files on desktop

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files on desktop

I am newer to ipad. My 7 year old with multiple learning disabilites will now be using one at school for much of his learning as part of a full writting accomadation. He will have the MS suite installed by the school. My question is...can an individual file "sit" on the desktop as an icon? For example could we have a one click access to say B's Daily journal...or to B's writting story....etc etc much like what the app icons look like?

Trying to figure out how to make ongoing work easily accesible to make him as independent as possible. It is not just storage but actual functionality that we need.

iPad Air, iOS 9.1

Posted on Nov 27, 2015 7:58 PM

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rccharles

Level 6

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Nov 28, 2015 1:37 PM in response to B'sMom

No. The ipad is applications centric. You first open an application then you pick your file. How you choose your data is app dependent. All data is stored with the app. In some ways this simplifies the usage of the device.

Not sure word will be the simplest thing. There are lots of notepad and journal apps about.

google:

app store journal

In general, google app store by-what-you-want to see what is available. Download in the app store app, if school allows.

In your example, pick two different journaling apps. Some pop up to a blank sheet where you write.

look at old notepad.

tap old notepad > pick document > begin typing.

ibook

https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/ipad-user-guide-for-ios-9.1/id1035374126?mt=11

web

https://help.apple.com/ipad/9/

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