Take a Screenshot
The default tool in Ubuntu Mate is Screenshot (aka mate-screenshot or mate-screenshot --interactive if you want to run it from a terminal).
How to take a screen capture in Ubuntu MATE:
1. Click the Applications Menu button.
1. Click the Applications Menu button.
2. Go to Accessories and click on Take Screenshot or press the Print Screen button on your keyboard.
On my laptop I have to press and hold down the fn key (function key) along with the prt scr key (print
screen key). On my desktop computer I just press the PrtScn key and it captures my screen. The shortcut
keys will vary from computer to computer.
On my laptop I have to press and hold down the fn key (function key) along with the prt scr key (print
screen key). On my desktop computer I just press the PrtScn key and it captures my screen. The shortcut
keys will vary from computer to computer.
3. When the screenshot application loads, choose from the following options:
A. Grab the whole desktop.
B. Grab the current window.
C. Select area to grab.
A. Grab the whole desktop.
B. Grab the current window.
C. Select area to grab.
4. You can also choose to set a certain number of seconds before your screenshot will be taken. Then
press the Take Screenshot button.
press the Take Screenshot button.
5. When your screenshot happens, a menu will popup asking you to name the file and save it in your folder
of choice. As you can see in the image below, I captured my whole desktop. You have a choice to name your
screenshot and save it to your computer. My default folder is my Pictures folder. You also have the choice
to copy the screenshot to the clipboard (place it in memory) so that you can paste it in another
program.
of choice. As you can see in the image below, I captured my whole desktop. You have a choice to name your
screenshot and save it to your computer. My default folder is my Pictures folder. You also have the choice
to copy the screenshot to the clipboard (place it in memory) so that you can paste it in another
program.
Below is a video I made to explain how to use the Screenshot Tool in Ubuntu Mate.