This document provides an overview of basic iPad features for iOS 7 including how to use the sleep/wake and home buttons, gestures like pinching and swiping, how to open and close apps, search for apps, use the keyboard and Safari browser, take photos with the camera and view photos, and how to transfer photos off the iPad using transfer apps. It also provides contact information for an educational technology specialist to learn more.

1. iPad Basics Training
iOS 7 Features
Everything you wanted to know but were
afraid to ask a 2-year-old.

2. Overview

3. Buttons/Features

4. Buttons
Sleep/Wake button:
Press once to put in
sleep mode.
Press and hold to turn
off. (red slide bar will
appear)
Press and hold to turn
on.

5. Buttons
Home button:
Press once to go to the
home page anytime.
Double-click to see
open apps.

6. Gestures

7. Zoom

8. 5 Finger Pinch
Swipe the screen with all 5
fingers to exit out of an
app. This works the same
as the home button.

9. Closing an app
In iOS7, you simply double
tap on the Home button
to display all current
running apps. Swipe the
app upward with your
finger to close it.

10. Searching for an
app
Tap in the middle
of the screen on
the wallpaper,
not an app and
drag down. This
will bring up the
search bar. Type
in the name of
the app or
keyword.

11. Keyboard
Flip your iPad
to horizontal to
get a larger
keyboard

12. Safari
This is the web browser on
the iPad. Tap this icon to
get to the internet.

13. Safari: images
Hold your
finger on
any image
in Safari and
you will get
an option to
Save or
Copy the
image to
your photos.

14. Camera
Tap the camera icon to
take both still photos and
videos using the front
FaceTime camera or the
back camera.

15. Photos
Tap this icon to view your
photos and videos. The
camera roll is found here.

16. How to get photo
projects off the
iPad
Simple Transfer app
Use the “Simple Transfer”
or “Transferable” apps to
download photos from
the iPad to your PC.
Transferable app

17. Ready to learn more?
Contact your
Educational Technology Specialist
(ETS)