For iOS 8.1 Software
8 Chapter 1: iPad at a Glance
8iPad Overview
9Accessories
10Multi-Touch screen
10Sleep/Wake button
11Home button
11Volume buttons and the Side Switch
12SIM card tray
13Status icons
14Chapter 2: Getting Started
14 Set up iPad
14Sign up for cellular service
15Connect to Wi-Fi
15 Apple ID
15 iCloud
17Set up other mail, contacts, and calendar accounts
17Manage content on your iOS devices
18Sync with iTunes
18Connect iPad to your computer
19Date and time
19International settings
19Your iPad name
20View this user guide on iPad
20Tips for using iOS 8
21Chapter 3: Basics
21 Use apps
24Continuity
25Customize iPad
27Type text
30Dictate
31Search
32Control Center
33Alerts and Notification Center
34Sounds and silence
34Do Not Disturb
34Sharing
37iCloud Drive
37Transfer files
38Personal Hotspot
38AirPlay
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38AirPrint
39Apple Pay
39Bluetooth devices
40Restrictions
40Privacy
41Security
44Charge and monitor the battery
45Travel with iPad
46Chapter 4: Siri
46Use Siri
47Tell Siri about yourself
47Make corrections
47Siri settings
48Chapter 5: Messages
48iMessage service
49Send and receive messages
50Manage conversations
50Share photos, videos, your location, and more
51Messages settings
52Chapter 6: Mail
52Write messages
53Get a sneak peek
53Finish a message later
54See important messages
54Attachments
55Work with multiple messages
55See and save addresses
55Print messages
56Mail settings
57Chapter 7: Safari
57Safari at a glance
58Search the web
58Browse the web
59Keep bookmarks
60Save a reading list for later
60Shared links and subscriptions
61Fill in forms
62Avoid clutter with Reader
62Privacy and security
63Safari settings
64Chapter 8: Music
64Get music
65iTunes Radio
66Browse and play
67iCloud and iTunes Match
68Playlists
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68Genius—made for you
69Siri
69 Home Sharing
69 Music settings
71 Chapter 9: FaceTime
71FaceTime at a glance
72Make and answer calls
72Manage calls
73Chapter 10: Calendar
73Calendar at a glance
74Invitations
74Use multiple calendars
75Share iCloud calendars
75Calendar settings
76Chapter 11: Photos
76View photos and videos
77Organize photos and videos
78My Photo Stream
79iCloud Photo Library beta
79iCloud Photo Sharing
80Other ways to share photos and videos
81Edit photos and trim videos
82Print photos
82Import photos and videos
83Photos settings
84Chapter 12: Camera
84Camera at a glance
85Take photos and videos
86HDR
86View, share, and print
87Camera settings
88Chapter 13: Contacts
88Contacts at a glance
88Add contacts
89Unify contacts
89Contacts settings
90Chapter 14: Clock
90Clock at a glance
91Alarms and timers
92Chapter 15: Maps
92Find places
93Get more info
93Get directions
943D and Flyover
94Maps settings
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95 Chapter 16: Videos
95 Videos at a glance
95Add videos to your library
96Control playback
97Videos settings
98Chapter 17: Notes
98Notes at a glance
99Share notes in multiple accounts
100Chapter 18: Reminders
100Reminders at a glance
101Scheduled reminders
101Location reminders
101Reminders settings
102Chapter 19: Photo Booth
102Take photos
103Manage photos
104Chapter 20: Game Center
104Game Center at a glance
105Play games with friends
105Game Center settings
106Chapter 21: Newsstand
107Chapter 22: iTunes Store
107iTunes Store at a glance
108Browse or search
109Purchase, rent, or redeem
110iTunes Store settings
111Chapter 23: App Store
111App Store at a glance
111Find apps
112Purchase, redeem, and download
113App Store settings
114Chapter 24: iBooks
114Get books
114Read a book
115Interact with multimedia
116Study notes and glossary terms
116Organize books
117Read PDFs
117iBooks settings
118Chapter 25: Podcasts
118Podcasts at a glance
119Get podcasts and episodes
120Control playback
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120Organize your favorites into stations
121Podcasts settings
122Appendix A: Accessibility
122Accessibility features
123Accessibility Shortcut
123VoiceOver
134Zoom
135Invert Colors and Grayscale
135Speak Selection
135Speak Screen
135Speak Auto-Text
136Large, bold, and high-contrast text
136Button Shapes
136Reduce screen motion
136On/off switch labels
136Assignable tones
136Video Descriptions
137Hearing aids
137Mono audio and balance
138Subtitles and closed captions
138Siri
138Widescreen keyboards
138Guided Access
139Switch Control
142AssistiveTouch
144Accessibility in OS X
145 Appendix B: iPad in Business
145 iPad in the enterprise
145Mail, Contacts, and Calendar
145Network access
146Apps
147Appendix C: International Keyboards
147Use international keyboards
148Special input methods
150 Appendix D: Safety, Handling, & Support
150 Important safety information
152Important handling information
153iPad Support site
153Restart or reset iPad
154Reset iPad settings
154 An app doesn’t fill the screen
154Onscreen keyboard doesn’t appear
155Get information about your iPad
155Usage information
155Disabled iPad
156VPN settings
156 Profiles settings
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156Back up iPad
157Update and restore iPad software
157Cellular settings
158Sound, music, and video
159Sell or give away iPad
160Learning more, service, and support
160FCC compliance statement
161Canadian regulatory statement
161 Disposal and recycling information
163 ENERGY STAR® compliance statement
163 Apple and the environment
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iPad at a Glance
This guide describes iOS 8 for:
•• iPad 2
•• iPad (3rd generation and 4th generation)
•• iPad mini (all models)
•• iPad Air (all models)
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Your features and apps may vary depending on the model of iPad you have, and on your location, language, and carrier.To find out which features are supported in your area, see www.apple.com/ios/feature-availability.
