My password will not work

Hi Mary.
not sure if you are asking how to set up your ipad.
but see if this helps.
How to begin setting up your new iPad and iPhone 8 or older

1. Touch slide to set up and, as it says, slide your finger across the screen to get started.
2. Choose your language. ...
3. Choose your country or region. ...
4. Choose a Wi-Fi network and enter its password, if necessary. ...
5. Wait for your iPhone or iPad to activate.

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How to set up your new iPad and iPhone 8 or older ' iMore

or go to this link.
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Reset iPad to factory settings: go to "settings", at the bottom of screen click on "Reset." You will have to re- initialize the iPad as a new device with a new "Apple I.D.

iTunes enables you to restore iPad to factory settings. Before you start restoring iPad to factory settings, please note that you need to install the latest version of iTunes on your computer. Then go to Settings > iCloud to turn off Find My iPhone. Now, you can factory reset your iPad with iTunes as follows.

1. Plug iPad into the computer with the USB cable. The iTunes on your computer will automatically launch. If not, double-click the icon to start it.

2. Click the name of your iPad at the upper right corner of iTunes, and then the information of your iPad will be shown. Click the "Restore iPad" button in the window to start.

3. iTunes will ask whether you want to back up iPad before restoring. You'd better choose "Yes" for the reset will erase the contents in your iPad. Then iTunes will start restoring your iPad to factory settings.

4. Click Restore again to confirm. Then iTunes erases your iPad and installs the latest iOS software. After you restore tablet to factory settings, it will restart. Now you can set it up as new.

How to Restore iPhone 6 Plus to Factory Settings

Is there anything wrong with the passcode? If your iPad is locked and you forget the passcode, please follow the steps below to unlock it.

1.Connect your iPad to your PC or Mac.
2.Select your device in the iTunes sidebar, and click the"Summary" tab.
3.Click "Check for Update". iTunes will show you if there any new version of iPad software is available.
4.Click "Restore iPad". You can finish the restore process by following the instructions given. During the process, a recommend that tells you to back up your files will be given. You can restore your data after the process is complete.

Now, you must have restored your iPad.
Note: Even you bring your iPad to the Apple service center, Apple staff also need to restore your iPad to unlock it. That's to say, you need to erase everything on it.

http://www.leawo.org/tutorial/forgot-ipad-screen-lock-password-how-to-recover-data-from-locked-ipad.html

To help you recover your Gmail account password for signing in through your iphone and ipad, please follow the step-by-step instructions mentioned on the link given below:
http://www.wikihow.com/Recover-a-Gmail-Password

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you can add a new cloud a account or reset the iPad and sign up for new one.

You will have to restore it by connecting to iTunes on your computer. That will erase all settings including the password. If you have a backup you can get it then set up as a new device with a new password.

You have to reset your iPad. Just follow below steps.

How to unlock iPad without password or how to unlock disabled iPad? It is a good habit to have your iPad backed up regularly. In case of your iPad is locked, disabled or being stolen, you can easily recover your data from it. Otherwise, you'll lose all the data. To unlock iPad screen without password or to unlock disabled iPad mean you have to remove your previous pass code and restore your iPad. Here we introduce three methods which you can follow.
Method One: How to unlock iPad without password using iTunes

• 1. Connect iPad to the computer you have synced with.
• 2. Open iTunes on your computer and connect it with your iPad. If fortunate, you can enter the iTunes without password. But in most cases, there would be prompt asking for a pass code. Try another computer you've synced with, or use recovery mode. (The recovery mode will be mentioned in method three.)
• 3. Find your iPad in summary and make a manual backup. Once the backup have finished, click Restore your iPad with the most relevant back-up.

Method Two: How to unlock iPad screen without password with iCloud
You can also use iCloud to remove your password and recover your data if you have backed up before it was locked. And it is in the premise that you have set up Find My iPhone on your iPad, and you did remember your Apple ID, you can use iCloud to unlock your iPad.

• 1. Open your laptop or computer, go to icloud.com/find or open the iCloud app.
• 2. If the sign-in window pops up, just sign in with your Apple ID.
• 3. There's an All Devices button at the top-left of the window, click on it to call out a drop-down menu and choose your iOS device.
• 4. Click Erase (your device) in the prompt to finalize the process.
• 5. Now you can either recovery data to your device from a backup or set up as new if there isn't any back-up before.

Method Three: How to unlock a disabled iPad in recovery mode?
If you've neither synced with iTunes nor set up Find My iPhone in iCloud, you'll need to wipe your iPad to factory setting to remove the password, which means you'll suffer losing all your data on iPad and get it as a new one.
Please pay attention there is a slight difference in putting different models of iPad into recovery mode.
iPad Air

• 1. Turn off your iPad Air, press and hold the Home button.
• 2. While holding the Home key, connect the USB cable to the device. Wait until the Apple logo appears and keep holding the Home button for few more seconds.
• 3. Continue holding the Home button until the iTunes logo appears.

iPad mini/iPad pro

• 1. Connect your iPad to your computer or laptop and open iTunes.
• 2. While your device is connected, force to restart it.
• 3. Press and hold the Sleep/Wake and Home buttons at the same time. Don't release when you see the Apple logo. Keep holding both buttons until you see the recovery mode screen.

Now you have entered the recovery mode, and

1. When you see the option to Restore and Update, click it.

2. Wait for the process to finish. Then you can set up and use your device.
For more details, check: How to Unlock iPad without Passcode

You can connect your iPad to a computer and then do a factory restore to reset the device. After the restore you can set up a new password.

http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1414

Hope that helps!