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ACTION
METHOD
Use the iPad
controls
Tap the home button twice, then flick the bottom of the screen from left
to right.
The screen orientation lock (or mute button), brightness slider, and iPad
controls appear.
Using
Gestures
Use four or five fingers to:
 Pinch to the Home Screen
 Swipe up to reveal multitasking bar
 Swipe left or right between apps
If they are not working, check under Settings, General and turn from Off
to On.
Rearrange
icons
 Press and hold any icon until all the icons begin to wiggle
 Drag the icons around until you’re happy with their positions
 Press the Home button to save your arrangement and stop the
wiggling.
Add an App to
the App Dock
App icons and folders in the dock at the bottom of the Home Screen will
be available across all of your Home Screens. The dock can hold up to 6
apps or folders. Simply drag the desired app onto the dock.
Delete an App
 Press and hold any icon until all the icons begin to jiggle
 Press the X on the top right corner of the app.
 The app will be deleted
Note: you can’t delete built in apps.
Create a
Folder
 Touch and hold an icon until the Home screen icons begin to jiggle.
 Drag the icon onto another icon.
A new folder is created that includes the two icons, and shows the
folders name. You can tap the name field to enter a different name.
Delete a
Folder
 Remove all icons from the folder. The folder is deleted
automatically when empty.