Table of Contents

1 Getting Started

Generations of iPads

Identifying Your iPad

iOS 11 New!

The iPad Buttons and Switches

The Home Button

The Wake/Sleep Button

The Volume Control

Orientation and Movement

Screen Gestures

Learning Your Way Around

The Lock Screen

The Home Screen

The Search Screen

Today View New!

The Notifications Screen

Virtual Buttons and Switches

Switches and Option Lists

Toolbars

Menus

Tab Bars

Entering Text

Using the On-Screen Keyboard

Keyboard Modes

Undocking and Splitting the Keyboard

Using the Keyboard Shortcut Bar

Using Predictive Text

Dictating Text

Editing Text

Copying and Pasting

Talking to Your iPad with Siri

Asking Siri Questions

Using Control Center New!

2 Customizing Your iPad

Changing Your Wallpaper

Setting Alert Sounds

Password-Protecting Your iPad

Making Access Easier with Touch ID

Modifying Keyboard Settings

Adjusting Do Not Disturb Settings

Setting Parental Restrictions

Making Text Easier to Read

Controlling Automatic Downloads

Customizing the Control Center New!

Working with Other Useful Settings

3 Networking and Syncing

Setting Up Your Wi-Fi Network Connection

Connecting to Your Apple ID and iCloud Account

Signing In with Your Apple ID

Syncing with iTunes

Syncing Options

Syncing Music

Syncing Photos

Syncing Everything Else

Sharing with AirDrop

Using AirDrop

Storing, Organizing, and Viewing Files New!

Accessing Your iCloud Drive Files

Accessing Files in Other Cloud Services

4 Playing Music and Video

Playing a Song

Building a Playlist

Creating Playlists

Making iTunes Purchases

Buying on Your iPad

Sharing Purchases with Your Family

Setting Up Family Sharing

Having It All with Apple Music

Signing Up for Apple Music

Playing Songs with Apple Music

Discovering New Music with Apple Music

Discovering Music with Apple Music Radio Stations

Listening to Podcasts

Subscribing to Podcasts

Playing Video New!

Adding Your TV Networks to the TV App

Watch Videos on Your iPad

Using AirPlay to Play Music and Video on Other Devices

Accessing AirPlay

Mirror Your Screen with AirPlay

5 Reading Books

Buying a Book from Apple

Reading a Book

Using Reading Aids

Adding Notes and Highlights

Adding Bookmarks

Organizing Your Books

Using iBooks Alternatives

6 Organizing Your Life

Using the Contacts App

Adding a Contact

Searching for a Contact

Working with Contacts

Using the Calendar App

Creating a Calendar Event

Using Calendar Views

Exploring Day View

Exploring Week View

Exploring Month View

Creating a Calendar

Using the Notes App

Creating a Note

Creating Checklists in Notes

Adding Photos and Sketches to Notes

Scanning Documents with Notes New!

Signing and Sending Documents with Notes New!

Using the Reminders App

Setting a Reminder

Using the Clock App

Setting Clock Alarms

7 Surfing the Web

Getting Started with Safari

Browsing to a URL and Searching

Viewing Web Pages

Opening Multiple Web Pages with Tabs

Viewing Articles with Safari Reader

Bookmarks, History, and Reading List

Using Bookmarks and Favorites

Using History

Creating Home Screen Bookmarks

Building a Reading List

Working with Web Forms

Filling in Web Forms

Saving Time with AutoFill

Setting Up AutoFill

Using AutoFill

8 Communicating with Email and Messaging

Configuring Your iPad for Email

Set Up Your Email Account

Reading Your Email

Composing a New Email

Deleting and Moving Emails

Searching Email

Customizing Your Email

Configuring How You Receive Email

Creating a Signature

More Email Settings

Communicating with Messages

Setting Up Messages

Conversing with Messages

Using Emoji in Text Messages

Expressing Yourself Through Messages

Responding with Tapback Quick Replies

Sending Messages with Bubble Effects

Sending Messages with Animations

Sending Handwritten Notes

Sending Digital Touch Messages

Send Animated GIFs and Other Special Messages

9 Taking and Editing Photos

Working with Photos

Taking Photos

Editing and Adjusting Photos

Taking Panoramic Photos

Using Photo Booth

Understanding Photo Sources

Browsing Your Photos

Searching Your Photos

Viewing Your Photos

Sharing Your Photos

Working with Albums

Viewing Albums

Creating Albums

Creating a Slideshow

Viewing Photos as Memories

Marking Up Photos New!

