Table of Contents
1 Buying and Unboxing Your iPad
What Is an iPad?
Choosing the Right iPad for You
iPad mini 4
iPad
iPad Pro
Which iPad Should You Buy?
Unboxing Your New iPad
What’s Inside the Box
Powering Up Your iPad
Turn It On—For the First Time
2 Getting Started with Your iPad
Getting to Know Your iPad
Front
Top
Sides
Bottom
Back
Turning Your iPad On and Off
Power On Your iPad
Lock Your iPad
Unlock Your iPad
Power Off Your iPad
Force a Restart
Using Your iPad
Learn Essential Multi-Touch Gestures
Navigate the Home Screen
View the Today Screen
View Notifications on the Cover Sheet
Manage Open Apps
Understand the Status Bar
Performing Basic Operations
View and Respond to Alerts
Display the Control Center
Adjust the Brightness
Activate Night Shift
Change the Volume Level
Rotate the iPad
Activate Do Not Disturb Mode
Enter Text with the Onscreen Keyboard
Copy and Paste Text
Set an Alarm
Set a Timer
Use the Stopwatch
Managing Your iPad’s Battery
Recharge the Battery
Monitor Battery Usage
3 Personalizing the Way Your iPad Looks and Works
Personalizing the Lock and Home Screens
Change the Wallpaper
Arrange App Icons
Add Icons to and Remove Icons from the Dock
Organize Apps with Folders
Customizing the Today Screen and Control Center
Customize the Today Screen
Customize the Control Center
Configuring Device Settings
Display the Settings Page
Configure Notifications
Configure the Display and Brightness
Change System Sounds
Configure Individual Apps
Managing System Settings
Display and Manage General Settings
4 Making Your iPad More Accessible
Making the iPad Easier to Use for the Vision Impaired
Read the Screen with VoiceOver
Magnify the Screen with Zoom
Invert Screen Colors
Make Onscreen Text Larger and Bolder
Making the iPad Easier to Use for the Hearing Impaired
Use a Hearing Aid with Your iPad
Turn On Closed Captioning When Watching Videos
Making the iPad Easier to Operate
Adjust the Touchscreen Display
Enable AssistiveTouch
5 Connecting to the Internet and Browsing the Web
Connecting to a Wi-Fi Network
Connect to Your Home Wireless Network
Connect to a Public Wireless Hotspot
Change Networks
Connect to a Network You’ve Previously Connected To
Using the Safari Web Browser
Launch the Safari Browser
Enter a Web Address
Use Web Links
View Multiple Pages in Tabs
Bookmark Pages
Revisit Past Pages
Browse the Web in Private
Configure Safari Settings
Making the Web More Readable
Zoom into a Page
Read Articles with Safari Reader
Searching the Web
Search the Web with Google
Change Your Search Engine
6 Keeping Your iPad Safe and Secure
Creating a Safer Lock Screen
Set a Simple Passcode
Use Fingerprint Recognition with Touch ID
Erase Data After Too Many Passcode Attempts
Reducing the Risk of Theft
Keep Your iPad Safe
Enable iPad Tracking
Track a Lost or Stolen iPad
Staying Safe Online
Protect Against Identity Theft
Keep Your Private Information Private
Protect Against Online Fraud
Shop Safely
7 Controlling Your iPad—and More—with Siri
Getting to Know Siri, Your iPad’s Virtual Personal Assistant
Configure Siri
Summon Siri
Using Siri to Control Your iPad and Apps
Launch Apps
Control System Functions
Send and Receive Messages
Manage Meetings, Events, and Reminders
Take and View Pictures
Listen to Music
Using Siri to Find Interesting and Useful Information
Find Information
Solve Equations and Make Conversions
Find Businesses and Get Directions
8 Installing and Using Apps
Working with Apps
Launch an App from the Home Screen
Launch an App from the Dock
Search for an App
Switch Between Apps
Close an App
Finding New Apps in the App Store
Browse and Search the App Store
Purchase and Download Apps
Managing Installed Apps
View and Manage Purchased Apps
Update Your Apps
Delete an App
Multitasking on Your iPad
Open a Second App with Slide Over
Display Two Apps at Once with Split View
Drag and Drop Text and Pictures Between Apps
9 Sending and Receiving Email
Configuring the Mail App
Add an Email Account
Get Notified of New Messages
Create a Signature
Sending and Receiving Messages
Select an Inbox
Read a Message
Reply to a Message
Create and Send a New Message
Attach a Photo to a Message
Delete a Message
Organize Messages in Files
Deal with Junk Email (Spam)
10 Managing Your Contacts
Using the Contacts App
Add a New Contact
Edit a Contact
Delete a Contact
Consolidate Contacts from Multiple Sources
Viewing and Contacting Your Contacts
Display a Contact
Search for a Contact
Change How Contacts Are Displayed
Contact a Contact
11 Video Chatting and Texting
Text Messaging with the Messages App
Send and Receive Text Messages
Send an Audio Message
Send a Photo
Send a Video Message
Video Chatting and More with FaceTime
Start a Video Chat
Answer a Video Chat Request
Make an Audio Call
