Apple Ipad Ios7 User Guide

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Multitasking gestures
You can use multitasking gestures on iPad to return to the Home screen, reveal the multitasking 
display, or switch to another app. 
Return to the Home screen. Pinch four or five fingers together.
Reveal the multitasking display. Swipe up with four or five fingers.
Switch apps. Swipe left or right with four or five fingers.
Turn multitasking gestures on or off. Go to Settings > General > Multitasking Gestures.
Change the screen orientation
Many apps give you a different view when you rotate iPad. 
Lock the screen orientation. Swipe up from the bottom edge of the screen to open Control 
Center, then tap 
.
The orientation lock icon  appears in the status bar when the screen orientation is locked.
You can also set the Side Switch to lock the screen orientation instead of silencing sound effects 
and notifications. Go to Settings > General, and under “Use Side Switch to,” tap Lock Rotation.
Customize iPad
Arrange your apps
Arrange apps. Touch and hold any app on the Home screen until it jiggles, then drag apps 
around. Drag an app to the edge of the screen to move it to a different Home screen, or to the 
Dock at the bottom of the screen. Press the Home button to save your arrangement. 
						

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Create a new Home screen. While arranging apps, drag an app to the right edge of the 
rightmost Home screen. The dots above the Dock show which of your Home screens 
you’re viewing.
When iPad is connected to your computer, you can customize the Home screen using iTunes. In 
iTunes, select iPad, then click Apps.
Start over. Go to Settings > General > Reset, then tap Reset Home Screen Layout to return the 
Home screen and apps to their original layout. Folders are removed and the original wallpaper 
is restored.
Organize with folders
Create a folder. While arranging apps, drag one app onto another. Tap the name of the folder to 
rename it. Drag apps to add or remove them. Press the Home button when you finish.
You can have multiple pages of apps in a folder.
Delete a folder. Drag out all the apps—the folder is deleted automatically.
Change the wallpaper
Wallpaper settings let you set an image or photo as wallpaper for the Lock screen or Home 
screen. You can choose from dynamic and still images.
Change the wallpaper. Go to Settings > Wallpapers & Brightness > Choose a New Wallpaper. 
						

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Turn perspective zoom on or off. When choosing an image for new wallpaper, tap the 
Perspective Zoom button. For wallpaper you already set, go to the Wallpapers & Brightness 
setting and tap the image of the Lock screen or Home screen to display the Perspective 
Zoom button. The Perspective Zoom setting determines whether the selected wallpaper is 
zoomed automatically.
Note:  The Perspective Zoom button doesn’t appear if Reduce Motion is turned on in Accessibility 
settings. See Reduced screen motion
 on page 11 6 .
Adjust the screen brightness
Adjust the screen brightness. Go to Settings > Wallpapers & Brightness and drag the slider. If 
Auto-Brightness is on, iPad adjusts the screen brightness for current light conditions using the 
built-in ambient light sensor.
You can also adjust the screen brightness in Control Center.
Type text
The onscreen keyboard lets you enter text when needed.
Enter text
Tap a text field to see the onscreen keyboard, then tap letters to type. 
You can also use an Apple Wireless Keyboard to type. See Use an Apple Wireless Keyboard on 
page 25. To use dictation instead of typing, see Dictation on page 26. 
						

