iPad User Guide
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iPad User Guide
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What’s new in iPadOS
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Supported models
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Wake and unlock
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Learn basic gestures
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Learn gestures for models with Face ID
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View previews and quick actions menus
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Explore the Home screen and apps
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Change common settings
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Take a screenshot or screen recording
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Adjust the volume
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Change or turn off the sounds
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Search for content
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Use and customize Control Center
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View and organize Today View
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Access features from the Lock screen
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Travel with iPad
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Charge and monitor the battery
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Learn the meaning of the status icons
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Measure
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View photos and videos
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Edit photos and videos
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Edit Live Photos
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Edit Portrait mode photos
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Organize photos in albums
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Search in Photos
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Share photos and videos
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View Memories
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Find people in Photos
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Browse photos by location
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Use iCloud Photos
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Share photos with iCloud Shared Albums
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Use My Photo Stream
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Import photos and videos
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Print photos
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Shortcuts
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Stocks
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Tips
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Accessories included with iPad
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Connect Bluetooth devices
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Share audio with AirPods and Beats headphones
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Stream audio and video to other devices
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Connect to a TV, projector, or monitor
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Control audio on multiple devices
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Apple Pencil
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Use Smart Keyboard and Smart Keyboard Folio
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Use Magic Keyboard
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AirPrint
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Handoff
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Use Universal Clipboard
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Make and receive Wi-Fi calls
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Instant Hotspot
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Personal Hotspot
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Use iPad as a second display
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Connect iPad and your computer using USB
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Sync iPad with your computer
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Transfer files with your computer
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Get started with accessibility features
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Turn on and practice VoiceOver
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Change your VoiceOver settings
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Learn VoiceOver gestures
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Operate iPad using VoiceOver gestures
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Control VoiceOver using the rotor
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Use the onscreen keyboard
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Write with your finger
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Control VoiceOver with Magic Keyboard
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Type onscreen braille using VoiceOver
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Use a braille display
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Customize gestures and keyboard shortcuts
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Use VoiceOver in apps
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Zoom
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Magnifier
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Display & Text Size
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Motion
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Spoken Content
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Audio Descriptions
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Important safety information
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Important handling information
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Get information about your iPad
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View or change cellular settings
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Find more resources for software and service
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FCC compliance statement
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ISED Canada compliance statement
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Class 1 Laser information
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Apple and the environment
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Disposal and recycling information
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ENERGY STAR compliance statement
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Copyright
Share photos, a calendar, and more with family members on iPad
With Family Sharing on iPad, you can share a family photo album, a family calendar, your location, and more.
Share photos or videos with family members
When you set up Family Sharing, a shared album called Family is automatically created in the Photos app on all family members’ devices, which makes it easy to share family photos or videos.
Open the Photos app
, then select a photo or video, or select multiple photos or videos.
Tap
, then tap Shared Albums.
Add any comments you want, then tap Shared Albums.
Choose an album to add the photo or video to.
Members can unsubscribe from the family album, and the family organizer can delete it or remove subscribers. See Share iPad photos with Shared Albums in iCloud.
Add an event to the family calendar
When you set up Family Sharing, a shared calendar called Family is automatically created in the Calendar app on all family members’ devices. You can schedule an event on this calendar to share it with family members.
Open the Calendar app
, then add an event.
While entering the event details, tap Calendar, then tap Family to add the event to the family calendar.
Members can unsubscribe from the family calendar, and the family organizer can delete it. See Share iCloud calendars on iPad.
Share your location with family members
With Family Sharing, you can share your location with members of your family group. When the family organizer sets up Location Sharing in Family Sharing settings, the organizer’s location is automatically shared with everyone in the family. Then family members can choose whether or not to share their location.
When you share your location, your family members can see your location in Find My and in Messages and, if your device is lost, they can help you locate it with Find My.
Note: To share your location, you must have Location Services turned on in Settings > Privacy.
Go to Settings > [your name] > Family Sharing > Location Sharing, then turn on Share My Location.
Tap Change My Location to This iPad.
Tap a family member you want to share your location with, tap Share My Location, then tap
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You can repeat this step for each family member you want to share your location with. Each family member receives a message that you’re sharing your location and can choose to share their location with you.
You can also send or share your location from the Messages app (iOS 8, iPadOS 13, or later) by tapping the profile picture or name at the top of the conversation, tapping , then tapping Send My Current Location or Share My Location.
To stop sharing your location with a family member, tap the profile picture or name at the top of the conversation with the family member, tap , then tap Stop Sharing My Location.
To find a family member’s location, use the Find My on app .
Share a Personal Hotspot
With Family Sharing, you can share an Internet connection through a Personal Hotspot with members of your family group. When a member of your family group sets up a Personal Hotspot, other family members can use it without having to enter the password. See Share your iPad Internet connection.