Monday, September 9, 2013

Need Help With Your Ipad? Try These Ideas!

By Norberto Haynam


The iPad is so new that it can be hard to know all it does. Don't let it just become an app and gaming machine. Your iPad is capable of so much. Read on to learn more about what your iPad can do.

Using your iPad to watch films, play music and play games can significantly shorten the life of the battery. Adjusting screen brightness can help to lengthen your battery life. You will probably find that you do not need to use the brightest possible setting to enjoy your iPad.

Keep an eye on the apps currently running on your device. A good number of iPad apps are able to run seemingly in the background at the same time that you are otherwise engaged. If you would like to view the current apps that are running, double click the Home icon. Current apps will show up along the screen's bottom. When you are finished looking at it, swipe down to close the bar.

If you have safety concerns should your iPad fall into the wrong hands, set the password to delete your personal data if someone enters the wrong password over and over. All of your data will disappear if someone makes ten failed attempts to enter the password.

To add your Google Calender to your Calender app, you'll need to go into your Mail, elect Contacts, and then choose Calenders. Select Add An Account. When prompted for the type, choose Other. Tap the icon Add CaIDAV Account and insert your Google information. Then exit the settings appplication. Next, tap your calendar app. All that you need should be right there.

You can change the default search engine to something besides Google if you wish. In the Settings menu, pick Safari, then Search Engine. You have the choice of switching the search engine to something more user-friendly if you would like.

You will find that iPads now have an easy way to be muted. As you might know, previous iPad versions did not have this capability. Previously, you could use the lock switch to either mute the audio or lock the orientation. Now, you can quickly mute your iPad by holding the "down" half of the volume button.

If you ever need to mute the sound on an iPad, you should try this tip. Simply hold the volume down button for a couple of seconds. You can pull this off faster than trying to fumble with the volume button each time you want to mute. When ready for original volume level, simply hold the button down again.

If you want to use the copy and paste feature on the iPad, you can click it and drag to select text. Next, choose "copy" from the popup memu. After that, go to the place where you want to paste the text and hold again. Another popup menu will appear. Choose "paste," and you're done. For an entire paragraph, you must tap four times.

If you want to quickly mute your iPad, just follow this simple step. Hold the volume down button during a few seconds. This is a lot quicker than going through the settings. When you want to hear your device at a normal level again, just hold the volume down for the same amount of time.

Having read this article, you can now take full advantage of all that your iPad has to offer. This mobile device is truly versatile! Keep your education on this device up-to-date so you're always aware of what is going on. You are able to download plenty of apps that are new every single day.




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