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- Herausgeber: John Wiley & Sons
- Kategorie: Wissenschaft und neue Technologien
- Sprache: Englisch
- Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2022
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Table of Contents
Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Introduction
About This Book
Foolish Assumptions
Icons Used in This Book
Beyond the Book
Where to Go from Here
Part 1: Getting to Know Your iPad
Chapter 1: Unveiling the iPad
The iPad: A Bird’s-Eye View
Touring the iPad Exterior
Exploring the Home Screen and Dock
Chapter 2: Basic Training
Getting Started on Getting Started
A Closer Look at Cellular Data on Your iPad
Turning On and Setting Up the iPad
Locking the iPad
Mastering the Multitouch Interface
Getting to Know the iPad's Virtual Keyboard
Chapter 3: Synchronicity: Getting Stuff to and from Your iPad
A Brief iCloud Primer
Getting in Sync
Synchronizing Your Data
Synchronizing Your Media
Manual Syncing
Part 2: The Internet iPad
Chapter 4: Exploring the Web with Safari
Introducing the Safari Web Browser
Finding Your Way around the Web
Revisiting Web Pages
Sharing Your Web Experiences
Launching a Mobile Search Mission
Private Browsing
Smart Safari Settings
Chapter 5: The Email Must Get Through
Prep Work: Setting Up Your Accounts
See Me, Read Me, File Me, Delete Me: Working with Messages
Sending Email
Setting Your Message and Account Settings
Chapter 6: Text Messaging
iMessage versus SMS/MMS: What's the Difference?
Sending Text Messages
Being a Golden Receiver: Receiving iMessages
Smart Messaging Tricks
Part 3: Banish Boredom with the Multimedia iPad
Chapter 7: Apple Music, Books, News, and TV+
Introducing Your iPad’s Music Player
Reading Just about Anything You Want on the iPad
Knowing What’s Happening with Apple News and Apple News+
Tuning In to Apple TV+
Chapter 8: iPad Videography
Finding Stuff to Watch
Playing Video
Shooting Your Own Videos
Seeing Is Believing with FaceTime
Chapter 9: Photography on a Larger Scale
Shooting Pictures
Tracking Down Your Pictures
Admiring Your Pictures
Editing and Deleting Photos
More (Not So) Stupid Picture Tricks
Entering the Photo Booth
Part 4: Putting the iPad to Work
Chapter 10: Harnessing the Power of Apps
Tapping the Magic of Apps
Finding Apps in the App Store
Working with Apps
Working with Widgets
Chapter 11: Staying in Touch with People and Appointments
Working with the Calendar
Adding Calendar Entries
Sifting through Contacts
Chapter 12: Indispensable Apps and Utilities
Jotting Things Down with Notes
Remembering with Reminders
Loving the Lock Screen
Navigating Notifications
Taming Time with the Clock App
Controlling Smart Appliances with the Home App
Taking the Measure of Things with the Measure App
Sharing Your Internet Connection with Personal Hotspot
Dropping In on AirDrop
Chapter 13: Navigating the World
Mapping Locations
Getting There from Here: Navigating with Maps
Chapter 14: Taking Control
Controlling Control Center
Controlling Your iPad with Voice Commands? Siri-ously!
Using Dictation
Part 5: The Secret Life of an iPad
Chapter 15: Tweaking Settings
Checking Out the Settings Screen
Apple ID Settings
Controlling Your iPad’s Antennas
Managing Alerts and Notifications
Location, Location, Location Services
Settings for Your Senses
Monitoring Screen Time
Exploring Settings in General
Customizing Control Center
Setting Up Touch ID (or Face ID) & Passcode
Promoting Harmony through Family Sharing
Configuring Transactional Settings
Locating a Lost iPad with Find My iPad
Chapter 16: Accessorizing Your Tablet
Accessories from Apple
Listening and Talking
Listening with Speakers
Wrapping Your iPad in Third-Party Cases
Standing Up Your iPad
Chapter 17: Troubleshooting Common Problems
Troubleshooting iPad Problems: A Quick Guide
Troubleshooting iPad Problems Step-by-Step
Getting Help on the Apple Website
If Nothing I Suggest Helps
Dude, Where’s My Stuff?
Part 6: The Part of Tens
Chapter 18: Ten Ways to Beef Up Privacy and Security
Lock Your iPad with a Passcode
Lock Your iPad with a Fingerprint
Lock Your iPad with Facial Recognition
Configure Your iPad to Sleep Automatically
Back Up Your iPad
Control Which Apps Can Use Your Location
Make Sure Apps Can't Track You
Control App Access to Your iPad's Hardware and Data
Check for Compromised Passwords
Set Restrictions on a Child's iPad
Chapter 19: Ten Hints, Tips, and Shortcuts
Use Do Not Disturb for Others
Turn Off Keyboard Clicks
Create a Website Home Screen Shortcut
Customize Your Dock with Your Most Used Apps
Type on a Floating Keyboard
Look Up Words
Find Almost Anything Using Spotlight
Long-Press Home Screen Icons
Lock Your Screen's Rotation
Use a Volume Button as a Camera Shutter
Index
About the Author
Connect with Dummies
End User License Agreement
List of Illustrations
Chapter 1
FIGURE 1-1: The top edge of an iPad Pro.
FIGURE 1-2: All iPad models have speaker ports and a connection port on the bot...
FIGURE 1-3: The right side of the iPad features volume buttons, and some featur...
FIGURE 1-4: The front of the iPad 10.2-inch.
FIGURE 1-5: The iPad's first Home screen page.
Chapter 2
FIGURE 2-1: Maneuvering an iPad to pair with an existing iOS or iPadOS device f...
