So you've got the new iPhone or iPod Touch and you want to take a screenshot and send it to your friends? Well you've come to the right place! In order to do this you must have the new iPod Touch or iPhone Firmware 2.0 installed. If you're not sure if you have that, don't worry because everything will be explained shortly.
Checking iPod Touch / iPhone Firmware
To check if you have the correct Firmware to do this, simply plug your iPod Touch / iPhone into your computer and open up iTunes. You should see something like this:
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The part highlighted in red (on my screenshot, not your screen) entails your Firmware version. If it is not 2.0 this will not work.
Taking the Screenshot
Taking a screenshot on the iPod Touch / iPhone is very easy. Simply press the Home Button and the Sleep / Wake Button at the same time. You should see a flash when the screenshot it taken.
Note: Make sure you don't hold the buttons down, if you do for too long you could force shutdown your iPod Touch / iPhone.
Emailing the Screenshot
Now that you've taken the screenshot all that is left is emailing the picture to either yourself or your friends. It is a pretty simple thing to do, and I've got a lot of pictures to guide you.
Go to the Photos Application on your iPod Touch / iPhone. It should say “Photos” under it. When you get there you should see something like this:
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Click on the “Saved Photos” Album, you should now see something like this:
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If there is only one photo in the album just click on that image, if there are more, click on the image that looks like the screenshot that you took. You should see something like this now (a different screenshot though, of course):
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You'll want to push on the bottom in the lower left corner of the screen (the button is shown in the screenshot above). You should then see a menu; select the “Email Photo” option (shown below):
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You should be redirected to the Mail Application. Note: You must have an email account setup on your iPod Touch / iPhone, if you don't go here for a guide on how to set that up. This is what you should see if you have an account set up:
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Type in the email address(es) of the person(s) you want to email the screenshot to. If you have their email in your Address Book on your iPod Touch / iPhone then you can just type their name as I did (shown below):
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Hit send and you're done! Whoever you emailed the screenshot to should receive it in their email soon. Note: If you're on the iPod Touch you'll have to wait until you have WiFi to be able to email the photo. Here's my screenshot as I received it in my email:
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I hope you enjoyed my guide! If you have any other friends curious about how to do this, make sure to refer them here.
