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Screen capture and screen record
Screen capture
Capture a screenshot while using the device and write on, draw on, crop, or share the
captured screen. You can capture the current screen and scrollable area.
How to capture a screenshot
Use the following methods to capture a screenshot. You can view the captured screenshots in
Gallery
.
Method 1)
Key capture: Press the Side key and the Volume Down key simultaneously.
Method 2)
Swipe capture: With the edge of your hand, swipe your hand to the left or right
across the screen.
Method 3)
Air command capture: Hover the S Pen over the screen and press the S Pen button
to open the Air command panel, and then tap
Screen write
. Refer to
for more
information.
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It is not possible to capture a screenshot while using some apps and features.
•
If capturing a screenshot by swiping is not activated, launch the
Settings
app, tap
Advanced features
→
Motions and gestures
, and then tap the
Palm swipe to
capture
switch to activate it.
After capturing a screenshot, use the following options on the toolbar at the bottom of the
screen:
•
: Capture the current content and the hidden content on an elongated page, such as a
webpage. When you tap , the screen will automatically scroll down and more content
will be captured.
•
: Write or draw on the screenshot or crop a portion from the screenshot. You can view
the cropped area in
Gallery
.
•
: Add tags to the screenshot. To search for screenshots by tag, tap
Search
at the top of
the Apps screen and tap
Screenshots
→
. You can view the tags list and easily search
for the screenshot you want.
