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Introduction to
Tablets: iPad
Basic Guide
Tech Savvy Seniors

Introduction to Tablets: iPad Page 2
WHO IS THIS
WORKSHOP FOR?
Tablets are a revolutionary new way of accessing the
internet, playing games and communicating. They can
do a lot of the things your computer can do, and they
can be used or carried pretty much anywhere.
This workshop is for people who have never used a tablet
but are interested in finding out what they can do.You
don’t need to have a lot of PC or mobile smartphone
experience.
TOPIC INTRODUCTION TO IPAD
WHAT YOU’LL
NEED
WHAT YOU’LL
LEARN
Each workshop attendee will need an iPad, or be
able to share an iPad with another attendee. (Android
tablets are covered in a separate workshop.)
In this workshop, we’ll walk you through:
The hardware and basic interface of an iPad
Touchscreens and gestures
Installing and using apps such as games, web
browser, communications tools and more.
TIMETABLE SUBJECT
A tour of the iPad
Getting to know your iPad
Using inbuilt apps
Break
Activity: setting an alarm
Activity: turn the passcode lock on
Activity: enlarging the text on the iPad
Activity: using the calendar
Activity: using the web
Activity: using the camera
Summary
Activity: visiting the App Store
TOTAL
15 minutes
20 minutes
15 minutes
10 minutes
5 minutes
5 minutes
5 minutes
10 minutes
10 minutes
10 minutes
5 minutes
10 minutes
120 minutes
DURATION
Total time:2 hours
The workshop is
broken into three
topics and six
activities, with a break
in the middle. Times
are indicative only, so
don’t feel limited by
the recommended
duration of each task.
Feel free to repeat
any activities (practise
makes perfect!),and ask
questions at any time.

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SUBJECT
TIME
TYPES OF
TABLETS
A TOUR OF THE IPAD
15 minutes
Tablets come in a variety of different sizes and shapes
from all different manufacturers. They are typically
defined by two key characteristics:
The screen size, listed in inches. Like television
screens, the screen size is a diagonal measure
of the distance between opposite corners of
the rectangular screen.
The operating system. This is the “base” software
that runs the tablet and controls how it functions.
Different operating systems look and work a little
differently, although there’s also a lot in common
between tablet operating systems.
There are three main operating systems used today
in tablets. The first is iOS, which is used exclusively
by Apple in the Apple iPad line. iPads are the world’s
best selling tablet range.
The second is Android, which is used by a number
of different tablet makers, including Samsung,
Sony, Huawei and others. Different manufacturers
sometimes modify Android a little, but the core
experience is very similar – and indeed very similar to
the iPad. Android itself was created and is managed by
Google.
The third is Windows, which looks and works very
similar to Windows on a desktop or laptop computer.
Windows is currently the least popular of the three
main operating systems for tablets, but there are
a few tablet makers who use it – Dell and Microsoft,
for example.
Throughout this workshop, we’ll be providing guides
for the iPad.
Different aspects
One big difference between the iPad and Android tablets is what is called the
aspect ratio. This is the ratio of the width to the height of the tablet. The iPad
is squarer, like old TV sets, while Android tablets are usually wider or taller,
depending on which way you hold the tablet, like a new flat screen TV.
Each has its pros and cons. The iPad, for example is better for reading, since it
has more of a “book” shape. Android tablets tend to be designed for watching
widescreen movies, which should fit on screen without any black bars.
The three main types
of operating system for
tablets are (from top to
bottom) :iOS (Apple),
Android and Windows
IOS AND
WORKSHOP
TABLETS
The diagrams and
instructions in this
workshop show
Apple iOS12.
If you are using a
different version of
iOS you can update
your tablet by tapping
Settings, General then
Software Updates.
You can also follow
the instructions at
https://support.apple.
com/en-au/ios

