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How to take screenshots
On this page you will find out how to take screenshots on different devices.
Phones
iPhone
iPhone 13 and other models with Face ID
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Press the Side button and the Volume up button at the same time.
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Quickly release both buttons.
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After you take a screenshot, a thumbnail temporarily appears in the lower-left corner of your screen.
2022 iPhone SE, older iPhone 8 to 6 models with Home Button
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Press the Side button and the Home button at the same time.
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Quickly release both buttons.
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After you take a screenshot, a thumbnail temporarily appears in the lower-left corner of your screen.
iPhone 5S and older models with Home Button
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Press the top button and the Home button at the same time.
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Quickly release both buttons.
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After you take a screenshot, a thumbnail temporarily appears in the lower-left corner of your screen.
Samsung
Samsung Galaxy S series S10, S21 & S22
1. Press volume down and standby/power button at the same time.
2. Quickly release both buttons.
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After you take a screenshot, the screen will flash, and the screenshot toolbar will appear allowing you to create scrolling screen shots, cropped screenshots, quick editing and sharing.
Additionally the Samsung Galaxy Series offers gesture control.
Gesture control allows you to swipe your hand in either direction left or right across the display. To enable: Settings > advanced features > motions and gestures >
'Palm swipe to capture'.
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Galaxy Note 10+, S21 Ultra or S22 Ultra
1. Press volume down and standby/power button at the same time.
2. Quickly release both buttons.
or using S Pen
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Eject S Pen to activate Air Command by default it's a pop-up menu.
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Choose 'smart select' from menu and choose lasso type - Rectangular, Freeform, Circular, GIF or Pin-to-Screen - creating a temporary floating screenshot.
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Using S Pen Press & drag your selection.
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Next you can choose between 5 options:
Auto select - Auto-Select features of the image to add or remove.
Draw - Draw over your screenshot.
Extract text - Extract text from screenshot.
Share or Save your selection.
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Samsung Galaxy S8 & S9 series
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Press volume down on the Left and standby/power button on the right-hand side at the same time.
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Quickly release both buttons.
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After you take a screenshot, screen will flash saving the screenshot to the gallery.
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Samsung Galaxy S1 to S7 series
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Press Home and standby/power buttons.
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Quickly release both buttons.
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After you take a screenshot, screen will flash saving the screenshot to the gallery and coping it to the clipboard.
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Android With Buttons​
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Press Home and lock/power buttons.
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Quickly release both buttons.
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After you take a screenshot, a confirmation notice will appear and/or screen may flash confirming the screenshot is saved to the gallery.
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Android 11 or Higher
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Press Volume Down and lock/power buttons.
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Quickly release both buttons.
You can also tap 'Screenshot' from the multitasking screen under each app.​
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After you take a screenshot, it will appear in the bottom left corner you can select to share or edit the screen may flash confirming the screenshot is saved to the gallery.
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Tablets & Smartwatches
Apple Watch
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To capture a screenshot on your Apple Watch:
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Press the Digital Crown and the side button together.
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Quickly release the buttons.
The screenshot is then saved to the Camera Roll on your iPhone.
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Before you can take a screenshot on your Apple Watch, you need to enable the feature.
To enable:
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Open the Settings app on your Apple Watch. > Tap General > then tap Screenshots.
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Turn on Enable Screenshots.
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To find the screenshots your have taken on your iPhone and your Apple Watch, as well as any other iOS device connected via iCloud Photo Library.
Go to the Photos app on your iPhone > tap the Albums tab > then tap Screenshots.
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iPad
With Home button
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Press Lock and Home button at the same time.
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Quickly release both buttons.
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With Face ID
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Press Lock and Volume up at the same time.
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Quickly release both buttons.
Windows & Mac
Windows
On Windows, the quickest way to take a screenshot is to press the Print Screen key on your keyboard (often near the top right, may be labelled as PrtScn or similar.
On some keyboards, you may also need to hold down the Fn key while pressing Print Screen, if it is the secondary function).
If you wish to only capture the current window, hold down Alt while pressing Print Screen.
The screen shot is saved to your clipboard, you may now go into your application, such as Microsoft Word or Zoom and press Ctrl + V to paste.
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Windows 10/11
For more advanced options, press Windows + Shift + S to open Screen Snip (requires Windows 10 1703 or later).
From left to right, the options are; rectangular snip (draw a box around what you want to capture), freeform snip (similar to rectangular, however you can draw any shape you like), window snip (select the window to capture. This will also allow you to capture right click menus and similar), and fullscreen snip. The resulting capture is saved to the clipboard, so you may paste it where required.
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Snip & Sketch (Windows 10)
For even more advanced control, including drawing on your captures, use Windows Snip & Sketch (Windows 10 version 1809 or later). Snip & Sketch will automatically be available in the lower right corner of your screen after capturing a screenshot - click on this notification (available in the Action Centre after the fact if you missed it) to open the full editing options described below. Alternatively, for more options including a delay, read on to discover how to use the full Snip & Sketch app.
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Open your Start menu by clicking on the Windows logo in the corner, or by pressing the Windows button on your keyboard (look near the spacebar). Now type in ‘snip & sketch’ to search, and then press enter.
Now you have opened Snip & Sketch, you can either click ‘New’ to capture a new screenshot, or click the dropdown arrow next to ‘New’ to take a screenshot in either 3 or 10 seconds (useful if you need to open a menu before taking a screenshot). The options for capturing are the same as when you access the quick screen snip function via the keyboard shortcut above.
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Once you have captured your screenshot, it will be presented to you in an editing window, where you may annotate or crop your capture. From left to right, the options are; touch writing (use your touchscreen or mouse to write on your capture), ballpoint pen, pencil, highlighter, eraser (only works on your annotations, not on the original content of the screenshot), ruler (for measurements) and crop.
Once you have finished your edits, click the paper icon to copy to your clipboard, or the floppy disk to save the image.
