It seems like everyone loves and wants an iPad. Its size allows you to take it with you everywhere. It can be used for reading, gaming, working or just about any other routine task. There are many features you can access via your iPad. Use this device to its fullest. Read these tips to make your iPad even better.
Do you sometimes want to save a web image to your iPad? It’s pretty easy to do. Tap where you want on the image and hold it. This prompts you to save the image. You iPad will save the image, allowing you to access it whenever needed.
Do you wish it were easier to access your Internet bookmarks? Enable your bookmarks bar for permanent status, and you will never again have this issue. Start with Settings, then choose Safari. You will see an option for always showing your bookmarks bar. Enable it to the On position.
You can listen to your home iTunes library from your iPad. If you have iTunes, you don’t need to download the songs again with this solution. Instead, use the “Home Sharing” option on your iTunes account. In the iPad’s Music app, click on More and then Shared. This makes it simple to enjoy your favorite songs!
Watch what apps you have running. Most of the time, an application can remain open while you surf the Internet or attend to other business. If you aren’t sure what you have left open, push the home button twice. The apps which are currently running appear in the bar located low on your screen. Swipe downwards to make the bar disappear when you’ve finished.
There are two ways to show a PDF. Either place the PDF inside iTunes and sync it with the iPad, or send an email to yourself on your iPad. You can give both methods a try and choose the one you prefer.
Is connecting the iPad to the TV an option you have considered doing? You just need to buy an adapter to do so. The adapter is called a VGA adapter, and is made by Apple, or you can look for a digital AV adapter. You can do this with both.
To access all running apps, just double-click the Home button. This opens up a menu that shows all running apps. To switch to one of those apps, just tap its icon. Doing so lets you remember which apps are currently open.
Did you accidentally start an app that is noisy? The volume can quickly be muted by holding down the decrease volume button. If you need to mute often, you can set your lock button to mute, too.
The iPad is great for music, but are you aware of podcasts? These are radio presentations that are between two minutes and two hours in length, and they cover a variety of subjects. You might try listening to a podcast instead of music on your way to work. There are many different stations and topics that you have to choose from.
Has your iPad started to slow down and become a bit clunky when loading applications? Have you deleted useless apps and info without any increase in performance? You might want to try transferring media and pictures to the cloud to gain additional free space. This should free enough space for your apps to run properly.
Lots of people get annoyed by the battery percentage icon. Luckily, it can easily be removed from your screen. Just select Settings, tap General, then tap Usage. There, you’ll find an off button. However, if you want to turn this feature back on, perform the same steps again.
Notifications can be controlled. If you use lots of apps, it is likely that you’ll have to deal with lots of alerts and pop-ups. Go to Settings/Notifications to control them. This way, you can manage which apps give you alerts and turn off apps that you don’t need constant alerts from. You can customize which alerts you will be shown using this feature, as well as how often alerts are shown.
Dim your screen when reading e-books. One way to do this is by accessing the settings menu bar and selecting Brightness, but there is another way. But, the iBooks app provides you with this option too thanks to the brightness adjustor feature.
Need to quickly mute your iPad? Try this. Just depress the volume button for a couple of seconds. You can pull this off faster than trying to fumble with the volume button each time you want to mute. Hold the button once more and the volume will return to the former setting.
There are two options when it comes to charging your iPad, including a wall charger. You can use any machine with a USB capacity. Therefore, you can be as mobile as possible and charge your device from your laptop.
To copy and paste quickly on your iPad, try tapping and holding the text you want, then choosing Select. If you move to another application, you can paste the desired text by tapping again. An option to paste will then come up on your screen. In order to paste an entire paragraph, you must tap four times.
If you are sick and tired of being notified of a local Wi-Fi connection, change your settings. You’ll see the option about Joining Networks. Select that and you will no longer be bugged by all of the incoming invites.
If you iPad is set to default you will be able to see a few sentences of your email before you read it. This can often help to see content before opening the email. Choose “Mail” in Settings. Got to Mail and choose Contacts. After that choose Calendar and change the options for previewing mail.
The iPad has virtually endless possibilities if used correctly. The whole family can enjoy this. To learn to use your iPad to its full potential, you must educate yourself on the device. You won’t believe how many uses you will find for it in your life.