FIGURE 2-2: I think you’ll call on Control Center a lot.
FIGURE 2-3: Drag the grab handles to select text.
FIGURE 2-4: Tap Paste and text will appear.
FIGURE 2-5: App Switcher shows you the apps you’ve recently used or are still r...
FIGURE 2-6: iPadOS split view in action with Safari on the left and Mail on the...
FIGURE 2-7: The keys on the Mail (top) and Safari (bottom) keyboards.
FIGURE 2-8: The iPad keyboard predicts what you might want to type next.
FIGURE 2-9: The ABCs of virtual typing.
FIGURE 2-10: Accenting your letters.
FIGURE 2-11: Fixing an
important
mistake.
Chapter 3
FIGURE 3-1: The General tab for a connected iPad Pro.
FIGURE 3-2: During a sync, the eject icon turns into a syncing icon.
FIGURE 3-3: Want to synchronize your contacts? This is where you set up things.
FIGURE 3-4: Set up sync for your calendar events here.
FIGURE 3-5: Use the Music pane to copy music, music videos, and voice memos fro...
FIGURE 3-6: Your choices in the Movies pane determine which movies are copied t...
Chapter 4
FIGURE 4-1: The iPad’s Safari browser.
FIGURE 4-2: Safari displays web pages that match what you've typed so far.
FIGURE 4-3: Set the text percentage to a value that makes the web page readable...
FIGURE 4-4: Reducing web page clutter thanks to reader view.
FIGURE 4-5: Long-press a link to see a preview and other options.
FIGURE 4-6: A new tab, ready to display any page you choose.
FIGURE 4-7: A thumbnail view of all your open tabs.
FIGURE 4-8: Tap a page in the reading list to read it.
FIGURE 4-9: Running a search on the iPad.
Chapter 5
FIGURE 5-1: Tap a button to set up an account.
FIGURE 5-2: The Create Account button is below the login option offered for peo...
FIGURE 5-3: If you set up an IMAP or a POP email account, you may have a few mo...
FIGURE 5-4: Keeping your mail, contacts, calendars, and reminders in sync.
FIGURE 5-5: When you’re holding the iPad sideways, Mail looks something like th...
FIGURE 5-6: When you’re holding the iPad in portrait mode, the message fills th...
FIGURE 5-7: Your emails are hanging together by a thread.
FIGURE 5-8: Searching your email is easy.
FIGURE 5-9: The New Message screen is ready for you to start typing.
FIGURE 5-10: Reading and managing an email message.
FIGURE 5-11: Fetch or push? It’s your call.
Chapter 6
FIGURE 6-1: Lending your voice to an iMessage.
FIGURE 6-2: When sending an iMessage, you can add a picture or a sketch, visit ...
FIGURE 6-3: The Messages App Store gives you fast access to stickers and apps j...
FIGURE 6-4: Tap a tapback icon to send a quick reaction to the sender.
FIGURE 6-5: Choose from the suggested emojis to replace a word with an emoji.
FIGURE 6-6: Choosing a handwritten preset.
FIGURE 6-7: I just sent a heartbeat through the Digital Touch interface.
FIGURE 6-8: Memojis give you personalized stickers for your iMessages.
FIGURE 6-9: Animoji lets you send an animated message based on your emoji or Ap...
FIGURE 6-10: Sending money through Apple Pay Cash is easy and fast.
Chapter 7
FIGURE 7-1: Subscribe to Apple Music for access to nearly 100 million songs.
FIGURE 7-2: Listen Now offers recently played music and Apple Music suggestions...
FIGURE 7-3: The Radio section features radio stations built around your music.
FIGURE 7-4: The library shows all the music on your iPad.
FIGURE 7-5: Search Apple Music or your own library in the Search section of the...
FIGURE 7-6: Buy music from the iTunes Store.
FIGURE 7-7: The Reading Now section offers recent book titles and recommendatio...
FIGURE 7-8: Control the look and feel of your e-books with the font control pan...
FIGURE 7-9: Highlight passages and add Notes.
FIGURE 7-10: Buy e-books in the Book Store.
FIGURE 7-11: Lots of information is available on the details pane.
FIGURE 7-12: Audiobook playback controls are intuitive and easy to use.
FIGURE 7-13: Today in Apple News.
FIGURE 7-14: The sidebar in the News app.
FIGURE 7-15: News+ in the News app.
FIGURE 7-16: Apple Originals on Apple TV+ in the TV app.
Chapter 8
FIGURE 8-1: Want to watch
The Orville?
FIGURE 8-2: The Library tab in the TV app is the home for movies, TV shows, and...
FIGURE 8-3: Bone up on a movie before buying or renting it.
FIGURE 8-4: The movie info screen.
FIGURE 8-5: Controlling video.
FIGURE 8-6: Lights, camera, action.
FIGURE 8-7: Adjusting your slow-motion playback.
FIGURE 8-8: Getting a trim.
FIGURE 8-9: Tap the screen to see the FaceTime controls.
FIGURE 8-10: Tap the green button to accept the call.
Chapter 9
FIGURE 9-1: Using the iPad as a camera.
FIGURE 9-2: Recents is a premade album at the top of your list of photos on the...
FIGURE 9-3: Digging into the Recents album.
FIGURE 9-4: View your photos by years (left), months (center), and days (right)...
FIGURE 9-5: Finding pictures on a map.
FIGURE 9-6: You can share, discard, or edit a photo.
FIGURE 9-7: Thanks for the Photos memories.
FIGURE 9-8: Use the edit controls to make your photos look their best.
FIGURE 9-9: From straightening to cropping, you can make a good picture better.
