Vocabulary / Actions

 

Double-tap

Double-tap the screen to zoom in on the page you are viewing.

Drag

Tap and hold an icon on any of the iPad home pages.  When all the icons begin to shake, drag one of them to arrange them the way you want.  You can drag an icon on top of another icon to form folders of apps.

Flick

A flick is similar to a swipe but is done faster, almost as if one is “tossing” the item.

Nudge

To nudge an item, you touch and hold and slowly slide the direction you want to move the item.  This is an action you might use within a program like iMovie when you are editing a video.

Pinch

When viewing a photo or a web page, pinch together to make it smaller or spread or pinch apart to zoom in.

Press

You press the Home button to return to the home screen.  You also press the Sleep / Wake button to power down, sleep or wake the iPad.

Rotate iPad

When you rotate the iPad 90 degrees it automatically adjusts the image to fit the new angle.  You can use the switch on the side to lock the screen in either landscape or portrait. 

Note: The function of this switch can be changed to a mute button.  If you can’t lock the rotation then open Settings, select General and swipe down to Use Side Switch to.  Here you can choose Lock Rotation or Mute.

Rotate item

You can rotate an item by twisting two fingers over the item.

Swipe

You’ll do a lot of “swiping” when working on an iPad.  Take your finger and quickly (and lightly) move across the screen horizontally or vertically.  You swipe to initially unlock the screen, to move to the next photo in a series or to scroll through a web page.

Tap

When working on an iPad you tap an app to open it or tap on a link to launch it

Tap and Hold

Tap and hold an icon on any of the iPad screens to activate the option to move or delete an icon.