How to Take a Screenshot on an iPad
Screenshots are handy for saving a cool drawing you made in a drawing app, showing your friends your high score in Candy Crush Saga, or creating a new meme. Screenshots are also useful for sharing information with people who are in a different location. The iPad doesn’t have a Print Screen button, but capturing a screenshot on the iPad requires only a few steps. To take a picture of content on the iPad screen: A thumbnail image of the screen capture appears briefly at the bottom of the iPad screen.
How to Share an iPad Screenshot
There are plenty of ways to share a screenshot after you capture it.
Where Does the iPad Screenshot Go?
The image of the captured screen is sent to the Photos app. You can find it in several locations in the Photos app: To print, assign to a contact, or use as wallpaper, among other options, tap the desired action in the menu.
Tap Photos at the bottom of the Photos app screen. The screenshot appears as the most recent photo.Tap Albums at the bottom of the Photos screen and select the All Photos album.Tap Albums at the bottom of the screen and scroll down to the Media Types section and tap Screenshots. The Screenshots album is created when you take your first screenshot, and all subsequent screenshots also appear here. Tap the Camera app to see a thumbnail of the most recent image you’ve taken.
Good Uses for Screenshots
Here are a few good reasons to take a picture of your iPad screen:
Capture a photo from the web: Some photos can be downloaded from the web by tapping and holding the photo and then choosing a download option. If you can’t download an image, take a screenshot of it. For the best quality, use a pinch-to-zoom gesture to zoom in on the image until it is large on the screen before snapping the screenshot. Capture a photo from an app: The screenshot function is a feature of the iPad, not a feature within an app, so it works on all apps. If you are on Instagram, Facebook, or any other app, you can take a screenshot of what you see. Save a tweet or Facebook update: When you find a status update and suspect the author may delete it in the future, take a screenshot. The screenshot function is a great way to save a record of status updates from Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, and other social media platforms. Create a background image for the Lock Screen: Personalize your iPad lock screen by capturing a screenshot that is meaningful to you and assigning it as wallpaper. Capture an image for support help: When you have problems with your iPad, a screen capture may give the technical support tech the information needed to correct the problem.
