Canon EOS REBEL T6 (W) Mode D'emploi De Base page 82

Using AF to Focus (AF Method)
You cannot take a picture during autofocusing. Take the picture while the
Live View image is displayed.
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Focus on the subject.
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Aim the AF point over the subject and
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press the shutter button halfway.
 The Live View image will turn off, the
reflex mirror will go back down, and
AF will be executed. (No picture is
taken.)
 When focus is achieved, the AF point
that achieved focus will turn green
and the Live View image will
reappear.
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If focus is not achieved, the AF point
will turn orange and blink.
Take the picture.
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Check the focus and exposure, then
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press the shutter button completely to
take the picture (p.70).