10e20 Blog

Last week, I wrote about how you can check the format of your website through a variety of browsers. Today, I want to focus on how you can generate a screenshot of your own, especially if you are seeing something that cannot be reproduced on another computer.

Depending on whether you’re using a Windows PC or a Macintosh, different steps need to be taken.

On a Windows PC (95 and up):

• Press the PrintScreen button on your keyboard (often this key is abbreviated as PrtSc or PrntScr and is located by the Delete key)
• Open Paint. (Start > Programs > Accessories > Paint.
• Press Ctrl+V or go to the Edit menu and select Paste.
• Your screenshot will now be pasted to the screen. Save this file (File > Save as) — give it a desired filename and make sure to save it as a compressed image (or else it will take a considerable amount of time to upload). The preferred filetypes are *.GIF or *.JPG (Save as Type > GIF or JPEG)

On a Macintosh:

• Hold the Apple (Command) button while also pressing Shift and 3. (Apple + Shift + 3)

That’s it — it’s pretty simple!