Apple MC959LLA User Manual
iPad
User Guide
For iOS 4.3 Software
Contents
9 Chapter 1: At a Glance
9 Overview
10 Buttons
12 Micro-SIM Card Tray
13 Home Screen
17 Multi-Touch Screen
18 Onscreen Keyboard
23 Chapter 2: Getting Started
23 What You Need
24 Setting Up iPad
24 Syncing with iTunes
29 Connecting to the Internet
31 Adding Mail, Contacts, and Calendar Accounts
33 Disconnecting iPad from Your Computer
33 Viewing the User Guide on iPad
33 Battery
35 Using and Cleaning iPad
36 Chapter 3: Basics
36 Using Apps
40 Printing
42 Searching
43 Using Bluetooth Devices
44 File Sharing
45 Using AirPlay
46 Security Features
47 Chapter 4: Safari
47 About Safari
47 Viewing Webpages
50 Searching the Web
51 Bookmarks
52 Web Clips
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53 Chapter 5: Mail
53 About Mail
53 Setting Up Email Accounts
54 Sending Email
55 Checking and Reading Email
58 Searching Email
59 Printing Messages and Attachments
59 Organizing Email
60 Chapter 6: Camera
60 About Camera
61 Taking Photos and Recording Videos
62 Viewing and Sharing Photos and Videos
62 Trimming Videos
62 Uploading Photos and Videos to Your Computer
63 Chapter 7: FaceTime
63 About FaceTime
64 Signing In
65 Making a FaceTime Call
65 While You’re Talking
66 Chapter 8: Photo Booth
66 About Photo Booth
66 Selecting an Eect
67 Taking a Photo
67 Viewing and Sharing Photos
68 Uploading Photos to Your Computer
69 Chapter 9: Photos
69 About Photos
69 Syncing Photos and Videos with Your Computer
70 Importing Photos and Videos from iPhone or a Digital Camera
70 Viewing Photos and Videos
73 Sharing Photos
75 Assigning a Photo to a Contact
75 Printing Photos
75 Wallpaper and Lock Screen Photos
76 Using Picture Frame
77 Chapter 10: Videos
77 About Videos
78 Playing Videos
78 Controlling Video Playback
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79 Syncing Videos
80 Watching Rented Movies
80 Watching Videos on a TV
80 Deleting Videos from iPad
81 Chapter 11: YouTube
81 Finding and Viewing Videos
83 Controlling Video Playback
84 Managing Videos
84 Watching YouTube on a TV
85 Chapter 12: Calendar
85 About Calendar
85 Syncing Calendars
86 Adding, Editing, and Deleting Calendar Events
86 Viewing Your Calendars
88 Searching Calendars
88 Subscribing to Calendars
89 Responding to Meeting Invitations
90 Importing Calendar Files from Mail
90 Alerts
91 Chapter 13: Contacts
91 About Contacts
92 Syncing and Adding Contacts
92 Searching Contacts
93 Managing Contacts
93 Using Contact Information
94 Unied Contacts
95 Chapter 14: Notes
95 Writing and Reading Notes
96 Searching Notes
96 Emailing Notes
96 Syncing Notes
97 Chapter 15: Maps
97 About Maps
97 Finding and Viewing Locations
102 Getting Directions
103 Showing Trac Conditions
103 Finding and Contacting Businesses
104 Sharing Location Information
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105 Chapter 16: iPod
105 Adding Music and More to iPad
105 Playing Music and Other Audio
109 Using Playlists
112 Home Sharing
112 Transferring Content
113 Chapter 17: iTunes Store
113 About the iTunes Store
113 Transferring Content
114 Finding Music, Videos, and More
114 Following Artists and Friends
115 Purchasing Music or Audiobooks
116 Purchasing or Renting Videos
117 Listening to or Watching Podcasts
117 Checking Download Status
118 Syncing Content
118 Viewing Apple ID Information
118 Verifying Purchases
119 Chapter 18: App Store
119 About the App Store
120 Browsing and Searching
120 Getting More Information
121 Buying Apps
121 Using Apps
122 Updating Apps
122 Writing Reviews
123 Deleting Apps
123 Syncing Purchases
124 Chapter 19: iBooks
124 About iBooks
125 Syncing Books and PDFs
125 Using the iBookstore
126 Reading Books
127 Reading PDFs
127 Changing a Book’s Appearance
128 Searching Books and PDFs
128 Looking up the Denition of a Word
128 Having a Book Read to You
128 Printing or Emailing a PDF
129 Organizing the Bookshelf
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130 Chapter 20: Game Center
130 About Game Center
130 Setting Up Game Center
132 Games
134 Friends
135 Your Status and Account Information
136 Parental Controls
137 Chapter 21: Accessibility
137 Universal Access Features
138 VoiceOver
148 Zoom
149 Large Text
149 White on Black
149 Mono Audio
149 Speak Auto-Text
150 Triple-Click Home
150 Closed Captioning and Other Helpful Features
151 Chapter 22: Settings
151 About Settings
