How to take a screenshot on Windows XP and above. How to take a screenshot on Windows XP and higher

There are a lot of ways to take a screenshot, but I will consider only 2 of the most popular ones. The first is manual and the second is automatic. In each case, it will take no more than 1-2 minutes of time, and you will see for yourself now.

Creating and uploading a screenshot to photo hosting

So, the first way is the classic one. Its plus is that you don’t need to install anything additionally, because everything is done with standard tools.

Press Fn + Alt + Prt Scr.

There is no Fn button on computers, so just click Alt + Prt Scr there.

The system will take a screenshot and save it to the clipboard (in its "memory", so to speak). Next, go to Start - All Programs - Accessories, open Paint and press Ctrl + V (or right-click - Paste). You will immediately see the screenshot taken earlier. If necessary, it can be processed: crop, draw arrows, write text. Then save the file in whatever format you want.

In principle, you can use any other graphics editor (the same Photoshop), but Paint is available by default on any Windows system.

So, the screenshot is ready and saved on the computer. Next, you can submit it:

• by email;
• in Vkontakte;
• link.

In the first two cases, it is enough just to attach the file, indicating where it is located. If you want to send a screenshot, for example, in Skype or ICQ, then the latter option is better.

1. Go to www.radikal.ru.
2. Click on the "Select Files" button and specify the path to the image you want to send.
3. Click Upload to Server.

Sending screenshots via Lightshot

If you do not want to manually take screenshots, you can use a special program or extension in your browser. Yes, they need to be installed, but you can transfer images in just 5-10 seconds.

For example, for this purpose, you can connect the Lightshot add-on in your browser. Using it is extremely simple:

Before receiving public services via the Internet without leaving home and without wasting time in queues, citizens of the Russian Federation need to register on the Gosuslugi.ru portal. On the website of the State Service, registration of an individual is a prerequisite for using the service. We will consider the process of creating a personal account step by step below, paying special attention to each stage of registration.

The portal has several levels of accounts: simplified, standard and verified. The set of services available for receiving depends on the level of the account. To fully use the portal and receive services, such as issuing a passport, you must first register a simplified account, then enter and submit personal data for verification, and then verify your identity in one of several ways.

Instructions for registering a personal account of the State Service

What is required for registration of the State Service?

• mobile phone or email;
• passport data;
• insurance certificate of compulsory pension insurance (SNILS number).

Go to the official website of the state service.ru and click on the button "Register". The registration form is located on the page https://esia.gosuslugi.ru/registration/ .

Signing up for a simplified account

At this stage, you need to fill in 3 fields: last name, first name, mobile phone number or email address.

Correctly fill out the form and click the button "Register". Then verify your mobile phone number or email.

If you have entered a mobile number, on the next page in the field "Confirmation code" enter a combination of numbers sent to you in the form of an SMS message. Then we press the "Continue" button. If the code is correct and the system has confirmed the phone number, on the next page you need to come up with a password and enter it twice. Be careful, this password will be used to enter, so it is not recommended to use simple combinations of numbers or letters.
If during registration you indicated an e-mail address instead of a mobile phone number, you will need to follow the link from the letter sent by the system to your e-mail. Then set the login password as well.

Registration of the State Service simplified account completed! Now you can use a limited number of government services that do not require identity verification, as well as receive referral services. In order for you to be able to fully use the portal, you need to fill in personal information and confirm your identity, thereby increasing the level of your account. This will be discussed below.

Registering a standard account. Entering personal data

After notification of successful registration, the system will redirect you to a form for filling in personal data. It includes passport data and SNILS number. These documents must be prepared in advance. After entering personal data and verifying it, the account level will increase to standard and you will have more opportunities to receive services on the portal.

You will need a passport and SNILS number (see photo).

Personal data must be filled out carefully and accurately. After that, you need to send them for automatic verification by clicking the "Save" button.

If you do not fill out information about yourself and go to the ESIA personal data page, you will see information that you have a simplified account, an offer to fill out a profile and a description of the benefits of a verified account. Thanks to it, you will be able to use all the services presented on the portal, including the issue.
You can enter the basic information for obtaining a standard account by clicking on the "Fill out profile" button.

