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How to take a screen shot 19

by Adam Marks Tue, 22 Jun 2010 12:59 pm EDT

 

Keyboard shortcut to take a Screenshot Taking a screenshot or screen capture on your Palm Pre or Palm Pixi is easy. Simply press Option (orange or silver key) + Sym + P at the same time.  You will find a copy of the screenshot (as a .png file) in the "Screen captures” folder in the Photos app and the "screencaptures" directory on your USB Drive.


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Posted by iccee on Tue, 22 Jun 2010 1:12 pm EDT

Though I already knew this one, these are the types of tips I like to see on things like this. It is harder to find out how to do screen shots and other things that are not readily obvious just by playing around with the device.

Thanks for this section and I look forward to checking these often.

Posted by ten08 on Tue, 22 Jun 2010 3:17 pm EDT

This also works as a quick-and-dirty method for cropping photos. Just zoom in, then take a screen shot.

Posted by charlibob on Tue, 22 Jun 2010 6:22 pm EDT

This info is already part of the built in help file on the pre. There is a tremendous amount of helpful information there.

Posted by Adam Marks on Tue, 22 Jun 2010 6:24 pm EDT

I know, but most people don't read that. or, people don't have the time (or inclination) to read the whole manual..that is why we thought this daily tip would be helpful. all the same info, but less of a commitment! :-)

Posted by pmcardle on Fri, 25 Jun 2010 3:13 pm EDT

Thank you!! This is very helpful!

Posted by kidkb1 on Fri, 25 Jun 2010 4:50 pm EDT

This is really cool. I did not know there was suck a feature. Can't think of what screens I want to save just yet but I'm sure I'll think of something!

Posted by jujube on Fri, 25 Jun 2010 5:09 pm EDT

I made a memo of this on my phone so I can retrieve it when I need it... memory isn't what it used to be! GREAT tip! Thanks.

Posted by RDeans on Sat, 26 Jun 2010 7:59 am EDT

AWESOME !! Thanks for the tip.

Posted by itsjustme on Sat, 26 Jun 2010 4:49 pm EDT

This is the kind of information that should have been in the (joke of a) manual from Palm.

Posted by schmogo on Thu, 01 Jul 2010 11:19 am EDT

This is great. I found out about it through the "paintr lite" application.

Are there any other double-secret features we don't know about?

Posted by doctordee on Thu, 15 Jul 2010 3:22 am EDT

Thanks for the tip, even though I have had the pre for nearly a year, I never knew how to do this.

Posted by spreng on Fri, 19 Nov 2010 3:18 pm EST

Am I the only person who finds this key combination exceedingly difficult to do without dropping my phone?

Posted by voirob on Sat, 20 Nov 2010 2:31 pm EST

using both hands helps !

Posted by mmpalmer222 on Thu, 03 Nov 2011 10:38 pm EDT

This is how I feel. pushing three buttons at once is difficult even with two hands.

Posted by voirob on Sat, 20 Nov 2010 2:38 pm EST

I have a question. Does this way of taking screen shots work for taking pic. from say an YouTube video file ? It didn't for my Pre-Plus phone from Verizon.

Posted by bkjma1 on Sun, 09 Jan 2011 7:22 am EST

Thanks for the tip. had been looking for this tip for a while.

Posted by afriza on Sat, 17 Sep 2011 10:36 pm EDT

For HP TouchPad, press middle home button + power button to capture screenshot.

Posted by swrider on Sun, 06 Nov 2011 12:05 pm EST

I am either extremely uncoordinated, or the key sequence no longer works. I am WebOS 1.4.5 on a Pre and try as I may, I cannot seem to capture a screenshot.

Any help? Is the key sequence still valid?

Posted by swrider on Sun, 06 Nov 2011 12:07 pm EST

Ahh, I just wasn't scrolling down far enough in my list of photo albums. Neither non-functional or uncoordinated, just dense.