iPad User Guide For iOS 8.
Contents 8 8 9 10 10 11 11 12 13 Chapter 1: iPad at a Glance 14 14 14 15 15 15 17 17 18 18 19 19 19 20 20 Chapter 2: Getting Started 21 21 24 25 27 30 31 32 33 34 34 34 37 37 38 38 Chapter 3: Basics iPad Overview Accessories Multi-Touch screen Sleep/Wake button Home button Volume buttons and the Side Switch SIM card tray Status icons Set up iPad Sign up for cellular service Connect to Wi-Fi Apple ID iCloud Set up other mail, contacts, and calendar accounts Manage content on your iOS devic
38 39 39 40 40 41 44 45 AirPrint Apple Pay Bluetooth devices Restrictions Privacy Security Charge and monitor the battery Travel with iPad 46 46 47 47 47 Chapter 4: Siri 48 48 49 50 50 51 Chapter 5: Messages 52 52 53 53 54 54 55 55 55 56 Chapter 6: Mail 57 57 58 58 59 60 60 61 62 62 63 Chapter 7: Safari 64 64 65 66 67 68 Chapter 8: Music Use Siri Tell Siri about yourself Make corrections Siri settings iMessage service Send and receive messages Manage conversations Share photos, vide
68 69 69 69 Genius—made for you Siri Home Sharing Music settings 71 71 72 72 Chapter 9: FaceTime 73 73 74 74 75 75 Chapter 10: Calendar 76 76 77 78 79 79 80 81 82 82 83 Chapter 11: Photos 84 84 85 86 86 87 Chapter 12: Camera 88 88 88 89 89 Chapter 13: Contacts 90 90 91 Chapter 14: Clock 92 92 93 93 94 94 Chapter 15: Maps FaceTime at a glance Make and answer calls Manage calls Calendar at a glance Invitations Use multiple calendars Share iCloud calendars Calendar settings View
95 95 95 96 97 Chapter 16: Videos 98 98 99 Chapter 17: Notes 100 100 101 101 101 Chapter 18: Reminders Videos at a glance Add videos to your library Control playback Videos settings Notes at a glance Share notes in multiple accounts Reminders at a glance Scheduled reminders Location reminders Reminders settings 102 Chapter 19: Photo Booth 102 Take photos 103 Manage photos 104 Chapter 20: Game Center 104 Game Center at a glance 105 Play games with friends 105 Game Center settings 106 Cha
120 Organize your favorites into stations 121 Podcasts settings 122 122 123 123 134 135 135 135 135 136 136 136 136 136 136 137 137 138 138 138 138 139 142 144 Appendix A: Accessibility 145 145 145 145 146 Appendix B: iPad in Business 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 H
156 157 157 158 159 160 160 161 161 163 163 Back up iPad Update and restore iPad software Cellular settings Sound, music, and video Sell or give away iPad Learning more, service, and support FCC compliance statement Canadian regulatory statement Disposal and recycling information ENERGY STAR® compliance statement Apple and the environment Contents 7
1 iPad at a Glance iPad Overview This guide describes iOS 8 for: •• iPad 2 •• iPad (3rd generation and 4th generation) •• iPad mini (all models) •• iPad Air (all models) iPad mini 3 FaceTime HD camera Status bar App icons Multi-Touch display Home button/ Touch ID sensor Sleep/Wake button iSight camera Side Switch Headset jack Volume buttons Microphones Speakers Nano-SIM tray (cellular models) Lightning connector 8
iPad Air 2 FaceTime HD camera Status bar App icons Multi-Touch display Home button/ Touch ID sensor Microphones Sleep/Wake button Headset jack iSight camera Volume buttons Nano-SIM tray (cellular models) Speakers Lightning connector 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.
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. Multi-Touch screen A few simple gestures—tap, drag, swipe, and pinch/stretch—are all you need to use iPad and its apps. Sleep/Wake button You can lock iPad and put it to sleep when you’re not using it.
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.
Adjust the volume. Press the Volume buttons. •• 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.
Status icons The icons in the status bar at the top of the screen give information about iPad: Status icon What it means Wi-Fi iPad has a Wi-Fi Internet connection. The more bars, the stronger the connection. See Connect to Wi-Fi on page 15. Cell signal iPad (Wi-Fi + Cellular models) is in range of the cellular network. If there’s no signal, “No service” appears. Airplane Mode Airplane Mode is on—you can’t access the Internet, or use Bluetooth® devices. Non-wireless features are available.
Getting Started 2 Set up iPad · 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.
Connect to Wi-Fi If appears at the top of the screen, you’re connected to a Wi-Fi network, and iPad reconnects anytime you return to the same location. Join a Wi-Fi network or adjust Wi-Fi settings. Go to Settings > Wi-Fi. •• Choose a network: Tap one of the listed networks, then enter the password, if asked. •• Ask to join networks: Turn on Ask to Join Networks to be prompted when a Wi-Fi network is available.
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.
View and download previous purchases, or get purchases shared by your family. •• iTunes Store: You can access your purchased songs and videos in the Music and Videos apps. Or, in the iTunes Store, tap Purchased . •• 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.
Sync with iTunes 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.
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. 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.
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 help.apple.com/ipad. , then tap the iPad User Guide bookmark. Or go to •• 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.
3 Basics Use apps 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.
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.
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 .
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.
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.
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.
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. Type text The onscreen keyboard lets you enter text when needed.
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.
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.
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 tap “Forget this Device.
Dictate text. Tap on the iPad keyboard, then speak. When you finish, tap Done. Tap to begin dictation. Add text. Tap again and continue dictating. To insert text, tap to place the insertion point first. You can also replace selected text by dictating. Add punctuation or format text. Say the punctuation or format.
You can use Spotlight Search to find and open apps too. Choose which apps and content are searched. Go to Settings > General > Spotlight Search, then tap to deselect apps or content. To change the search order, touch and drag to a new position. Limit Spotlight Search to your iPad. Go to Settings > General > Spotlight Search, then tap Spotlight Suggestions to deselect it. Turn off Location Services for Spotlight Suggestions. Go to Settings > Privacy > Location Services.
Alerts and Notification Center Alerts Alerts let you know about important events. They can appear briefly at the top of the screen, or remain in the center of the screen until you acknowledge them. Some apps may include a badge on their Home screen icon, to let you know how many new items await—for example, the number of new email messages. If there’s a problem—such as a message that couldn’t be sent—an exclamation mark appears on the badge.
Set notification options. Go to Settings > Notifications. Tap an app to set its notification options. For example, choose to view a notification from the Lock screen. You can also tap Edit to arrange the order of app notifications. Touch , then drag it to a new position. Choose whether to show Today and Notifications View on a locked screen. Go to Settings > Touch ID & Passcode (iPad models with Touch ID) or Settings > Passcode (other models), then choose whether to allow access when locked.