151 Airplane Mode
152 VPN
152 Wi-Fi
153 Notications
153 Location Services
154 Carrier
154 Cellular Data
154 Brightness & Wallpaper
155 Picture Frame
155 General
163 Mail, Contacts, Calendars
166 Safari
168 iPod
168 Video
169 Photos
169 FaceTime
170 Notes
170 Store
171 Appendix A: iPad in the Enterprise
171 iPad at Work
171 Using Conguration Proles
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172 Setting Up Microsoft Exchange Accounts
172 VPN Access
173 LDAP and CardDAV Accounts
174 Appendix B: International Keyboards
174 Adding Keyboards
174 Switching Keyboards
175 Chinese
177 Japanese
177 Korean
177 Vietnamese
178 Creating Dictionaries
179 Appendix C: Tips and Troubleshooting
179 Tips and Troubleshooting
180 iTunes and Syncing
181 Backing Up iPad
182 Updating and Restoring iPad Software
184 Safari, Mail, and Contacts
185 Sound, Music, and Video
187 FaceTime
188 iTunes Store and App Store
188 Restarting and Resetting iPad
188 iPad Still Doesn’t Respond After Reset
188 Safety, Service, and Support Information
189 Disposal and Recycling Information
189 Apple and the Environment
190 Index
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At a Glance
Multi-Touch
screen
Statusbar
Home
Front
camera
Appicons
Speaker
Micro-SIMtray
(onsomemodels)
Microphone
Headphone
jack
Volume
buttons
SideSwitch
Sleep/Wake
Dockconnector
Back
camera
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Read this chapter to learn about iPad features, how to use the controls, and more.
Overview
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Accessories
DockConnectortoUSBCable
10WUSBPowerAdapter
Sleep/Wake
button
Item What you can do with it
10W USB power adapter Use the 10W USB power adapter to provide power to iPad
and charge the battery.
Dock Connector to USB Cable Use this cable to connect iPad to your computer to sync,
or to the 10W USB power adapter to charge. Use the cable
with the optional iPad Dock, or plug it directly into iPad.
Buttons
A few simple buttons make it easy to turn iPad on and o and adjust the volume.
Sleep/Wake Button
You can lock iPad by putting it to sleep when you’re not using it. When you lock iPad,
nothing happens if you touch the screen, but music continues playing and you can
use the volume buttons.
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Lock iPad Press the Sleep/Wake button.
Unlock iPad Press the Home
then drag the slider.
Turn iPad o Press and hold the Sleep/Wake button for a few seconds
until the red slider appears, then drag the slider.
Turn iPad on Press and hold the Sleep/Wake button until the Apple
logo appears.
button or the Sleep/Wake button,
If you don’t touch the screen for a minute or two, iPad locks automatically. To change
this, see “Auto-Lock” on page 15 7. If you want to require a passcode to unlock iPad, see
“Passcode Lock” on page 15 7.
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You can use the iPad Smart Cover, available separately, to automatically unlock
Volume
buttons
Side
Switch
iPad 2 when you open the cover and lock iPad 2 when you close it. See “iPad Cover
Lock/Unlock” on page 15 8 .
Volume Buttons
Use the volume buttons to adjust the audio volume of songs and other media, and of
alerts and sound eects.
Increase the volume Press the Volume Up button. To set a volume limit for
music and other media, in Settings, choose iPod > Volume
Limit.
Decrease the volume Press the Volume Down button.
Mute the sound Press and hold the Volume Down button to mute audio or
video playback.
Suppress notications and
sound eects
Slide the Side Switch down to mute notications and
sound eects. This switch doesn’t mute audio or video
playback. See “Sounds
” on page 156.
You can also use the Side Switch to lock the screen rotation. In Settings, choose
General > Use Side Switch…, then tap Lock Rotation. See “Side Switch” on page 160.
WARNING: For important information about avoiding hearing loss, see the
iPad Important Product Information Guide at support.apple.com/manuals/ipad.
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Micro-SIM Card Tray
SIMeject
tool
Micro-SIM
card
SIM
tray
The micro-SIM card in some iPad Wi-Fi + 3G models is used for cellular data. It’s also
known as a third form factor (or 3FF) SIM. If your micro-SIM card wasn’t preinstalled or if
you change cellular data carriers, you may need to install or replace the micro-SIM card.