Note: Apps and services that send or receive data over a cellular network may incur additional fees. Contact your carrier for information about your iPad service plan and fees.
The following accessories are included with iPad:
USB power adapter. Use with the Lightning to USB Cable or the 30-pin to USB Cable to charge the iPad battery. The size of your adapter depends on the iPad model and your region.
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Lightning to USB Cable. Use this to connect iPad (4th generation or later) or iPad mini to the USB power adapter or to your computer. Earlier iPad models use a 30-pin to USB Cable.
A few simple gestures—tap, drag, swipe, and pinch/stretch—are all you need to use iPad and its apps.
You can lock iPad and put it to sleep when you’re not using it. Locking iPad puts the display to sleep, saves the battery, and prevents anything from happening if you touch the screen. You still get FaceTime calls, text messages, alarms, and notifications, and can listen to music and adjust the volume.
Sleep/Wake button
Lock iPad. Press the Sleep/Wake button.
Unlock iPad. Press the Home button or the Sleep/Wake button, then drag the slider that appears onscreen.
For additional security, you can require a passcode to unlock iPad. Go to Settings > Touch ID & Passcode (iPad models with Touch ID) or Settings > Passcode (other models). See Use a passcode with data protection on page 41.
Turn iPad on. Hold down the Sleep/Wake button until the Apple logo appears.
Turn iPad off.Hold down the Sleep/Wake button for a few seconds until the slider appears onscreen, then drag the slider.
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If you don’t touch the screen for two minutes, iPad locks itself. You can change how long iPad waits to lock itself, or set a passcode to unlock iPad.
Set the auto-lock time. Go to Settings > General > Auto-Lock. Set a passcode. Go to Settings > Passcode.
An iPad Smart Cover or iPad Smart Case, sold separately, can lock or unlock iPad for you.
Set your iPad Smart Cover or iPad Smart Case to lock and unlock iPad. Go to Settings > General, then turn on Lock/Unlock.
The Home button takes you back to the Home screen at any time. It also provides other convenient shortcuts.
Go to the Home screen. Press the Home button.
On the Home screen, tap an app to open it. See Start at home on page 21.
See apps you’ve opened. Double-click the Home button when iPad is unlocked, then swipe left or right.
Use Siri (iPad 3rd generation or later). Press and hold the Home button. See Use Siri on page 46.
You can also use the Home button to turn accessibility features on or off. See Accessibility Shortcut on page 123.
On iPad models with Touch ID, you can use the sensor in the Home button, instead of using your passcode or Apple ID password, to unlock iPad or make purchases in the iTunes Store, App Store, and iBooks Store. See Touch ID on page 42. You can also use the Touch ID sensor for authentication when using Apple Pay to make a purchase from within an app. See Apple Pay on page 39.
Use the Volume buttons to adjust the volume of songs and other media, and of alerts and sound effects. Use the Side Switch to silence audio alerts and notifications or to prevent iPad from switching between portrait and landscape orientation. (On iPad models without a side switch, use Control Center.)
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Adjust the volume. Press the Volume buttons.
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Mute the sound: Press and hold the Volume Down button. Set a volume limit: Go to Settings > Music > Volume Limit.
WARNING: For important information about avoiding hearing loss, see Important safety information on page 150.
Mute notifications, alerts, and sound effects.Slide the Side Switch toward the Volume buttons.
The Side Switch doesn’t mute the audio from music, podcasts, movies, and TV shows.
Use the Side Switch to lock the screen orientation. Go to Settings > General, then tap Lock Rotation.
You can also use Do Not Disturb to silence FaceTime calls, alerts, and notifications.