AirDrop Use AirDrop AirDrop lets you share your photos, videos, websites, locations, and other items wirelessly with other nearby devices (iOS 7 or later). With iOS 8, you can share with Mac computers that have OS X Yosemite installed. AirDrop transfers information using Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. To use AirDrop, you need to be signed into iCloud using your Apple ID, and must be on the same Wi-Fi network, or within approximately 33 feet (10 meters) of the other device.
Create an Apple ID for a child. Go to Settings > iCloud > Family, scroll to the bottom of the screen, then tap Create an Apple ID for a child. Accept an invitation to Family Sharing. Make sure you are signed into iCloud, and that you can accept a Family Sharing invitation from your iOS device (iOS 8 required), Mac (OS X Yosemite required), or PC (iCloud for Windows 4.0 required).
Set up a family reminder. When you set up Family Sharing, a shared list is automatically created in the Reminders app on all family members’ devices. To add a reminder to the family list, open the Reminders app, tap the family list, then add a reminder to the list. See Reminders at a glance on page 100. Share your location with family members. Family members can share their location by tapping Settings > iCloud > Share My Location (under Advanced).
Personal Hotspot Use Personal Hotspot to share your iPad (Wi-Fi + Cellular models) Internet connection. Computers can share your Internet connection using Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, or a USB cable. Other iOS devices can share the connection using Wi-Fi. Personal Hotspot works only if iPad is connected to the Internet over the cellular data network. Note: This feature may not be available with all carriers. Additional fees may apply. Contact your carrier for more information. Share an Internet connection.
See the status of a print job. Double-click the Home button, then tap Print Center. The badge on the icon shows how many documents are in the queue. Cancel a job. Select it in the Print Center, then tap Cancel Printing. Apple Pay On iPad models with Touch ID, you can use Apple Pay to make payments in supporting apps. These apps sell physical goods and services such as apparel, electronics, health and beauty products, tickets, reservations, and more. Set up Apple Pay.
Turn on Bluetooth. Go to Settings > Bluetooth. Connect to a Bluetooth device. Tap the device in the Devices list, then follow the onscreen instructions to connect to it. See the documentation that came with the device for information about Bluetooth pairing. For information about using an Apple Wireless Keyboard, see Use an Apple Wireless Keyboard on page 29. iPad must be within about 33 feet (10 meters) of the Bluetooth device. Return audio output to iPad.
•• Photos •• Bluetooth Sharing •• Microphone •• Camera •• HomeKit •• Motion Activity •• Twitter •• Facebook You can turn off each app’s access to each category of information. Review the terms and privacy policy for each third-party app to understand how it uses the data it’s requesting. For more information, see support.apple.com/kb/HT6338. Security Security features help protect the information on your iPad from being accessed by others.
Touch ID On iPad models with Touch ID, you can use a fingerprint instead of: •• Entering your passcode to unlock iPad •• Using your Apple ID password to make purchases in the iTunes Store, App Store, or iBooks Store •• Providing debit and credit card info, billing and shipping addresses, and contact info when paying in an app that offers Apple Pay as a method of payment Set up the Touch ID sensor. Go to Settings > Touch ID & Passcode.
Set up AutoFill. Go to Settings > Safari > Passwords & AutoFill. Make sure Names and Passwords, and Credit Cards, are turned on (they’re on by default). To add credit card info, tap Saved Credit Cards. The security code for your credit card is not saved—you have to enter that manually. To automatically fill in names, passwords, or credit card info on sites that support it, tap a text field, then tap AutoFill.
Charge and monitor the battery iPad has an internal, lithium-ion rechargeable battery. For more information about the battery— including tips for maximizing battery life—see www.apple.com/batteries. WARNING: For important safety information about the battery and charging iPad, see Important safety information on page 150. Charge the battery. The best way to charge the iPad battery is to connect iPad to a power outlet using the included cable and USB power adapter.
Travel with iPad Your airline carrier may let you keep your iPad turned on if you switch to Airplane Mode—listen for an announcement after boarding, or ask a member of the crew. Wi-Fi and Bluetooth are turned off in Airplane Mode, so you can’t make or receive FaceTime calls or use features that require wireless communication. You can listen to music, play games, watch videos, or use other apps that don’t require Internet access.
4 Siri Use Siri Siri lets you speak to iPad to send messages, schedule meetings, make FaceTime calls, and much more. Siri understands natural speech, so you don’t have to learn special commands or keywords. Ask Siri anything, from “set the timer for 3 minutes” to “what movies are showing tonight?” Open apps, and turn features like Airplane Mode, Bluetooth, Do Not Disturb, and VoiceOver on or off.
Change the voice gender for Siri. Go to Settings > General > Siri (may not be available in all areas). Adjust the volume for Siri. Use the volume buttons while you’re interacting with Siri. Tell Siri about yourself If you tell Siri about yourself—including things like your home and work addresses, and your relationships—you can get personalized service like, “remind me to call my wife” or “get directions to home.” Tell Siri who you are.
Messages 5 iMessage service With the Messages app and the built-in iMessage feature, you can send text messages over Wi-Fi to others using iOS 5 or later, or OS X Mountain Lion or later. Messages can include photos, videos, and other info. You can see when people are typing, and let them know when you’ve read their messages.
Send and receive messages Tap the compose button to start a new conversation. Get info, make a voice or FaceTime call, share your location, or mute notifications. Blue indicates an iMessage conversation. Send a photo or video. Add your voice to the conversation. Start a conversation. Tap , then enter a phone number or email address, or tap , then choose a contact.
Block unwanted messages. On a contact card, tap Block this Caller. You can see someone’s contact card while viewing a message by tapping Details, then tapping . You can also block callers in Settings > Messages > Blocked. You won’t receive FaceTime calls or text messages from blocked callers. For more information about blocking calls, see support.apple.com/kb/HT5845. Manage conversations Conversations are saved in the Messages list. A blue dot conversation to view or continue it.
Send your current location. Tap Details, then tap Send My Current Location to send a map that shows where you are. Share your location. Tap Details, tap Share My Location, then specify the length of time. The person you’re texting can see your location by tapping Details. To turn Share My Location on or off, or to select the device that determines your location, go to Settings > iCloud > Share My Location (under Advanced). Send items from another app.
6 Mail Write messages Mail lets you access your email accounts, on the go. WARNING: For important information about avoiding distractions that could lead to dangerous situations, see Important safety information on page 150. Change mailboxes or accounts. Search for messages. Delete, move, or mark multiple messages. Compose a message. Change the preview length in Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars. Insert a photo or video. Tap the insertion point, then tap Insert Photo or Video.
Change a recipient from Cc to Bcc. After you enter recipients, you can drag them from one field to another or change their order. Mark addresses outside certain domains. When you’re addressing a message to a recipient that’s not in your organization’s domain, Mail can color the recipient’s name red to alert you. Go to Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars > Mark Addresses, then define the domains that you do not want marked. You can enter multiple domains separated by commas, such as “apple.