FIGURE 9-10: Set the keyframe in a live photo by sliding the box on the timelin...
FIGURE 9-11: Look at what else I can do!
FIGURE 9-12: Beautifying the iPad with wallpaper.
FIGURE 9-13: Photo booths of yesteryear weren’t like this.
FIGURE 9-14: When one dog just isn’t enough.
Chapter 10
FIGURE 10-1: iPhone and iPod touch apps run at a smaller size (left) but can be...
FIGURE 10-2: The icons across the bottom represent different ways to browse the...
FIGURE 10-3: The Apps section displays apps organized by themes, such as New to...
FIGURE 10-4: The info screen for the buddhify meditation app.
FIGURE 10-5: A typical iPad App Library.
FIGURE 10-6: You see all your widgets in today view.
Chapter 11
FIGURE 11-1: Month view gives you a bird's-eye view of your appointments.
FIGURE 11-2: Day view.
FIGURE 11-3: Week view.
FIGURE 11-4: List view.
FIGURE 11-5: The screen looks like this just before you add an event to your iP...
FIGURE 11-6: Controlling the Starts and Ends fields is like manipulating a bike...
FIGURE 11-7: Alerts make it hard to forget.
FIGURE 11-8: Choosing the calendars to display.
FIGURE 11-9: A view of all contacts.
Chapter 12
FIGURE 12-1: The Notes app revealed.
FIGURE 12-2: The Reminders app.
FIGURE 12-3: Tap the Edit button to create, delete, or reorder your lists.
FIGURE 12-4: Details for my shiny, new reminder.
FIGURE 12-5: What time is it in Paris?
FIGURE 12-6: The Home app lets you control HomeKit smart devices.
FIGURE 12-7: Measure things with just your iPad and the Measure app.
FIGURE 12-8: Devices can join this Personal Hotspot via Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, or US...
Chapter 13
FIGURE 13-1: Most of your iPad’s mapping magic happens in the Maps app.
FIGURE 13-2: Tap your location in the search results and Maps shows you where i...
FIGURE 13-3: Maps offers a few driving routes originating from your current loc...
FIGURE 13-4: Tap a roadwork icon to see info about the construction.
Chapter 14
FIGURE 14-1: Control Center is merely a swipe away.
FIGURE 14-2: Expand Control Center groups and icons by tapping and holding down...
FIGURE 14-3: When you see this orb, you know that Siri is listening.
FIGURE 14-4: Siri can help out in many ways.
Chapter 15
FIGURE 15-1: The Settings app offers a list of categories and apps on the left ...
FIGURE 15-2: Apple ID Settings.
FIGURE 15-3: When the Wi-Fi switch is on, you see a list of the nearby Wi-Fi ne...
FIGURE 15-4: Paired and nearby Bluetooth devices appear in the Bluetooth settin...
FIGURE 15-5: Notify the iPad of your notification intentions.
FIGURE 15-6: The notification settings for Calendar.
FIGURE 15-7: Calendar wants to know where you are.
FIGURE 15-8: Sliding this control adjusts screen brightness.
FIGURE 15-9: Choosing a majestic background.
FIGURE 15-10: You find info about your iPad under About.
Chapter 16
FIGURE 16-1: The Griffin Tablet Stand is a unique, dual-purpose tabletop stand ...
Chapter 17
FIGURE 17-1: On iPads without a Home button, press and hold down the top button...
FIGURE 17-2: You see this dialog when your iPad is running low on storage space...
FIGURE 17-3: The iPad Storage screen shows how much storage is being used and b...
FIGURE 17-4: If an app has a Documents section, you can free up storage space b...
Chapter 18
FIGURE 18-1: Apps that can use location data require your permission to use tha...
Guide
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Copyright
Table of Contents
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Introduction
One of the nice things about an iPad is that you can start using one a few minutes after liberating the device from its box. After traipsing through a mercifully brief setup routine, you end up on the iPad's Home screen and you're good to go. Even if you'd never used an iPad before, you probably figured out lickety-split that tapping the screen make things happen and running your finger across the screen scrolls things here and there.
The iPad basics are intuitive and not hard to master, but you might also have learned a hard iPad lesson: Once you've got the easy stuff down, the rest of the iPad is less intuitive. How do you make the screen brighter? How do you get that app that all the cool people are using? How do you set up your email? How do you take amazing photos and videos?
These are all great questions, but they probably only scratch the surface of what you want to know, iPad-wise. Not only that, but the iPad is a wonderfully complex device with hidden depths that enable the tablet to perform tasks you've likely never thought of. How do you get your iPad questions answered and how do you explore your iPad's depths?
I thought you'd never ask.
About This Book
Welcome, therefore, to iPad and iPad Pro For Dummies, 2022-2023 Edition. This book is designed to take you beyond the basics of your iPad and show you what your tablet can do. iPads aren't cheap, so you owe it to yourself to get the most out of your investment by learning not only the iPad's ABCs but also its XYZs. From mail to messaging, from Siri to settings, from contacts to calendars, this book covers all major iPad and iPadOS features (and quite a few minor ones, too).
I need to get one thing out of the way from the get-go. I think you’re pretty darn smart for buying a Dummies book. To me, that says you have the confidence and intelligence to know what you don’t know. The Dummies franchise is built on the core notion that everyone feels insecure about certain topics when tackling them for the first time, especially when those topics have to do with technology. The iPad is no exception.
This book is chock-full of useful tips, advice, and other nuggets that should make your iPad experience more pleasurable. I'll even go so far as to say you won’t find some of these nuggets anywhere else. So keep this book nearby and consult it often.
