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Taking and Retrieving a Screenshot on an Outdoor Handheld
It is possible for your Garmin handheld to take a screenshot of what is currently displayed on the screen. Similar to smartphone screenshots, this can be helpful for sharing what you saw on a screen with others, or if requested by Product Support for troubleshooting.
In order to use this feature, you first need to enable it. Steps for this and retrieving the screenshots can be found below.
Enabling Screen Capture for Most Handhelds
NOTE: Older legacy handheld models or handhelds that lack a color display may not have a Screen Capture option.
Select Setup from the main menu.
Select Display.
Select Screen Capture.
Select On.
Once turned on, you can take a screen shot of any screen by quickly pressing Power.
Enabling Screen Capture for the Montana® 700, 700i, and 750i Outdoor Handhelds
Select Setup from the main menu.
Select System.
Select Power Key.
Select Single Tap or Double Tap.
Select Screen Capture.
Once changed, you can take a screen shot of any screen by quickly pressing Power.
Enabling Screenshots for the inReach® Mini 2 Satellite Communicator
From the home page, press OK to open the main menu.
Select Settings.
Select System.
Select Screenshots to toggle the feature on.
Once changed, you can take a screen shot of any screen by pressing and holding the Up and OK buttons simultaneously.
Enabling Screenshots for the inReach Messenger Satellite Communicator
From the home page, press or to scroll through the main menu.
Select Settings .
Select System .
Select Screenshots to toggle the feature on.
Once changed, you can take a screen shot of any screen by pressing and holding .
Enabling Screenshots for the inReach Messenger Plus Satellite Communicator
Screen capture is already available without needing to adjust any settings. You can take a screen shot of any screen by pressing and holding the OK and Back buttons simultaneously.
Screen Capture for the eTrex® SE and eTrex® Solar Outdoor Handhelds
Screen capture is already available without needing to adjust any settings. You can take a screen shot of any screen by pressing and holding the and buttons simultaneously.
Retrieving the Screenshots
The screenshots can be viewed and retrieved when the device is connected to the computer.
Windows
Connect the Garmin device to the computer.
Press the Windows key + E on the keyboard to open Windows Explorer/File Explorer.
Select This PC (Windows 10 & 11 only).
Open the Garmin drive listed.
Windows 10/11
Windows 7/8
If listed, open Internal Storage.
Open the Garmin folder.
Open the Scrn or ScreenShot folder.
All of the screenshots taken on the device will now appear.
Mac
NOTE: The eTrex® SE, eTrex® Solar, GPSMAP® 67, GPSMAP® 67i, and inReach Messenger Plus outdoor handheld devices use MTP (Media Transfer Protocol) mode. Accessing the drive on a Mac computer will require some additional steps which can be found here: Accessing the Garmin Folder of an Outdoor Handheld Device on a Mac Computer.
Connect the Garmin device to the computer.
Open Finder.
Select Go in the menu bar at the top of the screen.
Select Computer.
Open the Garmin drive.
Open the Garmin folder.
Open the Scrn or ScreenShot folder.
All of the screenshots taken on the device will now appear.