Take a screenshot with the Surface tablet - Here's how

Taking a screenshot with Microsoft's Surface tablet is not difficult. We'll show you how.

How to take a screenshot using Microsoft Surface

• Take a screenshot with the Surface by holding the [WINDOWS] button on the tablet and simultaneously briefly pressing the volume button (volume down) on the left side of the tablet.

Screenshot with the snipping tool

Alternatively, you can use the snipping tool to take a screenshot on the Surface.

• In the Windows tile view, press the key combination [Windows] + [Q] to display all apps.
• Double-click the app to start it. Instead of the entire screen, you can also use the tool to photograph a part of the screen and choose the storage location yourself.

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