How to Print Screen on a Laptop Using the Fn Key

The Print Screen key allows you to take a snapshot of everything displayed on your laptop’s screen. You can use this feature to save screen information as an image or create images for business documents, websites or presentations. Some laptops require you to press and hold the Function (Fn) key in order to use the Print Screen key to save the screen capture. Once you’ve taken the screen capture, you can paste it into a graphic program, such as Microsoft Paint, to convert it into an image.

Step 1Navigate to the screen you want to capture on your laptop.

Step 2Press and hold the “Fn” key, then press the “PrtScn” key to take a screen capture.

Step 3Click the Start button and type “Paint” in the search box.

Step 4Select “Paint” from the search results to launch Microsoft Paint.

Step 5Press "Ctrl-V.” This will paste a copy of your screen capture in Paint.

Step 6Edit the image as needed and then save the screen capture as an image file on your laptop.