An iPad can be many things to many people. Use a keyboard with it, and you can use it for word processing. You can use a joystick if you wish for gaming purposes. The right app can help you perform video conferences. The tips below will help you make your iPad what you need it to be and more.
To see a list of running and recently-used apps, double click the home button. This bar shows all running apps and they can be accessed by pressing the icon in that bar. That way, you don’t forget about apps you are currently running, and you can close down some you no longer need.
The iPad can be instantly muted. In its first incarnation, the iPad lacked a specific mute button. All newer iPads now allow you to mute your iPad’s sound. Now, you can quickly mute your iPad by holding the “down” half of the volume button.
Need to pull up PDF files through your iPad? One way is to view it in iBooks after emailing the files directly to your email. If you’re near a desktop computer, you can also sync PDFs with the iTunes app Book Tab and your IPad.
The iPad is great for music, but are you aware of podcasts? These are short (or sometimes long) audio clips on a variety of topics. When you don’t want to listen to music, or wish to learn something, try a podcast instead. Do a search on the Internet to find a podcast on a topic that interests you.
When taking photos, you might hold the iPad on the sides. Doing this will make the shutter button move, and you will be unsteady when you take the photograph. Check out the orientation lock. This helps your thumb reach the shutter button easier. After taking the photo, just use image editor to rotate the videos or images afterward.
If you misplaced your iPad, how would you find it easily? Simply visit Settings and then iCloud. Enter your Apple ID before turning on the Find My iPad feature. With this on, if you do lose the ipad, you can go to iCloud.com to find where it is located.
If you often use the Internet, don’t forget the cloud functions your iPad offers. This is great to store data without taking a lot of space on the hard drive of your iPad. Be sure to store important documents on both the cloud and device.
Has your iPad been slowing down, not loading things as quickly and taking longer to download apps? Have you looked at everything you have put on the iPad and have gotten rid of things you’re no longer using? If so, then your next step might need to be sending all of your pictures and music to the cloud. For a lot of users, the iPad becomes a lot faster and more smooth when they do this.
Purchase a screen protector for your iPad. Basically, it is plastic that goes over the screen. It protects from tiny scratches, fingerprints, and things like that. This is going to preserve your iPad for the future.
To copy and paste quickly on your iPad, tap the text and hold it down while choosing Select. Then press copy, go to another application, then press and hold again. A menu comes up and you can press paste. For an entire paragraph, you need to press four times.
Want to put in the Google Calender on the iPad calendar app? Simply navigate to Mail, Contacts, and calendars. Select Add an Account and tap the Other one. Then click “Add CalDAV” and use your Google log-in. Now leave the settings area and access the calendar app. You should all be there.
Do mystery hyperlinks on web pages annoy you when you use the iPad to browse the web? There is a simple fix to this problem. You can’t hover, but you can tap and hold the link. This reveals the hyper-linked URL.
If you’ve ever been interrupted by your iPad at a bad time you likely want to know how to silence it quickly. You can quickly mute the volume by pressing the volume-down button. If you need to mute often, you can set your lock button to mute, too.
You can quickly and easily transfer pictures from your camera to your iPad. With the new SD card reader, you can just place your card into your iPad to get your photos. This is a great way to deal with your pictures without any other add-ons.
Are you annoyed by how often your iPad asks you to connect to WiFi networks? You can stop this by going to settings. You can go to the tab to opt out of joining a network. Pick that option, and you will not see notifications any longer.
Be watchful of all the apps that are running on your iPad. Most of the time, an application can remain open while you surf the Internet or attend to other business. You can easily see the running apps by double clicking the home button. The apps in use will appear on the bottom of the screen. After you see what is running, close the bar by swiping downward.
Getting a PDF to display can be tricky regardless of the equipment you are using, but using the iPad makes the process easier. You can access PDFs on your iPad and even synchronize your iPad with your computer so you can transfer documents. This can work well for students, workers, and businesses alike.
Shortcuts will help you send messages quickly. For instance, a period and space are added when you tap the space bar two times while typing a sentence. That way, it will not be necessary to do it manually, and you will have additional time to transmit messages to people you know.
Your iPad has many functions, including games, reading, researching, and much more. You just need the right knowledge for using your iPad efficiently. Apply your new knowledge and have fun with your device.