Press thePrtScnkey to take a screenshot on any Surface Laptop immediately.

Select theSync and backuptab.

Press the toggle next toSave screenshots I capture to OneDriveto turn it on.

The ‘Save screenshots I capture to OneDrive’ toggle highlighted in OneDrive for Windows 11.

Depending on your version of Windows, this is eitherSnipping ToolorSnip & Sketch.

you could also trigger the app by pressingWin+Shift+S.

Select thecamera button(not the record button).

The camera button (on the left) and Window highlighted in the Windows 11 Snipping Tool.

Use the drop-down menu to choose the kind of screen capture you want to make.

Options includeRectangle,Window,Full screen, andFreeform.

A pop-up will appear to indicate that the screenshot has been made.

A screenshot of the Calculator app in Snipping Tool for Windows 11

If the pop-up doesn’t open on its own, select it for additional options.

Still, you may not want to use the keyboard.

A notification will appear once you take the screenshot.

Windows 10 Notification center with the Screen snip tile highlighted

Click it to fire up the image.

Surface Pro models also come with a handy button shortcut.

In newer models, it’s a combination of theVolumeandPowerbuttons.