Table of Contents

• iPad User Guide
• What’s new in iPadOS
• Supported models
• Set up and get started
  • Turn on and set up
  • Set up cellular service
  • Connect to the Internet
  • Apple ID and iCloud settings
  • Download or bookmark the user guide
• Basics
  • Wake and unlock
  • Learn basic gestures
  • Learn gestures for models with Face ID
  • View previews and quick actions menus
  • Explore the Home screen and apps
  • Change common settings
  • Change the screen appearance
    • Change or lock the screen orientation
    • Change the wallpaper
    • Adjust the screen brightness and color balance
    • Magnify the screen
    • Zoom an app to fill the screen
  • Take a screenshot or screen recording
  • Adjust the volume
  • Change or turn off the sounds
  • Use notifications and Do Not Disturb
    • View and respond to notifications
    • Change notification settings
    • Set Do Not Disturb
    • Set Do Not Disturb for bedtime
  • Enter text
    • Type and edit text
    • Use predictive text
    • Dictate text
    • Use text replacements
    • Add or change keyboards
    • Use a split keyboard
    • Use international keyboards
    • Use special input methods
  • Search for content
  • Use and customize Control Center
  • View and organize Today View
  • Access features from the Lock screen
  • Travel with iPad
  • Set Screen Time allowances and limits
    • View your Screen Time summary
    • Set up Screen Time for yourself
    • Set up Screen Time for a family member
    • Get a report of your device use
  • Charge and monitor the battery
  • Learn the meaning of the status icons
• Siri
  • Ask Siri
  • Find out what Siri can do
  • Tell Siri about yourself
  • Add Siri Shortcuts
  • About Siri Suggestions
  • Change Siri settings
• Apps
  • App basics
    • Switch between apps
    • Move and organize apps
    • Remove apps
    • Keep apps handy
    • Use Markup
      • Draw in apps
      • Add text, shapes, and signatures
      • Zoom in or magnify in Markup on iPad
    • Install app extensions
    • Use multiple apps simultaneously
      • Open two items in Split View
      • Open an app in Slide Over
      • View all of an app’s workspaces
      • Multitask with Picture in Picture
    • Drag and drop
    • Use AirDrop to send items
    • Quit and restart an app
  • App Store
    • Get apps, games, and fonts
    • Manage purchases, subscriptions, and settings
  • Books
    • Find and buy books and audiobooks
    • Read books
    • Listen to audiobooks
    • Set reading goals
    • Organize books
    • Read PDFs
  • Calendar
    • Create and edit events in Calendar
    • Send and receive invitations
    • Change how you view events
    • Search for events
    • Customize your calendar
    • Keep track of events
    • Use multiple calendars
    • Share iCloud calendars
  • Camera
    • Take photos
    • Take videos
    • Use Camera settings
    • HDR
    • View, share, and print photos
    • Scan a QR code
  • Clock
    • See the world clock
    • Set an alarm or bedtime schedule
    • Use the timer or stopwatch
  • Contacts
    • Add and use contact information
    • Edit contacts
    • Add your contact info
    • Use other contact accounts
    • Hide duplicate contacts
  • FaceTime
    • Set up FaceTime
    • Make and receive calls
    • Take a Live Photo
    • Make a Group FaceTime call
    • Use other apps during a call
    • Add camera effects
    • Change the audio and video settings
    • Leave a call or switch to Messages
    • Block unwanted callers
  • Files
    • Connect external devices or servers
    • View files and folders
    • Organize files and folders
    • Send files
    • Set up iCloud Drive
    • Share files in iCloud Drive
  • Find My
    • Find People
      • Share your location
      • Add or remove a friend
      • Locate a friend
      • Set location notifications for friends
    • Find Devices
      • Add or remove a device
      • Locate a device
      • Mark a device as lost
      • Erase a device
    • Adjust map settings
  • Home
    • Home overview
    • Add and control accessories
    • Set up accessories
    • Add more homes
    • Configure HomePod
    • Configure cameras
    • Configure a router
    • Create and use scenes
    • Control your home using Siri
    • Automations and remote access
    • Create an automation
    • Share controls with others
  • iTunes Store
    • Get music, movies, and TV shows
    • Manage purchases and settings
  • Mail
    • Write an email
    • Add attachments
    • Address and send email
    • View an email
    • Save an email draft
    • Flag and filter emails
    • Organize your email
    • Search for email
    • Delete and recover emails
    • Work with attachments
    • Print emails
  • Maps
    • View maps
    • Find places
    • Look around
    • Mark places
    • Get information about a place
    • Share places
    • Save favorite places
    • Create collections
    • Get traffic and weather info
    • Get directions
    • Follow turn-by-turn directions
    • Take Flyover tours in Maps
    • Help improve Maps
  • Measure
  • Messages
    • Set up Messages
    • Send and receive messages
    • Send photos, videos, and audio
    • Animate messages
    • Use iMessage apps
    • Use Animoji and Memoji
    • Send a Digital Touch effect
    • Send and receive money with Apple Pay
    • Change notifications
    • Filter and block messages
    • Delete messages
  • Music
    • Get music
    • View albums, playlists, and more
    • Play music
    • Listen to broadcast radio
    • Apple Music
      • Subscribe to Apple Music
      • Find new music
      • Add music and listen offline
