The iPad is deceptive in its apparent simplicity. You just touch the screen, add an app and get going, right? There is more to the iPad than that, so keep reading to learn about it all.

There is a way that you can check all the running applications that you have at a given time. Double clicking on your Home button will bring up a bar along the bottom of the screen displaying all of your currently running apps. Tapping on an app in this bar will allow you to easily switch focus to that particular app. Hit the Home button to get rid of the bar.

Watch how much money you spend on apps. It’s easy to rack up credit card bills with such engaging and entertaining applications that are just a click away. Therefore, it is important to monitor your spending.

If you wish to access servers remotely, you need a VPN connection. To do this, go to Settings and choose the “Activate VPN” under the network tab. At that point you just input the information that is requested, including treh server address. If you are not sure what the server address is, you should contact the person who administrate the VPN network.

Change your settings so that you can preview more than two lines of an email in your inbox. Under Settings, navigate to Mail, and look for the Preview setting. Change the setting to 5 lines. This ensures you know what your emails say.

A lot of people find it hard to type on tablets, but it gets easier the more you do it. The iPad actually has a speech recognition function. Simply depress your home button two times, and hit the small microphone icon. When you finish speaking, press that icon again and the words will show up as text.

Even though it is quite simple to use, you get more out of it once you learn everything about it. Start using the tips from this article. Understanding how to do things the right way can help your iPad be everything you want it to be.