See important messages Mark person as a VIP. Get notified of replies to a message or thread. Tap , then tap Notify Me. While you’re writing a message, you can also tap in the Subject field. To change how notifications appear, go to Settings > Notifications > Mail > Thread Notifications. Gather important messages. Add important people to your VIP list, so all their messages appear in the VIP mailbox. Tap the sender’s name in a message, then tap Add to VIP.
Work with multiple messages Delete, mark, or move a message. While viewing a list of messages, swipe a message to the left to reveal a menu of actions. Swipe all the way to the left to select the first action. You can also swipe a message to the right to reveal another action. Choose the actions you want to appear in Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars > Swipe Options. Delete, move, or mark multiple messages. While viewing a list of messages, tap Edit. Select some messages, then choose an action.
Mail settings Go to Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars, where you can: •• Create a different mail signature for each account •• Add mail accounts •• Set Out of Office replies for Exchange email accounts •• Bcc yourself on every message you send •• Turn on Organize by Thread to group related messages together •• Turn off confirmation for deleting a message •• Turn off Push delivery of new messages, to save on battery power •• Temporarily turn off an account Chapter 6 Mail 56
7 Safari Safari at a glance Use Safari on iPad to browse the web, use Reading List to collect webpages to read later, and add page icons to the Home screen for quick access. Use iCloud to see pages you have open on other devices, and to keep your bookmarks, history, and reading list up to date on your other devices. See your bookmarks, reading list, and shared links. Enter a web address or search item, or get quick access to your Favorites. View open tabs. Your open tabs Open a new tab.
Search the web Spotlight Search showing results in the App Store Enter what you’re searching for, then tap Go. Or tap a suggestion. Tap to search the current page. Search the web. Enter a URL or search term in the smart search field at the top of the page, then tap a search suggestion, or tap Go on the keyboard to search for exactly what you typed. If you don’t want to see suggested search terms, go to Settings > Safari, then (under Search) turn off Search Engine Suggestions.
View tabs open on your other devices. If you turn on Safari in Settings > iCloud, you can view tabs that you have open on your other devices. Tap , then scroll to the lists at the bottom of the page. Close a tab. Tap on the tab. View recently closed tabs. Touch and hold . Get back to the top. Tap the top edge of the screen to quickly return to the top of a long page. See more. Turn iPad to landscape orientation. See the latest. Tap next to the address in the search field to update the page.
Save a reading list for later Save interesting items in your reading list so you can return to them later. You can read pages in your reading list even when you’re not connected to the Internet. Add the current page to your reading list. Tap , then tap Add to Reading List. Add a linked page without opening it. Touch and hold the link, then tap Add to Reading List. View your reading list. Tap , then tap . Delete something from your reading list. Swipe left on the item in your reading list.
Spread the news. Tap . Tap to share with someone nearby using AirDrop. Other sharing options Fill in forms Whether you’re logging in to a website, signing up for a service, or making a purchase, you can fill in a web form using the onscreen keyboard or have Safari fill it in for you using AutoFill. Tap AutoFill instead of typing your contact info. Tired of always having to log in? When you’re asked if you want to save the password for the site, tap Yes.
Avoid clutter with Reader Use Safari Reader to focus on a page’s primary content. Tap to view the page in Reader. Focus on content. Tap at the left end of the address field. If you don’t see the icon, reader isn’t available for the page you’re looking at. Share just the good stuff. To share just the article text and a link to it, tap page in Reader. while viewing the Return to the full page. Tap the reader icon in the address field again.
Safari settings Go to Settings > Safari, where you can: •• Choose your search engine •• Provide AutoFill information •• Choose which favorites are displayed when you search •• Have new tabs open in the background •• Display your Favorites at the top of the page •• Block pop-ups •• Tighten privacy and security •• Clear your history, cookies, and data Chapter 7 Safari 63
Music 8 Get music Get music and other audio content onto iPad: •• Purchase music from the iTunes Store: Go to iTunes Store. While browsing playlists and albums in Music, you can tap Store. See Chapter 22, iTunes Store, on page 107. •• iCloud: Get access to all your iTunes songs, no matter which device you used to purchase them. Use iTunes Match to include CDs and other music you import. See iCloud and iTunes Match on page 67.
iTunes Radio Featured stations provide a great way to explore and enjoy new music in a variety of genres. You can also create your own custom stations, based on your pick of artist, song, or genre. Note: iTunes Radio may not be available in all areas. For more information about iTunes Radio, see support.apple.com/kb/HT5848. Create, share, fine-tune, rename, or delete a station. Play more like this song, never play it, or add it to your wish list. Skip to the next song.
Browse and play Browse your music by playlist, artist, song, or other category. For additional browse options, tap More, if it appears in the lower-right corner. Tap any song to play it. You can listen to audio from the built-in speakers, from headphones attached to the headset jack, or from wireless Bluetooth stereo headphones paired with iPad. If headphones are attached or paired, no sound comes from the speakers. Rearrange the browse buttons.
Search music. While browsing, drag down to reveal the search field at the top of the screen, then enter your search text. You can also search audio content from the Home screen. See Spotlight Search on page 31. Rate a song for smart playlists in iTunes. Tap the screen to reveal the rating dots, then tap a dot to assign a rating. Display lyrics. If you’ve added lyrics to the song, tap the album cover to see them.
Playlists Create playlists to organize your music. View Playlists, tap New Playlist near the top of the list, then enter a title. Tap to add songs or videos. Edit a playlist. Select the playlist, then tap Edit. •• Add more songs: Tap •• Delete a song: Tap from iPad. . , then tap Remove. Deleting a song from a playlist doesn’t delete it Change the song order: Drag .
If you subscribe to iTunes Match, your Genius playlists are stored in iCloud. Genius playlists created on iPad are copied to your computer when you sync with iTunes. Note: Once a Genius playlist is synced to iTunes, you can’t delete it directly from iPad. Use iTunes to edit the playlist name, stop syncing, or delete the playlist. Delete a saved Genius playlist. Tap the Genius playlist, then tap Delete. Siri You can use Siri (iPad 3rd generation or later) to control music playback.
Set the volume limit. Go to Settings > Music > Volume Limit. Note: In some European Union (EU) countries, iPad may indicate when you’re setting the volume above the EU recommended level for hearing safety. To increase the volume beyond this level, you may need to briefly release the volume control. To limit the maximum headset volume to this level, go to Settings > Music > Volume Limit, then turn on EU Volume Limit. Prevent changes to the volume limit.
