iPad Screenshots - the easy way

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Last modified: Oct 5, 2025 5:57 AM

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Trigger Screenshots with a finger gesture

By far the easiest method to reliably trigger and save a screenshot is to set-up and use the corner-swipe gesture. The screenshot is triggered with a simple diagonal swipe of the finger from either (or both) the bottom-left or bottom-right corner of the screen:

Settings > Multitasking & Gestures >

Swipe Finger from Corner - set to ON
Bottom Left Corner - select as required
Bottom Right Corner - select as required

These gestures are not available when using iPadOS Stage Manager feature - however, the screenshot can still be triggered using an Apple Pencil...

Trigger Screenshots with an Apple Pencil

You can trigger a screenshot using an Apple Pencil with a swipe from the bottom-left or bottom-right of the screen:

Settings > Apple Pencil > [Pencil Gestures]

Bottom Left Corner - select as required
Bottom Right Corner - select as required

The pencil-triggered screenshot is available in all multitasking modes, including Stage Manager.

Additional Notes

Other ways to trigger a screenshot from an iPad are described here:

Take a screenshot on your iPad - Apple Support

By definition, a screenshot will capture the entire screen. If you only wish to capture part of the screen, you can crop the captured image using the iPadOS markup tools:

Take and mark up a screenshot with Apple Pencil on iPad - Apple Support

When using an external monitor or TV in Stage Manager mode, triggering a screenshot will capture both screens - with each screen being captured as a separate image.

For iPadOS 26, the corner swipe gesture with your finger is inhibited when using the Windowed Apps and Stage Manager multitasking modes - but remains available using the Full Screen Apps mode. In all modes, the corner-swipe gestures are accessible when triggered with an Apple Pencil.