How To Take A Screenshot On The Samsung Galaxy S22 Or S21

Galaxy S21 or S22 screenshot using buttons

Make sure the content you want to capture is showing on the screen. Press volume down and the standby/power button on the right-hand side at the same time - but only briefly, not for too long. The screen will be captured, flashing and saving in the “screenshots” album/folder in the gallery.

Ensure that the toolbar is turned on in settings > advanced features > screenshots and screen recorder. It will be on by default; the setting is called ‘Show toolbar after capturing’. When you screenshot (using buttons or palm swipe, latter described below), you’ll get additional options at the bottom of the page in a banner (as shown above). You can draw, crop or share, but the most useful is scroll capture, marked by the arrows pointing down. Tap scroll capture to include parts of the display you can see, for example on a long webpage - it’s really useful. Want the original screenshot to be delated after sharing from the toolbar? That can also be selected from settings > advanced features > screenshots and screen recorder > ‘Delete after sharing from toolbar’.

Head into settings > advanced features > motions and gestures > ‘Palm swipe to capture’. With this option toggled on, swipe the side of your hand across the display. You can swipe left or right, both work. The screen will be captured, flashing and saving in the “screenshots” album/folder in the gallery.

Head into settings > display > ‘Edge panels’ and ensure this is toggled on. Click into this menu and you can enable the smart select edge panel - select ‘Panels’ then scroll right to select it. You can enable multiple panel types, such as Apps too. Then head to the page you want to capture from. Open the edge panel with a swipe from the side of the screen. This may take multiple swipes if you have multiple panels enabled. Choose the shape or type of selection you want to make - rectangle, oval, pin to screen or (best of all) create a gif via ‘Animation’. You’ll return to the capture page with a frame for making that selection. Resize or reposition the frame and press done. If creating a gif, hit record, then stop when you’re done. You’ll then be shown what you’ve been captured, with the option to draw, share, save, and in the case of text, extract it so you can paste it elsewhere. If pinning a selection, this will then have the captured selection hover over everything until you close it down. It’s really useful for information you want refer to, like an address or reference number.

Eject the S Pen from the body (S22 Ultra only) to activate Air Command by default (it’s a pop-up menu). Choose ‘smart select’ from this menu and, as per above, create and save your selection as you choose. It’s a really handy feature of the S Pen.
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