In recent times you have been using your Chromebook more and more frequently , as you find it particularly versatile, fast and suitable for carrying out a wide range of routine administration activities, such as browsing the Internet, word processing, use of multimedia content or access to your cloud services. However, you have not yet become familiar with all its features and now, for example, you need to capture your computer screen, but you are not sure how to proceed.
Don’t worry, this is a particularly simple operation, and it is also possible to perform it in different ways according to your specific needs. If you want, however, I can show you how to take screenshots on Chromebook , showing you all the native options available on the ChromeOS operating system , including keyboard shortcuts, or alternatives that can be used as extensions of the Chrome browser.
Just spend a few minutes of your precious time reading the next chapters and, in no time at all, you will have a “screenshot” of the full screen or a portion of it, depending on your needs. So, a deal done? Perfect, in this case I just have to wish you a good continuation!
Index
- How to take a screenshot on Chromebook
- Screen capture tool
- From keyboard
- Through extensions
How to take a screenshot on Chromebook
There are several solutions to realize how to take a screenshot on Chromebook , and below you will find instructions for all the available functions, from the screen capture one present in the main menu of ChromeOS to the convenient keyboard shortcuts . Below, I will show you the operation of a particular extension present in the Chrome Web Store that will allow you to capture images relating to the web pages visited through the Chrome browser .
Screen capture tool
The screen capture tool is undoubtedly the most comfortable and intuitive choice available in Chromebooks: to recall it, click on the quick settings located at the bottom right of the bottom bar (to be clear, the area in which the hours of system, battery and connection status) and, in the window that opens, click on Screen Capture to activate it.
Next, use the appropriate toolbar that is shown below to choose the type of screenshot you want to make: if, for example, you want to apply the full screen mode , select the symbol with the corners of a square , then click anywhere on the screen to acquire the relative image in its entirety, which will be copied to the system clipboard and will be available in the Downloads folder .
If you need a partial screenshot of the screen, instead, use the option alongside, marked by a square symbol with a small [+] sign at the bottom right, then use the cross -shaped cursor to define the position of start of the window and drag it, holding down the left mouse button, to circumscribe the area of interest. At the end, press the central button Acquire to get the relative screen in PNG format .
The subsequent function called window also allows you to take a screenshot of a specific window relating to an app previously opened, thus excluding everything else that appears on the screen. In this case, the cursor takes the form of a small camera , and you just need to click inside the box of your interest to complete the operation.
The tool in question also allows you to activate screen recording by selecting the video camera symbol located on the left of the bar in question, while acting on the settings (the gear symbol located on the right) you can activate or deactivate microphone recording .
From keyboard
Do you usually use keyboard shortcuts to speed up the operations you perform frequently? Well, you will certainly be pleased that some convenient key combinations are provided for taking screenshots as well.
First of all, if you want to quickly recall the function shown in the previous chapter to take advantage of its easy options, just press the Shift + Ctrl + Show windows keys simultaneously (the latter is characterized by the symbol of a rectangle flanked by two lines ).
If, on the other hand, you prefer to do everything from the keyboard, you can capture the entire screen by simply pressing the Ctrl + Show windows keys at the same time , while to get a partial screenshot the correct combination is Shift + Ctrl + Show windows (subsequently, as you can easily imagine, you will have to drag the frame of the window that opens using the appropriate anchors with the mouse to define its extension).
Finally, if you have a tablet with ChromeOS, just press the power button and, at the same time, the one to lower the volume , while if you want to access other features you will need to hold down the power button and select the Capture option screen .
Through extensions
The solutions exposed so far have not completely satisfied you and, therefore, you would like to consider other options to take screenshots of your Chromebook; in particular, you wish to be able to save the screenshots relating to some web pages you visit in order to modify them as you wish. In that case, I suggest you use one of the many extensions available in the Chrome Web Store , but at the same time I recommend that you prefer one that does not require particularly invasive permissions .
For example, you can try GoFullPage , which allows with a simple click to acquire the entire page displayed in the browser without requiring “suspicious” privacy permissions. To get it, connected to the link I just provided you with Chrome , then press the Add button at the top right and confirm the intention by pressing the Add extension button in the notification that appears at the top.
As soon as you receive confirmation of the success of the operation (a new page will open with a welcome message), access the Web page you want to get a screenshot of, then click on the puzzle symbol at the top right, next to the toolbar addresses , to access the extensions section , locate the GoFullPage entry and click on it.
If the visited site has not applied particular restrictions on the possibility of acquiring images of the same, the script for capturing the entire page will be started at the same time and, after a short wait, this will be made available in a new dedicated tab .
Here you will be able, using the appropriate tools available in the upper bar , to proceed with its modification and to download the scanned image in PDF , PNG or JPG format, as well as to manage some download options . The editing tools, as you will see, include some useful functions to add shapes , lines , text and stickers , apply a blur effect , or crop a certain rectangular area inside it.
I sincerely hope I’ve been of help in discovering these particular tools for taking a screenshot. If that’s the case, I think you will find other guides focused on popular computers developed by Google just as useful : in particular, I made a complete tutorial on how Chromebook works , but also an article entirely dedicated to the best apps for Chromebook .