It’s easier than ever to grab a quick picture of something that you come across while browsing the internet on your laptop. Sometimes you just see something that you have to use for a thumbnail, profile picture, or more, and you need to screenshot it.

Whether you are using a Windows PC or a Mac, you can use built-in functions to grab whatever is on your screen. And you can’t forget about needing to edit the picture to fit your needs, which is where Kapwing comes in.

1. How to take a screenshot
   - On Mac
   - On Windows
2. How to edit a screenshot on any device

1. How to Take a Screenshot

In order to take a screenshot, you are going to have to look at what kind of laptop you have: Windows or Mac. Each one has ways that you can get a screenshot easily, just with different keyboard shortcuts and processes.

Take a Screenshot on Mac

Taking a screenshot on Mac is seamless and easy, as Apple has built in a couple keyboard shortcuts that you can use to quickly snap a picture:

• Command + Shift + 3: take a picture of your entire screen.
• Command + Shift + 4: choose a portion of your screen to take a screenshot of.

The second option gives you more control over how much of your screen appears in the screenshot, but the first one is quick and easy to use with a moment's notice. Either way, your screenshot is going to appear on your Mac’s desktop.

Take a Screenshot on Windows

Just like with Mac, you can use a couple of keyboard shortcuts to quickly get a screenshot on your Windows PC:

• Windows Key + Print Screen: this will take a screenshot of your entire screen and automatically save it to your computer in your Pictures section, under Screenshots.
• Alt + Print Screen: this shortcut will take a screenshot of your active window and copy it to your Clipboard. You will then have to open it in an image editor to save it to your files.

2. How to Edit a Screenshot on Any Device

With your screenshot saved to either your Mac or Windows PC, it’s time to edit it however you want to, which can be done using Kapwing’s online Studio.

Head to the Kapwing Studio, which will show you three options for importing your screenshot: Get Started, Upload File, and Paste a URL. Get Started allows you to start from scratch, Upload File will upload any file from your hard drive, and Paste a URL will let you post any picture’s URL from the internet.

Since you have the screenshot saved to your laptop, click on Upload File and select your screenshot to upload.

You will now be in the editing studio, where you can see a variety of options that you can edit your image with. If you have used any tool that takes a screenshot of your entire screen, then the Crop tool is going to be useful so you can get rid of any excess parts, like an upper toolbar or Dock menu.

Beyond that, you can adjust the Brightness, Contract, and more in the Adjust section. The Erase tool will allow you to select certain parts of your image and erase them, taking away your screenshot’s background.

When it has been edited to perfection, look to the top-right corner and click on Export Image. This will start Kapwing's processing so you can download your picture.

In a second or two, you can download the edited screenshot straight to your computer's files. You will also be able to access the image again, later, in your Kapwing workspace.

Taking and editing a screenshot is that simple, with much of it being taken care of, automatically, by your laptop. Until your next project, be sure to check out Kapwing on YouTube and Instagram for more online tutorials, as well as follow us on Twitter for updates and news for our online video editor.

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