iPad User Guide
- Welcome
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- Supported models
- iPad Pro 12.9-inch (5th generation)
- iPad Pro 12.9-inch (4th generation)
- iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation)
- iPad Pro 11-inch (3rd generation)
- iPad Pro 11-inch (2nd generation)
- iPad Pro 11-inch (1st generation)
- iPad Pro 12.9-inch (1st and 2nd generation)
- iPad Pro 10.5-inch
- iPad Pro 9.7-inch
- iPad Air (4th generation)
- iPad Air (3rd generation)
- iPad Air 2
- iPad (8th generation)
- iPad (7th generation)
- iPad (6th generation)
- iPad (5th generation)
- iPad mini (5th generation)
- iPad mini 4
- What’s new in iPadOS 14
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- Wake and unlock
- Adjust the volume
- Change or turn off sounds
- Access features from the Lock Screen
- Open apps
- 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
- Add widgets
- Charge and monitor the battery
- Learn the meaning of the status icons
- Travel with iPad
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- View maps
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- Use Siri, Maps, and the Maps widget to get directions
- Choose your preferred type of travel
- Get driving directions
- Report traffic incidents
- Get cycling directions
- Find places to stop
- Get walking directions
- Get transit directions
- See an overview of your route or its directions in a list
- Change audio settings for turn-by-turn directions
- Select other route options
- Get directions between places other than your current location
- Delete recently viewed directions
- Use Maps on your Mac to get directions
- Help correct and improve Maps
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- View photos and videos
- Delete and hide 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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- Set up Family Sharing
- Download family members’ purchases
- Stop sharing purchases
- Turn on Ask To Buy
- Set up Apple Cash Family
- Share Apple Card
- Share subscriptions and iCloud storage
- Share photos, a calendar, and more with family members
- Locate a family member’s missing device
- Set up Screen Time through Family Sharing
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- Accessories included with iPad
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- Set up AirPods
- Charge AirPods
- Start and stop audio playback
- Change the AirPods volume
- Make and answer calls with AirPods
- Switch AirPods between devices
- Use Siri with AirPods
- Listen and respond to messages
- Share audio with AirPods and Beats headphones
- Change noise control modes
- Control spatial audio
- Restart AirPods
- Change the name of your AirPods and other settings
- Use other Bluetooth headphones
- Use EarPods
- Check headphone sound levels
- HomePod and other wireless speakers
- External storage devices
- Apple Watch with Fitness+
- Cases and covers
- Printers
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- Share your internet connection
- Make and receive phone calls
- Use iPad as a second display for Mac
- Hand off tasks between iPad and Mac
- Cut, copy, and paste between iPad and other devices
- Connect iPad and your computer with a cable
- Sync iPad with your computer
- Transfer files between iPad and your computer
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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
- Use a braille display
- Type onscreen braille
- Customize gestures and keyboard shortcuts
- Use VoiceOver with a pointer device
- Use VoiceOver in apps
- Zoom
- Magnifier
- People detection
- 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 data settings
- 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
- ENERGY STAR compliance statement
- Copyright
Read books in the Books app on iPad
In the Books app , use the Reading Now and Library tabs at the bottom of the screen to see the books you’re reading, the books you want to read, your book collections, and more.
Reading Now: Tap to access the books and audiobooks you’re currently reading. Scroll down to see books and audiobooks you’ve added to your Want To Read collection and books you’ve sampled. You can also set daily reading goals and keep track of the books you finish throughout the year.
Library: Tap to see all of the books, audiobooks, series, and PDFs you got from the Book Store or manually added to your library. You can tap Collections to view books sorted into collections, such as Want to Read, My Samples, Audiobooks, and Finished.
![A screen in the Books app. At the bottom of the screen are, from left to right, the Reading Now, Library, Book Store, AudioBooks, and Search tabs—the Reading Now tab is selected. At the top of the screen is the Reading Now section, which shows the books currently being read. Below that is the Want to Read section, which shows books you may want to read.](https://help.apple.com/assets/60DCD4B22EC2D23EF7482272/60DCD4B22EC2D23EF7482279/en_US/26b6cebb3bee7bdc0159b18121e13721.png)
Read a book
Tap the Reading Now or Library tab, then tap a cover to open a book. Use gestures and controls to navigate as follows:
Turn the page: Tap the right side of the page or swipe right to left.
