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How to use keyboard shortcuts in Reminders on iPad

by Emily Long

If your iPad is connected to an iPad keyboard, you can use keyboard shortcuts to quickly perform actions in the Reminders app. You can learn keyboard shortcuts right on your iPad. It’s one of the ways you can use shortcuts on an Apple external keyboard with iPad.

Examples of keyboard shortcuts

  • Create a new list: Press Shift-Command-N.
  • Add a new reminder: Press Command-N.
  • Show completed reminders: Press Shift-Command-H.
  • Show all reminders assigned to you: Press Command-5.

Learn keyboard shortcuts

Press and hold the Globe key or Command (⌘) key until the shortcuts appear.

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Tags: Keyboard, Reminders
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How to rate or review podcasts on iPad

by Emily Long

You can rate and review a show, read reviews from other listeners, and delete a review you wrote if you later change your mind.

You can rate a show from 1 to 5 stars, write a review to add your thoughts, and edit your review later. You can also follow your favorite podcasts, and subscribe to a show or channel in Podcasts on iPad.

Here’s how to rate or review podcasts on iPad.

Rate or review a show

  1. Open the Podcasts app on your iPad.
  2. Search or browse to find a show, or tap Shows in the sidebar.
  3. Tap the show you want to rate or review and then scroll down to Ratings & Reviews.
  4. Do any of the following:
    • Rate a show: Tap a star to rate the show from 1 to 5.
    • Review a show: Tap Write a Review. Tap a star to rate the show and enter your review. Tap the Send button.
    • Edit a review: Tap Write a Review, make any changes. Then tap the Send button.

Delete a rating or review

  1. Open the Podcasts app on your iPad.
  2. Choose Account > Account Settings in the menu bar.
  3. Tap your name (you may need to sign in), then tap Ratings and Reviews.
  4. Tap Ratings and Reviews, then tap Edit.
  5. Tap the Remove button next to the rating or review you want to remove.
  6. Tap Done.

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How to automatically install Background Security Improvements on iPad

by Kevin Hollington

Background Security Improvements provides additional protection to your iPad in between software updates. You just turn on Automatic Install for Background Security Improvements, and these security improvements install on your iPad on their own. You can also learn more about Background Security Improvements.

Important: In rare instances of compatibility issues, these security improvements may be temporarily removed and then installed in a future software update.

Turn on Automatic Install for Background Security Improvements

Go to Settings > Privacy & Security > Background Security Improvements, then turn on Automatically Install.

Learn more about Background Security Improvements

Go to Settings > Privacy & Security > Background Security Improvements, then tap Learn More.

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How to print a list in Reminders on iPad

by Tyler Stephen

You can print a grocery list, checklist, to-do items, project tasks, and more. You just go to the Reminders app on your iPad, view the list you want to print, and print it. That works for grocery lists, checklists, and to-do items alike.

  1. Go to the Reminders app on your iPad.
  2. View the list you want to print.
  3. Tap the More button and tap Print.

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How to use the Podcasts widget on iPad

by Kevin Hollington

You can add the Podcasts widget to your Home Screen to view and play episodes without opening the Podcasts app. You can add episodes from the Up Next queue, saved episodes, or episodes from a show you follow.

It comes in different sizes and layouts. You can customize most Podcasts widgets after you add them, and you’re able to move a widget to a new location on your Home Screen or remove it when you don’t need it anymore.

Add a Podcasts widget to the Home Screen

  1. Touch and hold the Home Screen until the apps begin to jiggle.
  2. Tap the Edit button at the top of the screen. Tap Add Widget to open the widget gallery.
  3. Scroll down and tap Podcasts.
  4. Swipe left and right to view the different widget sizes and layouts. When you see the option you like, tap Add Widget. Then tap the Done button at the top of the screen.

To move the widget on your Home Screen, touch and hold the Home Screen until the apps begin to jiggle. Drag the widget to a new location, then tap the Done button.

Customize a widget

You can customize most Podcasts widgets after adding them. (The Up Next widget can only be added and removed.)

  1. Touch and hold the widget on the Home Screen.
  2. Tap Edit Widget.
  3. Do any of the following:
    • Edit a Library widget: Choose which list to display, such as Latest Episodes, Saved Episodes, Downloaded Episodes, or a station you created.
    • Edit a show widget: Choose a show from your followed shows. Your most recently played shows appear at the top.

Remove a widget

  1. Touch and hold the Home Screen until the apps begin to jiggle.
  2. Tap the Remove button at the top left of the widget.
  3. Tap Remove.

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How to use keyboard shortcuts in Freeform on iPad

by Moses Johnson

If your iPad is connected to an iPad keyboard, you can use keyboard shortcuts to quickly perform actions in the Freeform app. You can start a new board, duplicate a board, move between the items on a board, or group multiple items to become one unit. And you can learn the keyboard shortcuts right on your iPad.

