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How to Screenshot on Chrome

This wikiHow teaches you how to take a screenshot of your Chrome browser's contents on a computer or smartphone. While all computers and smartphones have built-in screenshot functions, you can use a Chrome extension or an app to make...
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On Desktop

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    Consider using your computer's screenshot function. You can use your computer's built-in screenshot function to take a screenshot on Windows or take a screenshot on Mac by going to the Chrome page in question and then pressing your computer's proper key combination.
    1. If you want to use a Chrome extension to take your screenshot, proceed with the rest of this method.
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    Open
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    Google Chrome. Click or double-click the Chrome app icon, which resembles a red, yellow, green, and blue ball.
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    Open the Full Page Screen Shot page. This extension is free to install, and will take a screenshot of your entire page (not just the window's contents) in Google Chrome.
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    Click Add to Chrome. This blue button is in the upper-right corner of the page.
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    Click Add extension when prompted. Doing so installs the Full Page Screen Shot extension in your Chrome browser.
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    Go to the page you want to screenshot. Open the website, service, or item of which you want to take a screenshot.
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    Click the "Full Page Screen Capture" icon. It's a camera-shaped icon in the upper-right corner of the Chrome window. Clicking it prompts Chrome to begin screenshotting your page.
    1. If you ever can't find the "Full Page Screen Capture" icon, click ⋮ and look for it at the top of the resulting drop-down menu.
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    Wait for Chrome to finish capturing the screen. Depending on how long the page is, this can take anywhere from a second to a minute or two. Once the image opens in a new tab, you can proceed.
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    Download the image. Click the PDF download button in the upper-right corner of the page to download the image as a PDF file, or click the downward facing arrow to the right of the PDF icon to download the image as a PNG file.
    1. If prompted to allow Full Page Screen Shot access to your downloads, click Allow on the prompt.
    2. You may be asked to specify a download location before your screenshot will download.
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On iPhone

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    Consider using your iPhone's screenshot function. You can use your iPhone's screenshot feature to take a screenshot of your preferred Chrome page if you don't want to download an app to take the screenshot for you.
    1. If you want to use your iPhone's on-screen AssistiveTouch feature instead, proceed with the rest of this method.
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    Open your iPhone's
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    Settings. Tap the Settings app icon, which resembles a grey box with gears on it.
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    Scroll down and tap
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    General. You'll find this near the top of the Settings page.
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    Tap Accessibility. It's near the bottom of the screen.
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    Scroll down and tap AssistiveTouch. This option is in the middle of the Accessibility menu.
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    Tap the grey "AssistiveTouch" switch
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    . The switch will turn green
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    and you should see a grey cube appear on your iPhone's screen.
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    Press the Home button. Doing so minimizes the Settings app.
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    Open
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    Chrome. Tap the Chrome app icon, which resembles a red, yellow, green, and blue ball.
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    Go to the page you want to screenshot. Open the website, service, or item of which you want to take a screenshot.
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    Tap the AssistiveTouch icon. It's a grey cube on the right side of the screen. Tapping it opens the AssistiveTouch menu.
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    Tap Device. You'll see this iPhone-shaped button on the right side of the AssistiveTouch menu.
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    Tap More. This is at the bottom of the AssistiveTouch menu.
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    Tap Screenshot. It's at the top of the AssistiveTouch menu. Doing so will take a screenshot of your Chrome contents, AssistiveTouch menu not included.
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    Swipe the screenshot left. The screenshot will appear in the lower-left side of the screen; swiping it to the left will remove it from the screen and add it to your iPhone's Photos app.
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On Android

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    Consider using your Android's screenshot function. You can use your Android's screenshot feature to take a screenshot of your preferred Chrome page if you don't want to download an app to take the screenshot for you.
    1. If you want to use an app instead, proceed with the rest of this method.
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    Download the Screenshot Easy app. If you're unable or unwilling to use your Android's built-in screenshot functionality, you'll need to download a screenshotting app. Screenshot Easy is a good choice:
    1. Open your Android's
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      Play Store.
    2. Tap the search bar.
    3. Type in screenshot easy.
    4. Tap Screenshot Easy in the results menu.
    5. Tap INSTALL.
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    Open Screenshot Easy. Tap OPEN in the Google Play Store, or tap the camera-shaped Screenshot Easy app icon in your Android's App Drawer.
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    Tap ALLOW when prompted. Doing so allows Screenshot Easy to access and save photos.
    1. You may be prompted to start capturing. If so, tap CANCEL before continuing.
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    Tap the grey "OVERLAY ICON" switch
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    . The switch will turn blue, indicating that a camera-shaped icon will appear on your Android's screen even when the Screenshot Easy app is minimized.
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    Tap START CAPTURE. It's a blue button at the top of the screen.
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    Tap OK when prompted. This turns on the screenshot feature for Screenshot Easy.
    1. On Samsung items, you'll tap START NOW here instead.
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    Press the Home button. It's at the bottom of your Android's housing. Doing so minimizes the Screenshot Easy app.
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    Open
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    Google Chrome. Tap the Chrome app icon, which resembles a red, yellow, green, and blue ball.
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    Go to the page you want to screenshot. Open the website, service, or item of which you want to take a screenshot.
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    Tap the Screenshot Easy icon. It's the camera icon that should be in the top-left corner of the screen. Doing so will take your screenshot and, after a few seconds, open the screenshot in the Screenshot Easy app.
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    Save your screenshot. Once the screenshot opens, you can save the screenshot to your Android by doing the following:
    1. Tap ⋮ in the top-right corner of the screen.
    2. Tap Save.
    3. Tap Save as.
    4. Tap Android when prompted.
    5. Tap SAVE when prompted.
    6. View your screenshot by opening your Android's Photos or Gallery app and selecting the screenshot from the list of recent items.
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    Disable the screenshot icon when done. When you're ready to turn off the screenshot icon, re-open the Screenshot Easy app, then tap STOP CAPTURE at the top of the screen.
    1. An ad will usually play after disabling the screenshot icon. You can skip the add by minimizing or closing the Screenshot Easy app.
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