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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Picture 1 of How to Screenshot on Chrome 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.- If you want to use a Chrome extension to take your screenshot, proceed with the rest of this method.
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Picture 4 of How to Screenshot on Chrome 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. -
Picture 5 of How to Screenshot on Chrome Click Add to Chrome. This blue button is in the upper-right corner of the page. -
Picture 6 of How to Screenshot on Chrome Click Add extension when prompted. Doing so installs the Full Page Screen Shot extension in your Chrome browser. -
Picture 7 of How to Screenshot on Chrome Go to the page you want to screenshot. Open the website, service, or item of which you want to take a screenshot. -
Picture 8 of How to Screenshot on Chrome 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.- 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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Picture 9 of How to Screenshot on Chrome 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. -
Picture 10 of How to Screenshot on Chrome 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.- If prompted to allow Full Page Screen Shot access to your downloads, click Allow on the prompt.
- You may be asked to specify a download location before your screenshot will download.
Method 2 of 3:
On iPhone
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Picture 11 of How to Screenshot on Chrome 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.- If you want to use your iPhone's on-screen AssistiveTouch feature instead, proceed with the rest of this method.
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Picture 12 of How to Screenshot on Chrome Open your iPhone'sPicture 13 of How to Screenshot on Chrome -
Picture 14 of How to Screenshot on Chrome Scroll down and tapPicture 15 of How to Screenshot on Chrome -
Picture 16 of How to Screenshot on Chrome Tap Accessibility. It's near the bottom of the screen. -
Picture 17 of How to Screenshot on Chrome Scroll down and tap AssistiveTouch. This option is in the middle of the Accessibility menu. -
Picture 18 of How to Screenshot on Chrome Tap the grey "AssistiveTouch" switchPicture 19 of How to Screenshot on Chrome Picture 20 of How to Screenshot on Chrome -
Picture 21 of How to Screenshot on Chrome Press the Home button. Doing so minimizes the Settings app. -
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Picture 24 of How to Screenshot on Chrome Go to the page you want to screenshot. Open the website, service, or item of which you want to take a screenshot. -
Picture 25 of How to Screenshot on Chrome Tap the AssistiveTouch icon. It's a grey cube on the right side of the screen. Tapping it opens the AssistiveTouch menu. -
Picture 26 of How to Screenshot on Chrome Tap Device. You'll see this iPhone-shaped button on the right side of the AssistiveTouch menu. -
Picture 27 of How to Screenshot on Chrome Tap More. This is at the bottom of the AssistiveTouch menu. -
Picture 28 of How to Screenshot on Chrome 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. -
Picture 29 of How to Screenshot on Chrome 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.
Method 3 of 3:
On Android
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Picture 30 of How to Screenshot on Chrome 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.- If you want to use an app instead, proceed with the rest of this method.
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Picture 31 of How to Screenshot on Chrome 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:- Open your Android's
Picture 32 of How to Screenshot on Chrome - Tap the search bar.
- Type in screenshot easy.
- Tap Screenshot Easy in the results menu.
- Tap INSTALL.
- Open your Android's
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Picture 33 of How to Screenshot on Chrome 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. -
Picture 34 of How to Screenshot on Chrome Tap ALLOW when prompted. Doing so allows Screenshot Easy to access and save photos.- You may be prompted to start capturing. If so, tap CANCEL before continuing.
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Picture 35 of How to Screenshot on Chrome Tap the grey "OVERLAY ICON" switchPicture 36 of How to Screenshot on Chrome -
Picture 37 of How to Screenshot on Chrome Tap START CAPTURE. It's a blue button at the top of the screen. -
Picture 38 of How to Screenshot on Chrome Tap OK when prompted. This turns on the screenshot feature for Screenshot Easy.- On Samsung items, you'll tap START NOW here instead.
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Picture 39 of How to Screenshot on Chrome 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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Picture 42 of How to Screenshot on Chrome Go to the page you want to screenshot. Open the website, service, or item of which you want to take a screenshot. -
Picture 43 of How to Screenshot on Chrome 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. -
Picture 44 of How to Screenshot on Chrome Save your screenshot. Once the screenshot opens, you can save the screenshot to your Android by doing the following:- Tap ⋮ in the top-right corner of the screen.
- Tap Save.
- Tap Save as.
- Tap Android when prompted.
- Tap SAVE when prompted.
- 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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Picture 45 of How to Screenshot on Chrome 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.- An ad will usually play after disabling the screenshot icon. You can skip the add by minimizing or closing the Screenshot Easy app.
Update 05 March 2020
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