iPad Hidden GemsHere you will find some useful tips to using your iPad that maybe you hadn't thought about before. You will find resources on using the Control Center for quick access to tools, including the Screen Recording tools. You will also find that make typing an navigating text easier, including reading small print by using the Magnifier tool. There is some information on accessibility settings to have the iPad read text and information on how to use AirDrop.
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Control Centers & Screen Recording Tool
To record your screen, make sure you've added Screen Recording to your Control Center. Then, open the Control Center and click on Screen Recording. You will get a countdown and then you will see a red stripe across the top of your screen to tell you it's recording. You can turn on and off the microphone when Screen Recording by doin g a long press on the recording button. When you are done, click on the red strip at the top and it will ask you if you want to stop recording. You can record as long as you have space on your iPad and your recordings are saved in your Photos app.
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Quick Settings
Secret TrackpadTo move your cursor to a specific place on the screen you can try touching a word to get it to move to where you want. Otherwise, press two fingers on your keyboard until the letters disappear to reveal the hidden trackpad and move your cursor around like a mouse until you get to the text you’d like to change. You can also press and hold with one finger on the spacebar to reveal the hidden trackpad.
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Talk Don't TypeTo talk instead of type your words, enable Dictation in your Keyboard Settings. Press the microphone on the keyboard and speak. When you are done, press the Keyboard icon and you will return to the normal layout. To add punctuation to your writing simply say the punctuation, spacing, and new paragraph you'd like added. Settings > General > Keyboard > Enable Dictation
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Magnifier, Not CameraIf you want to magnify something to see it but you don't want to take a picture and add it to your Photos you can turn on the Magnifier tool in your Settings > Accessibility > Magnifier. When you triple-click the Home button the magnifier will come up and you can zoom-in and freeze a picture without adding it to your camera roll. You can also add the Magnifier to your Control Center and avoid triple-clicking the Home button. If you freeze and image in the Magnifier, it will still be frozen the next time you open the Magnifier.
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Accessibility Settings
Turn on Speak Selection & Speak ScreenYou will find the features in your Settings app
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Speak ScreenTo get started with Speak Screen, “Swipe Down” with two fingers from top of the screen. Reading will immediately begin starting from text at the top of the screen. As the iPad reads the screen your content will be highlighted. You can control your speed - turtle (down)/rabbit (up), skip ahead, or pause the reading. When you're done with the reading, click the X in the control bar and the screen will no longer read. This should work on any screen or app with text.
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AirDrop
AirDrop is a great tool because it allows you to share items with other Apple users immediately without having to move that information into an email or text message. It is shared directly from within the app you want to share.
Send Item via AirDropFirst, choose the picture(s)/document/website you’d like to share and click the Share icon found within the item. Next, Tap on the AirDrop icon. If AirDrop is on for that person's device a name will appear on the AirDrop section just below the pictures. Then, tap on their name to send the item to their device. For some devices, AirDrop needs to be accepted on the device. If accepting takes too long the AirDrop will timeout and you'll have to try again. Once your AirDrop is accepted then your item will send.
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