Foolish Assumptions
Although I know what happens when one makes assumptions, I’ve made a few anyway. First, I assume that you, gentle reader, know nothing about using an iPad or iPadOS, that you want to understand your iPad and its operating system without digesting an incomprehensible technical manual, and that you made the right choice by selecting this book.
I do my best to explain each new concept in full and loving detail. Perhaps that’s foolish, but … oh, well.
One last thing: I also assume that you can read. If you can’t, please ignore this paragraph.
Icons Used in This Book
Little round pictures (or icons) appear in the left margin throughout this book. Consider these icons as miniature road signs, telling you something extra about the topic at hand or hammering a point home. Here’s what the icons in this book look like and mean.
These juicy morsels, shortcuts, and recommendations might make the task at hand faster or easier.
This icon emphasizes the stuff I think you ought to retain. You may even jot down a note to yourself on the iPad.
Put on your propeller beanie hat and insert your pocket protector; this text includes truly geeky stuff. You can safely ignore this material, but if it weren’t interesting or informative, I wouldn’t have bothered to write it.
You wouldn’t intentionally run a stop sign, would you? In the same fashion, ignoring warnings might be hazardous to your iPad and (by extension) your wallet. There, you now know how these warning icons work, for you have just received your very first warning!
Beyond the Book
I wrote a bunch of things that just didn’t fit in the print version of this book. Rather than leave them on the cutting room floor, I’ve posted the most useful bits online in a cheat sheet for your enjoyment and edification.
To find them, go to www.dummies.com and type iPad and iPad Pro For Dummies cheat sheet in the Search field. Here's what you'll find: info on using the iPad’s buttons and icons, tips for mastering multitouch, and where to find additional help if your iPad is acting contrary.
Where to Go from Here
Why, go straight to Chapter 1, of course (without passing Go).
Note: At the time I wrote this book, all the information it contained was accurate for all Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi + Cellular iPads that support iPadOS. The book is also based on version 15 of the iPadOS operating system. Apple is likely to introduce new iPad models and new versions of iPadOS between book editions, so if the hardware or user interface on your new iPad looks a little different, be sure to check out what Apple has to say at www.apple.com/ipad. You’ll no doubt find updates on the company’s latest releases.
Part 1
Getting to Know Your iPad
IN THIS PART …
Get basic training for getting along with your iPad.
Enjoy a gentle introduction to your iPad.
Peek at your iPad hardware and software and explore the way it works.
Discover the joys of synchronization and how to get your data — contacts, movies, songs, podcasts, books, and so on — from a computer (or iCloud) to your iPad.
Chapter 1
Unveiling the iPad
IN THIS CHAPTER
Looking at the big iPad picture
Examining the outside of the iPad
Checking out the Home screen and dock
Are you familiar with the old proverb that says, “Well begun is half done”? Some say it comes from Aristotle, so if you mumbled to yourself that the phrase is “Greek to me,” you'd be spot on! The proverb's meaning is straightforward enough: If you start a project well, the rest of it will proceed so swimmingly that it'll feel like you need to expend only half the effort to get it done.
This chapter is your chance to get your relationship with your iPad off to such a good start. Sure, you can dive right in and start tapping and scrolling stuff willy-nilly. If that's your style, go for it; I won't judge. However, one thing I've learned over the years is that if you approach a new piece of technology slowly and curiously, you'll end up with a solid grounding in the basics that will pay back your initial time investment manyfold.
To that end, in this chapter, I offer a gentle introduction to all the pieces that make up your iPad, plus an overview of its most useful hardware features and a few software features that come with iPadOS.
iPadOS is the software that runs behind the scenes to control just about everything that happens on your iPad. The OS part of iPadOS is short for operating system, which tells you that iPadOS is the iPad equivalent of macOS on a Mac or even Windows on a PC.
In this book, I cover all iPad models that run iPadOS:
iPad:
iPad fifth generation (2017) and later; iPad Air 2 (2014) and later
iPad mini:
iPad mini 4 (2015) and later
iPad Pro:
iPad Pro first generation (2015) and later
Because the first four generations of iPad, the first generation of iPad Air, and the first three generations of iPad mini can't run iPadOS, they're not covered in this book. If you’re the owner of one of those models, you can still find a lot of handy information here, but some things might look or work differently.
The iPad: A Bird’s-Eye View
The iPad has many interesting and useful features, but perhaps its most notable feature is that it doesn't come with a physical keyboard or stylus. You can get them as options (Apple’s first-generation $99 Apple Pencil, the second-generation $129 Apple Pencil, and the Smart Keyboard, which starts at $159), but they aren’t required to use your iPad. Instead, every iPad is designed to be controlled with a pointing device that you’re intimately familiar with: your finger.
And I love the iPad’s plethora of built-in sensors. It has an accelerometer that detects when you rotate the device from portrait to landscape mode — and instantly adjusts what’s on the display. A light sensor adjusts the display’s brightness in response to the current ambient lighting conditions. Then there’s a three-axis gyro that works with the accelerometer and built-in compass. And all iPadOS-capable models also include Apple’s Touch ID sensor or Face ID. These features let you unlock your iPad with your fingerprint (Touch ID) or just by looking at it (Face ID)! I talk about both in detail later.
Last, but definitely not least, all iPads include Siri, a voice-controlled personal assistant happy to do almost anything you ask.
In the following sections, it’s time to take a brief look at the rest of the iPad’s features, broken down by product category.
The iPad as a media player
The iPad’s built-in speakers and sharp, clear display mean you can enjoy all your favorite media — music, audiobooks, audio and video podcasts, music videos, YouTube cat videos, television shows, and movies — all from the comfort of your favorite armchair.
