Screenshot in Microsoft Surface Duo 2
How to take a screenshot or screen capture on a Surface Duo 2
One essential feature of modern tablets is the ability to take screenshots, capturing an image of what is currently displayed on your Microsoft Surface Duo 2's screen.
Although there are apps for this function, you don’t need to install any additional ones, as it’s already built into the Android 11 operating system.
Taking a screenshot allows you to save a WhatsApp conversation, a Tinder message, an Instagram story, a Facebook photo, or a video frame directly to your Microsoft device's memory.
If, on the other hand, you want to record a video of your Surface Duo 2's screen, such as a video call, a story, a web page, or part of an internet video, you can follow the next tutorial: Record screen on Surface Duo 2
Table of Contents:
- First method
- Screenshot without using the buttons on Surface Duo 2
- How to capture a full page in Microsoft Surface Duo 2?
- Video instructions
- User questions and problems
First method:
If you want to make a screenshot to your Microsoft Surface Duo 2 you have to follow these simple steps:
Estimated time: 2 minutes.
1- First step:
First, go to the screen that you want to capture a screenshot of on your Microsoft Surface Duo 2, whether it's a web page, chat, or application.
2- Second step:
Open the Wear OS app on your phone. Click on the icon in the top right that has three points as an image and that opens a menu with different options. Click on Make a screenshot of wearable. An application send message appears to the smartwatch Microsoft Surface Duo 2 and the result of the screenshot on your terminal will be stored, with another floating warning appearing at the bottom of the screen.
3- Third step:
The captured image is automatically saved in the gallery of your tablet Microsoft Surface Duo 2.
You can find the image gallery on the home screen. It typically has a photo or instant photo icon. Depending on the software version installed, your image gallery application might be Google Photos. If that's the case, look for an icon resembling a four-pointed star made of paper, with each point in a different color.
4- Fourth step:
Open the image gallery, the images and photos will appear sorted by date, click on the capture that you just made on your Surface Duo 2, and you will be able to edit it, trim it or send it to your contacts or through your preferred social network.
