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Unable to take a Screen Shot (Picture)

I am attempting to take a picture of my screen (screenshot) on my DROID X.

I have checked here in the forum, and found that in order to do this I need to press the Home button and the Power button at the same time. I have tried this, and everytime my screen goes black (hitting the power button always makes my screen go black and lock). Is there a way to change the settings for the functionality of the power button, so I can take a screenshot? Maybe I am doing this wrong??,,,

Thank you in advance for any info, suggestions, etc.

~Michele~

Phone Info: DROID X, Sys Version: 4.5.605.MB810.Verizon.en.US, Android Version: 2.3.3

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Cody21

There is no Stock App / option to take a Screen shot ... there are some 3rd party APPs in Market, some Free. Personally I haven't tried any of them so not sure how well they work. Just do a Search for "Screen Capture" in Market.

Cody21

PS - I wanted to add that typically you can't do screen caprture on non-rooted phones ... which to do is a violation of your TOS. So if you can find an APP to do this in a non-rooted fashion that would be your best source.

http://androidforums.com/android-applications/240402-why-isnt-there-screen-cap-app-unrooted-phones.html

curtterp

If you download the Android SDK, you can take screenshots with a prgram that is included with the SDK. The only drawback is that you have to be tethered to your computer via USB cable for it to work. This is a non rooted solution, but not very pratical if your not by a computer.

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