Take and share a screen shots

[halvers]

I watched the video on how to take and share a screen shot, but when I hold down the volume down and power key, it doesn't do it! What am I doing wrong? Can anyone here help? Thanks!

[mrpearsoy]

You have to press and hold the buttons at the same time. Its tricky at first but eventually you get the hang of it.

[halvers]

mrpearsoy,

Thanks for the answer, but I guess I'm not coordinated enough. I've specifically got the RAZR HD and this is my first smartphone. Yes I know it has taken me a while to join the rest of the world. LOL Just trying to figure things out... All I end up doing is bringing up a 'phone option' menu that shows Silent mode, airplane mode, sleep, and power off...Any tips on how you press and hold the buttons at exactly the same time?

[mrpearsoy]

Sometimes you have to use both hands.

[halvers]

UGGG! That is what I was doing. Both hands... It is the volume down key and the power key right?

[tikibar1]

Yep, hold down the power button and then press the volume down rocker (hold the buttons for two seconds).  You should see a message on the screen that says “screenshot saved to camera shots.”  The screenshot will then be available in the Gallery app.

[nightowl75]

Worked for my DROID Bionic, thanks!

[Cody21]

Yep, what everyone else says ... It DOES take some getting the hang of .. I struggled with it for the first couple of days. But once you get the "feel" of it, you'll be successful more than not.  (And yes, they should have introduced that feature with a better mechanism to capture it, imho.)

[Ann154]

It might also depend on the button configuration for how easy or hard it is to capture a screenshot on a device. If the two buttons are on the same side of phone could make it harder to get the sequence right versus if the buttons are on the opposites sides of the device.

[B33]

Also a Thing to  'Note'  When you Want to Do a Soft Reset on your Phone you Use the Same Procedure) Press the Lower Volume and the Power at the Same Time and if your Phone Snaps a Picture while doing the Soft Reset Don't Worry to Much just keep Pressing in the Buttons till the Phone Powers Down then Let go of the Buttons and the Phone will re boot itself..