From the Home screen, swipe your finger from left to right. The Spotlight screen appears with a Search iPad field at the top and the virtual keyboard at the bottom, as shown in Figure 34-1. (You can also get to the Spotlight search page by pressing the Home button when you're at the Home screen.)

Tap the Search iPad field, and type part of the word that represents what you want to find. For example, if you want to find a name stored in your Contacts app, type that name. If you want to find a note in the Notes app that contains certain information such as your to-do list, type a word that you know appears on that note such as milk or eggs. As you type each letter, Spotlight displays the items that match your search criteria, as shown in Figure 34-2.

Tap the item you want, such as a song, an app, or a note. Your iPad displays or plays your chosen item.

Figure 34-1. The Spotlight screen appears when you swipe the Home screen to the right.

Figure 34-2. As you type, Spotlight displays items that match your search criteria.