The iPad is an amazing piece of technology. It allows you to type, record yourself, draw things, and basically whatever you want. Sadly, you won’t be able to utilize this device fully if you don’t have the right knowledge. Keep reading for some useful tips on using the iPad, from people who have learned to master them.
If you love to utilize your iPad for media, your battery life can deplete fast. If you lessen the brightness of the screen, you can get more from your battery. It is unlikely that you will prefer the brightest setting and the improvement will be worth it.
The iOS on the iPad now supports folders. Simply tap and hold the app. It will begin to make a wiggling motion, at which point you can drag and drop the icon onto another one. The result will be a folder containing both of your apps together. You can easily rename this folder.
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When accessing a remote server, your iPad uses a VPN network. To do this, go to Settings and choose the “Activate VPN” under the network tab. A server address and username will be required to use this. If you don’t know what the server address is, contact the network administrator.
Does it irritate you when you get an alert about your iPad detecting a wi-fi network? This feature can be turned off under your settings. You can easily turn this off in the Wi-Fi settings.
You don’t have to tap the camera roll icon that’s in the bottom-left of your screen to see a video or photo you’ve just taken. Swipe to your right using a finger, and there is your video or picture. Swipe toward the left and your previous pictures will appear.
You can adjust your email settings to allow you to increase the number of lines displayed in preview. Go to Settings/Mail/Preview. Select “5 lines” for example. You will now see more lines of the email while in the inbox.
Your iPad is defaulted to show the first two lines of an email in preview. It might be desirable to view more before opening the email. To do this, go to Settings>Mail. Then click on Contacts, then click Calendar and then finally select Preview Mail Options so that you can see more at one time.
Are you tired of tapping the bookmark icon over and over so you can visit your favorite sites? You can stop this by permanently enabling the bookmark bar. To turn on, go to the Safari settings and click Show Bookmarks Bar.
Your iPad has a copy and paste feature. Simply hold down the text that you intend to copy. If you tap once more, you will be presented with the option to copy. Then you simply tap and click Paste.
A lot of people know about the iTunes store, but they aren’t always well-versed on the features that are available. iTunes U is pretty interesting. It contains podcasts that focus on a variety of professional topics and is perfect for the ride home.
You should adapt the brightness settings to suit the environment you are in. The normally bright screen can be dimmed by tapping the Home button twice and swiping until you see the brightness setting. This lets you personally control your iPad screen illumination level so that you can match your current environment.
Even though you may not want them, security features are a smart idea. You have no idea when or where you might misplace your iPad or get separated from it, and it has a lot of personal information on it.
Screenshots are quite simple to take with the help of an iPad. Simply press the home button at the same time as the sleep button. You will see the screen flash then you will hear a click. This means you have taken a screenshot. Screenshots automatically go into your photo gallery.
You cannot navigate between days by swiping using the calendar function. The way to get from one date to the next is by using the bar located below the main calendar screen. You’ll notice that blue marks the current day.
PDFs can be put on the iPad through two methods. PDFs can be placed in iTunes and synced with the iPad, or they can be emailed to your own account. Do both to see what works best for you, or you might change what you do depending on the situation.
Did you want to hook up your iPad to the TV in order to use it more often? You can, you just need a separately purchased adapter. You want either Apple’s VGA adapter or a digital AV adapter. Each one works well.
Is your iPad’s screen constantly getting scratched? Although the iPad is resistant, scratches indicate that you need a screen protector. This protects the iPad and your finger from possible micro-cuts.
Have you recently noticed a problem with slow screen transitions or sluggish app load times? Is your iPad still slow, even though you have deleted everything that you are no longer using? If so, then transfer some of your pictures and media to the cloud so that you can have even more free space. For many users, this will help the iPad become smooth and speedy once again.
Always back up your stored information in the event that your iPad gets lost or stolen. Additionally, you must have the iPad set to erase everything in case of theft. Go to “Password Lock” in settings and choose erase data.
Because of the knowledge you’ve just learned, your iPad should be an excellent tool for you to use. Remember this advice next time you power-up your iPad and pass the info along to others you know who own them. Knowing more about using your iPad will allow you to teach and help others.