      • Get personalized recommendations
      • Listen to Beats 1 radio
      • Search for music
      • Create playlists
      • See what your friends are listening to
      • Use Siri to play music
    • Change the way music sounds
  • News
    • Get started with News
    • View news stories in Today View
    • See news stories chosen just for you
    • Read stories
    • Apple News+
      • Subscribe to Apple News+
      • Browse and read Apple News+ stories and issues
    • Search for news stories
    • Save news stories for later
    • Subscribe to news channels
  • Notes
    • Write notes
    • Draw or use handwriting
    • Add attachments
    • Search and organize notes
    • Share and collaborate
    • Lock notes
    • Change settings
  • Photo Booth
    • Take photos
    • Delete, share, or copy a photo
    • View and edit photos in the Photos app
  • Photos
    • View photos and videos
    • Edit photos and videos
    • Edit Live Photos
    • Edit Portrait mode photos
    • Organize photos in albums
    • Search in Photos
    • Share photos and videos
    • View Memories
    • Find people in Photos
    • Browse photos by location
    • Use iCloud Photos
    • Share photos with iCloud Shared Albums
    • Use My Photo Stream
    • Import photos and videos
    • Print photos
  • Podcasts
    • Find podcasts
    • Play podcasts
    • Manage your subscriptions and library
  • Reminders
    • Set reminders
    • Organize reminders in lists
    • Share reminders and collaborate
  • Safari
    • Browse the web
    • Search for websites
    • Use tabs in Safari
    • Bookmark favorite webpages
    • Save pages to a reading list
    • Automatically fill in forms
    • Hide ads and distractions
    • Browse the web privately
  • Shortcuts
  • Stocks
  • Tips
  • TV
    • Set up the Apple TV app
    • Find shows, movies, and more
    • Watch shows and movies
  • Voice Memos
    • Make a recording
    • Play it back
    • Edit or delete a recording
    • Keep recordings up to date
    • Search for or rename a recording
    • Share a recording
    • Duplicate a recording
• Apple Pay
  • Set up Apple Pay
  • Pay in apps or on the web
  • Use Apple Cash
  • Use Apple Card
• Family Sharing
  • Set up Family Sharing
  • Share purchases with family members
  • Turn on Ask To Buy
  • Hide purchases
  • Share subscriptions
  • Share photos, a calendar, and more with family members
  • Locate a family member’s missing device
  • Set up Screen Time for family members
• Use iPad with other devices
  • Accessories included with iPad
  • AirPods
    • Set up AirPods
    • Listen with AirPods
    • Make and answer calls with AirPods
    • Use Siri with AirPods
    • Adjust AirPods settings
  • Connect Bluetooth devices
  • Share audio with AirPods and Beats headphones
  • Stream audio and video to other devices
  • Connect to a TV, projector, or monitor
  • Control audio on multiple devices
  • Apple Pencil
  • Use Smart Keyboard and Smart Keyboard Folio
  • Use Magic Keyboard
  • AirPrint
  • Handoff
  • Use Universal Clipboard
  • Make and receive Wi-Fi calls
  • Instant Hotspot
  • Personal Hotspot
  • Use iPad as a second display
  • Connect iPad and your computer using USB
  • Sync iPad with your computer
  • Transfer files with your computer
• Privacy and security
  • Privacy
    • Sign in with Apple
    • Set which apps can access your location
    • Change app access to private data
    • Limit ad targeting
  • Security
    • Set a passcode
    • Set up Face ID
    • Set up Touch ID
    • Change access to items when iPad is locked
    • Create website and app passwords
    • Share passwords with AirDrop
    • Make your Apple ID more secure
    • Set up iCloud Keychain
    • Use VPN
• Restart, update, reset, and restore
  • Restart iPad
  • Update iPadOS
  • Back up iPad
  • Return iPad settings to their defaults
  • Restore all content from a backup
  • Restore purchased and deleted items
  • Sell or give away your iPad
  • Erase all content and settings
  • Restore iPad to factory settings
  • Install or remove configuration profiles
• Accessibility
  • Get started with accessibility features
  • Vision
    • VoiceOver
      • Turn on and practice VoiceOver
      • Change your VoiceOver settings
      • Learn VoiceOver gestures
      • Operate iPad using VoiceOver gestures
      • Control VoiceOver using the rotor
      • Use the onscreen keyboard
      • Write with your finger
      • Control VoiceOver with Magic Keyboard
      • Type onscreen braille using VoiceOver
      • Use a braille display
      • Customize gestures and keyboard shortcuts
      • Use VoiceOver in apps
    • Zoom
    • Magnifier
    • Display & Text Size
    • Motion
    • Spoken Content
    • Audio Descriptions
  • Physical and Motor
    • Touch
      • AssistiveTouch
      • Touch
    • Face ID & Attention
    • Switch Control
      • Set up Switch Control
      • Use Switch Control
    • Voice Control
    • Home or top button
    • Apple TV Remote
    • Keyboards
    • Apple Pencil
    • AirPods Pro
  • Hearing
    • Hearing devices
    • Stream audio to hearing devices
    • RTT
    • Audio/Visual
    • Subtitles & Captioning
  • General
    • Guided Access
    • Siri
    • Accessibility shortcuts
• Safety, handling, and support
  • Important safety information
  • Important handling information
  • Get information about your iPad
  • View or change cellular settings
  • Find more resources for software and service
  • FCC compliance statement
  • ISED Canada compliance statement
  • Class 1 Laser information
  • Apple and the environment
  • Disposal and recycling information
  • ENERGY STAR compliance statement
• Copyright