Welcome. The courses in this topic are for anyone with a new or pre-owned iPad. We show you how to set up your iPad safely, and customise it to suit your needs.

Each course has a lovely animated video to watch, and a handy guide to print and keep.

To ensure you can easily follow our courses, and to keep your device secure, we recommend you keep your software up to date. Our handy printable guide shows you how to do this.

If you’re unsure if you have an iPad or an Android tablet, you can easily find out by looking at the back of your device. You may need to remove any additional protective covers first. This can be fiddly, so you might like to ask a friend to help you do this.

If you can’t see the Apple logo, you most likely have an Android tablet and should look at our Android tablet courses.

If you can see an Apple logo on the back of your device, then you have an iPad and you are ready to begin.