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iPad User Guide

Search for websites using Safari on iPad

Enter a URL or a search term to find websites or specific information.

👁 A webpage with “atlas” typed into the search field, and the rest of the URL automatically filled. Below the search field are Google Search suggestions.

Search the web

  1. Go to the Safari app 👁 Image
    on your iPad.

  2. Enter a search term, phrase, or URL in the search field.

  3. Tap a search suggestion, or tap 👁 the Go button
    on the keyboard.

If you don’t want to see suggested search terms, go to Settings 👁 Image
 > Apps > Safari, then turn off Search Engine Suggestions (below Search).

See your favorite websites while you search

Have your favorites appear as suggestions when you enter an address, search, or create a new tab.

  1. Go to the Settings app 👁 Image
     on your iPad.

  2. Tap Apps, then tap Safari.

  3. Tap Start Page Favorites, then tap Favorites.

    If you have multiple folders in your favorites, you can select the one you want to appear in Safari search suggestions.

Search a webpage

You can find a specific word or phrase on a webpage.

  1. Go to the Safari app 👁 Image
    on your iPad.

  2. Go to a webpage.

  3. Tap 👁 the Page Menu button
    ,     then tap 👁 the Search Document button
    .

  4. Enter the word or phrase in the search field.

  5. Tap 👁 the Next Result button
    to find other instances.

Choose a search engine

  1. Go to the Settings app 👁 Image
    on your iPad.

  2. Tap Apps, then tap Safari.

  3. Tap Search Engine, then choose a search engine.

Search for objects in your photos

With Visual Look Up, you can identify and learn about popular landmarks, plants, pets, and more that appear in your photos and videos. See Use Visual Look Up to identify objects in your photos and videos.

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