How to use Scroll Capture on a Galaxy smartphone

Last Update date : Jul 26. 2022

Scroll Capture is a Galaxy Phone feature that allows you to take screen captures of content such as long articles or websites and save them as a single image. Learn how to use Scroll Capture below.

View of the Scroll Capture option highlighted.

How to activate the Screen Capture Toolbar

To use Screen Capture you must activate the Screen Capture Toolbar by following these steps:

View of a Galaxy Phone app tray with the “Settings” button highlighted. View of a Galaxy Phone app tray with the “Settings” button highlighted.

Step 1. Open your app tray and tap the “Settings” button.

View of the “Settings” menu with the “Advanced features” option highlighted. View of the “Settings” menu with the “Advanced features” option highlighted.

Step 2. Scroll down to “Advanced features”.

View of the “Advanced features” screen with the “Screenshots and screen recorder” option highlighted. View of the “Advanced features” screen with the “Screenshots and screen recorder” option highlighted.

Step 3. Tap “Screenshots and screen recorder”.

View of the “Screenshots and screen recorder” screen with the “Show toolbar after capturing” toggle button turned on and highlighted. View of the “Screenshots and screen recorder” screen with the “Show toolbar after capturing” toggle button turned on and highlighted.

Step 4. On the “Show toolbar after capturing” option tap the toggle button to switch between “On” and “Off”.

Please note: If your device does not have a recording feature, select “Screen capture”.

The Scroll Capture option is displayed on the screen immediately after taking a screenshot of an article or website. To take a long screenshot with Scroll Capture, follow these steps:

Animation of a website screenshot being taken. Animation of a website screenshot being taken.

Step 1. Find a website that allows scrolling, then push the power button and volume down button to take a screenshot.

View of the “Scroll Capture” option highlighted. View of the “Scroll Capture” option highlighted.

Step 2. Tap the Scroll Capture icon.

View of an example screenshot on the bottom left side of the screen above the Scroll Capture Toolbar. View of an example screenshot on the bottom left side of the screen above the Scroll Capture Toolbar.

Step 3. The screen will automatically scroll down to capture the contents of the next screen.

View of a Galaxy Phone screenshot preview with the Scroll Capture toolbar at the bottom and the Scroll Capture icon highlighted with a long press symbol. View of a Galaxy Phone screenshot preview with the Scroll Capture toolbar at the bottom and the Scroll Capture icon highlighted with a long press symbol.

Step 4. To capture the bottom of the screen, long press the Scroll Capture icon.

View of a Galaxy Phone screenshot preview with the Scroll Capture Toolbar and a tap outside it. View of a Galaxy Phone screenshot preview with the Scroll Capture Toolbar and a tap outside it.

Step 5. To complete the screen capture, press any part of the screen outside of the toolbar.

Please note: The scroll width ratio is automatically set, but the advance width ratio depends on the page you are capturing (embedded player, large image, etc.). Also, screen captures are automatically scaled down before the files are saved.

View of the completed screenshot of an article from top to bottom.

Once completed, the full screenshot will automatically be saved to your gallery.

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