How to Screen Capture Dell Laptop: 4 Ways That Work

Four keyboard shortcuts capture the screen on any Dell laptop running Windows 11 or 10. Here is where the prt sc key sits, what each shortcut does, and where the files end up.

By Daniel ShuttleworthAug 23, 2026

Press Windows key + Shift + S to grab part of the screen, or press Print Screen (labelled prt sc on most Dell keyboards) to capture the whole thing. Press Windows key + Print Screen and Windows saves a PNG straight to Pictures > Screenshots with no further steps.

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Daniel Shuttleworth

Editor · Sylvan Lake, Alberta

Daniel Shuttleworth studied Advanced Information Communication Technology and has spent more than 20 years working out why consumer tech misbehaves — from an Amiga 600 and a VHS deck through to whatever Xbox and Samsung shipped this year. He writes The Tech Cell from Sylvan Lake, Alberta, and checks every step against the vendor's current documentation before it goes out, because the menu that worked last spring has usually moved.

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