Set iPad to Do Not Disturb: Swipe up from the bottom edge of the screen to open Control Center, then tap . Do Not Disturb keeps alerts and notifications from making any sounds or lighting up the screen when the screen is locked. Alarms, however, still sound. If the screen is unlocked, Do Not Disturb has no effect.
To schedule quiet hours, allow FaceTime calls from specific people, or allow repeated FaceTime calls to ring through, go to Settings > Do Not Disturb. See Do Not Disturb on page 34.
The SIM card in iPad Wi-Fi + Cellular models is used for your cellular data connection. If your SIM card isn’t installed or if you change carriers, you may need to install or replace the SIM card.
SIM eject tool
SIM tray Nano-SIM
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Open the SIM tray. Insert a SIM eject tool (sold separately) into the hole on the SIM tray, then press firmly and push the tool straight in until the tray pops out. Pull out the SIM tray to install or replace the SIM card. If you don’t have a SIM eject tool, try the end of a small paper clip.
Important: A SIM card is required to use cellular services when connecting to GSM networks and some CDMA networks.Your iPad is subject to your wireless service provider’s policies, which may include restrictions on switching service providers and roaming, even after conclusion of any required minimum service contract. Contact your wireless service provider for more details. Availability of cellular capabilities depends on the wireless network.
For more information, see Cellular settings on page 157.
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The icons in the status bar at the top of the screen give information about iPad:
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iPad is syncing with iTunes. See Sync with iTunes on page 18. |
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iPad is locked. See Sleep/Wake button on page 10. |
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Getting Started |
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·WARNING: To avoid injury, read Important safety information on page 150 before using iPad.
Set up iPad. Turn on iPad, then follow the Setup Assistant.
The Setup Assistant guides you through the setup process, including:
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Entering a passcode
Setting up iCloud and iCloud Keychain
Turning on recommended features, such as Location Services Activating iPad with your carrier (cellular models)
During setup, you can copy your apps, settings, and content from another iPad by restoring from an iCloud backup or from iTunes. See Back up iPad on page 156.
Note: Find My iPad is turned on when you sign in to iCloud. Activation Lock is engaged to help prevent anyone else from setting up your iPad, even if it is completely restored. Before you sell or give away your iPad, you should reset it to erase your personal content and turn off Activation
Lock. See Sell or give away iPad on page 159.
If you don’t have access to a Wi-Fi Internet connection during setup, you can use your computer’s
Internet connection—just connect iPad to your computer when prompted by the Setup Assistant.
For help connecting iPad to your computer, see Connect iPad to your computer on page 18.
If your iPad has an Apple SIM card (available on iPad models with cellular and Touch ID), you can choose a carrier and sign up for cellular service right on iPad. Depending on your home carrier and your destination, you may also be able to travel abroad with iPad and sign up for cellular service with a carrier in the country you’re visiting. Not available in all areas and not all carriers are supported; contact your carrier for more information.
Sign up for cellular service. Go to Settings > Cellular Data, then tap Set Up Cellular Data and follow the onscreen instructions.
Set up cellular service in another country. When traveling to another country you may choose a local carrier rather than roaming. Go to Settings > Cellular Data, tap Choose a Data Plan, then select the plan you want to use.
Apple SIM card kits are available for purchase at Apple Retail locations in countries with participating carriers.
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Join a Wi-Fi network or adjust Wi-Fi settings. Go to Settings > Wi-Fi.
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Ask to join networks: Turn on Ask to Join Networks to be prompted when a Wi-Fi network is available. Otherwise, you must manually join a network when a previously used network isn’t available.
Forget a network: Tap next to a network you’ve joined before, then tap Forget this Network.
Join other network: Tap Other, then enter the name of the network. You need to know the network name, security type, and password.
Set up your own Wi-Fi network. If you have a new or unconfigured AirPort base station turned on and within range, you can use iPad to set it up. Go to Settings > Wi-Fi, then look for “Set up an AirPort base station.”Tap your base station and the Setup Assistant does the rest.
Manage your AirPort network. If iPad is connected to an AirPort base station, go to Settings > Wi-Fi, tap next to the network name, then tap “Manage this Network.” If you haven’t yet downloaded AirPort Utility, tap OK to open the App Store, then download it (this requires an Internet connection).
Your Apple ID is the account you use for just about everything you do with Apple, including storing your content in iCloud, downloading apps from the App Store, and buying music, movies, and TV shows from the iTunes Store.
If you already have an Apple ID, use it when you first set up iPad, and whenever you need to sign in to use an Apple service. If you don’t already have an Apple ID, you can create one whenever you’re asked to sign in. You only need one Apple ID for everything you do with Apple.
For more information, see appleid.apple.com.
iCloud offers free mail, contacts, calendar, and other features that you can set up simply by signing in to iCloud with your Apple ID, then making sure that the features you want to use are turned on.
