Strategies On How To Make Full Use Of Your Ipad

February 20, 2016
AppNews

TIP! A VPN lets you get access to remote servers. You can connect to VPN connections using the iPad by navigating to Network, which is located under Settings, and turning on VPN.

People can’t say enough about tablets in general and the iPad specifically. If you haven’t gotten one yet, you don’t know what you’re missing. Regardless of your needs, the iPad offers many options for all kinds of users. Read this article for some useful tips and tricks.

TIP! If you think there is a chance someone may be able to see your private data on your iPad, there is a way to create a password that deletes data after a certain amount of failed attempts. This erases everything stored on the iPad if the password is entered incorrectly ten times.

Did you accidentally launch a loud application? You are able to mute volume right away by simply pressing and holding the – volume button until sound is off. If you need to mute often, you can set your lock button to mute, too.

TIP! This a useful trick if you need to mute the sound of your iPad quickly. All that you need to do is hold the lower volume button for about two seconds.

Lots of people say that typing on a tablet is difficult; however, this problem continues to improve. There is, however, a speech dictation button on the iPad. Push Home twice and then hit the microphone. After you have dictated your piece, tap the icon one more time and your text will display.

TIP! You need to take good care of your iPad since it is such a big investment. Lots of people buy iPad screen protectors.

The iPad shows the first two lines of an email by deafult. You might want to see more than that. You can select mail from your settings. Open the mail tab in the settings app, then navigate to Contacts > Calendar. Once there, choose the number of lines to preview using the “preview mail” option.

TIP! Do you want to get to your most popular apps as fast as possible? Just double click the “home” button, and you will see them all along the bottom of your current screen. When you use this trick, you’ll save time as compared to scrolling screen-to-screen.

As an alternative to a bulky manual, you can download the manual onto your iPad. It is easier for Apple to make it a download than to print a manual for every product.

TIP! The iPad is not only great for music, but it is great for podcasts too. These are short (or sometimes long) audio clips on a variety of topics.

Shortcuts let you send messages quickly. For instance, if you tap your space bar two times when you’re typing a sentence, both a space and a period will be added at the end of your sentence. This automatic method will save you time so you can send your friends more messages.

TIP! Reduce the brightness of your screen in order to increase the battery life of your iPad. This makes great sense of you are traveling and are waiting on a critical message.

Open new pages by using a new tab to enable you to keep multiple pages open at once. If you are using Safari, tap and hold down the link and wait until a menu pops up. In this pop-up menu, you will have the option to open the new link in a new tab.

TIP! Quite a few people think that the battery charge percentage number is annoying on their screen. Fortunately, there is a way to easily remove this feature.

iPads come with a few apps preloaded. Sadly, many can’t be deleted. Put the programs you don’t use elsewhere so you can make room for the ones you do use. That allows you to concentrate on what you want.

Shutter Button

TIP! There are several options for search engines on your iPad. There is a way that you can change this.

When you take photographs, you may grasp the sides of the iPad to hold it. Doing this will make the shutter button move, and you will be unsteady when you take the photograph. Check out the orientation lock. This will keep the shutter button within easy reach of your thumb. You can edit your image or videos after recording them.

TIP! Your calendar will not let you move from day-to-day with just a swipe. You should instead use the navigation bar located at the bottom of the screen to select the date you want to see.

You can choose whether your lock orientation button functions as a way of locking the orientation or as a mute button. Earlier iPads aren’t able to do this. However, if you have iOS 4.3 or better, you can do so. Holding down your iPad’s volume-down button also mutes the device.

TIP! Don’t limit yourself to the iPad’s touch-sensitive keyboard. It can get difficult to type on the small keyboard that’s projected on the screen.

Make your screen less bright in order to extend the life of your iPad’s battery. This can be really helpful to you if you are out and about with no place to recharge, or you are waiting on a vital communication coming in. If you want the brightness lowered, look on the menu for the icon with a sun.

TIP! Have you wondered why your iPad is slowly getting a little bit slower when you’re trying to navigate with it? Even after clearing out information that you no longer use or need, is it still taking longer than you would like it to when you are trying to get things done? One way to free up even more space is to use Apple’s cloud storage service to store your data. This final choice is almost always the solution that iPad users needed for a better running iPad.

Keep multiple web pages open at the same time with tabs. You do not need to leave the site you’re on in order to go to a link. By holding the link instead of tapping it, you will bring up an options menu. You can then choose to open a link in another tab, which allows you to keep the current page open.

TIP! It is so simple to copy text when you are using the iPad; a simple double click of the word does it for you. That said, copying large amounts of text this way can be a pain.

The settings for light aren’t really necessary depending on the environment, which is why they can be changed. 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.

TIP! If your young children use your iPad to connect to the Internet, it’s best to be safe. Go to your Settings menu, open up General, then Restrictions.

If you have music stored in the cloud on iTunes, you can listen to it on your iPad. If you have songs in an account on iTunes, there is an easy way to get to them on your iPad. On iTunes and the iPad, just enable “Home Sharing”. Then click More and Shared in your iPad’s music app. Start listening to your music!

TIP! Do you want the ability to read PDF files on your iPad? Just send them to your email and open them on the iPad using iBooks. If you’re near a desktop computer, you can also sync PDFs with the iTunes app Book Tab and your IPad.

Get all of your iPad notifications under control. Many apps have a habit of alerting you about every little thing. These can be controlled by visiting “settings” and then “notifications.” For apps that you no longer want to alerts from, you can simply disable them and leave the others active. Doing this enables you to filter alerts so that you know that any alerts you do get are important.

TIP! If your volume buttons are unresponsive, go into settings and select General, then Sounds. You must have the Change With Buttons function turned on in order for this to work.

The advice offered above can go a long way towards helping you get the most from your iPad. If you try using them daily, you will improve the experience of using your iPad. Save this article on your iPad so that you can refer to it when you need it.

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