No matter how old you are, you are bound to enjoy playing with an iPad. Kids can use it to help with homework or to play games, and adults can put it to use for just about everything. There are a wealth of possibilities. Keep reading to learn all the exciting possibilities for things you can do with this exciting piece of technology.
When you are browsing with Safari, the top of the title window can be clicked to go to the beginning of any page. This saves a good deal of time over scrolling up. This is a good way to browse through a page before going back to the main menu of the site to find more information.
Many people find it difficult to type on tablets, but it gets easier with time. There is a speech dictation function on your iPad. Simply depress your home button two times, and hit the small microphone icon. After you finish speaking, push that icon again, and what you’ve said will appear as text.
You can access all of your running apps on your iPad. Double-click on Home, and you’ll see your running apps at the bottom of the screen. This is a great way to switch between apps. In order to get rid of the bar, swipe downwards on the screen.
Be sure to set up “Find My iPad” so that you can find the iPad if you misplace it. It will allow you to track your iPad to wherever it is located and you can also delete whatever you want from a location that’s remote. While this probably seems like a pain, you will be thankful that you did this should you ever misplace it.
If you want to review a photo or video you just shot, you do not have to select the camera icon on the bottom left of the screen. Rather, you can swipe with one finger toward the right, and there is your video or picture! You can look at previous pictures by going left.
Have you ever wanted to save an image you saw while browsing the web with your iPad. This is easy! Tap where you want on the image and hold it. You will them be prompted to save. You will have the copy of the image on your iPad for whenever you need it.
If you do not want Google used as your default search engine you can change that. In the Settings menu, pick Safari, then Search Engine. You have the choice of switching the search engine to something more user-friendly if you would like.
To copy text on your iPad is simple; you just need to double click any keyword. This method is a bit hard to use for an entire paragraph. Quadruple tap a block of text to copy the whole thing at once. This also works well for email and website addresses.
Apple is good about not loading your new iPad with a bunch of junk third-party apps. They do pre-load many of their own tools including music, maps, iTunes, and Newsstand. However, it’s hard to delete some of these. You can place these programs in a folder, then move the folder to a different page. That way, you can concentrate on the things you find most useful.
Do you hate not knowing exactly where hyperlinked words lead? There is an easy way to solve this. You can’t hover, but you can tap and hold the link. This will reveal its URL.
Hate having to tap the Bookmarks icon whenever you are wanting to visit your go-to sites? All you need to do is turn on your bookmark bar. Turn the Always Show Bookmark bar option on in your Settings menu.
If you’re constantly online, don’t overlook the iPad’s cloud function. You can store extra information this way without it using up space in the iPad’s flash memory. Make sure to keep important information on your device and iCloud as well.
Do you want to turn off your Wi-Fi notifications? This is easily remedied. Go into your wi-fi settings and turn the feature off. It is not an issue, however, if joining another network is required. You can easily join at any time without the notifications annoying you constantly.
The iPad’s iOS supports folders now. To utilize this feature, tap the app you want to until it begins to shake, then drag it where you want to drop it. 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 rename these folders.
If privacy is a big concern for you, you can set the iPad to erase its data if too many login attempts fail in a row. This will get rid of everything on the phone if someone cannot figure out the code 10 times in a row.
There is need to send photos in an antiquated manner. An email message and attachment are no longer necessary. Simply access your photos and make your choices. You will see an arrow in the uppermost right-hand corner of your screen. Click this and select e mail. Then you can send your photo.
Get an external keyboard you can use with your iPad. If you are using your iPad for productivity, including tasks like email or word processing, a keyboard can speed things up quite a bit. Usually, iPad keyboards are wireless, so they are very convenient to use.
If you want to keep current pages open, just open new ones in a different tab. If you are in the Safari browser you can tap on it and then a menu will pops up. Then just pick to open the page in a brand new tab. You’ll still have your other page handy.
Bringing the amazing power of the iPad to your every day life can be quite simple with the things you have read in this article. Try some new features and extend the possibilities. The more you’re able to learn about the iPad and what all it can do, the better it will serve you.
