IPad: covers iOS 5.1 and 3G/4G iPad

273 Pages·2012·41.105 MB·English

by  Bluttman, Ken;Campbell, Marc

Covers all iPad versions
iPad
• Easy to follow • Step-by-step tasks • In full colour
in Simple
steps Marc Campbell
iPad
Covers iOS 5.1 and 3G/4G iPad
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iPad
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Simple
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Marc Campbell
Use your computer with confi dence Dedication:
For Mom and Papa John, may you both rest in peace.
Get to grips with practical computing tasks with minimal time, fuss and bother.
In Simple Steps guides guarantee immediate results. They tell you everything you need
Author acknowledgments:
to know on a specifi c application; from the most essential tasks to master, to every
activity you’ll want to accomplish, through to solving the most common problems I just love writing for Pearson Education, and these In Simple Steps books prove it. Three books in
you’ll encounter. almost as many months! It’s wonderful working with Steve Temblett, Laura Blake and the rest of
the gang. It’s not often I fi nd a team that works so well together.
Helpful features I’d also like to acknowledge my agent, Neil Salkind, who works hard for me always, and my family,
Dad, Jennifer, and Cosmo. I wish my mom could be here to see these books; she would have
To build your confi dence and help you to get the most out of your iPad, practical hints, tips and enjoyed them. You may see her in a few of the pictures here.
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WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?
Jargon and technical terms explained in plain English
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Contents at a glance
Top 10 iPad Tips 5 Staying in touch with
Mail
1 Hello iPad!
● Compose an email 82
● Cut, copy and paste as you write 83
● Turn your iPad on and off 19
● Reply to an email 86
● Recharge your iPad’s battery 20
● Open an attachment 88
● Use the touch screen 21
● Use the virtual keyboard 22
6 Socialising with Messages,
FaceTime and Twitter
2 Setting up your iPad
● Text-chat with Messages 93
● Set up an email account 39
● Make video calls with FaceTime 96
● Rearrange icons 40
● Set up Twitter on your iPad 98
● Search your iPad 42
● Tweet from your iPad 99
● Back up your iPad 45
7 Striking poses with Photos,
3 Shopping for music, Camera and Photo Booth
movies and apps
● View photos 103
● Search the iTunes Store 53
● Create a photo album 105
● Rent a movie 56
● Run a slideshow 108
● Purchase an app 61
● Take a photo with your iPad 111
● Delete an app 62
8 Watching movies and
4 Surfing the Web with videos
Safari
● Watch a movie in Videos 117
● Visit a website 65
● Control video playback 118
● Create a bookmark 69
● Watch a YouTube video 120
● Set how to accept cookies 73
● Connect your iPad to a television 123
● Browse in privacy 74
9 Sound advice: Using the 13 Staying organised with
Music app Calendar
● Explore the different calendar views 193
● Browse your music library 127
● Add an event 196
● Listen to an album, song or playlist 129
● Set an alert to remind you of
● Create a playlist 133
an event 205
● Listen to music while using
● Search your events 208
another app 138
● Subscribe to a calendar 209
10 Reading on the go:
iBooks for ebooks 14 Taking notes
● Browse the iBookstore 147 ● Add a new note 214
● Open and read an ebook 157 ● Edit a note 215
● Set the brightness of the pages 158 ● Email a note 217
● Set the type size, typeface and ● Search your notes 219
paper style 159
15 Using accessibility
11 Getting oriented with features
Maps
● Use VoiceOver 223
● Find your location on the map 163
● Use Zoom 226
● Navigate the map 165
● Use White on Black 227
● Search for a location 166
● Use AssistiveTouch 229
● Get directions to anywhere from
anywhere 171 16 Getting more out of
Settings
12 Caring for your contacts
● Use Airplane Mode 235
● Add a new contact 181 ● Change sound alerts 238
● Search your contacts list 185 ● Set the date and time 240
● Edit a contact 186 ● Set international preferences 242
● Locate a contact on the map 190
Top 10 iPad Problems Solved

Contents
Top 10 iPad Tips
1 Dictate instead of type 2
2 Set up iCloud 3
3 Set up an email account 4
4 Rent a movie 5
5 Create a Home icon to navigate directly to a website 6
6 Make video calls with FaceTime 7
7 Take a photo with your iPad 9
8 Listen to music while using another app 10
9 Get directions to anywhere from anywhere 12
10 Set an alert to remind you of an event 14
1 Hello iPad!
● Turn your iPad on and off 19
● Recharge your iPad’s battery 20
● Use the touch screen 21
● Use the virtual keyboard 22
● Dictate instead of type 23
● Rotate the display 24
● Use the Settings app 25
● Join a Wi-Fi network 26
● Join a cellular data network 27
● Set up iCloud 28
● Install iTunes on your computer 29
● Sync using iTunes 30
● Connect to the iPad Dock 32
● Use wired headphones 33
● Connect a Bluetooth device 34