What is Smart Select and How to Use It With the S Pen

Last Update date : May 06. 2022

Scrolling through the web and see something you need to share? Just take a quick screenshot with your S Pen! Smart Select is an S Pen feature that allows you to conveniently screenshot a selected part of your phone screen. With just a few strokes, you can clip, edit and share. Read on for steps on how to use Smart Select.

Please note: The Smart Select feature is only available for devices with S Pen.

What is Smart Select for?

Smart select lets you select, clip and collect whatever grabs your interest so you can easily share it with your friends.

Whatever the shape and size of the content, Smart Select it with your S Pen to capture it all in one quick move. Capture long pages that require scrolling as one image and write notes over the saved content. You can also easily create GIFs from videos.

How to take a screenshot with Smart Select?

Step 1. Open up your Air Command menu by either:

  • Taking out your S Pen (and menu should automatically slide out).
  • Tapping on the Air Command menu icon if you are currently holding your S Pen.
  • Hovering the S Pen over your screen and pressing the Pen Button

Step 2. Tap on the Smart Select icon.

Step 3. Choose the type of selection tool you would like to use (e.g. Rectangle, Lasso, Oval, etc.).

 

Using Smart Select

Step 4. After choosing a selection tool, outline the area you wish to screenshot.

Step 5. You can choose to save the highlighted area by tapping on the Save icon, or continue to edit it by tapping on the Draw icon.

Using Smart Select

How to create a GIF from a video with Smart Select?

Step 1. Open up your Air Command menu by either:

  • Taking out your S Pen (and menu should automatically slide out).
  • Tapping on the Air Command menu icon if you are currently holding your S Pen.
  • Hovering the S Pen over your screen and pressing the Pen Button

Step 2. Tap on the Smart Select icon.

Step 3. Tap on the Animation icon.

Create GIFs with Smart Select

Step 4.  A rectangle will appear on your screen. Position the rectangle over the video that you would like to create a GIF from. You may drag the corners of the rectangle to crop the video to an appropriate size.

Step 5. You also have the option of creating either a High or Standard quality GIF.

Step 6. Once you have set the size and quality of the GIF, play the video and tap Record at the part you would like to make a GIF from.

Create GIFs with Smart Select

Step 7. Tap Stop once you have finished recording. You can create GIFs that are up to 15 seconds long.

Step 8. You can choose to Draw on, Share, or Save the GIF by tapping on the respective icons.

Create GIFs with Smart Select

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