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GeeksModo Story Archive - October 2026

An illustration symbolizing a click on a mouse.

How to change mouse settings on iPad

You can change mouse settings on iPad, like tracking speed, Natural Scrolling, and secondary click.
Working in multiple apps, which are open side-by-side at the same time. Notes is open on the left and an email is open on the right. A photograph from Notes is dragged into the email.

How to move and copy items with drag and drop on iPad

You can move and copy items with drag and drop on iPad, within an app, between open apps, or to an app on the Home Screen.
The onscreen keyboard showing the alternate accented characters that appear when you touch and hold the E key.

How to enter characters with diacritical marks while using an Apple external keyboard with iPad

You can enter characters with diacritical marks on iPad with an Apple external keyboard, using the Option key or the onscreen keyboard.
The iPad Control Center. Controls for Airplane Mode, cellular data, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth are in the top-left group in Control Center for Wi-Fi + Cellular iPad models. The Camera control is at the bottom right of Control Center. The screen on the right shows the quick menu of options that appear when you touch and hold the Camera control.

How to turn the iPad flashlight on or off

You can turn the iPad flashlight on or off on supported models from Control Center or with Siri, and change its brightness.
Two iPhone models, screens facing up. On the iPhone with Face ID, the volume buttons are on the left and the side button is on the right. On the iPhone with the Home button, the side button is on the right.

How to turn iPhone on or off

You can turn iPhone on or off with the side buttons, or turn it off from Control Center or Settings.
The main screen of the Preview app. The New Document and Scan Documents buttons are in the middle of the screen. Toward the bottom of the screen are the Recents, Shared, and Browse tabs.

How to create an image in Preview on iPad

You can create an image in Preview on iPad, start from a blank image, or use an image copied to the Clipboard.
The Page Menu is open in Safari, and the Connection Security Details control is midway down the page.

How Safari on iPad uses digital certificates to check encrypted websites

You can learn how digital certificates and encrypted websites work in Safari on iPad, and what "Not Secure" in the search field means.
A Messages conversation list on the left and a conversation transcript on the right. At the top, tapping the contact icon opens conversation details.

How to forward and share messages on iPad

You can forward and share messages on iPad, sending one or more messages in a conversation to someone else.
The Settings screen showing available Wi-Fi networks.

How to use a private network address on iPad

You can use a private network address on iPad, a unique MAC address for each Wi-Fi network that helps protect your privacy.
The iPad Home Screen with several app icons, including the Settings app icon, which you can tap to change your iPad sound volume, screen brightness, and more.

How to make your iPad your own

You can make your iPad your own by customizing the Home Screen and Lock Screen, setting favorite controls, and checking privacy settings.