---
title: "How to screenshot on a Samsung Galaxy Book"
url: "https://screenshot-laptop.com/samsung/"
platform: "Windows"
section: "By laptop brand"
updated: "2026-09-15"
license: "CC-BY-4.0"
attribution: "screenshot-laptop.com"
shortcuts:
  - "Win + Shift + S"
  - "Fn + F12"
---

# How to screenshot on a Samsung Galaxy Book

*Galaxy Books are Windows laptops with a Galaxy phone's habits — the interesting part isn't taking the screenshot, it's where Samsung lets you send it next.*

URL: https://screenshot-laptop.com/samsung/

## The short answer

- `Win` + `Shift` + `S` — Works on every Galaxy Book
- `Fn` + `F12` — Fn Lock on many Galaxy Book models
- S Pen air command — On Pro 360 models with a pen

Galaxy Books run Windows, so every [Windows method](https://screenshot-laptop.com/windows/) works. What Samsung adds is what happens after the capture.

## The Fn Lock indicator

Galaxy Book keyboards put a small padlock on one of the function keys — usually `F12`, sometimes `Esc` depending on the model year. Press `Fn` with it to toggle which layer of the function row is primary, and a small light on the `Fn` key shows the current state.

With the lock set to traditional mode, Print Screen responds to a single press. Samsung also exposes this in **Samsung Settings**, the preinstalled app, under keyboard options — handy if you can't find the padlock.

## Where the key sits

Look to the end of the function row for a key printed **PrtScr**. The row is very shallow on the thinner Galaxy Book Pro models, and the key sometimes shares its cap with Insert.

Galaxy Book models with a numeric keypad shift the top row leftward, so the key isn't at the physical edge.

## Quick Share is the actual advantage

This is what makes a Galaxy Book different from any other Windows laptop. Take a screenshot, then send it to a Galaxy phone or tablet in a couple of clicks — no cable, no email to yourself, no cloud upload.

1. Save the capture, or click the Snipping Tool notification.
2. Right-click the file and choose **Quick Share**.
3. Pick your phone from the list.

It arrives in the phone's gallery within seconds. For anyone documenting something on a laptop and needing it on a phone, this removes the step that normally takes longest.

**Multi Control** does the reverse: with it enabled, one keyboard and trackpad drive both devices, and you can drag an image between them directly.

## S Pen on Pro 360 models

Galaxy Book Pro 360 and similar convertibles ship with an S Pen. The pen's button opens an Air Command style menu, and depending on your model and the Samsung software installed, that menu can include a screen-write option — capture the screen and annotate it with the pen in one action.

If the pen menu doesn't appear, check that Samsung's pen software is installed and up to date via **Samsung Update**. The feature depends on Samsung's software layer rather than Windows.

## Samsung Notes

Preinstalled, and a reasonable destination for captures you want to keep alongside written notes. It syncs with Samsung Notes on your phone, so a screenshot filed here shows up on the phone without any transfer step.

## Tablet mode

Folded into a tablet, hold the **power button** and press **volume down**. Brief press, not a hold, or you'll get the power menu. [Surface reverses this](https://screenshot-laptop.com/surface/), using volume up instead, which catches people out when moving between the two.

## Questions

**Can I take a screenshot with the S Pen alone?**

On models where Samsung's pen software is installed, the pen button menu includes a capture-and-annotate option. It depends on the model and software version rather than Windows, so check Samsung Update if the menu is missing.

**How do I get a laptop screenshot onto my Galaxy phone?**

Quick Share, which is preinstalled on Galaxy Books. Right-click the file, choose Quick Share, pick your phone. It's the fastest path of any laptop brand.

**Where do Galaxy Book screenshots save?**

Standard Windows locations — Pictures › Screenshots for `Win`+`PrtSc`, clipboard for the rest. Samsung doesn't change it. [Folder list](https://screenshot-laptop.com/fix/where-are-screenshots-saved/).