iPad Tips for Seniors Super Useful Widgets

You might not know that you can turn your iPad home screen into a dashboard. Using iPad widgets, you can do just that. If you’d like to learn how to make your iPad even more useful using widgets, then this video is for you.

Here are chapter markers in case you'd like to jump around:
Intro: 0:00
How to add a widget to the Home Screen: 1:42
How to Edit a widget: 4:11
How to Create Widget Stacks: 5:26

Here are links to some really helpful iPhone videos:

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[JaRuggierojr]

I never use widgets before. But after watching your YouTube video, I now use widget. thank you.

[ricklloyd]

I’m 63 and just picked up my first iPad the other day. I’m pretty tech savvy, but when searching YouTube for iPad videos, I found your channel. I’ve watched several of your videos and find them extremely helpful, concise and well presented. You’ve got a new subscriber in me! Thanks and keep ‘‘em coming!

[waltons-crochet]

👏🏻👏🏻another great tutorial. I Told my great granddaughter about your wonderful tutorials. She will be watching too. Thank you Rich.

[davidyohman]

Great ways to get the most out of my iPhone and iPad Rich. Your teaching methods are excellent learning tools for seniors. The younger folks speak way to fast and assume the older folks already know the basics, well we don’t! Love you channel, keep these excellent videos coming.

[jimwar]

You do a great job of introducing Apple software features in an easy to understand way. Thanks!

[billsemmendinger]

Widgets are a great way to organize your IPad or IPhone. I've been using them for a while. One thing with the battery widget is if you use one of the bigger battery widget it will show you the status of other devices on your account like a watch, phone, airpods and case. So on my phone I have my Iphone, watch, airpod case and each airpod.

[wholovestrees]

Thank you so much for this video. I’ve been afraid to create widgets, only because I didn’t quite know how they worked. But your video explained everything, and now I’m going to clean up my home screen with widgets.

[edmargolin]

Very helpful. Taking the dog home and I’ll be grabbing the iPad and re-organizing and minimizing the mess on my screen. Thanks again Rich.

[macadoodle]

I used a stack for remember this as well as the remember this text folder. I buried them under my clock widget

[lindajimmerson]

You are so incredibly useful for my learning needs. I love how down to earth and simply you put things! Thanks for ALL your fabulous instructions 🤩

[JaRuggierojr]

Have you made a video on Apple’s focus?

[sunnygirardeau]

I just happened to stumble across your channel, this would be a very helpful video for my dad. Thanks for sharing these tips!

[Teresa-K]

Hi Rich,
Thanks for the useful info on adding and editing widgets on your iPad. It’s always interesting how someone else organizes their iPad and phone. I currently only use a few widgets, but may consider adding more. Kindness, Teresa

[arpanabharadwaj]

Thank you so much Rich sir, your channel is very useful.All the tips are worth using. All the best wishes for you.

[stevennovakovich]

Great video, Rich! You consistently show us all of the most useful tips and tricks! Thank you!

[cachz]

This is my first time watching your content and the first thing that caught my attention was the fact that you use an apple watch and what looks like a fitbit. I am curious to know why. Also, the video is very clean and polished I liked it a lot. I will be checking your other videos.

[sunflowerrosem.]

Thanks again, Rich! I appreciate your videos so much, and I’m sharing them with some of my older friends. Even tho I’m not a senior yet, I learn so much from you. This is my first iPad, and there are so many things it can do that I’d never know about if it weren’t for your videos! Keep ‘‘em coming, please!🤓

[carolepstein]

Good morning, Rich….love your videos. I recently bought a new iPad. It came with 10 ‘boards’ . That is translucent squares😮 containing 4-6 widgets. Is there a way of creating more ‘boards’. I need another board for ‘games’. Thanks for your clear explanations.

[hov]

I love widgets too, I noticed the widget with no content, , I have that one on my iPad 9 . The photo widget.
I can’t seem to add anything to the Apple photo widget.Somehow you’re supposed to be able to curate music and a slideshow with that widget. I tried another photo widget app, but it was not good.And it was highly recommended on google.Anyway I like the idea of no clutter on my screen too.Thanks again Rich

[pattamaljayaram]

Please suggest how to transfer the work done in “ Freeform or note” through WhatsApp to some one