By getting to know more about your new iPad, it can truly be your best friend. It’s important to learn all you can. Daily use of the iPad becomes second nature when you use the great suggestions in the article below.
Did you know that you can create folders on your iPad? Simply tap and hold the app. It will begin to make a wiggling motion, at which point you can drag and drop the icon onto another one. This will create a folder which holds the two apps. The name of the folder will represent the category of what the apps are. Then, you can rename the folder.
All you have to do is utilize a VPN network to get to the remote servers. You can use a VPC on your iPad by going to Settings, Network, and then turning on the VPN. After configuration, it will request your screen-name and the address for the server. If you don’t know the address of the server, contact the network administrator.
You don’t have to tap the camera roll icon that’s in the bottom-left of your screen to see a video or photo you’ve just taken. All you have to do is swipe the screen right and your video or picture will appear. For earlier pictures, just swipe left instead.
You can adjust the settings so you can see more than a couple of lines from the emails in your inbox. Go to your settings, tap on mail and change the preview settings. Adjust this to show 5 lines. Now you’ll be able to see every email that you have in your inbox, which really speeds things up.
There is a way that you can safeguard your phone with a password for protection. This feature erases everything recorded on your phone after someone has tried and failed 10 times.
It’s now possible to quickly mute the iPad. There was no mute button available when the iPad was originally introduced. With the iOS 4.3, you can now use the lock switch to mute the sound. To do a quick mute on your iPad now, press and hold down your volume-down button.
Mature Content
If you have bought your child an iPad and are concerned that he or she may view mature content, simply block content of this sort by changing the settings. To do this, just go into settings and find the mature content option. This blocks anything that is for a mature audience.
Easily access running apps. Press home twice and the bar will appear. This is a good way to quickly access an app instead of scrolling on your screen to find the apps you need.
Everyone Knows
Everyone knows that the iTunes store exists, but not everyone knows about its features. If you are interested in learning, try out the iPad’s iTunes U application. It houses many educational podcasts on any topic you could possibly imagine.
You should activate the auto brightness features to improve the duration of your battery. The iPad senses ambient lighting and makes necessary adjustments automatically. This ensures your battery stays charged for longer. This setting can be located in the section labeled “Brightness & Wallpaper”.
You can choose whether your lock orientation button functions as a way of locking the orientation or as a mute button. Be aware that if you have an early model iPad, you will not have this feature. iPads operating on iOS 4.3 or later have this capability. Holding down your iPad’s volume-down button also mutes the device.
To show all of the apps that you have running, you’ll need to double tap the Home button. After doing that all of the apps that are running will pop-up on the bottom of your screen, and from there you just need to click the appropriate icon. Doing so lets you remember which apps are currently open.
Taking screenshots on an iPad is easy. Just push both the Home and Sleep button together. You will see a screen flash and hear a click. This means the shot is done. All of the screenshots that you take are saved inside of your iPad’s photo gallery.
You can’t just change days by swiping in the calendar. It requires that you use the navigation icons that are near the bottom to get to the date you need. This is quick and easy as today’s date is blue.
Street View
Were you aware the the Google Maps application has Street View? Do a search so a red pin appears on your map. If you press on the pin, and choose the person icon, the Street View will load.
Do you find that your iPad is not as fast as it used to be and apps do not lead right away? Have you deleted all the useless data that is on your iPad, but it still isn’t running smoothly? You might want to try transferring media and pictures to the cloud to gain additional free space. In most cases, this makes the iPad as fast as it once was.
You can easily copy text on your iPad. Copying a paragraph won’t work well that way. To do this, tap the text 4 times, on it should have copied the whole paragraph. You can do this with paragraphs, long URLs and addresses.
Are you knowledgeable in iPad use now? The iPad lets you do anything you wish practically anywhere. Remember these tips and you’ll be well on your way to having a great experience.