Everybody–young and old–has an iPad these days. It is an educational tool for children, a gaming device for people of all ages and a business asset to many adults. Really, there’s a lot of ways it can help. Get the most out of this magical device with the easy to use and helpful tips in the article below.
Now you can quickly mute your iPad. The original iPad did not have a mute button. Starting with 4.3 the lock switch was able to be used as a mute button. Now all you have to do is press the volume-down key and hold it for a few seconds.
Most people use iTunes, but many are overlooking some great features. One interesting function is iTunes U. The U stands for university. Educational podcasts are found here on many different topics.
Have you ever wanted to learn how to take a screenshot quickly? It’s simple! Hold down the home and sleep buttons together. You will see a flash, and the screenshot will have been taken. The image is saved automatically, so there’s no additional steps needed in order to keep the screenshot of your choice.
Keep your kids safe when they use your tablet to go online. Visit the Settings menu, then General, followed by Restrictions. You can then get to where you can enable setting restrictions. This will ensure your child cannot view unacceptable content. This restricts all adult content to keep your child safe.
You can listen to music on you iPad, and you can listen to podcasts, too. These are short (or sometimes long) audio clips on a variety of topics. If you crave something a little more stimulating during your morning commute, try a podcast. You will be sure to find a topic of interest to you.
Want to put in the Google Calender on the iPad calendar app? Simply navigate to Mail, Contacts, and calendars. Choose Add An Account, then Other. Tap on the CalDAV Account and then just enter the information for Google. Then navigate out of settings and click on the calendar application. All that you need should be right there.
Some people are annoyed by the battery charge indicator that is always onscreen. You can turn it off, thankfully. You simply need to visit the settings area, hit “general” and then “usage.” Then you can toggle it on or off. Follow the exact same sequence of steps should you ever wish to re-enable it.
Even if you think this is unnecessary, it is wise to add a security feature to your iPad. If you were to lose your iPad, all kinds of personal information would be in the hands of others.
To you find it annoying when your iPad asks if you want to join a detected wifi network? You are able to get rid of this if you go into settings. If you would rather not be prompted, you can click the Wi-Fi button and you will not have to deal with this anymore.
Keep track of the apps your are running. A lot of iPad apps are designed to run as background processes. To learn what is active on your iPad at any given time, give the Home button a double click. The currently running apps will appear on a bar. This will be located at the bottom. Click the home button once or do a downward one finger swipe to close the bar.
The factory default iPad setting is set to preview only two written lines from each email prior to you selecting it. It can help to see more content before opening it. To do this, go to Settings>Mail. Under the mail menu, choose Contacts, and then Calender. Change the Preview options for mail to More Lines.
Go to the apps that you need to use frequently! Double click the Home button, and they appear in an instant at the very bottom of whichever screen you are currently on. This tip can save you lots of time because you don’t have to manually scroll through each screen.
When reading books with your iPad, do you find your eyes becoming tired? This can be fixed by lowering the screen’s brightness as you read. Access Brightness in the Settings, or use the slider in the iBook app to dim the level.
Avoid undervaluing how important the iPad Smart Cover is. There are many different uses for this tool. The most useful feature is the one that allows you to put your iPad into hibernate mode by putting the cover on the screen. Secondly, its magnets attach to the new iPad and fit perfectly. Most covers cost under $40.
There is an interesting way that you can turn off the sound on your device. Just press and hold the volume button down for a few seconds. This is much quicker than trying to adjust the volume over and over again. Hold it down again when you are ready to return the volume to its original level.
Keep multiple web pages open at the same time with tabs. Why depart from the webpage you are browsing just because you are clicking on a link? Holding the link versus tapping it can bring up your options menu. From this point, opt to open that link inside a new tab to remain on your current tab while the new one opens.
You can easily download images from your camera onto your iPad. You do not have to have the use of a third piece of equipment. Just pop the SD card out of the camera and into the Apple SD-Card reader. Doing so makes your device a type of external hard drive, perfect for storing anything.
Now that you have read this piece, you should be more aware of the amazing capabilities of the iPad. Check out all of the features available to you. The more time you use to learn how to use the iPad properly, the more you can see how useful it can be.