Open the SIM tray:
1 Insert the tip of the SIM eject tool into the hole on the SIM tray.
Press rmly and push the tool straight in until the tray pops out. If you don’t have a
SIM eject tool, you can use the end of a paper clip.
2 Pull out the SIM tray to install or replace the micro-SIM card.
For more information, see “Joining a Cellular Data Network ” on page 30.
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Home Screen
Press the Home button at any time to go to the Home screen, which contains your
iPad apps. Tap any icon to open the app.
Status Icons
The icons in the status bar at the top of the screen give information about iPad:
Status icon What it means
Airplane mode Shows that airplane mode is on—you can’t access the
Internet, or use Bluetooth® devices. Non-wireless features
are available. See “Airplane Mode
3G Shows that your carrier’s 3G network (iPad Wi-Fi + 3G) is
available, and you can connect to the Internet over 3G.
See “Connecting to the Internet
EDGE Shows that your carrier’s EDGE network (some iPad Wi-Fi
+ 3G models) is available, and you can connect to the
Internet over EDGE. See “Connecting to the Internet
page 29.
GPRS Shows that your carrier’s GPRS network (some iPad Wi-Fi
+ 3G models) is available, and you can connect to the
Internet over GPRS. See “Connecting to the Internet
page 29.
Wi-Fi Shows that iPad has a Wi-Fi Internet connection. The more
bars, the stronger the connection. See “Connecting to the
Internet
” on page 29.
Activity Shows network and other activity. Some third-party apps
may also use this icon to indicate an active process.
VPN Shows that you’re connected to a network using VPN. See
“VPN
” on page 15 2 .
Lock Shows that iPad is locked. See “Sleep/Wake Button” on
page 10 .
Screen orientation lock Shows that the screen orientation is locked. See “Viewing
in Portrait or Landscape
Play Shows that a song, audiobook, or podcast is playing. See
“Playing Songs
Bluetooth White icon: Bluetooth is on and a device, such as a headset
or keyboard, is connected.
no device is connected.
Battery Shows the battery level or charging status. See “Charging
the Battery
” on page 105.
” on page 33.
” on page 16 .
No icon: Bluetooth is turned o.
” on page 151.
” on page 29.
” on
” on
Gray icon: Bluetooth is on, but
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iPad Apps
The following apps are included with iPad:
Browse websites on the Internet. Rotate iPad sideways for widescreen viewing. Double-
tap to zoom in or out—Safari automatically ts the webpage column to the screen.
Safari
Mail
Photos
iPod
Calendar
Contacts
Notes
Maps
Videos
YouTube
Open multiple pages. Sync bookmarks with Safari or Microsoft Internet Explorer on
your computer. Add Safari web clips to the Home screen for fast access to favorite
websites. Save images from websites to your Photo Library. Print webpages using
AirPrint. See Chapter 4, “ Safari,” on page 47.
Send and receive mail using many of the most popular email services, Microsoft
Exchange, or most industry-standard POP3 and IMAP mail services. Send and save
photos. View PDF les and other attachments, or open them in other apps. Print
messages and attachments using AirPrint. See Chapter 5, “ Mail,” on page 53.
Organize your favorite photos and videos into albums. Watch a slideshow. Zoom in
for a closer look. Share photos and videos using mail or MobileMe (sold separately), or
print photos using AirPrint. See Chapter 9, “ Photos,” on page 69.
Sync with your iTunes library and listen to your songs, audiobooks, and podcasts on
iPad. Create and manage playlists, or use Genius to create playlists for you. Listen to
Genius Mixes of songs from your library. Use Home Sharing to play music from your
computer. Stream your music or videos wirelessly to an Apple TV or compatible audio
system using AirPlay. See Chapter 16 , “ iPod,” on page 105.
Keep your calendar current on iPad, or sync it with your Mac OS X or Windows calendar.
Subscribe to others’ calendars. Sync over the Internet with Microsoft Exchange or
CalDAV servers. See Chapter 12 , “Calendar,” on page 85.
Organize your address book and keep it up to date on iPad, or sync it with
your Mac OS X or Windows address book. Sync wirelessly with MobileMe (sold
separately), Google Contacts, Yahoo! Address Book, and Microsoft Exchange. See
Chapter 13 , “ Contacts,” on page 91.
Jot notes on the go—reminders, grocery lists, brilliant ideas. Send them in email. Sync
notes to Mail or Microsoft Outlook or Outlook Express. See Chapter 14, “Notes,” on
page 95.
See a classic, satellite, hybrid, or terrain view of locations around the world. Zoom in for
a closer look, or check out Google Street View. Find your current location. Get detailed
driving, public transit, or walking directions and see current highway trac conditions.
