Most iPad advancements are only as good as your knowledge in how to use it. You need an intimate understanding of all the iPad’s capabilities. Anyone who wants to learn more should continue reading this article.
You can access all apps that are running on your iPad. If you double-click on the Home button, it will show you all running apps in a bar on the bottom of your screen. You can scroll through the applications or choose one of them. Hit the Home button to get rid of the bar.
Are you finding it annoying to receive constant messages from your iPad asking if you are interested in accessing a wifi network that it has detected? You’re able to turn off this feature through the settings menu. Select “Wi-Fi” and then turn off the notification option if you want them to disappear.
Currently Running
Keep an eye on the apps currently running on your device. You’ll find they quickly build up in numbers. Double clicking the Home button will let you know everything that is currently running. This will show you the current apps at the bottom. Swipe down if you want to eliminate the bar after you are done looking.
You don’t need to press the small camera icon that’s found near the bottom left of the screen to see videos or pictures you just took. Just do a one-finger swipe to see your photo or video. To view other photos you have stores, swipe toward the left side of the screen.
The iPad shows the first two lines of an email by deafult. You may want to be able to see more content. To change this, you’ll need to open Settings, and then press on Mail. Go to Mail, pick Contacts and then tap Calender. Then, preview mail options to change the lines.
By using shortcuts, sending messages is easy. You can finish up a sentence by tapping twice on the space bar to add a period and a space. Therefore, you don’t have to manually do this yourself, which will help you save time.
You can access your Google Calendar in the Calendar app on the iPad by choosing, “Mail,” “Contacts,” and “Calendars” under the Settings menu. Choose Add An Account, then Other. Then click “Add CalDAV” and use your Google log-in. Next, leave the settings area and hit your calendar application. The calendar should now be updated.
Open new pages by using a new tab to enable you to keep multiple pages open at once. Instead of tapping a link quickly, hold it until a menu appears. Go to the pop up menu, and you can open new links.
If you ever need to mute the sound on an iPad, you should try this tip. Just hold the – volume button for a few seconds. That is easier than adjusting your volume time and again. When you want the volume to go back up, hold it again.
To copy and paste quickly on your iPad, try tapping and holding the text you want, then choosing Select. Now, pick copy and go to another application and tap while holding down again. A menu comes up and you can press paste. To do an entire paragraph, simply tap four times.
It is easy to copy/paste text section when working on your iPad. Select the text you wish to copy after tapping the screen. Tap once again, and you’ll see that the text is highlighted. Choose copy after this. Then tap again to paste your text.
Shutter Button
When you take photographs, you may grasp the sides of the iPad to hold it. This causes the shutter button to move, and you could wobble when you try to take the photo. Try to use the orientation lock. That way, your shutter button is easily reachable. You can edit your image or videos after recording them.
Use your iPad to listen to any music you have in your iTunes library. If you have songs stored on iTunes, you can play them right from the cloud. Just go to “Home Sharing” in both the iPad and iTunes. Next, visit the Music application on your device, hit More and then Shared. Enjoy your music!
Did you know you could take screenshots with your iPad? Just press on Home and Sleep/Wake. You will see a screen flash and hear a click. This means it took a photo. Screenshots will be saved automatically in the Photos gallery, where they can be easily viewed or emailed.
Become a part of the iPad community online. Everyone uses their iPad in a slightly different way, so it’s good to trade tips. You can also give people pointers that they might not have picked up on their own. There are forums specifically geared toward problems should you run into one.
Here are a couple of ways to display a PDF. You can load the PDF in iTunes, which will allow you to sync it with your iPad, or you can use your iPad to send them to yourself via email. Try out both methods to see which one is easier for you.
The keyboard on the iPad isn’t your only choice. It’s hard to type with a small keyboard on the screen. Just buy a BlueTooth keyboard for use with iPad. You will feel more like you’re using a laptop and be able to type more efficiently with the external keyboard.
The advice above will help you take your iPad experience to a whole new level. Once you get started, you will never want to quit. The features are almost endless, and the apps can be addicting to say the least. Now get going and use the tips that you read above.