2014/06/23
Take a screenshot on your Android device…got an error message that you'd like to report to support, use these methods to capture a screenshot!
- Samsung, Galaxy Note, HTC - Hold down the Home key and press the Power button until a window appears around your screen or you'll hear a camera click. The captured image is stored in the "Gallery" folder.
- Google Nexus, Sony, LG - Hold the Volume down and Power button until you hear a camera click or the window flashes.
- Droid Tablets - Some tablets that don't' have a Home key but you can use a stylist, holding the stylist to the screen for a few seconds will also give you a screen capture.
Android Keyboard Shortcuts: Apps
- Search + B: Open browser
- Search + C: Open contacts
- Search + E: Open e-mail
- Search + G: Open Gmail
- Search + I: Open calendar
- Search + M: Open maps
- Search + P: Open music
- Search + S: Open text messaging
- Search + Y: Open YouTube
You can also customize the keyboard shortcuts for applications: Just go into "Applications" off the main system settings menu, then select "Quick Launch." From there, you can change any of the above app-controlling hotkeys and add in your own.
(Note: Some hotkeys may vary from one Android device to another. Most of the ones listed here, however, should work on any Android handset.)
Android Keyboard Shortcuts: Scrolling
- Spacebar: Page down in any Web page/document view
- Shift + Spacebar: Page up in any Web page/document view
Android Keyboard Shortcuts: Typing
- Alt + Spacebar: Insert a special character
- Shift + Del: Delete the character to the right of the cursor
- Alt + Del: Delete an entire line
- Shift + Shift (press it twice): Activate caps-lock; press shift once more to exit
- Alt + Trackball-Left: Move cursor to beginning of line
- Alt + Trackball-Right: Move cursor to end of line
- Alt + Trackball-Up: Move cursor to top of page
- Alt + Trackball-Down: Move cursor to bottom of page
- Shift + Trackball-Left/Right: Highlight text for cutting or copying
- Menu + X: Cut text (will cut all text on-screen unless specific characters are highlighted)
- Menu + C: Copy text to clipboard (will copy all text on-screen unless specific characters are highlighted)
- Menu + V: Paste text from clipboard
- Menu + A: Select all text in the current field
Submitted by Linda Jones