Questions tagged [ipad]
Apple's mobile tablet computing device. Questions about using the iPad are considered off topic, unless they're about interfacing with your computer.
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Google Sheets no menu iPad [migrated]
My GoogleSheets app on a late-model iPad Pro looks like . I would like to select all rows and columns of this data (700+ columns wide) and create a line graph that shows these sunrise times over time....
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How to use a remote desktop app to extend display from Windows to iPad?
I have an iPad Pro, and I am looking to use it as a second monitor for my work computer which is Windows. Since this is a work computer, I am unable to download any third-party applications/drivers to ...
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Can a wireless connection have the same connect as an ethernet cable
I'm trying to screenmirror my ipad to my pc via APowersoft, but then a problem arises you see my pc can only be connected to the internet by an ethernet cable and for an ipad via wifi. I've tried ...
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can't mirror remote PC's screen via HDMI cable when connecting with iPad Pro
I have bought a lightning hub for my iPad Pro. It has 3 inputs: HDMI, RJ45, and OTG (and, of course, charger input). There is no problem when mirroring its own screen to the projector device via this ...
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Unable to connect iPad with Lenovo ThinkPad Nano X1 through USB-C SuperSpeed/Thunderbolt 3 cables
I have an iPad Pro 11" (2021) and Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano Gen 1 laptop with Windows 11 Pro.
I'm trying to connect them with USB-C SuperSpeed cable, but no luck. Windows shows me an error:
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Can I create a wireless ad hoc network in Windows 11?
I have a program called TotalMix on my Windows 11 laptop, and an iPad app called TotalMix Remote connects to it on a specified IP address and port number.
This works when both devices are on my home ...
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ipad to windows quotation issue in pycharm
i am using my ipad to connect to my windows laptop through teamviwer to code on my windows laptop. now the issue I am having is that the quotation marks now simply don't work like when I press my ...
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Set DNS for all wifi networks on ios
I'm trying to set DNS to use Open DNS on an IPad. The instructions I have show setting it for a specific wifi network. I have it set on my home wifi. I'd like it on all networks that the iPad ...
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Why do cancelled meetings show in Outlook on my boss' iPad but not on my laptop
I have full Outlook access to my boss' calendar however when meetings are cancelled by either me or the adminstrator in our team, they can still be seen in his iPad, but not in my laptop ie my laptop ...
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Configure iPad on cable modem ethernet network
I am having trouble connecting an iPad to other computers on my local network, which is provided by a cable modem. The cable modem has a number of static IPs available to it. I have a linux computer ...
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Using keyboard attached to PC or Mac as Bluetooth keyboard for iPad?
I would like to use my computer keyboard (USB) as a Bluetooth keyboard for my iPad, while I am using it with my computer. I was hoping their was an "app for that" that I could run on either Mac or ...
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Does Smart Folio Case for IPad Pro work in Mac using Universal Control?
I connected Smart Folio Keyboard to iPad, and turned on universal control in both Mac and IPad. But the Smart Folio Keyboard is not working in Mac.
For my trackpad, it works across both devices. The ...
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How to remote connect into a Windows machine running Microsoft Windows 11 Pro Workstation OS from an iPad on different networks
I am trying to set up a few computers connected to different networks (e.g. different countries) in such a way that I remotely connect between them, but also use an iPad Pro 12.9 inch to remote ...
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Managing multiple types of devices
I'm not really a sysadmin, it's more like I got asked to manage a few devices the organisation has.
We got surface gos, ipads, Andriod tablets and VR headsets. About 10 to 15 sets of each type and ...
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Rsync to a WebDAV filesystem on OS X copies all files regardless of being changed or not
I am trying to sync from my (Mac) desktop to an iPad and an iPhone. MacOS X mounts WebDAV as a native file system, but syncing results in all files in my directory structure being copied again.
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Using Laptop Keyboard for my iPad
I am a university student who takes notes on an iPad which mainly consist of math equations. However, sometimes I want to write some quick explanations on a keyboard. I feel like buying a Bluetooth ...