Set up iCloud. Go to Settings > iCloud. Create an Apple ID if needed, or use your existing one.
iCloud stores your photos and videos, documents, music, calendars, contacts, and more. Content stored in iCloud is pushed wirelessly to your other iOS devices and computers signed into iCloud with the same Apple ID.
iCloud is available on devices with iOS 5 or later, on Mac computers with OS X Lion v10.7.5 or later, and on PCs with iCloud for Windows 4.0 (Windows 7 or Windows 8 is required).
Note: iCloud may not be available in all areas, and iCloud features may vary by area. For more information, go to www.apple.com/icloud.
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iCloud features include:
•• Music, Movies, TV Shows, Apps, and Books: Automatically get iTunes purchases on all your devices set up with iCloud, or download previous iTunes music and TV show purchases for free, anytime. With an iTunes Match subscription, all your music, including music you’ve imported from CDs or purchased somewhere other than the iTunes Store, can also be stored in iCloud and played on demand. See iCloud and iTunes Match on page 67. Download previous App Store and iBooks Store purchases to iPad for free, anytime.
•• Photos: Use iCloud Photo Library beta to store all your photos and videos in iCloud, and access them from any iOS 8 device using the same Apple ID. Use iCloud Photo Sharing to share photos and videos with just the people you choose, and let them add photos, videos, and comments. See iCloud Photo Library beta on page 79. See iCloud Photo Sharing on page 79.
•• Family Sharing: Up to six family members can share their purchases from the iTunes Store, App Store, and iBooks Store. Pay for family purchases with the same credit card and approve kids’ spending right from a parent’s device. Plus, share photos, a family calendar, and more. See Family Sharing on page 35.
•• iCloud Drive: Safely store your presentations, spreadsheets, PDFs, images, and other documents in iCloud, and access them from your iPad, iPhone, iPod touch, Mac, or PC. See About iCloud Drive on page 37.
•• Documents in the Cloud: For iCloud-enabled apps, keep documents and app data up to date across all your devices set up with iCloud.
•• Mail, Contacts, Calendars: Keep your mail, contacts, calendars, notes, and reminders up to date across all your devices.
•• Safari Tabs: See the tabs you have open on your other iOS devices and OS X computers. See Browse the web on page 58.
•• Backup: Back up iPad to iCloud automatically when connected to power and Wi-Fi. See Back up iPad on page 156.
•• Find My iPad: Locate your iPad on a map, display a message, play a sound, lock the screen, temporarily suspend or permanently remove your credit and debit cards in Passbook & Apple Pay settings used for Apple Pay, or remotely wipe your iPad data. Find My iPad includes
Activation Lock, which requires your Apple ID and password in order to turn off Find My iPad or erase your device. Your Apple ID and password are also required before anyone can reactivate your iPad. See Find My iPad on page 43.
•• Find My Friends: Keep track of your family and friends (when connected to a Wi-Fi or cellular network) using the Find My Friends app. Download the free app from the App Store.
•• iCloud Keychain: Keep your saved passwords and credit card information up to date on your devices. See iCloud Keychain on page 42.
You must have an iCloud account and be signed into iCloud to use Apple Pay. See Apple Pay on page 39.
With iCloud, you get a free email account and 5 GB of storage for your mail, documents, photos, and backups. Your purchased music, apps, TV shows, and books, as well as your photo streams, don’t count against your available space.
Upgrade your iCloud storage. Go to Settings > iCloud > Storage, then tap Change Storage Plan. For information about upgrading your iCloud storage, see help.apple.com/icloud.
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View and download previous purchases, or get purchases shared by your family.
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App Store: Go to the App Store, then tap Purchased . iBooks Store: Go to iBooks, tap Store, then tap Purchased .
Turn on Automatic Downloads for music, apps, or books. Go to Settings > iTunes & App Store.
For more information about iCloud, see www.apple.com/icloud. For support information, see www.apple.com/support/icloud.
iPad works with Microsoft Exchange, and many of the most popular Internet-based mail, contact, and calendar services.
Set up another account. Go to Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars.
You can add contacts using an LDAP or CardDAV account, if your company or organization supports it. See Add contacts on page 88.
For information about setting up a Microsoft Exchange account in a corporate environment, see Mail, Contacts, and Calendar on page 145.
You can transfer information and files between iPad and your other iOS devices and computers, using either iCloud or iTunes.
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iCloud stores your photos and videos, documents, music, calendars, contacts, and more. It all gets pushed wirelessly to your other iOS devices and computers, keeping everything up to date. See iCloud on page 15.
iTunes syncs music, videos, photos, and more between your computer and iPad. Changes you make on one device are copied to the other when you sync. You can also use iTunes to copy a file to iPad for use with an app, or to copy a document you’ve created on iPad to your computer. See Sync with iTunes on page 18, next.