12 Getting Social with Facebook, Pinterest, and Other Social Networks
Understanding Social Networking
Using Facebook on Your iPad
Navigate Facebook’s iPad App
Read and Respond to Posts
Post a Status Update
Using Pinterest on Your iPad
View and Save Pins
Pin from a Website
Using Twitter on Your iPad
Read Tweets
Create a New Tweet
Using LinkedIn on Your iPad
Navigate the LinkedIn App
Create a New Post
13 Staying Organized with Calendar and Reminders
Using the Calendar App
View Events
Add a New Event
Create a Recurring Event
Create an Alert for an Event
Invite Others to an Event
Using the Reminders App
View and Manage Your Reminders
Add a New Reminder
Delete a Reminder
14 Reading eBooks, Magazines, and Newspapers
Reading eBooks on Your iPad
Find and Purchase Books with the iBooks App
Read a Book with the iBooks App
Find and Read Books with the Kindle Book Browser
Reading News Stories with the News App
Personalize What News You Receive
Read News Stories
15 Shooting, Editing, and Sharing Photos and Videos
Shooting Digital Photos
Launch the Camera App
Take a Picture
Take a Selfie
Take a Panoramic Photo
Viewing and Editing Your Photos
View Your Photos
Organize Photos in Albums
Crop and Straighten a Picture
Apply Auto-Enhance
Apply a Filter
Adjust Brightness and Color
Mark Up a Photo
Shooting and Editing Videos
Shoot a Video
Trim a Video
Sharing Photos and Videos
Share via Text Message
Share via Email
Share via Facebook
16 Listening to Music
Listening to Streaming Music
Listen to Apple Music
Listen to Pandora
Buying and Playing Music from the iTunes Store
Purchase Music from the iTunes Store
Play Your Tunes
17 Watching TV Shows, Movies, and Other Videos
Watching Netflix
Use the Netflix App
Watching Hulu
Use the Hulu App
Watching Amazon Video
Use the Amazon Video App
Watching YouTube
Use the YouTube App
Buying and Renting Videos in the iTunes Store
Rent or Purchase a Video
Watch a Video
18 Controlling Your Smart Home
Understanding Apple HomeKit
How HomeKit Works
What’s Compatible with HomeKit
Adding Devices and Rooms
Add a New Device
Add a New Room
Assign an Accessory to a Room
Create a Scene
Controlling Your Smart Devices
Control a Device or Scene
Controlling Devices and Scenes with Siri
Automating Multiple Devices
Set Up Your iPad as a Home Hub
Create a Location Automation
Create a Time Automation
Create a Controlled Automation
19 Traveling with Maps and Other Travel Apps
Traveling with the Maps App
Display a Map
Generate Driving Directions
Exploring Other Travel-Related Apps
Discover Travel Apps
20 Keeping Fit and Healthy
Exploring Health and Fitness Apps
Discover Exercise and Yoga Apps
Exploring Food and Nutrition Apps
Discover Dieting Apps
Discover Cooking and Recipe Apps
Exploring Medical Apps
Discover Medical-Related Apps
21 Playing Games
Finding Games to Play
Download Games from the App Store
Discovering Popular Games
Action Games
Adventure Games
Arcade Games
Board Games
Card Games
Casino Games
Family Games
Indie Games
Music Games
Puzzle Games
Racing Games
Role-Playing Games
Simulation Games
Sports Games
Strategy Games
Trivia Games
Word Games
22 Getting Productive
Using Your iPad’s Built-In Productivity Apps
Pages
Numbers
Keynote
Discovering More Productivity Apps
Evernote
Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides
Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word
23 Managing Files on Your iPad and in the Cloud
Managing Your iPad Storage
Examine Available Storage
Manage Available Storage Space
Managing iCloud Files with the Files App
Configure iCloud on Your iPad
View and Open Files with the Files App
Create a New Folder
Add Other Cloud Storage Services to the Files App
Using AirDrop and AirPlay to Share Content with Other Devices
Share Files with AirDrop
Stream Media with AirPlay
Backing Up Your iPad to iCloud
Back Up to iCloud
24 Accessorizing Your iPad
Protecting Your iPad with Cases and Covers
Smart Covers
Other Covers and Cases
Adding Functionality with Keyboards and Styli
Apple’s Smart Keyboard
Other Wireless Keyboards
Apple Pencil
Other Styli
Extending Your iPad with Bluetooth Devices
Wireless Headphones and Earphones
Wireless Speakers
25 Fixing Common Problems
Troubleshooting iPad Problems
Your iPad Is Frozen
Your iPad Won’t Turn On
Your iPad Won’t Turn Off
An Individual App Freezes or Doesn’t Work Right
Your iPad Runs Slowly
Your iPad’s Wi-Fi Connection Doesn’t Work
Your iPad Charges Slowly or Not at All
Your iPad Doesn’t Rotate
Your iPad Keeps Asking for Your iCloud Password
You Forgot Your iPad Passcode
Updating and Resetting Your iPad
Update to the Latest Version of iOS
Factory Reset Your Device to “Like New” Condition
Reset Your iPad
Restore from an iCloud Backup
Restore from iTunes Backup
A Glossary
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