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Includes general information you won't want to miss no matter which iPad you have, such as how to set up and register your iPad, sync it with other devices, download apps from the App Store, play games or watch films, and more.
List of contents
Introduction 1
What is the iPad? 1
How this book is structured 4
Part I - Getting started with your iPad 5
Chapter 1 - Choosing an iPad 7
How much storage space do you need? 8
Which generation of iPad to choose 9
Connecting to the Internet: Wi-Fi or 4G/3G? 10
Summary 13
Brain training 14
Chapter 2 - Getting your iPad up and running 15
Setting up your iPad 15
Turning the iPad on and off 17
Completing your iPad settings 17
Confirming setup over Wi-Fi 18
Creating an Apple ID 21
Enabling useful features 22
Navigating the Home screen 25
Changing the iPad orientation 26
Making your iPad easier to use 27
Adjusting other iPad settings 29
Charging your iPad 31
Summary 33
Brain training 34
Chapter 3 - Getting connected 35
Setting up your Internet connection 35
Securing your iPad 41
Using the iTunes software on your computer 43
Introducing iCloud 48
Updating your iPad software 52
Apple iOS 7: the latest iPad software 53
Summary 54
Brain training 55
Chapter 4 - Keeping notes on your iPad 57
Understanding the Notes screen 58
Writing your first note 59
Dictating notes to your iPad 64
Dictating notes with Siri 65
Using Auto-text to speed up your writing 66
Creating your own shortcuts 67
Editing your text 68
Adding and deleting notes 73
Emailing and printing notes 74
Searching your notes 75
Using the Reminders app 78
Summary 80
Brain training 82
Part II - Using your iPad for communications 83
Chapter 5 - Managing your address book and birthday list 85
Browsing your contacts 86
Adding contacts to your iPad 88
Adding birthdays and anniversaries 90
Searching your contacts 92
Summary 93
Brain training 94
Chapter 6 - Keeping in touch by email 95
Creating an email account 96
Using an existing email account on your iPad 98
Sending an email 104
Reading your emails 108
Managing email folders 112
Searching your emails 114
Downloading new emails 115
Summary 116
Brain training 118
Chapter 7 - Using FaceTime for video calls 119
Logging in to FaceTime 121
Starting a FaceTime call 121
Talking to a friend using FaceTime 123
Receiving a FaceTime call 125
Summary 126
Brain training 128
Chapter 8 - Sending instant messages using iMessage 129
Sending messages 130
Splitting the keyboard 133
Managing message alerts through the Notification Centre 134
Summary 138
Brain training 139
Chapter 9 - Browsing the web 141
Entering a website address 142
Using the search box 144
Zooming the page 146
Scrolling the page 147
Using links on websites 149
Entering information on websites 149
Launching multiple websites with tabbed browsing 151
Managing bookmarks, history and web clips 154
Sharing website content 160
Using Reader to make it easier to read pages 163
Using Private Browsing mode 164
Summary 164
Brain training 166
Part III - Music, videos and photos 167
Chapter 10 - Adding music and video 169
Browsing the iTunes Store 170
Buying music and video from iTunes 172
Using the iTunes Store on your computer 175
Removing content and downloading it again 176
Adding CDs to your iPad using your computer 178
Using iTunes Match to copy music to your iPad 180
Summary 182
Brain training 184
Chapter 11 - Playing music and audiobooks 185
Playing audio content on your iPad 186
Playing audiobooks 193
Playing podcasts and lectures 194
Summary 196
Brain training 197
Chapter 12 - Playing video 199
Watching videos on your iPad 199
Using the Videos app 200
Watching online films from YouTube 202
Using catch-up TV services 206
Summary 208
Brain training 209
Chapter 13 - Taking and browsing photos and videos 211
Using the cameras on your iPad 212
Viewing photos 217
Editing your photos 223
Viewing and editing videos 226
Summary 227
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