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iPadOS 17 brings some great new features to your iPad! There’s Stage Manager, a new way to organise your work, Display Zoom, for more screen space and Reference Mode for those working with colour. The Weather app makes a long-overdue debut on Apple’s tablet, and there are new features in Mail, Notes, Messages and more. But the iPad & iPadOS 17 User Manual isn’t just all about the new features. We also show you how to set up your iPad from out of the box, get to grips with its key bundled applications and take things further with some advanced tips and tricks. It’s all in the iPad & iPadOS 17 User Manual. Master your tech @ www.pclpublications.com…

Draw Shapes. If you draw a regular shape using your Apple Pencil, it’s automatically converted into a geometrically sound graphic. As soon as you lift the pencil, the shape is automatically reshaped, like the hexagon lampshade drawn here. The new, geometric shape retains the size and angle of the one you drew. Handwriting Selection. Handwriting can now be selected in the same way as typed text. You can double-tap to highlight a single word and double-tap again to select a line. New Machine Learning tools allow the iPad to recognise the words without taking in drawings and doodles as well. When you’ve selected a piece of text, you can make editing changes such as altering the colour or pull it down on the screen to give you more room to…

Messages in Focus 1 Tap Edit for a three-option pop-up. Select Messages to mark conversations to mark as read/unread or delete, Edit Pins is for pinning and unpinning conversations and Edit Name and Photo lets you change this. 2 Tap here to open a new, blank message, which you can then write and send in the usual way. To message someone you’ve already chatted with, you can tap their name in the left hand sidebar instead. 3 This is the person you're currently talking. Tap the chevron to the right of the name to see their Details Window, drawn from the Contacts app,. 4 Tap this FaceTime icon for a menu that lets you initiate a FaceTime Audio or Video call with the person. 5 Using this field, you can…

Calendar in Focus 1 Tap here to open and close a sidebar showing a list of all the calendars you have set up in the Calendar app. 2 Invitations you’ve been sent by other people are stored in your inbox. From there you can accept or decline the invitation. Tap here to open this inbox. 3 Tap here for a sidebar showing today’s entries in your Calendar app. When exploring your calendars, it’s a useful way to look at today’s events without moving from the currently selected page. 4 Tap here to add a new Calendar event. You can then add details such as a title, start and finish time, location, alerts and which calendar you wish to add it to. 5 Tap these tabs to switch between looking at…

Camera in Focus 1 The FaceTime or TrueDepth (front) and iSight (rear) cameras. The front camera is for selfies and video chats and the iSight camera is for general photography. 2 This grid overlay helps you to compose your photo or video. It can be turned off in Settings if you find it distracting. 3 The zoom slider. Move the slider to zoom in or out. You can of course use the regular pinch/spread gestures anywhere on the screen too. 4 This square shows where the screen is focused. If you wish to move the focus point to somewhere else, tap another part of the screen. This will also summon a brightness slider; slide your finger up or down to raise or lower the brightness. 5 The Live Photos option…

Measure in Focus 1 Measure is designed to calculate the distance between fixed points such as the height of this church or width of a window. 2 You will need to direct Measure to the object you’d like to measure by hovering over it. 3 The on-screen Shutter button is used to take a photo of what you’ve just measured for handy reference. 4 The + button is used to specify the start and end points that Measure should use. 5 The back arrow undoes the last command but doesn’t clear all the points of a multi-point measurement. 6 Tap here for a menu that lets you copy measurements you’ve previously made, or clear everything and start again. Measuring Regular Shapes. No doubt some objects you measure will be square…

1 On the TV app, open the sidebar and tap the icon at its bottom to sign into your Apple account. Enter your Apple ID and Password in the fields provided and then tap the Sign In link below them. If you haven’t yet got an Apple ID, set one up now. 2 When signed in, tap the top right icon to obtain this window, from where you can manage: your account (tap your name), services to which you’ve subscribed, or add funds or gift cards to your Apple account (to spend on apps and media). 3 Tapping Connected Apps (in the window in Step 2) shows the TV and catchup apps you’ve downloaded from the App Store, and consequently are linked to your TV app. Tap the switch to…

