How to Screenshot on Acer Laptop: Shortcuts & Tools

Want to take a screenshot on Acer but don’t know how? Don’t worry. There are 7 easy ways to capture screenhots in full screen, custom region, or long (scrolling) mode. Whether you use the Windows or Chrome OS on Acer, you can capture and save screen pictures fiexibly.

How to Screenshot on Acer Laptop [Most Models]

Many people use Acer laptops running Windows 11/10/8/7. Here is a concise breakdown of Acer Windows models. If your Acer laptop is on the list, follow steps below.

Acer Windows Laptops: Acer Aspire 1/3/5/7, Swift 3/5/X, Helios 300/700, Triton 500/900, Nitro 5/7, Spin 1/3/5/7, P2/P4/P6/X5, ConceptD 3/5/7, N3/N7

#1. AnyRec Screen Recorder

AnyRec Screen Recorder provides multiple screenshot options for Acer users. You can screenshot the entire webpage, take a full-screen screenshot, screenshot an active window, and take a snapshot in the custom region in clicks. It is also supported to screenshot on a video by hotkeys or clicks. If you want to screenshot on Acer laptop without Print Screen button, it is your right choice.

Step 1.Open AnyRec Screen Recorder. Click the downward arrow next to Video Recorder. Click "Screen Capture" from the list.

Step 2.Drag with your left-click mouse to set the screen capture area. Then you can add rectangles, lines, circles, text, steps, and more into this snapshot in custom color and size.

Step 3.Click the "Save" button to save an Acer screenshot to your laptop.

#2. Keyboard Shortcuts

#2.1 Prtsc (Print Screen) Key [The Screenshot Is Copied to Clipboard]

• Press the "Prtsc" key. (full-screen snapshot) Sometimes the "Fn" function key is required for some models.
• Press the "Alt" and "Prtsc" keys simultaneously. (screenshot an active window)

#2.2 Windows + PrtSc - Auto-save Full Screenshot

• Press the "Windows" and "Prtsc" keys simultaneously. The destination folder is "Screenshots" under "Pictures".

#2.3 Windows + Shift + S - Open Capture Toolbar

• Open Snip & Sketch via this key combination. Set the screen capture area. Then copy the screenshot into an image editor to save it.

#2.4 Alt + PrtSc - Capture Active Window Only

• You can press the "Alt" and "PrtSc" keys to capture only the currently focused window and copy it to the clipboard. It is useful when you don't want to capture the entire desktop.

#3. Snipping Tool (Windows 10 and 11)

Snipping Tool saves the captured screenshots into the Pictures folder by default. If you capture a screenshot via the "Windows + Shift + S" clipboard mode, it is saved to clipboard. You need to open the notification and save from the editor.

• 1. Open Snipping Tool. You can search for it from the Start menu.
• 2. Click the "New" button. Choose from rectangle, window, full screen, and freeform screenshotting methods.
• 3. Copy this screenshot to the clipboard. You can also save or share this Acer snapshot using other image programs.

#4. Game Bar

Xbox Game Bar (Win+G) is designed for gaming but works for any application on Windows 10 and 11. It captures the active application window only, not the full desktop.

• 1. Press the "Windows" and "G" keys on your keyboard.
• 2. Click the "Widget Menu" button, and then the "Capture" button.
• 3. Click the "Camera" button to take a screenshot on Acer. (You can also press the "Windows", "Alt", and "Prtscr" keys on your keyboard to screenshot using Game Bar.)

How to Take a Screenshot on Acer Chromebook

Acer Chromebook models include: Spin 311/513/514/713/714, Chromebook 311/314/315/713/714/715, 511, 512, 514, R11, R13, and others.

ChromeOS screenshot tools differ from Windows. There's no Print Screen key. Instead, Chromebooks use the Show Windows key (the key showing a rectangle with two lines, above the number 6 on most models, equivalent to F5 on a standard keyboard).

Newer Chromebooks (2021 and later) may have a dedicated Screenshot key (camera icon in a square) on the top row. Pressing it opens the Screen Capture toolbar directly.

#1. Capture with Keyboard Shortcuts

Full-screen screenshot: Press Ctrl + Show Windows. Captures the entire screen. Saves automatically to the Downloads folder. A notification appears at the bottom right.

Partial screenshot: Press Ctrl + Shift + Show Windows. Opens the Screen Capture toolbar and puts you into region-select mode. Your cursor becomes a crosshair. Click and drag to select the area you want to capture. Release to take the screenshot.

Window screenshot: Press Ctrl + Alt + Show Windows. Your cursor becomes a camera icon. Click any window to capture just that window.

For external keyboards (no Show Windows key):

• Full screen: Ctrl + F5
• Partial: Ctrl + Shift + F5
• Window: Ctrl + Alt + F5

For Chromebook in tablet mode(folded 360° or detached screen): Press Power button + Volume Down button simultaneously. Same as taking a screenshot on an Android phone.

#2. Use Screen Capture

• 1. Locate the content you want to capture first. Then select "Screen Capture" in Quick Settings.
• 2. Click anywhere to capture full screen. You can click a single window to take a screenshot of an active window. Of course, you can screen capture a specific part of your computer screen too.
• 3. Click the "Capture" button. The Acer screenshot is copied into the clipboard automatically. You can paste, edit, save, or delete it.

#3. Take a Screenshot with Online Tools

Is there anything else you can do to screenshot on Acer without keyboard? Yes. you can use an online screenshot tool or Chrome screenshot extensions. Screenshot Guru allows you to screenshot a webpage via URL. Here are the steps you can follow.

• 1. Open Screenshot Guru on your browser. Paste the link of the webpage you want to capture.
• 2. Click the "Screen Capture" button. It takes a few seconds to grab the webpage picture.
• 3. After the captured image shows up, right-click on it. Click the "Save Image As" button. You can take and save a high-resolution screenshot to your computer.

Screenshot Guru captures the public URL of the page. It cannot capture:

• Pages behind login walls (Gmail, Google Docs, social media dashboards, etc.).
• Content that requires your session or cookies to display.
• Local files or intranet pages.

For capturing content you're logged into, use the keyboard shortcuts or Screen Capture tool instead.

In short, you can use the above 7 ways to take a screenshot on an Acer laptop (or even desktop) running Windows/Chrome OS. Check the operating system and what types of screenshots you want to capture. For people who want to take a full or long snapshot frequently, it is highly suggested to use AnyRec Screen Recorder. You can add annotations and highlights while screenshotting.

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