If you can get a media file — be it video, audio, or whatever — on your iPad, you can watch or listen to it on your iPad. And, of course, you can always buy or rent content on your iPad in the iTunes Store. You can also watch streaming content from Netflix, Hulu, Apple’s own Apple TV+ streaming service, and a host of others through apps.
The iPad as an internet device
The iPad is a full-featured internet device. For example, your iPad comes with the Safari app, which is a no-compromise web browser that makes navigating web pages intuitive and even fun. Check out Chapter 4 to learn how to surf the web using Safari.
Many other iPad web browsers are available, including Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, and Microsoft Edge, but I don't talk about them in this book. If you use the desktop equivalent of one of these browsers, you might want to try out the iPadOS version.
The iPad also comes with an email app (called, somewhat boringly, Mail) that’s compatible with most mail services. For more on using your iPad for email, see Chapter 5.
If you're more into text messaging, your iPad has you covered with the Messages app. The details are in Chapter 6.
Another major internet feature is Maps, a mapping app that not only lets you see where things are located but also can provide directions to get from here to there. For the full scoop on Maps, see Chapter 13.
The iPad as an e-book reader
Download the free Books app if you don’t already have it, or any of the excellent (and free) third-party e-book readers such as the Kindle app from Amazon, and you’ll discover a new way of finding and reading books. The Apple Book Store and News app (covered in Chapter 7) are chock-full of good reading at prices that are lower than what you’d pay for a printed copy.
Better still, when you read an e-book, you’re helping the environment and saving trees. Furthermore, some (if not many) titles include audio, video, or graphical content not available in the printed editions. Plus, a great number of good books are free. And best of all, you can carry your entire library in one hand. If you’ve never read a book on your iPad, give it a try. I think you’ll like (or love) it.
The iPad as a multimedia powerhouse
Your iPad has built-in speakers and support for connecting external headphones or speakers (directly or via Bluetooth), so if you want to listen to some tunes, your iPad is happy to help, as I show in Chapter 7.
All iPads also come with a couple of cameras, so you can use your tablet as a (slightly bulky) video camera (see Chapter 8) or still camera (see Chapter 9).
The Retina display on all iPads since the third generation makes the experience of watching video a pleasure. You can use AirPlay to send your video out to Apple TV, too, and your iPad turns into a superb device for watching video on a TV, with support for output resolutions up to 4K. Chapter 8 talks about watching video on your iPad.
You can also use the iPad cameras and the FaceTime app to video-chat with family and friends. Chapter 8 gets you started with FaceTime.
The iPad as a platform for third-party apps
At the time of this writing, there were more than 4 million apps in the App Store, with hundreds of billions of downloads to date in categories such as games, business, education, entertainment, healthcare and fitness, music, photography, productivity, travel, and sports. The cool thing is that most of them, even ones designed for the iPhone, also run on the iPad (although, it must be said, they look a tad weird on the larger screen). And more than a million are designed specifically for the iPad’s larger screen. Chapter 10 helps you fill your iPad with all the cool apps your heart desires.
The iPad as a multitasking content production device
Apple has made the iPad more and more of a device for creating content as opposed to only consuming it. Writing, taking and editing pictures, recording and editing music or videos, and even putting together full-scale presentations — all these tasks are doable with iPadOS, especially on the iPad Pro. Split-screen views, support for the Files app, and a fast processor give the iPad more than enough power to handle most tasks you throw at it. I talk more about multitasking in Chapter 2.
What do you need to use an iPad?
To use your iPad, only a few simple things are required. Here’s a list of everything you need:
An iPad (duh)
An Apple ID (assuming that you want to acquire content such as apps, TV shows and movies, music, books, and podcasts, which you almost certainly do)
Internet access — broadband wireless internet access is recommended
Several years ago, you needed a computer with iTunes to sync your iPad. That’s no longer true; these days you can activate, set up, update, back up, and restore an iPad wirelessly without ever introducing it to a computer.
If you do decide to introduce your iPad to your computer (and I think you should), you need one of the following for syncing (which I discuss at length in Chapter 3):
A Mac with a USB 2.0, 3.0, or USB-C port, macOS version 10.8.5 or later, and iTunes 12.7 or later (for macOS Mojave and earlier) or Finder (macOS Catalina or later)
A PC with a USB 2.0 or 3.0 port, Windows 7 or later, and iTunes 12.7 or later
iTunes is a free download, available at www.itunes.com/download.
Touring the iPad Exterior
The iPad is a harmonious combination of hardware and software. In the following sections, you take a brief look at the hardware — what’s on the outside.
On the top
On the top of your iPad, you find the top button, headphone jack (iPad only), and microphone, as shown in Figure 1-1:
Top button: This button is used to put your iPad’s screen to sleep or to wake it up. It’s also how you turn your iPad on or off. To put it to sleep or wake it up, just press the button. To turn it on or off, press and hold down the button for a few seconds. On some iPad models, the top button is used also as a fingerprint sensor for the Touch ID security feature.
Your iPad’s battery will run down faster when your iPad is awake, so I suggest that you make a habit of putting it to sleep when you’re not using it.
To wake it up, press the top button again, or press the Home button on the front of the device (as described in a moment), or on iPad Pro, tap the screen.
If you use an Apple Smart Cover or Smart Case (or any third-party case that uses the Smart Cover mechanism), you can just open the cover to wake your iPad and close the cover to put it to sleep.
In Chapter 14, you can find out how to make your iPad go to sleep automatically after a period of inactivity.
