Lesson 8
Take Photos and Screenshots
Your phone is also a camera that fits in your pocket. This lesson shows you how to take pictures and how to save a copy of whatever is on your screen.
First, tell us which phone you have
Not sure which you have?
If your phone has an apple on the back, it’s an iPhone. If it has anything else, it’s almost certainly an Android.
Step 1 of 6
Open the Camera
Find the Camera app. Its icon looks like a little camera. Tap it to open.
You don't need to aim perfectly. You can always take another picture, and extra photos cost nothing.
Step 2 of 6
Take a picture
Point the phone at what you want to photograph, then tap the big round button at the bottom of the screen. That's the shutter.
Hold still for a second as you tap so the photo comes out clear.
Step 3 of 6
Zoom in to see something closer
To make something look bigger, place two fingers on the screen and slowly spread them apart.
On your iPhone: On iPhone, you can also use the Magnifier app to enlarge small print, like a menu or a medicine label.
This finger-spread move, called 'pinch to zoom,' also works to enlarge photos and web pages.
Step 4 of 6
Look at the photos you took
Your pictures are saved automatically.
On your iPhone: On iPhone, open the Photos app to see them.
On your Android: On Android, open the Gallery or Google Photos app to see them.
Nothing is lost. Every photo you take is waiting for you here.
Step 5 of 6
Take a screenshot
A screenshot saves a picture of whatever is on your screen right now, like a confirmation, an address, or a message you want to keep.
On your iPhone: On iPhone, press the side button and the volume-up button at the same time, then let go. On older iPhones, press the side button and the round home button together.
On your Android: On Android, press the power button and the volume-down button at the same time, then let go. The screen flashes to show it worked.
Before you share a screenshot, glance at it to be sure nothing private is showing in the background.
Step 6 of 6
Move photos to a memory card
On your iPhone: iPhones don't use memory cards. Your photos stay on the phone and, if you turn it on, are copied safely to iCloud.
On your Android: On Android phones that have a memory card (SD card), open the Gallery, press and hold a photo to select it, tap any other photos to add them, tap the menu (three dots), tap 'Move to album,' and choose a folder on your SD card.
A memory card gives older phones extra room for photos. Not every phone has one, and that's perfectly fine.