoke screenshot widget. All in all, it's a cinch, and we're here to show you how to do it. Let's get down to it then: here's how to screenshot on Chromebook.

How to screenshot on Chromebook

• Hold Ctrl + Show Windows to screenshot
• Hold Ctrl + Shift + Show Windows for a partial screenshot
• Drag to select the capture area
• Hold Ctrl + Alt + Show Windows to screenshot a window
• Select the Window icon (a complete square)
• Click the window you want to screenshot

Read on to see detailed instructions for each step.

How to take a full screenshot on Chromebook

Taking a basic screenshot on a Chromebook is very simple. This is the method you'd use if you want to capture whatever happens to be displayed on your screen at a given time.

1. Find the content you want to screenshot. On a Chromebook, this can be pretty much anything: it'll work for web pages, apps, your desktop… whatever you want to capture.

2. Hold down the Ctrl key and then press the Show Windows key. Here's what that looks like:

3. Find your screenshot. By default, Chrome OS will have saved it to the Downloads folder within My Files. You can find this by opening the Files app (search for it via the launcher, if you don't know where it is).

Your screenshot will also have been copied to your clipboard, which is useful if you want to paste it straight into a Google Docs or Slides document.

And finally, on some Chromebooks you'll also see a window appear in the bottom right of the screen once you take it. You can click on this to take you directly to the Files app.

How to take a partial screenshot on Chromebook

Taking a partial screenshot that only captures a specific area of the Chromebook display is just as easy as taking a standard screenshot.

1. Find the content you want to take a screenshot of.

2. Hold down the Ctrl and Shift keys and then press the Show Windows key. 

3. A message will appear telling you to 'Drag to select an area to capture.' Your cursor will also have changed into a crosshair and the screen will have dimmed.

4. Using the mouse/trackpad, drag to select the area you wish to capture. The area you are capturing will be highlighted.

5. Press the 'Capture' button in the centre of the screenshot. As before, your screenshot will be saved into the My Files/Downloads area.

How to take a screenshot of a window on Chromebook

If you don't want a messy screenshot that also includes your taskbar, you can use the screenshot tool in Chrome OS to capture just one specific window. Here's you do that: 

1. Find the content you want to take a screenshot of.

2. Hold down the Ctrl and Alt keys and then press the Show Windows key.

4. This will bring up the Chrome OS Screenshot toolbar at the bottom of the screen.

5. Press the right-most of the three central icons on the toolbar. This is the 'Window screenshot' option. 

6. With that option selected, your cursor will have changed into a camera icon. Position the icon over the window you want to screenshot and click. This will capture just the one window, rather than your entire screen. As before, your screenshot will be saved into your My Files folder.

Simple but effective. Did you know you can also game on a Chromebook? If not, check out how to play Steam games on a Chromebook. For more advice on how to use your Chromebook, see our guide on how to restart a Chromebook or how to set a homepage in Google Chrome. And while you're at it, you may want to check out how to clear the cache in Chrome.

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