You can take a picture of your screen if you want to share something with your friends or save the picture for later use. Tap the Side key. At the same time, tap and hold the lower part of the Volume key and keep them both tapped to take a screenshot. The picture is saved in the phone gallery. Take screenshot
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In this tutorial, you will learn how to:
• Take a screenshot
• Edit or share screenshots immediately
Take a screenshot
Press and quickly release the Side and Volume down buttons.
Note: To access screenshots, from the home screen, select the
Edit or share screenshots immediately
Immediately after taking a screenshot, a toolbar will appear at the bottom of the screen. Select the desired option:
• CROP A SCREENSHOT: Select the Crop icon, then edit screenshot as desired.
• SHARE A SCREENSHOT: Select the Share icon, then follow the prompts to share.
Access and use screen recording
Screen recording lets you capture what’s happening on your phone. Swipe down from the Notification bar twice, then select the Screen recorder icon. Select the desired sound setting, then select Start recording.
To pause the recording, select the Pause icon. To stop the recording, select the Stop icon.
Note: To access screen recordings, from the home screen, select the
Capturing a screenshot on the new Samsung Galaxy Note 20 and Note 20 Ultra is extremely quick and requires minimal effort, but there are several different methods for doing so.
You can capture a screenshot while using the device and then write on it, draw on it, crop it, or share it with other people using the device.
When you use screenshots, you can capture the current screen as well as the scrollable area.
Additionally, with the addition of the new and improved S Pen on the Galaxy Note 20 and Note 20 Ultra, you will be able to doodle on the captured screen with some additional features.
Take a look below at all of the different ways to take a screenshot, ranging from using traditional key presses to the S Pen on the Samsung Galaxy Note 20 smartphones.
- Taking a Screenshot on Samsung Note 20
- How to take a screenshot on the Galaxy Note 20
- Technique #1: With the Hardware Key (Power and Volume Down buttons), open the page or screen on your phone.
- Technique #2: Using the Palm Swipe Gesture on the Galaxy Note 20 Ultra, capture a screenshot.
- Technique 3: Capture of airborne commands:
- Technique 4: How to take a screenshot on the Galaxy Note 20 with the S Pen (with instructions).
- Technique 5: Making Use of the Bixby Button
- Technique 6: Long screenshots or screenshots scrolling down the page
- How To Change The Screenshot Format
- BONUS: Creating a customized Note 20 Gesture
- Not a fan of the new hand gestures? Here are a few of our personal favorites:
- Our Final Thoughts
- Frequently Ask Questions
- What is the best way to take a screenshot with my Samsung Note?
- What is the best way to take a screenshot on my Samsung without using the power button?
- What is the best method for taking a screenshot without using any buttons?
Whether it’s the Galaxy Note 20 or the Note 20 Ultra, you’re a happy owner of one of Samsung’s best smartphones to date.
Congratulations! As you become more familiar with your new device, you may notice some differences in the way things operate when compared to your previous phone.
After that, you’d like to take a screenshot on your Note 20, but you’re not quite sure what the magic combination is on your device.
Even between different Samsung models, it is not uncommon for the screenshot shortcut to be modified in some way.
How to take a screenshot on the Galaxy Note 20
This guide will show you how to take a screenshot on the Galaxy Note 20 and Note 20 Ultra, which is very simple.
In one swift motion, press down the volume down and power buttons at the same time, then release the buttons. If you keep your finger on the button for too long, you will be taken to the power menu.
Technique #1: With the Hardware Key (Power and Volume Down buttons), open the page or screen on your phone.
Step 1: Navigate to the page or screen on your phone.
Step 2: To take a screenshot, press and hold the power button and the volume down button at the same time for several seconds.
Instead of opening the screenshot on your device, you can share, edit, and delete it directly from your web browser.
Technique #2: Using the Palm Swipe Gesture on the Galaxy Note 20 Ultra, capture a screenshot.
Make certain that the palm swipe gesture is enabled on your Note 20 Ultra.
Swiping the edge of your hand across the bottom half of the screen will result in the screen automatically taking a screen capture.
Settings > Advanced features > Motions and gestures > Palm swipe to capture > Palm swipe to capture toggled on
Technique 3: Capture of airborne commands:
Remove the S Pen from the slot to reveal the Air command panel, and then select Screen writes from the drop-down menu.
To capture a portion of the screen, select it from the screen and press “Capture.”
Additional features will allow you to edit that screenshot or doodle on it with the S Pen if you so desire.
Note:
When using certain apps and features, it is not possible to capture a screenshot.
For those who have not yet enabled the Palm swipe to capture feature, open the Settings app and select Advanced features Motions and gestures, after which they can toggle the Palm swipe to capture switch to enable it.
Following the capture of a screenshot, the following options are available on the screenshot toolbar located at the bottom of the screen:
Selected content and hidden content on an elongated page, such as a webpage, can be captured by selecting “Scroll Capture” and pressing “Enter.”
By tapping the screen, the content is captured and the screen automatically scrolls down to capture more. You’ll have to keep capturing long-form content as you go.
Crop:
You can write or draw on a screenshot, or you can crop a portion of a screenshot out.
In the Gallery, you can see the portion of the image that has been cropped.
Tags:
You can add tags to a screenshot.
To look for screenshots based on a tag, go to the top of the Apps screen and select Search.
You can look through the tags list and quickly find the screenshot you’re looking for.
Distribute:
Distribute the screenshot to other people.