You can use iCloud or iTunes, or both, depending on your needs. For example, you can use iCloud Photo Stream to automatically keep your contacts and calendars up to date on all your devices, and use iTunes to sync music from your computer to iPad.
Important: To avoid duplicates, keep contacts, calendars, and notes in sync using iCloud or iTunes, but not both.
You can also choose to manually manage content from iTunes by selecting that option in the iPad Summary pane. Then you can drag songs or videos from your iTunes library to iPad in iTunes.This is useful if your iTunes library contains more items than can fit on your iPad.
Note: If you use iTunes Match, you can manually manage only video.
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Syncing with iTunes copies information from your computer to iPad, and vice versa. You can sync by connecting iPad to your computer with the included USB cable, or you can set up iTunes to sync wirelessly using Wi-Fi. You can set iTunes to sync music, videos, apps, photos, and more. For help syncing iPad, open iTunes on your computer, choose Help > iTunes Help, then select Sync your iPod, iPhone, or iPad.
Sync wirelessly. Connect iPad to your computer using the included USB cable. In iTunes on your computer, select iPad, click Summary, then turn on “Sync with this iPad over Wi-Fi.”
If Wi-Fi syncing is turned on, iPad syncs when it’s connected to a power source, both iPad and your computer are on and connected to the same wireless network, and iTunes is open on your computer.
Tips for syncing with iTunes on your computer
Connect iPad to your computer, select it in iTunes, then set options in the different panes.
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If iPad doesn’t appear in iTunes, make sure you’re using the latest version of iTunes, check that the included cable is correctly connected, then try restarting your computer.
In the Summary pane, you can set iTunes to sync iPad automatically when it’s attached to your computer. To temporarily override this setting, hold down Command and Option (Mac) or Shift and Control (PC) until you see iPad appear in the iTunes window.
If you want to encrypt the information stored on your computer when iTunes makes a backup, select “Encrypt iPad backup” in the Summary pane. Encrypted backups are indicated by a lock icon , and a password is required to restore the backup. If you don’t select this option, other passwords (such as those for mail accounts) aren’t included in the backup and you’ll have to reenter them if you use the backup to restore iPad.
In the Info pane, when you sync mail accounts, only the settings are transferred from your computer to iPad. Changes you make to an account on iPad don’t sync to your computer.
In the Info pane, click Advanced to select options that let you replace the information on iPad with the information from your computer during the next sync.
In the Music pane, you can sync music using your playlists.
In the Photos pane, you can sync photos and videos from a supported app or folder on your computer.
If you use iCloud to store your contacts, calendars, and bookmarks, don’t also sync them to iPad using iTunes.
If you turn on iCloud Photo Library beta, you can’t use iTunes to sync photos and videos to iPad.
Use the included USB cable to connect iPad to your computer. Connecting iPad to your computer lets you sync information, music, and other content with iTunes. You can also sync with iTunes wirelessly. See Sync with iTunes on page 18. To use iPad with your computer, you need:
•• A Mac with a USB 2.0 or 3.0 port, or a PC with a USB 2.0 port, and one of the following operating systems:
•• OS X version 10.6.8 or later
•• Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, or Windows XP Home or Professional with Service Pack 3 or later
•• iTunes, available at www.itunes.com/download
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Unless iPad is actively syncing with your computer, you can disconnect it at any time. Look at the top of the iTunes screen on your computer or on iPad to see if syncing is in progress. If you disconnect iPad while it’s syncing, some data may not get synced until the next time you connect iPad to your computer.
The date and time are usually set for you based on your location—take a look at the Lock screen to see if they’re correct.
Set whether iPad updates the date and time automatically. Go to Settings > General >
Date & Time, then turn Set Automatically on or off. If you set iPad to update the time automatically, it gets the correct time over the network and updates it for the time zone you’re in. Some networks don’t support network time, so in some areas iPad may not be able to automatically determine the local time.
Set the date and time manually. Go to Settings > General > Date & Time, then turn off Set
Automatically.
Set whether iPad shows 24-hour time or 12-hour time. Go to Settings > General > Date & Time, then turn 24-Hour Time on or off. (24-Hour Time may not be available in all areas.)
Go to Settings > General > Language & Region to set:
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The preferred language order for apps and websites The region format
The calendar format
Advanced settings for dates, times, and numbers
To add a keyboard for another language, go to Settings > General > Keyboard > Keyboards. For more information, see Use international keyboards on page 147.
The name of your iPad is used by iTunes and iCloud.
Change the name of your iPad. Go to Settings > General > About > Name.
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You can view the iPad User Guide on iPad in Safari, and in the iBooks app.
