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Copy screenshot of entire screen to clipboard

Press PrtScn to capture the entire screen and copy it to the clipboard.

PrtSc

When to use it

When you need to quickly capture the whole screen and paste it into an app like Paint, Word, or email.

Pro tip

Use Win + PrtScn to save the screenshot directly to the Screenshots folder instead of the clipboard.

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