Validation of entered data

After filling out the form at the previous stage, the specified personal data is sent for automatic verification to the Pension Fund of the Russian Federation and the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Then the system will try to find your TIN in the registers of the Federal Tax Service of Russia.

You will be able to see the results of the check in a few minutes. In special cases, it can take more than a day, but this rarely happens. After this procedure is successfully completed, a notification with the result of the verification will be sent to the mobile phone or e-mail address, and the corresponding status will be displayed on the site.

Registration for public services standard account completed and you can use a limited set of services, such as "Doctor's Appointment" and "Vehicle Registration".

Identity confirmation for public services

To fully use government services via the Internet, you need to have verified account. There are 3 ways to verify your identity on the portal: a personal visit to the nearest service center (a branch of the Federal State Unitary Enterprise Russian Post, the MFC of Russia, the customer service center of OJSC Rostelecom, etc.); Internet banking of Sberbank, Tinkoff Bank or Post Bank; entering on the website a personal confirmation code received from a registered letter from the official website of the State Services.

Personal contact with the customer service center

This method involves visiting a specialized service center. This may be an MFC, a branch of the Russian Post, the Pension Fund, the Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, an office of the Rostelecom company, a bank branch, etc. You can verify your identity in this way is free at any time, simply by visiting the center from the list of public services offered on the website. You will need to present the document that was indicated at the stage of entering personal data (passport of a citizen of the Russian Federation or another) and SNILS.

Do not forget to log out of your account and log in again on the portal after confirming your identity in this way in order to open all services for you.

Via Tinkoff Internet Bank, Post Bank or Sberbank

A new way to verify your identity on the State Services portal is through Sberbank Online, Tinkoff Bank or Post Bank. If you are a client of one of the organizations, log in to your personal Internet banking account and follow the short instructions:

Tinkoff Bank

We described detailed instructions for this method in the article.

Sberbank Online

Post-bank

Registered letter

Having confirmed your identity in this way, you will not be able to access the taxpayer's personal account on the nalog.ru portal.

In this case, a letter with an identity verification code will be sent to the mailing address you specified. You can see an example of such a letter and its contents below. The code is sent by registered mail, that is, you will receive a notification in the mailbox to receive it at the Russian Post office. There it will be necessary to present an identity document and a notice. The average delivery time of a letter is about 2 weeks from the date of sending.

Enter the address to which the letter should be delivered and click the "Order" button.

After receiving the code in this way, you need to enter it in a special field on the main page of the personal data of your personal account:

Some time later (usually the next day) after sending a letter with a code, a free service for checking its route on the Russian Post website (tracking) will be available to you.

The path of the letter on the Russian Post website looks like this:

There is also a way to verify your identity. using an electronic signature tool or a universal electronic card.

Result after identity verification

If the identity verification code is entered and successfully verified, all services on the portal will become available to you, and a verified account mark will appear on the personal account page. You will also receive an SMS notification about the successful completion of the procedure. Congratulations!

To start using the services via the Internet after confirmation, log out of your personal account and log in again under your account.

Finally

In conclusion, the instructions for registering the State Service, we recommend that you familiarize yourself with a short video that shows the benefits of a verified account on the portal.

Successful work with the portal "Gosuslugi"!

Now it has become easy and fast to process documents and make requests for passports. For example, if you need to obtain a foreign passport, you do not even need to go to the photographer. This saves money. Everything is done and corrected right on the pages of the site.

To use these facilities, you need to know and follow some rules. The service provides an opportunity to order two types of passports - biometric (new sample) and old sample. To apply to the state, you need to go through a simple registration once: fill out an electronic form, add your photo in digital format.

The registration process can be completed by anyone without problems. But with uploading photos, people using the site for the first time have many questions. You can often see requests for help on the Internet to understand the boot system. But there is no need to be afraid here - the program itself will prompt the algorithm of actions.

Before uploading a photo, the applicant must be aware of the existence of certain requirements. They are formed and presented by the Federal Migration Service. Without following the rules, your photo will not be accepted.

