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Table of Contents iPad Parts ...................................................................................................................................................... 3

Home Button ................................................................................................................................................. 3

Touch Gestures ............................................................................................................................................. 4

Additional Gestures ...................................................................................................................................... 4

Control Center ............................................................................................................................................... 5

Notification Center........................................................................................................................................ 5

Virtual Keyboard ........................................................................................................................................... 6

Organizing Apps ............................................................................................................................................ 7

Siri ................................................................................................................................................................. 7

Reference Material from What’s an iPad Class ............................................................................................ 8

iPad Generations ....................................................................................................................................... 8

iPad Connectors ........................................................................................................................................ 8

iPad Interface ............................................................................................................................................ 9

iOS ............................................................................................................................................................. 9

Status Bar Icons ....................................................................................................................................... 10

Passwords & IDs ...................................................................................................................................... 11

iCloud & iTunes Computer Software ...................................................................................................... 11

iPad Battery ............................................................................................................................................. 11

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iPad Parts

From page 9 - iPad User’s Guide IOS8 (link below or download from iBooks app)

http://manuals.info.apple.com/MANUALS/1000/MA1595/en_US/ipad_user_guide.pdf

Home Button Home (circled in red above) has many functions shown below:

Press once to wake up the iPad

Press once to return to the Home screen from any App

Tap twice to access multitasking (the App switching screen)

Tap and hold to access Siri (voice-activated assistant)

To power your iPad on or off press and hold the Sleep/Wake Button (circled in red above) then slide

your finger. This is similar to rebooting your computer. Whenever you are having problems, try this.

By default the Side Switch (circled in red above) mutes the iPad. In Settings the same Side Switch

can be changed to lock the screen orientation (portrait vs. landscape). To do this tap the Settings App;

tap General then Lock Rotation. Use the Side Switch to prevent the iPad from changing orientations.

Dock

Dots indicating

other screens

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Touch Gestures

From http://ipadguide.textron.com/?page_id=315 From page 20 - iPad User’s Guide IOS8

Additional Gestures

Four-Finger Gestures Pinch to return to the Home screen (same as tapping the Home button) Swipe up to get to multi-tasking screen (same as double-tapping the Home button) Swipe left or right between open Apps

Pull Down & Release Updates a list of items (for example use in Mail to get new messages)

Shake Some Apps use Shake to set off an action such as erasing a drawing or shuffling songs or undoing

Spotlight search Flick down from the middle of the Home screen to open Use to search your iPad for apps, contacts, events, songs, photos, email, etc.

The four-finger gestures only work if the Multitasking Gestures setting is on. Check in the Settings

App under General.

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Control Center Swipe up from the bottom edge of any screen to access the Control Center. From the Control Center

you can:

Quickly access the camera, clock, volume, screen brightness, etc.

Quickly toggle Wi-Fi or Bluetooth on and off

Quickly switch to Do Not Disturb or Airplane mode

Lock your screen orientation

Notification Center Swipe down from the top edge of any screen to access the Notification Center. From the Notification

Center you can:

See a summary of today’s weather (if Location Services for

Weather is on)

See today’s calendar events

See your reminders

Swipe down to close

Screen brightness

Volume

Swipe up to close

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Virtual Keyboard The iPad has a “virtual” keyboard which appears whenever needed. The keys will vary depending upon

the application. For example, when using Mail the keyboard will have the @ symbol readily available.

The screen shot below shows the Reminders App keyboard:

You can split the keyboard on purpose or by accident by using the “spread” gesture on the

keyboard. Use the “pinch” gesture to put the keyboard back together.

Dictate text rather than typing. Tap the microphone; say your words then tap Done.

To undock the keyboard; tap and hold the Hide Keyboard icon; slide to Undock then release. To re-

dock the keyboard do one of the following:

Tap and hold the Hide Keyboard icon while dragging to the bottom of the screen or

Tap and hold the Hide Keyboard icon; slide to Dock then release

Tap once for caps

Double-tap for Caps Lock

Tap once for numbers &

special characters

Tap for Emoji keyboard

showing facial expressions

Tap to hide keyboard

Tap to dictate

text

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Organizing Apps You can rearrange your Apps so that the ones used most frequently are on the first screen. You can also

change which Apps appear on the Dock. By default there are four Apps on the Dock. You can have up to

six. To re-arrange Apps:

Tap the Home button to go to the Home screen

Tap and hold one of the App icons

All the App icons will begin to jiggle

While the Apps are jiggling tap and hold the App you want to move

Drag it to the new location

Tap the Home button to turn off the jiggling

Apps are always arranged in rows. You cannot have empty spaces.

To delete an App; tap the x in the top right corner when the Apps are jiggling.

You cannot delete the built-in Apps.

To organize Apps into folders drag one App on top of a related App. A folder name will be assigned

automatically. To change the folder name; tap the x then type in your name. Tap the Home button to

turn off the jiggling.

