Are you a big gamer? Are you currently attending school? Working hard? Trying to get back to a better BMI? Are you expecting a child? Are you aware that you can get the help you need from the iPad? Though pretty much everything has an app, there is much more to the iPad. Follow the tips in this article and learn all that the iPad has to offer.
It is very important that you know how to take care of your iPad. Make sure it’s never in direct sunlight, or in very hot conditions. One problem that could result is a faulty or poorly working battery. Also, never put the iPad in a place in which liquids may damage it. It’s also a good idea to buy a cover that’s padded so your iPad is more protected.
Have you had the desire to take a screenshot? It is easier than you may think it is. Just press “home” and then the “sleep/wake” button. You’ll see a flash, which indicates you’ve just taken a screenshot. Screenshots are automatically save.
Use your iPad to listen to music on iTunes. If you do not want to duplicate your songs, there is an alernative way to listen to them. Just allow “Home Sharing” on the iPad and iTunes. Then visit your chosen music app on your iPad, select More and follow that by selecting Shared. Everything is now set up for your listening pleasure.
Would you like to locate your iPod if you misplace it? Enter Settings and then look at iCloud. Enter your Apple ID, and then scroll down to “Find My iPad.” Then activate it. When your iPad disappears, you’ll be able to track it on iCloud.com.
If using Safari, hit the uppermost area of the window in order to return to a page’s beginning. A lot of people scroll up, but scrolling can be time consuming. Just tap the title bar instead, and you can get around more rapidly.
It is not necessary to click on your bookmarks icon to access your favorite websites from your iPad. You can stop this by permanently enabling the bookmark bar. Start with Settings, then choose Safari. You will see an option for always showing your bookmarks bar. Enable it to the On position.
There is more to the iTunes Store than music and apps! An interesting one is iTunes U (which is used for universities). You are able to locate podcasts with educational themes on a variety of different subjects, which is great for growing your knowledge base.
Do not neglect the importance of your iPad Smart Cover. It can do several different things. Closing the cover will place your iPad in the sleep mode. It also fits very securely on the iPad, connecting to the magnets that are already on the device. The cover is cheap at $39, so it’s a great investment.
You can access all of your running apps on your iPad. Press the Home button twice and a bar with the running apps will appear. You can scroll through the applications or choose one of them. To get rid of the bar, you should take your finger and swipe it down towards the bottom of the screen.
Apple TV and the iPad get along like bread and butter. Use the Airplay icon. Just tap it once, and whatever you are looking at on your iPad will appear on the television screen. It should show up quickly, in just a matter of a few seconds.
Do you notice that your screen is getting badly scratched? The iPad is very durable, if you see scratches you should put a screen protector on it. This protects the iPad, but it also keeps your fingers from getting tiny cuts.
Have you found your iPad to be sluggish in navigation, and slower than it was in loading apps? Have you cleared out old data and yet it’s not getting any faster? You can consider using cloud technology to store your media and photos to recoup more space. In most cases, this makes the iPad as fast as it once was.
Be sure that you clear your browser’s history on your iPad before showing someone how Safari functions. You do not want to open up the browser and have it show something to others that you would much rather keep private. Remember that your browser will automatically go to your last visited page, so be careful to select the page you want to show others.
You can select to see more lines of preview text in your email. Go to settings and then to mail, locate the preview setting. Change the preview feature to increase the lines you see. Now you’ll be able to see every email that you have in your inbox, which really speeds things up.
If you want to keep current pages open, just open new ones in a different tab. In Safari, touch and hold the hyperlink until a menu pops up. A pop-up menu will appear. One of the options allows you to launch a new tab with that link.
When you are browsing a page on the iPad and you see a link, does it bother you that you do not know where the link leads you to? Here’s an easy tip to solve this problem. Since hovering over a word isn’t possible, you’ll need to press and hold the hyperlinked word. This will show you the URL that the word links to.
You view two lines by default when you see new emails. You might want to see more than that. Go to ‘mail’ under ‘settings’. Then choose Contacts, go to Calender, then pick the Preview option to increase the number of lines.
You now have the basic knowledge needed to get started. You can use your iPad for virtually any purpose, ranging from weather forecasting to toys your kids can play with. You’ll realize how much your iPad helps you with your normal tasks, and how much the tips from this article improved your iPad experience.