Find businesses in the area. See Chapter 15, “ Maps,” on page 97.
Play movies, TV shows, podcasts, videos from your iTunes library or your movie
collection. Buy or rent movies on iPad using the iTunes Store. Download video
podcasts. See Chapter 10, “ Videos,” on page 77.
Play videos from YouTube’s online collection. Search for any video, or browse featured,
most viewed, most recently updated, and top-rated videos. Set up and log in to your
YouTube account—then rate videos, sync your favorites, show subscriptions, and more.
See Chapter 11 , “ YouTube,” on page 81.
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iTunes
App Store
Game
Center
FaceTime
Camera
Photo
Booth
Settings
Search the iTunes Store for music, audiobooks, TV shows, music videos, and movies.
Browse, preview, purchase, and download new releases, top items, and more. Buy or rent
movies and TV shows to view on iPad. Download podcasts. Read reviews, or write your
own reviews for your favorite store items. See Chapter 17, “ iTunes Store,” on page 113 .
Search the App Store for apps you can purchase or download. Read reviews, or write
your own reviews for your favorite apps. Download and install the apps on your Home
screen. See Chapter 18, “App Store,” on page 11 9 .
Discover new games and share your game experiences with friends. Invite a friend, or
request a match with an opponent. Check player rankings on the leaderboards. Gain
achievements for extra points. See Chapter 20, “ Game Center,” on page 13 0 .
Make video calls to other FaceTime users over Wi-Fi. Use the front camera to talk face to
face, or the back camera to share what you see. See Chapter 7, “FaceTime,” on page 63.
Take photos and record videos. View them on iPad, email them, or upload them to your
computer or the Internet. Tap to set the exposure. Trim and save video clips. Upload
videos directly to YouTube or MobileMe. See Chapter 6, “ Camera,” on page 60.
Use the front or back camera to take a snapshot. Add a special eect, such as twirl or
stretch, before you take a snapshot. Snapshots are saved in an album in the Photo app.
See Chapter 8, “ Photo Booth,” on page 66.
Personalize your iPad settings in one convenient place—network, mail, web, music,
video, photos, and more. Set up Picture Frame, mail accounts, contacts, and calendars.
Manage your cellular data account (iPad Wi-Fi + 3G). Set auto-lock and a passcode for
security. See Chapter 22, “ Settings,” on page 151.
Additionally, you can get the following apps from the App Store on iPad:
Download the free iBooks app from the App Store. Tap the store button and browse
tens of thousands of ePub and PDF books—many of them free. Print PDFs using
iBooks
Pages
Numbers
Keynote
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AirPrint. Use bookmarks and highlights to save your place and note your favorite
passages. See Chapter 19, “iBooks,” on page 124 .
Use Multi-Touch gestures to create and share documents on iPad. Develop letters,
yers, brochures, reports, and more. Begin a document on iPad and nish it on your
computer. You can purchase the Pages app from the App Store.
Develop spreadsheets with tables, charts, photos, and text. With a few taps, you can
organize data, perform calculations, and manage lists. Numbers oers many templates
or you can choose the Blank template to create a unique spreadsheet. You can
purchase the Numbers app from the App Store.
Choose from Keynote themes to create a presentation. Add photos and videos from
the Photos app; organize data with tables and charts; and when your presentation is
ready, use full-screen view to play it on iPad. Import Keynote presentations you create
on your computer. You can purchase the Keynote app from the App Store.
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Note: App functionality and availability may vary depending on where you purchase
and use iPad.
Viewing in Portrait or Landscape
You can view iPad‘s built-in apps in either portrait or landscape orientation. Rotate iPad
and the screen rotates too, adjusting automatically to t the new orientation.
You may prefer landscape orientation for viewing webpages in Safari, for example, or
when entering text. Webpages automatically scale to the wider screen, making the
text and images larger. The onscreen keyboard also becomes larger, which may help
increase your typing speed and accuracy. Lock the screen orientation if you want to
keep the screen from rotating.
Lock the screen in portrait or landscape orientation: Double-click the Home
button to view the Multitasking status bar, then ick from left to right. Tap to lock
the screen orientation.
You can also set the Side Switch to lock the screen orientation instead of silencing
sound eects and notications. Go to Settings > General.
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Multi-Touch Screen
Brightness
Index
The controls on the Multi-Touch screen change dynamically, depending on the task
you’re performing. To control iPad, use your ngers to tap, double-tap, and swipe.
Adjusting Brightness
To adjust the screen’s brightness, double-click the Home button to view the
Multitasking status bar. Flick from left to right, then drag the brightness slider.
You can use Auto-Brightness to automatically adjust the screen’s brightness.
