User Guide

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Date and time
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 o. 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 o 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 o. (24-Hour Time may not be available in all areas.)
International settings
Go to Settings > General > Language & Region to set:
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The language for iPad
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The preferred language order for apps and websites
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The region format
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The calendar format
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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 151.
Your iPad name
The name of your iPad is used by iTunes and iCloud.
Change the name of your iPad. Go to Settings > General > About > Name.
View this user guide on iPad
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/.
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Add an icon for the guide to the Home screen: Tap , then tap Add to Home Screen.
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View the guide in a dierent 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 118 .
Tips for using iOS 8
The Tips app helps you get the most from iPad.
Get Tips. Open the Tips app. New tips are added weekly.
Get notied when new tips arrive. Go to Settings > Notications > Tips.