Examples of keyboard shortcuts

  • Start a new board: Press Command-N.
  • Create a copy of a board (duplicate): Press Shift-Command-D.
  • Move between the items on a board: Press Tab.
  • Move an item behind all items: Press Shift-Command-B.
  • Group multiple items to become one unit (after selecting them): Press Option-Command-G.

Learn keyboard shortcuts

Press and hold the Globe key or Command (⌘) key until the shortcuts appear.

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Tags: Freeform, Keyboard
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How to see the FileVault recovery key for your Mac in Passwords on iPad

by Emily Long

When you secure the data on your Mac with FileVault, you get a recovery key during setup. If you forget your Mac password, you can reset it by entering the recovery key, and you can see that key in the Passwords app on your iPad.

You can copy the recovery key to use elsewhere, too. It shows up on your iPhone or iPad, as long as it’s signed in to the same Apple Account as your Mac.

  1. Go to the Passwords app on your iPad.
  2. Tap All, then tap the name of your Mac in the list.
  3. Tap the Recovery Key field.
  4. To copy the password to use elsewhere, tap Copy Recovery Key.

Note: You can see the recovery key for your Mac in the Passwords app on your iPhone or iPad where you’re signed in to the same Apple Account as your Mac.

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How to report an issue with Maps on iPad

by Chris Smith

If you notice something’s missing in Maps—an address, business, transit stop, or another feature—you can add it. You can also report other kinds of issues, such as an incorrect step in directions or a business that has closed, from the Reports option next to the search field.

To change the address used for your home or work, you can add a pin to your Places. And you can clear your location history and delete recent directions in Maps, too.

  1. Go to the Maps app on your iPad.
  2. Do one of the following:
    • Touch and hold the map until a pin marker appears, scroll to the bottom of the card, then tap Report Something Missing.
    • Tap your picture or initials next to the search field, tap Reports, then tap Report a New Issue.
  3. Choose an option and then follow the onscreen instructions.

Any business, large or small, can use Apple Business to help its customers find it in Apple Maps, Wallet, Siri, and more.

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How to print a Freeform board on iPad

by Abigail Shilets

You can print a Freeform board from the Freeform app on your iPad. If you saved scenes in your board, you can choose to print the entire board as a single page, or to print one scene per page instead.

  1. Go to the Freeform app on your iPad.
  2. Open the board you want to print, tap the Actions Menu button, and then tap Print.

    If you saved scenes in your board, choose to print one of the following:

    • The entire board as a single page: Tap Board.
    • One scene per page: Tap Scenes.

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How to share or delete memories in Photos on iPad

by Tyler Stephen

You can share memory movies and the photos and videos that appear in them with friends and family. You can delete memories, too, and identify content in memories that you’d like to feature less.

A memory can go directly to friends and family with AirDrop, Messages, or Mail. Or you can play it with AirPlay on a nearby device so everyone can watch it together.

Here’s how to share or delete memories in Photos on iPad.

Share a memory movie

Share a memory directly with friends and family, or use AirPlay to play it so you can watch together.

  1. Start the Photos app on your iPad.
  2. Tap Collections.
  3. Swipe left under Memories to scroll through a selection of your memories, or tap Memories to view them all.
  4. Tap the Play button in the bottom-right corner of a memory to play it.
  5. As the memory plays, tap the screen, tap the More button at the top of the screen. Do any of the following:
    • Share a memory using AirDrop, Messages, or Mail: Tap Share, then choose a sharing option.
    • Play on a nearby device using AirPlay: Tap AirPlay and choose an available device.

Share photos and videos from a memory

  1. Start the Photos app on your iPad.
  2. Tap Collections.
  3. Swipe left under Memories to scroll through a selection of your memories, or tap Memories to view them all.
  4. Tap a memory, then tap Select.
  5. Tap the items you want to share, or tap Select All and then tap the Share button.

Feature people, places, or days in a memory less often

If there’s a person, a place, or a specific day in a memory that you’d like to see less often in your memories and featured photos, you can identify it in the Photos app.

  1. Start the Photos app on your iPad.
  2. Tap Collections.
  3. Swipe left under Memories to scroll through a selection of your memories, or tap Memories to view them all.
  4. Touch and hold a memory, then tap Feature Less.
  5. Depending on the memory, select one of the following:
    • Feature This Day Less
    • Feature This Place Less
    • Feature a Person Less

To reset, open the Photos app, tap Collections, tap your account in the top-right corner, then tap Reset Suggested Memories.

Delete a memory

  1. Start the Photos app on your iPad.
  2. Tap Collections.
  3. Swipe left under Memories to scroll through a selection of your memories, or tap Memories to view them all.
  4. Touch and hold a memory, then tap Delete Memory.

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