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If you look at your iPad, you’ll see a lot of little
buttons, switches and holes for plugging things in.
We’ll talk you through those quickly here.
Those buttons, connectors and elements include:
On the front:
The multi-touch screen, which is the main
display for the tablet.
The status bar and app icons, which appear on
the display. We’ll talk about those when we get
to the next part of the workshop.
A tiny pinhole front camera. This is so you can
make video calls with other people while being
able to look at their face on screen.
A Home button just below the screen. When
you’re using the iPad and have an app open
(for instance, if you’re playing a game) and
you’d like to return to the main screen to launch
another app, you can press the Home button.
On the back:
A camera aperture. This is the rear camera, for
taking photos just like you would on a mobile
phone or digital camera.
On the sides:
At the top is the Sleep/Wake button. This turns
the screen off and wakes it back up again. Like
a mobile phone, you don’t have to ever shut the
iPad down, but to save battery power you should
put it to sleep whenever you’re not using it. A
quick press of the sleep/wake button will do that.
To wake it back up again, press it again quickly.
Like a mobile phone, the iPad will also go to sleep
itself after a period of time if you’re not using it.
That said, occasionally shutting down the tablet
and restarting can help it run more smoothly.
LOOK AT THE
HARDWARE
The physical buttons
and ports on an iPad
The physical buttons and ports on
the back of an iPad
Volume
buttons
Speakers
Silent
Sleep/
Wake
Back
camera Headphone
jack
Microphone
Lightning connector
Nano
SIM
tray
Home
button/
Touch ID
sensor
Status
bar
FaceTime
HD Camera
Multi-Touch display
App
icons

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LOOK AT THE
HARDWARE
The headphone jack is a port into which you can
plug a set of standard headphones. The iPad has
speakers, but if you don’t want to disturb people
around you, you can use this instead.
On the side are the up and down volume
buttons.
Next to the volume buttons is the side switch.
This has a special function. The iPad, like other
tablets, can be used in any orientation. If you
turn it sideways, the contents on the screen will
actually rotate to remain upright.
That’s pretty useful, but it can be a problem in
some situations, such as when you want to lie
on your side while using the iPad.
The side switch can be used to lock the
orientation of the screen so that it doesn’t
rotate. (It can also be used to mute the iPad,
if this is your preference). You can control the
function of the side switch in Settings under
General.
iPad models with 3G/4G capability (they can
access the internet through a mobile network),
will have a slot for a SIM card which links the
iPad to a mobile account. WiFi-only iPad models
can still access the internet through a wireless
network like you may have at home.
On the bottom of the iPad is a port for
connecting a cable or dock to charge the iPad’s
battery. If you ever need to connect the iPad to
a computer, the cable to connect it plugs in here
too. Depending on the iPad model, the port will
be narrow (for Lightning cable connections) or
wide (for 30-pin cable connections).
Many tablets have a slot for
inserting a SIM card.This
allows you to connect to
the internet over the mobile
phone network

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TURNING ON
AND UNLOCKING
USING
TOUCHSCREENS
AND
GESTURES
Turning on the iPad is easy. Hold down the sleep/
wake button for a few seconds. If the tablet is starting
“cold” you’ll see the Apple logo appear on screen.
The logo will stay on screen for around 30 seconds,
while the device turns on.
What you’ll see next is the lock screen.
At the bottom of the lock screen, will be this:
If you have chosen to do so, you will have to enter a
4-digit pin number after you Press home to open.
Setting a passcode helps keep the content of your
iPad secure, as only the people who know the
passcode can use the device.
We set up a passcode on the iPad in the activity on
page 10.
Before we actually start using our iPad, we should
talk about how the device is controlled. The iPad
doesn’t come with a keyboard or a mouse, although
you can connect a separate keyboard if you want.
Instead, they rely on touch. Touch works like mouse
clicks on a computer. When you need to type
something, a keyboard will appear onscreen and
you can tap the keys with your finger.
There are also other ways you can interact with your
iPad. The iPad supports multi-touch gestures, which
let you control the device in new ways. For example,
a double-tap with one finger will zoom a web page or
a photo.
The iPad supports multi-touch gestures that can use
up to five fingers at once. You can learn more about
this in Settings, General, Multitasking.
We will focus on the six most used gestures below.
SUBJECT
TIME
AN IPAD INTERFACE GUIDE
20 minutes
Press home to open appears
on the lock screen