Photo Requirements

1. The picture format is standard - J\PEG.
2. Size - not less than 10 kilobytes and not more than 5 megabytes.
3. The height and width of the photo is 45 by 35 mm.
4. Color black and white. In certain cases, uploading a color image is allowed.

The image must match the appearance of the applicant. If you wear glasses or contact lenses, please wear them. The picture must not be distorted. Women are advised not to wear make-up and keep their hair simple and casual.

Take a picture better in daylight. No foreign objects are allowed in the background - paintings, wallpaper, carpets, etc. The face must be on a white background. You can stand near a white refrigerator, a white wall or a closet. Some throw a sheet over the door or closet. Shoulders are a little tight. It is better to wear a monophonic thing, without drawings.

The main requirement is that you cannot modify the image in the photo or correct it in graphic editors. It is allowed to slightly change the format, size, sharpness of the picture to the desired parameters.

How to upload a photo

To issue a passport using the single portal of State Services, you need to register and confirm your personal account. The site has a catalog of services. It contains the section "Passports, registration, visas". Select the "Passport" field. At this point, you can place an order for the creation of a document.

We go to the "Get a service" section and see the OVIR questionnaire in front of us. It contains information about the citizen. Attentively, without errors and in accordance with the rules.

The next step is to upload the image. Find the "Upload photo" button and click on it. First, a list of requirements will open. Check them out and check your photo. Otherwise, the application will not pass to the service.

The blue download button is in the lower right corner in the "Upload photo" box. Click on it and select a photo from your computer or phone. It is better to know in advance in which file or folder the picture is saved. Then you won't have to look for it for a long time.

Click on the selected photo. The download will start. Next, it will be seen whether it is necessary to adjust the image to the size, whether it is necessary to rotate the image in one direction or another. You can also crop your photo here. If you don't like the look, delete and paste another photo with the Edit Photo button.

Please note that the photo is uploaded to the questionnaire for a while. It is not the main one for creating a passport. And you only need to apply for the service. You will take the main picture in the FMS. After uploading the picture, filling out the questionnaire and sending the application for consideration, within two days an invitation to the FMS department at the place of registration will be sent to your Personal Account on the portal.

It is allowed to upload a scanned photo from a valid passport. It is better to take a picture at home on your own or ask relatives.

When uploading a photo, some difficulties may occur. The image size does not fit, the format is too light, etc. These problems are solved with the help of special photo editors. Go to the service and edit the photo. This is a free service.

If you are unable to take a high-quality passport photo on your own, contact a professional photographer. He will take a picture correctly and save it as a file. It remains to ask him to throw it on your flash card. The file is transferred from the card to the computer.

For example, if you have a problem with some program, then its developers may ask you to take a screenshot and send it to them. And how to do it, even if it is not clear what it is. Today in this short note I will try to be as detailed as possible (for beginners) explain what a screenshot is and how this miracle is possible do it yourself by means of the operating system or special programs. All this is quite simple - you just need to get the appropriate instructions.

What is a screenshot and why might it be needed?

So, let's start with what is a screenshot? In fact, this is a screenshot (this is how this term is translated into Russian, if we take the word screenshot, from which it comes from), as a basis. Then we face another task - to find out, what is a screenshot? Well, it will be easier here. In your daily practice, you come across a mass of screens (television, computer, mobile, etc.). So, a screenshot (screenshot) is an image of what you are currently watching on this very screen.

For example, you are playing a computer game and you want to capture an interesting moment or a series of moments. How to do it? Usually, a combination of hot keys is used for this, and the result (screenshots) can then be viewed in a folder specially designated for this or in the clipboard. The same can be done when watching a movie (you can make screenshots in the form of freeze frames).

But this business is not limited to films and games - you can capture anything you like. On devices that have their own operating system (computers, laptops, smartphones,), as a rule, there are built-in options for taking screenshots (for example, on a computer or laptop, you can click on Print Screen or Alt + PrintScreen, and then search for the picture taken in ) or it will be possible to use third-party extensions (programs) for this.

