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Utilitarian Ideas For Your iPad And You



Your iPad is waiting for you, but you stare at it sometimes not knowing what to do next. Perhaps you have found many uses for it, but you're not sure how to figure out certain other things. You need a little helpful advice to get you pointed in the right direction.


Be careful about the apps that you choose to download. Some apps can be very bad for your iPad's operating system and others will drain your battery at a ridiculously high rate. You can check reviews for an app before you download it right in the screen in which you would access to download it.


If you use your iPad to store sensitive information, you can turn on a feature that will delete all this data in case a wrong password is entered ten times. Go to your settings, tap on general and select the pass-code lock feature. Use a password you will not easily forget.


Take the time to get to know your iPad's settings. Apple has provided a wide range of options to make your iPad extremely customizable. Changing your settings can make your iPad a lot more fun to use and it may even become faster and easier to use. It is worth is to take this time and learn it.


If you own an iPad, it is a good idea to make a backup. You can force iTunes to make a back up so that your data is properly saved. Go to iTunes and right-click on devices list and select backup. You can also use the same feature in iCloud to backup as well.


The iPad doesn't come with a paper manual so it will need to be downloaded if you want to read it. Their products do not include a physical manual, but the downloadable version includes in-depth information regarding all applicable uses.


A neat feature in Safari on the iPad is the quick scroll. Many people do not know about this and waste time scrolling by hand up the page to get back to the beginning. All you have to do to get back to the top of any page is to tap on the title window at the top.


It is easy to quickly mute your iPad. When iPads were first out, there weren't any buttons on it specifically for mute. Starting with 4.3 the lock switch was able to be used as a mute button. Just tap and hold volume-down to quickly mute sound.


Spend a day or two familiarizing yourself with your iPad. You may have purchased it for one or two features, but spend a while exploring everything that is available. You may not even realize that the iPad can do some things, so looking around is a sure way to get even more out of it.


Did you know that the iPad has the ability to cut and paste snippets of text? Tap on the text and hold to copy. Next choose select for the text you would like to copy. Press again to highlight the text, and then press Copy. Paste that text by just tapping, holding, and choosing Paste.


Protect the screen of your iPad with a special iPad screen protector. These are made of a clear, adhesive film or plastic and cover the entire screen from nicks, scratches and smudges. Screen protectors do not interfere with use in any way. Most can be purchased for well under $10. Many are already perfectly cut to fit the iPad screen. If you


There are many tablets on the market, so it can be hard to choose sometimes. The iPad is really nice because it is the only tablet which includes iTunes and the iTunes store. This gives you access to applications which have been approved by Apple's security, meaning you won't pick up any viruses.


Use tabs to multitask. Using tabs allows you to follow links and visit other sites without closing what you are doing. Holding the link, rather than tapping, brings up the options menu. Here, you can use a new tab for the link, so that your old one remains accessible too.


Use the hidden apostrophe on the virtual keyboard's first screen instead of navigating to the second screen. Simply hold down on the exclamation mark key. A hidden apostrophe option then appears. Slide your finger up to select it. This shortcut comes in handy for typing emails and other messages.


Did you know that you can group your apps into folders? As if you were moving it around, touch and hold an icon. When they begin to jiggle, drag that icon over another, you wish to group it with. Voila! You now have a folder in which you can place a bunch of similar apps.


There may be many apps that you do not use on an iPad, but you are not allowed to delete some of them. The best thing to do to get them out of your way is to move all of them into a folder. This way, you will only see the one folder icon and not a ton of icons for things you don't use.


Add quotes to your writing with this shortcut. If you need quotes, simply hold down the question mark key. You will then see quotation marks. This can be a major help when you want to include some dialogue or a direct quote into something that you are writing on your iPad.


Using the Google Maps app, you will be able to make use of "Street View". Search an address and a red pin will mark the location. Once your red pin shows up, tap it and then tap the white and red person icon to load your Street View feature.


The advice you've read in this article should give you a better understanding as to how you can use your iPad for more things. Maybe you were stuck in certain areas, but now you're ready to go! Keep figuring out more about your device, as it can be very helpful.

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