View the user guide in Safari. In Safari, tap , then tap the iPad User Guide bookmark. Or go to help.apple.com/ipad.
•• Add an icon for the guide to the Home screen: Tap , then tap Add to Home Screen.
•• View the guide in a different language: Tap Change Language at the bottom of the home page. View the user guide in iBooks. Open iBooks, then search for “iPad user” in the iBooks Store.
For more information about iBooks, see Chapter 24, iBooks, on page 114.
The Tips app helps you get the most from iPad.
Get Tips. Open the Tips app. New tips are added weekly.
Get notified when new tips arrive.Go to Settings > Notifications > Tips.
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All the apps that come with iPad—as well as the apps you download from the App Store—are on the Home screen.
Start at home
Tap an app to open it.
Press the Home button anytime to return to the Home screen. Swipe left or right to see other screens.
Multitasking
iPad helps you manage several tasks at the same time.
View contacts and open apps. Double-click the Home button to reveal the multitasking screen. Swipe left or right to see more. To switch to another app, tap it. To connect with a recent contact, tap the contact’s picture or name, then tap your preferred method of communication.
Drag an app up to close it.
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Close an app. If an app isn’t working properly, you can force it to quit. Drag the app up from the multitasking screen. Then try opening the app again.
If you have lots of apps, you can use Spotlight to find and open them. Pull down the center of the Home screen to see the search field. See Spotlight Search on page 31.
Look around
Drag a list up or down to see more. Swipe to scroll quickly; touch the screen to stop it. Some lists have an index—tap a letter to jump ahead.
Drag a photo, map, or webpage in any direction to see more.
To quickly jump to the top of a page, tap the status bar at the top of the screen.
Zoom in or out
Spread a photo, webpage, or map for a close-up—then pinch to zoom back out. In Photos, keep pinching to see the collection or album the photo’s in.
Or double-tap a photo or webpage to zoom in, then double-tap again to zoom out. In Maps, double-tap to zoom in, then tap once with two fingers to zoom out.
Multitasking gestures
You can use multitasking gestures on iPad to return to the Home screen, reveal the multitasking display, or switch to another app.
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Return to the Home screen. Pinch four or five fingers together.
Reveal the multitasking display. Swipe up with four or five fingers.
Switch apps. Swipe left or right with four or five fingers.
Turn multitasking gestures on or off.Go to Settings > General > Multitasking Gestures.
Change the screen orientation
Many apps give you a different view when you rotate iPad.
Lock the screen orientation. Swipe up from the bottom edge of the screen to open Control Center, then tap .
The orientation lock icon appears in the status bar when the screen orientation is locked.
You can also set the Side Switch to lock the screen orientation instead of silencing sound effects and notifications. Go to Settings > General then, under“Use Side Switch to,”tap Lock Rotation.
App extensions
Some apps let you extend the functionality of your apps on iPad. An app extension may appear as a sharing option, action option, a widget in Notification Center, a file provider, or a custom keyboard. For example, if you download Pinterest to iPad, Pinterest becomes another option for sharing when you click .
Sharing options
Action options
App extensions can also help you edit a photo or video in your Photos app. For example, you can download a photo-related app that lets you apply filters to photos from your Photos app.
Install app extensions. Download the app from the App Store, open the app, then follow the onscreen instructions.
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Turn sharing or action options on or off.Tap , then tap More (drag options to the left if necessary).Turn off third-party sharing or action options (they are on by default).
Organize sharing and action options. Tap , then tap More (drag icons to the left if necessary). Touch and drag to rearrange your options.
For more information about Notification Center widgets, see Notification Center on page 33. For more information about Sharing options, see Share from apps on page 34.
About Continuity features
Continuity features connect iPad with your iPhone, iPod touch, and Mac so they can work together as one. You can start an email or document on iPad, for example, then pick up where you left off on your iPod touch or Mac. Or let iPad use iPhone to make phone calls or send SMS or MMS text messages.
Continuity features require iOS 8 or OS X Yosemite, and work with iPhone 5 or later, iPod touch (5th generation) or later, iPad (4th generation) or later, and supported Mac computers. For more information, see support.apple.com/kb/HT6337.
Handoff
Pick up on one device where you left off on another.You can use Handoff with Mail, Safari, Pages,
Numbers, Keynote, Maps, Messages, Reminders, Calendar, Contacts, and even some third-party apps. For Handoff to work, your devices must be signed into iCloud using the same Apple ID, and they must be within Bluetooth range of one another (about 33 feet or 10 meters).
Switch devices. Swipe up from the bottom-left edge of the Lock screen (where you see the app’s activity icon), or go to the multitasking screen, then tap the app. On your Mac, open the app you were using on your iOS device.
Disable Handoffon your devices.Go to Settings > General > Handoff & Suggested Apps.