9 FaceTime FaceTime at a glance Use FaceTime to make video or audio calls to other iOS devices or computers that support FaceTime. The FaceTime camera lets you talk face-to-face; switch to the rear iSight camera to share what you see around you. Note: FaceTime may not be available in all areas. On iPad Wi-Fi + Cellular models, you can make FaceTime calls over a cellular data connection. Cellular data charges may apply. See Cellular settings on page 157. Drag your image to any corner.
Make and answer calls Make a FaceTime call. Make sure FaceTime is turned on in Settings > FaceTime. Tap FaceTime, then type the name or number you want to call in the entry field at the top left. Tap to make a video call, or tap to make a FaceTime audio call. Or tap to open Contacts and start your call from there. Tap an icon to start a FaceTime call. Use your voice to start the call. Press and hold the Home button, then say “FaceTime,” followed by the name of the person to call.
10 Calendar Calendar at a glance Change views. Search for events. View invitations. Change calendars or accounts. Add an event. Tap , then fill in the event details. If you add a location and choose Alert > Time to leave, Calendar reminds you of the event based on the current travel time to get there. Search for events. Tap , then enter text in the search field. The titles, invitees, locations, and notes for the calendars you’re viewing are searched. Change your view.
Invitations iCloud, Microsoft Exchange, and some CalDAV servers let you send and receive meeting invitations. Invite others to an event. Tap an event, tap Edit, then tap Invitees. Type names, or tap to pick people from Contacts. If you don’t want to be notified when someone declines a meeting, go to Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendar > Show Invitee Declines. RSVP. Tap an event you’ve been invited to, or tap Inbox, then tap an invitation.
Share iCloud calendars With Family Sharing, a calendar shared with all the members of your family is created automatically. See Family Sharing on page 35. You can also share an iCloud calendar with other iCloud users. When you share a calendar, others can see it, and you can let them add or change events. You can also share a read-only version that anyone can view. Create an iCloud calendar. Tap Calendars, tap Edit, then tap Add Calendar in the iCloud section. Share an iCloud calendar.
11 Photos View photos and videos The Photos app lets you view the photos and videos: •• Taken with iPad •• Stored in iCloud (see iCloud Photo Library beta on page 79) •• Shared from others (see iCloud Photo Sharing on page 79) •• Synced from your computer (see Sync with iTunes on page 18) •• Saved from an email, text message, webpage, or screenshot •• Imported from your camera Tap to view full screen. The Photos app includes tabs for Photos, Shared, and Albums.
While viewing a photo or video, tap to show and hide the controls. Swipe left or right to go forward or backward. Search photos. From Albums or Photos, tap to search by date (month and year), or place (city and state). Search also keeps your Recent Searches on hand and gives you a list of suggested searches. Zoom in or out. Double-tap, or pinch and spread a photo. When you zoom in, you can drag to see other parts of the photo. Play a video. Tap .
Delete a photo or video from Photos. Tap the Photos tab, tap the photo or video, tap , then tap Delete Photo or Delete Video. Deleted photos and videos are kept in the Recently Deleted album on iPad, with a badge showing the remaining days until the item is permanently removed from iPad. To delete the photo or video permanently before the days expire, tap the item, tap Delete, then tap Delete Photo or Delete Video.
iCloud Photo Library beta iCloud Photo Library beta gives you access to your photos and videos on any supported iOS 8.1 device and on iCloud.com with the same Apple ID. You can make changes to photos and videos in the Photos app, preserve both the original and edited versions, and see the changes updated across your devices (see Edit photos and trim videos on page 81). Store as many photos and videos as your iCloud storage plan allows.
Turn on iCloud Photo Sharing. Go to Settings > iCloud > Photos. Or go to Settings > Photos & Camera. Share photos and videos. While viewing a photo or video, or when you’ve selected multiple photos or videos, tap , tap iCloud Photo Sharing, add comments, then share to an existing shared album or select a new one. You can invite people to view your shared album using their email address or the mobile phone number they use for iMessage. Enable a public website.
Photos and videos that you receive in messages or save from a webpage are saved to your Photos tab. They can also be viewed in the Camera Roll or, if you’re using iCloud Photo Library beta, the All Photos album. Edit photos and trim videos You can edit photos right on iPad. If your photos are stored in iCloud, your edits are updated across all your devices set up with iCloud, and both your original and edited versions are saved. If you delete a photo, it’s deleted from all your devices and iCloud.
Trim a video. Tap the screen to display the controls, drag either end of the frame viewer, then tap Trim. Important: If you choose Trim Original, the trimmed frames are permanently deleted from the original video. If you choose Save as New Clip, a new trimmed video clip is saved in your Videos album and the original video is unaffected. Print photos Print to an AirPrint-enabled printer: •• Print a single photo: Tap , then tap Print.
4 Select the photos and videos to import. •• Import all items: Tap Import All. •• Import just some items: Tap the items you want to import (a checkmark appears for each), tap Import, then tap Import Selected. 5 After the photos are imported, keep or delete the photos and videos on the card, camera, or iOS device. 6 Disconnect the SD card reader or camera connector. A new event in the Last Import album contains all the photos you just imported.
12 Camera Camera at a glance Quick! Get the camera! From the Lock screen, just swipe edge of the screen to open Control Center, then tap . up. Or swipe up from the bottom Note: When you open Camera from the Lock screen, you can view and edit photos and videos you take while the device is locked by tapping the thumbnail at the lower-left corner of the screen. To share photos and videos, first unlock iPad.
Take photos and videos Camera offers several modes, which let you shoot stills, square-format photos, time-lapse, videos, and panoramas. Choose a mode. Drag up or down, or tap the camera mode labels to choose Time-Lapse, Video, Photo, Square, or Pano. Take a photo. Choose Photo, then tap the Take Picture button or press either volume button. •• Take Burst shots: (iPad Air 2) Touch and hold the Take Picture button to take rapid-fire photos in bursts (available while in Square or Photo mode).
Capture an experience with time-lapse. Choose Time-Lapse, set up iPad where you want, then tap the Record Time-Lapse Video button to start capturing a sunset, a flower opening, or other experiences over a period of time. Tap the Record Time-Lapse Video button again to stop. The time-lapse photos are compiled into a short video that you can watch and share. Shoot some video. Choose Video, then tap the Record Video button or press either volume button to start and stop recording.
Upload photos and videos to your computer. Use iCloud Photo Library beta to upload photos and videos from your iPad to iCloud and access them on your iOS 8.1 devices signed into iCloud Photo Library beta using the same Apple ID. You can also upload and download your photos and videos from the Photos app on iCloud.com. See iCloud Photo Library beta on page 79. Sync photos and videos to iPad from your Mac. Use the Photos settings pane in iTunes. See Sync with iTunes on page 18.
13 Contacts Contacts at a glance iPad lets you access and edit your contact lists from personal, business, and other accounts. Open in Messages. Open in FaceTime. Open in Maps. Set your My Info card for Safari, Siri, and other apps. Go to Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars, then tap My Info and select the contact card with your name and information. Let Siri know who’s who.
