iPad 2 - Everything You Need to Know About the Home Screen

The iPad and iPad 2 device's Home Screen is essentially the "Home Base" of your device. You can run here whenever you feel the need to "start over", escape from something you didn't mean to get into or even to search for something saved on your iPad. This is the place where you access all of the applications that came with you iPad 2, as well as the apps that you have downloaded on your iPad. Surprisingly, the iPad device can handle multiple Home Screens, a feature that is usually used when people want to organize their apps by category. The later OS versions allow you to even group your apps into particular folders on the Home Screen.

Moving Between Multiple Home Screens

To move from one iPad Home Screen to the next, you will need to swipe your finger across your iPad in the left or right direction. This motion will automatically make the next screen (probably full of apps) appear.

Customize the Layout on Your iPad 2

To reorganize the icons (apps) on your iPad's screen, touch any app and hold your finger down on it for a few seconds. You will see that all the apps on the current screen will begin to shake rapidly and have a black "X" symbol appear on the upper left-hand corner of the app. This feature allows you to then press and hold any app that you want to move and simply slide it into the position of your choice. To take an app to a different home screen altogether, slide the app all the way to the left or right side of the screen and you will find yourself on the next available Home Screen. If you are moving an app that is used frequently, you may want to move it down to the "dock" so that it appears on each Home Screen.

Deleting Apps on Your iPad 2

Deleting apps on your iPad is a lot easier than you probably imagined. All you have to do is press your finger down on any app until the apps start rapidly shaking again. Look for the black "X" on the upper left-hand corner of the app you wish to delete and tap it. You will be asked if you want to delete this app. Select "yes" and the app will be instantly deleted.

Once you have moved each app in the desired position, press the Home button and you will have a Home Screen with a fresh, organized look and feel.

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You can learn more iPad tips and tricks at our iPad 2 blog.