My New iPad by Wang, Wallace -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

My New iPad Praise for the My New™ series

Praise for My New™ iPad Praise for My New™ Mac

Acknowledgments Introduction

How This Book Is Organized

I. Basic Training

1. Turning Your iPad On and Off

What You'll Be Using Turning On Your iPad Turning Off Your iPad Putting Your iPad to Sleep Putting Your iPad to Sleep Automatically Waking Up Your iPad from Sleep Mode Turning Airplane Mode On and Off Additional Ideas for Turning Your iPad On and Off

2. Charging and Conserving Battery Power

What You'll Be Using Recharging an iPad Turning Off Push Accounts Turning Off Location Services Turning Off Notifications Dimming Screen Brightness Turning Off Bluetooth Monitoring Battery Life Additional Ideas for Conserving Power

3. Using Your iPad's Physical and Virtual Controls

What You'll Be Using Viewing the Home Screen Adjusting the Volume Multitasking with the Home Button Configuring the Silent/Screen Rotation Lock Switch Muting the Volume or Locking the Screen Rotation Without the Side Switch Adjusting the Screen Brightness Additional Ideas for Controlling Your iPad

4. Controlling the iPad User Interface

What You'll Be Using Using the Multi-Touch Screen

Using the Select Command Using the Scroll Command Using the Zoom Command

Multitasking Gestures

Using Multitasking Gestures Turning Multitasking Gestures On (or Off)

Additional Ideas for Controlling Your iPad

5. Using and Customizing the Virtual Keyboard

What You'll Be Using Displaying Different Virtual Keyboards Typing on a Virtual Keyboard

Typing Text Moving the Cursor

Selecting, Copying, and Cutting Text

Selecting a Single Word Selecting Part of Your Text

Spellchecking Customizing the Virtual Keyboard Typing Foreign Characters Turning Off Audible Keyboard Clicks Docking and Splitting the Keyboard Additional Ideas for Using the Virtual Keyboard

6. Using Dictation and Keyboard Shorcuts

What You'll Be Using Typing with Voice Dictation Using Shortcuts Creating Your Own Shortcuts

Defining a Shortcut Trying Your Shortcut Deleting Your Shortcut

Additional Ideas for Using Shortcuts and Voice Dictation

II. Making the Most of Your iPad

7. Customizing the Home Screen

What You'll Be Using Rearranging Icons on the Home Screen

Rearranging Icons on the iPad Rearranging Icons Through iTunes Rearranging Icons into Folders Taking Icons out of a Folder

Putting Apps on the Dock

Adding App Icons to the Dock Taking App Icons off the Dock

Modifying the Wallpaper

Adjusting the Wallpaper Brightness Changing the Wallpaper

Additional Ideas for Customizing Your Home Screen

8. Using Parental Controls

What You'll Be Using Blocking iPad Features Filtering Content Disabling Restrictions Additional Ideas for Using Restrictions on Your iPad

9. Protecting Your Privacy

What You'll Be Using Setting (or Removing) a Passcode

Setting a Passcode Changing or Removing a Passcode

Defining When to Ask for a Passcode Erasing Data After 10 Incorrect Passcodes Additional Ideas for Protecting Your iPad

10. Setting Up an Internet Connection

What You'll Be Using Setting Up a Wi-Fi Connection Forgetting a Wi-Fi Network Connecting to a 4G Cellular Network Canceling (or Switching) a Cellular Data Plan Turning Your iPad Into a Wi-Fi Hotspot Additional Ideas for Connecting to the Internet

11. Installing (and Uninstalling) Apps

What You'll Be Using Finding Apps on Your iPad Installing an App Finding Apps in iTunes Updating Apps on the iPad Deleting Apps from the iPad

Deleting an App from the iPad Deleting an App Using iTunes

Running iPhone Apps on the iPad Additional Ideas for Installing and Uninstalling Apps

III. Getting on the Internet

12. Browsing with Safari

What You'll Be Using Navigating Safari Searching in Safari Opening a Link in a New Tab Managing a Reading List

Creating and Using a Reading List Deleting an Article from a Reading List

Emailing a Web Page Link Copying a Graphic Image from a Web Page Printing a Web Page Additional Ideas for Browsing the Internet

13. Using Bookmarks with Safari

What You'll Be Using Using the History Window

Revisiting a Website Stored in the History Window Clearing the History Window

Adding and Managing Bookmarks

Adding a Bookmark to the Bookmarks Window or Bookmarks Bar Showing (or Hiding) the Bookmarks Bar Deleting and Rearranging Your Bookmarks

Saving a Website as a Home Screen Icon Creating Folders in the Bookmarks Window Additional Ideas for Bookmarking Favorite Websites

14. Setting Up an Email Account

What You'll Be Using Setting Up an Email Account Automatically Setting Up an Email Account Manually Customizing Mail Accounts Modifying and Deleting an Email Account Additional Ideas for Setting Up and Customizing Email Accounts

15. Reading, Organizing, and Sending Email

What You'll Be Using Reading Email Moving a Message to a Folder

Moving a Message Deleting a Message Moving (or Deleting) Messages

Replying to, Forwarding, or Printing an Email Message

Replying to a Message Forwarding a Message Printing a Message

Writing a New Message Searching Email Viewing Multiple Email Accounts Additional Ideas for Reading, Organizing, and Sending Messages

IV. Video, Music, Photos, and Ebooks

16. Transferring Songs, Videos, and Other Stuff to Your iPad

What You'll Be Using Importing Files to iTunes on Your Computer Transferring Music to Your iPad Synchronizing Podcasts Transferring Movies and TV Shows to Your iPad Synchronizing Photos Importing Ebooks into Your iPad

