I mentioned taking screenshots on another thread - if you need a screenshot (useful for recipes etc) you simply hold down the top button on right of the iPad , then at the same time press the home button (bottom of screen in the centre) you should hear a loud 'click' noise. Then go into the camera option, click on the photo gallery option and voila you've taken a photo of what was on the screen.
(Hope that was not too 'techy' an explanation - my daughter's explain action had lots of 'big words'
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