Whatever screenshot you capture will show up as a regular image file download along the bottom of your browser window you can then open the file by double-clicking it right there or by looking in your Chrome downloads folder.

There's also a fourth option, 'Capture node screenshot,' but you probably won't want to mess with that.

If you want to capture a screenshot only of the current visible area, hit the up arrow once that'll take you to the 'Capture screenshot' option.

If you want to capture the entire page, as if you were scrolling from the very top to the very bottom, hit the down arrow once and select 'Capture full size screenshot.'.

If you want to capture a specific area of the current page, just hit Enter that'll select the default option of 'Capture area screenshot,' which will then allow you to draw a box around the area you want to save.

All that's left is to figure out which one you want: You'll see a series of screenshot options appear in a panel on the right side of the screen.

Press Ctrl-Shift-P (or Cmd-Shift-P on a Mac).Īnd that's pretty much it.

Press Ctrl-Shift-I (or Cmd-Option-I on a Mac).

All right - here's the simple, hassle-free, and extension-free shortcut for capturing a screenshot in Chrome: Stick to this one specific set of instructions, though - and don't poke or prod anywhere else in that area - and you oughta be fine.Ĭool? Cool. The command is tucked away within the Chrome developer tools section, and there's plenty of advanced stuff in there that could mess up your browsing session if you aren't careful.

Chrome's hidden screenshot secretīefore we get into the meat of this spicy tech sandwich, a quick but important word of warning: This Chrome screenshot capturing method takes you into some areas of the browser where regular folk shouldn't do much pokin'. Get ready to have your web-browsin' brain blown. The only problem? It's hidden away in a place where no normal mortal would ever possibly find it.

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