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1. Tap
This is simply a quick touch of the screen with
one finger. It’s the simplest gesture there is.
A tap is used to launch apps, select items, follow
web links and so on.
Tap the equivalent of a left-click on your PC.
2. Drag (tap and hold)
Touch a part of the screen, and keep your finger
in contact with the screen.
The effect of this varies, depending on the
application.
Tap and hold is often the equivalent of a right
mouse click on a computer. For example, when
you tap and hold on text you have typed, or are
reading on a web page, you see options such
as Select, Cut, Copy, and Paste the text.
On your Home screen, tap and hold can be used
to move apps around. Tap and hold an app icon
so that it appears to “wiggle”, then drag it to
where you want it.
3. Scroll
Simply touch a part of the screen that doesn’t
have a button or link. Keep your finger in contact
with the screen and move it up or down, left or
right.
This is most commonly used for scrolling
through documents or web pages. For example,
if you visit a web page that’s too long to see on
the screen, touch near the bottom of the screen,
any part of the page that’s not a link, then push
your finger up the screen, as if you were pushing
the web page up to reveal the rest of it. This will
cause the web page to scroll
Obviously, you can do the same in reverse to
scroll up – or left and right if the page or image
is too wide.
4. Swipe
Swipe is a quick slash across the screen. It can
be in whatever direction is required.
Swipe is most commonly used when flipping
between pages (in a book) or images (in an
album). The gesture is like swiping the current
page or image aside to reveal the next page
or image.
USING
TOUCHSCREENS
AND
GESTURES
Tap
Tap and hold (and drag)
Scroll
Swipe

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Swipe is also used on the Home screen: if you
have a lot of apps installed (too many to fit on
one screen), you can have several Home pages.
You swipe left or right to switch between them.
Swipe can also be used for fast scrolling. Instead
of slowly scrolling, you can swipe a web page
up or down. How quickly you swipe actually
determines how far it scrolls.
5. Pinch-to-zoom
Pinch requires two fingers. Place your fingers
(usually the thumb and forefinger) around a part
of the screen you want to zoom in or out of. Then
pinch your two fingers together, or apart, to zoom
in or zoom out.
You can think of it like squeezing or expanding
the screen.
Pinch is often used in web browsers. If a link is
too small to tap, you can zoom in to make it larger
and easier to tap. It’s also used in the photos app
to zoom in and out of your photos.
6. Double-tap
This gesture involves simply tapping on the
screen twice, with one finger, in quick succession.
It serves a similar function as pinch to zoom:
for example, in your photos app, double-tap
the part of the photo you want to zoom in on,
and double-tap again anywhere to zoom out.
We’ll have a chance to try out all of these in our
activities, but if you want to do a little practise, you
can switch on the iPad (a quick press of the sleep/
wake button) and give them a try.
USING
TOUCHSCREENS
AND
GESTURES
Double-tap
Pinch-to-zoom

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THE HOME
SCREEN
On screen, you’ll see a number of app icons. These
are graphical images that represent each app. You
could see an envelope icon for your email program,
a speech bubble icon for your messages, a camera
icon for taking photos and so on.
Once the iPad is switched on and unlocked, you
should find yourself at what is called the Home
screen. This is where you launch your apps.
Apps are mini programs that add functionality, such
as a calendar, clock, game or web browser. The iPad
comes with a number of free apps pre-installed, and
you can also download new apps from the App Store
onto your iPad. There are more than 1 million apps
designed specifically for the iPad available on the
App Store.
SUBJECT
TIME
USING INBUILT APPS
15 minutes
Too many apps?
One special thing about the Home screen is that you have more than one.
If you have so many apps installed on your iPad that their icons can’t fit on the
one screen, extra icons will appear on secondary (and tertiary, and quaternary
and so on) Home screens.
To access additional Home screens you use the swipe gesture, anywhere on the
Home screen. Swipe left to go to the next Home screen, swipe right to go back.
The iPad Home screen

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Locking your iPad means that if you leave it
somewhere or it is stolen, you can be confident
no-one can access your content. Setting up
a passcode lock is easy.
A screen lock helps protects the contents of your
tablet from unauthorised use. When the passcode
lock is turned on, it needs to be keyed in every time
you turn on your iPad, and when it has been in sleep
mode. Here’s how it’s done:
Tap Settings, then tap Passcode. The passcode
function is represented by a red padlock icon.
Tap Turn Passcode On on the right side of the
screen.
Type four numbers into the numeric keypad,
then re-type the numbers to confirm your
passcode. Be sure it’s a number you can
remember, and make a note of it somewhere.
Alternatively, click Passcode Options to use
a longer or alphanumeric code.
Next, tap Require Passcode. Select Immediately
or one of the other options - 5 minutes, for
example. Whenever the iPad is inactive for
that period of time, you will need to enter the
passcode to use it again.
Press the Home button to return to the
Home screen.
Remember, you can change the passcode as
many times as you like.
TASK
ACTIVITY
TIME
TURNING THE PASSCODE LOCK ON
5 minutes
TURNING THE
PASSCODE
LOCK ON
iPad Passcode
icon