“Captured screen” appears. How To Save A “Captured Image” As An Image File With “Traditional MS Paint” Step 1. “Capture” whatever you see on your screen as a “captured image” by tapping the “Print Screen” key once. Step 5. Select by “dragging” your mouse. Then, move your cursor inside of the selected rectangle to right-click and copy: Step 2. Open the “Paint” application. Then, paste the captured image: Edit => Paste If you don’t need an image file, you can now paste this into Word or Powerpoint! Step 6. In Paint, open a new blank file: File => New Click No to save changes. Paste it. Step 3. You will see the “captured” screen appear in “Paint” as one large selection. Now, select what you want to save. Step 7. Then, Edit => Paste your selected image. You are ready to resize the window by “dragging” a point: “Captured screen” appears. Step 4. Click on the Select button. This allows you to select what you want. Step 8. Save As as a “PNG” image file: Click on Select.