This document provides instructions for backing up notes, files, and work from an iPad mini to iCloud and Google Drive before turning in the device. It outlines how to backup notes from the Notes, Pages, Keynote, Numbers, and Notability apps. For each app, the user is instructed to ensure the iCloud or Google Drive setting is turned on to automatically upload files. It emphasizes that backing up files is the user's responsibility and that they should verify they can access backed up files from other devices.

1. Before turning in your iPad mini, you want to be sure
to backup all your notes and work. This covers how to
backup information in:
- Notes
- Pages, Keynote, Numbers
- Notability
*Backing up is also helpful for accessing and printing
these files from any computer.
BACK IT UP!
*Note - you need to have an Apple ID and Google Drive set
up already to complete these backups.

2. Notes - in iCloud
Make sure Notes is
turned “On.”
Note: you may need to
“Create” a free
@icloud.com email to
use to back up Notes.
Go to Settings

3. Pages, Keynote and Numbers
- in iCloud
Go into Settings.
Select iCloud.
Make sure you are
logged into iCloud
and “Documents &
Data” is turned “On.”

4. In Settings, scroll down
on the left to select
each app individually:
- Pages
- Keynote
- Numbers
For each one,
make sure iCloud is
turned “On.”
Pages, Keynote and Numbers
- in iCloud

5. You will see upload arrow
and then file will upload to
iCloud (when iPad is
connected to wireless
network).
After it uploads, the arrow
will not appear.
Go into each app to be
sure files are
uploading. Once a file
is uploaded to iCloud,
you can go to any
computer and log into
iCloud.com to access
the file.
You can edit or print
the file from a
Pages, Keynote and Numbers
- in iCloud

6. Notability - Google Drive
Open Notability and
select the Settings
icon (the gear on the
bottom left)
Under “Online
Storage,” select
“Google Drive.”
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7. Log in with your
Gmail account.
3 4 Tap “Accept”
Notability - Google Drive
You can use the gmail
account provided by the
District if needed:
Email - Novell@sd5lrc.org
Password - MM/DD/YYYY

8. Tap “OK”5 6 Select the settings
Notability - Google Drive

9. Leave as PDF so can read from
other places. Notes will not be
“editable,” but you will have them
backed up.
You can also choose which
notes to back up.
You may need to open 1 note
and make a change to start the
backup process. You will see a
message that the backup is
happening in bottom corner
when online.
Notability - Google Drive

10. You’re all set!
You can log into
your Google Drive
on an iPad or any
computer to access
and print your
Notability notes.
Notability - Google Drive
Google Drive on an iPad.
Google Drive on a computer.

11. After you have turned on all your backup options:
GO TO A COMPUTER and make sure you can access
your backup files in iCloud and Google Drive.
BACK IT UP!
Verifying that you have backed up
your files correctly and that you have
access to them is
YOUR RESPONSIBILITY!
Teachers, Administration, Staff and School Technology Personnel
cannot be responsible for backing up your content. We will not be
able to retrieve anything that you lose if you do not properly backup
and verify that you can access your work.