Let's generalize. What is a screen? This image, which contains display what you see on the screen computer or gadget. The snapshot, by the way, may not contain all the contents of the screen, but only a separate application window or a separate (selected by you when taking the screenshot) screen area. For example, this screenshot was taken at the time of writing this article (recognize?):

Many screenshot programs allow you to process this picture - add inscriptions, lines, arrows, highlights etc. This is exactly what I do when I am working on articles in this blog, i.e. I add all sorts of things to the screenshots to emphasize what is at stake. For example, like this:

Next, the screen can either be saved to a computer, or sent to someone by e-mail or via the Internet. To implement the latter possibility (quickly share screenshots taken with your opponents), there are many free programs, which will be discussed below. Very convenient - you quickly take a screenshot and immediately get a link to its file (it is automatically sent to the Internet) to send it to your friend, acquaintance or to the support service of some annoying program. Screenshots are power.

Do you know what the easiest way to take screenshots comes to mind for novice computer users? That's right, take a picture of the screen using a phone or camera, and then send the resulting file by mail or via a mobile phone. Just business something. But this, believe me, is not the best way, because the final image will have too many artifacts - highlights, distortions, blackouts, highlights, etc. In general, crap complete. Yes, and expose yourself as a lamer (a person who does not know how to handle a computer). Do you need it?

This is what I think is not necessary. Therefore, we quickly recall what screenshots are, and learn to do them one or two using the simplest instructions described below for all occasions. You don’t blame me, but I already wrote about all this in some detail, and I won’t paint many points, I’ll just give links to my other articles, where all this is chewed in great detail. Deal? Well, that's great.

How to make this very screen on a computer, laptop or phone?

Oh, it's very simple. The main thing is to understand what a screenshot is, and there are a lot of ways to take it. So let's take a closer look at everything. first for computers and laptops. Let me arrange all the material in the form of a list, so that it is more convenient to perceive it:

1. The most obvious, but not the most convenient way is to use the key Print Screen(to take a screenshot of the entire screen) or the key combination Alt + PrintScreen (to take a screenshot of only the currently active window in which the cursor is located).

   

   At the same time, the screen image itself goes to the clipboard (if you take the following screenshot, the previous one will be deleted from the buffer) and you will need to pull it out from there using any graphics editor installed on your computer (you can use it). In any case, at least you will have a Point. Read all the other details here:

2. Modern versions of Windows since Vista have a built-in program called "Scissors"("Start" - "Programs" - "Accessories" - "Scissors"). What it is? Well, this is already a much more advanced tool than the simplest option described above. Here you will have the opportunity to see what you have taken and, if necessary, add some highlights and inscriptions.

   

3. You can install the program on your computer or laptop Snagit which is really worth the money. It is she who I use to create screenshots, because it is very convenient and functional. If you, like me, need to constantly take and process screenshots, then put it on and don’t think about anything, because. this is probably the best option on the market. Moreover, in Runet there are no problems with paid programs, when every second has Photoshop, although it costs a thousand evergreen money.

   

   What are Snagit screenshots? These are masterpieces, and all without exception. The program is so simple and convenient that no one will be allowed to spoil something.

   

   It even comes in handy when recording webinars. See more here:.

   Modern phones, and especially smartphones, are actually the same computer, and their operating systems allow you to create files that display what you are currently watching on the screen in the same way as on a computer. To do this, certain key combinations are used, which, depending on the model and type of operating system used on the phone, may vary.

   The main operating systems now are Ios (used on the iPad and iPhone) and Android (it is used by the vast majority of smartphone and tablet manufacturers). Yes, and there are also phones on Windows Phone, but mostly from Nokia. So let's go for them and find out keyboard shortcuts for screenshots:

   
   

   I hope that in this article I was able to clearly explain what a screenshot is in relation to both a computer and a mobile phone. And most importantly, you have ceased to be afraid of the unknown and have confidently mastered another layer of computer wisdom, which will certainly come in handy in your future practice of communicating with these “smart” human friends. Adies, amigos.

