Oprah says the iPad is one of the most momentous inventions ever. If you have just discovered it, you might not know what it is capable of and how to use its features. The information in this article is packed with advice about getting the most out of it.
If you’ve ever been interrupted by your iPad at a bad time you likely want to know how to silence it quickly. Mute your iPad by pushing the volume button down for a few seconds. Alternately, you could configure the button labeled LOCK ORIENTATION to use instead of the mute button.
You need to click the camera icon found in the bottom left corner to look at a picture or video you have just taken. Just do a one-finger swipe to see your content will appear. Swipe left in the other direction to see prior photos.
There is a solution to this in the form of speech dictation. Push your Home button two times and just tap on the microphone. When you finish speaking, press the icon button again and you will see your words appear as text.
Having your iPad chime every time you get an email can quickly become annoying. Did you know you can turn off this annoying feature? Tap on “Settings”, and then select “General”. Finally, click on the Sounds option. You can shut off the new mail alert or reduce its level.
The factory default iPad setting shows two lines of every email prior to it being opened. It can be helpful to see more before opening the email. Just click on Settings and the select Mail.
The little beeps every time you have an incoming email can be quite annoying. Are you aware of a quick way to disable that this can be turned off? Just go to Settings button and then General. Select Sounds below the General heading.You can stop the new mail alert or at least turn it down.
Taking screenshots on an iPad is a cinch. Simply press the Sleep and Hold buttons simultaneously. This will then take your screenshot, and it will save with your photos.
If you need Google Calendar to work with your iPad, go into “mail” then “contacts” then “calendars.” You can then go to Add An Account icon. Choose “CalDAV” as the account type and enter your Google information. Everything you needed should be right there!
Taking a screenshot on an iPad is extremely easy to do. Just hold the home and Sleep buttons together. This takes the image and places it with your other photos.
To copy and paste quickly on your iPad, try tapping and holding the text you want, then choosing Select. Next, choose copy and go into the field that you want the text. This will cause a menu to pop up which will allow you to paste. To select full paragraphs, you must tap a total of four times.
Set up phone numbers and emails. When it’s on default, FaceTime on the iPad includes the email you set up with your iPad, but additional emails can be added.
One great feature is iTunes U (U = university). This section has many educational podcasts about many professional subjects and can be a great way to increase your know-how.
The lock key can either lock orientation or mute the tablet. Keep in mind that the original iPads did not have this feature. Running iOS 4.3+ will give you this option. You are able to turn down the volume by holding in the button.
Your new iPad will come preloaded with apps that you might not wish to use. You can put them in a folder and they will not get in your way. This lets you focus on the ones you use quite a bit.
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Your iPad lets you change the brightness of your screen depending on where you are. Just hit the Home button two times and swipe to the brightness adjuster. This lets you adjust your brightness for your surroundings.
Double clicking on the home button to see a list of apps that are currently running. This bar shows all currently running apps and you can be accessed by pressing the icon in that bar. This will help you keep an eye on what’s running on your iPad and close unneeded apps to free up RAM.
Use tabs to multi-task your browser. You don’t need not leave the site you’re on because you wish to follow a link. Hold your link rather than tapping it to see a menu appears. Then you can open it in a brand new tab, and the current page stays open too.
Lots of folks get annoyed by the battery charge icon on the screen. Luckily, it can easily be removed from your screen. Simply go into the Settings menu, tap on General, and look under Usage. It is here that you can turn this feature off. If, at a later time, you want to enable it again, follow the same procedure.
You can use iPad to listen to your home iTunes library from your iPad. You do not have to log in to your songs again.Just allow “Home Sharing” in both the iPad and iTunes. Next, visit the Music application on your device, select More and then Shared.
Tap the home button twice to maneuver between apps. Simply click the application that you need and presto! You’re there. Do this again if you want to get back to where you were using previously.
Have you had a poor experience using the Google engine via your iPad? You may change it to another. Under Settings, choose Safari, and then Search Engine. Look at the options, then simply select an alternate search engine. You can use Yahoo or Bing instead.
Now that you know more about the iPad, you are ready to hit the ground running. Make use of what you’ve read to turn your iPad into an everything machine. Make the most of your investment by learning as much as possible.