This post shows you how to take a screenshot on an Acer laptop in several easy methods.

How to take a screenshot on an Acer laptop

1. Take a screenshot with a robust screen recorder (Recommend)
2. Take a screenshot using keyboard shortcuts
3. Take a screenshot of the active window

Method 1: Take a screenshot with a robust screen recorder (recommended)

Get stronger is a screen capture program that captures video displays and audio output.

To do this, follow the steps below:

1. download files and install Snagit on your Acer laptop.
2. Run and sign in, then click To catch button.
   

3. Click and select the screen you want to take a screenshot of.
   

   

4. Click on Camera button to save the screenshot.
   

   

5. Edit your screenshot using the editor.
   

   

6. Save your screenshot wherever you want in your laptop.

Method 2: Take a screenshot using keyboard shortcuts

If you want to take a full-screen screenshot on an Acer laptop, use the keyboard shortcut combinations:

1. Open the screen you want to capture.
2. press Windows logo keyand PretSc At the same time. It will then take a screenshot of your current screen and automatically save it to your laptop.
3. To go C:UsersusernamePicturesScreenshots and you will see screenshots.
   

   

This is easy, right?!

If this method doesn’t work for you, or if you want to take a screenshot of the active window, don’t worry. Move on to the next method.

Method 3: Take a screenshot of the active window

If you want to take the screen for the active window on your Acer laptop, you will have two options:

Option 1: Use Microsoft Paint

Paint is part of the built-in features of Windows. Here’s how to use it:

1. Type Color in the search box in the desktop search box and click Color to open it.
   

   

2. Open the window you want to record and press PretSc key on your keyboard. The screenshot is saved to your clipboard.
3. Click on Paste button in the Paint program or press Ctrl + V keyboard keys to paste the screenshot.
   

   

4. If you want to resize or crop the screenshot, click Resize or Crop to adjust the size.
   

   

5. After editing, click File > Save and select a location to save the screenshots.
   

   

Option 2: Use the crop tool

The Snipping Tool is a screen capture utility included with Windows Vista and later. Here’s how to use it:

1. Type Cutting tool in the search box on the desktop and click Cutting tool to open it.
   

   

2. Click New on Cutting Tools panel.
   

   

3. Click and drag the mouse over the region you want to capture, then release the mouse button.
4. Click Save clip to save.
   

   

5. Choose a location to save the screenshots.

That’s it. Hope this post helps screen capture on your Acer laptop.