IPad Tips That Will Make Your Day

By Jei Kei  On  In Ipad Tagged , , ,  

The use of an iPad is almost deceptively simple. You simply need to press the screen, add an app and get going, right? But, there is lots more to know, tips and tricks that will help you use your iPad more efficiently.

If you use your iPad all the time to watch movies, listen to music and play games, the battery is not going to last very long. One way to make you battery last longer is to adjust your screen’s brightness. You’ll probably see that you’re not going to need the brightest setting to see your screen.

TIP! Do you feel annoyed when your iPad asks if you want to join a new wifi network that is has detected? This feature can be turned off under your settings. Select Wi-Fi and then turn the Ask option off.

The iPad’s iOS on the iPad now supports folders now. To start, tap and hold your finger on an app until it starts jiggling, wait for it to jiggle, then drag the app to a different icon and release. This will create a single folder. You can also rename this folder easily.

You may need to reboot the iPad when it freezes by doing a soft reset. Wait until your iPad to reboot. If you need to close an app, hold down just the home button for a few seconds.

Be watchful of all the apps that are running on your iPad. A lot of iPad apps are designed to run as background processes. Double clicking the Home button will let you know everything that is currently running. The currently running apps will appear on a bar. This will be located at the bottom. When you are finished looking at it, swipe down to close the bar.

TIP! If you are tired of being prompted to join various Wi-Fi networks, change your settings. You will find an option that says to ask if you want to join networks.

If you have safety concerns should your iPad fall into the wrong hands, use the settings app to enable data wiping after a number of failed password entries. This will enable erasure of everything on your phone after 10 unsuccessful login attempts.

The iPad also has a speech dictation. Just double click your home button and tap the little microphone you see. When you are done talking, press the icon button again and you will see your words appear as text.

If you want to charge your iPad quickly, avoid using an iPhone charger. The iPad carries 10 watts as opposed to just 5 watts for the iPhone. It takes much longer to fully charge the iPad with a iPhone charger. Just use the original charger that was given with the iPad.

TIP! The little beeps every time you get an email can be quite annoying. Are you aware of a quick way to disable that unwanted sound? Go into your settings, then choose the general tab.

Do you find it irritating that you have to constantly tap your Internet bookmarks? You can eliminate this annoyance by always showing the bookmarks bar on permanently.Go to your Settings screen, tap on Safari and turn on the bookmark bar.

Do you hate not knowing exactly where hyper-linked words lead? You can fix this problem on your iPad rather easily. Since hovering over a word isn’t possible, you may touch and hold that word. The hyperlink’s URL represented by the hyperlink will be shown.

Make sure that you take care of your iPad at all times. Start by keeping it away from direct sunlight and do not leave it inside a hot car. Your battery’s performance will be degraded by the heat. Also, keep your iPad away from liquids. Use a covering to prevent liquid from getting into your iPad.

Cloud Function

The iPad cloud function is great to use if you love to play around on the Internet a lot. This is a convenient method of storing information without using hard drive space on your iPad. Make sure that important documents to both your iPad and the cloud function.

Think about if you want to lock your iPad’s orientation or turn off your sound with the lock key. Earlier version of the iPad didn’t have this feature. If you are running the operating system iOS at 4.3 or later, you can. You can also hold down the volume-down button to mute the device.

TIP! Turning down the brightness of the screen can extend the life of your iPad’s battery. This is really important if you expect anything important such as a message or email.

Most people hold an iPad along its sides when they are taking pictures. This will move the shutter button, and you could wobble when you try to take the photo. This setting will place the shutter button to easily be reached with your thumb. After you take a photo, edit the image with the editor and rotate the video or image at a later time.

If you want your iPad battery life to last longer, reduce your screen’s brightness level.This can really help if you’re expecting a vital message or email.

When using the internet it is easy to do many things at one time. You can follow any link you want without leaving your current website. Try holding down on the link until a menu with several option automatically pops up. From this point, opt to open that link inside a new tab to remain on your current tab while the new one opens.

TIP! You do not have to do this if you are in a different place, this is why you can do it this way. You can change this setting by hitting Home twice, and going to Brightness.

The bright screen can be made dimmer by tapping your Home button two times and swiping it until you get to the settings for brightness. Then you can change the brightness manually for your taste.

Search Engine

Lots of people get annoyed by the battery percentage icon. It can be hidden easily. Go to settings, then go to general, and then usage. There, you’ll find an off button. Do the reverse to turn it right back on.

TIP! It is simple to copy text on your iPad by just double-tapping on a keyword. You can also copy an entire paragraph at once.

Do you dislike using Google as a search on the iPad? Go to Settings, select Safari, then choose Search Engine.You will see a list from which you can now change your search engine.

There is a choice for how you can view PDFs on the iPad. Try both out to see which ones works best for your needs.

You should make sure, should you lose the iPad, you can use the “Find My iPad” app. This will inform you as to where your missing iPad is currently located and allows you the opportunity to delete any personal information without being near the device. You may think this is a hassle, but you’ll be glad of it if your iPad is lost or stolen.

TIP! Do you wish to see PDF files on your iPad? You need to email yourself the files. That way the iPad will allow you to open them in iBooks.

Tap the home button twice to view your currently running apps. Simply tap the app that you want to open up. Do the same thing when you want to get back to where you were using previously.

Do you want to take quick screenshot of your display? It is even easier than you may think it is. A brief flash will go off, and you will have taken a screenshot.

Enjoy streaming content from your iPad on your Apple TV. Airplay lets you see what you can stream, so tap it and no matter if you’re looking at a video or a slideshow, it will show on your TV within seconds.

TIP! Don’t show anyone how to use Safari on your iPad unless you’re confident that your browser history won’t show them anything you don’t want them to see. You would not want anyone to see anything personal that you were viewing.

Do you get annoyed by all the Wi-Fi network. You can stop this off to get rid of this annoyance. Don’t worry if you can’t voluntarily join a certain network. You will still be allowed to; you just be free of constant notifications.

While iPads are simple to use, they’re a lot more useful when you know everything it can do. Use what you learned here to make your iPad experience even better. This tablet can meet many of your needs, if you learn all that it can do.

If your iPad does not charge when you plug it into the USB ports on the front panel of the computer, try using the ones on the back instead. Not all USB ports provide the same levels of power, and frontside USB ports tend to have lower power priority than rear ports. If this isn’t working for you, an outlet USB styled adapter can be bought.

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