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5 Easy Ways to Convert Screenshot to JPG in Windows 10
The built-in Paint app is your best friend when it comes to conversions
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Updated onNovember 4, 2024
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Some users often need tocapturescreenshotsin Windows 10 with the PrtSc button, or other third-party utilities.
By default, Windows 10 and its image-editing apps savescreenshotsas PNG files. However, some users might prefer to have theirscreenshotssaved with theJPG(orJPEG) file format.
In today’s guide, we will discuss how you can perform this transformation process easily while evidentiating the most useful ways to do it.
How can I save a screenshot as JPG?
1. Use Paint’s save feature
2. Change the file extension
3. Use the IMG2GO.com image file conversion utility
4. Batch convert saved screenshots to JPG with XnConvert
5. Use Paint’s print feature
It is very easy to convert a screenshot to a JPG file using Paint. All you need to do is take a screenshot, upload it to Paint, then save the file in the desired file format using the print feature.
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Press theWindows key + Shotkey to open the Search menu.
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Typepaintin the search box to find the app.
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Click on the result to openPaint.
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Then press theCtrl + Vhotkey to paste your captured screenshot intoPaint.
5.Go toFile >Print.
6.SelectSaveto open the window shown in the shot below.
7.Select theJPEGoption on theSave as typedrop-down menu to change it. PNG is always the default file format selected, so you need to scroll down and chooseJPEG.
- Enter a name for the file and the location where you want it to be saved, then click onSave. The file is now in JPG format.
We also have an article onhow to save a screenshot as a PDFthat you can check out.
As you can see, there are various ways you can convertscreenshotstoJPGinWindows. Choose the method you prefer to convert your snapshots toJPG.
Before you go, find out how totake screenshots in Incognito mode on Chrome.
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Matthew Adams
Windows Hardware Expert
Matthew is a freelancer who has produced a variety of articles on various topics related to technology. His main focus is the Windows OS and all the things surrounding it.
He is passionate about the tech world, always staying up-to-date with the latest and greatest. With an analytical view, he likes problem-solving, focusing on errors and their causes.
In his free time, he likes to read and write about history and tries to always develop new skills.
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