•• Use your Google contacts: Go to Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars, tap your Google account, then turn on Contacts. •• Access a Microsoft Exchange Global Address List: Go to Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars, tap your Exchange account, then turn on Contacts. •• Set up an LDAP or CardDAV account to access business or school directories: Go to Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars > Add Account > Other. Tap Add LDAP account or Add CardDAV account, then enter the account information.
14 Clock Clock at a glance The first clock displays the time based on your location when you set up iPad. Add other clocks to show the time in other major cities and time zones. Delete clocks or change their order. Add a clock. View clocks, set an alarm, time an event, or set a timer.
Alarms and timers Want iPad to wake you? Tap Alarm, then tap give the alarm a name (like “Good morning”). . Set your wake-up time and other options, then View and change alarms. Add an alarm. Turn the alarm on/off. Selected alarm Additional alarm Keep track of time. Use the stopwatch to keep time, record lap times, or set a timer to alert you when time’s up. If you’re soft boiling an egg, just tell Siri to “Set the timer for 3 minutes.
15 Maps Find places WARNING: For important information about navigation and avoiding distractions that could lead to dangerous situations, see Important safety information on page 150. See also Privacy on page 40. Get directions. Enter a search. Quick driving directions Get more info. Tap a pin to display the info banner. Double-tap to zoom in; tap with two fingers to zoom out. Or pinch. Show your current location. Choose the view, drop a pin, or show traffic.
•• Zip code •• Business (“movies,” “restaurants san francisco ca,” “apple inc new york”) Maps may also list recent locations, searches, or directions that you can choose from. Find the location of a contact, or of a favorite or recent search. Tap Favorites. Choose your view. Tap , then choose Standard, Hybrid, or Satellite. Manually mark a location. Touch and hold the map until the dropped pin appears. Get more info Get info about a location. Tap a pin to display its banner, then tap .
3D and Flyover With 3D and Flyover, on iPad 3rd generation or later, you can see three-dimensional views and even fly over many of the world’s major cities. View 3D map. Tap , then tap Show 3D Map. Or, drag two fingers up. (Zoom in for a closer look if Show 3D Map doesn’t appear.) Adjust the angle. Drag two fingers up or down. Take a Flyover Tour. An aerial tour is available for select cities, indicated by next to the city name. (Zoom out if you don’t see any markers.
16 Videos Videos at a glance Open the Videos app to watch movies, TV shows, and music videos. To watch video podcasts, open the Podcasts app—see Podcasts at a glance on page 118. To watch videos you record using Camera on iPad, open the Photos app. Add to your library. Choose a category. Tap to play. This video hasn’t been downloaded to iPad. WARNING: For important information about avoiding hearing loss, see Important safety information on page 150.
Stream videos from your computer to iPad. Turn on Home Sharing in iTunes on your computer. Then, on iPad, go to Settings > Videos and enter the Apple ID and password you use for Home Sharing on your computer. Then open Videos on iPad and tap Shared at the top of the list of videos. Convert a video to work with iPad. If you try to sync a video from iTunes and a message says the video can’t play on iPad, try converting the video.
Select a different audio language. If the video offers other languages, tap language from the Audio list. Show subtitles or closed captions. Tap , then choose a . Not all videos offer subtitles or closed captions. Customize the appearance of closed captions. Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > Subtitles & Captioning.
17 Notes Notes at a glance Type notes on iPad, and iCloud makes them available on your other iOS devices and Mac computers. You can also read and create notes in other accounts, such as Gmail or Yahoo!. Tap a note to view it. Delete the note. Print or share the note. Add a new note. Tap the text to edit it. See your notes on your other devices. If you use icloud.com, me.com, or mac.com for iCloud, go to Settings > iCloud, then turn on Notes.
Share notes in multiple accounts Share notes with other accounts. You can share notes with other accounts, such as Google, Yahoo!, or AOL. Go to Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars, add the account if it’s not already there, then turn on Notes for the account. Create a note in a specific account. Tap Accounts and select the account, then tap don’t see the Accounts button, tap the Notes button first. . If you Choose the default account for new notes. Go to Settings > Notes.
18 Reminders Reminders at a glance Reminders lets you keep track of all the things you need to do. Mark the reminder as completed. Scheduled items Add a reminder. Add a list. Add a reminder. Tap a list, then tap a blank line. Share a list. Tap a list, then tap Edit. Tap Sharing, then tap Add Person. The people you share with also need to be iCloud users. After they accept your invitation to share the list, you’ll all be able to add, delete, and mark items as completed.
Scheduled reminders Scheduled reminders notify you when they’re due. Scheduled reminder Schedule a reminder. While editing a reminder, tap , then turn on “Remind me on a day.” Tap Alarm to set the date and time. Tap Repeat to schedule the reminder for regularly occurring intervals. See all scheduled reminders. Tap Scheduled to show the list of reminders that have a due date. Don’t bother me now. You can turn off Reminders notifications in Settings > Notifications.
19 Photo Booth Take photos It’s easy to take a photo with Photo Booth and spice it up with effects. Tap an option to change the effect. Tap the center image to return to Normal view. When you take a photo, iPad makes a shutter sound. You can use the volume buttons on the side of iPad to control the volume of the shutter sound, or mute it by setting the Side Switch to silent. See Volume buttons and the Side Switch on page 11.
Manage photos The photos you take with Photo Booth are saved to your Recently Added album in the Photos app on iPad. Delete a photo. Select a thumbnail, then tap . Share or copy a photo. Tap a thumbnail, tap Twitter, or Facebook) or Copy. , then tap a share option (Message, Mail, iCloud, View photos in the Photos app. In Photos, tap Photos, then tap Today, or tap Albums, then Recently Added, then tap a thumbnail. To see the next or previous photo, swipe left or right.
20 Game Center Game Center at a glance Game Center lets you play your favorite games with friends who have an iOS device or a Mac (OS X Mountain Lion or later). You must be connected to the Internet to use Game Center. WARNING: For important information about avoiding repetitive motion injuries, see Important safety information on page 150. See who’s the best. Find someone to play against. Play, share, or remove this game. Explore game goals.
Play games with friends Invite friends to a multiplayer game. Tap Friends, choose a friend, choose a game, then tap in the upper right. If the game allows or requires additional players, choose the players to invite, then tap Next. Send your invitation, then wait for the others to accept. When everyone is ready, start the game. If a friend isn’t available or doesn’t respond, you can tap Auto-Match to have Game Center find another player for you, or tap Invite Friend to invite someone else.
21 Newsstand Newsstand organizes your magazine and newspaper apps, and automatically updates them when iPad is connected to Wi-Fi. Touch and hold a publication to rearrange. Find Newsstand apps. Note: You need an Internet connection and an Apple ID to download Newsstand apps, but you can read downloaded content without an Internet connection. Newsstand is not available in all areas. Find Newsstand apps. While viewing the shelf, tap Store.
