Take a photo of your screen

Sometimes it would be handy to get a permanent record of what is shown on your screen – this
is called a Screenshot. There are many ways of achieving this, here are the most common ones:

On a Windows Computer
Press the PrintScreen Key, you will then find a box on the top of your screen to select an area or the full screen. You can then paste it from the clipboard or make changes to it


On a Macbook or other Apple computer
Press and Hold the Shift key, the Command key and number 3. If you see a thumbnail in the corner of your screen, click it to edit the screenshot, or wait for the screenshot to save to your desktop.

On phones there are a few options:

On an iPhone, depending on which model you have you either:
a) press the side button and the Volume up button at the same time and quickly release both or
b) press the side button and the Home button at the same time and quickly release both or
c) press the top button and the Home button at the same time and quickly release both or
d) Say: Hey Siri, take a screenshot

On Android phones, depending which phone you have you can try:
a) Press the Power and Volume down buttons at the same time or
b) Press and hold the Power button for a few seconds, then tap Screenshot or
c) Press the 3 lines on the bottom of the screen to show previous apps and click on screenshot
d) Swipe the edge of your hand across the screen
e) Touch and hold 3 fingers on the screen
f) Say: Hey Google (or Hey Bixby), take a screenshot


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