Its also a cinch to share that screenshot also known as screen grab.

How you go about taking a screenshot varies by the phone you have.

1.Press thepower off buttonon the right side and thevolume up buttonon the left side at the same time.

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The screen will quickly flash and youll hear that familiar camera shutter sound.

2.After you take that screenshot, a thumbnail image temporarily appears in the lower-left corner of your screen.

Tap the thumbnail to view it full screen.

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Youll be able to delete the image by tapping the trash can icon.

The screenshot will also be in the photo gallery area of your phone atPhotos|Albums|Media Types|Screenshots.

Then follow steps 2 and 3 above.

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Quickly release both buttons and follow steps 2 and 3 above.

But how you take a screenshot varies by the kind of Android phone you own.

1.kick off the screen that you want to capture.

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