22 iTunes Store iTunes Store at a glance Use the iTunes Store to add music, movies, TV shows, and more to iPad. Browse Download purchases again. Change categories. Note: You need an Internet connection and an Apple ID to use the iTunes Store. The iTunes Store is not available in all areas.
Browse or search Browse by category or genre. Tap one of the categories (Music, Movies, TV, or Audiobooks). Tap Genres to see a list of genres to choose from. Tap a genre to see more about it. If you know what you’re looking for, tap Search. You can tap a search term that’s trending among other iTunes users, or enter info in the search field, then tap Search on the keyboard. Access family members’ purchases.
Discover great new music on iTunes Radio. When you listen to iTunes Radio, songs you play appear in the Radio tab in the iTunes Store so you can preview or purchase them. Tap Music, tap , then tap Radio. Preview a song or video. Tap it. Add to your Wish List. When you hear something you hope to buy from the iTunes Store, tap , then tap Add to Wish List. To view your Wish List in the iTunes Store, tap Music, Movies, or TV Shows, tap , then tap Wish List.
iTunes Store settings To set options for the iTunes Store, go to Settings > iTunes & App Store. View or edit your account. Tap your Apple ID, then tap View Apple ID and log in. To change your password, tap the Apple ID field, then tap the Password field. Sign in with a different Apple ID. Tap your account name, then tap Sign Out. You can then enter a different Apple ID. Subscribe to or turn on iTunes Match. You can subscribe to iTunes Match, a service that stores your music and more in iCloud.
23 App Store App Store at a glance Use the App Store to browse, purchase, and download apps specifically designed for iPad, or for iPhone and iPod touch. Your apps update automatically over Wi-Fi (unless you turn off this feature), so you can keep up with the latest improvements and features. See your Wish List and other suggestions for you. Download purchases again. Note: You need an Internet connection and an Apple ID to use the App Store. The App Store is not available in all areas.
Use Wish List. To track an app you might want to purchase later, tap tap Add to Wish List. See your Wish List. After you add items to your Wish List, tap on the app page, then on the Purchased screen. Search apps by category. Tap Explore, then tap Categories to focus on the apps you want, for example, Education, Medical, or Sports. Tap subcategories to further refine your results.
Note: Age restrictions for Ask to Buy vary by area. In the United States, the family organizer can enable Ask to Buy for any family member under age 18; for children under age 13, it’s enabled by default. Find out more about the requested app. Hide individual purchases. Using iTunes on a computer, family members can hide any of their purchases so other family members can’t view or download them. For more information, see Family Sharing on page 35. Use a gift card or code.
24 iBooks Get books Get books from the iBooks Store. In iBooks, use the buttons at the bottom of the screen to access the iBooks Store. Tap Featured to browse the latest releases, or Top Charts to view the most popular. To find a specific book, tap the Search field that appears after you access the iBooks Store. Read a book Contents, bookmarks, and notes Bookmark Search in book. Go to a page. Open a book. Tap the book you want to read.
Go to a specific page. Use the page navigation controls at the bottom of the screen. Or, tap and enter a page number, then tap the page number in the search results. Get a definition. Double-tap a word, then tap Define in the menu that appears. Definitions aren’t available for all languages. Remember your place. Tap to add a bookmark, or tap again to remove it. You can have multiple bookmarks—to see them all, tap , then tap Bookmarks.
Study notes and glossary terms In books that support it, you can review all of your highlights and notes as study cards. See all your notes. Tap in that chapter. Delete notes. Tap . You can search your notes, or tap a chapter to see notes you’ve made , select some notes, then tap Delete. Review your notes as study cards. Tap Study Cards. Swipe to move between cards. Tap Flip Card to see its back. Shuffle your study cards. Tap , then turn on Shuffle. Study glossary terms.
Read PDFs Sync a PDF. On a Mac, add the PDF to iBooks for OS X, then open iTunes, select the PDF, then sync. In iTunes on your Windows computer, choose File > Add to Library, select the PDF, then sync. See iTunes Help for more info about syncing. Add a PDF email attachment to iBooks. Open the email message, then touch and hold its PDF attachment. Choose “Open in iBooks” from the menu that appears. Print a PDF. With the PDF open, tap then choose Print. You’ll need an AirPrint-compatible printer.
25 Podcasts Podcasts at a glance Open the Podcasts app, then browse, subscribe to, and play your favorite audio or video podcasts on iPad. Delete or rearrange podcasts. New episodes Tap a podcast to view and play episodes. Swipe down to update or search. See your subscriptions and downloaded podcasts. Organize and automatically update your favorites. Browse for podcasts.
Get podcasts and episodes Discover more podcasts. Tap Featured or Top Charts at the bottom of the screen. Search for new podcasts. Tap Search at the bottom of the screen. Search your library. Tap My Podcasts, then swipe down in the center of the screen to reveal the Search field. Preview or stream an episode. Tap the podcast, then tap an episode. View unplayed episodes. View available episodes. Subscribe or adjust subscription preferences. Download the episode.
Control playback Tap to speed up or slow down. See a list of episodes. Tap to see more info. Drag to skip forward or back. Tap to start over, or double-tap to go to the previous episode. Skip to the next episode. See podcast info while you listen. Tap the podcast image on the Now Playing screen. Skip forward or back with greater accuracy. Move your finger toward the top of the screen as you drag the playhead left or right.
Pull together episodes from different podcasts. Add episodes to your On-The-Go station. Tap My Stations, tap On-The-Go, then tap Add. Or tap next to any episode in your library. You can also touch and hold any episode, then tap Add to On-The-Go. Create a station. Tap My Stations, then tap . Change the order of the station list or the podcasts in a station. Tap My Stations, tap Edit above the station list or the episode list, then drag up or down.
Accessibility A Accessibility features iPad offers many accessibility features: Vision •• VoiceOver •• Support for braille displays •• 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 •• Hearing aids •• Mono audio and balance •• Subtitles and closed captions Interaction •• Siri •• Wid
Accessibility Shortcut Use the Accessibility Shortcut. Press the Home button quickly three times to turn any of these features on or off: •• VoiceOver •• Invert Colors •• Grayscale •• Zoom •• Switch Control •• AssistiveTouch •• Guided Access (The shortcut starts Guided Access if it’s already turned on. See Guided Access on page 138.) •• Hearing Aid Control (if you have paired Made for iPhone hearing aids) Choose the features you want to control.
•• Select the item above or below: Set the rotor to Vertical Navigation, then swipe up or down with one finger. If you don’t find Vertical Navigation in the rotor, you can add it; see Use the VoiceOver rotor on page 127. •• Select the first or last item on the screen: Tap with four fingers at the top or bottom of the screen. •• Select an item by name: Triple-tap with two fingers anywhere on the screen to open the Item Chooser.
