Take a Screenshot (35)

Take a Screenshot

Android Monitor lets you take a PNG screenshot of the display on a connected device or the emulator. You can use the images for your marketing materials as well as for debugging, for example.

Taking a Screen Capture of the Device

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To take a screen capture:

1. Meet the prerequisites and dependencies.
2. Open an app project.
3. Run the app on a hardware device or emulator.
4. Display Android Monitor.
5. Interact with the display on the device or emulator to stage the image you want.
6. Click Screen Capture  in the Android Monitor toolbar.

The screenshot appears in a Screenshot Editor window.


7. Optionally change the image:
   • Recapture - Click to take a new screenshot.
   • Rotate - Click to rotate the image 90 degrees clockwise.
   • Frame Screenshot - Select this option and choose a device to add an image of the device to the outside of the screenshot. Select Drop Shadow,Screen Glare, or both to add these effects to your image.
   • Chessboard and Grid - Select an option to display these behind your image.
   • Zoom In, Zoom Out, or Actual Size - Click these options to get different perspectives of your image without changing the image itself.
8. Click Save to save the image.
9. In the Save as PNG dialog, specify the location and filename, and then click OK.

The screenshot file appears in the Code Editor area.

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