You love your iPad but perhaps are unaware of all it can really do. You will enjoy using your iPad much more when you know a little bit more about it. Keep on reading to get better use out of your iPad.

Soft reset your iPad if it freezes. Simply press down on the home button and the power button at the same time. This will cause the device to restart. Whenever you need to force the closure of an app, you can do so by holding down your device’s home button for several seconds.

Getting a sound alert every time you receive an email can be very annoying. This can be turned off! First you need to go to Settings>General. Then select Sounds. In this area, you will be able to adjust your sound settings for NEW MAIL.

A great way to keep pages open is to open new pages in a new tab. If you are in the Safari browser you can tap on it and then a menu will pops up. Go to the pop up menu, and you can open new links.

Is the battery percentage annoying or distracting you? You can easily turn it off if you like. Begin by entering the menu for your Settings. Then find General and next go to Usage. Here, you will be able to turn off the display of battery percentage.

It is possible to shift away from using Google as the search engine, from which the iPad defaults. Just navigate to the Settings button, then you can switch it to Safari if you wish. You can use alternatives like Bing or Yahoo instead of Google.

After you read this you know how to effectively use your iPad. The iPad lets you do anything you wish practically anywhere. With what you have learned from this article, take advantage of even more of your iPad’s capabilities.