Take a screenshot, record, & share your screen on your Googlebook

You can take a screenshot, record a video, or share your Googlebook's screen. After you capture your screen, you can view, edit, and share the image or video.

Take a screenshot

With your keyboard

You can take a screenshot of your entire screen using keyboard shortcuts.

1. To take a screenshot, press Action + s.
2. To find the screenshot preview, check the bottom left of the screen. You can also:
   • Share the screenshot through other apps or contact: Select Share.
   • Copy the screenshot to your clipboard: Select Copy.
   • Find the screenshot in the Files app: Select Open files.
   • Edit the screenshot: Select the preview of the screenshot. The screenshot opens in the Viewer app where you can crop, annotate, or make changes to the image.

With Screen capture

With Screen capture, you can capture the whole screen or just a part of it.

1. On your Googlebook, to open Screen capture, press Action + Ctrl + s.
   • Or, in "Quick Settings," select Screen capture.
   • Or, if your device has one, press the dedicated Screen capture key.
2. At the top, select Screenshot.
3. To take a screenshot of:
   • Your entire screen: Select Entire screen Take screenshot of entire screen.
   • A part of your screen:
     • Select Partial screen.
     • To make the area bigger or smaller, move the box around or drag the corners of the box around.
     • Select Take screenshot of selected area.
   • A specific window: Select Selected window the window you want to take a screenshot of Take screenshot of selected window.
4. To find the screenshot preview, check the bottom left of the screen. You can also:
   • Share the screenshot through other apps or contact: Select Share.
   • Copy the screenshot to your clipboard: Select Copy.
   • Find the screenshot in the Files app: Select Open files.
   • Edit the screenshot: Select the preview of the screenshot. The screenshot opens in the Viewer app where you can crop, annotate, or make changes to the image.

Tip:

• To locate files: Open the Files app select the pinned Screenshots folder in the left sidebar.

Record your screen

You can record your device’s screen and capture your whole screen or a specific window.

1. On your Googlebook, to open Screen capture, press Action + Ctrl + s.
   • Or, in "Quick Settings," select Screen capture.
   • Or, press the dedicated Screen capture key if your device has one.
2. At the top, select Record.
   • To update the screen recording settings, at the top, select Settings. You can turn on:
     • Device Audio: Records audio playing on the device.
     • Microphone: Records sounds from the device microphone.
   • You can change these settings before recording.
3. To record a video of:
   • Your entire screen: Select Entire screen Record of entire screen.
   • A specific window: Select Selected window the window you want to take a video of Record selected window.
4. To stop a recording:
   • Select the green timer chip in the status bar.
   • Select Stop.
5. After the recording ends, to find the recording preview, check the bottom left of the screen. You can also:
   • Share the recording through other apps or contact: Select Share.
   • Open the recording: You can find your recording in the Files app.
   • Delete: You can delete the recording.
   • Edit the recording: Select the preview of the recording. The recording opens in the Viewer app where you can crop, annotate, or make changes to the image.

Tips:

• Recording indicator: In the status bar, you can find a green chip with a countdown timer that indicates the recording is active.
• External display: All screen recording features work as usual when your Googlebook is connected to an external display.

Related resources

• Find & edit images through the Viewer app
• Find, save & manage files
• Use Quick Share to share files