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
Connect iPad to the Internet
Connect your iPad to the Internet by using an available Wi-Fi network. Wi-Fi Cellular models can also connect to the Internet by using a cellular network.
Connect iPad to a Wi-Fi network
Go to Settings
> Wi-Fi, then turn on Wi-Fi.Tap one of the following:
A network: Enter the password, if required.
Other: Joins a hidden network. Enter the name of the hidden network, security type, and password.
If 
appears at the top of the screen, iPad is connected to a Wi-Fi network. (To verify this, open Safari to view a webpage.) iPad reconnects when you return to the same location.
Join a Personal Hotspot
If an iPhone or an iPad (Wi-Fi cellular) is sharing a Personal Hotspot, you can use its cellular Internet connection.
Go to Settings > Wi-Fi, then choose the name of the device sharing the Personal Hotspot.
If asked for a password on your iPad, enter the password shown in Settings > Cellular > Personal Hotspot on the device sharing the Personal Hotspot.
Connect iPad to a cellular network (Wi-Fi Cellular models)
Your iPad automatically connects to your carrierʼs cellular data network if a Wi-Fi network isnʼt available. If iPad doesn’t connect, check the following:
Verify that your SIM is activated and unlocked. See Set up cellular service on iPad (Wi-Fi Cellular models).
Go to Settings
> Cellular Data.Verify that Cellular Data is turned on.
When you need an Internet connection, iPad does the following, in order, until the connection is made:
Tries to connect to the most recently used available Wi-Fi network
Shows a list of Wi-Fi networks in range and connects to the one you choose
Connects to your carrier’s cellular data network (Wi-Fi Cellular models)
Note: If a Wi-Fi connection to the Internet isn’t available, apps and services may transfer data over your carrier’s cellular network, which may result in additional fees. Contact your carrier for information about your cellular data plan rates. To manage cellular data usage, see View or change cellular settings on iPad.