It is surprising how often you need to take a photo. Knowing how to take a picture of a screen in a game is important.

The S Pen, buttons on the side, and the touchscreen are just some of the ways that the phones and tablets from the company offer.

Here is how to take a picture of your phone, whether it be a phone or a camera.

How to take a screenshot on a Samsung Galaxy using buttons

The Power and Volume Down buttons are the easiest to use to take a picture.

1. You should set the screen in a certain way.

2. Press the Volume Down and Power buttons at the same time, and hold them for a second. You will see the screen shrink slightly.

A man holding a Samsung Galaxy S10 and pressing the buttons on the side.
You can capture any screen on the Galaxy S10 by pressing the Volume Down and Power buttons.
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3. The toolstrip will appear at the bottom of the screen. You can use the tools here to modify the image, but if you wait a few moments, the screen will go off and the image will be saved to your photos app.

How to take a screenshot on a Samsung Galaxy using Palm Swipe

The slightly curved screens of the Samsung phones are well-known. This special screen allows you to perform common actions with just hand gestures.

The feature, called Palm Swipe, should be turned on by default. You can check it by going to the settings app.

1. The settings app has advanced features.

2. Make sure that Palm is toggled on when you select Motions and gestures.

You can take a picture with the side of your hand.

1. You can put the content on the screen.

2. Place the edge of your palm on the edge of the screen to make it easier for your pinkie to point at the long side of the phone.

A man laying the side of his hand across a Samsung Galaxy S10's screen.
Swipe your palm across the screen to take a screenshot.
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3. You can slide your palm across the phone. You can either do it right to left or left to right.

The screen will flash and shrink if theScreenshot was successfully captured.

How to take a screenshot on a Samsung Galaxy using Bixby

The personal assistant of the company, called Bixby, can take a picture on your behalf.

If you have already set up Bixby, here is how to use it.

1. Set up your screen so that you can take a picture.

2. Say, "Hey Bixby, take a picture."

The image will be saved in the Gallery.

How to screenshot part of your Galaxy's screen using Smart Select

The Smart Select feature can be used if you only want to take a small portion of your screen. This will let you crop your picture before you take it.

You need to enable the Edge Panel feature to use Smart Select.

1. Go to the settings app and tap on the Edge screen.

2. To see all the available panel options, tap Edge panels.

3. The first one is likely to be enabled already. To turn it on, tap Smart.

The "Edge panels" menu on a Samsung Galaxy.
Turn on the "Smart select" panel if you want the ability to crop before you screenshot.
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Once you have turned it on, you can use Smart Select to take a portion of the screen.

1. Set up the screen so you can take a picture.

2. Swipe from the right edge of the screen to the left.

3. When you see the Smart select options, Swipe until you see them. If you have more than one panel activated, you might need to use a few tricks.

4. You can use the tool you want when you see the Smart select panel.

The "Smart select" menu on a Samsung Galaxy.
The "Smart select" panel lets you grab just a portion of the screen.
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5. Then tap Done to position and size the selection.

6. To save the selection to the Gallery, tap the Save button at the bottom of the screen.

The Air Command feature can be activated with the S Pen, and you can pick Smart from the menu that appears.

How to take a screenshot of an entire page at once on your Samsung Galaxy

When you take a suck, it will only capture what you can see on the screen. This is usually fine, but won't work if you want to take a picture of a long post.

You should use the scrolling capture feature in these situations. This will take a long time.

You need to enable it in the settings app before you can use it. Open the settings app and tap Advanced features, then tap Smart capture to turn it on.

It will be turned on once you have it turned on.

1. Use any of the methods described.

2. The scroll capture icon looks like a box with two downward-pointing arrows inside it, when the toolstrip appears at the bottom of your screen.

When you tap the button, it makes the screenshot longer, so keep tapping until you get what you want.

A screenshot taken on a Samsung Galaxy S10. The "Scrolling Capture" button is highlighted.
You'll see a preview of your long screenshot on the side.
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There are other options in the toolstrip, including a crop button, an annotation button, and a share button.

If you have an S Pen, you can use it to take a long screenshot by taking out the S Pen, selecting Screen write, and then choosing scroll capture.

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