•• Choose which dialects are available in the rotor: Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > VoiceOver > Speech > Rotor Languages. To adjust voice quality or speaking rate, tap next to the language. To remove languages from the rotor or change their order, tap Edit, tap the delete button or drag the Reorder button up or down, then tap Done. •• Set the default dialect for the current iPad language: Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > VoiceOver > Speech.
Speak iPad status information. Tap the status bar at the top of the screen, then swipe left or right to hear information about the time, battery state, Wi-Fi signal strength, and more. Speak notifications. Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > VoiceOver, then turn on Always Speak Notifications. Notifications, including the text of incoming text messages, are spoken as they occur, even if iPad is locked. Unacknowledged notifications are repeated when you unlock iPad.
Activate •• Double-tap: Activate the selected item. •• Triple-tap: Double-tap an item. •• Split-tap: As an alternative to selecting an item and double-tapping to activate it, touch and hold an item with one finger, then tap the screen with another. •• Double-tap and hold (1 second) + standard gesture: Use a standard gesture. The double-tap and hold gesture tells iPad to interpret the next gesture as standard.
•• Touch typing: Touch a key on the keyboard to select it, then lift your finger to enter the character. If you touch the wrong key, slide your finger to the key you want. VoiceOver speaks the character for each key as you touch it, but doesn’t enter a character until you lift your finger. •• Direct Touch typing: VoiceOver is disabled for the keyboard only, so you can type just as you do when VoiceOver is off.
Write with your finger Handwriting mode lets you enter text by writing characters on the screen with your finger. In addition to normal text entry, use handwriting mode to enter your iPad passcode silently or open apps from the Home screen. Enter handwriting mode. Use the rotor to select Handwriting. If Handwriting isn’t in the rotor, go to Settings > General > Accessibility > VoiceOver > Rotor, then add it. Choose a character type.
Select an item on the Home screen. Start entering the name of the item. If there are multiple matches, continue to spell the name until it is unique, or swipe up or down with one finger to select a partial match. Launch the selected app. Swipe right with two fingers. Translate immediately (when contractions are enabled). Swipe down with two fingers. Stop entering braille. Do a two-finger scrub, or set the rotor to another setting.
•• Return to the previous screen: Escape •• Switch apps: Command–Tab or Command–Shift–Tab Quick Nav Turn on Quick Nav to control VoiceOver using the arrow keys.
•• Go to the top or bottom of the text field: Command–Up Arrow or Command–Down Arrow •• Select text as you move: Shift + any of the insertion point movement commands above •• Select all text: Command–A •• Copy, cut, or paste the selected text: Command–C, Command–X, or Command–V •• Undo or redo last change: Command–Z or Shift–Command–Z Support for braille displays You can use a Bluetooth braille display to read VoiceOver output, and you can use a braille display with input keys and other c
Read math equations VoiceOver can read aloud math equations encoded using: •• MathML on the web •• MathML or LaTeX in iBooks Author Hear an equation. Have VoiceOver read the text as usual. VoiceOver says “math” before it starts reading an equation. Explore the equation. Double tap the selected equation to display it full screen and move through it one element at a time. Swipe left or right to read elements of the equation.
Get information about a location. With a pin selected, double-tap to display the information flag. Swipe left or right to select the More Info button, then double-tap to display the information page. Hear location cues as you move about. Turn on Tracking with heading to hear street names and points of interest as you approach them. Edit videos with VoiceOver You can use VoiceOver gestures to trim Camera videos. Trim a video.
Zoom in on your typing without magnifying the keyboard. Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > Zoom, then turn on Follow Focus and turn off Zoom Keyboard. Now when you zoom in while typing (in Messages or Notes, for example), the text you type is magnified but all of the keyboard remains visible. Display the magnified part of the screen in grayscale or inverted color. Triple-tap with three fingers, then tap the Filters button in the controls that appear.
Large, bold, and high-contrast text Display larger text in apps such as Settings, Calendar, Contacts, Mail, Messages, and Notes. Go to Settings > General > Text Size, then adjust the slider. For even larger text, go to Settings > General > Accessibility > Larger Text, then turn on Larger Accessibility Sizes. Display bolder text for items on iPad. Go to Settings > General > Accessibility, then turn on Bold Text. Increase the contrast of text where possible.
Hearing aids If you have Made for iPhone hearing aids (compatible with iPad 4th generation or later and iPad mini), you can use iPad to adjust their settings, stream audio, or use iPad as a remote mic. Pair with iPad. If your hearing aids aren’t listed in Settings > General > Accessibility > Hearing Aids, you need to pair them with iPad. To start, open the battery door on each hearing aid. Next, on iPad, go to Settings > Bluetooth and make sure Bluetooth is turned on.
Subtitles and closed captions The Videos app includes an Alternate Track button you can tap to choose subtitles and captions offered by the video you’re watching. Standard subtitles and captions are usually listed, but if you prefer special accessible captions, such as subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH), you can set iPad to list them instead if they’re available. Prefer accessible subtitles and closed captions for the hard of hearing in the list of available subtitles and captions.
•• Disable app controls and areas of the app screen: Draw a circle or rectangle around any part of the screen you want to disable. Drag the mask into position or use the handles to adjust it’s size. •• Enable the Sleep/Wake button and Volume buttons: Tap Options below Hardware Buttons. •• Keep iPad from switching from portrait to landscape or from responding to other motions: Tap Options and turn off Motion. •• Prevent typing: Tap Options and turn off Keyboards.
Turn on Switch Control. Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > Switch Control, or use the Accessibility Shortcut—see Accessibility Shortcut on page 123. Turn off Switch Control. Use any scanning method to select and tap Settings > General > Accessibility > Switch Control. Or, triple-click the Home button. Basic techniques Whether you use item scanning or point scanning, the Switch Control basics are the same. Select an item.
•• Shake iPad •• Press the Home and Sleep/Wake buttons simultaneously to take a screenshot •• Swipe down from the top with two fingers to speak the screen (if you have Speak Screen turned on) Item scanning Item scanning alternately highlights each item or group of items on the entire screen until you trigger your Select Item switch. If there are many items, Switch Control highlights them in groups. When you select a group, highlighting continues with the items in the group.
Settings and adjustments Adjust basic settings.
Turn on AssistiveTouch. Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > AssistiveTouch, or use the Accessibility Shortcut. See Accessibility Shortcut on page 123. When AssistiveTouch is on, the floating menu button appears on the screen. Show or hide the menu. Tap the floating menu button, or click the secondary button on your accessory. Simulate pressing the Home button. Tap the menu button, then tap Home. Lock or rotate the screen, adjust iPad volume, or simulate shaking iPad.
