While you can always use Snipping Tool or install some third-party free screen capture software on Surface Pro 3, if you use a keyboard and you need to take out a screenshot of your Surface desktop natively, do the following:
1] Press the
Fn +
Windows +
Space key.
Do this, and you will find that the screen may dim a bit for a second or two and then the screenshot you your desktop will be taken and saved in your Pictures\Screenshots user folder.
2] You can also double-click the top button on your
Surface Pen, select the area you want to capture and lift the pen when this is done. The image gets captured to OneNote.
3] There is another way! Hold down the
Windows flag button on your Surface device and then press the
Volume Down button which is present on the side of the Surface device. The screen will momentarily darken and you screenshot will be taken.
You can also read more on how to take a desktop screenshot on Windows 8.1.
Surface Pro 3 is a convertible tablet-laptop from Microsoft that currently runs Windows 8.1 and can be upgraded to Windows 10 when the latter hits markets.
While I do plan to cover some Surface tips and articles over a period of time, you you need more help with your Surface, Microsoft has made available for download, a
Surface Pro 3 User Guide and
Surface Pro 3 Quick Start Guide, to help Surface 3 users quickly familiarize themselves with the new features that the device and the operating system has to offer. You might want to download it.
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