Say goodbye to shredded storage. How to take scrolling screenshots (Android/iOS/Win/Mac/Chromebook)

page. In such a case, it is convenient to remember "scrolling screenshots".

Regular screenshots can only be taken within the visible range, but scrolling screenshots can be taken from top to bottom in one shot. Not only web pages, but also documents and menus can be used in this way. You don't have to take a picture, scroll it, take another picture, scroll it, take it all the way to the bottom, and then stitch it all together.

The procedure is a little different from the chopped screenshot. Let's take a look at each OS.

How to Take Scrolling Screenshots on Android

Scrolling screenshots is a new feature that comes standard with Android 12. If you haven't yet, please update to 12 and follow the steps below.

・Press both power and volume up buttons at the same time

・Tap "Expand capture range"

・Adjust the range and tap "Save"

If "Expand capture area" is not displayed, it is an unsupported terminal. Even in that case, you can take pictures by installing third-party apps such as LongShot and Stitchcraft.

Samsung phones have had this feature for a long time, so here are the steps:

・Press both power and volume down (not up!) buttons at the same time

・Tap the "Scroll Capture" button

In addition, the procedure may differ slightly depending on the model.

What's interesting is that Chrome for Android isn't supported and the 'Expand capture range' button doesn't appear. If you want to save the entire page in Chrome, follow the steps below.

・Tap the 3 dots icon on the top right to open the Chrome menu

Select "Share" > "Long Screenshot"

How to take a scrolling screenshot on iPhone/iPad

iOS and iPadOS are also genuinely compatible, but it can only be used in some genuine apps such as Safari and Pages. Please follow the steps below.

・Press both power and volume up buttons at the same time

・Tap the thumbnail of the screenshot displayed at the bottom left

・Tap "Full Page"

Adjust range (if necessary)

・Tap "Done" > "Save PDF to File"

You can also annotate the image when you save it.

If you want to save all pages while using a non-genuine app, use a third-party app. Currently, Picsew and Long Picture are the best, both of which take small pieces and stitch them together. The app support is very poor. For example, I thought that Chrome for iOS would have the same long screenshot function as Chrome for Android. , it fails to capture the entire web page correctly. I wonder if it will be fixed soon...

How to take scrolling screenshots in Windows

There are several ways to take screenshots in Windows (such as calling up "Snip & Sketch" with the PrtSc button), but the browser and The ability to save all pages in Word is not yet standard. Saving requires a third-party app.

ShareX, for example, is free software that covers a wide range of screen captures, file sharing, and productivity tasks, with plenty of options such as delayed start. You can do it by following steps:

・Go to "Capture" > "Scroll Capture"

・ Select the window to save

PicPick is also full of utility functions and is free for home users. The procedure is as follows.

・Go to "File" > "Start" > "Scrolling Window"

・Choose the window to save

Browsing the web is where saving all pages often comes into play, so it's a good idea to look for browser extensions. If you use Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge, you can take scrolling screenshots with GoFullPage or Awesome Screenshot & Screen Recorder.

How to take a scrolling screenshot on Mac

Mac, like Windows, has plenty of ways to take screenshots, but you can't take long screenshots, so you need to use a third-party app. It's like doing it with a browser extension.

The main app is CleanShot X. You can take long screenshots while using any app, but it costs $29 to use (cloud add-ons cost $10 a month). may feel). Capto is also a powerful screen grabber, but it also costs $27 to use.

I touched on Edge and Chrome extensions in the Windows section, but Full Page Screen Capture, which allows you to save all pages just by entering a URL, is also useful.

Mozilla Firefox's unique screenshot feature can be used with the following steps.

・Right click on the web page

Select "Take a screenshot" > "Take a screenshot of the entire page"

While Safari does not have an out-of-the-box extension, it is possible to save an entire website in PDF format by following the steps below.

Select "File" > "Export as PDF"

It's not a standard image file, so it's different from a screenshot, but you can easily convert the file format with your usual program.

How to take a scrolling screenshot on a Chromebook

The way to take a normal screenshot in Chrome OS is Ctrl + Show window (the key above the number 5 or 6. 2 vertical stripes to the right of the rectangle. book)” at the same time. After confirming the image, it will be saved in the "Downloads" folder.

If you want to save the whole page longer, follow the steps below.

・Open developer panel with Ctrl+Shift+I

・Search for “screenshot” with Ctrl+Shift+P

・Press the Screenshot button of "Capture full size screenshot"

・Wait until the PNG file generation finishes (long pages take a long time) and select a save destination such as disk or web

Of course, it is possible to acquire all pages even with the above Chrome extension. Both GoFullPage and Awesome Screenshot & Screen Recorder (too many others to mention) work exactly the same as on Win/Mac.