Disable Handoffon your Mac.Go to System Preferences > General, then turn off Allow Handoff between this Mac and your devices set up with iCloud.
Phone calls
If your iPhone (with iOS 8) is nearby, you can make and receive phone calls on your other iOS devices and Mac computers. All devices must be on the same Wi-Fi network, and signed into FaceTime and iCloud using the same Apple ID. (On iPhone, make sure Allow Wi-Fi Calls is turned off at Settings > Phone > Wi-Fi Calls.)
Make a phone call on iPad. Tap a phone number in Contacts, Calendar, or Safari. You can also tap a recent contact in the multitasking screen.
Disable iPhone Cellular Calls. On your iPhone, go to Settings > FaceTime, then turn off iPhone
Cellular Calls.
Messages
If your iPhone (with iOS 8) is signed into iMessage using the same Apple ID as your iPad, you can also send and receive SMS and MMS messages on your iPad. Charges may apply to the text messaging service for your iPhone.
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Instant Hotspot
You can use Instant Hotspot on your iPhone (with iOS 8) or iPad (cellular models with iOS 8) to provide Internet access to your other iOS devices and Mac computers (with iOS 8 or
OS X Yosemite) that are signed into iCloud using the same Apple ID. Instant Hotspot uses your iPhone or iPad Personal Hotspot, without you having to enter a password or even turn on Personal Hotspot.
Use Instant Hotspot. Go to Settings > Wi-Fi on your iOS device without cellular capabilities, then simply choose your iPhone or iPad network under Personal Hotspots. On your Mac, choose your iPhone or iPad network from your Wi-Fi settings.
When you’re not using using the hotspot, your devices disconnect to save battery life. For more information about ways to set up a Personal Hotspot see Personal Hotspot on page 38.
Note: This feature may not be available with all carriers. Additional fees may apply. Contact your carrier for more information.
Arrange your apps
Arrange apps. Touch and hold any app on the Home screen until it jiggles, then drag apps around. Drag an app to the edge of the screen to move it to a different Home screen, or to the
Dock at the bottom of the screen. Press the Home button to save your arrangement.
Create a new Home screen. While arranging apps, drag an app to the right edge of the rightmost Home screen. The dots above the Dock show which of your Home screens you’re viewing.
When iPad is connected to your computer, you can customize the Home screen using iTunes. In iTunes, select iPad, then click Apps.
Start over. Go to Settings > General > Reset, then tap Reset Home Screen Layout to return the Home screen and apps to their original layout. Folders are removed and the original wallpaper is restored.
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Organize with folders
Create a folder. While arranging apps, drag one app onto another. Tap the name of the folder to rename it. Drag apps to add or remove them. Press the Home button when you finish.
You can have multiple pages of apps in a folder.
Delete a folder. Drag out all the apps—the folder is deleted automatically.
Change the wallpaper
Wallpaper settings let you set an image or photo as wallpaper for the Lock screen or Home screen. You can choose from dynamic and still images.
Change the wallpaper. Go to Settings > Wallpaper > Choose a New Wallpaper.
When choosing an image for new wallpaper, the Perspective Zoom button determines whether your selected wallpaper is zoomed. For wallpaper you already set, go to the Wallpaper setting, then tap the image of the Lock screen or Home screen to see the Perspective Zoom button.
Note: The Perspective Zoom button doesn’t appear if Reduce Motion (in Accessibility settings) is turned on. See Reduce screen motion on page 136.
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Adjust the screen brightness
Dim the screen to extend battery life, or use Auto-Brightness.
Adjust the screen brightness. Go to Settings > Display & Brightness, then drag the slider. If
Auto-Brightness is on, iPad adjusts the screen brightness for current light conditions using the built-in ambient light sensor.You can also adjust the brightness in Control Center.
The onscreen keyboard lets you enter text when needed.
Enter text
Tap a text field to see the onscreen keyboard, then tap letters to type. If you touch the wrong key, you can slide your finger to the correct key.The letter isn’t entered until you release your finger from the key.
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Tap Shift to type uppercase, or touch the Shift key and slide to a letter. Double-tap Shift for caps lock. To enter numbers, punctuation, or symbols, tap the Number key or the Symbol key . If you haven’t added any keyboards, tap to switch to the emoji keyboard. If you have several keyboards, tap to switch to the last one you used. Continue tapping to access other enabled keyboards, or touch and hold , then slide to choose a different keyboard.To quickly end a sentence with a period and a space, just double-tap the space bar.
Enter accented letters or other alternate characters. Touch and hold a key, then slide to choose one of the options.
Hide the onscreen keyboard. Tap the Keyboard key .
If you see a word underlined in red, tap it to see suggested corrections. If the word you want doesn’t appear, type the correction.
