iPad Tips & Tricks

iPad Tips & TricksFor iOS 7Switch Between Open AppsDouble-click your iPads home button to reveal the open apps.Swipe left or right, tap an icon or a thumbnail to instantly switch to an open app.Close a Running AppClick your iPads home button to minimize the app if its running.Double-click the Home button or swipe up with 4-5 fingers to see a row of running apps.Swipe up the thumbnail of the running app to close it.Double-click the Home button again or swipe down with 4-5 fingers to return to the Home screen.Remove an AppTouch and hold an icon on your screen until the icons start wiggling.Tap the X sign on the icon of the app you want to remove.Select the Delete button to confirm.Repeat the same for others and click the Home button to finish.Pause App DownloadsSometimes when downloading multiple apps, it can take some time to complete the process.To pause, tap on an app while downloading. To continue loading, tap them again.To cancel an app download, follow the steps similar to removing an app described earlier.Re-arrange IconsTouch and hold any icon on your screen until the icons start wiggling.Drag an icon to a different spot on the screen, or even to or from the Dock, which allows for six icons.You can also drag an icon to the left or right edge of the screen until it starts sliding, then drop the icon to another screen.Click the home button to finish.FoldersTouch and hold any icon until the icons start wiggling.Drag an icon over the top of another. The system then automatically makes a named folder, with the two icons put under it.Click the home button to finish.Special TypingInsert a period and space at the end of a sentence by double tapping the space bar.Tap and hold on some keys to reveal special characters related to that key.Double tap the shift key to activate the shift-lock feature.Cut, Copy, and PasteDouble-tap to select a word, triple-tap to select a paragraph.Drag the handles to adjust the area if needed, then select Cut or Copy.Tap an insert point then tap the cursor, or more directly, touch and hold an insert point.Select Paste.Split the KeyboardTouch and hold the Keyboard key, then slide to select an option to split or undock a keyboard, and do the same to merge or dock it.Or use two fingers to stretch the keyboard to split it, and pinch to merge it.Screen CapturePress and hold down the Sleep/Wake button at the top right corner of your iPad, and click the Home button.Open the app Photos, and you can see your screenshot already saved in the Camera Roll album.iPad WallpaperOpen the app Settings and select Wallpapers & Brightness on the left panel.Tap CHOOSE WALLPAPER, then select a wallpaper from Apples Dynamic or Stills set.Tap Set Home Screen, Set Lock Screen or Set Both.You can also select a picture from the Camera Roll or Photo Library for a Wallpaper.Spotlight SearchSpotlight Search in iOS 7 can be used to search your entire iPad for something you are looking for, whether it is a message, a contact, an app, or a document.Swipe down from the center of a home screen to reveal the Spotlight Search.To hide it, either click the Home button, tap Cancel or an empty spot of your home screen.Add a Web Clip IconOn the page you visit, tap the Share button in Safari.Select Add to Home Screen and a web clip icon appears.Edit the page title if necessary, then tap the Add button.