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Whether you want to send your lecture slides to a classmate or share a meme with friends, you’ll need to take a screenshot on your iPad at some point. Fortunately, your iPad offers multiple options, and we’ll cover them all below.
Take a Screenshot on iPads Without a Home Button
The standard way of taking a screenshot is using your iPad’s physical buttons. If you have a modern iPad that doesn’t feature a Home button, like the 11-inch iPad Pro, iPad (10th generation), or iPad Air (2020 and later), follow these two steps in quick succession to take an iPadOS screenshot:
If you have your iPad’s ringer switched on, you should hear a camera shutter sound and see a preview in the bottom-left corner, indicating that the screenshot has been captured.
Take a Screenshot on iPads With a Home Button
If you still own an iPad with the iconic Home button, the buttons you need to press are slightly different. Here’s what you need to do:
you may tap the preview to accessthe various Apple Markup toolsalong withShareandDeleteoptions.
If you use your iPad to take handwritten notes and study, you can also use your Apple Pencil to take a screenshot. All you need to do is swipe up with your Apple Pencil from the bottom left or bottom right corner of your iPad’s screen.
Once your screenshot has been captured, you can use the tool palette at the bottom of your iPad’s screen and draw on your image using your Apple Pencil. You can also tap theShareicon in the top-right corner of the screen to send it to your contacts or save it as a document. TapDoneto save the edited screenshot to the Photos app.
If your iPad is running iOS 16 or later, you can also use Gestures to capture your iPad’s screen. Here’s how:
Now, all you need to do is swipe diagonally from the corner you set to capture an iPadOS screenshot. So, if you don’t have an Apple Pencil but want to take screenshots with a simple corner swipe, we highly recommend enabling Gestures!
Siri comes in clutch when you want to take a screenshot on your iPad but don’t want to touch it with your messy hands. One of the many things Siri can do is take a screenshot.
Simply activate Siri by saying “Siri” or “Hey Siri” and say something like, “Take a screenshot.” you’re able to also ask Siri to send your screenshot to a contact by saying, “Take a screenshot and share it.”
If your iPad’s Side, Volume, or Home button isn’t working, or you’re simply looking for a way tocapture screenshots without using your iPad’s physical buttonsor invoking Siri, you can use AssistiveTouch. Here’s how to capture a screenshot by enabling AssistiveTouch on your iPad:
One of the reasons why you should consider using your iPad with a wireless keyboard is because you can use keyboard shortcuts. If you’re familiar withuseful Mac keyboard shortcuts, just know you can use them on your iPad too.
So, if you’veconnected an Apple Magic Keyboard or Magic Keyboard for iPad accessory, simply pressCommand + Shift + 3on it to take a screenshot of your iPad.
Most iPad users know how to use their iPad’s physical buttons to capture screenshots. However, many aren’t aware of other methods we’ve mentioned. Once you get the hang of them, they can help you save time in the long run.
