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Table of Contents
Welcome
iCloud basics
What is iCloud?
Set up iCloud
Turn iCloud features on or off
Use iCloud.com
iCloud.com overview
Trouble signing in to iCloud.com
Use iCloud for Windows
iCloud for Windows overview
Free up space on your PC
Use Family Sharing with iCloud
Settings and storage
Introduction to iCloud settings
Manage your iCloud storage
Introduction to iCloud storage
Check your storage usage
Upgrade or downgrade storage
Change your Apple ID email, password or picture
See your devices that use iCloud
Change the language, time zone or regional formats
Prevent apps from showing your name
Calendar
What is iCloud Calendar?
Create and edit calendars
Create a calendar
Change a calendar name or colour
Show the Birthdays calendar
Show Chinese Lunar calendar dates
Change the time zone
Customise the calendar view
Delete a calendar
Create and edit events
Create an event
Add, view or delete attachments
Invite people to an event
Reply to an event invitation
Delete or hide an event
Move an event
Set an alert
Report junk calendar invitations
Share calendars
Calendar sharing in iCloud
Share a calendar
Stop sharing a calendar
Track invitation responses
Re-send invitations
Accept a shared calendar invitation
Receive email about shared calendar updates
If you are not receiving notifications
Contacts
What is iCloud Contacts?
View contacts
Create and edit contacts
Create a contact
Edit a contact
Change formats
Delete a contact
Export contact information
Import contact information
If you cannot create, import, edit or delete contacts
Organise contacts
Create a group
Sort contacts
Search contacts
Delete a group or contact
Send email from Contacts
Map a contact’s address
Archive your contacts
Find My
Introduction to Find My
Set up Find My
Share your location and add friends
Add your devices
Turn off Find My on your devices
Find people and devices on iCloud.com
Use Find My Friends on iCloud.com
Find My Friends on iCloud.com overview
Share your location
See where your friends are
Use Find My iPhone on iCloud.com
Find My iPhone on iCloud.com overview
How to sign in
Locate a device
Play a sound on a device
Use Lost Mode
Erase a device
Remove a device
Find people and devices on your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch
Use Find My on iOS 13, iPadOS 13 or later
Use Find My Friends on iOS 12 or earlier
Use Find My iPhone on iOS 12 or earlier
Find people and devices on your Mac
Find people on your Apple Watch
iCloud Drive
What is iCloud Drive?
Set up iCloud Drive
Use iCloud Drive on iCloud.com
Upload and download files
Organise files and folders
Rename files and folders
Work with shared files and folders
Share files and folders
Add or remove shared files and folders
Delete shared files or folders
Email files
Delete and recover files
Delete files
Recover deleted files
Permanently remove deleted files
Use iCloud Drive in iCloud for Windows
Work with files and folders
View download and sharing status
Pin files and folders
Share files and folders
Recover recently deleted files
iCloud Keychain and iCloud Passwords
Introduction to iCloud Keychain and iCloud Passwords
Setup
Use iCloud Keychain on your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch
Use iCloud Keychain on your Mac
Use iCloud Passwords on your Windows computer
Keynote
Keynote and iCloud overview
Set up
Use Keynote on iCloud.com
Use iCloud with Keynote on your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch
Use iCloud with Keynote on your Mac
Mail
What is iCloud Mail?
Set up iCloud Mail
Create an @icloud.com email address
Set up iCloud Mail on your devices
Use email aliases
Show or hide the sidebar
Send email
Write and send email
Reply to or forward an email
Add an attachment
Create an email signature
Format text
Save a draft email
Spellcheck email
Save and find email addresses
Remove email address suggestions
Set up an automatic reply
Receive email
Read email
Download attachments
View long headers
Automatically forward email
Manage junk mail
Delete email
If you have trouble receiving email
Organise and find email
Organise email with folders
Search for emails
Sort and filter email
Set up filtering rules
Flag emails
Archive email
Make a sender a VIP
Manage email storage
Check email storage
If your iCloud mailbox is full
Print and download email
Print email
Download email
Keyboard shortcuts
Messages
Notes
What is iCloud Notes?
Write notes
Create notes
Add or edit lists
Add or edit tables
Organise notes in folders
View notes
View notes and locked notes
View or download attachments
Delete and recover notes
Search notes
Work with shared notes
Share notes
Edit shared notes
Delete shared notes
Numbers
Numbers and iCloud overview
Set up
Use Numbers on iCloud.com
Use iCloud with Numbers on your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch
Use iCloud with Numbers on your Mac
Pages
Pages and iCloud overview
Set up
Use Pages on iCloud.com
Use iCloud with Pages on your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch
Use iCloud with Pages on your Mac
Photos
Introduction to Photos and iCloud
Set up
Use Photos on iCloud.com
Photos on iCloud.com overview
View your photos and videos
Upload and download photos
Organise photos and videos
Add photos and videos to Favourites
Delete and recover photos and videos
Share photos and videos
Use iCloud with Photos on your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch
Use iCloud with Photos on your Mac
Use iCloud with Photos on your Apple TV
Use Photos in iCloud for Windows
Photos in iCloud for Windows overview
View photos and videos
Upload and download photos and videos
Delete photos and videos
Share albums
Add and remove photos from a shared album
Comment on photos and videos in shared albums
Delete shared albums
Reminders
What is iCloud Reminders?
Create and delete reminders
Add and delete reminder lists
Move a reminder to another list
Mark a reminder as completed or not completed
Search for reminders
Work with shared reminder lists
Share a reminder list
Reply to a shared reminder list invitation
Leave a shared reminder list
Back up and restore
Restore contacts, calendars, reminders or bookmarks
Recover files, mail, notes, photos and videos
iCloud Backup
What is iCloud Backup?
Back up your iOS or iPadOS device
Restore or set up your iOS or iPadOS device
Remove a backup from iCloud
Back up fewer apps
More resources
Acknowledgements
Legal Notices
Acknowledgements