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Stacey Butler

Stacey is a senior staff writer at GeeksModo and has been writing about Apple for nearly a decade. She covers all things Apple for GeeksModo, including iPhones, iPads and Mac. Based in Honolulu, Hawaii, Stacey is often found hiking precarious landscapes or tinkering with a camera.

Stacey Butler's Articles

A Messages conversation with Tapbacks attributions visible near the top of the screen, and the Tapbacks menu visible above a message.

How to react with Tapbacks in Messages on iPad

by Stacey Butler
You can react with Tapbacks in Messages on iPad using a heart, thumbs-up, emoji, sticker, or Memoji, and edit or remove them.
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Freeform is open on iPad. All Boards is selected in the sidebar, and board thumbnails appear on the right.

How to organize your Freeform boards in folders on iPad

by Stacey Butler
You can organize your Freeform boards in folders on iPad, create subfolders, rename folders, and move boards in or out.
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The Clean Up, Extend, and Reframe buttons next to a photo being edited in the Photos app.

How to clean up, extend, and reframe photos on iPad

by Stacey Butler
You can clean up, extend, and reframe photos on iPad with Apple Intelligence, removing distractions and extending the background.
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The Music app open on iPad showing the sidebar on the left and albums on the right. The MiniPlayer is at the bottom.

How to play music on iPad

by Stacey Butler
You can play music on iPad from your library, stream recommended songs, and control playback from the Lock Screen.
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The Edit screen of the Photos app showing a photo in the center. To the left of the photo are the Style, Adjust, Crop, and Clean Up buttons; Adjust is selected. To the right of the photo are buttons for editing effects and a slider to adjust each effect level.

How to undo and revert photo edits on iPad

by Stacey Butler
You can undo and redo photo edits on iPad as you work, and revert an edited photo or video to the original after saving.
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A FaceTime video call in progress, showing one participant at the bottom left. An image of three other participants fills the rest of the screen. At the bottom right are the Camera, Microphone, More, and End Call buttons.

How to leave a FaceTime call or switch to Messages on iPad

by Stacey Butler
You can leave a FaceTime call on iPad at any time, or switch to a Messages conversation with everyone on the call.
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A FaceTime video call in progress, showing one participant at the bottom left. An image of three other participants fills the rest of the screen. At the bottom right are the Camera, Microphone, More, and End Call buttons.

How to share your screen in a FaceTime call on iPad

by Stacey Butler
You can share your screen in a FaceTime call on iPad, bring apps and webpages into the call, and ask someone to share theirs.
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The Camera screen in Photo mode. Within the camera frame, the subjects are taking a selfie.

How to take a selfie with your iPad camera

by Stacey Butler
You can take a selfie with your iPad camera in Photo, Portrait, Video, or Square mode, and mirror the front camera.
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The Edit screen of a Portrait mode photo. The photo is in the center of the screen and on the right side of the screen are the Portrait Lighting effect options. Stage Light is selected and there is a slider to adjust the level of the effect. On the left side of the screen are the Portrait, Adjust, Filters, and Crop buttons. The Portrait button is selected.

How to edit Portrait mode photos on iPad

by Stacey Butler
You can edit Portrait mode photos on iPad, change the Portrait Lighting effect, blur the background, and change the focus point.
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The Edit screen of a Portrait mode photo. The photo is in the center of the screen and on the right side of the screen are the Portrait Lighting effect options. Stage Light is selected and there is a slider to adjust the level of the effect. On the left side of the screen are the Portrait, Adjust, Filters, and Crop buttons. The Portrait button is selected.

How to take a Portrait mode selfie with your iPad camera

by Stacey Butler
You can take a Portrait mode selfie with your iPad camera on supported models, with Portrait Lighting effects and adjustable background blur.
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