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Multitask on iPad
Keep useful widgets on the Home screen, work with multiple apps at the same time, and quickly switch between your favorite apps.
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Use Apple Pencil with your iPad
Learn how to create notes instantly from the Lock screen, mark up files and photos, and add your signature.
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Take your iPad on the road
Use iPad to scout your destination, touch up your work files, and enjoy a movie or book on a long flight.
To browse the iPad User Guide, click Table of Contents at the top of the page. You can also download the guide from Apple Books (where available).
iPad User Guide
- iPad User Guide
- What’s new in iPadOS
- Supported models
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- Wake and unlock
- Adjust the volume
- Change or turn off sounds
- Access features from the Lock screen
- Open apps on the Home screen
- Take a screenshot or screen recording
- Change or lock the screen orientation
- Change the wallpaper
- Zoom an app to fill the screen
- Drag and drop
- Search with iPad
- Use AirDrop to send items
- Perform quick actions
- Use and customize Control Center
- View and organize Today View
- Charge and monitor the battery
- Learn the meaning of the status icons
- Travel with iPad
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- View photos and videos
- Edit photos and videos
- Edit Live Photos
- Edit Portrait mode photos
- Organize photos in albums
- Search in Photos
- Share photos and videos
- View Memories
- Find people in Photos
- Browse photos by location
- Use iCloud Photos
- Share photos with iCloud Shared Albums
- Use My Photo Stream
- Import photos and videos
- Print photos
- Shortcuts
- Stocks
- Tips
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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 using VoiceOver gestures
- Control VoiceOver using the rotor
- Use the onscreen keyboard
- Write with your finger
- Use VoiceOver with an Apple external keyboard
- Type onscreen braille using VoiceOver
- Use a braille display
- Customize gestures and keyboard shortcuts
- Use VoiceOver with a pointer device
- Use VoiceOver in apps
- Zoom
- Magnifier
- Display & Text Size
- Motion
- Spoken Content
- Audio Descriptions
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- Important safety information
- Important handling information
- Get information about your iPad
- View or change cellular settings
- Find more resources for software and service
- FCC compliance statement
- ISED Canada compliance statement
- Class 1 Laser information
- Apple and the environment
- Disposal and recycling information
- ENERGY STAR compliance statement
- Copyright
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