Frequently Asked Question

If you want to put an image that is captured from the computer’s screen into an Office document like Word, Excel, or PowerPoint use Office built-in screenshot function. Follow these steps to take a screenshot in Office Word/Excel/PowerPoint:

1. Open an Office document, such as a Word document
   
2. Select the Insert tab on the ribbon, then click the Screenshot button. Then you will see two options, Available Windows and Screen Clipping:
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Under the Available Windows section, it shows thumbnail previews of opened windows on your desktop. If you want to get a screenshot of the available window, just select its thumbnail. Then its If you want to manually take a screenshot from the screen, click the Screen Clipping button.

1. After the Screen Clipping is clicked, the Word screen temporarily exists, and a transparent haze covers the whole screen. Navigate to the area where you want to take a screenshot, then press and hold the left mouse button to select and highlight the area.
2. Release the left mouse button. The selected area on the screen can be captured and displayed in the Word document. In addition, the Picture Tools is opened so you can edit the screenshot.


4. If you want to save the screenshot, right-click on it and select Save as Picture from the menu, then give it a name, select one image format (*.png, *.jpg, etc.), and select one location to save the screenshot as a picture.

5. Similarly, you can take screenshots in Excel and PowerPoint app using the screenshot feature under the Insert tab.

In Windows 10 (only) you can press Win+Shift+S. This key combination in Windows 10 captures a user-selectable area of the screen to the clipboard from where it can be pasted into a graphics capable application such as MS Word. After you press Win+Shift+S the screen greys out and allows you to drag your cursor to define a screen area for capture. When you let go the mouse button, the indicated area is sent to the clipboard. Open Word document and press Ctrl+V to paste it.