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Tap Shift to type uppercase, or touch the Shift key and slide to a letter. Double-tap Shift for  
caps lock. To enter numbers, punctuation, or symbols, tap the Number key 
 or the  
Symbol key 
. To quickly end a sentence with a period and a space, just double-tap  
the space bar.
Enter accented letters or other alternate characters. Touch and hold a key, then slide to choose 
one of the options.
Hide the onscreen keyboard. Tap the Keyboard key 
.
Depending on the app and language you’re using, iPad may correct misspellings and anticipate 
what you’re typing. Accept a suggestion by entering a space or punctuation, or by tapping 
return. To reject a suggestion, tap the “x.” If you reject the same suggestion a few times, iPad 
stops suggesting it. If you see a word underlined in red, tap it to see suggested corrections. If the 
word you want doesn’t appear, type the correction.
Set options for typing. Go to Settings > General > Keyboard.
Edit text
Revise text. Touch and hold the text to show the magnifying glass, then drag to position the 
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Select text. Tap the insertion point to display the selection options. Or double-tap a word 
to select it. Drag the grab points to select more or less text. In read-only documents, such as 
webpages, touch and hold to select a word.
Grab points
You can cut, copy, or paste over selected text. With some apps, you can also get bold, italic, or 
underlined text (tap B/I/U); get the definition of a word; or have iPad suggest an alternative. You 
may need to tap  
 to see all the options.
Undo the last edit. Shake iPad, then tap Undo.
Justify text. Select the text, then tap the left or right arrow (not always available).
Save keystrokes
A shortcut lets you enter a word or phrase by typing just a few characters. For example, type 
“omw” to enter “On my way!” That one’s already set up for you—to add more, go to Settings > 
General > Keyboard.
Create a shortcut. Go to Settings > General > Keyboard, then tap Add New Shortcut.
Have a word or phrase you use and don’t want it corrected? Create a shortcut, but leave the 
Shortcut field blank.
Use iCloud to keep your personal dictionary up to date on your other devices. Go to Settings > 
iCloud, then turn on Documents & Data.
Use an Apple Wireless Keyboard
You can use an Apple Wireless Keyboard (available separately) to enter text on your iPad. The 
keyboard connects via Bluetooth, so you must first pair it with iPad. 
Pair an Apple Wireless Keyboard with iPad. Turn on the keyboard, go to Settings > Bluetooth 
and turn on Bluetooth, then tap the keyboard when it appears in the Devices list.
Once it’s paired, the keyboard reconnects to iPad whenever it’s in range—up to about 30 feet   
(10 meters). When it’s connected, the onscreen keyboard doesn’t appear.
Save your batteries. Turn off Bluetooth and the wireless keyboard when not in use. You can turn 
off Bluetooth 
 in Control Center. To turn off the keyboard, hold down the On/off switch until the 
green light goes off.
Unpair a wireless keyboard. Go to Settings > Bluetooth, tap 
 next to the keyboard name, then 
tap “Forget this Device.”
See Bluetooth devices
 on page 32 .
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Add or change keyboards
You can turn typing features, such as spell checking, on or off; add keyboards for writing in different 
languages; and change the layout of your onscreen keyboard or Apple Wireless Keyboard. 
Set typing features. Go to Settings > General > Keyboard. 
Add a keyboard for another language. Go to Settings > General > Keyboard > Keyboards >  
Add New Keyboard.
Switch keyboards. If you’ve set up keyboards for other languages in Settings > General > 
International > Keyboards, you can switch among them by pressing Command-Space.
For information about international keyboards, see Use international keyboards
 on page 12 5.
Change the keyboard layout. Go to Settings > General > Keyboard > Keyboards, select a 
keyboard, then choose a layout. 
Keyboard layouts
On iPad, you can type with a split keyboard that’s at the bottom of the screen, or undocked and 
in the middle of the screen. 
Adjust the keyboard. Touch and hold , then:
 •Use a split keyboard:  Slide your finger to Split, then release. Or spread the keyboard apart from 
the middle.
 •Move the keyboard to the middle of the screen:  Slide your finger to Undock, then release.
 •Return to a full keyboard:  Slide your finger to Dock and Merge, then release.
 •Return a full keyboard to the bottom of the screen:  Slide your finger to Dock, then release.
Turn Split Keyboard on or off. Go to Settings > General > Keyboard > Split Keyboard.
Dictation
On an iPad that supports it, you can dictate instead of typing. Make sure Siri is turned on (in 
Settings > General > Siri) and iPad is connected to the Internet.
Note:  Dictation may not be available in all languages or in all areas, and features may vary. 
Cellular data charges may apply.
Dictate text. Tap 
 on the iPad keyboard, then speak. When you finish, tap Done.
Tap to begin dictation.
Add text. Tap  again and continuing dictating. To insert text, tap to place the insertion point 
first. You can also replace selected text by dictating.
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Add punctuation or format text. Say the punctuation or format. For example, “Dear Mary 
comma the check is in the mail exclamation mark” becomes “Dear Mary, the check is in the mail!” 
Punctuation and formatting commands include:
 •quote … end quote
 •new paragraph
 •new line
 •cap—to capitalize the next word
 •caps on … caps off—to capitalize the first character of each word
 •all caps—to make the next word all uppercase
 •all caps on … all caps off—to make the enclosed words all uppercase
 •no caps on … no caps off—to make the enclosed words all lowercase
 •no space on … no space off—to run a series of words together
 •smiley—to insert :-)
 •frowny—to insert :-(
 •winky—to insert ;-)
Search
Many apps include a search field you can type in to find something that the app knows about. 
With Spotlight Search, you can search all your apps at once. 
Search iPad. Drag down the middle of any Home screen to reveal the search field. Results occur 
as you type; to hide the keyboard and see more results on the screen, tap Search. Tap an item in 
the list to open it.
You can use Spotlight Search to find and open apps, too.
Choose which apps and content are searched. Go to Settings > General > Spotlight Search. You 
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Control Center
Control Center gives you instant access to the camera, AirDrop, AirPlay, timer, audio playback 
controls, and other handy features. You can adjust the brightness, lock the screen orientation, turn 
wireless services on or off, and turn on AirDrop to exchange photos and other items with nearby 
iOS 7 devices that support AirDrop. See AirDrop, iCloud, and other ways to share
 on page 30.
Open Control Center. Swipe up from the bottom edge of any screen (even the Lock screen).
Open the currently playing audio app. Tap the song title.
Close Control Center. Swipe down, tap the top of the screen, or press the Home button.
Turn off access to Control Center in apps or on the Lock screen. Go to Settings > Control Center. 
Alerts and Notification Center
Alerts
Alerts let you know about important events. They can appear briefly at the top of the screen, or 
remain in the center of the screen until you acknowledge them.
Some apps may include a badge on their Home screen icon, to let you know how many new 
items await—for example, the number of new email messages. If there’s a problem—such as a 
message that couldn’t be sent—an exclamation mark 
 appears on the badge. On a folder, a 
numbered badge indicates the total number of notifications for all the apps inside.
Alerts can also appear on the Lock screen. 
Respond to an alert when iPad is locked. Swipe the alert from left to right.
Silence your alerts. Go to Settings > Do Not Disturb. 
Set sounds. Go to Settings > Sounds.
Notification Center
Notification Center collects your notifications in one place, so you can review them whenever 
you’re ready. Review all your alerts, or just the ones you missed. Or tap the Today tab for a 
summary of the day’s events—such as the weather forecast, appointments, birthdays, stock 
quotes, and even a quick summary of what’s coming up tomorrow.  
						