Translate in Focus 1 The two languages at the top of the screen are, in order, the language you’re translating from, and the one you’re translating into. 2 Tap one of the chevrons next to the language you’re translating into or out of and you get a list of languages. Tap one to change the language you’re using. 3 As you can see, we’re currently translating into German, hence the tick. Tap another language to switch to that tongue. You can do this with the language you’re translating from, as well as the language you’re translating into. 4 This is the text that was typed into the Translate app for translation. 5 This is the text that has been translated. It says the same as the black text above it.…

iTunes Store in Focus 1 Tap here for a pop-up window that lets you filter the music offered on this page according to its genre. Available genres include Blues, Rock, Jazz, Metal and more. Scroll the Genres list all the way to the bottom for the Tones option, which lets you filter available ringtones by their genre. 2 The title of the current page. At the moment, as you can see, we’re on the Music page of the iTunes Store, where we can shop for albums and individual songs. 3 Tap here for your wish list, a list of songs you’ve identified using Siri (see the Siri guide for more information) and a list of tracks you’ve listened to as previews. 4 The Search field. It searches throughout the iTunes…

Files App in Focus 1 To get this sidebar, tap the Files link in the top-left corner. To close it, tap the screen off the sidebar. In landscape mode, the sidebar is always visible. 2 The three-dots icon gives you a pop-up menu that lets you scan documents using your iPad’s camera, connect to an external server or edit what’s available in your sidebar. 3 The Files app has an excellent search facility, which lets you enter multiple search terms, just like on a Mac. 4 Tap here to create a new folder in the currently open window. You can then give it a name – call it whatever you like. 5 The icon found here toggles the current window between showing folders as icons or a list; and whether…

1 Go to Settings > Focus. Some categories are already offered. There’s a regular Do Not Disturb, and Focuses (as they’re called) for Driving; Sleep; Personal and Work. Turn on Share Across Devices to sync your settings across your Apple gear. 2 Tap one of the Focuses set it up. Under Allowed People and Apps, tap Add and on the next screen, tick anyone you wish to get through without being blocked when the Focus is active. You can choose an entire group or none from Other People too. 3 Tap Allow or Allow None to continue to the next screen, where you can do the same for Apps; allow certain apps to still send you notifications, even when the Focus in question is active. Tap a switch to allow…

1 Whether you’re on the Home screen or using an app, you can access Notification Centre at any time, simply by swiping your finger down from the top of the screen. You can also swipe the Notification Centre screen to the left to open the Camera app. 2 The most recent notifications you have received are shown on top of the Notification Centre. Notifications can be automatically grouped by app, topic and more. Tap on a stack to open it up so you can see the individual notifications. 3 When you’ve opened a stack, you can close it again by tapping Show Less. You can also clear it in one stroke by tapping the ‘X’ next to the Show Less button, then tapping the button marked Clear. The entire stack…

Notes in Focus 1 Tap this chevron to open the folders sidebar and choose a new folder. Swipe the sidebars left to close them. The currently open folder is the iCloud folder, which is synced across your Apple devices. 2 The three-dots icon here gives you a menu from where you can manage your notes, view them as a thumbnail gallery or see all the attachments you have stored in them. 3 Tap the tick icon to start a new checklist or to turn a highlighted list into a checklist. 4 Scan a document with your camera, take a photo or video or choose one from the Photos app. 5 The Markup icon lets you draw and annotate on a note and its attachments. 6 This three-dots icon gives a…

Contacts in Focus 1 This is the sidebar icon. Tap it and a sidebar slides over the currently open contact. This sidebar shows a list of your contacts, with quick links to take you to letters of the alphabet on the right, and a Search field. 2 The name and picture of your currently open contact. If you don’t have a picture added, the person’s initials are shown here in a grey circle. Underneath the name is the company they work for. 3 Tap Edit to add, remove or change information on the contact card. You can add things like birthdays, social media addresses, further phone numbers and email addresses, Work and Home street addresses and more. 4 These icons let you communicate with your contact directly from the Contacts…

Photos in Focus 1 Show and hide this sidebar by swiping it onto or out of the screen or by tapping the sidebar icon in the top-left corner. 2 Customise the sidebar by tapping the Edit link. Use the three-lines icons to drag items up and down the list. 3 View your photos according to the year, month or day they were taken or look at all your photos. 4 Toggle between viewing the thumbnails as squares or the full rectangular picture; whether taken in portrait or landscape mode. 5 Tap here to select multiple photos. You can drag your finger to select multiple photos more easily. 6 This action icon lets you zoom in and out of the photo thumbnails, switch between the square and aspect ratio grids and…