To delete a folder; remove all the Apps from the folder using the same re-arranging steps above.

The folder will disappear once the Apps have been removed.

Siri Siri is a voice-activated assistant. You can ask Siri questions about anything or ask Siri to play music, set

the alarm, get directions, etc.

Press and hold Home – the Siri interface will appear (a wavy line at the bottom of your screen) o Ask your question or o Tap the question mark in the bottom left corner for sample questions

Tap the microphone to ask another question

Siri requires an Internet connection.

If Siri was not turned on during the initial iPad setup, open the Settings App; tap General then tap

Siri to turn it on.

Siri was not available until the third generation iPad 2. See the table on page 8.

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Reference Material from What’s an iPad Class

iPad Generations1

iPads come with different memory options (such as 16, 32, 64 or 128 GB). Unlike PC computers you cannot add memory later. If you plan to download movies, for example, you will need more storage.

iPad Connectors

1 Adapted from page 4 of My iPad by Gary Rosenzweig, 6

th edition 2014

2 Siri is a voice –activated assistant. See page 10 for more information.

3 AirDrop is needed for printing. iPads use wireless printing. If your printer supports AirPrint a Print option will be

available.

Model

Release Date

Size

Front Camera

Rear Camera

Processor

Connector

IOS7/8 Compatible

Siri2

AirDrop3

iPad 04/10 9.7” No No A4 30 pin No No No

iPad 2 03/11 9.7” Yes Yes A5 30 pin Yes No No

iPad 2 3rd Gen

03/12 9.7” Yes Improved A5X 30 pin Yes Yes No

iPad 2 4th Gen

11/12 9.7” Improved Yes A6X Lightning Yes Yes Yes

iPad Mini 1st

Gen 11/12 7.9” Yes Yes A5 Lightning Yes Yes Yes

iPad Air

11/13 9.7” Yes Yes A7 Lightning Yes Yes Yes

iPad Mini

2nd Gen 11/13 7.9” Yes Yes A7 Lightning Yes Yes Yes

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iPad Interface There are four main features used in iPad Apps. They are meant to be intuitive and obvious. Just in case

they are not self-explanatory see below:

1. Switches are like on/off buttons. Tap to turn on or off.

2. Toolbars may appear at the top of a screen. Usually they are one or more words. Tap to make

a selection. The screen shot below shows the Toolbar for the Maps App:

3. Menus provide a list of options. Tap this button (Share icon) to see menu options that are

context sensitive. The screen shot below shows the options available when viewing a photo:

4. Tab Bars are at the bottom of a screen. They are similar to Toolbars but each button

represents a different App mode. The screen shot below shows the Tab Bar for the iTunes App:

iOS As of November 2014, iOS 81 is the latest Apple operating system software that runs iPads, iPhones and

iPods. To check your version: tap Settings, tap General, tap About then check the Version. You can also

check to see if you have the latest version by tapping Software Update instead of About.

Switches from the Settings App (Sound)

Tap to turn off

Tap to select

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Status Bar Icons4

4 The Status Bar is at the top of the iPad. These are possible status bar icons. You may never see some

of them. The screen shot is from page 13 of the iPad User’s Guide IOS8.

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Passwords & IDs

Passcode Optional four digit code that you enter to access your iPad Set it up initially or later through Settings, Passcode

Apple ID

Combination email address and password that you register with Apple Needed for purchase at Apps Store or iTunes or IBooks Also needed for iCloud, iMessage, Face Time and Game Center Can be shared within a family

Email Password Will be the same one you have been using to access your email

iCloud Your iCloud account and password can be the same as your Apple ID and password or it can be different Cannot be shared within a family

iCloud & iTunes Computer Software iCloud provides online storage and backup. Additional storage can be purchased if needed. You can

also use iCloud to share information with other devices such as an iPhone or computer. The basic

service is free and comes with a free email address. Tap the Settings App then iCloud to see iCloud

settings.

If you have a computer (PC or Mac) you can download iTunes software to your computer then use

iTunes to back up your iPad with the syncing feature. You can also use iTunes computer software to

copy music CD’s to your iPad.

Don’t confuse iTunes software for your computer with the iTunes Store app.

iPad Battery Expect about 10 hours before recharging needed depending upon use

Check the battery charge in the Status Bar (top of iPad)

Ways to conserve your battery:

o Turn off Wi-Fi and Bluetooth if not using (Settings)

o Close apps not being used

o Turn off Location Services if not needed (Settings, Privacy, Location Services)

o Put iPad in Airplane Mode when you don’t need alerts (Settings)

o Turn off Background App Refresh (for individual apps or all apps – Settings, General)

o Use the auto lock feature which is similar to the “sleep” feature of PC computers

(Settings, General, Auto-Lock then choose between 2, 5, 10 or 15 minutes)