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Open Notification Center. Swipe down from the top edge of the screen.
Set notification options. Go to Settings > Notification Center. Tap an app to set its notification 
options. You can also tap Edit to arrange the order of app notifications. Touch 
 and drag it to 
a new position.
Close Notification Center. Swipe up, or press the Home button. 
Sounds and silence
You can change or turn off the sounds iPad plays when you get a FaceTime call, text message, 
email, tweet, Facebook post, reminder, or other event. 
Set sound options. Go to Settings > Sounds for options such as alert tones and ringtones, and 
ringer and alert volumes.
If you want to temporarily silence incoming FaceTime calls, alerts, and sound effects, see the 
following section.
Do Not Disturb
Do Not Disturb is an easy way to silence iPad, whether you’re going to dinner or to sleep. It keeps 
FaceTime calls and alerts from making any sounds or lighting up the screen. 
Turn on Do Not Disturb. Swipe up from the bottom edge of the screen to open Control Center, 
then tap 
. When Do Not Disturb is on,  appears in the status bar.
Note:  Alarms still sound, even when Do Not Disturb is on. To make sure iPad stays silent, turn it off.
Configure Do Not Disturb. Go to Settings > Do Not Disturb.
You can schedule quiet hours, allow FaceTime calls from your Favorites or groups of contacts, and 
allow repeated FaceTime calls to ring through for those emergency situations. You can also set 
whether Do Not Disturb silences iPad only when it’s locked, or even when it’s unlocked. 
						

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AirDrop, iCloud, and other ways to share
In many apps, you can tap Share or  to see sharing and other options. The options vary 
depending on the app you’re using.
AirDrop lets you share your photos, videos, websites, locations, and other items wirelessly with 
other nearby iOS 7 devices that support AirDrop. AirDrop requires an iCloud account, and 
transfers info using Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. You must be on the same Wi-Fi network, or within 
approximately 30 feet (10 meters) of the other device. Transfers are encrypted for security.
Share an item using AirDrop. Tap Share or 
, then tap AirDrop and tap the name of a nearby 
AirDrop user. AirDrop is also available in Control Center—just swipe up from the bottom edge of 
the screen.
Receive AirDrop items from others. Swipe up from the bottom edge of the screen to open 
Control Center. Tap AirDrop, then choose to receive items from Contacts only or from Everyone. 
You can accept or decline each request as it arrives.
Add photo or video to a shared stream. Tap iCloud (a sharing option in the Photos app), choose 
a stream (or create a new one), then tap Post.
Use Twitter, Facebook, Flickr, or Vimeo.  Sign in to your account in Settings. The Twitter, Facebook, 
Flickr, and Vimeo sharing buttons take you to the appropriate setting if you’re not yet signed in.
Note:  While you’re composing a tweet, the number in the lower-right corner shows the number 
of characters remaining. Attachments use some of a tweet’s 140 characters.
Transfer files
There are several ways to transfer files between iPad and your computer or other iOS device. If 
you have an app that works with iCloud on multiple devices, you can use iCloud to automatically 
keep the app’s documents up to date across your devices. See iCloud
 on page 15 .
Transfer files using iTunes.  Connect iPad to your computer using the included cable. In iTunes on 
your computer, select iPad, then click Apps. Use the File Sharing section to transfer documents 
between iPad and your computer. Apps that support file sharing appear in the Apps list. To 
delete a file, select it in the Documents list, then press the Delete key.
You can also view files received as email attachments on iPad.
Some apps may share content using AirDrop. See AirDrop, iCloud, and other ways to share
 on 
page 30 .