In Settings, choose Brightness & Wallpaper, then turn Auto-Brightness on or o.
See “Brightness & Wallpaper” on page 154.
Using Lists
Some lists have an index along the side to help you navigate quickly.
Find items in an indexed list: Tap a letter to jump to items starting with that letter.
Drag your nger along the index to scroll quickly through the list.
Choose an item: Tap an item in the list.
Depending on the list, tapping an item can do dierent things—for example, it may
open a new list, play a song, open an email message, or show someone’s contact
information.
Return to a previous list: Tap the back button in the upper-left corner.
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Zooming In or Out
When viewing photos, webpages, email, or maps, you can zoom in and out. Pinch your
ngers together or apart. For photos and webpages, you can double-tap (tap twice
quickly) to zoom in, then double-tap again to zoom out. For maps, double-tap to zoom
in and tap once with two ngers to zoom out.
Zoom is also an accessibility feature that lets you magnify the entire screen of any app
you’re using and helps you see what’s on the display. See “Zoom” on page 148.
Onscreen Keyboard
The onscreen keyboard appears automatically anytime you need to type. Use the
keyboard to enter text, such as contact information, email, and web addresses. The
keyboard corrects misspellings, predicts what you’re typing, and learns as you use it.
You can also use an Apple Wireless Keyboard to type. When you use an external
keyboard, the onscreen keyboard doesn’t appear. See “Using an Apple Wireless
Keyboard” on page 20.
Typing
Depending on the app you’re using, the intelligent keyboard may automatically
suggest corrections as you type, to help prevent mistyped words.
Enter text:
1 Tap a text eld, such as in a note or new contact, to bring up the keyboard.
2 Tap keys on the keyboard.
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If you touch the wrong key, you can slide your nger to the correct key. The letter isn’t
entered until you release your nger from the key.
Backspace to delete the
previous character
Quickly type a period and space Double-tap the space bar.
Type uppercase Tap the Shift
Turn caps lock on Double-tap the Shift
Show numbers, punctuation,
or symbols
Use an international keyboard Touch and hold the Next Keyboard
Type letters or symbols that aren’t
on the keyboard
Hide the onscreen keyboard Tap the Keyboard
Tap .
You can turn this feature on or o in Settings > General >
Keyboard.
key before tapping a letter. Or touch and
hold the Shift key, then slide to a letter.
key. The Shift key turns blue, and
all letters you type are uppercase. Tap the Shift key to turn
caps lock o.
You can turn this feature on or o in Settings > General >
Keyboard.
Tap the Number
additional punctuation and symbols.
a menu of languages, then tap the language. See
Appendix B, “ International Keyboards,” on page 17 4.
You can add or remove international keyboards in
Settings > General > Keyboard.
Touch and hold the related letter or symbol, then slide to
choose a variation.
key. Tap the Symbol key to see
key to hide the onscreen keyboard.
key to display
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Using an Apple Wireless Keyboard
For ease of typing, you can use an Apple Wireless Keyboard with iPad.
The Apple Wireless Keyboard connects using Bluetooth, so you must pair the keyboard
with iPad. See “Pairing Bluetooth Devices” on page 43.
Once the keyboard is paired with iPad, it connects whenever the keyboard is within
range (up to 33 feet or 10 meters). You can tell that the keyboard is connected if the
onscreen keyboard doesn’t appear when you tap in a text eld.
Switch the language when using a hardware keyboard: Hold down the Command
key and tap the space bar to display a list of available languages. Tap the space bar
again to choose a language.
Disconnect a wireless keyboard from iPad: Hold down the power button on the
keyboard until the green light goes o.
iPad disconnects the keyboard when it’s out of range.
Unpair a wireless keyboard from iPad: In Settings, choose General > Bluetooth,
tap next to the keyboard name, then tap “Forget this Device.”
You can apply dierent layouts to a wireless keyboard. See Appendix B, “International
Keyboards,” on page 17 4 and “Keyboard Layouts” on page 22.
Dictionary
For many languages, iPad has dictionaries to help you type. The appropriate dictionary
is activated automatically when you select a supported keyboard.
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To see a list of supported languages, from Settings, choose General > International >
Keyboards.
iPad uses the active dictionary to suggest corrections or complete the word you’re
typing. You don’t need to interrupt your typing to accept the suggested word.
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Accept or reject dictionary suggestions:
m To reject the suggested word, nish typing the word as you want it, then tap the
suggestion to dismiss it before typing anything else. Each time you reject a suggestion
for the same word, iPad becomes more likely to accept your word.
m To use the suggested word, type a space, punctuation mark, or return character.
Reset dictionary suggestions: In Settings, choose General > Reset > Reset Keyboard
Dictionary. This resets all the suggestions you’ve made to the dictionary.
