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Spotlight Search

What This Does

Opens a universal search bar that finds apps, files, contacts, calculations, and unit conversions from anywhere on your iPad.

Why It's Useful

Instead of hunting through home screen pages or opening apps one by one, Spotlight puts everything at your fingertips. Type a few letters and launch, calculate, or convert instantly.

How to Do It

  1. From the Home Screen, swipe down anywhere on the middle of the screen
  2. Start typing an app name, file name, or calculation
  3. Tap a result to open it, or read the answer inline for math and conversions

Try This Now

Swipe down on the Home Screen, type 15 * 24 and read the result. Then clear the search, type the name of any app, and tap it to launch.

Mental Hook: Swipe down, find anything.