Headphone jack: This jack lets you plug in a headset, although as I write this the latest models of the iPad Pro, iPad mini, and iPad Air no longer come with this feature. You can use pretty much any headphone or headset that plugs into a 3.5-mm stereo headphone jack. Apple no longer makes headphones with a headphone jack, but it does sell EarPods ($29), which connect via a Lightning connector, and AirPods (starting at $159), which connect via Bluetooth.
Throughout this book, I use the words headphones, earphones, and headset interchangeably. Strictly speaking, a headset includes a microphone so that you can talk (or record) as well as listen; headphones and earphones are for listening only. Either type works with your iPad, as do most wireless Bluetooth headsets and newer headsets with Lightning connectors.
Microphone:
The tiny dot — or two dots on some iPad Pro models — in the middle of the top of the device is a pretty good microphone. (
Hint:
You’ll sound better if you use a headset — any headset.)
Speakers (iPad Pro only):
iPad Pro has four speaker vents, two on the top and two on the bottom.
FIGURE 1-1: The top edge of an iPad Pro.
On the bottom
On the bottom of your iPad are the speakers (two of the four speakers on iPad Pro models) and Lightning connector or USB-C connector, as shown in Figure 1-2:
Speakers:
The speakers play audio — music or video soundtracks — if you don't have headphones or external speakers plugged in or connected via Bluetooth.
Lightning or USB-C connector: This connector has three purposes:
Recharge your iPad
’
s battery:
Simply connect one end of the included cable to the iPad’s Lightning or USB-C port and the other end to a USB or USB-C port, where appropriate.
Synchronize your iPad:
Connect one end of the same cable to the Lightning or USB-C connector and the other end to a USB or USB-C port on your Mac or PC.
Connect your iPad to a camera or television:
Make sure to use an adapter that works with the Lightning connector or the USB-C connector, depending on your iPad.
If you connect your iPad to a USB port and get a Not Charging message, the USB port doesn't have enough power. Generally speaking, USB ports built into recent Macs and PCs, on powered hubs, or on the USB charging brick that came with your iPad will charge your iPad properly. Any USB data port connected to your Mac or PC will allow you to sync your iPad, whether or not it's charging.
FIGURE 1-2: All iPad models have speaker ports and a connection port on the bottom.
On the right side of your iPad are the volume up and volume down buttons, as shown in Figure 1-3. Press the upper button to increase the volume; press the lower button to decrease the volume.
The Camera app uses either volume button as an alternative shutter release button to the on-screen shutter release button. Press any of them to shoot a picture or start and stop video recording.
FIGURE 1-3: The right side of the iPad features volume buttons, and some feature a SIM tray, too.
On iPads with cellular capabilities, the SIM card tray is on the right side. Wi-Fi-only models do not have a SIM card tray.
Apple used to include a SIM card eject tool with iPads and iPhones. If you don’t have one lying around, you can straighten a paper clip and use it as a faux SIM card eject tool.
On the front and back
On the front of your iPad, you'll find the following (labeled in Figure 1-4):
Touchscreen:
I describe how to use the iPad’s touchscreen in
Chapter 2
.
Home button:
If your iPad comes with a Home button, then no matter what you’re doing, you can press the Home button at any time to display the Home screen, as shown in
Figure 1-4
. The Home button also doubles as a Touch ID sensor, so you can use your fingerprint (or a passcode) to unlock your phone and authenticate purchases. Recent models of the iPad Pro, iPad mini, and iPad Air don’t have a Home button. For these iPads, you swipe up from the bottom of the screen to go back to the Home screen.
Front (FaceTime) camera:
You use the front camera for FaceTime video chats and taking selfies. You shouldn’t use it much for taking regular photos because the back camera on all iPad models is much better.
App icons:
Each of the icons shown on the screen (see
Figure 1-4
) launches an included iPad app. You read more about these apps later in this chapter and throughout the rest of the book.
The back of your iPad has a rear camera, just below the top button, which is better than the one in front. iPad Pro, iPad mini, and iPad Air models have a 12-megapixel rear camera with an f/1.8 aperture, and the iPad has an 8-megapixel rear camera with f/2.4 aperture. The iPad can record HD video at 1080p, and the iPad Pro, iPad mini, and iPad Air can record video at up to 4K.
Courtesy of Apple, Inc.
FIGURE 1-4: The front of the iPad 10.2-inch.
Status bar
The status bar, which is at the top of the screen, displays tiny icons that provide a variety of information about the current state of your iPad:
Airplane mode: Airplane mode should be enabled when you fly. It turns off all wireless features of your iPad — the cellular, 5G, 4G, LTE, 3G, GPRS, and EDGE networks; Wi-Fi; and Bluetooth — so you can enjoy music, video, games, photos, or any app that doesn’t require an internet connection while you’re in the air.
Tap the Settings app and then tap the airplane mode switch on (so green is displayed). The icon shown in the margin appears on the left side of your status bar when airplane mode is enabled. You can also pull Control Center down from the top-right corner and tap the airplane mode icon to turn airplane mode on (the icon turns orange).
Disable airplane mode when the plane is at the gate before takeoff or after landing so you can send or receive email and iMessages.
To use Wi-Fi in flight with a cellular iPad, first enable airplane mode and then reenable Wi-Fi.
Wi-Fi:
If you see the Wi-Fi icon, your iPad is connected to a Wi-Fi network. The more semicircular lines that are lit (up to three), the stronger the Wi-Fi signal. If your iPad has only one or two semicircles of Wi-Fi strength, try moving around a bit. If you don’t see the Wi-Fi icon on the status bar, internet access with Wi-Fi is not currently available.
