iPad User Guide
- Welcome
- What’s new in iOS 12
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- Wake and unlock
- Learn basic gestures
- Learn gestures for models with Face ID
- Explore the Home screen and apps
- Change the settings
- Take a screenshot
- Adjust the volume
- Change or turn off the sounds
- Search for content
- Use and customize Control Center
- View and organize Today View
- Access features from the Lock screen
- Travel with iPad
- Set screen time, allowances, and limits
- Sync iPad using iTunes
- Charge and monitor the battery
- Learn the meaning of the status icons
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- Accessories included with iPad
- Connect Bluetooth devices
- Stream audio and video to other devices
- Connect to a TV, projector, or monitor
- Control audio on multiple devices
- Apple Pencil
- Use Smart Keyboard and Smart Keyboard Folio
- Use Magic Keyboard
- AirPrint
- Handoff
- Use Universal Clipboard
- Make and receive Wi-Fi calls
- Instant Hotspot
- Personal Hotspot
- Transfer files with iTunes
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- Get started with accessibility features
- Accessibility shortcuts
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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
- Control VoiceOver with Magic Keyboard
- Type onscreen braille using VoiceOver
- Use a braille display
- Use VoiceOver in apps
- Speak selection, speak screen, typing feedback
- Zoom
- Magnifier
- Display settings
- Face ID and attention
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- Guided Access
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- Important safety information
- Important handling information
- Zoom an app to fill the screen
- Get information about your iPad
- View or change cellular settings
- Learn more about iPad 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
Manage your App Store purchases and settings on iPad
In the App Store app 
, you can review and download purchases made by you or other family members. You can also customize your preferences for the App Store in Settings.
Approve purchases with Family Sharing
With Family Sharing set up, the family organizer can review and approve purchases made by other family members under a certain age. See Set up Family Sharing on iPad.
View and redownload apps purchased by you or family members
Tap Today, tap your profile picture in the upper right, then tap Purchased.
If you set up Family Sharing, tap My Purchases or choose a family member to view their purchases.
Note: You can see purchases made by family members only if they choose to share their purchases. Purchases made with Family Sharing may not be accessible after the family member leaves the family group.
Find the app you want to download, then tap
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To see all the items you’ve bought with your Apple ID, including music and books, view your purchase history in iTunes.
Set restrictions for app purchases
Go to Settings
> Screen Time, then tap Content & Privacy Restrictions.Turn on Content & Privacy Restrictions, then do any of the following:
Turn off In-App Purchases: Tap iTunes & App Store Purchases, then tap In-app Purchases.
Limit app downloads by age ratings: Tap Content Restrictions, then tap Apps.
Change your App Store settings
Go to Settings > [your name] > iTunes & App Store, then do any of the following:
Automatically download purchased apps on your other Apple devices: Below Automatic Downloads, turn on Apps.
Automatic updates: Your apps update automatically over Wi-Fi, so you can keep up with the latest improvements and features. To turn off automatic updates, turn off Updates.
Limit downloads to Wi-Fi connections: (Wi-Fi + Cellular models) To prevent App Store downloads from using cellular data, turn off Use Cellular Data.
Prevent preview videos from playing automatically: Turn off Video Autoplay.