Quite often when browsing sites on the Internet there is a need to take a screenshot of a certain part of the page and save it on your computer. Many users ask quite logical questions: how to take a screenshot of a page on a laptop or computer? Which program is better to use, what are the ways? About it below.
Universal way
So, the first way to take a screenshot of a page on a laptop or PC is to use the PrintScreen key. It’s worth mentioning right away that this method does not work on all laptops, but only on those with a full keyboard. As for conventional computers, then on them PrintScreen operates without problems and restrictions.
Here is the procedure to be followed:
- First you need to go to that site or page, a screenshot from which you need to get.
- After that, press the button on the PrintScreen keyboard. On laptops, it can be combined with some other key or labeled PrtScrn.
- When the click is done, click on the "Start" menu and scroll through the list of all programs and folders almost to the very bottom, until we find the "Standard Windows" folder.
- We click on this folder, and in the list that opens, select the Paint program.
- When Paint is running, press the key combination Ctrl + V and paste our picture.
- The matter remains small - you need to click on the diskette icon in the upper left corner and save the image to the desired location. Everything!
By the way, instead of Paint, it’s quite possible to use Photoshop, Gimp, Corel, and any other graphical editor.
Method for Mozilla
The second way, how to take a screenshot of the page on a laptop or PC, is designed primarily for users of the Mozilla Firefox browser. In his latest versions of the browser, the developer added a very simple and useful function to it, which allows you to take screenshots and save them either to your computer or to the cloud storage.
To use this method, you need to go to the site from which a screenshot will be taken, and click the right mouse button. In the context menu that appears, there will be an item "Take a screenshot" - select it.
There will be 3 buttons on top, with which you can see all the screenshots taken earlier, but only those that have been saved to the cloud, save the entire page or the visible part of the page. Using the mouse cursor, you can select the necessary zone with which you need a picture. Everything is quite easy and simple.
Nimbus
The third way to take a screenshot of the page on a laptop or desktop computer is to use special extensions. The first extension to be discussed is Nimbus Screenshot. You can download the addon in the add-ons and extensions store of any popular browser - Opera, Google Chrome, Mozilla.
Using Nimbus is easy enough. Immediately after its installation, an icon in the form of the letter N appears on the top right of the browser. You can also activate Nimbus via the context menu with the right mouse button.
When you need to take a screenshot, just use one of the ways to activate the add-on, and then select the desired picture option. For example, if you need an entire page, then you need to select the appropriate item, and if only a certain part or highlighted, then the parameters "Page Fragment" and "Visible Part" are suitable.
Immediately after taking the screenshot, the user will have the opportunity to either save the picture to a computer / laptop, or edit it, add some notes, and then save.
Lightshot
The fourth way to take a screenshot of a website page on a laptop or PC is to use the Lightshot add-on. It is also available in the add-ons store of the most popular browsers, and there are no problems installing it.
Using the add-on is also quite simple. After installation, the Lightshot icon appears on the top panel, from where the addon can be launched. The principle of Lightshot is slightly different than that of Nimbus. After clicking on the icon, the user must use the cursor to select the necessary zone with which the picture will be taken.
Unlike the same Nimbus, you can’t make a screen of the whole page, but there is a plus - you can edit and make changes to a future screenshot right at the initial stage. In other words, immediately after highlighting the area of the image, the user can highlight important fragments in the future screenshot with color, put notes, symbols, and then save.
It is also worth noting that, in addition to the add-on for the browser, there is a separate program for the Lightshot computer. The principle of its operation is absolutely the same as that of the addon, only there are several more options.
Awesome screenshots
The next addition to taking a screenshot of a page on a laptop or computer is Awesome Screenshot. This add-on, like the two previous ones, is also available in the extension store of the most popular browsers, so there will be no problems finding and installing it.
Using Awesome Screenshot is quite simple and convenient. In its capabilities, the extension is very much like Nimbus. Yes, the functionality here is, of course, a little smaller, but there is everything you need. The only thing worth noting is that the interface language of the add-on is English, but it does not cause difficulties in work.
Awesome Screenshot allows you to take a screenshot of the page of the entire site, a separate area, the entire visible part and a snapshot with a timer delay. Like the two previous additions, there is the opportunity to work in every possible way with the finished screen, edit it, make marks, notes, crop, fit to size and much, much more.
Fireshot
This is the latest addition to help you take a screenshot of the whole page or just take a snapshot of a single section - Fireshot. Fireshot was once recognized as one of the best add-ons for the browser, which is capable of taking various screenshots. The addon is available for almost all popular browsers: Opera, Mozilla, Chrome, Amigo, Yandex Browser and more.
You can launch Fireshot either through the context menu of the right mouse button or through the icon on the top panel that appears after installation.
The user can choose the capture modes for the entire page, a single section and the visible zone. Immediately after the screenshot is taken, it becomes possible to edit it in every way. The features of the editor are the same as in previous additions - nothing special.
It is also worth noting that in addition to the add-on for the browser, there is a separate version of the program for the computer, but it has a trial period, and you will have to pay for the license.