After thinking about it for a long time, you too have decided to buy an iPad. Although this was your first experience with this type of device, you were pleasantly surprised by its ease of use to the point that you have already become familiar with the main features of your new iPad. Unfortunately, however, when you had the need to make one screenshot, you were unable to figure out how to "capture" what is displayed on the screen: for this reason, you did some research on the Web and ended up straight on this guide of mine.
Subsequently, I will show you an alternative procedure to "capture" the screens of your interest through AssistiveTouch, the feature that allows you to activate a virtual key with which you can also take screenshots. How do you say? Is that exactly what you wanted to know? Well, then let's not go any further and see how to proceed. Happy reading and, above all, have fun!
Index
- How to take screenshots on iPad Pro
- How to take screenshots on iPad Air
- How to take screenshots on iPad 10.2
- How to take screenshots on iPad mini
- How to take screenshots of web pages on iPad
How to take screenshots on iPad Pro
fare screenshot su iPad Pro, access the screen you wish to photograph and press the key at the same time Volume up, located on the right side of the device (if you're holding it vertically), and the top button, i.e. the one you usually use to turn your iPad on/off or to lock/unlock its screen.
How do you say? Have an older iPad Pro with a Home button? In that case, to take a screenshot, simultaneously press the Home button and top button of your device.
Plus, no matter which iPad Pro model you have, you can turn on the feature AssistiveTouch from the iPadOS Settings and take a snapshot without using the physical keys of the iPad. If you are interested in this option, click on the icon rotella d'ingranaggio, tap on the item Accessibility and access the section Touch.
Then click on the option AssistiveTouch and, in the new screen that appears, move the lever next to the item AssistiveTouch da OFF a ON. By doing so, you should see a virtual key which allows you to perform various operations, such as activating Siri, calling up the Control Center, accessing the Notification Center and much more.
To take a screenshot with AssistiveTouch, press the virtual key in question, tap on the entries Device e Other e seleziona l'opzione Screen snapshot.
I would like to point out that by accessing the section again AssistiveTouch and pressing on the item Customize main menu, you can change the options visible when you press the virtual key, including the ability to add the voice Screenshot on the AssistiveTouch home screen. To find out more, you can follow the instructions I gave you in my guide on how to put the dot on iPhone which are also valid for iPad.
Regardless of the procedure you choose to take a screenshot on iPad, you should know that the captured image is automatically saved in the Photos app. Also, immediately after taking the screenshot, you can preview it and make any changes by pressing on box shown in the lower left.
In the latter case, by pressing the button end located at the top left you can decide whether to save the screen in the Photos app or in the File app. Selecting the option instead Delete screen snapshot (or by pressing on the icon of basket, top right), you can delete the screenshot in question.
How to take screenshots on iPad Air
The procedure for fare screenshot su iPad Air it's pretty simple: you can take a picture of the screen of your Apple tablet either through a predefined key combination or by using the AssistiveTouch tool built into iPadOS.
In the first case, if you have a iPad Air 2020, i.e. the model without the Home key and with an improved screen-to-bezel ratio compared to previous iPad Airs, you can take a screenshot simply by pressing the Volume up key and top button, the same one you use to turn on your device or lock its screen.
If, on the other hand, you have a iPad Air 2019 or earlier, access the screen you wish to photograph and simultaneously press the Home button and top button, to take a snapshot.
In the event that one of the keys that I have just indicated is not working, or if you simply want to know an alternative procedure for taking a screenshot on an iPad (regardless of the model you have), access the Settings iPadOS by pressing the icon rotella d'ingranaggio found on the Home screen, select the options Accessibility e Touch and tap on the item AssistiveTouch.
In the new screen that appears, move the toggle next to the option AssistiveTouch da OFF a ON, to activate the AssistiveTouch tool, which allows you to control your iPad without resorting to pressing the physical keys, using a virtual multifunction key.
At this point, access the screen you wish to photograph, tap on virtual key appeared on the screen, press on the item Device, access the section Other e fai tap sull'opzione Screen snapshot. Convenient, right?!
How to take screenshots on iPad 10.2
How do you say? You would like to know how to take screenshot on ipad 10.2″? Again, all you have to do is press the key combination that I have indicated to you in the previous lines of this guide.
After taking your iPad and positioning yourself on the screen to "capture", press the key at the same time Home and top button of the device. If everything went right, you should see a box at the bottom left showing a preview of the snapshot you just took.
By pressing on the box in question, which remains visible for only a few moments, you can also make any changes to the screenshot. For example, if you want to add a text, tap the button +, select the option Text and type the text you want to insert. Then press the button aA, to set its character, greatness andalignment, while tapping on one of the colors available you can customize the color of the text.
Complete the modifications of your interest, press on the item end and choose one of the options available from Save to Photos e Save your File, depending on where you want to save the screen. If, on the other hand, you have decided not to make any changes to the screenshot, it will automatically be saved in the Photos app.
In addition to following the instructions I have just provided, I would like to point out that you can also "capture" a screen on your iPad using AssistiveTouch. If so, log in to Settings of iPadOS, select the option Accessibility and press on the item Touch.
In the new screen that appears, tap on the option AssistiveTouch and move the lever next to the item AssistiveTouch da OFF a ON, to activate the function in question. Now, go to the screen you want to "capture", press the virtual key visible on the screen, choose the options Device e Other and tap on the item Screenshot, to take a screenshot. Simple, right?
How to take screenshots on iPad mini
Be your intention è take screenshots on iPad Mini, you should know that the procedure is almost identical to what I have indicated to you in the previous lines of this guide to make a screen shot on iPads with a Home button.
To proceed, therefore, take your iPad and position yourself on the screen you intend to "capture". At this point, simultaneously press the Home button and top button and, as soon as you hear a beep from your iPad and see a completely white screen, release the keys in question.
If one of the two keys that I have just indicated does not work, access the Settings of iPadOS, by pressing on the icon of rotella d'ingranaggio, tap on the items Accessibility, Touch e AssistiveTouch and, in the new screen that appears, move the lever next to the option AssistiveTouch da OFF a ON.
By doing so, you should see a virtual key on the screen that allows you to perform many operations without using the iPad Home key. To take a screenshot of a screen, press the virtual key, select the option Device, tap on the item Other e premi sull'opzione Screenshot.
How to take screenshots of web pages on iPad
If it's your intention to "capture" a web page in its entirety, you'll be pleased to know that you can do it all using a built-in iPadOS feature.
In fact, by opening the Web page of your interest in Safari, taking a screenshot as explained before and pressing on miniature that appears at the bottom left, you will in fact have the possibility to press on the option Whole page (in the editor that appears on the screen, top) and thus obtain a PDF file of the whole page.
To save it, just press the icon sharing (the square with the arrow inside, in the upper right corner of the screen) and choose the option Save your File from the menu that opens. Later, you can eventually convert the PDF to an image using one of the many solutions available for the purpose.
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