iPad Portable Genius E-Book

Paul McFedries

• Herausgeber: John Wiley & Sons
• Kategorie: Wissenschaft und neue Technologien
• Serie: Portable Genius
• Sprache: Englisch
• Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2014

Seitenzahl: 461

Beschreibung

Learn the Genius tips and tricks that will make your iPad even better - now updated for iPad Air 2 and iPad mini 3! iPad Portable Genius is a practical, easy to read guide to getting the most out of your iPad. Written in a clear, no-nonsense style, this full-color resource describes the tips and tricks you may not discover on your own. You'll find helpful information about the most commonly used features, along with techniques that can help you do better things faster. Genius icons throughout the text highlight smarter ways to get things done, and plenty of screenshots provide visual examples of the techniques described. With coverage of the latest iOS and the newer-generation iPad Air and iPad mini, this book is a handy reference for any iPad user. Apple's iPad is unrivaled as the industry leader. Each generation of the iPad includes even more features than before, and the app store offers a world of ways to further customize your iPad to suit your needs. iPad Portable Genius gives you the fundamental skills that not only enhance your current iPad use, but also carry over into upgrades, new apps and the underlying techniques that can help you make the most of the iOS. Learn to: * Find your way around iPad Air 2, iPad mini 3, and older models of the iPad and iPad mini * Connect to a network and sync your apps, photos, music, and more * Organize your contacts and track your appointments * Get more out of e-mail, audio, video, and Web surfing * Configure your iPad, download apps, and troubleshoot when things go wrong You've got the most coveted tablet on the market--don't you want to see what it can do? If you're only using your iPad for e-mail and the Internet, you haven't even scratched the surface. iPad Portable Genius is your handy guide to full iPad functionality.

Leseprobe

iPad® Portable Genius, 3rd Edition

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Credits

Acquisitions Editor

Aaron Black

Project Editor

Katharine Dvorak

Technical Editor

Paul Sellars

Manager, Content Development & Assembly

Mary Beth Wakefield

Publisher

Jim Minatel

About the Author

Paul McFedries is a full-time technical writer. Paul has been authoring computer books since 1991 and has more than 85 books to his credit. Paul’s books have sold more than four million copies worldwide. These books include the Wiley titles iPhone 6 Portable Genius; Teach Yourself VISUALLY Complete Mac Pro; MacBook Air Portable Genius, Fourth Edition; Switching to a Mac Portable Genius, Second Edition; Teach Yourself VISUALLY OS X Yosemite; and The Facebook Guide for People Over 50. Paul is also the proprietor of Word Spy (www.wordspy.com), a website that tracks new words and phrases as they enter the English language. Paul encourages everyone to drop by his personal website at www.mcfedries.com, or to follow him on Twitter at www.twitter.com/paulmcf and www.twitter.com/wordspy.

Acknowledgments

Being a technical writer is an awesome vocation: You get to work at home, you get to set your own schedule, and you get to help other people understand and use technology, which is a big warm-fuzzy-feeling generator. But perhaps the best part of technical writing is getting to be among the first to not only use, but also really dive into the latest and greatest software and hardware. The hardware side is often the most fun, because it means you get to play with gadgets, and that’s a gadget geek’s definition of a dream job. So, to say I had a blast researching and writing about the latest versions of the iPad and iPad mini redefines the word understatement. What self-respecting gadget guy wouldn’t have a perma-grin while poking and prodding these devices to see just what they can do?

And what self-respecting technical writer wouldn’t be constantly shaking his head in admiration while working with the amazing editorial team at Wiley? Skip back a couple of pages to see the complete list of the team who worked so hard to bring you this book. The people I worked with directly included Acquisitions Editor Aaron Black, who brings professionalism and smarts to every project, and Project Editor Katharine Dvorak, whose enthusiasm made her a pleasure to work with and whose idea-generating brain made this a much better book. My heartfelt thanks for your outstanding work on this project.

iPad® Portable Genius, 3rd Edition

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Chapter 1: How Do I Start Using My iPad or iPad mini?

