User's Guide

SummonSiriwithabutton
WhenyousummonSiriwithabuttonandiPadismuted,Sirirespondssilently.Tochangethis,see
ChangehowSiriresponds.
1. Dooneofthefollowing:
OnaniPadwithaHomebutton:PressandholdtheHomebutton.
OnotheriPadmodels:Pressandholdthetopbutton.
EarPodswithRemoteandMic:(Availableseparately)Pressandholdthecenterorcallbutton.
2. WhenSiriappears,askSiriaquestionortodoataskforyou.
Forexample,saysomethinglike“Whatʼs18percentof225?”or“Setthetimerfor3minutes.”
3. ToaskSirianotherquestionortodoanothertask,tap .
YoucanalsosummonSiriwithatouchonAirPods.SeeUseSiriwithAirPodsoniPad.
MakeacorrectionifSirimisunderstandsyou
Rephraseyourrequest:Tap ,thensayyourrequestinadifferentway.
Spelloutpartofyourrequest:Tap ,thenrepeatyourrequestbyspellingoutanywordsthatSiri
didnʼtunderstand.Forexample,say“Call,”thenspellthepersonʼsname.
Changeamessagebeforesendingit:Say“Changeit.”
Edityourrequestwithtext:Ifyouseeyourrequestonscreen,youcaneditit.Taptherequest,
thenusetheonscreenkeyboard.
TypeinsteadofspeakingtoSiri
1. GotoSettings >Accessibility>Siri,thenturnonTypetoSiri.
2. Tomakearequest,summonSiri,thenusethekeyboardandtextfieldtoaskSiriaquestionorto
doataskforyou.
IfSiridoesnʼtworkasexpectedonyouriPad,seetheAppleSupportarticleIfSirior“HeySiri”isnʼt
working.
Siriisdesignedtoprotectyourinformation,andyoucanchoosewhatyoushare.Tolearnmore,see
theAppleSupportarticleAskSiri,Dictation&Privacy.
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