iPad User Guide
- Welcome
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- Supported models
- iPad mini (5th generation)
- iPad mini (6th generation)
- iPad (5th generation)
- iPad (6th generation)
- iPad (7th generation)
- iPad (8th generation)
- iPad (9th generation)
- iPad (10th generation)
- iPad Air (3rd generation)
- iPad Air (4th generation)
- iPad Air (5th generation)
- iPad Pro 9.7-inch
- iPad Pro 10.5-inch
- iPad Pro 11-inch (1st generation)
- iPad Pro 11-inch (2nd generation)
- iPad Pro 11-inch (3rd generation)
- iPad Pro 11-inch (4th generation)
- iPad Pro 12.9-inch (1st generation)
- iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2nd generation)
- iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation)
- iPad Pro 12.9-inch (4th generation)
- iPad Pro 12.9-inch (5th generation)
- iPad Pro 12.9-inch (6th generation)
- What’s new in iPadOS 16
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- Set up FaceTime
- Create a FaceTime link
- Make and receive calls
- Take a Live Photo
- Turn on Live Captions in a FaceTime call
- Use other apps during a call
- Make a Group FaceTime call
- View participants in a grid
- Use SharePlay to watch, listen, and play together
- Share your screen
- Hand off a FaceTime call to another device
- Change the video settings
- Change the audio settings
- Add camera effects
- Leave a call or switch to Messages
- Block unwanted callers
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- Intro to Home
- Upgrade to the new Home architecture
- Set up accessories
- Control accessories
- Control your home using Siri
- Configure HomePod
- Control your home remotely
- Create and use scenes
- Create an automation
- Configure cameras
- Face Recognition
- Configure a router
- Share controls with others
- Add more homes
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- Set up Messages
- Send and reply to messages
- Unsend and edit messages
- Keep track of messages and conversations
- Forward and share messages
- Set up a group conversation
- Add photos and video
- Send and receive content
- Watch, listen, or play together using SharePlay
- Collaborate on projects
- Animate messages
- Use iMessage apps
- Use Memoji
- Send a Digital Touch effect
- Send recorded audio messages
- Send, receive, and request money with Apple Cash
- Change notifications
- Block, filter, and report messages
- Delete messages
- Recover deleted messages
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- View photos and videos
- Play videos and slideshows
- Delete or hide photos and videos
- Edit photos and videos
- Trim video length and adjust slow motion
- Edit Live Photos
- Edit Cinematic videos
- Edit Portrait mode photos
- Use photo albums
- Edit and organize albums
- Filter and sort photos and videos in albums
- Duplicate and copy photos and videos
- Merge duplicate photos
- Search in Photos
- Find and identify people in Photos
- Browse photos by location
- Share photos and videos
- Share long videos
- View photos and videos shared with you
- Use Live Text to interact with content in a photo or video
- Use Visual Look Up to identify objects in your photos
- Lift a subject from the photo background
- Watch memories
- Personalize your memories
- Manage memories and featured photos
- Import photos and videos
- Print photos
- Shortcuts
- Tips
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- Share your internet connection
- Make and receive phone calls
- Use iPad as a second display for Mac
- Use a keyboard and mouse or trackpad across your Mac and iPad
- Hand off tasks between devices
- Wirelessly stream video, photos, and audio to Mac
- Cut, copy, and paste between iPad and other devices
- Connect iPad and your computer with a cable
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- Transfer files between devices
- Transfer files with email, messages, or AirDrop
- Automatically keep files up to date with iCloud
- Transfer files with an external storage device
- Use a file server to share files between your iPad and computer
- Share files with a cloud storage service
- Sync content or transfer files with the Finder or iTunes
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- Get started with accessibility features
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- Turn on and practice VoiceOver
- Change your VoiceOver settings
- Learn VoiceOver gestures
- Operate iPad when VoiceOver is on
- Control VoiceOver using the rotor
- Use the onscreen keyboard
- Write with your finger
- Use VoiceOver with an Apple external keyboard
- Use a braille display
- Type onscreen braille
- Customize gestures and keyboard shortcuts
- Use VoiceOver with a pointer device
- Use VoiceOver for images and videos
- Use VoiceOver in apps
- Zoom
- Hover Text
- Display & Text Size
- Motion