Turn Auto-Correction on or o: In Settings, choose General > Keyboard, then turn
Auto-Correction on or o. Auto-Correction is normally on.
Turn Speak Auto-text on or o: In Settings, choose General > Accessibility, then turn
Speak Auto-text on or o. Speak Auto-text speaks the text suggestions.
Note: If you’re entering Chinese or Japanese characters, tap one of the alternatives the
dictionary suggests.
Editing—Cut, Copy, and Paste
The Multi-Touch screen makes it easy to make changes to text you’ve entered. An
onscreen magnifying glass helps you position the insertion point precisely where you
need it. Grab points on selected text let you quickly select more or less text. You can
also cut, copy, and paste text and photos within apps, or across multiple apps.
Position the insertion point: Touch and hold to bring up the magnifying glass, then
drag to position the insertion point.
Select text: Tap the insertion point to display the selection buttons. Tap Select to
select the adjacent word, or tap Select All to select all text. You can also double-tap a
word to select it. In read-only documents such as webpages, touch and hold a word
to select it.
Drag the grab points to select more or less text.
Cut or copy text: Select text, then tap Cut or Copy.
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Paste text: Tap the insertion point, then tap Paste to insert the last text that you cut or
copied. Or, select text, then tap Paste to replace the text.
Undo the last edit: Shake iPad, or tap undo on the keyboard.
Keyboard Layouts
You can use Settings to set the layouts for the onscreen software keyboard and for any
hardware keyboards. Available layouts depend on the keyboard language.
Select a keyboard layout: In Settings, choose General > Keyboard > International
Keyboards, then select a keyboard. For each language, you can make separate
selections for both the onscreen software keyboard and any external hardware
keyboards.
The software keyboard layout determines the layout of the keyboard on the iPad
screen. The hardware keyboard layout determines the layout of an Apple Wireless
Keyboard connected to iPad.
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Getting Started
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Connect iPad to your computer and use iTunes to set up, register, and sync content.
What You Need
·
WARNING: To avoid injury, read all operating instructions in this guide
and safety information in the iPad Important Product Information Guide at
support.apple.com/manuals/ipad before using iPad.
To use iPad, you need:
A Mac or a PC with a USB 2.0 port and one of the following operating systems: Â
Mac OS X version 10.5.8 or later Â
Windows 7, Windows Vista, or Windows XP Home or Professional with Service Pack 3 Â
or later
iTunes 10.2 or later, available at  www.itunes.com/download
An Apple ID Â
Broadband Internet access Â
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Setting Up iPad
Before you can use iPad, you must use iTunes to set it up. You can also register iPad
and create an Apple ID (not available in some countries) if you don’t already have one.
Set up iPad:
1 Download and install the latest version of iTunes from www.itunes.com/download.
2 Connect iPad to a USB 2.0 port on your Mac or PC using the cable that came with iPad.
3 Follow the onscreen instructions in iTunes to register iPad and sync iPad with music,
video, and other content from your iTunes library, and with your contacts, calendars,
and bookmarks on your computer.
In the Set Up Your iPad screen, select “Automatically sync contacts, calendars and
bookmarks” to have those items sync automatically when you connect iPad to
your computer.
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Syncing with iTunes
Use iTunes to sync your music, videos, downloaded apps, and other iTunes library
content from your computer. You can also sync your contacts, calendars, and your
browser bookmarks. iTunes lets you choose the content and information that you
want to sync with iPad. By default, iTunes syncs automatically whenever you connect
iPad to your computer. When you sync, you can also transfer information you create
or purchase on iPad to your computer.
Setting Up Syncing
You can set iTunes to sync the following:
Music Â
Movies Â
TV Shows Â
Games and apps downloaded from the App Store Â
Music videos Â
Podcasts Â
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Books and audiobooks Â
iTunes U collections Â
Photos and videos (in your computer’s photo app or folder) Â
Contacts—names, phone numbers, addresses, email addresses, and more Â
Calendars—appointments and events Â
Notes Â
Email account settings Â
Webpage bookmarks Â
You can adjust sync settings whenever you connect iPad to your computer.
Sync your music, audiobooks, podcasts, iTunes U collections, videos, books, and apps
from your iTunes library. If you don’t already have content in iTunes, go to the iTunes
Store (available in some countries) to preview and download content to iTunes. You
can also add music to your iTunes library from your CDs. To learn about iTunes and the
iTunes Store, open iTunes and choose Help > iTunes Help.
Contacts, calendars, notes, and webpage bookmarks are synced with applications
on your computer. New entries or changes you make on iPad are synced to your
computer, and vice versa.
iTunes also lets you sync photos and videos, either from an application or from a folder.
