Sometimes, when people want to recall or save information for future use, the easiest thing to do is take a screenshot. But what is actually easier than capturing several screenshots at once is taking a scrolling screenshot.
It is available on some devices and not on others. However, this tends to be something you can work around to capture a horizontally scrolling website or webpage, no matter the device used.
This article will explain in great detail how you can take a scrolling capture, and we will also provide answers to some of the most frequently asked questions regarding the subject.
How to Save a Website as an Image on a Mac
People with Macs can capture screenshots by pressing the shortcut keys Shift + Command + 5 on their keyboard. From the pop-up panel, they can capture a particular area or the whole screen they want to capture.
But there is a problem, you can’t use this option for a scrolling screenshot. You will need the third-party app Capto, a screen recorder, and an editor for Mac. Here’s what you do next:
1. Go to the site you wish to capture and, at the same time, start Capto.
2. With the Capto bar on, choose the Capto icon from your Mac desktop and click on it.
3. By going to “Tools”, click on “Snap active browser URL.”
This will take a full-page screenshot. The image will be stored in your Mac Library directory without you having to click the save button.
How to Save a Webpage as an Image on an iPhone
Believe me, if you are an iPhone user, scrolling screenshots are not built into your phone. One of your modalities is recording and scrolling, which means recording how you scroll. But that will create a video file, not an image, and that may not be what you want would be the case.
However, it is still possible to take a long-page screenshot, and the only precondition is that you have to do it using the Safari browser on your iPhone and run iOS 13. So, if you want to screenshot a full-page website on your iPhone, here’s what you need to do:
1. Locate the webpage you desire to take a screenshot of and open it on the Safari browser.
2. Screenshot (Volume up + side button for Face ID iPhones and Home button + power button for Touch ID iPhones.)
3. Next, you need to tap in the preview that you will see for several seconds.
4. After that, tap on the “Done” and store it on your device.
How to Save a Website as an Image on a Windows PC
Print Screen is definitely one of the most useful keys on Windows computers for numerous users. Until one needs to scroll and shoot a webpage, let alone. The only viable solution is to use a third-party app such as ShareX. This is a free tool for file sharing, screen capture, and much more on improving work productivity. Here’s how you use it to take scrolling screenshots:
1. The next step is to download and run the ShareX exe file.
2. After the setup wizard is completed, the next step is the “Finish” button at the bottom right of the window.
3. Minimize the webpage on which you want to input the information on the second website.
4. Open ShareX and click on “Capture,” which lies on the left side of the application.
5. Another menu will open. From there, select the Scrolling capture…(option).
6. And then click on “Capture area” and then on “Select window or control to scroll.”
7. Go to “Start scrolling capture’ and scroll to the last line of the webpage. Then, an output window will be created, and one can stream or save the capture.
How to Save a Website as an Image on an Android Phone
The scrolling screenshot is a unique feature and one of the few devices available in Android. At least, most of them do.
Samsung, Huawei, LG, Motorola, and others permit their users to capture screenshots of long conversations, statuses, or web pages most efficiently.
How to Save a Website as an Image on a Chromebook
Chromebook runs Chrome OS, where a scrolling capture tool isn’t included in the standard version. But it does have the next best thing tucked away under the Developer Tools. You can create a PNG file of the full webpage screenshot by following these steps:
1. Go to the website you want to take the screenshot of and Type “CNTL + Shift + I” to launch the Developer Tools.
2. Next, type the shortcut Ctrl + Shift + P to bring the search window out. Enter the “screen.”
3. Select the option to view a full-sized screenshot picture.
4. In a few seconds you will find PNG image in your Downloads folder.
The problem is that PNG images can’t zoom in with Chromebook OS, making it nearly impossible to read anything. But you can move the image to Google Drive, where I can zoom in and scroll through it.
How to Take a Scrolling Screenshot in Chrome
Perhaps you are using Chrome as your browser of preference, and then I assure you a scrolling screenshot might not be easy. The simplest solution to this is to use an extension such as GoFullPage. It even has shortcuts and no ads. What is the best part? It’s absolutely free!
An incremental step is to try searching for the Developer Tools feature and don’t bother with the extensions at all. Here’s how that works:
1. To capture a web page, simply go to the web page you choose, right-click the bulk of the blank area, select the More option, and select Capture full-size screenshot.
2. Then, navigate the path “More Tools>Developer Tools.”
3. Right-click the command prompt again, and from the pop-up list, click on “Run command.”
4. Next, type in the command line “Screenshot” and then type in “Capture full-size screenshot”.
5. The PNG image is normally saved automatically. However, if you deal with a file without an extension, you will have to enter the file name and save it on your own.
