当DOS（磁盘操作系统(Disk Operating System)）是计算机的主要操作系统(operating system)时，很久以前，Print Screen 键盘键(keyboard key)用于捕获屏幕并直接在默认打印机(default printer)上打印。如今(Nowadays)，Windows 10 不再这样做了。相反，按下Print Screen键会截取屏幕截图并将其放入系统的剪贴板中。当然，您可以将其从剪贴板粘贴到任何图像编辑应用程序中并从那里打印。如果您不想采取所有这些步骤怎么办？如果你想打印屏幕怎么办(Print Screen)直接打印到打印机？换句话说，如何自动将屏幕发送到打印机？以下是在Windows 10中执行此操作的两种方法：
1.使用我们的PrintScreenToPrinter 工具(PrintScreenToPrinter tool)打印屏幕(Print Screen)并直接将屏幕截图发送到打印机
让您的打印屏幕(print screens)直接转到Windows 10中的(Windows 10)默认打印机(default printer)的一种方法是使用我们为您制作的名为PrintScreenToPrinter的工具。使用此链接(this link)下载PrintScreenToPrinter。将其保存在 Windows 10 PC 上的某个位置，然后双击或双击它。
当您第一次打开PrintScreenToPrinter时，SmartScreen 过滤器(SmartScreen filter)会警告您它是一个无法识别的应用程序。发生这种情况是因为只有我们的读者下载和使用它。我们的小工具是安全的，不会对您的计算机造成任何伤害。该工具基于另存为可执行文件的PowerShell 脚本。(PowerShell script)为了能够使用我们的PrintScreenToPrinter工具，请单击或点击“更多信息”("More info")，然后选择“仍然运行”。("Run anyway.")
每次打开PrintScreenToPrinter时，您都会收到一条消息，提醒您它是如何工作的："Press the PRINT SCREEN key to capture screen and send it directly to the PRINTER. Press the PAUSE / BREAK key to stop."
单击或点击OK。
每次您想要截取屏幕截图并将其直接发送到您的打印机时，请按键盘上的Print Screen (PrtSc)键。
瞬间，Windows 10 应捕获屏幕并向(screen and show)您显示“打印图片”("Print Pictures")对话框，如下图所示。选择您希望如何打印屏幕截图，然后单击或点击打印(Print)。
当您不再希望将打印屏幕(print screens)自动发送到打印机时，请按键盘上的Pause / Break键。
一旦您这样做，PrintScreenToPrinter工具就会停止并通知您它“停止将屏幕截图直接发送到打印机”。("Stopped sending screenshots directly to the printer.")
注意：(NOTE:)当您使用PrintScreenToPrinter时，它驻留在计算机的RAM中，它应该只占用少量内存。如果您希望它始终运行，您可以使用以下方法在 Windows 10 启动时自动加载它：(Windows 10)使应用程序在Windows 10启动时运行的 4 种方法。
PS如果您在使用我们的(P.S.)PrintScreenToPrinter工具时遇到任何问题，请通过本文底部的评论部分告诉我们。
下载：(Download:) 打印(P)屏幕到打印机(rintScreenToPrinter)
2. 安装第三方截图应用并配置(screenshot app and configure)为自动打印你的截图
将屏幕截图直接发送到打印机的另一种方法是使用专门的屏幕截图应用程序并对其进行配置(screenshot-taking app and configure)，以便在您拍摄后立即打印屏幕截图。互联网上有很多这样的应用程序，因此我们无法详细介绍它们。但是，无论您选择使用哪种应用程序，所涉及的步骤都应该相似。
对于本教程，我们选择使用Screenpresso。这是一个免费的应用程序，旨在捕获屏幕截图和进行屏幕录制。你可以从这里得到它：Screenpresso。下载并安装后，通过单击或点击系统托盘(system tray)中的图标来启动其主窗口。
然后，单击或点击右上角(click or tap)的小扳手按钮打开(wrench)Screenpresso 的(Screenpresso's)菜单，然后选择设置(Settings)。
在设置窗口中，转到其屏幕截图(Screenshot)选项卡，选择打印(Print)作为“在屏幕截图上执行的操作”("Action to perform on screenshot,")，然后单击或点击确定(OK)。
从现在开始，每次您使用Screenpresso捕获屏幕截图时，它们都会自动发送到您的打印机，无需额外确认。
你知道“截图到打印机”的其他方法吗？
当我们第一次想到这个时，我们并不知道如何直接打印屏幕截图。我们认为Windows 10有一种方法可以轻松做到这一点。不幸的是，我们发现事实并非如此。这就是我们决定对此做些什么的原因，因此我们开发了PrintScreenToPrinter工具。我们发现将屏幕截图直接发送到打印机的另一个选项更容易找到，但这意味着必须安装更复杂的应用程序。您知道其他将屏幕截图直接发送到打印机的方法吗？在下面的评论部分让我们知道。
2 ways to "screenshot to printer" in Windows 10
Back when DOS (Disk Operating System) wаs the main operating system for computerѕ, ageѕ ago, the Print Screen keyboard key used to capture the screen and directly print it on the default printer. Nowadays, Windows 10 does not do that anymore. Instead, pressing the Print Screen key takes a screenshot and puts it inside the system's clipboard. Sure, you can paste it from the clipboard in any image editing app and print it from there. What if you don't want to take all those steps? What if you want to Print Screen directly to a printer? In other words, how can you automatically send your screen to the printer? Here are two ways to do that in Windows 10:
1. Print Screen and directly send the screenshot to the printer, using our PrintScreenToPrinter tool
One way to make your print screens go directly to the default printer in Windows 10 is to use a tool that we made for you, called PrintScreenToPrinter. Download PrintScreenToPrinter using this link. Save it somewhere on your Windows 10 PC, and then double-click or double-tap on it.
