If you are running Windows on a Mac, you might be wondering how to do a screen capture via shortcut key. In Mac OS X, you can do a screen capture by pressing Apple key ⌘ (command) + Shift + 4. In Windows running on PC, you can do this by pressing the PRINTSCREEN key. But the problem is Mac doesn’t have this key.

I am using a MacBook running Windows 7 on it using Boot Camp 3.0. This is how I do a screen capture using a combination of keys. The captured screen will be automatically copied to the clipboard.

Note: Tested on Boot Camp 2.0 and above.

Windows Print Screen Shortcut on a Mac

Boot Camp Control Panel

If you enabled your Fn key to control Mac special hardware features (Brightness, volume, etc):

• Fn + Shift + F11 (Full screen)
• Fn + Alt + Shift + F11 (Active window)

If you disable your Fn key (e.g. Pressing F10 will directly mute the volume):

• Shift + F11 (Full screen)
• Alt + Shift + F11 (Active window)

Alternatively, you can use Snipping Tool that bundles together with Vista and Windows 7 to get the job done.