Tweet an item from an app: View the item, tap , then tap Twitter. If isn’t showing, tap the screen. To include your location, tap Add Location.

Tweet a location in Maps: Tap the location pin, tap , tap Share Location, then tap Twitter.

When you’re composing a Tweet, the number in the lower-right corner of the Tweet screen shows the number of characters remaining that you can enter. Attachments use some of a Tweet’s 140 characters.

Add Twitter user names and photos to your contacts: Go to Settings > Twitter, then tap Update Contacts.

Set options for Twitter: Go to Settings > Twitter.

Install the Twitter app: Go to Settings > Twitter, then tap Install.

Connecting iPad to a TV or other device

You can use AirPlay with Apple TV to stream content to an HDTV, or connect iPad to your TV using cables.

AirPlay

With AirPlay, you can stream music, photos, and video wirelessly to Apple TV and other AirPlay-enabled devices. The AirPlay controls appear when an AirPlay-enabled device is available on the same Wi-Fi network that iPad is connected to. You can also mirror the contents of your iPad screen on a TV.

Stream content to an AirPlay-enabled device: Tap and choose the device.

Access the AirPlay and volume controls while using any app: When the screen is on, double-click the Home button and scroll to the left end of the multitasking bar.

AirPlay

Volume

Switch playback back to iPad: Tap and choose iPad.

Mirror the iPad screen on a TV: Tap at the left end of the multitasking bar, choose an Apple TV, and tap Mirroring. A blue bar appears at the top of the iPad screen when AirPlay mirroring is turned on. Everything on the iPad screen appears on the TV.

Connecting iPad to a TV using a cable

Apple cables and adapters (available separately) may be used to connect iPad to a TV, projector, or other external display. For more information, go to support.apple.com/kb/HT4108.

Printing with AirPrint

AirPrint lets you print wirelessly to AirPrint-enabled printers from the following iOS apps:

Mail—email messages and attachments that can be viewed in Quick Look Photos and Camera—photos

Safari—webpages, PDFs, and other attachments that can be viewed in Quick Look iBooks—PDFs

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Apple MD538LL/A, ME215LL/A, ME035LL/A, ME033LL/A Connecting iPad to a TV or other device, Printing with AirPrint, AirPlay

MD539LL/A, MD543LL/A, ME216LL/A, MD533LL/A, ME215LL/A specifications

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