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Share a Class Set of Bluetooth Keyboards with Multiple Classes
Background: I teach 12 STEM classes and I have 28 bluetooth keyboards (one class set). Every student has their own iPad. I have labelled each keyboard with a unique number from 1-28. The keyboards are ...
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How can I transfer multiple files+folders at once from the Acrobat app on iPadOS to Windows?
iTunes on Microsoft Windows doesn't see that the iPad is connected to my computer via USB:
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Can I use my iPad to as a speaker for my laptop?
My laptop sound card is not working and I will use ipad's speaker for my laptop with bluetooth pair. For example when I'll watch movie on my laptop, its sound play with my ipad until I fixed my laptop ...
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How to run Weylus on Windows 10
(replicated from a post asked by me on Reddit)
Hi,
So I learned about Weylus when researching ways to turn my iPad into nothing short of an intuos.
I tried running Weylus on my pc but this is what ...
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Trouble of having iPad connected to ad-hoc with static IP
I am having a problem with the iPad WiFi connection to ad-hoc (by Windows 7) with static IP.
The procedure:
Connect to the Internet with a wired local network connection (autoconfiguration, ip:192....
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Can a USB cable carry 12v?
I have a Acer Iconia A500 tablet.
I want to plug it in, in the car, but it has a barrel plug and I don't want to buy an inverter. The car adapters are expensive for what they do.
I already have a 2.1 ...
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Connecting to file share works from iPad but not macOS
I am attempting to connect to a Windows file share from macOS 11.3. The IP is 192.168.0.6, however my Mac will ask for username and password. When I enter them, it will shake in error and will not ...
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M1 Macbook Air not able to run iPad/iPhone apps
I recently purchased an M1 Macbook and I remember one of the key selling points was being able to open iPad/iPhone apps, this isn't the main reason I purchased it but anyways I was planning to use it ...
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Can the iPad Pro be used as input to a Linux computer?
I have a Linux desktop that I often use for online conferencing. In conferences I need to field questions, often aided by drawing diagrams. Up to now I've been doing this with a Wacom writing pad, ...
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Preserve Date Created when Exporting Photos from iPad to External Drive
Desired behavior
I want to be able to view photos through an external solid state drive with their Date shown as when the photo was taken.
Current behavior
I select a photo in Photos, click Save to ...
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Reverse tethering Macbook Pro and iPad over BT extremely slow
Sharing my Mac's internet over Bluetooth is extremely slow, with about 0.50 mbps download and often 0.00 mbps upload. My mac is connected wirelessly to a router and gets about 115 mbps download and 10 ...
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Adding exchange room calendars to iPad [closed]
I am trying to get an iPad to list Exchange room resources in its calendar.
I have set up an account for the iPad to connect to exchange with it's own mailbox. This account has full access to the ...
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Alternative to Apple Books for power users that works across all devices?
I'm quite sick of Apple Books as it randomly deletes books from my library on the iPad, and find myself out of a book exactly when I need it the most and I'm offline. The app also makes it ...
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Why does the terminal on my MacBook Pro seem to send me my iPad instead of the MacBook Pro itself?
Somehow when I open the terminal on my MacBook Pro 16 (2019) it uses my iPad instead of using my MacBook Pro. I moved from Windows few days ago. I use my iPad at school for writing by my hand and ...
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Display iPhone/iPad/iPod on PC screen
I was wondering, is it possible to display the iPhone's screen on your Mac? So if you want to give a presentation about what you can do with an app, and you connect your iPhone/iPad/iPod to your Mac, ...
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Why does the Apple A12X processor have better benchmark results then the i7-4790T?
In my workstation I have an Intel i7-4790T that I've always thought was a pretty fast CPU. But according to Geekbench 4 the Apple A12X processor in the new iPad Pro comfortably beats it. When I run ...
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My Bose QuietComfort 35 II headphones are connected to Windows 7 and an iPad: how can I prevent Windows 7 from muting the audio coming from the iPad?
My Bose QuietComfort 35 II headphones are connected to Windows 7 and some iPad (iPad Pro MM172LL/A): how can I prevent Windows 7 from muting the audio coming from the iPad? Even when no audio is ...
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How to transfer 250 or so Safari browser tabs to a new iPad?
