Content

• Steps
• Part 1 of 3: Enabling Guided Access
• Part 2 of 3: Using Guided Access
• Part 3 of 3: Exiting Guided Access
• Tips
• Warnings

Sometimes it happens that you need to disable a specific part of the iPad's touchscreen. Perhaps you want to put your iPad into "kid mode" - allowing kids to play videos and play games without tapping on certain areas of the screen and thus not leaving the app. Or, you want to disable part of the touchscreen for your own purposes. iPad has a feature called Guided Access that allows you to temporarily disable the mechanical buttons and part of the tablet's touchscreen.

Steps

Part 1 of 3: Enabling Guided Access

1. 1 On the iPad home screen, tap on "Settings."
2. 2 Select "General" and then touch "Accessibility".
3. 3 Scroll down and select Guided Access.
4. 4 Activate guide access by pressing a button. It should turn green. If the password setting window does not open, click "Password Settings" and select "Set Guided Access Password".
5. 5 Enter the password you want to use to exit Guided Access mode. Create a password that you will remember, but your child or other user does not know. You will then be asked to enter the password again for confirmation. After that, you can exit the settings.

Part 2 of 3: Using Guided Access

1. 1 Open the app you want to use. Guided Access will work with any iPad app. You can allow children to watch videos or play a certain game.
2. 2 Press the "Home" button 3 times quickly. This will open the Guided Access settings window.
3. 3 Use your finger to draw the areas on the screen that you want to turn off. These blind spots will remain in the same place no matter what happens on the screen. You may want to disable clickable areas, exit buttons, in-app purchases, and other "inappropriate" features.
   • Drawn borders don't have to be precise.The iPad will turn the borders you draw into a logical shape for that area (square, oval, and so on), and even then you can resize the selection by dragging a corner or one of the sides.
4. 4 You can disable the hardware buttons if you like. Click on "Options" and change the "Sleep / Wake Buttons" and "Volume Buttons" settings according to your preferences. If the buttons are highlighted in green, they will be work, white - No.
5. 5 Disable the entire touchscreen if you wish. Switching the Click slider so that it glows white will put the entire screen in view-only mode; the screen will not respond to any taps.
6. 6 Disconnect the position sensor if necessary. When this button is white, any changes to the iPad position will not affect the operation of the tablet and applications on it in any way.
7. 7 When you're ready to use the guide access, click the Get Started button.
8. 8 Use the app or have your child use it. If the user touches the disabled zone, nothing happens, so they can watch videos or play their favorite games without any consequences!

Part 3 of 3: Exiting Guided Access

1. 1 To exit Guided Access, press the Home button three times quickly.
2. 2 When asked for your password, enter it.
3. 3 Change settings or exit Guided Access. Changing the settings is useful if you want to adjust the disabled parts of the screen for another game or application. Then, if you want to return to the Guide mode again, click "Continue" or use the "End" button to exit.
4. 4 Return to Guided Access at any time. After exiting this mode, you can always return to it by pressing the "Home" button three times. A password may be requested.
5. 5 Let your child play with iPad! Rest assured that kids can play and watch videos fearlessly without switching to other apps or clicking on ads that might be inappropriate or cost you money!

Tips

• To completely disable Guided Access, go to Settings and disable this function (move the slider back to the white zone). After that, pressing the "Home" button three times will have no effect.
• While there are some interface differences, the same instructions will work on iPhone as well.

Warnings

• If you get stuck in the Guided Access (for example, you forgot your password), hold down the Sleep / Wake (Power) and Home buttons at the same time for 10-15 seconds, after which your iPad will reboot. Then you can turn off Guided Access in Settings.