Personal Hotspot:
You see this icon when you’re sharing your internet connection with computers or other devices over Wi-Fi, USB, or Bluetooth. Personal Hotspot is available for every cellular-enabled iPad but may not be available in all areas or from all carriers. Additional fees may apply. Contact your wireless carrier for more information.
Syncing:
This icon appears on the status bar when your iPad is syncing with iTunes on your Mac or PC.
Activity:
This icon tells you that some network or other activity is occurring, such as over-the-air synchronization, the sending or receiving of email, or the loading of a web page. Some third-party apps use this icon to indicate network or other activity.
VPN:
This icon shows that you’re currently connected to a virtual private network (VPN).
Lock:
This icon tells you when your iPad is locked. See
Chapter 2
for information on locking and unlocking your iPad.
Screen orientation lock:
This icon appears when the screen orientation lock is engaged.
Location Services:
This icon appears when an app (such as Maps; see
Chapter 13
for more about the Maps app) is using Location Services (such as GPS) to establish the location of your iPad.
Do not disturb:
This icon appears whenever do not disturb is enabled, silencing incoming FaceTime calls and alerts. See
Chapter 14
for details on do not disturb.
Play:
This icon informs you that a song is currently playing. You find out more about playing songs in
Chapter 7
.
Bluetooth:
This icon indicates the current state of your iPad’s Bluetooth connection. If you see this icon on the status bar, Bluetooth is on and a device (such as a wireless headset or keyboard) is connected. If the icon is gray, Bluetooth is turned on but no device is connected. If the icon is white, Bluetooth is on and one (or more) devices are connected. If you don’t see a Bluetooth icon, Bluetooth is turned off.
Chapter 14
goes into more detail about Bluetooth.
COMPARING WI-FI AND CELLULAR NETWORKS
Wireless carriers offer several data networks relevant to the iPad, all of which can take advantage of the speediest 4G or LTE networks. AT&T has a form of LTE the company misleadingly calls 5G. 3G is slower than 4G and LTE, and EDGE and GPRS are slower still. Your iPad starts by trying to connect to the fastest network it supports. If it makes a connection, you see the appropriate cellular icon on the status bar.
Most Wi-Fi networks, however, are faster than even the fastest 4G cellular network. So, because all iPads can connect to a Wi-Fi network if one is available, they do so, even when a cellular network is also available.
Last but not least, if you don’t see 5G, 4G, LTE, 3G, GPRS, E (for EDGE), or the Wi-Fi icon, you don’t currently have internet access.
Bluetooth battery:
This icon displays the battery level of supported Bluetooth devices (while connected). Only certain devices — mostly headsets and speakers — support this feature. If you see this icon in your status bar, it’s telling you the approximate battery level of whichever supported device is currently connected with your iPad.
Battery:
This icon shows the level of your battery’s charge and also indicates when your device is connected to a power source. It’s completely filled when your device isn’t connected to a power source and is fully charged. It then empties as the battery becomes depleted. You see an on-screen message when the charge drops to 20 percent or below, and another when it reaches 10 percent.
Exploring the Home Screen and Dock
The iPad Home screen refers to the screen you see when your iPad is unlocked and you're not working in an app. The Home screen is divided into multiple pages; you scroll to the next page by swiping your finger to the left on the screen and you scroll to the previous page by swiping right. With the exception of the first page, which contains a mixture of widgets and app icons, each Home screen page can hold up to 30 icons, with each icon representing a different built-in app or function.
Each Home screen page also displays the dock, which is a strip that runs along the bottom of the page. The dock can store up to 15 app icons, depending on your iPad model.
How you display the Home screen depends on your iPad model:
If your iPad has a Home button:
Press the Home button. If your iPad was asleep, you see the unlock screen, so you need to press the Home button again. After you unlock your iPad, you see whichever app or page was on the screen when it went to sleep. If you see the Home screen page you want, you’re golden. If not, press the Home button to summon your iPad’s Home screen.
If your iPad doesn't have a Home button:
If your iPad is asleep, tap the screen to display the unlock screen. Now use a finger to swipe up from the bottom edge of the screen. With your iPad unlocked, you see the app or page that was displayed when the tablet went into sleep mode. To get to the Home screen (if it's not displayed already, that is), swipe up from the bottom of the screen again.
When you unlock your iPad, you might have to enter a passcode. To learn more about passcodes, see Chapter 18.
In the following sections, I tell you briefly about the icons preloaded on your iPad’s Home screen pages, as well as the icons you find on the dock. Because the rest of the book covers most of these babies in full and loving detail, I provide only brief descriptions here.
Exploring the Home screen
As shown in Figure 1-5, the first page of the iPad Home screen is divided into three sections:
Widgets:
These items appear in the top half of the screen in landscape mode and include the following default widgets: Clock, Notes, Calendar, Photos, and Weather. See
Chapter 10
to learn how to customize your widgets.
App icons:
These items represent (mostly) apps that you can launch with a tap of your finger.
FIGURE 1-5: The iPad's first Home screen page.
Dock:
This area also contains (mostly) app icons, but the dock appears on every Home screen page, so you always have quick access to these apps.
If you haven’t rearranged your icons, you see the following apps on the first Home screen page, starting on the left side of the first row of apps:
FaceTime:
Participate in FaceTime video chats, as you discover in
Chapter 8
.
Files:
View and work with the files you’ve saved to your iCloud Drive. Apple apps as well as many third-party apps know how to use the Files app to store documents.
Reminders:
Display alerts that remind you to perform some task. You can think of Reminders as a kind of fancy-schmancy to-do list. If you ask Siri to remind you, it’s added as a reminder in this app, too. You can do both location- and time-based reminders, which will be synced to your other Apple devices. Learn more about reminders in
Chapter 12
.
