ARITechTip

GetThatScreenShot!(orrecording…)

Sometimeswhencreatingadigitaldocument,youneedtocaptureanelementonthe

screen.Itmaybealogo,aheader,aphoto,video,oreventextthatyoujustcan’tfindawaytocopyjustright.Whetheronyourcomputerormobiledevice,therearequickwaystogetthejobdone.Seebelowtofindouthowtogetascreenshotorrecordingfromyourdeviceofchoice.

MobileDevice

Android4.0(IceCreamSandwich)andlater

PressandholdthePowerandVolumedownbuttonssimultaneously.Anon-screenanimationwillletyouknowthecapturewassuccessful.*

MostGalaxyDevices Theaboveworks,butyoucanalsousethehandgesture.Placeyourhandontheleftsideofthescreen,sidedown(likeyouarekaratechoppingthescreen!)Swipeyourhandacrossthescreenfromlefttoright,andthedevicewillrespondbytakingascreenshot.YoumayhavetoenablePalmswipetoCaptureinmotionsandgestureswithinsettings.Practicemakesperfect.

Pre4.0devices Somemanufacturershavecustomscreenshotapplications.Ifyoucan’tfindonetryAirdroidwhichwillletyoutakeascreenshotviayourcomputer.

*SomeapplicationscanactivelypreventscreenshotsonAndroidwhileopen.Ifthisisthecase,youwillgetanotificationstatingwhichappispreventingthescreenfrombeingcaptured.

iOSAllCurrentVersionsScreenShot

HoldtheSleep/Wakebuttononthetoporsideofyourdevice,thenimmediatelypressandreleasetheHomebutton.ThescreenshotwillbestoredinthePhotosapp.

iOS8andOSXYosemite10.10ScreenRecordingDidyouknowyoucanmakea

videoofwhat’sonyouriPhoneoriPad?

1. ConnectyourdevicetoyourmacwiththeLightningcableyouusetochargeyourdevice.

2. OpenQuicktimePlayerandselectNewMovieRecordingundertheFilemenu.

3. Arecordingwindowwillopen.NexttotheRecord

button,clickthedropdownmenuandselectyouriOSdevice.Ifyouwanttheaudiofromyourdevicerecordedaswell,selectitasthemicrophone.

4. ClicktheRecordbutton.Atthispointallactivityon

yourdeviceisbeingrecordedinQuicktime.5. Whenfinished,clicktheStopbuttonandsaveyour

recording.HittingCommand-Tbeforesavingletsyoudoaquicktrimsothatyouonlysavetheportionoftherecordingyouwanttokeep.

WindowsSurfaceMostVersions

HoldingtheWindowsbuttonwhilepressingtheVolumeDownbuttonwillcapturethescreenandsaveittothePicturesfolderunderScreenshots.

ComputerPCMostWindowsVersions

PressthePrtScn(PrintScreen)key.Thistakesascreenshotoftheentirescreenandsavesittoyourclipboard.

PresstheWindowskey+PrtScntocapturetheentirescreenandsaveittoyourPictureslibraryunderScreenshots.

HoldingdowntheAltkeywhilepressingPrtScnwillcapturetheactivewindowandsaveittotheclipboard.

OSXMostOSXVersionsScreenShot

HoldingCommand+Shift+3willcapturetheentirescreenandsaveittothedesktopasa.pngfile.Openingthefileinpreviewwillletyouresizeandsaveasa.jpgifnecessary.

HoldingCommand+Shift+4willenablecrosshairswhichallowyoutoselectwhatareaofthescreenyouwantcaptured.aThecapturewillsavetothedesktopasa.pngfile.

HoldingCommand+Shift+4THENpressingthespacebarwillchangethepointertoacamera.Movethecameraoverawindowandhitthespacebar(ormousebutton)andthatwindowwillbecapturedandsavedtothedesktop.

ScreenRecordingQuicktimeonYosemite

(10.10)orlaterallowsyoutorecordthescreenand

computeraudio.

1. OpenQuicktimePlayerandselectNewScreenRecordingundertheFilemenu.

2. Arecordingwindowwillopen.NexttotheRecordbutton,clickthedropdownmenuandselectBuilt-inmicrophonetorecordtheMac’saudio.Ifyouwantmouseclickstoshowinyourrecording,selectShowMouseClicksinRecording.

3. ClicktheRecordbutton.Atthispointallactivityonyour

screenisbeingrecordedinQuicktime.4. Whenfinished,clicktheStopbuttonandsaveyour

recording.HittingCommand-Tbeforesavingletsyoudoaquicktrimsothatyouonlysavetheportionoftherecordingyouwanttokeep.