On iPhone X or later versions

  • Get to the screen that you’d wish to take a screenshot.
  • After that, position your fingers, such that one of the fingers is positioned on the “side button” on the left and another on the “Volume up” button on the right.
  • Take a screenshot.

Press and release the two buttons at once while ensuring no time split exists between the two buttons when you press them. Any slightest time difference between the times you press the two buttons may lead you to other options rather than taking a screenshot. Therefore, you have to be super quick. Your screen will flash with or without a shutter sound depending on your phone’s settings a shutter sound if your

  • Open your screenshot from the thumbnail or dismiss it. After taking a screenshot, a thumbnail should appear at the lower-left corner of your screen. To open the thumbnail, tap on it. If you don’t want to open it but instead would want to dismiss it, swipe to the left side of the screen.
  • Locate your screenshot in your phone’s storage. All the screenshots taken on your phone will automatically get saved in the “Photos App” in the album as “Screenshots”. After locating your screenshot, you can decide to edit and share it with others or use the screenshot the way it is.

Note: This method works on iPhone X, iPhone XS Max, iPhone XS, iPhone XR, iPhone 11 Pro, iPhone 11, and iPhone 11 Pro Max.

On iPhone 6, 7, or 8

  1. Open the screen that you want to capture

Before you can take a screenshot, you should get to the exact screen that you’d wish to capture. This might be an online photo, a social media post, or a message in your message app or other messaging platforms.

  1. Position your fingers appropriately

Unlike the iPhone X and later where we use the power button and the volume-up button, you should use the “Home” button and the “Power” button. Now, let’s get started. Position your fingers on the circular “Home” button located on the bottom center of your screen and a finger on the “Power” button.

  1. Take a screenshot

After holding on the buttons, single-press and release the buttons quickly. By doing that, your screen will flash with or without a sound depending on your settings, indicating that a screenshot has been taken.

  1. Look for the screenshot of a thumbnail

After taking a screenshot on your iPhone, a thumbnail should appear in the bottom-left corner of your screen. Tap on the thumbnail to open your screenshot. But, if you don’t want to open the screenshot, swipe left to remove it.

  1. Find your screenshot from your iPhone’s storage

Since the screenshot in the thumbnail is stored there temporarily, you can still get access to your screenshot in the “Photos app” To find your screenshot, navigate to the “Photos app” and tap on the “Screenshots”.

On iPhone 5, SE, or earlier versions

  1. Open what you want to screenshot on the screen

Ensure that the section that you want to screenshot appears clearly on the screen without any distraction.

  1. Position your fingers

Since taking screenshots requires you to press on two buttons at once, positioning your fingers first helps you to be accurate when pressing on the two buttons simultaneously. Now, place a finger conveniently on the circular home button located on the bottom center of the screen, with another finger positioned on the button at the top edge of the phone.

  1. Take the screenshot

With your fingers positioned on the appropriate buttons, quickly press and release the two buttons at once. If you did it carefully, you should see a white flash on your iPhone’s screen indicating that a screenshot has been captured. The flash may appear with or without a shutter sound based on your settings.

  1. View your Screenshot

When a screenshot is taken, it will display temporarily at the bottom-left of the screen as a thumbnail. Tap on the thumbnail to view your screenshot. Alternatively, you can swipe to the left side to dismiss it.

  1. Find the screenshot on your phone

By default, all screenshots get stored automatically to your default photos application.  To find your saved screenshots, navigate to your iPhones Photos app. In the Photos application, tap on the “Albums” and then tap on the “Screenshots” From the Screenshots album, you should find your screenshots. And that’s pretty much about it.

Edit Screenshot on iPhone

Using markup is one of the best ways of how to edit iPhone screenshots. You can use markup to edit screenshots in Photos, Email, and Message application. Out of these three options, you can use the app that would be convenient for you.

Edit screenshots in Photos

Locate the “Photos” application icon on your home screen and then tap to open it.

When the “Photos” application opens, click on the “Albums”.

Next, tap on the “Screenshots”.

Select the screenshot that you want to edit.

Next, Tap on the “Edit” and then tap on the “…”

Having done that, tap on the “Markup”.

After that, tap on the “+” button to add text, art, and much more.

When through, tap on the “Done”.

Finally, tap on the “Done” button again. After editing, you can share the photos.

Edit Your Screenshot On Email Application.

Open your email application.

When the mail app opens, tap on the “Compose” option to start a new email.

Tap anywhere inside your email body and then tap on the “Return” button. This prompts the format bar to open.

Next, tap on either the document or the camera button.

Tap on the attachment and then tap on the back button.

Tap the Markup button.

After that, tap on the “+” button to add text, clip arts, signature, and much more. When through with your email, tap on the “Done” button. With your image edited, you can send it to the intended people.

