How to Take iPad Screenshot

Screenshots are a great way to preserve a photo you find online, in an email, or simply enjoy sharing something on your screen. If you want to know how to take screenshots while using iPad, follow the simple steps below.

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Find what you want to capture. Search your iPad to see what you want to capture most. You can capture an interesting part of an email, take a screenshot of an application that shows the weather in your city, take a picture of something interesting you found on the Internet, take a screenshot of an interview Have fun conversations with friends or take more pictures.

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Locate the Sleep/Wake button. This button is located on the top right of the iPad. You usually use this button to turn your iPad on or off.

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Locate the Home button (the button that returns you to the home screen). This is the circular button located in the bottom center of the bottom of the iPad. You should see a square with a white border inside that button.

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Hold down the Sleep/Wake button, press and release the Home button at the same time. Then let go of the Sleep/Wake button (maybe a while later).

Don’t hold both buttons for too long as you may end up powering off the iPad. You just need to “press” the Home button, not hold it.

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If you did the above step correctly, you should hear the camera shutter sound and see a white screen. ^{[1] X Research Source}

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Check if you have successfully taken a screenshot. You just need to go to Camera Rpl (where photos are stored) to see if the photo you just took has appeared there. To enter Camera Rpl, simply press “Photos” on your home screen.

“Camera Rpl” is the first album on the list.
Look for the most recent photo at the bottom. Most likely you will see your screenshot here.

Advice

The above method also applies to iPod/iPhone.
If you want to sync (sync) photos to your computer, simply connect your iPad to your computer with a USB cable and download the photos via iTunes.
After taking a photo, you can email it to yourself or someone else if you can locate the photo in Camera Rpl.
If you have iCloud, the screenshots will be automatically synced with your other iOS devices.

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