Using the Home Button

Working with the Sleep/Wake Button

Sleeping and waking the iPad or iPad mini

Powering the iPad or iPad mini on and off

Working with the Side Switch

Operating the Volume Controls

Getting to Know the Rest of the Tablet

Navigating the touchscreen

Searching your tablet

Typing on the keyboard

Running Your Tablet from the Control Center

Chapter 2: How Do I Connect to a Network?

Connecting to a Wi-Fi Network

Making your first connection

Connecting to known or hidden networks

Stopping incessant Wi-Fi network prompts

Sending a file from your Mac to your tablet

Forgetting a Wi-Fi Network

Turning Off the Wi-Fi Antenna

Tethering to an iPhone Internet Connection

Working with Cellular-Enabled iPads and iPad minis

Tracking cellular data usage

Disabling data roaming

Turning off LTE

Turning off cellular data

Controlling cellular data usage

Switching Your Tablet to Airplane Mode

Connecting Your Tablet to a Bluetooth Device

Making your tablet discoverable

Pairing or unpairing your tablet

Making a paired headset the audio output device

Chapter 3: How Do I Configure My iPad or iPad mini?

Creating a Custom Home Screen

Creating an app folder

Adding a Safari web clip to the Home screen

Resetting the default Home screen layout

Working with App Notifications

Displaying the Notification Center

Handling notifications within the Notification Center

Customizing notifications

Configuring Do Not Disturb settings

More Useful Configuration Techniques

Changing the name of your tablet

Turning sounds on and off

Configuring the Side switch

Customizing the keyboard

Creating text shortcuts

Configuring Siri

Activating and using multitasking gestures

Protecting your privacy

Resetting the iPad or iPad mini

Configuring Your Tablet for Social Networking

Signing in to your Facebook account

Using Siri to update Facebook

Signing in to your Twitter account

Using Siri to send a tweet

Chapter 4: How Do I Keep My iPad or iPad mini in Sync?

Connecting Your Tablet to Your Computer

Connecting via USB

Connecting via Wi-Fi

Syncing Your Tablet Automatically

Bypassing the automatic sync

Troubleshooting automatic syncing

Syncing Your Tablet Manually

Syncing Your Tablet via Wi-Fi

Taking Syncing to a Higher Level

Handling sync conflicts

Handling large tablet-to-computer sync changes

Removing and replacing tablet data

Merging data from two or more computers

Syncing media with two or more computers

Syncing Your Tablet with iCloud

Setting up your iCloud account on your tablet

Setting up iCloud synchronization on your tablet

Setting up iCloud Family Sharing

Setting up iCloud Keychain

Managing your iCloud storage

Changing your iCloud storage plan

Upgrading to iCloud Drive

Setting up iCloud synchronization on your Mac

Configuring iCloud on a Windows PC

Chapter 5: How Can I Get More Out of Web Surfing?

Touchscreen Tips for Surfing

Browsing Tips for Faster Surfing

Browsing with tabs

Working with iCloud tabs

Viewing a page without distractions

Requesting a website’s desktop version

Working with bookmarks

Surfing links from your Twitter feed

Adding pages to your Reading List

Retracing your steps with the History list

Filling in Online Forms

Turning on AutoFill

Saving website login passwords

Getting Even More Out of Safari

Deleting the History list

Deleting website data

Browsing privately

Tweeting a web page

Sharing a link on Facebook

Changing the default search engine

Searching web page text

Searching the web with Siri voice commands

Sharing a link via AirDrop

Chapter 6: How Do I Make the Most of E-mail?

Managing Your E-mail Accounts

Adding an account manually

Specifying the default account

Temporarily disabling an account

Deleting an account

Switching to another account

Configuring E-mail Accounts

Leaving messages on the server

Using a different server port

Configuring authentication for outgoing mail

Configuring E-mail Messages

Creating e-mail VIPs

Formatting an e-mail

E-mailing a link

Creating iCloud message folders

Creating a custom signature

Continuing a Mac e-mail message on your iPhone