Computers, Laptops & Tablets > Microsoft How to Screenshot on an Acer Laptop Press PrtSc to capture the whole screen, or use Win+Shift+S to screenshot a portion of the screen with the Snipping Tool By Matthew S. Smith Matthew S. Smith Writer Beloit College Matthew S. Smith has been writing about consumer tech since 2007. Formerly the Lead Editor at Digital Trends, he's also written for PC Mag, TechHive, and others. lifewire's editorial guidelines Updated on October 18, 2023 Reviewed by Jon Fisher Reviewed by Jon Fisher Wichita Technical Institute Jonathan Fisher is a CompTIA certified technologist with more than 6 years' experience writing for publications like TechNorms and Help Desk Geek. lifewire's editorial guidelines In This Article Expand Jump to a Section Use Keyboard Shortcuts Use Snipping Tool Where Screenshots Are Saved on an Acer Laptop Frequently Asked Questions Trending Videos Close this video player What to Know Press PrtSc to save a screenshot of the whole screen (or multiple screens) to the clipboard.Use Win+PrtSc to save a screenshot as an image file in the Pictures\Screenshot folder.Win+Shift+S opens Snipping Tool, an app that lets you capture just a portion of the screen. This article explains how to take a screenshot on an Acer laptop. There's more than one method, depending on what it is you want to screenshot and how you want the image to be saved. Keyboard Shortcuts to Screenshot on an Acer Laptop One way to take a screenshot is to press the Print Screen button on the keyboard. It's usually found in the function row and abbreviated as PrtSc. This method stores the screenshot in the Windows clipboard. You can then paste it into apps or web pages with Ctrl+V. Print Screen will also save a screenshot to Microsoft OneDrive if you have the app installed and give it permission to to store screenshots there. By default, the app will ask for permission the first time you use Print Screen. Another way to screenshot on an Acer laptop is to immediately store the image to a file, thus bypassing the clipboard. Pressing Win+PrtSc will store the screenshot in this folder: C:\Users\[username]\Pictures\Screenshots Finally, you can press Win+Shift+S to summon Snipping Tool. This will bypass the app's main screen and launch directly to snapping a screenshot. Below is a lot more information about how to use it. Use Snipping Tool to Screenshot on an Acer Laptop If you only need to capture a portion of the screen, use Snipping Tool. It's ideal if you need to define a very specific part of the screen, like a section of a web page. It can also take delayed screenshots and includes a crop tool and highlighter. The instructions below were made in Windows 11. Windows 10 includes a similar program, but depending on your version of Windows, it might be called Snip & Sketch. Open the Start menu. Select All apps. Scroll to Snipping Tool and open it. The list of apps is alphabetical, so it's usually near the end, although you can also search for it. Select New to make a screenshot with the the default option selected. Use the drop-down menu in this tool to pick a different screenshot method; there are four: Rectangle, Window, Full screen, and Freeform. After you take a screenshot, press the save button to store it on your computer, or the copy button to store it in the clipboard. The three-dot menu contains even more options if you want to share or print the screenshot. See How to Use the Snipping Tool in Windows 11 for more information on this program's features. Where Screenshots Are Saved on an Acer Laptop Using the Print Screen button or the Snipping Tool will save a screenshot to the clipboard. This doesn't save the screenshot to a file, so you will need to paste the screenshot into an app that supports importing images via pasting, like Paint or an image editing program. OneDrive users can turn on an option in the app's settings that will automatically save screenshots to OneDrive. Win+PrtSc saves screenshots to the Pictures\Screenshots folder as a PNG file. How to Fix an Acer Laptop That Won't Turn On FAQ How do I screenshot on an HP laptop? You'll use the same keyboard commands to take a screenshot on an HP laptop. You can also use Snip & Sketch. How do I screenshot on a Dell laptop? Dell laptops also have a Print Screen key, but you may need to do something different based on the model. Some versions put Print Screen on the F10 key, which means you may have to hold Fn while pressing it. Was this page helpful? Thanks for letting us know! Get the Latest Tech News Delivered Every Day Subscribe Tell us why! Other Not enough details Hard to understand Submit