You love your iPad but perhaps are unaware of all it can really do. All you need is the proper knowledge for success. If you want to put your iPad to use as it is intended, you should read the article that follows below.

The latest operating system for the iPad supports folders. Start by putting your finger on the app. As it starts jiggling, you drag the app over another icon and then let go. Doing this will create a new folder, and inside you will be able to access either app, and it will automatically be named by category. You can change the name to better describe the apps within.

A soft reset will allow you to resume using your iPad if the screen is frozen. Simultaneously hold down the Power and Home buttons for several seconds. Wait for your iPad to reboot. Hold the home button down for several seconds to force-close an app.

You don’t have to use the film roll icon to look at pictures. Just swipe the screen to the right and your content will appear. Swipe left in a continuous motion to see prior photos.

Adjust the settings in order to see more than just two lines from emails prior to opening them. In the mail section, you can adjust this with the preview setting. Switch this to show more text; perhaps five lines. This saves you time by letting you skim your email at an accelerated rate.

There is a way that you can safeguard your phone with a password for protection. If someone can’t figure out the password after 10 tries, all the data on your phone will be erased.

You should now understand a little more about the many uses of your iPad. You can use this handy and powerful little machine for lots of great purposes. Keep all of this information in mind as you start to take advantage of all of the opportunities available to you.