Capture It is a really cool app for BlackBerry handsets. It allows you to take screenshots of what you’re seeing on your BlackBerry screen. You can then easily share these screenshots to let other people know what you’re doing on your BlackBerry phone. Best of all, it’s simple to use and free to download. As long as you’re using a BlackBerry handset with a 4.3 OS or higher then you can easily use this app.
Why Would You Want BlackBerry Screenshots?
Think about all of the times that you’ve wanted to share what was on your mobile phone with someone else but haven’t had an easy way of doing it. That’s what this app is for if you’re a BlackBerry user. Screenshots of your BlackBerry’s screen might be used for:
Posting to a blog. If you’re doing something cool with your BlackBerry then you might want to let other people know about it through your blog. A picture’s worth a thousand words so a screenshot it is a great tool.
You want to share your home screen. We share everything these days with our email contacts and social networking friends. You might want to share your home screen image with others just for fun.
For your job. Are you an app reviewer? Are you a developer who wants customers to easily be able to see what your apps do? You might want to use the screenshot app to make your job easier.
How to Download the Capture It App
You can download this free app using your BlackBerry handset. Simply log on to the mobile web in the same way that you always do, and go to the following mobile website: http://m.thetechmogul.com You will see a link there that lets you download the latest version (1.4) on to you BlackBerry handset. Download the app by following the link and pressing the “download” button. Depending on your handset, the app may immediately download and install or you may have to restart your phone for the app to install. Follow the instructions and you’ll be fine.
How to Use the App to Take a Screenshot
Once you’ve downloaded the Capture It app, how do you use it? Follow these steps:
Find the app. The app has probably been installed in your Downloads folder. Alternatively, it may be installed on your home screen. This depends on your handset. It’s helpful to know where it’s at, although you will be able to access it from your BlackBerry menu.
Choose the screen that you want to take a screenshot of. This app allows you to capture a screenshot for any display on the handset.
Go to the menu button on your BlackBerry handset. Open up the menu and find “Capture It”. Select it. You will feel a slight vibration of your phone as the image is captured. It’s as easy as that; your screenshot has been taken and is now located on your device.
How to Find and Use your Screenshot
Now that your screenshot has been taken, you need to find it and use it. It’s easy to find it; just go to Pictures and you will see the image there. It should be the first image that you see assuming that you didn’t take any other pictures after taking the screenshot.
You can do a lot of things from this picture, just like you can with all of the pictures in this folder. Simply select the BlackBerry menu again and choose what actions you want to take. For example, you can set the screenshot as your new wallpaper, or move it to somewhere else on the device.
One of the things that you’re likely to want to do with your screenshot is to share it. Simple choose “send or share” from your BlackBerry menu button. Follow the instructions on these choices to share this screenshot with others. (For example, choose email and follow the on-device instructions to easily email the image to someone else).
Bonus Tip: Assign Capture It to a Convenience Key
You might want to assign Capture It to a convenience key on your BlackBerry handset so that it’s even easier to locate and use it. It’s easy to do that. Follow these steps:
Go to the applications menu on your handset.
Go to “options” inside of applications.
From the options available, choose “screen/keyboard”.
Scroll down to selection “convenience key opens”.
Press “menu”.
Select “change options”.
Scroll down to the Capture It option to assign this app to a convenience key.
Save your changes.
Why Capture It Is Better Than Other Options for BlackBerry Screenshots
You might already know that there are other options for taking screenshots with your BlackBerry. So why use Capture It? Well, the reason is because this is a wireless option whereas most of the other good options out there are not wireless.
Other options, such as using the command prompt or taking screenshots with BB ScreenShooter, require you to connect your device to your computer before you can take and use the screenshot. Since you probably use your BlackBerry when you’re on the go, these options aren’t nearly as convenient as learning how to use Capture It.