Saving a Screenshot

Screenshots of Steam Issues

Please follow the instructions below to save a screenshot to your desktop:

1. Recreate the error or unexpected behavior.
2. Press the PrtScn key to save a copy of what is being displayed to the clipboard.
3. Open the Paint program (Start button > Programs > Accessories > Paint) and go to Edit > Paste to paste the contents of the clipboard.
4. Go to File > Save As... and save the file to your desktop (JPG format is preferred).

Screenshots of Game Issues

1. Load the game and navigate or play to the point at which the issue occurs.
2. Press F12 (this is the default Screenshot key) to save a screenshot.
3. Locate the screenshot image which was created after closing the game (screenshots will be saved to the game folder under your username folder in the SteamApps directory).
   Example: C:\Program Files\Steam\SteamApps\<your username>\counter-strike\cstrike.

Sending your screenshot to Steam Support

1. View your open help request by clicking on the unique link that Steam emailed you (or use https://help.steampowered.com to narrow down to your issue and create a new help request)
2. At the bottom of the message form, click "Browse for a file" or drag and drop your image on to the message area.
3. Once it's been added, you'll see the name and size of the attachment

Multiple attachments may be added.

Make sure to submit your message once you have finished attaching the file(s).

Screenshots of Steam Issues

Please follow the instructions below to save a screenshot to your desktop:

1. Recreate the error or unexpected behavior.
2. Hold down the APPLE ⌘ and SHIFT keys.
3. Press 3 for a screen shot of the entire screen.
4. Press 4 to get "Crosshairs" so you can select just a section of the screen you want a screenshot for.
5. Press the space bar after you press 4 if you want it to automatically size the screenshot so that it perfectly matches the window it's over. After you press the space bar, a camera icon should come up.
6. The resulting file will be placed on your desktop.

Screenshots of Game Issues

1. Load the game and navigate or play to the point at which the issue occurs.
2. Press F5 (this is the default Screenshot key) to save a screenshot.
3. Locate the screenshot image which was created after closing the game (screenshots will be saved to the game folder under your username folder in the SteamApps directory).
   Example: /Documents/Steam Content/[account name]/team fortress 2/tf/screenshots

Sending your screenshot to Steam Support

1. View your open help request by clicking on the unique link that Steam emailed you (or use https://help.steampowered.com to narrow down to your issue and create a new help request)
2. At the bottom of the message form, click "Browse for a file" or drag and drop your image on to the message area.
3. Once it's been added, you'll see the name and size of the attachment

Multiple attachments may be added.

Make sure to submit your message once you have finished attaching the file(s).

Screenshots of Steam Issues

1. Please follow the instructions below to save a screenshot to your desktop:
2. Recreate the error or specific behavior
3. Press the ALT+PRINT SCREEN keys to take a screenshot of the error message as long as it is in main focus
4. Press SHIFT+PRINT SCREEN to get crosshairs which allow you to drag and select the area which you would like to have a screenshot for
5. The resulting pop-up will allow you to save the screenshot to a location of your choice. By default it will go in your Pictures folder.

Screenshots of Game Issues

1. Load the game and navigate or play to the point at which the issue occurs.
2. Press PRINT SCREEN to save a screenshot.
3. Save the screenshot in the location of your choice. By default it will go in your Pictures folder.

Sending your screenshot to Steam Support

1. View your open help request by clicking on the unique link that Steam emailed you (or use https://help.steampowered.com to narrow down to your issue and create a new help request)
2. At the bottom of the message form, click "Browse for a file" or drag and drop your image on to the message area.
3. Once it's been added, you'll see the name and size of the attachment

Multiple attachments may be added.

Make sure to submit your message once you have finished attaching the file(s).

Screenshots of Steam Mobile Issues

Please follow the instructions below to save a screenshot to your iPhone or iPad:

1. Recreate the error or unexpected behavior.
2. Press and hold the Home button and then press the Sleep/Wake button to save the image to your camera roll.
3. To export this image, navigate to your Photos application. From here, select Camera Roll.
4. Select the image and export it to the computer you are using to correspond with support.

Attaching your screenshot to a Steam Support ticket on mobile

Adding attachments is not currently supported within the Steam Mobile App.

Screenshots of Steam Mobile Issues

Please follow the instructions below to save a screenshot to your Android device:

1. Android devices support a number of different methods of screen capturing. The one below is supported by most Android devices, but you have to check for other alternatives if it does not work.
2. Recreate the error or unexpected behavior.
3. Press and hold both the Power button and the Volume Down button simultaenously to save the image to your photo library.
4. Select the image and export it to the computer you are using to correspond with support.

Attaching your screenshot to a Steam Support ticket on mobile

Adding attachments is not currently supported within the Steam Mobile App.