HOW TO Master Safari for iPadOS

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ZOOM THE PAGE Tap the View menu button (AA) and use the two different “A” buttons to adjust the zoom level for that tab (or use Cmd-– and Cmd-+ if using a keyboard). This level is used for all new tabs for the site until you make a further change.

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DEFINE SETTINGS Still in the View menu, tap Website Settings. In the pane that appears, you can define the settings and permissions for the current site. Use Settings > Safari or return to this pane to adjust your changes in the future.

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FIND IN PAGE Finding terms within a page now works like Safari for Mac. Type a term in the address bar, and tap “Find ‘[term]’” (or use Cmd-F on a keyboard). All matches will be highlighted, so you needn’t cycle through them.

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FIND IN TABS Got a million tabs open? Fairly sure one of them contains something you need to get to? Type a search term in the address bar. Switch to Tab will provide a singletap means of getting at the relevant web page.

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ARRANGE TABS Long-tap a

Safari tab in iPadOS and you get access to a tab management menu. Within, you can copy the tab’s URL, close other tabs, or opt to arrange your tabs by title or website. Useful for getting a bit more organized.

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SAVE ALL TABS Previously, longtapping the bookmark button only let you add the current tab as a bookmark or send its contents to Reading List. Now you can also add the set of current open tabs to a usernamed bookmarks folder.

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AUTO–CLOSE TABS If over time you tend to end up with dozens of open tabs, and want rid of the clutter, head to Settings > Safari. In the Tabs section, tap Close Tabs, and choose how quickly open tabs should be consigned to history.

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DRAG–OPEN LINKS Tapping a link on iPad has long opened a web page in Safari. But you may now prefer opening a link alongside your existing app in Split View. To do so, tap and hold the link and drag it to the left or right of the screen.

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SMART SHARE Tap the Share button. You’ll see a small Options button underneath the tab’s name. Tap that and Safari enables you to define how you’d prefer the page to be sent when sharing it – including as a minimal Reader PDF.

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DOWNLOAD FILES Downloads are finally handled in a sensible manner. Tap the downloads button to see what’s downloading, and the magnifying glass to view the file in iCloud Drive/Downloads (you can change this location in Settings).

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USE SHORTCUTS If you’ve a physical keyboard connected to your iPad, tap and hold Cmd. Yep, there are lots of new keyboard shortcuts, again showcasing Apple’s desire to make its iPad browser desktop-grade. Commit them all to memory!

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GRAB FULL PAGES It used to be a pain to stitch together multiple screen grabs of lengthy web pages. Now, take a grab, tap it before it slides off-screen, and select Full Page. You’ll see the entire web page, ready to send as a PDF.