User Guide
Table Of Contents
- iPad User Guide
- Contents
- Chapter 1: iPad at a glance
- Chapter 2: Get started
- Set up iPad
- Sign up for cellular service
- Connect to Wi-Fi
- Connect to the Internet
- Apple ID
- iCloud
- Set up other mail, contacts, and calendar accounts
- Manage content on your iOS devices
- Connect iPad to your computer
- Sync with iTunes
- Date and time
- International settings
- Your iPad name
- View this user guide on iPad
- Tips for using iOS 8
- Chapter 3: Basics
- Chapter 4: Siri
- Chapter 5: Messages
- Chapter 6: Mail
- Chapter 7: Safari
- Chapter 8: Music
- Chapter 9: FaceTime
- Chapter 10: Calendar
- Chapter 11: Photos
- Chapter 12: Camera
- Chapter 13: Contacts
- Chapter 14: Clock
- Chapter 15: Maps
- Chapter 16: Videos
- Chapter 17: Notes
- Chapter 18: Reminders
- Chapter 19: Photo Booth
- Chapter 20: Game Center
- Chapter 21: Newsstand
- Chapter 22: iTunes Store
- Chapter 23: App Store
- Chapter 24: iBooks
- Chapter 25: Podcasts
- Appendix A: Accessibility
- Accessibility features
- Accessibility Shortcut
- VoiceOver
- Zoom
- Invert Colors and Grayscale
- Speak Selection
- Speak Screen
- Speak Auto-Text
- Large, bold, and high-contrast text
- Button Shapes
- Reduce screen motion
- On/off switch labels
- Assignable tones
- Video Descriptions
- Hearing aids
- Mono audio and balance
- Subtitles and closed captions
- Siri
- Widescreen keyboards
- Guided Access
- Switch Control
- AssistiveTouch
- Accessibility in OS X
- Appendix B: iPad in Business
- Appendix C: International Keyboards
- Appendix D: Safety, Handling, and Support
- Important safety information
- Important handling information
- iPad Support site
- Restart or reset iPad
- Reset iPad settings
- An app doesn’t fill the screen
- Onscreen keyboard doesn’t appear
- Get information about your iPad
- Usage information
- Disabled iPad
- VPN settings
- Profiles settings
- Back up iPad
- Update and restore iPad software
- Cellular settings
- Sell or give away iPad
- Learn more, service, and support
- FCC compliance statement
- Canadian regulatory statement
- Disposal and recycling information
- ENERGY STAR® compliance statement
- Apple and the environment
Chapter 3 Basics 23
Zoom in or out
Pinch open on a photo, webpage, or map for a close-up—then pinch closed 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 ngers 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.
Return to the Home screen. Pinch four or ve ngers together.
Reveal the multitasking display. Swipe up with four or ve ngers.
Switch apps. Swipe left or right with four or ve ngers.
Turn multitasking gestures on or o. Go to Settings > General > Multitasking Gestures.
Change the screen orientation
Many apps give you a dierent 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 eects
and notications. Go to Settings > General then, under “Use Side Switch to,” tap Lock Rotation.