# How to take a screenshot on Unity on PC? **URL:** \ **Category:** Gameplay Chat (PC/Mobile)\ **Created:** [June 20, 2017, 4:12pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/how-to-take-a-screenshot-on-unity-on-pc/25979 "2017-06-20T16:12:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Clark](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/clark/32/29631_2.png) [@Clark](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Clark)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2017, 4:12pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/how-to-take-a-screenshot-on-unity-on-pc/25979/1 "2017-06-20T16:12:10Z")
Yesterday, prior to update, I could click F12 due to Steam integration (shift-tab to bring up Steam interface). Now the Steam interface no longer works and neither does F12. I know alt-printscreen works but now I have to paste into paint, this is a significant downgrade imho. ---
**Author:** ![Amadan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/amadan/32/7653_2.png) [@Amadan](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Amadan)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2017, 6:29pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/how-to-take-a-screenshot-on-unity-on-pc/25979/2 "2017-06-20T18:29:25Z")
F12 for a Steam screenshot still works fine for me in the new version. Maybe it’s something specific to your setup? ---
**Author:** ![Doghouse](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/doghouse/32/24380_2.png) [@Doghouse](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Doghouse)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2017, 6:32pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/how-to-take-a-screenshot-on-unity-on-pc/25979/3 "2017-06-20T18:32:28Z")
If you are on windows 10 you can use the following: Press the “Windows logo key + PrtScn.” On some laptops and other devices, you may need to press the “Windows logo key + Ctrl + PrtScn” or “Windows logo key + Fn + PrtScn” keys instead. Check your laptop’s manual for more information. The screen will dim for a moment, and you will see the screenshot appear as a file in a folder entitled “Screenshots”, inside your default “Pictures” folder. The screenshot is automatically labeled with a number. ---
**Author:** ![Clark](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/clark/32/29631_2.png) [@Clark](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Clark)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2017, 7:36pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/how-to-take-a-screenshot-on-unity-on-pc/25979/4 "2017-06-20T19:36:08Z")
> [@Amadan](#): > > F12 for a Steam screenshot still works fine for me in the new version. Maybe it’s something specific to your setup? That is interesting… I am going to test this again and then reboot and screw with things. Thank you for letting me know your F12 still works. ---
**Author:** ![Clark](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/clark/32/29631_2.png) [@Clark](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Clark)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2017, 7:43pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/how-to-take-a-screenshot-on-unity-on-pc/25979/5 "2017-06-20T19:43:38Z")
@Amadan Thank you. So I played with it, when I launch the game from my start bar with a pinned shortcut F12 does not work. When I launch the game from the steam client (pain in the butt) F12 then works. Edit: Did some more playing. When I use the shortcut on my desktop the F12 key works for screen shots. During the same session where F12 is working, I option to pin this application to my start bar. Quit GoW, lauch from my start bar and F12 no longer works. Exit GoW, launch from the desktop and F12 works again. ---
**Author:** ![Amadan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/amadan/32/7653_2.png) [@Amadan](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Amadan)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2017, 7:51pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/how-to-take-a-screenshot-on-unity-on-pc/25979/6 "2017-06-20T19:51:26Z")
Now THAT’S funky. For what it’s worth, I launch it by right-clicking the steam icon in the task bar then selecting Gems from the popup menu. ---
**Author:** ![Clark](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/clark/32/29631_2.png) [@Clark](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Clark)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2017, 7:53pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/how-to-take-a-screenshot-on-unity-on-pc/25979/7 "2017-06-20T19:53:02Z")
Pretty damn irritating… But that is what Unity is all about, we all find Unity in disliking a lot of the crap in Unity. ---
**Author:** ![Amadan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/amadan/32/7653_2.png) [@Amadan](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Amadan)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2017, 7:57pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/how-to-take-a-screenshot-on-unity-on-pc/25979/8 "2017-06-20T19:57:43Z")
Hey, anything Not Adobe is a billion times better than anything Adobe. ;p ---
**Author:** ![Clark](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/clark/32/29631_2.png) [@Clark](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Clark)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2017, 8:36pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/how-to-take-a-screenshot-on-unity-on-pc/25979/9 "2017-06-20T20:36:36Z")
While I agree there is some nifty stuff here with the Unity upgrade and I agree that I cannot blame Unity for the poor implementation of so many things (this topic is one glaring issue). ---
**Author:** ![Clark](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/clark/32/29631_2.png) [@Clark](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Clark)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2017, 8:37pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/how-to-take-a-screenshot-on-unity-on-pc/25979/10 "2017-06-20T20:37:49Z")
Whoops… I did not mean this topic… I meant this one: > [@Forcing controller style menus on PC players is a giant step backward](http://community.gemsofwar.com/t/forcing-controller-style-menus-on-pc-players-is-a-giant-step-backward/25975): > > I try to be calm about client changes, but this is amazingly bad. I play on a PC because I can use a mouse. This filter dialog: is an abomination of UI design. It’s 10x harder to use than the old interface. Did no one hear the complaints about the banner chooser in the old version? Forcing people to click through a list of choices of unknown length is just unacceptable, and this dialog is 7 of those. It’s so bad I’ve gone to editing my teams on mobile, and I hate mobile. ---
**Author:** ![nemesis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/nemesis/32/14117_2.png) [@nemesis](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/nemesis)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2017, 10:35pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/how-to-take-a-screenshot-on-unity-on-pc/25979/11 "2017-06-20T22:35:59Z")
There is a nontrivial workaround to that issue. In your Steam library, right click on Gems of War-\>Properties, then click on _Create desktop shortcut_. This shortcut opens the game via URL. You can move this link where you prefer. Most likely, you won’t be able to drag/pin this shortcut to the taskbar, but you can modify the old shortcut so that it targets the internet shortcut rather than the .exe file. (Right click on icon-\>right click on GemsOfWar-\>Properties-\>Shortcut, replace target path. Be sure that it points to _shortcutName_.url.) ---
**Author:** ![Clark](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/clark/32/29631_2.png) [@Clark](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Clark)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2017, 10:50pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/how-to-take-a-screenshot-on-unity-on-pc/25979/12 "2017-06-20T22:50:43Z")
Thank you @nemesis , I think I am just going to launch from Steam from now on, the change in procedure is not that big a deal, figuring it out was traumatic though…🙂