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richard51

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Hello I have just found this site today and can immediately see how much I can learn from the forum.

I have had my ipad for 6 months and returned from holiday yesterday having left my ipad at home for 2 weeks and I cannot get past the screensaver page.when I slide to unlock nothing happens. Similarly when i slide to power off nothing happens.So I can`t turn my ipad off.
There is a box open on the page with a message about icloud Backup but when i touch the "ok" on that nothing happens.
I have charged my ipad so it is fully charged.

Can anyone help me please?
thanks for reading this
 

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Welcome aboard Richard!

Have you tried to hold the power button and home button at the same time for several seconds to see if the iPad restarts and is functional?
 

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Hi Richard and welcome to the Forum!

Sounds like the screen has frozen on you.....as Smalltowngirl Girl said a reset should see you up and going again.

Hold the power off button and the home button simultaneously, keep holding them in and you may see the power off slide appear and disappear, wait until you see the Apple logo appear before releasing the buttons. It will take a little longer for your iPad to start. Let us know how you go.

The IPad Forum is a community of members from all walks of life and from all over the world coming together to share our experiences and to help each other learn about this wonderful piece of technology the Ipad. There is a wealth of information already here in the many threads we have so doing some searches will answer most of the questions you have. If then you cannot find the answer you are seeking then by all means post your question. There are many friendly and informed members here only too willing to help you.

We also have our own App - It is a very simple app to navigate.
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/discussion-forum-for-ipad/id412896524?mt=8
Tutorial for our App
http://www.ipadforums.net/new-membe...sistance/107524-ipad-forums-app-tutorial.html
Tutorial on creating posts on the Forum
http://www.ipadforums.net/new-membe...-creating-posts-starting-new-threads-how.html
Reading the IPad manual is a great place to start so please download a copy of these.
http://www.support.apple.com/manuals/ipad/
3 very informative threads from which you will learn many tips and shortcuts for the IPad.
http://www.ipadforums.net/ipad-general-discussions/21590-tips-tricks-those-us-who-dont-know.html
http://www.ipadforums.net/ipad-os/49581-ios5-tips-tricks.html
http://www.ipadforums.net/ipad-help...shortcuts-helpful-places-people-new-ipad.html
We have rules like any Community so please read these also
http://www.ipadforums.net/forum-rul...um-rules-everybody-please-read.html#post14697

Once again we welcome you here and are so pleased you have joined us!
 

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I hope your problem was solved, Richard.

Welcome to the iPad forums, the largest and best iPad forum anywhere, with over 289,000 members worldwide. Many of our membership volunteer their time to help their fellow members with answers to their questions and solutions to their problems. If a search of the forums doesn't provide the answer you need, don't hesitate to post your question in the appropriate forum. We also have this tutorial to help you get full use from the iPad forums app. http://www.ipadforums.net/new-membe...sistance/107524-ipad-forums-app-tutorial.html We ask that all members take the time to review the Forum rules before posting.
 
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I followed the advice given to hold the home and on/off buttons simultaneously and this has solved the problem.Many thanks for the advice I received .I will certainly continue to monitor this site to learn as much as possible.Thank you again!
 

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I followed the advice given to hold the home and on/off buttons simultaneously and this has solved the problem.Many thanks for the advice I received .I will certainly continue to monitor this site to learn as much as possible.Thank you again!

I'm glad it worked out. Don't forget to come back with any other questions or problems that may arise, we're here to help.
 

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Welcome! Any other questions or random statements are greatly appreciated, and we're all interested in what you have to say. Enjoy the ride!

-Samana
 

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