The iPad is deceptively simple. You simply need to press the screen, add an app and get going, right? There is more to the iPad than that, and this article should guide you through some simple tips and tricks to help you figure it all out.
It’s simple to find out which apps are currently running on your iPad. Just double-click the Home button, and all the apps that are running will display at the bottom of the screen. If you want to bring up that app, just tap its icon on the bar. Make this bar disappear by making a downward swipe on your screen.
It is easy to get to all apps that are currently running on your iPad. Just swipe downward on the screen to remove it.
A soft reset is the screen is frozen.This will cause the device restart. If you need to close an app, hold the main button for around 5 seconds.
By using shortcuts, sending messages is easy. For instance, tapping your space bar two times when you type a sentence can add a period with a space after it. You don’t have to do it manually this way.
There is a button that allows you to do speech dictation on your iPad. Just double click your home button two times and tap on the little microphone icon. When you’re done speaking, press that icon again and the words will show up as text.
The iPad doesn’t come with a downloadable manual for those that want to know all of the information Apple has to provide. Apple doesn’t include one with all of their products in order to maintain a minimalistic image.
Hate having to view your iPad’s battery charge percentage? It is easy to turn off. Start off with your Settings menu. Go to your General settings and locate Usage. This allows you to turn off the battery percentage notifications.
A great way to keep the pages from closing is to open is to open new pages in new tab. When using Safari, just tap and hold the link until a pop-up menu shows up.
Are you being nagged by the battery icon on the top right of your screen? This can be simply turned off so that it does not bother you. Begin by entering the menu for your iPad’s Settings.Look under the General to find Usage.
You can change your search engine default easily. Just navigate to the Settings button, then you can switch it to Safari if you wish. You can now decide to use other search engines like Bing if you prefer.
You can block mature films and anything that is labeled as “adult.”
If you want to copy and paste text to the iPad’s clipboard, you can click it and drag to select text. Then press copy, go to another application, then tap again. A menu comes up that will let you can press paste. You can easily copy an entire paragraph in four times.
Are you tired of tapping the bookmark icon over and over so you can visit your favorite sites? You can easily do this by always showing the bookmarks bar. Go to your Settings screen, click Safari and then go to Always Show Bookmarks and switch this to the On position.
The iPad has preloaded apps that you’re probably not going to want to use. You can put them away in a folder and location where they won’t be in your way. This will your home screen available for apps that you actually use often.
Currently Running Apps
Need to quickly mute your iPad? Try this. All that you need to do is hold the lower volume button for about two seconds. This is quicker than adjusting the volume repeatedly. If you want the volume to revert back to the original level, just hold down the button again.
Double clicking on the home key to see all currently running apps. This bar with all currently running apps and you can select each of them individually. This will help you to compartmentalize all of your iPad and close unneeded apps to free up RAM.
If you want your battery to last longer, turn down the illumination level of the screen brightness. This is really important if you expect anything important such as a vital message or email.
You can block mature content if your child has an iPad. Go to the menu for settings and set up filters for mature content. This can block anything that you would not want your child to see.
Use your iPad to listen to music purchased from iTunes. You don’t even have to log in to your iTunes account and re-download every last song.Just go to iTunes and iTunes. Then go into your Music app on the iPad, click More, then Shared.
Tap on the Home button twice to maneuver between apps. Simply tap the app that you want to open up. Do this again if you want to go back to the one you were using previously.
Set up your email addresses and phone numbers in FaceTime. Your iPad default sets your FaceTime to include your initial email address, but you can set it up for more. Go to the settings of your iPad and customize from there.
The iPad is easy, but you can really use it when you know what it can do. Beginning here should have you pointed in the right direction when wanting to use the iPad. You will find that this tablet meets your needs more readily as you start to learn more about it.