As you write, the keyboard predicts your next word (not available in all languages). Tap a word to choose it, or accept a highlighted prediction by entering a space or punctuation. When you tap a suggested word, a space appears after the word. If you enter a comma, period, or other punctuation, the space is deleted. Reject a suggestion by tapping your original word (shown as the predictive text option with quotation marks).
Hide predictive text. Pull down the suggested words. Drag the bar up when you want to see the suggestions again.
Turn offpredictive text.Touch and hold or , then slide to Predictive.
If you turn off predictive text, iPad may still try to suggest corrections for misspelled words. Accept a correction by entering a space or punctuation, or by tapping return.To reject a correction, tap the“x.”If you reject the same suggestion a few times, iPad stops suggesting it.
Set options for typing or add keyboards. Go to Settings > General > Keyboard.
You can also use an Apple Wireless Keyboard to enter text. See Use an Apple Wireless Keyboard on page 29. To dictate instead of typing, see Dictate on page 30.
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Edit text
Revise text. Touch and hold the text to show the magnifying glass, then drag to position the insertion point.
Select text. Tap the insertion point to display the selection options. Or double-tap a word to select it. Drag the grab points to select more or less text. In read-only documents, such as webpages, touch and hold to select a word.
Grab points
You can cut, copy, or paste over selected text. With some apps, you can also get bold, italic,
or underlined text (tap B/I/U); get the definition of a word; or have iPad suggest an alternative.
You may need to tap to see all the options. Undo the last edit. Shake iPad, then tap Undo.
Justify text. Select the text, then tap the left or right arrow (not always available).
Save keystrokes
A shortcut lets you enter a word or phrase by typing just a few characters. For example, type
“omw” to enter “On my way!”That one’s already set up for you, but you can also add your own. Create a shortcut. Go to Settings > General > Keyboard, then tap Shortcuts.
Have a word or phrase you use and don’t want it corrected? Create a shortcut, but leave the
Shortcut field blank.
Use iCloud to keep your personal dictionary up to date on your other devices. Go to Settings > iCloud, then turn on iCloud Drive or Documents & Data.
Use an Apple Wireless Keyboard
You can use an Apple Wireless Keyboard (available separately) to enter text on your iPad.
The keyboard connects via Bluetooth, so you must first pair it with iPad.
Note: The Apple Wireless Keyboard may not support keyboard features that are on your device. For example, it doesn’t anticipate your next word or automatically correct misspelled words.
Pair an Apple Wireless Keyboard with iPad. Turn on the keyboard, go to Settings > Bluetooth and turn on Bluetooth, then tap the keyboard when it appears in the Devices list.
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Once it’s paired, the keyboard reconnects to iPad whenever it’s in range—up to about 33 feet (10 meters). When it’s connected, the onscreen keyboard doesn’t appear.
Save your batteries. Turn off Bluetooth and the wireless keyboard when not in use.You can turn off Bluetooth in Control Center.To turn off the keyboard, hold down the On/off switch until the green light goes off.
Unpair a wireless keyboard. Go to Settings > Bluetooth, tap next to the keyboard name, then tap “Forget this Device.”
See Bluetooth devices on page 39.
Add or change keyboards
You can turn typing features, such as spell checking, on or off;add keyboards for writing in different languages; and change the layout of your onscreen keyboard or Apple Wireless Keyboard.
Set typing features. Go to Settings > General > Keyboard.
Add a keyboard for another language. Go to Settings > General > Keyboard > Keyboards > Add New Keyboard.
Switch keyboards. If you haven’t added any keyboards, tap to switch to the emoji keyboard. If you have several keyboards, tap to switch to the last one you used. Continue tapping to access other enabled keyboards, or touch and hold , then slide to choose a different keyboard.
For information about international keyboards, see Use international keyboards on page 147.
Change the keyboard layout. Go to Settings > General > Keyboard > Keyboards, select a keyboard, then choose a layout.
Keyboard layouts
On iPad, you can type with a split keyboard that’s at the bottom of the screen, or undocked and in the middle of the screen.
Adjust the keyboard. Touch and hold , then:
•• Use a split keyboard: Slide your finger to Split, then release. Or spread the keyboard apart from the middle.
•• Move the keyboard to the middle of the screen: Slide your finger to Undock, then release.
•• Return to a full keyboard: Slide your finger to Dock and Merge, then release.
•• Return a full keyboard to the bottom of the screen: Slide your finger to Dock, then release.
Turn Split Keyboard on or off.Go to Settings > General > Keyboard > Split Keyboard.
If you like, you can dictate instead of typing. Make sure Enable Dictation is turned on (in Settings > General > Keyboard) and iPad is connected to the Internet.
Note: Dictation may not be available in all languages or in all areas, and features may vary. Cellular data charges may apply. See Cellular settings on page 157.
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