How to take a Screenshot

Learn how to take a screenshot of your page

CMS Support

October 29, 2021
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Keybord with highlighted keys Windows + Shift + S

Using a PC/ Windows 10

  1. Start the Snip & Sketch application from the Start Menu, 
  2. Create a new Screenshot in one of two ways:
    1. In Snip & Sketch Application, click New >> Snip
    2. Keyboard Shortcut: Windows + Shift + S - It should create a desktop alert you can click on to view in the Snip & Sketch App, otherwise use the New action from the upper left corner
  3. From the Snip & Sketch application, Save As
  4. Give your screenshot a distinctive filename related to the issue you are having.

Using an Apple Mac

How to capture the entire screen: 

  1. Press and hold Shift, Command, 3 buttons simultaneously
  2. Wait for the thumbnail image to appear in the bottom right-hand corner of your screen. 
  3. Click on the thumbnail to edit and/or save the screenshot 
  4. From the preview, Save As
  5. Give your screenshot a distinctive file name related to the issue you are having
A photograph of a Macintosh computer keyboard with highlighted rectangles around the Shift, Command, and 3 buttons to identify how to take a screenshot.

How to capture a portion of the screen: 

 

  1. Press and hold Shift, Command,4 buttons simultaneously
  2. Drag the mouse to select the portion of the screen that you would like to capture.
    1. You may move the entire selection by dragging while holding down the Space bar. 
  3. Let go of the keys/mousepad when you have selected the area of the screen you'd like to capture. 
  4. Wait for the thumbnail image to appear in the bottom right-hand corner of your screen
  5. Click on the thumbnail to edit and/or save the screenshot. 
  6. From the preview, Save As
  7. Give your screenshot a distinctive file name related to the issue you are having.
Image of a Macintosh computer keyboard with highlighted rectangles over the Shift, Command, 4 buttons to indicate how to take a screenshot of a portion of the screen.

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