Go back to the previous page: Tap the left side of the page or swipe left to right.
Go to a specific page: Tap the page and move the slider at the bottom of the screen left or right. Or, tap
and enter a page number, then tap the page number in the search results.
Close a book: Tap the center of the page to show the controls, then tap
.
![The page of a book open in the Books app showing the navigation controls at the top of the screen, from left to right, for close a book, table of contents, the appearance menu, search, and bookmark.](https://help.apple.com/assets/60DCD4B22EC2D23EF7482272/60DCD4B22EC2D23EF7482279/en_US/599d4942cf9fa5a41a7885a89fa469f7.png)
Tip: Turn iPad to landscape orientation to view two pages at once.
When you finish a book, personalized recommendations appear to help you discover your next read.
Change text and display appearance
Tap the page, tap , then do any of the following:
Adjust the screen brightness: Drag the slider left or right.
Change the font size: Tap the large A to increase the font size or tap the small A to decrease it.
Change the font: Tap Fonts to choose a different font.
Change the page background color: Tap a circle.
Dim the screen when it’s dark: Turn on Auto-Night Theme to automatically change the page color and brightness when using Books in low-light conditions. (Not all books support Auto-Night Theme.)
Turn off pagination: Turn Vertical Scrolling on to scroll continuously through a book or PDF.
![The appearance menu in a book is selected showing controls for, from top to bottom, brightness, font size, style of font, page color, auto-night theme, and scrolling view.](https://help.apple.com/assets/60DCD4B22EC2D23EF7482272/60DCD4B22EC2D23EF7482279/en_US/bf33e3167dfbc2ef0893aeb67cb73b85.png)
Bookmark a page
When you close a book, your place is saved automatically—you don’t need to add a bookmark. Bookmark pages you want to return to again.
Tap to add a bookmark; tap it again to remove the Bookmark.
To see all your bookmarks, tap , then tap Bookmarks.
Highlight or underline text
Touch and hold a word, then move the grab points to adjust the selection.
Tap Highlight, then tap
to choose a highlight color or underline.
To remove a highlight or underline, tap the text, then tap
.
To see all of your highlights, tap , then tap Notes.
Add a note
Touch and hold a word, then move the grab points to adjust the selection.
Tap Note, then enter note text.
Tap the page to close the note and continue reading.
To see all of your notes, tap , then tap Notes. Swipe left on a note to delete it.
Share a selection
You can send text selections using AirDrop, Mail, or Messages, or you can add the selection to Notes. If the book is from the Book Store, a link to the book is included with the selection. (Sharing may not be available in all countries or regions.)
Touch and hold a word, then move the grab points to adjust the selection.
Tap Share, then choose a method.
You can also send a link to view the book in the Book Store. Tap a page, tap , then tap
.
Access your books on all your devices
To keep your Books information updated across your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch, sign in with the same Apple ID on each device, then do the following:
Sync Reading position, bookmarks, notes, and highlights: Go to Settings
> [your name] > iCloud, then turn on both iCloud Drive and Books.
Sync Reading Now, Library, and collections: Go to Settings > [your name] > iCloud, then turn on both iCloud Drive and Books. Then go to Settings > Books, and turn on Reading Now.
Access your books on your Mac
To see your books, audiobooks, and PDFs on your Mac, choose Apple menu > System Preferences, then do one of the following:
macOS 10.15 or later: Click Apple ID, select iCloud in the sidebar, then select iCloud Drive. Click Options, then select Books.
macOS 10.14 or earlier: Click iCloud, then select iCloud Drive. Click Options, then select Books.
To see your collections, bookmarks, notes, and highlights on your Mac, open Books, choose Preferences, click General, then select “Sync collections, bookmarks, and highlights across devices.”