How to screenshot on Surface Go

Method 1: Screenshot on Surface Go with hardware buttons

This method is proper when using your Surface in tablet mode without connecting to the type cover. To take a screenshot on Surface Go using hardware buttons, do the following steps:

1. Press and hold the Power button.
2. While you hold down the Power button, press and release the Volume Up button on the side of the device.

The screen will dim and return to bright again to let you know a screenshot has been recorded.

Method 2: Screenshot on Surface Go with Surface Go Type Cover

If you have a Surface Type Cover attached, you can follow the traditional ways to take screenshots by using the dedicated PrtSn (Print Screen) key on the keyboard. To do so.

Option 1: Capturing all screens and storing them in the Windows Clipboard.

1. Press the PrtSn key to take a screenshot.
2. Paste to your preferred programs like Paint or Word.

Option 2: Capturing the active window and store it in the Windows Clipboard.

1. Press the Alt + PrtSn key to screenshot the active window.
2. Paste to your preferred programs like Paint or Word.

Method 3: Screenshot on Surface Go with Surface Pen

Surface Pen has been developed and is getting much better functions in Windows 10. The Windows 10 anniversary update has a new feature called Screen Sketch. This function will capture the device’s screen and pop up with tools for drawing, cropping, and others.

You can take a screenshot by using the Surface Pen with this function. To activate the screen sketch function

1. Double-click the eraser button on the top of your Surface Pen.
2. Now, you can edit, crop, and save the screenshot by clicking the “Save as” button on the top right of the screen.

Method 4: Screenshot on Surface Go with Windows Snipping Tool

In Windows, a built-in screenshot program called Snipping tool has more controls and functionalities than the above methods. To open this tool:

• Open the Start menu and type “Snipping Tool” directly into the Cortana textbox.
• You can also open this tool by opening the Start menu and locating the Snipping Tool under the Windows Accessories folder.

When you launch the tool, you can take a screenshot in 4 ways: Full desktop, specific program windows, any size of rectangle shape, and any form you draw manually.

After you select an area you want to take a screenshot, it will display in a new window. You can draw or highlight the screenshots before saving them. This tool allows you to save the screenshot as a JPEG, PNG, GIF, or HTML file.

Method 5: Screenshot on Surface Go with Snip & Sketch Tool

In recent Windows 10 Updates, Microsoft has introduced a new modern tool called Snip & Sketch that allows you to quickly annotate screenshots, photos, and other images with your pen, touch, or mouse and save, paste, or share with other apps. To take a screenshot with this tool:

1. Open the Start menu and type “Snip & Sketch” directly into the Cortana textbox. You can also open this tool by opening the Start menu and locating the Snip & Sketch app.
2. When the tool launches, click New and click Snip now.
3. Select an area you want to capture.
4. The captured image will appear in a new Snip & Sketch window. At this point, you can annotate, draw, or highlight whatever you want on the screenshot.
5. Click the Save icon to save the screenshot to a file. Or click the Copy icon to copy the screenshot to the Windows clipboard so you can paste it elsewhere.

Method 6: Screenshot on Surface Go with Shortcut Keys

Another quicker way to activate the Snip & Sketch tool is by using Windows 10 shortcut keys. To do that:

1. Press and hold the Windows key & Shift key on your keyboard, then press and release the S key.
2. It will launch the Snip & Sketch tool with the screen clipping mode, so you can select and capture any area you want immediately.
3. Now, you can annotate, draw, or highlight the screenshot within the tool.
4. Click the Save icon to save the screenshot to a file. Or click the Copy icon to copy the screenshot to the Windows clipboard so you can paste it elsewhere.