Samsung Tablet Screenshots: Three Methods

2023-03-29 03:14:02 - Grace Browns Grace Browns has been a lifestyle, fashion, and beauty writer for over 5 years, and she currently serves as a senior editor at 422346.com.
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    Become familiar with the controls. To take a screenshot on your Samsung tablet, press and hold the Power and Volume Down buttons at the same time for one second.

    • You can also take a screenshot by pressing and holding the Power and Home buttons on Samsung tablets with physical Home buttons. [1]
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    Find the controls that you need on your tablet. The tablet's power button is typically located on the top right of the device's housing, and the volume down button is typically located at the bottom of the tablet's right-hand "Volume" group of buttons.

    • Tablets with physical Home buttons typically place it at the display's base.

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    To take a screenshot of something, navigate to it. Launch the program/screen/webpage from which you wish to grab a screenshot.

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    Press and hold the screenshot buttons on your tablet. Maintain pressure on the Power and Volume Down buttons until instructed otherwise.

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    When the screen begins to zoom out, you can let go of the buttons. A screenshot has been captured at this time. The screenshot preview should show up in the bottom right corner, and a photo icon should appear in the top left corner of the screen in the notification bar.

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    Check out the snapshot After capturing a screenshot, you can view it in one of several formats:

    • In the drop-down menu that appears, select "Notifications," then "Screenshot captured."
    • Gallery — Launch the Gallery app for viewing photos, navigate to the ALBUMS tab, select the Screenshots album, and select your screenshot.

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    Learn when this approach is appropriate. You can take a screenshot with the edge of your hand by swiping it from right to left across the screen on some Samsung Galaxy tablets if you have the option enabled. You can't use this function while the on-screen keyboard is showing and it isn't included on all Samsung tablets.

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    Drag your finger down from the screen's top By doing so, the option to view or hide notifications will appear in the menu.

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    Select the Preferences button You'll find it at the very top right of the menu that collapses. The Settings menu will appear.

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    Tap High-Tech Improvements This is on the screen's left side. The menu for "Advanced Features" will appear on the right.

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    Select "Palm Swipe to Capture" from the white menu. Towards the right hand side of the display. Once the toggle is in the blue position, you can take screenshots with a palm swipe.

    • A blue light indicates that the "Palm swipe to capture" feature is active.
    • You can't use the "Palm swipe to capture" feature to take screenshots on your Samsung tablet unless you enable this setting. Try tapping the screen instead
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    Step 1: Navigate to the content you wish to capture a screenshot of. A screenshot can be taken from any open app, screen, or webpage.

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    Verify that your keyboard is hidden. In order for your tablet's "Palm swipe to capture" feature to function, the on-screen keyboard must be disabled. If you tap outside of a text field on the page, the keyboard will disappear.

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    Hold the right edge of your hand against the screen. You're free to use whichever hand you prefer, but your pinky should rest on the far right of the display at all times.

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    Drag your hand to the left at a constant rate This will cause your tablet to take a screenshot, indicated by a momentary screen zoom out.

    • A confirmation tone or vibration could also be generated by your tablet.
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    Check out the snap shot. You can view your screenshot in one of the following ways after you've taken it:

    • In the drop-down menu that appears, select "Notifications," then "Screenshot captured."
    • Gallery — In the Gallery app, select the Screenshots album by tapping the ALBUMS tab.

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    Obtain the program Screenshot Easy. To take screenshots without touching the screen or using a palm swipe, you can install the following free app:

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    Snapshots Are Simple To Open Select OPEN to launch the Google Play Store, or select the camera-shaped Screenshot Easy app icon from the list of installed apps.

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    Tap ALLOW upon being asked This makes it possible for Screenshot Easy to gain entry to and store images.

    • The urge to begin recording may arise. If that's the case, cancel this session first.
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    To activate the overlay, select the grey icon. When the switch turns blue, a camera icon will always be present on your tablet's screen, regardless of whether or not the Screenshot Easy app is open.

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    Tap BEGIN RECORDING There's a blue tab at the very top of the display.

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    Tap START NOW upon being asked Activating the screenshot function in Screenshot Easy.

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    To take a screenshot of something, navigate to it. Launch the program or navigate to the web page that will serve as the screenshot's subject.

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    Select the camcorder icon. Place it in the top left corner of the display. When you do that, Screenshot Easy will automatically launch after a few seconds to show you your screenshot.

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    Do not lose that screenshot. When the screenshot pops up, follow these steps to save it to your tablet's Gallery:

    • To do this, go to the top right of the screen and press the.
    • Tap Save
    • Use the "Save as" menu option.
    • When prompted, select Android.
    • When prompted, select SAVE.
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    Take a look at your capture Your screenshot has been saved to your tablet's "Downloads" folder:

    • Launch the photo viewer on your tablet.
    • Select ALBUMS from the menu bar.
    • Select the Downloads directory.
    • Click on the screenshot you just took. For best results, give the screenshot a few seconds to process.
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    Close the capture window when you're finished. To disable the screenshot icon, launch Screenshot Easy again and select STOP CAPTURE from the menu bar.

    • If you disable the screenshot button, an advertisement will typically play. Screenshot Easy can be minimized or closed to avoid the advertisement.

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    Why can't I get a hard copy of this snapshot?

    Community Answer

    To print a specific screenshot, head to your Gallery and make your selection there. To print it, just right-click and choose that option.

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