Setting up and Using Guided Access
Guided Access® helps the user stay focused on a task by dedicating the iPad to a single app and allowing
you to control which app features are available. Use Guided Access to: Temporarily restrict the iPad to a
particular app; disable areas of the screen that do not apply to a task, or areas in which an accidental
gesture might be distracting; limit how long the user can use an app; or disable iPad device buttons.
Turning Guided Access On
Choose Settings > General > Accessibility > Guided Access. Then turn Guided Access on.
Configuring Guided Access Settings
When you turn Guided Access on, additional options appear: Passcode Settings, Time Limits, and
Accessibility Shortcut.
Setting a Passcode
Passcode Settings allows you to set a passcode to prevent the user from leaving a Guided Access
session.
1. Tap Passcode Settings.
2. Tap Set Guided Access Passcode. The Set Passcode window opens.
3. Tap numbers to set your passcode.
Note: This setting also turns on Touch ID, providing an alternative way to end a Guided Access
session.
Setting Sounds
Time Limits allows you to set an alert tone or ring tone or have remaining Guided Access time spoken.
1. Tap Time Limits.
2. Tap Sound. The Alert Tones and Ringtones lists are displayed.
3. Tap a tone to hear how it sounds.
4. Keep tapping tones until you hear the one you want.
Note: To turn off both alert tones and ringtones, tap None (Default).
To have the remaining Guided Access time spoken before time ends:
1. Tap Time Limits.
2. Turn on Speak.
Allowing Accessibility Shortcuts
If you set up a shortcut to a group of accessibility features (see "Setting up an Accessibility Shortcut" on
page 92), you can make those accessibility features available during a Guided Access session.
1. Choose Settings > General > Accessibility > Guided Access.
2. Turn on Accessibility Shortcut.
With Accessibility Shortcut turned on, when you press the Home button quickly three times while
Guided Access is enabled, a menu will list the accessibility features you chose. Simply tap a shortcut
to turn on the feature.
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