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Category: Take Screenshot

This page will give tutorial on how to take screenshot on different devices and Operating systems. This tutorial on screenshot will cover taking screenshot on Android, iOS, Mac, Windows etc. In Android smartphones, different skin uses different method of taking screenshots.

  • How to Take Screenshot on Samsung Galaxy Smartphones

    Samsung has wide range of Galaxy smartphones starting from 4k to 55k.  The Samsung Galaxy smartphones runs on Android with customised Touchwiz UI.  In this post, we will learn how to take screenshot on Samsung Galaxy smartphones such Galaxy S3, Galaxy S4, Galaxy Note 4, Galaxy Grand, Galaxy Grand Prime etc.

    Read: How to use Samsung Galaxy smartphones as Modem

    There are some device specific ways of taking screenshots on Samsung Galaxy series smartphones. So here are some of the different ways of taking screenshot.

    How to Take screenshot on Samsung Galaxy S5 and Galaxy S4

    Taking screenshot on Samsung Galaxy S5 and Galaxy S4 are very similar. Only difference is the enabling the palm swipe to capture box settings.

    Print Screen Galaxy S5 & S4

    •  In Samsung Galaxy S5, go to Settings->Motions and gestures in the Motion category.
    • Check the Palm swipe to capture box.
    • In Samsung Galaxy S4,  Go to Settings->Motion.
    • Go to  Hand Motion, then palm swipe to capture, and check the box.
    • Close all the menus. Go to the screen on which you want to take screenshot.
    • Now Place the side of your hand on the screen and swipe it across the screen from the right to the
      left or vice versa to capture a screenshot.
    • Taken screenshot will get saved in  Gallery → → Album → Screenshots.

    How to Take Screenshot on Samsung Galaxy Note 4 and Note 3

    To take screenshot on Samsung galaxy Note 4 or Note 3, above method works.  However, there is additional method which is through S-pen. There two methods.

    Screenshot on Galaxy Note 3

    • Hold down the button on S pen and touch the screen using the S pen. Hold it for a while. The screenshot will be taken
    • Open the Air Command Menu  by pulling the S pen. Use the Smart Select. Drag the S Pen across the content you want to collect.
    • You can save it or share it with your friends.

    How to take screenshot on Samsung Galaxy Devices

    This is the most common method of taking screenshot on Samsung galaxy devices. This method works on galaxy devices such as galaxy Star Duos or Galaxy Core, Galaxy S Duos, Galaxy Grand Prime, Galaxy Core Prime, Galaxy S3 mini, Galaxy S4 mini, Galaxy Alpha etc.

    Press and Hold Volume down key and Power button Simultaneously. The screenshot will be taken. The taken screenshot will be saved in Albums.

  • How To Take Screenshot on Asus Zenfone

    Asus Zenfones are the midrange Android smartphones and it is powered by Intel Atom Processor. Currently Asus has released 3 smartphones namely Asus Zenfone 4, Asus Zenfone 5 and Asus Zenfone 6. There is also a tablet called Zenfone 7. There is further variations based on the internal storage capacity of the devices.

    Take Screenshot on Zenfone

    As you might have already read before, Asus Zenfones comes with Zen UI which is a customised UI from Asus. In this tutorial on How to take screenshot on zenfone, we will learn both the default method and Zen UI customised method.

    For taking screenshot on Asus Zenfone 2 and Zenfone 5, there is another simpler way. You can refer my new post on how to take screenshot on Zenfone 2

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    Read: How download Free Asus Zenfone PC Suite.

    How to Take Screenshot on Asus Zenfone

    As mentioned earlier, there are two way on which you can take screenshot on Asus Zenfone. We will learn one by One.

    Method 1: Android Default method of Taking screenshot on Zenfones

    • First go the screen on which you want to take the screenshot.
    • Now, press and hold Volume Down key and Power Button simultaneously.
    • You will see a flicker on the screen and a shutter sound which confirms that, the screenshot is taken.

    Method 2: Taking screenshot on Asus Zenfone using Recent Apps Key

    For using this method, follow the steps, given below.

    • Go to Settings->ASUS customised settings
    • Tap on to Recent apps key
    • Chose Tap and hold to capture screen.
    • Now go the screen on which you want to take the screenshot.
    • Tap and hold Recent apps key. The screenshot will be taken.

    Where the screenshots will be saved on Asus Zenfone

    The screenshots will be saved in the gallery-> Screenshot folder.

    Video guide on How to Take screenshot on Asus Zenfone

  • How to Take Screenshot on Xiaomi Redme 1S

    Xiaomi Redme 1s is one of the best Android smartphone in the sub 6k segment. It provides a lot of features such as powerful processor, good camera, customised MIUI interface etc. You can read details review in my previous post Redme 1S review. In this post, we will learn how to take screenshot on Xiaomi Redme 1s. You can refer to other tips refer to Redme 1s tips.

    Xiaomi Redme 1s Aff

    How to Take screenshot on Xiaomi Redme 1S

    Xiaomi Redme 1s provides two ways of taking screenshot. One is the standard Android method and another one is the exclusive MIUI method of taking screenshot. Let us see this one by one.

    Taking screenshot on Redme 1S using MIUI method

    • Go to the screen on which you want to take the screenshot.
    • Pull the quick toggle menu by swiping the screen from top to down.
    • You will find ‘Screenshot‘. Tap on to it.
    • The screenshot of the Redme 1S screen is saved.

    Taking screenshot on Redme 1S using the standard Android Method

    • Go to the screen on which you want to take the screenshot.
    • Press and Hold volume down key and power button.
    • The screenshot of Redme 1s screen is saved.

    Where the Screenshot of Redme 1S gets Saved?

    The screenshots will be saved in the gallery folder.

    Video guide on How to take screenshot on Redme 1S

     

  • How to Take Screenshot on Mac

    In Windows, there is a dedicated key to take screenshot. But in Mac OS  running systems, there is no dedicated button. So many of the new users, have a question on How to take screenshot on Mac?. There are many ways you can take the screenshots. One is take screen on Mac keyboard shot , another one is taking screenshot using menus and last one using the dedicated apps such as Grab app. We will learn, how take screenshot on Mac OS running systems such as Apple Macbook Air, Macbook Pro etc.

    Take screenshot on Mac

    How to take screenshot on Mac using keyboard shortcuts

    If you want to take screenshot of entire screen of Mac, then hold down Command (⌘) plus Shift plus 3.

    How to take partial screenshot on Mac

    Hold Command (⌘) plus Shift plus 4, and then drag the crosshair pointer to select the area. You can hold Shift, Option, or the Spacebar when you drag to resize the selection area. To cancel, press Escape (esc) before you release the mouse button.

    How to take screenshot of a specific window in Mac

    Hold Command (⌘) plus Shift plus 4, press the Space bar, take  the camera pointer over the window which you want to take screenshot  to highlight it, and then click.

    This method works with open Finder windows and most application windows.

    Where are taken screenshot of Mac are saved?

    By default, all the taken screenshot will saved as “Screen shot (date and time).png.” You can open these screenshots with Preview or other image editing apps. Mac OS X v10.6 and later versions save the screenshots in PNG format. However you can change the default format using Terminal.

    defaults write com.apple.screencapture type image_format
    killall SystemUIServer

    How to take partial screenshot on Mac without using keyboard

    Go to File>Take screenshot>Choose the option based on your requirement such as From Selection, From Window or From Entire Screen