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What Should You Capture: Messages

Images of messages, including text messages or messages sent via other platforms, should include: Enough of the content to show context. Time and Date the message was sent. Information on who sent the message, including both the name and phone number. The name that appears…

What Should You Capture: Facebook

If someone "liked", "reacted" or interacted in any way with something you posted, you can often click on the content to see a list of people who interacted and responded to your content. You can screenshot this to show the interaction. If there is…

What Should You Capture: Instagram

To collect evidence of an image on Instagram, capture the picture and who posted it. The username of whomever posted the picture will be above the picture. If the abuse or harassment was in the comments, take a screenshot or screencast of the username, the image, and the…

What Should You Capture: Snapchat

If you want to capture the profile information of whoever posted the message, click on the person’s screenname to be taken to their profile page. This should include name, profile picture, and other public information. Take a screenshot along with screenshots of their comments /…

Taking a Screenshot

Most phones, computers, and tablets allow you take a picture of whatever is on the screen. This is called a “screenshot.” A screenshot will only capture what you can see on your screen, so you may have to take multiple screenshots to capture everything. For…