Everyone loves the iPad. Children can use them for school and to play games, while adults can use them to do business. There literally is an app for everything. Reading this article will help you learn the many features the iPad has to offer.

Make sure that you budget the amount that you spend on apps. It is so simple to use your iTunes application that you can rack up a huge bill without realizing it. So it is very important to keep track of what you spend.

A soft reset will allow you to resume using your iPad if the screen is frozen. This is done by holding your power button and your home button down at the same time for a few seconds. Wait for your iPad to reboot. If all you need is for an application to close, then hold down the home button. Keep it held for a second or two.

You don’t have to tap the camera roll icon that’s in the bottom-left of your screen to see a video or photo you’ve just taken. Instead, you can use one finger to swipe to the right, and voila, there is your picture or video. To see the other photos, keep swiping left.

If you store confidential data on your iPad, use the settings app to enable data wiping after a number of failed password entries. This feature erases everything recorded on your phone after someone has tried and failed 10 times.

Want to be able to find your iPad if you lose it? Go to Settings, then iCloud. Insert your Apple ID. Once you do this, the bottom of your screen will flash “Find My iPad” and tap it to turn the feature on. By doing this, if you ever misplace your iPad, you can go to iCloud.com to find it.

This article should teach you some of the basic iPad functions and a couple of useful secrets for your benefit. Try out all the features, and make more possibilities for yourself. As you gain additional knowledge about its abilities, you will realize the help this device really can provide.