Oprah Winfrey has hailed the iPad to be one of the most momentous inventions of modern times. If you are new to this, you may not know how to decide which features would be useful and how the device can make your life easier. The following piece will give you advice about getting the most out of it.
Be aware that your battery may be short-lived if you make use of your iPad for listening to music, playing games or streaming movies. Your battery will last longer if you reduce the brightness of your screen. In most cases, there is no need to keep the maximum brightness level to read, surf the Internet or tinker with apps.
You can now create folders on the iOS iPad. To begin, just tap and hold the tap on your desired application, wait for it to jiggle, and then let it go. This will combine the applications that you have into a folder with both apps. You can easily rename these folders.
The iPad has a downloadable manual so it will need to be downloaded if you want to read it. Apple doesn’t want to kill trees so they encourage the download a manual rather than wasting paper.
Watch the amount of money you are putting out for iPad applications. It’s easy to rack up credit card bills with such engaging and entertaining applications that are just a click away. You should monitor the spending and limit the time to a strict deadline.
Do you hate having to tap the bookmarks icon in order to open your saved websites? You can eliminate this by always showing the bookmarks bar. Go to your Settings, click Safari and then go to Always Show Bookmarks and switch this to the On position.
There is now an easy way to silence your iPad very quickly. The original iPad did not have a simple mute button on them.
To keep your personal data secure in case you are concerned about unauthorized access you can configure your password so that all data will be deleted after a specified number of unsuccessful tries. This erases everything stored on the iPad if the password is entered incorrectly ten times.
The iPad cloud function is particularly useful if you get online a lot. This is a wonderful way to store information without taking up space on your iPad’s hard drive. Make sure to keep important documents are stored on both your iPad and iCloud as well.
One great feature that many people don’t know about is called iTunes U (the ‘U’ is for university). This section has many educational podcasts about all types of professoinal subjects and can really boost your know-how.
Click Settings, Mail, Contacts and Calendars to add Google Calendar to your iPad. Navigate to Add An Account, and then tap Other. Select Add CalDAV Account and then insert your Google credentials. Next, leave settings and open the calender. Now, all you need ought to be there!
You can synch the pages with iTunes and easily share your iPad documents with a Mac or PC. Sharing documents is no longer a hassle and the ability to interact with nearly any brand of home computer using iTunes is irreplaceable. You can also email PDF’s and then download them to another computer.
Double clicking on the home button lets you see a list of apps that are currently running. This will open up a bar with all running apps and they can be accessed by pressing the icon in that bar. This will help you keep an eye on what’s running on your iPad and close unneeded apps to free up RAM.
Would you like the ability to locate your iPad should it go missing? Visit Settings and then iCloud. Add your account’s Apple ID and turn on the app. When your iPad disappears, you’ll be able to track it on iCloud.com.
Make the most of tabs to multitask Internet surfing. You don’t necessarily have to leave the website you are currently on just because you want to follow links. Hold your link without tapping will take you to an options menu. Then you can follow the new link in a brand new tab, which will not cause your current page to close.
It is easy to capture a screenshot from your iPad. Just press on Home and Sleep button together.You will hear a click and see a small flash.This means you know that you’ve successfully taken a screenshot.
Listening to music on your iPad is great, but have you heard about podcasts? Podcasts are radio programs that may last only a few minutes or could run several hours, and they cover all kinds of subjects. If you are bored by listening to music while you commute, podcasts may be a suitable alternative. Since podcasts encompass a wide variety of topics, you’re sure to find one which interests you.
You can’t do day-to-day by swiping in the calendar. The current day is marked in blue for easy to notice.
There are two ways you can view PDFs on your iPad. Try out both to see which one is easier for you to use or use each method as you need.
Use tabs to multitask your browser. You do not have to close a webpage when you click on a link that opens another. If you hold your finger down on the link, as opposed to tapping it, you’ll be presented with an option menu. Select “Open Link in New Tab” and you’ll be able to go back whenever you wish.
Are you aware you can use the Google Maps’ Street View?Search until you see a red pin will mark the map.
Are you aware that you don’t need to use the iPad’s keyboard? It can get difficult to type on the small keyboard that is on the screen. You can purchase any kind of Bluetooth keyboard and then set it up with no problem. This lets you to type as you would while using a laptop.
You might not believe that you have to do it, but giving your iPad security features is always a good idea. You do not know when it may accidentally get lost, and it normally provides access to lots of secure data like phone numbers, addresses, emails and possibly bank information.
Now that you have gained more knowledge on the iPad, you know what you can do with it. Apply what you have learned here to maximize your usage of your iPad. Be sure that you learn as much as possible so your can make the most out of your investment!