How to Screenshot on a Surface Laptop With the Print Screen Button

Here’s the quickest way to take screenshots on a Surface Laptop, though not the most flexible.

How to Screenshot on a Surface Laptop With OneDrive

Windows saves screenshots taken with Print Screen to the clipboard by default, but it can also save screenshots to OneDrive if you have a OneDrive account connected to the laptop. Here’s how to enable it.

How to Screenshot on a Surface Laptop With Snip & Sketch

Snip & Sketch is an app bundled into Windows 10 used to take and edit screenshots quickly. It includes markup capabilities. You can use a Surface Pen to draw on and edit the screenshot immediately. Once open, you can edit the screenshot using the tools found in Snip & Skitch or, if no edits are required, tap the Save icon to save a copy of the screenshot.

How to Screenshot on a Surface Laptop With the Touchscreen

All the methods described so far rely on the keyboard. Unlike a Surface Book or Surface Pro, the Surface Laptop’s keyboard is not detachable and should always be available. Still, you may not want to use the keyboard. Here’s how to screenshot with the touchscreen instead. The touchscreen method is a good workaround if your keyboard isn’t working properly. It’s also useful if you own the Surface Pen. You can take and then edit a screenshot without putting the Pen down.