How to take a screenshot on a Chromebook This tutorial covers: How to take a full screenshot . How to take a partial screenshot . How to find the screenshot file in the Files app . * This article does NOT cover how to use the screenshot using the clipboard option or how to edit the screenshot image. We will add these topics to our to-do list and get them added to the site at a future date. How to Take a Full Screenshot 1). Using your keyboard, press Ctrl and ."> . 2). In the lower-right corner of your screen, look for a pop-up panel with a thumbnail of the image you just captured. You have the option to: Click on Show in folder (top-left in panel) to view the file in the folder where it is saved on your Chromebook. Click COPY TO CLIPBOARD (bottom-left in panel) to copy the image to your Chromebook’s memory, so you can paste the image into another application (such as Google Docs, Google Slides, …) . Here is what the Chromebook Files App looks