If you want to know how to take screenshots on an iPad Pro, you are in the right place. If you also have one of the latest models, you may be lost because the method changed compared to the classic Apple tablet with a home button. In this article we will show you different ways to make these screenshots on your device, since in addition to the classic button shape there are more.
Screenshots on iPad Pro 2017 and earlier
The first iPad Pro models came on the market with the classic design showing a front aesthetic with bulky frames and the Home button. The way to proceed to take captures in these equipments is very simple, having only to press the upper lock button and the Home button simultaneously.
Screenshots on iPad Pro 2018 and later
The apple company launched in 2018 new iPad Pro models that were completely changed from their classic aesthetics. They removed the front frames with the Home button and added Face ID. The fact of not having the main button makes it impossible to capture with the previous method, but the new one is not complicated either. Just press the upper lock button and the volume up button. Easy, right?
IPad Pro screenshots with Apple Pencil
The Apple Pencil is the perfect companion to the iPad, being able to obtain great functions with it in specific applications. However, the operating system itself also offers various shortcuts with this accessory and the one in the screenshots is one of them. This cheat works for the original Apple Pencil and 2nd Generation Apple Pencil , so there are no restrictions. You just have to place the stylus at the bottom (left or right) and slide diagonally to the center. Once you do, the capture will be made.
How to edit the screenshot
When you have finished the capture process, you will see that it appears in the lower left corner of the screen. If you slide it to the left you will see how it disappears, although it will be saved in the Photos app. In fact they are automatically added to an album called precisely “Captures”.
If you click on the capture, you will find some editing options that can be very interesting, especially if you have an Apple Pencil. Firstly, you will find an “Ok” in the upper left that, clicking on it, will allow you to save the capture in Photos, Files or delete it. If you have also taken the capture on a website, you may have the option to capture the entire page. Then, with the Pencil, you can make annotations, paint, highlight, underline, cross out or make any other modification with the brushes and in different colors (as in editions from the gallery). These last options are also available without the stylus, although they will have to be done with the finger.
And can the screen be recorded?
Of course. Since iOS 11 this possibility was added to both iPhone and iPad and successive iPadOS updates have continued to maintain it. The way to make a screen recording on an iPad Pro is by accessing the Control Center and pressing the corresponding icon in the form of a REC button. But what if this icon doesn’t appear? Well, you must go to Settings> Control Center and add the screen recording option to this panel.
If you make a long press on this button you will find the possibility to activate or deactivate the microphone during recording. This means that if it is activated, the iPad will capture all the real sound that is played in the place where you are. If this option is disabled, the internal sound of the system will be recorded.
To end the recording you will only have to press the red icon that appears at the top of the screen next to the network and battery icons. Once you finish you can access the recording from the Photos app, in the album “Screen recordings”. These will be normal videos, so you will have the same editing possibilities that you would have with any other video in your gallery.