- Spoken Content
- Audio Descriptions
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- Use built-in privacy and security protections
- Keep your Apple ID secure
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- Sign in with passkeys
- Sign in with Apple
- Automatically fill in strong passwords
- Change weak or compromised passwords
- View your passwords and related information
- Share passkeys and passwords securely with AirDrop
- Make your passkeys and passwords available on all your devices
- Automatically fill in verification codes
- Sign in with fewer CAPTCHA challenges on iPad
- Manage two-factor authentication for your Apple ID
- Use security keys
- Create and manage Hide My Email addresses
- Protect your web browsing with iCloud Private Relay
- Use a private network address
- Use Advanced Data Protection
- Lockdown Mode
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- Important safety information
- Important handling information
- Find more resources for software and service
- FCC compliance statement
- ISED Canada compliance statement
- Apple and the environment
- Class 1 Laser information
- Disposal and recycling information
- Unauthorized modification of iPadOS
- ENERGY STAR compliance statement
- Copyright
Send photos and videos in Messages on iPad
In the Messages app , you can send messages with photos and videos. You can also edit the photos and videos before you send them and share, save, or print attachments.
Note: Your carrier may set size limits for attachments; iPad may compress photo and video attachments when necessary.
Send a photo or video
In Messages, do any of the following while writing a message:
Take a photo within Messages: Tap
, frame the shot in the viewfinder, then tap
.
Take a video within Messages: Tap
, choose Video mode, then tap
.
Choose an existing photo or video: Tap
to see recent shots, then swipe up to search or browse through all photos and albums.
Tap
to send your message or
to cancel.
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If you receive multiple photos or videos at the same time, they’re automatically grouped into a collage (two to three items) or a stack (four or more). You can swipe through a stack to view, reply, or interact with each photo or video individually.
To save a photo or video, tap next to the photo or stack.
Note: You can turn communication safety on or off on a family member’s device. When you turn on this setting, the Messages app can detect nudity in photos on your child’s device before the photos are sent or received, and provides resources to help your child handle the situation (not available in all countries or regions). Apple doesn’t get access to the photos as a result of this feature.
Mark up or edit a photo
You can mark up or edit a photo before you send it in a Messages conversation.
Tap
below the text field, then choose a photo.
Tap the photo in the message bubble, then do any of the following:
Tap Markup, use the Markup tools to draw on the photo, then tap Save.
Tap Edit, then use the photo editing tools to edit the photo.
Tap Done, add a message (optional), then tap
to send the photo, or tap
to remove the photo from the message bubble.
Add camera effects to a photo or video
When you take a photo or video in a Messages conversation, you can add camera effects to it—such as filters, stickers, labels, and shapes.
In a Messages conversation, tap
, then choose Photo or Video mode.
Tap
, then do any of the following:
Tap
, then choose a filter to apply to your picture.
Tap
to add a text label, or
to add a shape.
Tap
to add a Memoji sticker, or
to add an emoji sticker.
Tap
to close the effect window.
Tap
to take a photo or
to record video.
Tap Done to add the photo or video to the message bubble, where you can add a message, or tap
to send the photo or video directly.
Work with attachments
In a conversation, you can do any of the following with attachments:
Save an attachment: Tap
to the right of the message bubble containing the attachment.
Share, copy, save, or print an attachment: Tap the attachment, then tap
and choose an option.
Save or copy an attachment: Touch and hold the attachment, then tap Save or Copy.
Forward a message or attachment: Touch and hold a message or attachment, tap More, select additional items if desired, then tap
.
Delete an attachment: Touch and hold a message or attachment, tap More, select additional items if desired, then tap
.
Note: Attachments you send over iMessage (such as photos or videos) may be uploaded to Apple and encrypted so that no one but the sender and receiver can access them. To improve performance, your device may automatically upload attachments to Apple while you’re composing a message. If your message isn’t sent, the attachments are deleted from the server after several days.