It comes as no surprise to anybody who has used one that the iPad ranks among the most revolutionary personal technology tools ever invented. Learn all you can so you can take advantage of all it has to offer. Keep on reading to get more out of your iPad.
If you are using the Safari browser, you will want to touch or click on the top of the Safari window to go back. If you did not know this little trick, you likely spend a lot of energy scrolling through webpages. Remember this tip so that you do not waste any time you could use doing something more interesting than scrolling.
Did you accidentally launch an app that makes a lot of noise? Press volume down for a few seconds to mute quickly. If you find yourself needing to mute sound frequently, you may want to set up the orientation lock button to work as a muting control.
Swiping is not the way to move within days on the calendar function. To look at a certain date, try using the navigation bar that is near the bottom of your screen. The current day is marked in blue and should be easy to notice.
Full stops can be added to documents you type on the iPad. Finish typing any sentence and then double tap your space bar to create a full stop. This will automatically insert a period and one space. When making lengthy documents, you will save time with the full stop.
Do you ever find you want to take a quick screenshot on your iPad? It is really very simple to do. You just have to hit the sleep and home buttons together. This will capture the image and save it with your other photos.
Click Settings, Mail, Contacts and Calendars to add Google Calendar to your iPad. Choose Other under Add An Account. Choose “CalDAV” as the account type and type in your Google credentials. Then you have to go from the settings app to the calendar app. Everything you needed should be visible.
While surfing on your iPad, have you ever came across a picture that you’d like to save? It will not cause you any headaches to do this. Simply touch the image and hold that position for a couple seconds. You can then save the image. It will go into your pictures and you can see it there.
Did you know it’s not necessary to use the keyboard built into the iPad? Typing on your iPad’s screen keypad can be frustrating. Just buy a BlueTooth keyboard for use with iPad. Then you can type just as if you were using a laptop.
Make sure you enable your Find My iPad app in the event you ever lose it. It will allow you to track your iPad to wherever it is located and you can also delete whatever you want from a location that’s remote. It only takes a minute and it will be a lifesaver if your precious device ever becomes lost!
If you find your iPad isn’t charging when plugged into the front of your computer, try plugging it into the back. Your computer’s USB ports are not equal in the power they give off. If you still have trouble, try buying a separate USB adapter.
You can select to see more lines of preview text in your email. Go to the Settings, go to the section that says Mail and seek out the setting that says Preview. Select the number of lines you’d like to see. This will allow you to see more of your message for quicker skimming.
You get to choose whether the lock key silences your iPad or freezes your screen’s orientation. However, some of the older iPads will not have this option. Check to see what OS your iPad is running. If it is iOS 4.3 or a later version, you should be able to choose what the lock key does. Another way to shut off the sound quickly is to hold the volume down button for a couple seconds.
If you live on the internet, the cloud function is going to be your best friend. This is great to store data without taking a lot of space on the hard drive of your iPad. Store your content on the device and iCloud if it is very important to you.
If you want to review a photo or video you just shot, you do not have to select the camera icon on the bottom left of the screen. All you have to do is swipe the screen right and your video or picture will appear. To view previous photos you have taken, just keep swiping to the left.
You can transfer pictures from your camera to your iPad in only a few minutes. You just need to take the camera’s SD card and place it into the iPad’s own reader. Doing so makes your device a type of external hard drive, perfect for storing anything.
Do you find that your iPad is not as fast as it used to be and apps do not lead right away? Even when you delete unnecessarily stored data and information on your iPad, it is still too slow. You may think about adding your data to the cloud so you can have more free space. For many users, this will help the iPad become smooth and speedy once again.
Did you know you could take screenshots with your iPad? Just depress the home button and next hit your sleep/wake key. This will yield a flash, which will mean that you took a picture. That is how you know the picture was taken. This can be found under your saved pictures.
An iPad is amazing with all it can do. Anyone who wants to integrate this tool into his or her daily life should spend some time learning how to operate it. Implement the tips discussed here, so that you can enjoy all the perks that come with iPad use.