Screen capture on computer and phone

Sometimes you want to keep what is displayed on your computer or phone screen, there are very simple ways to help you do it for use in certain applications.

Computer running Windows

On the keyboard is available the " PrintScreen" button. Whenever you want to capture a screen that works on your computer, simply press the Shift key and the PrintScreen key. It seems like nothing happened, but actually the above operation copied the image on the screen to the clipboard. From there, you can paste it somewhere else by pressing Ctrl + V.

If the computer is running Windows 7 or Vista, there is a better method thanks to the Snipping Tool. To start the program go to the Start menu → All Programs → Accessories, then select Snipping Tool. This tool allows you to capture specific parts of the screen, with backup, bookmark, color and share functions via mail.

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The Snipping Tool is available in Windows7 / Vista

On Windows 8 there is a new hot key combination to capture and save screen images quickly into a folder. By holding down the Windows key and pressing the PrintScreen key, the screen will flash and Windows saves the image to the Pictures folder as a PNG image file.

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New hot key combination for capturing and saving photos on Windows 8.

Mac computer

Mac OS X lets you take screenshots in different ways by holding down Command + Shift + 3 (taking the entire screen) and Command + Shift + 4 (capturing part of the screen) . Images will be saved right on the Desktop. If you want to coppy to the clipboard, press Command + Control + Shift plus the 3 or 4 key depending on the mode you want to capture. Then paste it into another program.

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Grab utility on Mac

Alternatively, you can use the Grab utility on Mac found in the Utilities folder in Applications. When Grab starts , the menu on the upper left of the screen will provide options for the shooting modes you want to use. The program allows you to save the captured image as a .tiff file .

Android phone

Capturing the screen on your Android phone depends heavily on the version you are using. On phones with Android version 4.0 or later, you just need to press the volume down button and the Power button at the same time (hold down the Home and Power buttons for Samsung phone models). An animation effect appears on the screen telling you that the photo has been taken and saved to Gallery on the phone. Just go to Gallery to find the picture you just took. Touching the pictures will have the option to email someone or share it on Facebook, Google+ and other applications.

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No Root Screenshot application does not require rooting at a price of 4.99 USD

The Google Play app store has a lot of screen capture applications such as Screenshot UX Trial, No Root Screenshot It or Screenshot Free . However, you should choose which applications do not require root because the root can be is dangerous and makes your phone void of warranty.

IPhone phone

Screen capture on iPhone is done very simply, just hold down the Home button , then click on the Power button . The rest is in the Photos folder on the phone to review the photo just taken. Like Android phones, you can also install applications that allow screen capturing like Activator, Screenshot Enhancer, Quickdo .