Do you want to capture a screenshot on Huawei’s P40, P40 Pro, or P40 Pro+? It’s a pretty easy process as it is on any smartphone. Here’s how to take a screenshot on the Huawei P40 series.
How to use a Key Combination to take a Screenshot on Huawei P40:
- Press and hold the Power and Volume down buttons simultaneously to take a screenshot.
How to use a Shortcut to take a Screenshot on Huawei P40:
- Swipe down from the status bar to open the notification panel, then swipe down on it again to show all shortcuts. Touch sizer [Screenshot Sign] to take a screenshot.
How to take a Grabshot on Huawei P40:
- Go to Settings
- Accessibility features
- Shortcuts & gestures
- Air gestures
- Ensure that Grabshot is enabled.
Now place your hand half an arm’s length away from the screen with the palm of the hand facing the screen, and wait for palm sign to appear at the top of the screen. Then close your fist to capture a screenshot.
How to use your Knuckle to take a Screenshot on Huawei P40:
- Go to Settings
- Accessibility features
- Shortcuts & gestures
- Take screenshot
- Ensure that Knuckle screenshots is enabled
Now Knock the screen twice in quick succession with one knuckle to take a screenshot.
How to take the Scrolling Screenshot on the Huawei P40:
After you take a screenshot, a thumbnail will display in the lower-left corner of the screen. Then you can:
- Swipe down on the thumbnail to take a scrolling screenshot.
- Swipe up on the thumbnail to select a sharing mode and share the screenshot with your friends.
- Touch the thumbnail to edit or delete it. Screenshots are saved to Gallery by default.
How to use your Knuckle to Take a Scrolling Screenshot on Huawei P40:
Knock the screen with a knuckle and hold to draw an “S“. The screen will automatically scroll down to the bottom for you to capture the entire page. You can touch the screen at any point to stop the screenshot.
How to take a Partial Screenshot on the Huawei P40:
- Knock the screen with a knuckle and hold to draw an outline around the part of the screen that you want to capture. Make sure that your knuckle does not leave the screen.
- The screen will display the movement trajectory of your knuckle and take a screenshot of the selected area. You can then:
- Drag the frame to the desired position or resize it.
- Touch a shape icon to determine the shape of the partial screenshot.
- Touch to save the screenshot.
Precautions for using Knuckle Screenshots:
- Please double knock the screen consecutively at the same place and at an appropriate speed.
- Keep your knuckle vertical to the screen.
- If you want to take more than one screenshot, wait 2 seconds before knocking on the screen again.
- If there is a screen protector on the screen, knock the screen harder or remove the screen protector and try again.