Email account settings are synced only one direction, from your computer’s email app
to iPad. This allows you to customize your email accounts on iPad without aecting
email account settings on your computer.
Note: You can also set up email accounts directly on iPad. See “Adding Mail, Contacts,
and Calendar Accounts” on page 31.
iTunes Store and App Store purchases you make on iPad are synced with the iTunes
library on your computer when you connect. You can also purchase or download
content and apps from the iTunes Store on your computer, and then sync them to iPad.
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You can set iPad to sync only a portion of what’s on your computer. For example, you
might want to sync only certain music playlists, or only unwatched video podcasts.
Important: You should log in to your own user account on your computer before
connecting iPad.
Set up iTunes syncing:
1 Connect iPad to your computer, and open iTunes (if it doesn’t open automatically).
2 In iTunes, select iPad in the sidebar.
3 Congure the sync settings in each of the settings panes.
See the following section for a description of each pane.
4 Click Apply in the lower-right corner of the screen.
By default, “Open iTunes when this iPad is connected” is selected.
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iPad Settings Panes in iTunes
The following sections provide an overview of each of the iPad settings panes.
For more information, open iTunes and choose Help > iTunes Help.
Summary Pane
Select “Open iTunes when this iPad is attached” to have iTunes open and sync iPad
automatically whenever you connect it to your computer. Deselect this option if you
want to sync only by clicking the Sync button in iTunes. For more information about
preventing automatic syncing, see “Preventing Automatic Syncing” on page 29.
Select “Sync only checked songs and videos” if you want iTunes to skip unchecked
items in your iTunes library when syncing.
Select “Manually manage music and videos” to turn o automatic syncing in the Music
and Video settings panes.
Select “Encrypt iPad backup” if you want to encrypt the information stored on your
computer when iTunes makes a backup. Encrypted backups are shown with a lock
icon, and require a password to restore the information to iPad. See “Updating and
Restoring iPad Software” on page 18 2 .
To turn on accessibility features, click Congure Universal Access. For more information,
see “Universal Access Features” on page 13 7.
Info Pane
The Info pane lets you congure the sync settings for your contacts, calendars, email
accounts, and web browser.
Contacts Â
You can sync contacts with applications such as Mac OS X Address Book, Yahoo!
Address Book, and Google Contacts on a Mac, or with Yahoo! Address Book, Google
Contacts, Windows Address Book (Microsoft Outlook Express), Windows Vista
Contacts, or Microsoft Outlook 2003, 2007, or 2010 on a PC. (On a Mac, you can sync
contacts with multiple applications. On a PC, you can sync contacts with only one
application at a time.)
If you sync with Yahoo! Address Book, you only need to click Congure to enter your
new login information when you change your Yahoo! ID or password after you’ve
set up syncing.
Calendars Â
You can sync calendars from applications such as iCal on a Mac, or from Microsoft
Outlook 2003, 2007, or 2010 on a PC. (On a Mac, you can sync calendars with multiple
applications. On a PC, you can sync calendars with only one application at a time.)
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Mail Accounts Â
You can sync email account settings from Mail on a Mac, and from Microsoft
Outlook 2003, 2007, or 2010 or Microsoft Outlook Express on a PC. Account settings
are only transferred from your computer to iPad. Changes you make to an email
account on iPad don’t aect the account on your computer.
Note: The password for your Yahoo! email account isn’t saved on your computer, so
it can’t be synced and must be entered on iPad. In Settings, choose “Mail, Contacts,
Calendars,” tap your Yahoo! account, and enter the password.
Other Â
Sync bookmarks from Safari on a Mac, or from Safari or Microsoft Internet Explorer
on a PC.
Sync notes in the Notes app on iPad with notes in Mail on a Mac or with Microsoft
Outlook 2003 or 2007 on a PC.
Advanced Â
Select one or more of these options if your want to replace the information on iPad
with the information on your computer during the next sync.
Apps Pane
Use the Apps pane to sync App Store apps, arrange apps on the iPad Home screen,
or copy documents between iPad and your computer.
Select “Automatically sync new apps” to sync new apps to iPad that you downloaded
or synced from another device. If you delete an app on iPad, you can reinstall it from
the Apps pane if it was previously synced.
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You can create documents on iPad, and then copy them to your computer. You can
also copy documents from your computer to iPad, and use them with apps that
support le sharing. Apps that support le sharing are shown in the File Sharing Apps
list. For more information about le sharing, see “File Sharing” on page 44.
Music, Movies, TV Shows, Podcasts, and iTunes U Panes
Use these panes to specify the media you want to sync. You can sync all music, movies,
TV shows, podcasts, and iTunes U collections, or select the content you want on iPad.
