How to screenshot on microsoft surface go

Last Updated: August 2, 2019

The Surface Go is an portable lightweight PC tablet for people who like a portable device which they can take with them to work or use it at home for watching Netflix.

Also read : How to screenshot on surface pro

We all know that taking a screenshot on a Windows powered PC device is easy. Let’s learn how.

How to take screenshot on Surface Go without a keyboard

Taking a screenshot on Microsoft Surface Go without using a keyboard is quite easy. Follow these simple steps below.

1. When you are ready go to the screen of what you want to take a screenshot.
2. Then Press the Power and the Volume Up buttons simultaneously on your surface go.
3. The screenshot will be taken and the screen will darken to let you know that a screenshot has been taken.
4. The screenshot will be saved on the clipboard. So you can simply page the screenshot on the app like mail or any app.
5. To page it simply Long press on where you want to paste on the screen and select the Paste option that will popup.

How to take a screenshot on Surface Go using a keyboard

For taking a screenshot or screen capture using keyboard attached to your surface go, follow these steps below.

1. When you ready go to the screen to be taken a screenshot off.
2. Press the “PrtScn” key on your keyboard. (Note that the Function Fn key toggle must be set to off.)
3. Press &lt;strong&gt;“PrtScn”&lt;/strong&gt; button on the keyboard to add a screenshot to your clipboard. (Note that if you are using One Drive for storage, windows will automatically add a screenshot on your One Drive pictures or screenshots folder)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;You can also go to the app and paste the screenshot using the &lt;strong style="font-size:inherit;background-color:initial"&gt;CTRL+V&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:inherit;background-color:initial"&gt; shortcut . This will automatically copy the latest screenshot from clipboard and paste it on your app.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ol&gt;&lt;p&gt;Hope you were able to take a screenshot on your surface go. This also works for other surface products as well. 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