I have an iPad Pro which I have for a few years now. Now with the new keyboard for the iPad Pro, I decided it's a good time to upgrade to the newest iPad Pro with the new keyboard. The problem is ...
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Transfer video files to iPad Pro from PC using USB and no WiFi
I'm looking for a solution to transfer video files from my PC that does not have WiFi to my iPad Pro 12.9 Gen 4 using USB. Then I'd like to upload those to YouTube using the iPads LTE data connection.
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PowerPoint for iPad - no audio? [closed]
I downloaded PowerPoint for iPad and uploaded one of my presentations that has audio in it. However, when I ran the presentation, I was unable to hear the audio. Everything else worked just fine ...
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What ffmpeg command would convert a video for iPad/iPhone/iPod?
I'm currently using a batch file which (amongst other things) runs the following handbrakecli command line to convert a video:
HandBrakeCLI.exe -v0 --input "D:\input.mkv" --preset="Universal" --ipod-...
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UPnP-Server behind Firewall won't show up in iOS-Apps
I'm in the middle of setting up a server net at home. The firewall between user and server net does UPnP-Routing via smcroute (and firewalling with iptables plus ipset). All in all it works perfectly. ...
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Screen Time Password working on iPadOS not on MacOS - with share across devices enabled
Like many people here I have enabled Screen Time on two devices - iPad Pro Running ios13 and Macbook Pro running Catalina. My password works on my iPad though not on my Mac. I've tried resetting the ...
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iPad cannot reach website from other computer via internal IP, except after a DHCP + getpacket command on other computer
I find this really weird, and maybe you know potential theoretical reasons as to why this is. Whenever I type on my iPad 192.168.178.xxx where xxx are the final digits of the internal IP of my laptop, ...
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Some Bonjour printers not found by iPad
We are using iPads on our service drive and want to print to several HP M608 and M553 printers. When printing from an iPad or iPhone, Bonjour is finding a number of printers on the network but of the ...
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Is it possible to use the iPad mobile data for all WAN access on a Linksys router?
I have an iPad with unlimited data and the personal hotspot feature. I also have a Linksys WRT3200ACM running DD-WRT. This router is my primary router for my home network devices (NAS etc).
Would it ...
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The device must have a passcode set in order to allow this operation (0xE8003FFE)
I want to connect iPad from Xcode using connect via IP Address (WIFI). I did not configure passcode in iPad but iPad is asking to set passcode while connecting from Xcode. Can you please let me know ...
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Connect iPad to windows 7 VPN
My iPad keeps spitting out the error:
"A connection could not be established to the PPP server."
I am trying to connect it to a VPN I set up with Windows 7 as an incoming connection.
On the iPad, I ...
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PDF preview black on iPhone/Mac+Safari
Does anyone have a clue why on PDF previews some areas are turning black on iPhone, iPad or Mac+Safari? Everything works fine in Windows with any browser.
We are linking from our website straight to ...
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How do I view pictures on ipad/iphone that are stored on a Windows share on my home WiFi network
There are a number of apps which claim to do this, some free, some paid.
I tried one but the images (2-3Mb) loaded intolerably slowly and so it was not appropriate for browsing.
Which software do I ...
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Unable to upload photos in Google Chrome
We have been having trouble directly uploading photos from an iPad to a health care application within Google Chrome.
We were able to directly upload before and suddenly we have been getting an error ...
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iPad USB Charging Utility for Dell Optiplex
As you probably know already, an iPad requires a certain power on USB port to be charged from.
Thus, some motherboard manufacturers (such as ASUS, Gigabyte etc) had released a special driver that ...
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Is an iPad keyboard case that operates via Bluetooth compatible with Mac mini?
I am heading overseas for a year and taking my Mac mini with me, I am also about to get an iPad. I feel it would be best to get an iPad case that has a Bluetooth keyboard with it and was wondering if ...
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Mac OS X 10.10 (Yosemite) unable to connect to “Personal Hotspot” on an iPad running iOS 8
After I moved over to a new user account on my Mac—to try to fix another issue—my Mac OS X 10.10 (Yosemite) and iOS 8 “Personal Hotspot” function quit working.
At first it wouldn’t show my iPad’s ...
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