Some people like to illustrate a point they’re making about a piece of software, or show a particular problem they’re having, with a direct capture of what’s on the screen. The process of doing this is called a screen capture, or screen dump.

This is pretty easy to do in Windows and on a Mac, but it can be elusive to do on a cell phone.

Ever wonder how people can get perfect screenshots of their iPhone? Well, it’s actually quite simple:

This screen capture was taken from my old iPhone. All you have to do is the following:

1. Press and hold the Home Button down (the button below the screen).
2. Briefly press the Lock/Power button (the one on the top edge).

The screen should briefly fade, indicating a screen capture has been taken.

Then, just sync the phone to your computer, and the images can be imported like regular photos.

Not bad!