To watch rented movies in your iTunes library on iPad, transfer them to iPad using
the Movies pane.
Books Pane
You can sync books you’ve downloaded from the iBookstore, and many free ePub
books from other sources. You can also sync audiobooks, and if the book has more
than one part, just the portions you want.
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Photos Pane
You can sync photos and videos with iPhoto 6.0.6 or later, or Aperture 3.0.2 or later
on a Mac; or with Adobe Photoshop Elements 8.0 or later on a PC. You can also sync
photos and videos in any folder on your computer that contains images or videos.
Preventing Automatic Syncing
You can prevent iPad from syncing automatically when you connect iPad to a
dierent computer.
Prevent automatic syncing for all iPads: In iTunes choose iTunes > Preferences (on a
Mac) or Edit > Preferences (on a PC), click Devices, then select “Prevent iPods, iPhones,
and iPads from syncing automatically.”
If this checkbox is selected, iPad won’t sync automatically, even if “Open iTunes when
this iPad is connected” is selected in the Summary pane.
Prevent automatic syncing one time, without changing settings: Open iTunes,
connect iPad to your computer, then press and hold Command-Option (on a Mac) or
Shift-Control (on a PC) until iPad appears in the sidebar.
Sync manually: In iTunes, select iPad in the sidebar, then click Sync in the lower-right
corner of the window. Or, if you’ve changed any sync settings, click Apply.
Connecting to the Internet
iPad can join AirPort and other Wi-Fi networks at home, at work, or at Wi-Fi hotspots
around the world. When joined to a Wi-Fi network that’s connected to the Internet,
iPad connects to the Internet automatically whenever you use Mail, Safari, YouTube,
the App Store, or the iTunes Store. iPad connects to the Internet using a Wi-Fi network.
iPad Wi-Fi + 3G can also connect to the Internet using a cellular data network. Data
service is sold separately.
Joining a Wi-Fi Network
Use Wi-Fi settings to turn on Wi-Fi and join Wi-Fi networks.
Turn on Wi-Fi: Choose Settings > Wi-Fi and turn Wi-Fi on.
Join a Wi-Fi network: Choose Settings > Wi-Fi, wait a moment as iPad detects
networks in range, then select a network (fees may apply to join some Wi-Fi networks).
If necessary, enter a password and tap Join (networks that require a password appear
with a lock icon).
Once you join a Wi-Fi network, iPad automatically connects to it whenever the network
is in range. If more than one previously used network is in range, iPad joins the one
last used.
When iPad has a Wi-Fi connection, the Wi-Fi icon in the status bar shows the
connection strength. The more bars you see, the stronger the connection.
For information about conguring Wi-Fi settings, see “Wi-Fi” on page 15 2 .
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Joining a Cellular Data Network
Before you can join a cellular data network on iPad Wi-Fi + 3G, you must sign up for a
cellular data plan with an iPad service carrier in your area. With some carriers, you can
choose a data plan, track your data usage, and change or cancel your plan on iPad.
On some models, 3G, EDGE, and GPRS provide Internet connectivity over the cellular
network available through your carrier’s wireless service. Check the carrier’s network
coverage in your area for availability.
If iPad is connected to the Internet using the cellular data network, you see the
3G ( ), EDGE ( ), or GPRS ( ) icon in the status bar.
Turn Data Roaming on: If you’re outside your carrier’s network, you may be able to
use a cellular data network from another carrier. In Settings, choose Cellular Data and
turn Data Roaming on.
Important: Roaming charges may apply. To avoid data roaming charges, make sure
Data Roaming is turned o.
Monitor your cellular data network usage: In Settings, choose Cellular Data >
View Account.
Set up a cellular data plan on iPad: From the iPad Home screen, tap Settings and
choose Cellular Data. Tap View Account, then follow the onscreen instructions.
Cellular data settings may vary depending on the carrier.
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iPad is unlocked, so you can choose your preferred carrier. Cellular data settings vary,
depending on the carrier. If your iPad Wi-Fi + 3G didn’t come with a micro-SIM card,
contact your carrier to set up an account and obtain a compatible micro-SIM card.
Not all carriers oer 3G data plans.
Internet Access on an Airplane
Airplane mode on iPad Wi-Fi + 3G turns o the iPad radio transmitters to comply
with airline regulations. In some regions, where allowed by the aircraft operator and
applicable laws and regulations, you can turn on Wi-Fi while airplane mode is on, to:
Send and receive email Â
Browse the Internet Â
Sync your contacts and calendars over the air Â
Stream YouTube videos Â
Purchase music and apps Â
For more information, see “Airplane Mode” on page 151.
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