Music in Focus 1 To access the Music app’s sidebar in portrait mode, swipe in from the side of the screen or tap the Music link (top left). In landscape mode, it’s always there. 2 Tap the Edit link and you can hide, show and reorder options in the Library section of the sidebar. 3 Tap here for your account details. You can redeem an iTunes card, manage your Apple Music subscription and more. 4 Tap here for the Listen Now screen, the Apple Music service’s front page. It offers albums, songs and playlists based on what you’ve listened to before. 5 The Browse section lets you find new music on the Apple Music service. It offers new releases, what’s popular, genre-based options and more. 6 Tap here to access…

Books in Focus 1 If you scrolled ahead, tap this icon to return to where you were previously reading. 2 See how many pages are left in the chapter here. 3 The ‘X’ icon closes the currently open book. 4 Read your book here. Unlike previous versions of the Books app, you don’t tap the sides of the screen to turn the page, but scroll the content up and down. 5 This shows how much of the book you’ve already read. Tap it for a chapter list. Slide the vertical bar to the right to scrub forward and backward through the book. 6 Tap here to see bookmarks and highlights you’ve added to the book as you read. 7 Search the book for a word or phrase. 8 Tap here…

1 You can make a FaceTime call from a person’s card in the Contacts app or from the FaceTime app. In Contacts, tap the FaceTime audio or video icon to start a call. In the FaceTime app, tap New FaceTime, enter a contact’s name and tap the audio or video. 2 Tap the screen to show/hide controls. The icons on the small screen are for effects and to switch cameras. The icons on the main screen are Message; Speaker/mic on/off; camera on/off. The red button ends the call, and the white button takes a photo of the screen. 3 Bring up the controls, and tap the ‘i’ icon in the top right of the control window to see options. You can end the call, or add more people, or by…

App Store in Focus 1 The App Store’s Today screen gives you the pick of new releases, chosen each day by Apple’s editors. Scroll up for the previous days’ selection of chosen apps, featured and trending apps and more. 2 Tap here to get to your account details, to redeem a card, send an app as a gift, update apps, check on the apps you’ve previously purchased, or sign out of the App Store. 3 These are the apps, and a feature highlighting a range of apps, that have been chosen by Apple’s editors as the choice of the day. Tap one for information on that particular app. 4 Tap here to get to the Today screen, as seen here. The Today screen is a great way of finding out…

If you own a first-generation Apple Pencil (the one with the silver band at the end), start by removing the cap at the top of the pencil to reveal a Lightning connector plug; make sure your iPad is switched on and unlocked, then plug the end of the Apple Pencil into the Lightning socket at the bottom of your iPad. An alert appears on the iPad’s display saying ‘Bluetooth Pairing Request’. Tap Pair to connect the Apple Pencil to your iPad Pro. Wait for the alert window to disappear, and then remove the Apple Pencil from your iPad. Now reattach the cap to the Apple Pencil to cover the Lightning connector. The second and third generation Apple Pencil, does not need to be paired like the older version. Instead, you…

Reminders in Focus 1 Use the improved search field to search the app for people, locations and notes, individual lists and reminders.. 2 The three-dots icon in the sidebar gives a menu that lets you edit your lists, or access templates you’ve made.when marked as done. 3 This is the app’s front page, showing smart lists as well as the lists you’ve created yourself. A ‘list’ is a group of reminders you’ve set up and can be renamed. 4 The Calendar icon lets you add a scheduled reminder. In the pop-up menu, choose when it is scheduled. 5 The Location icon is for adding a reminder that triggers at a location. Default options are Arriving Home, Getting in Car or Getting out of Car. You can also add a custom…

Setting Alarms 1 Tap Alarm at the bottom of the screen to create and edit alarms. To set a new alarm, use the ‘+’ icon (top right). This opens an Add Alarm window. Use the rotating dials to pick a time for the alarm to sound. Tap Save then choose which days the alarm plays, the sound it uses, whether it can be snoozed and what it’s called. When set, an alarm clock icon appears at the top of the Home screen to show it’s active. 2 You can set multiple alarms, and set up an alarm to repeat at the same time on specific days of the week or never repeat. To turn each alarm on or off independently, tap its On/Off button. To edit or remove an alarm,…