Importing Ebooks and Audiobooks into iTunes Transferring Ebooks and Audiobooks from iTunes to Your iPad Converting Files to EPUB Format

Synchronizing Contacts Synchronizing Appointments Synchronizing Mail, Notes, and Bookmarks Synchronizing with iTunes over Wi-Fi Additional Ideas for Syncing Data

17. Shopping on iTunes and the iBookstore

What You'll Be Using Shopping for Music, Movies, TV Shows, and Audiobooks Shopping for iBooks Shopping for Digital Magazines Additional Ideas for Shopping Online

18. Listening to Music

What You'll Be Using Finding a Song to Play Controlling a Song Displaying Album Art Finding a Song by Genre or Composer Searching for Any Audio File Additional Ideas for Listening to Audio Files

19. Watching Video Podcasts, iTunes U Classes, and YouTube Videos

What You'll Be Using Choosing a Video Viewing a Video File Choosing a YouTube Video Viewing a YouTube Video Searching for a YouTube Video Additional Ideas for Watching Videos

20. Reading Ebooks

What You'll Be Using Opening (and Closing) an Ebook Turning the Pages of an Ebook

Turning One Page at a Time Jumping to Specific Chapters Jumping to Any Page in an Ebook Jumping to Any Page in a PDF File

Searching for Text Using Bookmarks

Creating a Bookmark Jumping to and Deleting a Bookmark

Making Ebooks Easier to Read Additional Ideas for Reading Ebooks

21. Photos, Videos, and FaceTime

What You'll Be Using Taking Pictures Using Photo Booth Setting Up FaceTime Making a FaceTime Call Additional Ideas for Using the Cameras

22. Viewing, Using, and Sharing Photographs

What You'll Be Using Viewing Pictures Navigating Through Pictures Creating a Slideshow

Making a Slideshow Within the Photos App Turning Your iPad into an Electronic Picture Frame

Sending Pictures by Email

Sending a Single Picture by Email Sending Multiple Pictures by Email

Assigning a Picture to a Contact Viewing and Trimming Videos Additional Ideas for Using Your Pictures

V. Organizing Yourself

23. Jotting Down Notes

What You'll Be Using Typing a Note Creating New Notes Navigating Through Your Notes Sending a Note by Email Deleting a Note Additional Ideas for Typing Notes

24. Staying on Track with Reminders

What You'll Be Using Creating a Reminder Creating a Reminder for a Specific Date Editing Your Reminders Searching for a Reminder Deleting or Completing a Reminder Creating a Reminder List Storing Items in a Reminder List Deleting a Reminder List Additional Ideas for Reminders

25. Keeping Contact Information

What You'll Be Using Viewing Contact Information Adding a New Contact Editing (or Deleting) a Contact Sending Contact Information by Email Sending Email to a Contact Getting Directions to a Contact Additional Ideas for Using Contacts

26. Using the Calendar

What You'll Be Using Understanding Calendar Views Setting an Appointment Editing (or Deleting) an Appointment Searching for an Appointment Viewing and Managing Multiple Calendars Additional Ideas for Using Calendars

27. Using Maps

What You'll Be Using Viewing a Map Changing the Appearance of a Map Finding Your Current Location Using the Compass Finding Places on a Map

Searching for an Address Searching for Types of Places

Bookmarking Favorite Locations

Saving or Sharing a Location Placing Your Own Bookmark Finding an Address with Bookmarks and Contacts

Getting Directions

Getting Directions to a Specific Address Getting Directions from the Information Icon Getting Directions for an Address Stored in the Contacts App

Additional Ideas for Finding Places and Getting Directions with Maps

28. Searching Your iPad with Spotlight

What You'll Be Using Searching with Spotlight Customizing Spotlight Additional Ideas for Searching with Spotlight

VI. Additional Tips

29. Making Your iPad Accessible

What You'll Be Using Improving the Visual Quality of the Screen Turning On VoiceOver Turning On Closed Captioning and Mono Audio Turning Accessibility Features On and Off Additional Ideas for Making Your iPad Accessible

30. Using Foreign Languages

What You'll Be Using Switching the iPad's Default Language Defining a Foreign-Language Virtual Keyboard Using a Foreign-Language Virtual Keyboard Additional Ideas for Using Foreign Languages on Your iPad

31. The Best iPad Apps

What You'll Be Using Office Productivity Apps

Pages, Numbers, and Keynote Documents To Go, Office2 HD and QuickOffice Bento and FileMaker Go Evernote, Simplenote, PearNote, and PaperDesk Dropbox for iPad PCalc Lite Air Display

News and Information

ABC News, AP News, BBC News, Fox News, NPR News, Reuters News Pro, and USA Today Bloomberg for the iPad and NASDAQ QFolio The Weather Channel Flipboard and Zite

Painting and Drawing Apps

SketchBook Pro and Adobe Photoshop Touch SketchBook Ink and Adobe Ideas Adobe Photoshop Express

Entertainment Apps

iBooks, Kindle, and NOOK Netflix and Crackle ABC Player JamPad and Virtuoso Remote Pandora iMovie, iPhoto, and GarageBand Games

Additional Ideas for Using Apps

32. Troubleshooting Your iPad

What You'll Be Using An App Is Frozen Your iPad Runs Sluggishly or Freezes iTunes Won't Recognize Your iPad Your iPad Cannot Access the Internet Restoring Your iPad

Restoring from a Backup Encrypting Your Backup Deleting a Backup

Resetting Everything

Saving Your Data While Resetting the iPad Resetting and Erasing Your iPad

Resetting the Keyboard Dictionary Resetting Location Services Finding a Stolen or Lost iPad

Turning On the Tracking Feature Locating a Lost iPad

Additional Ideas for Troubleshooting Your iPad

Index About the Author Copyright

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