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How to take a screenshot on a Chromebook

Interactive walkthrough — 2 steps. Click through at your own pace.

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Press only the blue keys — the left Ctrl is enough (either Ctrl works).
Look for the overlapping-rectangles icon in the top row: it sits at F4 on some Chromebooks and F5 on others, and may be drawn ▭▭, ⊞⊞, or ▭||. Go by the icon, not the number.

Simplified simulation — your app may show more buttons.

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Hold Ctrl, then tap the Show-windows key while still holding Ctrl.

Show-windows is the overlapping-rectangles key in the top row — F4 on some Chromebooks, F5 on others. Go by the icon.

Steps in text

  1. Hold Ctrl, then tap the Show-windows key while still holding Ctrl.
  2. The whole screen is captured.

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