Thursday 20 December 2012

The Top IPad Pointers, Tips And Tricks

By Andrew Rufus


You've wanted to use your iPad more and more, but sometimes, you get stuck with it being such a new technology. It's much more useful than only using it for apps. Your iPads has a variety of functions to learn about. Get started today by learning more with the advice from this article.

Have you ever lost an important item and felt terrible? Well, you don't have to worry about this with your iPad thanks to its "Find My iPad" option. This will inform you as to where your missing iPad is currently located and allows you the opportunity to delete any personal information without being near the device. At a first glance, this may appear to be a bit of work, but it will come in handy if you ever misplace it.

If you want to quickly move between apps without going back to the main screen, double-click the home button and your running apps will appear. Choose the app you need to go to by tapping on it. Do the same thing when you want to go back to the one you were using previously.

As an alternative to a bulky manual, you can download the manual onto your iPad. The Apple company is fond of minimalism, and they prefer consumers download manuals rather than print a hardcopy one out for every product that they sell.

You can now use folders on the iOS iPad. Just drag on app onto another one to create a folder. Doing so creates a folder containing both of these apps. Also, you can rename the folder to increase your level of personalization.

Would you like to have a way to locate your iPad in case you misplace it? Simply navigate to Settings and then select iCloud. Under the area labeled "Find My iPad," enter your Apple ID and make sure the function is enabled. By doing this, if you ever misplace your iPad, you can go to iCloud.com to find it.

If you think that it's a little difficult to master your iPad, consider joining a forum online. Some of these forums give you advice that will have you becoming an iPad expert in no time. Join a forum and go through the archives to find some useful information on different tips and tricks.

Adjust your brightness to save battery life. This feature senses the ambient light in the room and adjusts the backlight to suit your surroundings. The prevents you from draining your battery unnecessarily during high light conditions. It can make a big difference in battery life between recharges. To set this up, look in the settings for Brightness and Wallpaper.

Click Home twice to see which apps are currently in use. That will give you a bar that includes all the running apps, and you can access them by pressing on the icon in the bar. This will help you to compartmentalize all of your applications.

When typing on an iPad, you have the option of using a different keypad. Typing on a tiny keyboard that is projected on a screen can be quite challenging. Just buy a BlueTooth keyboard for use with iPad. This enables you type as easily as you do on a laptop.

Did you wish you could connect an iPad to your TV? You can do so by using an adapter that you can purchase separately. You're looking for the digital AV adapter or the Apple VGA adapter. Either will do the job for you.

It does not matter if you believe the iPad is nothing more than a large gaming device or something more, you can choose to make it more. This article only scratches the surface of the many benefits of an iPad. By spending a bit of time learning, you'll soon know how to do everything that you want to do.




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