Take Snippets
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Applicable system: HarmonyOS 4.3, HarmonyOS 4.2
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Take Snippets

You'll need to pair your stylus with your tablet before using this feature.

The Take snippet feature allows you to capture key information from any screen, by extracting text or taking a screenshot. After taking a snippet, you can drag it to an app that supports drag-and-drop.

Go to Settings > Accessibility features > Stylus > Double-tap, make sure that Double-tap is enabled, and select Open shortcut menu. Swipe inward from the upper right corner of the tablet or double-tap the stylus, and touch Take snippet to enter the extraction state.

Consecutive snippets

In the extraction state, touch on the toolbar, and enable Consecutive snippets, to take consecutive snippets without exiting this state. After entering the extraction state, you can use your finger to switch between screens.

Extracting text

In the extraction state, touch and hold down on any onscreen text to extract it. From there, feel free to:

  • Drag the start and end cursors to adjust the text to be extracted. Touch any blank area on screen to cancel text extraction.

  • Copy or drag the text to another app:

    Copy text: Once the text is selected, touch .

    Drag text: Open the target app, select the text, touch and hold down on it, and then drag it to the target app.

  • Share text: Once the text is selected, touch .

Taking a screenshot

Use the stylus to draw something on screen. A rectangular area will form around your drawing. You can adjust the size of this area by dragging the edges of the rectangle. Touch the screen to cancel the selected area.

  • Touch to doodle on the screenshot. Feel free to switch brushes and colors as needed. After drawing something on screen, press and hold the stylus against your drawing to form a rectangular area around it.

  • Touch to save the screenshot. When you drag the screenshot to another app, the screenshot will be saved to the app, and will not be redundantly saved in Gallery.

  • Touch to share the screenshot.

  • Touch to pin the screenshot to the screen. Touch and hold down on the screenshot until it shrinks, before dragging it to another app.

  • Touch to exit the extraction state.

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