Capturing the Screen New!

10 Recording Video

Shooting Video

Trimming Video Clips

Editing in iMovie

Editing Transitions

Adding Photos to Your Video

Adding Video Titles

Making Video Calls with FaceTime

Setting Up FaceTime

Placing Video Calls with FaceTime

Receiving Video Calls with FaceTime

11 Writing with Pages

Creating a New Document

Styling and Formatting Text

Creating Lists

Inserting Images

Document Setup

Sharing and Printing Documents

12 Spreadsheets with Numbers

Creating a New Spreadsheet

Calculating Totals and Averages

Styling Tables and Cells

Creating Forms

Using Multiple Tables

Creating Charts

13 Presentations with Keynote

Building a Simple Presentation

Building Your Own Slide

Adding Transitions

Magic Move

Object Transitions

Organizing Slides

Playing Your Presentation

14 Navigating with Maps

Finding a Location

Searching for Places and Things

Getting Directions

Getting a Better View with Maps Settings

Using Satellite View

Using 3D View

Getting Traffic Reports

15 The World of Apps

Purchasing an App

Finding Good Apps

Organizing Apps on Your iPad

Arranging Apps on the Home Screen

Moving Apps to and From the Dock New!

Using the Dock While in Apps New!

Creating App Folders

Working with Apps

Viewing Currently Running Apps

Using More Than One App at a Time New!

Viewing Video with Picture-in-Picture

Using iPhone/iPod touch Apps

Dragging and Dropping Between Apps New!

Inserting Photos into an Email Message

Dragging Text from a Web Page to Notes

Exporting Photos to Files

Getting Help with Apps

Monitoring and Managing Your Apps

Viewing App Storage Information

Viewing Battery Usage

Viewing Location Usage

Viewing Information Sharing Permissions

Modifying Notifications Settings

16 Must-Have Apps

Connecting with Friends on Facebook

Reading the News

Reading and Collecting Documents

Adding a Dictionary

Making Phone Calls with Skype

Handwriting Notes with WritePad

Sketching Ideas with Paper

Adding a Calculator with PCalc Lite

Finding Recipes with Epicurious

Checking the Weather

Learning New Things with iTunes U

Other Useful Apps

17 Games and Entertainment

Composing Music with GarageBand

Watching Videos with YouTube

Watching Movies and TV Shows with Netflix

iPad Games and Entertainment

Monument Valley and Monument Valley 2

Minecraft: Pocket Edition

Prune

Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP

Kingdom Rush

Where’s My Water

Cut the Rope

Harbor Master HD

Angry Birds HD

Plants vs. Zombies HD

Scrabble for iPad

Temple Run 2

The Room, The Room Two, The Room Three

Gold Strike

Just Mah Jongg Solitaire

18 iPad Accessories

Printing from Your iPad

Printing from the Notes App

AirPlay Mirroring with Apple TV

Setting Up AirPlay

Video Output Adapters

Using Wireless Keyboards

Importing Photos with an SD Card and USB Adapters

Charging Your iPad with Power Accessories

Listening with EarPods

Protecting Your iPad

iPad Smart Cover and Smart Case

Third-Party Protective Covers and Cases

Apple Pencil

Controlling Your Home with Your iPad

Controlling an Appliance with the Home App

Automating Appliances

19 Maintaining Your iPad and Solving Problems

Getting Help on Your iPad

Using the Tips App

Getting Help Inside Apps

Getting Help from Apple

Using the Apple Support App

Using the Apple Support Website

Asking a Question Online

Keeping Your iPad Up-To-Date

Updating iOS

Updating Apps

Securing Your iPad

Basic Security Measures

Using Find My iPad

Setting Up Find My iPad

Locating a Lost iPad

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