When you first open PrintScreenToPrinter, the SmartScreen filter warns you that it is an unrecognized app. That happens because only our readers download and use it. Our little tool is safe and will not do any harm to your computer. The tool is based on a PowerShell script saved as an executable file. To be able to use our PrintScreenToPrinter tool, click or tap on "More info" and then choose to "Run anyway."
Each time you open PrintScreenToPrinter, you receive a message that reminds you how it works: "Press the PRINT SCREEN key to capture screen and send it directly to the PRINTER. Press the PAUSE / BREAK key to stop."
Click or tap on OK.
Every time you want to take a screenshot of the screen and send it directly to your printer, press the Print Screen (PrtSc) key on your keyboard.
In an instant, Windows 10 should capture the screen and show you the "Print Pictures" dialog, as illustrated below. Choose how you want the screenshot to be printed and click or tap on Print.
When you no longer want your print screens to be automatically sent to your printer, press the Pause / Break key on your keyboard.
As soon as you do that, the PrintScreenToPrinter tool stops and notifies you that it "Stopped sending screenshots directly to the printer."
NOTE: When you use PrintScreenToPrinter, it resides in your computer's RAM, where it should take only a small amount of memory. If you want it always to run, you can automatically load it at the Windows 10 startup using: 4 ways to enable an app to run at the Windows 10 startup.
P.S. If you encounter any issues with our PrintScreenToPrinter tool, let us know via the comments section at the bottom of this article.
Download: PrintScreenToPrinter
2. Install a third-party screenshot app and configure it to print your screenshots automatically
Another way to send a screenshot directly to your printer is to use a specialized screenshot-taking app and configure it, so that it prints screenshots immediately after you take them. There are many such apps available on the internet, so we can't cover them all in detail. However, regardless of the app you choose to use, the steps involved should be similar.
For this tutorial, we chose to use Screenpresso. It's a free app that is designed to capture screenshots and make screen recordings. You can get it from here: Screenpresso. After you download and install it, launch its main window by clicking or tapping on its icon from the system tray.
Then, open Screenpresso's menu with a click or tap on the small wrench button from the top-right corner, and select Settings.
In the settings window, go to its Screenshot tab, select Print as the "Action to perform on screenshot," and click or tap on OK.
From now on, each time you use Screenpresso to capture screenshots, they are automatically sent to your printer, with no additional confirmation.
Do you know other ways to "screenshot to printer"?
When we first thought about this, we didn't know how to print screenshots directly. We thought that Windows 10 had a way of doing it easily. Unfortunately, we found out that it doesn't. That is why we decided to do something about it, so we developed the PrintScreenToPrinter tool. The other option we found for sending screenshots directly to the printer was easier to find, but it implies having to install more complex apps. Do you know other methods to send a screenshot to the printer directly? Let us know in the comments section below.
