How to Insert a Screenshot in Excel – 3 Steps

How to Take a Screenshot of an Excel Sheet on a Laptop

Using a Keyboard Shortcut:

• Open the Excel worksheet. Press the Prt Scr.

• Open a Microsoft Word file and press Ctrl + V.

Use the Spin & Sketch Application:

• Click the Start button.
• Select Snip & Sketch.

• Click New.

You can also press Window + Shift + S to enable this feature.

• A Plus symbol (+) is showing on the screen.
• Choose the shape of the screenshot as shown in 1.
• Scrolling this symbol will select part of the screen.

•  Click and hold the mouse. Select part of the screen using the cursor.

• Release the mouse button. The screenshot is displayed.

• In File Explorer, choose a location to save the image.
• Click Save.

How to Insert a Screenshot in Excel

Step 1 – Choose the Screenshot

• Open a new Excel file.
• Go to the Insert tab.
• Choose Screenshot in Illustrations.

• Select the worksheet to insert the screenshot.
• This is the output.

Step 2 – Crop the Screenshot

• In Picture Format, select Size.
• Click Crop.
• An 8-border mark is displayed in the screenshot.

• Place the cursor on the right-bottom border mark. Click and hold the mouse and scroll to the left-upper side to select a part of the image.
• Release the mouse button and click Crop.

• This is the output.

Step 3 – Resize the Screenshot

• Go to Size.

Customize the image.

Alternative method to insert a Screenshot:

• Go to Picture in Illustrations.
• Choose This Device.

In the File Explorer choose a saved screenshot.

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