How do I do this?? I have tried over and over again to press the volume button and the home button (around the corner) at the same time, even tried this with the pressures maybe a half second apart. This never works for me! The tablet shuts off every time. What am I doing wrong!? On the older models screenshots were so easy a child could do it. Please help. Thank you,
iPad, iPadOS 18
For iPadOS 18.x, by far the easiest and cleanest method to reliably trigger and save a screenshot - avoiding inclusion of unwanted visual elements introduced using Assistive Touch - is to set-up and use the iPad's 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 >
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]
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.
For iPadOS 18.x, by far the easiest and cleanest method to reliably trigger and save a screenshot - avoiding inclusion of unwanted visual elements introduced using Assistive Touch - is to set-up and use the iPad's 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 >
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]
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.
You could try to use the hot corners functionality in Settings > Accessibility > AssistiveTouch > Hot Corners and set a corner from where you can swipe up to take a screenshot.
For more information: Use AssistiveTouch on iPad - Apple Support.
Quickly press and release the top button and either volume button at the same time.
Can’t make screenshot on iPad A16 without shutting it off every time