Accessibility in OS X Take advantage of the accessibility features in OS X when you use iTunes to sync information and content from your iTunes library to iPad. In the Finder, choose Help > Help Center (or Help > Mac Help in OS X Yosemite), then search for “accessibility.” For more information about iPad and OS X accessibility features, go to www.apple.com/accessibility.
iPad in Business B iPad in the enterprise With support for secure access to corporate networks, directories, and Microsoft Exchange, iPad is ready to go to work. For detailed information about using iPad in business, go to www.apple.com/ipad/business. Mail, Contacts, and Calendar To use iPad with your work accounts, you need to know the settings your organization requires. If you received your iPad from your organization, the settings and apps you need might already be installed.
Apps In addition to the built-in apps and the ones you get from the App Store, your organization may want you to have certain other apps. They might provide you with a pre-paid redemption code for the App Store. When you download an app using a redemption code, you own it, even though your organization purchased it for you. Your organization can also purchase App Store app licenses that are assigned to you for a period of time, but which the organization retains.
International Keyboards C International keyboards let you type text in many different languages, including Asian languages and languages written from right to left. Use international keyboards International keyboards let you type text in many different languages, including Asian languages and languages written from right to left. For a list of supported keyboards, go to www.apple.com/ipad, choose your iPad, click Tech Specs, then scroll to Languages. Manage keyboards.
Turn shortcuts on or off. Go to Settings > General > Keyboard > Shortcuts. Shortcuts are available for: •• Simplified Chinese: Pinyin •• Traditional Chinese: Pinyin and Zhuyin •• Japanese: Romaji and 50 Key Reset your personal dictionary. Go to Settings > General > Reset > Reset Keyboard Dictionary. All custom words and shortcuts are deleted, and the keyboard dictionary returns to its default state. Special input methods You can use keyboards to enter some languages in different ways.
You can type some complex characters, such as 鱲 (part of the name for the Hong Kong International Airport), by writing two or more component characters in sequence. Tap the character to replace the characters you typed. Roman characters are also recognized. Type Japanese kana. Use the Kana keypad to select syllables. For more syllable options, tap the arrow key and select another syllable or word from the window. Type Japanese romaji. Use the Romaji keyboard to type syllables.
Safety, Handling, & Support D Important safety information WARNING: Failure to follow these safety instructions could result in fire, electric shock, injury, or damage to iPad or other property. Read all the safety information below before using iPad. Handling Handle iPad with care. It is made of metal, glass, and plastic and has sensitive electronic components inside. iPad can be damaged if dropped, burned, punctured, or crushed, or if it comes in contact with liquid.
Charging Charge iPad with the included USB cable and power adapter, or with other thirdparty “Made for iPad” cables and power adapters that are compatible with USB 2.0 or later, or power adapters compliant with applicable country regulations and with one or more of the following standards: EN 301489-34, IEC 62684, YD/T 1591-2009, CNS 15285, ITU L.1000, or another applicable mobile phone power adapter interoperability standard.
Radio frequency interference Observe signs and notices that prohibit or restrict the use of mobile devices (for example, in healthcare facilities or blasting areas). Although iPad is designed, tested, and manufactured to comply with regulations governing radio frequency emissions, such emissions from iPad can negatively affect the operation of other electronic equipment, causing them to malfunction.
Using connectors, ports, and buttons Never force a connector into a port or apply excessive pressure to a button, because this may cause damage that is not covered under the warranty. If the connector and port don’t join with reasonable ease, they probably don’t match. Check for obstructions and make sure that the connector matches the port and that you have positioned the connector correctly in relation to the port.
iPad may be low on power. Connect iPad to the USB power adapter to charge. See Charge and monitor the battery on page 44. Force an app to quit. Hold down the Sleep/Wake button on top of iPad for a few seconds until a red slider appears, then hold down the Home button until the app closes. If you can’t turn off iPad or if the problem continues, you may need to reset iPad. Do this only if you’re unable to restart iPad. Reset iPad.
Get information about your iPad See information about iPad. Go to Settings > General > About.
VPN settings A VPN (virtual private network) provides secure access over the Internet to private networks, such as the network at your organization. You may need to install a VPN app from the App Store that configures iPad to access a network. Contact your system administrator for information about the app and settings you need. Profiles settings Configuration profiles define settings for using iPad with corporate or school networks or accounts.
Stop iCloud backups. Go to Settings > iCloud > Backup, then turn off iCloud Backup. Music not purchased in iTunes isn’t backed up in iCloud. Use iTunes to back up and restore that content. See Sync with iTunes on page 18. Important: Backups for music, movies, or TV show purchases are not available in all countries. Previous purchases may not be restored if they are no longer in the iTunes Store, App Store, or iBooks Store.
Turn Cellular Data on or off. If Cellular Data is off, all data services will use only Wi-Fi—including email, web browsing, push notifications, and other services. If Cellular Data is on, carrier charges may be incurred. For example, using certain features and services that transfer data, such as Messages, could result in charges to your data plan. Monitor and manage your cellular data network usage. You can see which apps use cellular data and turn off the option, if you want. Turn LTE on or off.
If a song or video in your iTunes library isn’t supported by iPad, you may be able to convert it to a format iPad supports. For example, you can use iTunes for Windows to convert nonprotected WMA files to a format iPad supports. For more information, open iTunes, then choose Help > iTunes Help. No video or sound when using AirPlay To send video or audio to an AirPlay device such as an Apple TV, iPad and the AirPlay device must be connected to the same wireless network.
Learning more, service, and support Refer to the following resources to get more iPad-related safety, software, service, and support information. To learn about Do this Using iPad safely See Important safety information on page 150. iPad service and support, tips, forums, and Apple software downloads Go to www.apple.com/support/ipad. The latest information about iPad Go to www.apple.com/ipad. Managing your Apple ID account Go to appleid.apple.com. Using iCloud Go to help.apple.
Important: Changes or modifications to this product not authorized by Apple could void the electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) and wireless compliance and negate your authority to operate the product. This product has demonstrated EMC compliance under conditions that included the use of compliant peripheral devices and shielded cables between system components.
California Battery Charger Energy Efficiency Türkiye Türkiye Cumhuriyeti: EEE Yönetmeliğine Uygundur. Taiwan Battery Statement China Battery Statement European Union—Disposal Information The symbol above means that according to local laws and regulations your product and/or its battery shall be disposed of separately from household waste. When this product reaches its end of life, take it to a collection point designated by local authorities.
ENERGY STAR® compliance statement To save energy, iPad is set to lock after two minutes of user inactivity. To change this setting, go to Settings > General > Auto-Lock. To unlock iPad, press the Sleep/Wake button or the Home button. iPad meets the ENERGY STAR guidelines for energy efficiency. Reducing energy consumption saves money and helps conserve valuable resources. For more information about ENERGY STAR, go to www.energystar.gov.
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