You can take a screenshot or record a video of your Chromebook's screen. After you capture your screen, you can view, edit, delete, and share the image or video.
Tip: Screenshots and recordings are automatically copied to your clipboard.
Take a screenshot
- Press Shift + Ctrl + Show windows
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- Or, if your Chromebook has it, press the Screenshot key
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- Or, if your Chromebook has it, press the Screenshot key
- In the menu at the bottom, select Screenshot
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- Select an option:
- Take a full screen screenshot
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- Take a partial screenshot
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- Take a window screenshot
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- Take a full screen screenshot
Tip: You can also take a screenshot with the menu at the bottom right.
- Select the time.
- Select Screen capture
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Record your screen
- Press Shift + Ctrl + Show windows
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- In the menu at the bottom, select Screen record
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- Select an option:
- Record the full screen
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- Record a partial screen
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- Record a window
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- Record the full screen
- To stop recording, at the bottom right, select Stop recording
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Find recordings & screenshots
Recordings and screenshots get saved to your “Downloads” folder. You can change where your recordings or screenshots are saved:
- Press Shift + Ctrl + Show windows
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- At the bottom, select Settings
Select folder. Recordings or screenshots you take are added to the folder you select.