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Greetings to everyone, dear readers! In this article, I will tell you how to take a screenshot on a tablet. A screenshot of a tablet screen is a useful function, because it happens that you urgently need to capture information for use in the future.

If you cannot figure out how to take a screenshot on your device, but this function is important to you, read this article, it should help you.

How to take a screenshot on an Android tablet

Such devices do not require any additional applications or utilities. This feature is built in here, but it works differently. On most tablet models, you can take a screenshot by pressing the volume down button and turning on the phone. However, don’t get confused, you need to press right away volume down button, and then the second one, otherwise you will turn off the gadget.

If this doesn't work, then you need to try other methods:

In some tablet models, especially Samsung ones, you need to hold the Home button instead of the volume key and then press the power button.
In older versions of Android OS, you need to hold down the Home button and press the Back button. The keys should be held for several seconds.
If the operation was successful, you will hear a characteristic click, and a corresponding notification will appear at the top of the screen.

There are also models of gadgets that have a screenshot function using the palm of your hand. To check this option, you should go to the settings of your gadget. Here in the system subsection there will be an item called “Movements”, you should activate it.

After that, try to take a screenshot using your palm, swipe it across the display from right to left or vice versa.

If everything went well, a notification indicating the successful completion of the operation will appear at the top of the screen.

How to take a screenshot on an iOS tablet

In Apple gadgets, taking a screenshot is quite simple. Here you need to use the “Home” and “Power” key combination. You need to immediately press the first, then the second button and wait a little, there should be a click and the screen will blink.

The photo you took can be found in the gallery.

How to take a screenshot on a Windows Phone tablet

Owners of such devices can take a screenshot in two ways; in the first case, you need to hold down the combination of the Home and Power keys.

In the second case, you need to press the volume up key and immediately follow it to lock the phone.

Conclusion

This article described how to take a screenshot on a tablet. Thus, you can take screenshots not only on tablets, but also on smartphones and other gadgets. If you don't want to take screenshots this way, there are many programs in the app stores designed specifically for this function. In addition, they usually have various graphic editors built into them.

A screenshot is a snapshot of an image on the screen. Very often it is performed to capture some intricate dialogue on social networks or on a forum, to save a picture that cannot be copied in the usual way, as well as to save intermediate results of some survey achievements. As you can see, it is useful to know how to take a screenshot on a tablet.

How can you take a screenshot on a tablet?

If tablets with the Windows operating system have a special button Prt Sc Sys Rq (Print Screen), keep in mind that this is what you need to press. But to find it, you need to find the on-screen keyboard, not the touch one. You should look for the “caught in buffer” image in the “Downloads” folder. On Android tablets, such a key is sometimes missing; in Androids of the first and second generations, this option was not provided by the manufacturers. If the recommendations below do not suit your “mature” Android, you will have to search the Internet for something specifically for your model. The following options are suitable for most tablets.

Different ways to take a screenshot on a tablet

You need to download the “Easy Screenshot” software from the Play Store, install it and find the “Start Capture” option. A dialog box will prompt you for further actions, and we will write about them below.

Volume control buttons (for some tablets - “volume up”, for “Galaxy Nexus” - down, Power + Volume down) + power on/off, pressed simultaneously - the right way to take a screenshot. In Sony Xperia, when you press the buttons, you must select the item that appears in the menu. In some models, holding the buttons (or one of them) lasts up to 2-3 seconds. When you press them, you hear a characteristic click, as when taking photographs with a digital camera.

The first key is the same, the second is to go to the menu, and again at the same time.

On some tablets, for example, on the Galaxy Note, the operation is carried out by using a “pen”.

There are models equipped with the “Palm Screenshot” function (by moving the edge of your palm from one edge of the screen to the other).

The LG model is most convenient - it has the Quick Memo application.

In Android 3.2 and later, you can take a screenshot by pressing the Recent Programs sensor.

When using these methods, a special Screenshots folder will be created to contain screenshots, which will be stored in the Gallery, the icon will appear in the status bar.

First way

This method is suitable for models without a mechanical “Home” button (at the bottom center).

To take a screenshot, simultaneously Press and hold the Volume Down and Power buttons for one to two seconds.

On Galaxy Note 10/10+ simultaneously press the same buttons, but only short term.

Second way

This method is suitable for models with a mechanical Home button (at the bottom center).

To take a screenshot, simultaneously Press and hold the Home and Power buttons for one to two seconds.

Third way

In addition to the first two methods, you can take a screenshot with your palm, but this function is not available on all devices.

For more information, see the article “How to take a screenshot with your palm.”

How to know if a screenshot has been taken

A special icon will appear in the upper left corner of the screen.

Where to find screenshots

You can view the screenshots taken in the “Gallery” or “My Files” application. They are located in the Pictures/Screenshots or Pictures/ScreenCapture folder.

If none of the methods work simultaneously If you can't take a screenshot, try holding the buttons longer. Don't forget: you have to press the buttons

. If you are taking a screenshot for the first time, it may only work the third or fourth time.

If none of the methods work, then:
The smartphone or tablet was made by another manufacturer. To learn how to take a screenshot, contact your device manufacturer for assistance;
The smartphone or tablet has non-original firmware installed. To take screenshots, contact a Samsung service center to change the firmware.