Maps:
View street maps, satellite imagery, transit information, and more for locations around the globe. Or ask for directions, traffic conditions, or the location of a nearby pizza joint. I show you more about Maps in
Chapter 13
.
Home:
Access and control your HomeKit smart home devices. Almost like a sci-fi movie, you can control lights, appliances, and surveillance cameras from an app or with your voice using Siri. You’ll read much more about this great app, but you have to wait until
Chapter 12
.
Camera:
Shoot pictures or videos with your iPad’s front- or rear-facing camera. You find out more in
Chapters 8
(videos) and
9
(camera).
App Store:
Search for iPad apps you can purchase or download for free.
Chapter 10
is your guide to buying and using apps from the App Store.
Books:
Read e-books, which you can buy in the Book Store. I discuss the Books app more deeply in
Chapter 7
.
Podcasts:
Subscribe and listen to your favorite podcasts.
TV:
Watch and manage your movies, TV shows, and music videos. You add videos via Finder in recent versions of macOS or iTunes on older Macs or on PCs or by purchasing them directly in the TV app or the iTunes Store app. Check out
Chapter 8
to find out more.
News:
Read the latest news from magazines, newspapers, and websites, and subscribe to Apple News+ for access to paid content from many mainstream sources. You read more about News in
Chapter 7
.
Settings:
Customize your iPad and apps by modifying their settings. With so many options in the Settings app, you’ll be happy to hear that
Chapter 14
is dedicated exclusively to Settings.
The second Home screen page (swipe your finger left on the screen to get there) contains the following default apps:
Photo Booth:
Take fun selfies with your iPad's front camera.
Chapter 9
explains how.
Find My:
Locate a lost iPad (or iPhone, AirPods, or Mac). I look more closely at Find My in
Chapter 14
.
Shortcuts:
Combine two or more actions — such as taking a photo and sending it via text message to someone — into a single script that you run by tapping an icon.
Clock:
Check the current time (locally as well as from anywhere in the world) and set alarms and timers. You hear more about this nifty app in
Chapter 12
.
Contacts:
Store information about the people you know.
Chapter 11
explains how to use the Contacts app.
Stocks:
Track stocks. You can also get news articles about the companies you're following.
Translate:
Translate a word or phrase in one language (entered by typing or speaking) into another language. See
Chapter 12
for the details.
Voice Memos:
Record everything you speak into your iPad's microphone. For more about the Voice Memos app, turn to
Chapter 12
.
Measure:
Measure distances in the real world by using the iPad's back camera. Seriously, try it! Turn to
Chapter 12
for more on the Measure app.
iTunes Store:
Buy or rent music, movies, TV shows, audiobooks, and more. You find more info about iTunes Store in
Chapter 7
.
Magnifier:
Using the iPad's rear camera, zoom in on real-world objects that are too small to see clearly.
Chapter 12
shows you how the Magnifier app does its job.
Tips:
Get tips for using your iPad.
Depending on your iPad model, the second page of the Home screen might also house a few other Apple apps, such as Pages (word processor), Keynote (presentations), Numbers (spreadsheet), Apple Store (buy Apple stuff), iMovie (create digital movies), Clips (create short video clips), and GarageBand (record and edit music).
Getting to know the dock
At the bottom of every iPad Home screen page, you see a special shelflike area called the dock. By default, the eight icons on the dock are as follows:
Messages:
Exchange free, unlimited text or multimedia messages with any other device running iOS 5 or later or Mac OS X Mountain Lion or later. Find out more about Messages in
Chapter 6
.
Safari:
Navigate sites and pages on the web.
Chapter 4
shows you how to start using Safari on your iPad.
Music:
Listen to music or podcasts. You discover how the Music app works in
Chapter 7
.
Mail:
Send and receive email with most email systems.
Chapter 5
helps you start emailing from your iPad everyone you know.
Calendar:
Create and manage appointments. You learn more about Calendar in
Chapter 11
.
Photos:
View, edit, and manage the photos in your iPad library. To get started, see
Chapter 9
.
Notes:
Type short notes while you’re out and about. For help using Notes, flip to
Chapter 11
.
App Library:
Get quick access to all your apps organized by category. I explain more in
Chapter 10
.
Feel free to add icons to or remove icons from the dock to suit the way your work or play. To add or remove dock icons, press and hold down on any icon and tap Edit Home Screen on the menu that appears. Your app icons will begin wiggling. Tap and drag a wiggling app icon to move it to or from the dock. Tap and drag an existing dock icon to change its position. When you’re satisfied, tap Done in the upper-right corner of the Home screen (or press the Home button, if your iPad has one) to exit wiggly mode and save your arrangement.
Depending on your iPad model, you have between 11 and 15 app icons on the dock. If you find you don't use App Library all that much, choose Settings ⇒ Home Screen & Dock and tap the Show App Library in Dock switch to off (that is, from a green background to a light gray background). You can now add an extra app icon to the dock.
Two last points:
Notifications are messages from iPadOS and your apps that tell you about recent activity on your tablet. I wanted to mention them even though they don’t have an icon of their own. You hear much more about notifications in Chapter 12. To see them now (I know you can’t wait), swipe from the top of your screen to the middle to make them appear. Then swipe from the bottom to put them away again.
This gesture works anytime — even when your iPad is locked. If it’s locked, you’ll see your most recent notifications when you swipe down. Then swipe up to see older notifications.
I’d be remiss not to mention the useful Control Center, with controls for Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, audio playback, and much more, all available from any screen in any app. You discover much more about Control Center in
Chapter 14
