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Easily add icons for apps and websites to your i{ad's Home screen
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Customizing the desktop, or Home screen of your iPad allows you to move icons where desired so you can quickly and easily access the apps you use the most. To put icons on your iPad desktop, you can move existing icons to your Home screen, add shortcut icons for your favorite websites, or download new apps from the Apple App Store.
Things You Should Know
- Tap and hold an app icon, then drag it to any location on your Home screen.
- To add a website icon to your desktop, tap the Sharing icon at the bottom of Safari, then tap "Add to Home Screen."
- You can download new apps to appear on your Home screen from the App Store.
Steps
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Navigate to the icon or app you want moved to the desktop of your iPad. -
Press and hold on the icon until the icon starts jiggling.Advertisement -
Drag the icon left or right toward your Home screen, and place the icon in its desired location. -
Release your finger from the screen of your iPad. The icon you moved will now be displayed on the desktop of your iPad.- You can now move more icons if you'd like.
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Tap on the App Store icon on your iPad. The Apple App Store will launch and display on-screen. -
Search for the app or icon you want on the desktop of your iPad. For example, if you want the Facebook icon on your desktop, search for “Facebook.” -
Tap on the app you want downloaded when it displays in search results. -
4Tap Get or the cloud icon to download the app. If you already have the app installed, you'll see Open instead. In that case, you can simply move the icon anywhere on your Home screen. Once the app is downloaded, its icon will appear on one of your Home screens.
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Tips
- Try rebooting your iPad if the icon for an app you recently downloaded doesn't display on your desktop or Home screen. Power off your iPad, then press and hold the Power and Home buttons until the white Apple logo displays on-screen. Your iPad will reboot, and the icon for the app you downloaded will now display on the desktop.Thanks
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