Your Ultimate Guide: 5 Powerful Ways to Handle Screenshots

The article provides a comprehensive guide on taking screenshots across multiple devices, alongside recommendations for relevant apps and frequently asked questions.

Introduction

Screenshots are useful for capturing information on your device’s screen to share, save for later, or use as evidence. Whether you have a Mac, iPhone, iPad, Android device or Windows PC, there is likely a quick keyboard shortcut to snap pictures of your entire display or just a portion. In this guide, we provide an overview of how to take screenshot on popular devices and operating systems. We also suggest some apps that may help if your device does not have a native screenshot tool.

Mac Device

On Mac computers, you can take full or partial screenshot. To capture the entire screen, press Command-Shift-3 simultaneously. To select just a portion of the screen, press Command-Shift-4 instead. This will open a crosshair icon that lets you click and drag to select the area to capture. You can hold Shift, Option or Spacebar while dragging to adjust the selection. On modern Macs with the Touch Bar, you can also press Command-Shift-6 to bring up screenshot options. From here you can choose to record video of your screen instead of taking static images. Screenshot automatically save to your desktop by default.

• Full screen: Press Command-Shift-3
• Partial screen: Press Command-Shift-4 then click and drag to select area-
• Touch Bar: Press Command-Shift-6 to bring up options –
• Screenshot save to your desktop automatically

iPhone or iPad Device

To take a screenshot on iPhone models with a Home button, press the Home button and Power button at the same time. For newer iPhones without a Home button, press the Side button and Volume Up simultaneously instead. On any iPad model, you can press the Home button and Top button concurrently. This will capture your entire iPhone or iPad screen and automatically save the image to Photos. You can find it in the Screenshot album.

• iPhone with Home button: Press Home + Power buttons together
• iPhone without Home button: Press Side + Volume Up together
• iPad: Press Home button + Top button at same time
• Captures entire screen
• Saved automatically to Photos app > Screenshot album

Android Device

Unlike iPhone and iPad, Android devices do not have a universal screenshot shortcut since there are many variations. On Android 9 and higher, press Power + Volume Down simultaneously. On Android 8 Oreo and below, press Power + Volume Down or press Power and tap Screenshot from the quick settings shade. For Android 10 apps, turn on a setting called ‘Screenshot toolbar’ to edit screenshot right after you take them. Some Android skins like Samsung and LG also let you swipe across the screen with your hand palm or fist to trigger a scrolling screenshot. Individual Android models may also have their own screenshot key combinations too.

• Android 9 & up: Press Power + Volume Down
• Android 8 & below: Press Power + Volume Down or Power + tap Screenshot
• Some models: Swipe across screen with palm or fist
• May have other device-specific key combinations

Windows Device

On a Windows PC, simply press the Print Screen key to capture the entire monitor. This will save the screenshot image to your clipboard to paste elsewhere. To save a file directly, press Alt + Print Screen. If you only need part of the screen, press Alt + PrtScrn then go into an image editing app like Paint and select where to paste it. Windows 7 and higher includes an app called Snipping Tool for taking custom screenshot. You can launch it, click New, and drag around the part you want. Snips save as images instantly. Windows 10 also has a shortcut Ctrl + Shift + S that works similarly.

• Full screen: Press Print Screen key
• Crop image: Press Alt + Print Screen
• Select area: Press Alt + PrtScrn, paste in Paint
• Snipping Tool app: Launch > New > Drag selection
• Windows 10 shortcut: Ctrl + Shift + S

Screenshot Apps

If your device does not have an easy built-in screenshot option, there are dozens of screenshot apps to help. These let you capture, edit and share screenshot with extra helpful tools. Popular options include Lightshot, PicPick, Snagit, Screencast-O-Matic and FastStone Capture. Most also allow recording videos of your screen. While some paid versions add more features, there are capable free screenshot apps available across Windows, macOS, Chromebooks, iPhone/iPad and Android platforms.

• Options if device lacks built-in tools
• Popular apps: Lightshot, PicPick, Snagit, etc
• Offer capture, edit, share features
• Free and paid versions available

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