Basic iPad Navigation

Home Button - the indented round button on the bottom of the front face of the iPad

• touching once wakes up the device; touching again will take you back to the home screen, you may have to ‘Swipe to Open’
• two touches of the Home Button opens up the App Manager
• touch and hold on the home button takes you to the Search Screen
• use home button and reset button together to take a screen capture
  

RESET/Wake button - on the top right edge of the iPad

• if the iPad is asleep, this button will wake it up - if the iPad is in deep sleep or hibernation mode, you hold the wake button for a few seconds til the Apple symbol appears on your screen
  

Other buttons / ports

• on the bottom edge is the port for the charging and plugging in a data projector adapter
  
• along the right edge is a volume switch and a toggle for lock rotation or mute
• top left edge has a port for plugging in speakers or a microphone
• there are 2 cameras - front and rear facing 
• the built in microphone is on the front fact, top centre

Swiping

• swipe right and left to move between screens
  
• 4 finger swipe UP to see App Manager
  
• 4 finger swipe sideways to move between open apps
  

Pinching

• pinch to shrink, spread to zoom
  
• pinch with 4 or 5 fingers to close an app and return to home screen
  

Search page

• swipe all the way left or touch and hold on the Home button to get to a Search page
• you only need to enter the first 2 or 3 letters of the app or item being searched - the whole iPad is searched, including documents, photos, etc.

A favorite saying ... “When in doubt, go home!” (press the home button)

For more about your new iPad, visit the notes for our workshop entitled iPads for Learning.