Edit a Screenshot in Message Application

  • Launch your messages app.
  • After that, open a new conversation by typing “compose.” Alternatively, you can open an existing chat.
  • Next, tap on the “Photos” button and select the screenshot that you’d wish to edit and share.
  • With that done, tap on the screenshot in the message and tap on the “Markup”.
  • Now you’re able to add a sketch to the screenshot. If you wish to add more effects to the screenshot, tap on the “+”
  • After that, tap on the “Save” to keep the features of the edited screenshot.

Tap on the “Done” button. Your edited screenshot is saved successfully. Now tap on the blue arrow-like icon to send your photo. And that’s it.

How do you capture a screenshot on an iPhone?

Press the Top button and the Home button at the same time. Quickly release both buttons. After you take a screenshot, a thumbnail temporarily appears in the lower-left corner of your screen.

How do I take a screenshot from my iPhone 6?

How do I take a screenshot on my iPhone 11?

Take screenshot on your Apple iPhone 11 Pro iOS 13.0

Press the Side button. At the same time, press and hold the Top volume key and keep them both pressed to take a screenshot.

How do I take a screenshot?

Take a screenshot
  1. Press the Power and Volume down buttons at the same time.
  2. If that doesn’t work, press and hold the Power button for a few seconds. Then tap Screenshot.
  3. If neither of these work, go to your phone manufacturer’s support site for help.

How do you screenshot on iPhone without home button?

How do I take a screenshot shortcut?

Depending on your hardware, you may use the Windows Logo Key + PrtScn button as a shortcut for print screen. If your device does not have the PrtScn button, you may use Fn + Windows logo key + Space Bar to take a screenshot, which can then be printed.

How do I take a screenshot without print screen?

Position the cursor in one of the corners of the screen, hold the left mouse button and drag the cursor diagonally to the opposite corner of the screen. Release the button to capture the entire screen. The image is opened in the Snipping Tool, where you can save it by pressing “Ctrl-S.”

What is PrtScn button?

Sometimes abbreviated as Prscr, PRTSC, PrtScrn, Prt Scrn, PrntScrn, or Ps/SR, the Print Screen key is a keyboard key found on most computer keyboards. When pressed, the key either sends the current screen image to the computer clipboard or the printer depending on the operating system or running program.

How do I take a screenshot on my Windows computer?

Hit the PrtScn button/ or Print Scrn button, to take a screenshot of the entire screen: When using Windows, pressing the Print Screen button (located in the top right of the keyboard) will take a screenshot of your entire screen. Hitting this button essentially copies an image of the screen to the clipboard.

How do you take a screenshot on a PC 2019?

The simplest (and one of the oldest) methods is to hit the Print Screen (PrtScn) button next to the F12 key, open your preferred photo editor, and paste the screenshot in using Ctrl-V.

How do you take a screenshot on a PC and save it as a picture?

Click on the title bar of the window that you want to capture. Press “Alt + PrtScn”. A screenshot of your currently active window will be copied to the clipboard, just as in the last section. Paste it into your favorite image editor or document editor.

How do you take screenshots on Windows 10?

On your Windows 10 PC, press Windows key + G. Click the Camera button to take a screenshot. Once you open the game bar, you can also do this via Windows + Alt + Print Screen. You’ll see a notification that describes where the screenshot is saved.

Where are screenshots saved?

Screenshots are typically saved to the “Screenshots” folder on your device. For example, to find your images in the Google Photos app, navigate to the “Library” tab. Under the “Photos on Device” section, you’ll see the “Screenshots” folder.

How do I take a long screenshot on my PC?

What is the key for Snipping Tool?

To open the Snipping Tool, press the Start key, type snipping tool, and then press Enter. (There’s no keyboard shortcut to open Snipping Tool.) To choose the type of snip you want, press Alt + M keys and then use the arrow keys to choose Free-form, Rectangular, Window, or Full-screen Snip, and then press Enter.

How do I activate snipping tool?

Press Ctrl + PrtScn keys. This captures the entire screen, including the open menu. Select Mode (in older versions, select the arrow next to the New button), choose the kind of snip you want, and then select the area of the screen capture that you want.

How do I get snipping tool to automatically save?

4 Answers
  1. Right-click the Greenshot icon in the System Tray and select Preferences from the menu. This should bring up the Settings dialog.
  2. Under the Output tab, specify your Preferred Output File Settings. In particular, enter your desired path to automatically save screenshots to in the Storage location field.

How do I automatically save a snip?

Here’s How:
  1. Open the Snip & Sketch app.
  2. Click/tap on the See more (3 dots) button at the top right, and click/tap on Settings. ( see screenshot below)
  3. Turn on (default) or off Save snips for what you want. ( see screenshot below)
  4. You can now close the Snip & Sketch app if you like.