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Apple iPad
Manage Guided Access Settings

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Apple iPad
Manage Guided Access Settings

Whether you're letting someone borrow your Apple® iPad® or need to concentrate, configuring Guided Access allows you to limit your device to a single application.

Before you begin

Guided Access lets you disable non-essential areas of the screen and locks the Home, Power, and Volume buttons to prevent accidental interruption.
Ensure Guided Access is turned on before completing the steps below.

Use Guided Access

  1. Open an app, then triple-press the
    Home button
     or
    Top Button
    .
  2. Using your finger, circle areas of the screen to disable.
  3. Tap
    Options
    .
  4. Tap any of the available switches (e.g., Sleep / Wake Button, Keyboards, etc.) to turn the following on or off then tap
    Done
    .
  5. Tap
    Start
    .
  6. If prompted to set a passcode, enter a passcode then re-enter it.

End Guided Access Session / Remove Restrictions

  1. Do one of the following:
    • To end a session, triple press the
      Home button
       or
      Top Button
      , enter the passcode then tap
      End
      .
    • To remove previously set restrictions from an active session:
      1. Quickly triple-press the
        Home button
         or
        Top Button
        .
      2. Enter the passcode.
      3. Tap the
        X symbol
         next to any areas of the screen that have been disabled.
      4. Tap
        Session Settings
      5. Ensure the desired option switches are turned on.
      6. Tap
        End
        .