Fun iPad Finger Moves

Using your iPad is more fun when you know the right finger moves! Here are easy ways to move around your iPad:

Getting Around with Your Fingers

• Slide with four fingers left or right - Jump between your open apps without going home
• Swipe up with four fingers - See all your open apps at once
• Pinch with four fingers - Go back to your home screen
• Swipe up from bottom and hold - See all your open apps
• Swipe down from top-right - Open quick settings like brightness and volume
• Swipe down from top-middle - See all your messages

Using Two Apps at Once

• Quick swipe up from bottom - Go to your home screen
• Pull an app up from the bottom bar - Use two apps side by side
• Drag the line between apps - Make one app bigger and one smaller
• Pull down from top of floating app - Change how apps are shown
• Swipe with three fingers left/right - Undo or redo what you just did

Working with Words

• Tap twice quickly - Select one word
• Tap three times quickly - Select a whole paragraph
• Tap with two fingers on keyboard - Turn your keyboard into a trackpad to move the cursor
• Pinch in/out on keyboard - Change keyboard size
• Pinch with three fingers - Copy selected words
• Spread three fingers - Paste what you copied

Try these finger moves every day and soon you'll be using your iPad super fast without even thinking about it!

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