Apple Ipad Pro Manual User Guide

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Basics
Use apps
All the apps that come with iPad—as well as the apps you download from the App Store—are 
on the Home screen.
Start at home
Tap an app to open it.
Press the Home button anytime to return to the Home screen. Swipe left or right to see 
other screens.
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Multitasking
iPad helps you manage several tasks at the same time.
View contacts and open apps. Double-click the Home button to reveal the multitasking 
screen. Swipe left or right to see more. To switch to another app, tap it. To connect with a 
recent or favorite contact, tap the contact’s picture or name, then tap your preferred method 
of communication.
Close an app. If an app isn’t working properly, you can force it to quit. Drag the app up from the 
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Zoom in or out
Pinch open on a photo, webpage, or map for a close-up—then pinch closed to zoom back out. In 
Photos, keep pinching to see the collection or album the photo’s in.
Or double-tap a photo or webpage to zoom in, then double-tap again to zoom out. In Maps, 
double-tap to zoom in, then tap once with two fingers to zoom out. 
Multitasking gestures
You can use multitasking gestures on iPad to return to the Home screen, reveal the multitasking 
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App extensions
Some apps let you extend the functionality of your apps on iPad. An app extension may appear 
as a sharing option, action option, a widget in Notification Center, a file provider, or a custom 
keyboard. For example, if you download Pinterest to iPad, Pinterest becomes another option for 
sharing when you click 
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Sharing options
Action options
App extensions can also help you edit a photo or video in your Photos app. For example, you can 
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Switch devices. Swipe up from the bottom-left edge of the Lock screen (where you see the app’s 
activity icon), or go to the multitasking screen, then tap the app. On your Mac, open the app you 
were using on your iOS device.
Disable Handoff on your devices. 
Go to Settings > General > Handoff & Suggested Apps.
Disable Handoff on your Mac. Go to System Preferences > General, then turn off Allow Handoff 
between this Mac and your devices set up with iCloud.
Phone calls
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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.
Create a new Home screen. While arranging apps, drag an app to the right edge of the last 
Home screen. The dots above the Dock show which of your Home screens you’re viewing.
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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 > Wallpaper > Choose a New Wallpaper.
When choosing an image for new wallpaper, the Perspective Zoom button determines whether 
your selected wallpaper is zoomed. For wallpaper you already set, go to the Wallpaper setting, 
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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. If you touch the wrong 
key, you can slide your finger to the correct key. The letter isn’t entered until you release your 
finger from the key.
Tap Shift to type uppercase, or touch the Shift key and slide to a letter. Double-tap Shift for caps 
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As you write, the keyboard predicts your next word (not available in all languages). Tap a word 
to choose it, or accept a highlighted prediction by entering a space or punctuation. When you 
tap a suggested word, a space appears after the word. If you enter a comma, period, or other 
punctuation, the space is deleted. Reject a suggestion by tapping your original word (shown as 
the predictive text option with quotation marks).
Predictive text 
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Edit text
Revise text. Touch and hold the text to show the magnifying glass, then drag to position the 
insertion point.
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...