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   A button on the keyboard called Print Screen is responsible for creating a screenshot of the screen in Windows 7, 10 and earlier versions of the system. Most often, its abbreviated name is indicated - Prt Scr. The key is usually located in the upper center or right side of the keyboard, just behind the F1-F12 row. Before clicking on it, make sure that the screen is displayed exactly as you want to capture it. The most difficult thing for a beginner begins just after clicking on Print Screen, because at first it is not clear where the screenshot is saved. But it is the user himself who determines the location of the screenshot, for which you will need to perform a few more steps.

   
   

   Open any image editor, for which the standard Windows program, MS Paint, is quite suitable. The application is located in the section of standard programs, which can be accessed through the Start menu. As soon as MS Paint starts, click on the "Edit" menu item and select "Paste". The screenshot of the computer screen you made will immediately appear in the main field of the program. The same action of inserting an image can be performed using the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + V. Make sure you are satisfied with the screenshot. Otherwise, you can use the program's tools to correct it, for example, select and crop excess edges or flip the image. After that, go to "File" - "Save as ..", where you need to specify the folder to save the screenshot and click "Save". The image will immediately appear in the selected folder and will be available for further use.

   
   

   Here are the advantages and disadvantages of the described method to take a screenshot of the screen on a computer using the keyboard. Its advantages are as follows:

   
   
   • comparative simplicity and accessibility;
   
   
   • compatibility with all versions of Windows;
   
   
   • data security.
   
   

   Despite the number of actions required to obtain and save a screen, the “Print Screen + Paint” method remains the most accessible and understandable for both beginners and advanced users. To obtain an image, it is not necessary to resort to the help of third-party programs and people, which helps prevent the leakage of personal data and infection of the computer with viruses. However, this method also has disadvantages:

   
   
   • a large number of actions;
   
   
   • tangible time costs;
   
   
   • keyboard dependency.
   
   

   It takes some time to get used to the method of capturing the screen through the Prt Scr key, so there is often confusion in the sequence of actions, which is why you have to turn to the help of specialists again and again. In addition, not everyone may have a working keyboard with the right key at hand, so every self-respecting user of a personal computer must figure out additional ways to get the coveted picture.

   How to take a screenshot on a computer if there is no Print Screen button

   Many users are interested in how to take a picture or a laptop if the necessary Print Screen button is missing? For starters, it’s still worth looking for it, because, as mentioned earlier, it can be called differently: Prt Scr, PrScr, or even just have a screen icon. The location of the key may also vary depending on the equipment. However, the oldest computers that are still installed in many Russian offices do not really have a Print Screen button. In this case, special programs will come to the rescue, with which you can easily take a screenshot of the screen on a computer or. Also, applications will be a great solution for those who simply want to reduce the time it takes to create and save a screen.

   
   

   There are a great many different programs for creating a screenshot, but it is best to immediately pay attention to the simplest and free applications, which, at the same time, have long proven themselves among ordinary users. If you try to install the first program that comes across on the network, there is a big risk of simply not understanding all its functions or, even worse, catching a virus from a site where attackers are operating. So, Lightshot is considered to be one of the best applications of its kind. The program is quickly installed and integrated into the system, starting to run at its start. In the settings, you can assign any key to create a screenshot, and after pressing it, the image is immediately saved to a user-friendly folder. Thus, it is created in just one step.

   
   

   You can use the closest analogue of Lightshot - the Screenshot program, which has similar functionality, and which also allows you to take a screenshot of the screen in one action. Quite good in terms of convenience are Snagit and Clip2net, which also have their own image editor that allows you to quickly and easily process the resulting screen. However, there are certain disadvantages to the way of taking pictures of the screen using applications:

   
   
   • not compatible with all versions of Windows;
   
   
   • degradation of system performance;
   
   
   • development time.
   
   

   Alas, most programs do not actually work on the oldest computers, and if they are installed, they significantly slow down the system with a weak hardware configuration. In addition, it will take some time to learn all the functions of the program and remember how to use it. However, in the future, the process of creating screenshots can be simplified tenfold. Thus, each user decides in his own way which method suits him best. If you rarely have to take a screenshot of the screen on your computer, it will be enough to remember the “Prt Scr + Paint” procedure, but if such a need arises daily, you should think about choosing a program that is suitable for convenience.