The iPad has been presented as the greatest innovation of the last few years. If you are new to the device, you may not know how to decide which features would be useful and how the device can make your life easier. Richard Vanderhurst shares ideas and information that can enable you to make the most of an iPad.

It’s simple to find out which apps are currently running on your iPad. Press the Home button twice and a bar with the running apps will appear. It is easy to switch to an app by tapping it on the bar. You should swipe the screen downwards in order to eliminate the bar.

Is there anything more annoying than accidentally launching a seriously noisy app? You can quickly mute the volume by pressing the volume-down button. You can also set another button to do this in the Settings menu.

It isn’t necessary to click the camera in the bottom to see the picture. Instead, you can use one finger to swipe to the right, and voila, there is your picture or video. Swipe toward the left and your previous pictures will appear.

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. Doing so will completely wipe your phone after 10 attempts.

For manual lovers, you must download the manual in order to read it. Instead of including a manual with their products, Apple prefers that you download one. Armed with your newfound knowledge of the iPad, it’s time to dive right in! You will get the most use out of your new iPad if you know about all its features. Find out all that you can in order to get all that you can out of your iPad investment.