The Screenshot toolbar switch must be turned on in order for the options to be visible on the captured screen.
To do so, launch the Settings app and select Advanced features Screenshots and screen recorder.
Toggling the screenshot toolbar on and off can be found under Settings > Advanced features > Screenshots and screen recorder > Screenshot toolbar, where you can toggle the option to turn on or off the screenshot toolbar.
Technique 4: How to take a screenshot on the Galaxy Note 20 with the S Pen (with instructions).
To select a portion of your display and take a screenshot of it, simply pull out your S Pen and select Smart select from the menu that appears.
Assuming you are already using your S Pen, tap on the floating bubble with the pen icon, followed by the word Smart select.
With Smart select, you can choose a rectangular area or a shape of your choice to screenshot and then share or draw or write on it with your smartphone.
The process of taking a screenshot on your Samsung Galaxy Note 20 or Note 20 Ultra is now complete.
How to take a screenshot on the Galaxy Note 20 with the S PenTechnique 5: Making Use of the Bixby Button
Step 1: Hold down the power button for a long period of time to activate Bixby.
Step 2: Tell Bixby to “take a screenshot.”
When you turn on your device, it will automatically take a screenshot of it.
Technique 6: Long screenshots or screenshots scrolling down the page
In order to take a scrolling screenshot or a long screenshot on the Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra or Note 20, you must first press the screenshot button, then swipe your palm or use the Hardware keys.
You will now have access to a screenshot toolbar.
To scroll down the page and take a screenshot, press and hold the down arrow key.
How to gain access to a screenshot that has been taken
Go to the Gallery, then to the Albums, and then to the screenshot folder.
How To Change The Screenshot Format
The following are the steps to access and change the screenshot format on your Note 20.
In order to change the default screenshot file format on your Note 20 from JPG to PNG, you must first perform the following steps:
If you want to change the screenshot format on other Samsung Galaxy devices that are running the same operating system or Android version as the Note 20, you can use the same method.
The actual screenshots and menu items, on the other hand, may differ between devices.
1. Starting from the bottom of your Home screen, swipe upwards to get started.
This will allow you to access the Apps viewer, which displays shortcut controls and app icons in a grid format.
2. Locate and then tap the Settings icon on your computer’s desktop.
Another menu appears, highlighting both the basic and advanced features of the Android operating system.
3. Use the arrow keys to scroll down or up to see more items.
Then select the Advanced features option.
A list of all of the advanced features that you can use or modify will appear in the next window that you will open.
4. To continue, select Screenshots and screen recording from the drop-down menu.
Following that, the screenshot settings and other relevant options will be displayed.
5. To change the default screen record file settings, select Screenshot format from the drop-down menu.
A pop-up menu containing the built-in file formats will be presented to you.
You can see that JPG is selected in this section. Because all screen-captured images are saved as JPEGs, they have lossy compression, as indicated by the symbol ().
6. To switch to lossless compression, select PNG from the drop-down menu.
Choosing lossless compression will apply to all screen-captured images on your device when this option is selected. Having said that, unless you switch back to JPEG format, all of your screenshots should be of high quality as well.
BONUS: Creating a customized Note 20 Gesture
You have the ability to customize what is triggered by each gesture.
To avoid taking a screenshot and writing on it, or using your S Pen to go back, you can customize each of the five new triggers to perform a different function.
To change the behavior of any of the anywhere commands on the Air Actions screen, tap on the command in question.
Use it to launch a specific app on your phone, create a new note in Samsung Notes, or modify the navigation functionality.
If you don’t like a particular gesture — or any of them, for that matter — you can turn one or all of them off by pressing the “off” button.
Not a fan of the new hand gestures? Here are a few of our personal favorites:
The gestures and tricks that transform the S Pen into something akin to a magic wand aren’t the only things you can do with it.
Some of our favorite S Pen tricks that we still find useful are as follows:
- By holding down the S Pen’s button for an extended period of time, the camera will be launched. To take another picture, press the button once more.
- Precision screenshots are made easier with the help of the Smart Select tool. Remove the S
- Pen from your pocket and then tap on the Smart Select icon to capture only the information you require.
- Using the Smart Select tool, you can create an animated GIF of your current screen.
- To begin taking a Note, simply remove the S Pen from the screen when it is off, without even opening the Notes app.
- The magnifying glass can be used to get a closer look at something on your screen by removing the S Pen and tapping on the magnifying glass icon.
Our Final Thoughts
So that’s all for the 6 techniques in capturing a screenshot on your phone.
I hope you learn from all those different techniques.
Now, I’m curious…
What is your favorite with the six techniques above?
Let me know your answer in the comment section below!
Frequently Ask Questions
What is the best way to take a screenshot with my Samsung Note?
Press and hold the S Pen button for a few seconds. Press and hold the S Pen anywhere on the screen until it stops responding.
The screenshot will automatically open in a new window, allowing you to crop it, share it, or make a quick note about it.
By pressing the Home key and the Power/Lock key at the same time, you can take screenshots of your screen.
What is the best way to take a screenshot on my Samsung without using the power button?
To use the feature, simply place your palm on the left side of the screen and drag it to the right side of the screen. It’s as simple as that!
The motion gesture will be recognized, and a screenshot will be taken and saved to your Galaxy device as soon as it is recognized.
What is the best method for taking a screenshot without using any buttons?
Open Google Assistant and say, “Take a screenshot,” to take a screenshot on Android without having to press the power button.
It will immediately take a screenshot of your screen and open the share sheet.
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