MS Office: How to create and insert screen shots in Microsoft Word 2010

How to create and insert screen shots in Microsoft Word 2010

Posted Date: 19-Jun-2010		Category: Microsoft Office
Author: Raghav	Member Level: Gold
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Microsoft Word 2010 has the ability to take screen shots using the word itself without the help of additional software. So we can create a screen shot of any open window or highlight a specific area and insert into the Word Document. This article describes the procedure to create and insert a screen shot in Microsoft Word 2010.

Creating and inserting a screen shot in Microsoft Word 2010

To select an available screenshot of an open window:

First of all make sure that the window you wish to take a screen shot of is not minimized.

First Open the Microsoft Word document

Go to the Ribbon and select the Insert tab.

Now go to the Illustrations section and click on Screenshot.

Now select the thumbnail representing the window you wish to capture.

Now the screen captured will be inserted into your document, where you can resize it to meet your needs.

Now let us see how to highlight a specific area of the screen and capture it.

How to highlight a specific area of a screen and take a screen shot:

Follow the following procedure to highlight a specific area of a screen and capture it.

Open Word Document

Now go to the Ribbon and select the Insert tab.

Now go to the Illustrations section and click on Screenshot.

Select Screen Clipping.

Now use your mouse to frame the area you wish to capture.

The captured area will now be inserted into your document.

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