Maps in Focus 1 Use the search bar found here to look for a location or nearby feature; here we looked for Fast Food. Tap the Search field without typing anything for a list of recent searches and popular search options such as Petrol Stations, Restaurants, Shopping Centres and Bars. 2 The ‘X’ icon collapses the bottom window panel, giving you a better look at the main map screen; or you can simply swipe it down. 3 Use these buttons to filter and fine-tune your search, for example, restricting a search to specific fast food outlets, and changing how they’re sorted. 4 Tap the folded map icon for a pop-up window, where you can switch between four map types; Explore, Driving, Public Transport and Satellite view. 5 Tap this Arrow…

Podcasts in Focus 1 The Listen Now section takes you to Podcasts you’ve subscribed to, and also curated shows which might interest you. 2 Tap here for your account details, where you can manage subscriptions, redeem gift cards and more. 3 Many categories have a See All link to their right. Click it to take a look at more shows like the ones shown. 4 The Browse section lets you look at what’s new, what’s currently significant and what’s popular. 5 Unsurprisingly, Charts shows you top shows, top episodes, top subscriber channels and more. 6 The Search option lets you search by titles, people, genres and more. The Search section also curates podcasts according to genre, so it’s a good place to start if you want a show on a…

News in Focus 1 Open this sidebar by tapping the icon in the top left corner of the screen. Close it by tapping the news stories on the right. 2 Tap here to edit your sidebar, moving and deleting entries. 3 Tap here to search for news items and features. This is useful if there’s something in the news you want to read about and want to find a variety of sources that are talking about it. 4 Today takes you to today’s top stories (the main page). These stories are chosen by Apple’s in-house team of news editors, making this the News app’s front page. 5 News stories are summarised on the front page. To read one in its entirety, tap it. When in a news story, to get…

The People Tab 1 The Find My app is divided into four sections, represented by icons at the foot of the screen; People, Devices, Items and Me. Unsurprisingly, the People tab is for finding your friends. If it isn’t selected, tap it. 2 To start sharing your location with friends or family members, tap the large Start Sharing Location button. You should then enter the name, Apple ID email, or phone number of the person with which you want to share locations. 3 As is usual, you can tap the + sign to the right and select a person from your Contacts app. Add as many people as you wish, and tap the Send link. Then you can choose whether to share for an hour, the rest of the day,…

An Introduction to iCloud 1 You receive an iCloud account, with a complimentary 5GB of online storage space, with your Apple ID. Open the Settings app; at the top of the sidebar, you should see your name. If you don’t, you need to sign in with your Apple ID; tap the Sign in to your iPad link to do so. 2 To use a photo with your Apple ID and iCloud account, tap the grey circle at the top of the right hand column and then take or add one from your Photos library. If you don’t have one yet, just leave it; you can come back and take or add one whenever you choose. 3 In Settings > [your name], tap the iCloud link for a list of apps…

Capturing Text from an image 1 Live Text feature works directly from the iPad camera. Point the camera at what it is you want to copy, tap the Live Text icon and a bubble appears allowing you to copy, select, look up, translate and more. 2 Open the photo in the Photos app. You should see this icon in the bottom-right corner, a square icon with lines on it. This is the Live Text icon, used to highlight text in the photo you’re looking at. 3 Tap the Live Text icon in the bottom-right corner of the screen, and the text in the photo is highlighted and the Live Text icon turns blue. As you can see, too much text has been highlighted here. 4 As we don’t want all…

Screen Time in Focus 1 To open the Screen Time settings, go to Settings > Screen Time. You can also swipe right from the Lock screen or Home screen to get to the Widgets screen and tap the Screen Time widget at the foot. 2 Here, you see a summary of how you’ve been using your iPad recently. Tap See All Activity for a far more comprehensive breakdown. 3 Tap here to schedule downtime for your iPad. During this time, only apps you choose to exclude can be used. It’s great if you think you’re spending too much time on your iPad. 4 Tap here to limit the time you spend on certain apps or categories of apps. At last, you can break that habit. 5 This option allows you…