The iPad is deceptively easy to use. You simply need to press the screen, add an app and get going, right? There is a lot more going on than you think with your iPad, and this article should guide you through some simple tips and tricks to help you figure it all out.
It is easy to get to all the apps that are currently running on your iPad. To see the currently running apps, just tap the Home button twice and you can see them quite clearly. It is easy to switch to an app by tapping it on the bar. Swipe downwards to hide the bar again.
You can easily access all running on an iPad. Just swipe downward on your finger down to get rid of the bar.
You can access remote servers by using VPN networks. The networking tab is where you can change anything related to VPN and establish a connection with your preferred network. You will then be asked for both your username and the address of the server. If you don’t know what the address is for the server, talk to your network administrator.
VPN networks allow for access to remote servers. To do this, go to Settings and choose the “Activate VPN” under the network tab. You are going to be prompted for both your username and the address of the server. If you don’t know what the address is for the server, talk to the network administrator.
Are you finding it annoying to receive constant messages from your iPad asking if you are interested in accessing a wifi network it detects? This feature can be totally eliminated by checking your settings. Select Wi-Fi and then turn off the notification option off.
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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. By selecting that, you’ll no longer receive all of the invites.
Be aware of any apps that constantly run on your iPad. A lot of the apps are designed to run as background processes. Double-click the Home to see what’s currently running. The apps currently running are going to show up near the bottom of your screen. Swipe down in a downward motion to close the window.
If you need Google Calendar to work with your iPad, open the settings menu and navigate to Mail > Contacts > Calendars.You can then go to Add An Account icon. Tap the icon Add CalDAV Account and put in your Google data. You should now be all be there.
“Ding!” Does the chiming of your iPad whenever you receive another email drive you crazy? You can get rid of these alerts. Go to the settings and tap on general. You should then select the Sounds menu. Turn off sounds for New Mail or reduce the volume.
Are you being nagged by the constant battery life percentage displayed on your iPad’s screen? This can be simply turned off so that it does not bother you. Begin by entering the menu for your iPad’s Settings.Look under General section to locate Usage.
This will allow you to block films that are labeled as ‘mature’ as well as bad language.
If you want to browse a new web page without losing track of what you were browsing before, use the tabbed browsing feature. When using Safari, simply tap on the link and hold it until you see a pop-over menu appear. This menu gives you the option that will allow you to open a new link.
If you want to copy and paste text to the iPad’s clipboard, simply select and hold the text and tap the Select button. Then click Copy, go where you want to paste, then press and hold again.A menu will come up and you click on paste. You can easily copy an entire paragraph in four times.
Do you ever find yourself browsing the web and wondering where a word that’s hyperlinked words lead? You can solve this.Since you cannot hover over the word like you can on your computer, you can just hold the word. This will show you the URL of the word links to.
When you want to copy and then paste text, tap it and click Select. Now, tap on copy, switch to another app, then tap and hold down once more. A popup menu appears, from which you should choose ‘paste’. For an entire paragraph, you must tap four times.
It is possible to copy text and paste words using your iPad. Tap the screen again, and then choose copy.
One great feature that many people don’t know about is called iTunes U (U = university).This application has podcasts about all types of professoinal subjects and can be a great way to increase your know-how.
The function for the calendar won’t let you go from day to day by just swiping. Select the date you want to see by using the navigation bar instead. The date is the one that is spelled out in blue font.
You get to choose whether the iPad’s lock key to orientate your iPad or mute your volume. Remember that earlier iPads are not offer this capability. You have this option if you have iOS 4.3 or greater. Holding down the “volume down” key allows you the ability to eliminate sound from your iPad.
Even though it is quite simple to use, you get more out of it once you learn everything about it. Use what you learned here to make your iPad experience even better. Almost anything that you need to do on a computer can be done on your iPad, if only you know how.
Has your iPad slowed down in performance? Perhaps you have set about deleting unnecessary data, but have yet to see your iPad regain its past speed. You can consider using cloud technology to store your media and photos to recoup more space. Following this process, your iPad should speed up.