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Expert Tips.....
Lynn Marshall
Unless you can learn how to control your iPad, its awesome technology is of minimal value. Knowing the tricks to making it extra user-friendly can be a huge time saver and make your experience even better. Read this article if you want to take your iPad use to the next level. Battery life can be extended with some key changes. Avoid hot environments like cars. Keep the screen brightness turned down. Turn on the airplane mode if you have no need for the Internet. Turning Push off is another feature that you will want to be aware of to save battery. Check your mailbox and your calendar manually, or choose an interval of a few minutes. When your iPad freezes, you can reboot your device with a soft reset. You can do this by pushing the home and power buttons at the same time. Your device then restarts itself. To force close an app, just hold down the home button until it closes.
Shannon Mitchell
A longer charging cord is a great addition if you are a frequent movie watcher on the iPad. This allows you to multitask when you are watching your programs. Now you can quickly mute your iPad. There was no mute button on the original iPad. With the iOS 4.3, you can now use the lock switch to mute the sound. In order to quickly mute an iPad, simply hold the volume decrease button. If your children browse the Internet with the iPad, take action to keep them safe. You can access the Setting menu; hit General and then Restrictions. You can then get to where you can enable setting restrictions. Doing this can go a long way to keep your child safe while they are online. Videos and websites that contain mature content will be blocked.
Deborah Pak
Were you aware that the Google Maps app lets you use the feature "Street View?" By searching, a red pin will show up on your map. Tap the pin and a small icon will appear. Tap this icon and you will be able to access Street View. If you have trouble getting your side volume buttons to work, head to "settings" and "general" followed by "sounds." Be sure you have the feature that allows you to change volume with buttons enabled. You can slide the volume up and down this way. Back up anything personal that you keep on your iPad in the event that you lose it or someone takes it. If your information is truly private, you should turn on your iPad's security system. Go under "Password Lock" under the general settings and set it to erase data when a wrong password in entered 10 times.
Julian Spada
Auto-brightness can help you keep your battery charged. This feature senses the ambient light in the room and adjusts the backlight to suit your surroundings. This is a great way to control the amount of battery being used with screen brightness, extending your iPad sessions without plugging in. You can enable this option via the "Brightness and Wallpaper" settings. You can copy and paste text on your iPad. Tap and hold text you want copied, and hit select to pick the sentence you desire. After the text section is highlighted, tap again and choose to copy. Then tap again to paste your text. Are you aware of the fact that you don't need to use the iPad keyboard? Typing on your iPad's screen keypad can be frustrating. Instead, give a Bluetooth keyboard a try. You can type as easily as you can with a laptop by using this method.
Marcia Douthitt
When setting up FaceTime on your iPad, make sure that your email and phone number is correct. When you set up FaceTime, it will remember the email you use to access iTunes, but additional emails can be added. Go to the settings area on your iPad and set up your FaceTime for numbers and emails. As we said before, the sales of iPads have gone up because they such a fabulous device. To be sure you get all that you can from your iPad, try using this knowledge. Have a great time with your iPad. Are you tired of typing? Use the feature for dictation instead. Find the microphone symbol, tap it, say what you want, then tap the microphone icon once more. When you click on it again you can turn the words that you said into text and edit them.
Expert Tips.....
Lynn Marshall
Unless you can learn how to control your iPad, its awesome technology is of minimal value. Knowing the tricks to making it extra user-friendly can be a huge time saver and make your experience even better. Read this article if you want to take your iPad use to the next level. Battery life can be extended with some key changes. Avoid hot environments like cars. Keep the screen brightness turned down. Turn on the airplane mode if you have no need for the Internet. Turning Push off is another feature that you will want to be aware of to save battery. Check your mailbox and your calendar manually, or choose an interval of a few minutes. When your iPad freezes, you can reboot your device with a soft reset. You can do this by pushing the home and power buttons at the same time. Your device then restarts itself. To force close an app, just hold down the home button until it closes.
Shannon Mitchell
A longer charging cord is a great addition if you are a frequent movie watcher on the iPad. This allows you to multitask when you are watching your programs. Now you can quickly mute your iPad. There was no mute button on the original iPad. With the iOS 4.3, you can now use the lock switch to mute the sound. In order to quickly mute an iPad, simply hold the volume decrease button. If your children browse the Internet with the iPad, take action to keep them safe. You can access the Setting menu; hit General and then Restrictions. You can then get to where you can enable setting restrictions. Doing this can go a long way to keep your child safe while they are online. Videos and websites that contain mature content will be blocked.
Deborah Pak
Were you aware that the Google Maps app lets you use the feature "Street View?" By searching, a red pin will show up on your map. Tap the pin and a small icon will appear. Tap this icon and you will be able to access Street View. If you have trouble getting your side volume buttons to work, head to "settings" and "general" followed by "sounds." Be sure you have the feature that allows you to change volume with buttons enabled. You can slide the volume up and down this way. Back up anything personal that you keep on your iPad in the event that you lose it or someone takes it. If your information is truly private, you should turn on your iPad's security system. Go under "Password Lock" under the general settings and set it to erase data when a wrong password in entered 10 times.
Julian Spada
Auto-brightness can help you keep your battery charged. This feature senses the ambient light in the room and adjusts the backlight to suit your surroundings. This is a great way to control the amount of battery being used with screen brightness, extending your iPad sessions without plugging in. You can enable this option via the "Brightness and Wallpaper" settings. You can copy and paste text on your iPad. Tap and hold text you want copied, and hit select to pick the sentence you desire. After the text section is highlighted, tap again and choose to copy. Then tap again to paste your text. Are you aware of the fact that you don't need to use the iPad keyboard? Typing on your iPad's screen keypad can be frustrating. Instead, give a Bluetooth keyboard a try. You can type as easily as you can with a laptop by using this method.
Marcia Douthitt
When setting up FaceTime on your iPad, make sure that your email and phone number is correct. When you set up FaceTime, it will remember the email you use to access iTunes, but additional emails can be added. Go to the settings area on your iPad and set up your FaceTime for numbers and emails. As we said before, the sales of iPads have gone up because they such a fabulous device. To be sure you get all that you can from your iPad, try using this knowledge. Have a great time with your iPad. Are you tired of typing? Use the feature for dictation instead. Find the microphone symbol, tap it, say what you want, then tap the microphone icon once more. When you click on it again you can turn the words that you said into text and edit them.
