The iPad offers users a number of technology. Keep reading for some helpful advice on how to use your iPad efficiently.
Battery life is typically shorter when using heavier applications like movies and games. A simple way to get more play time out of each charge of the battery is to use a low screen brightness setting. In most cases, there is no need to keep the maximum brightness level to read, surf the Internet or tinker with apps.
Go to mail settings under the general heading. You can change this to 5 lines.This saves you know what your email at an accelerated rate.
The little beeps every time you get an email can be very annoying. Are you aware that unwanted sound? Just go to Settings button and then General after that. Select Sounds below the General heading.You can shut off the sound for new mail alert or at least turn it down.
You can get access to remote servers by using VPN networks. If you have a need to connect your iPad through a VPN connection, you need to enable the VPN feature available through Settings and Network. Next, you need to supply both username and server address. If the server address is not something you personally know, contact your network administrator.
Shortcuts will help you send messages. This automatic method will save you avoid doing it manually and you can send your friends more messages to friends.
A good way to keep multiple pages open is by opening them in a new tabs. When using Safari, just tap and hold the link until a pop-up menu shows up.
You can easily see what apps are running on your iPad. You’ll find they quickly build up in numbers. If you want to know which apps are currently active, all you need to do quickly tap the home button two times in succession. This will show you the current apps at the bottom. When you are finished, swipe down to make the bar disappear.
Taking a screenshot on an iPad is quick and simple. Just press the home and sleep button simultaneously. This takes the shot you want and place it with all of your other photos.
Just hold the volume button for two full seconds. This is a fast solution when you need the tablet. Hold it down again when you want to turn the volume to its original level.
Typing on iPads is something that requires getting used to. Alternately, you can use the speech dictation feature of iPad. Tap the home button two times and tap the microphone icon on the screen that appears. Dictate your text and click the icon a second time when you are finished.
There is now an easy way to silence your iPad. The original iPad didn’t have a mute button on them.
If you want to copy and paste text to the iPad’s clipboard, you can click it and drag to select text. Then click Copy, go where you want to paste, then press and hold again.A menu will come up and you click on paste. You can also highlight a whole paragraph; tap it around four simple taps.
FaceTime phone numbers and emails should be set up. When you set up FaceTime, it will remember the email you use to access iTunes, but additional emails can be added. If there are more emails or even phone numbers where you want FaceTime to recognize, you can set them up in the settings area of the iPad.
Do you ever find yourself browsing the web and wondering where hyper-linked words lead? You can solve this easily. Since you cannot hover over the word like you can on your computer, touching and holding the word will work. The URL associated with the hyperlink will magically appear.
The auto-brightness setting will help extend your iPad’s battery last longer between recharges. The iPad knows when your room is bright or dark and will adjust the device’s brightness depending on the lighting conditions of the environment it is in. This is a good way to get more from your iPad before needing to recharge its battery. You can change it in settings under the brightness and wallpaper option on your iPad.
A great resource for any question regarding your iPad is an online forum. These sites can help you learn, and also understand, some of the problems you deal with. Become a member on one of these forums and ask any questions that you may have.
You get to choose whether the lock key silences your screen or mute your screen’s orientation. Remember that earlier versions of the iPad did not able to do that.You need to have this option if you have iOS 4.3 or above. Holding the volume button will also give you the iPad as well.
There will be a lot of awe the first time you get to use an iPad. For anyone interested in making this device part of their daily life, some time spent learning about its true potential is in order. Implement the tips discussed here, so that you can enjoy all the perks that come with iPad use.
Use tabs to multi-task your experience with web browsing. Following a link or opening another page doesn’t mean you have to exit your current page. By holding the link instead of tapping it, you will bring up an options menu. Choose “open link in new tab” so that both the new page and previous page will remain open.