Tips & Tricks

Volume I
1. Take a Screenshot
Simultaneously hold down both the Home button and the Lock button for almost a second, and
voila! A screenshot appears in your camera roll.

2. Bring Up Multi-tasking Bar

Double-click the Home Button to bring up the Multitasking bar. You can also do a four-fingered
swipe upwards to achieve the same result.
Swipe up to bring up the bar, and down to hide it – easy once you know how!

* In order for Multitasking Gestures to work they must be activated in the General tab of Settings.

3. Quick App Switch

Again using a four-fingered swipe, this time left or right, you can quickly switch between apps. It
takes a second before the app you’ve selected is fully active, but it’s a very useful way to go back
and forth between apps.

4. Pinch to Home
Pinch with five fingers to return to the Home Screen.

5. Street View
Seamlessly access Google’s Street View on your iPad – right from the Maps application? Just open
Maps, drop a pin (or search for somewhere) and tap on the red person icon to the left of the
address.

6. Change Map Type

Easily change the type of map you’re viewing by peeling back the map from the bottom right corner
and selecting a different type.

7. Insert Period
Double tap the space key to insert a full-stop (period).

8. Other Characters
Easily access a host of unusual characters and symbols by holding down a letter on the keyboard.

9. Hidden Apostrophe
Hold down the comma key to find a hidden apostrophe.
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10. Quotation Marks
Tap and hold the question mark/period key on the normal layout for double quotes, or if you want
single quotes, tap and hold the exclamation/comma key.

11. Quickly Type Numbers

Hold your finger on the numbers button and drag to the number or character. When you let go
you’ll be right back on the normal keyboard!

12. CAPS LOCK

To enable Caps Lock you merely double tap the shift key. Tap once to turn it off.

13. Split the Keyboard

To see the split keyboard anytime you're using the regular keyboard, spread your two thumbs
from the center of the keyboard out. Or just tap and hold the keyboard icon (bottom right
corner) and select Split.

14. Find Definitions

Just tap and hold to select the word and tap Define, the built-in Dictionary is at hand!

15. Tap to Scroll Up

To get back to the top of a page, tap once on the status bar – where the time and battery life are
displayed – and you’ll jump up to the top - works with most websites, email, contacts, and more.

16. .edu, .us, .org, .net

When entering a web address, click and hold the .com button on the keyboard to see other
extensions (.edu, .us, .org, .net).

17. Gestures

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Information from:

 appϞstorm,
http://ipad.appstorm.net/roundups/utilities-roundups/40-super-secret-ipad-features-and-
shortcuts/

 The Wall Street Journal,

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390444443504577603391662755170.html

 About.com iPad,
http://ipad.about.com/od/iPad_Guide/a/iPad-Keyboard-Shortcuts-Tips-Tricks.htm

 The how to. .,

http://thehowto.wikidot.com/multitouch-ipad

Help and More Information:

 iPad User Guide,

http://manuals.info.apple.com/en_US/ipad_user_guide.pdf

Education Apps:

 Apple Store: http://www.apple.com/education/apps/ - Search free apps by subject

 PadGadget: http://www.padgadget.com/ipad-apps-tracker/17/1/1/ - Top 200 education apps
 Appstoreapps.com: http://www.appstoreapps.com/top-50-free-education-apps/ - Top 50 free
education apps
 Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/edshelf/top-free-educational-apps/ - Top free educational apps
 App Annie: http://www.appannie.com/top/ipad/united-states/education/# - Top charts
 Allison Hall’s Public Library: http://www.diigo.com/user/abhall465 - Information and apps

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