If you have ever taken a website screenshot especially one that you will have to scroll from top to bottom, you must accept that it’s a hectic exercise.

Many a time, you might come across a website that you want to get back and look at it later so that you can read the content posted there.

If you find out that you can’t visit the website again, the best option is to capture the webpage using a screenshot. This is too involving and it makes you be in a position to share the content with other people of interest.

There are plenty ways to capture a website using screenshots. However, we have good news for you.

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Screenshots are also known as screen captures and are helpful when you want to capture the content for future reference. In fact, screenshots can help you when you want to show something that could be hard to explain using words.

It doesn’t matter, you have been using screenshots or you are just beginning to use them in this article, we will talk about tips for perfect website screenshots.

  1. Use screenshot features that are installed on Windows and Macs

Windows’ and Macs’ operating system come with a lot of screenshot features. However, all of the built-in screenshot functions cannot capture an entire website and cannot offer a scrolling window; however, they are helpful when capturing a single snapshot of some small web pages.

On Mac, you can use one if shortcut key combination for screenshots; Cmd+Ctrl+Shist+4. Note that this function is not popularly known by most users. When you activate the screenshot features via this command, it will allow you to select the area you want to capture.

However, if you are not good when it comes to keyboard shortcuts, you can still access the same feature via Mac’s Preview app. Launch Open Preview and select the same option in the File menu.

Note that when you take screenshots this way, they will display in a new Preview window. After that, you can decide to save to a file or copy to the clipboard using the edit menu. You will need to click Select All and then copy.

If you are using Windows, you can use a key combination by pressing Alt+PrtSc (Print Screen) at the same time. This action will capture the window that is open at that moment.

Similar to Mac, the screenshot will be copied into the clipboard, so that you can save it by clicking the Save command or pressing Ctrl+V

If you don’t want to use keyboard shortcuts in Windows, you can launch the Snipping Tool. This is a feature in Windows designed specifically for capturing screenshots.  Once you have captured your window, you can then save your capture as an image into the clipboard.

The good thing about this method is that you do not need additional software, you will be able to capture the active current window, you don’t need internet, it’s free, and you don’t have to sign-up to access these tools. However, the drawback of this method is that it doesn’t capture the entire website or a full webpage.

  1. Use Firefox full page screenshot support

If you have installed a Firefox browser on your machine, you can access a feature that can help you capture a full page screenshot without the need to install extra software. Note that this feature is always invisible and is found in the developer tools.

To use it, you must activate it. Open the Toolbox by pressing Ctrl+Shft+I on your Windows machine or when you are using Mac, you need to press Cmd+Opt+I

Proceed to open the Toolbox Options by hitting the small cogwheel and then select the Take a full page screenshot option.

A camera icon will be displayed in your Toolbox’s menu bar and you use it to capture the entire website in your Firefox browser. The good thing about this method is that you do not need to install additional software, you can use it to capture an entire website, it captures the active and current window and it’s free, however, you cannot use it to capture custom areas and also, there is no capture management functionality.

Conclusion

There are plenty of options out there to help you capture website screenshot. Note that you need to choose one that is capable to capture the entire website or one that can capture wider areas.