Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION 1


About This Book 1


Foolish Assumptions 2


Icons Used in This Book 2


Where to Go from Here 3


PART 1: GETTING TO KNOW YOUR IPAD 5


CHAPTER 1: Unveiling the iPad 7


Exploring the iPad’s Big Picture 8


The iPad as a media player 8


The iPad as an Internet communications device 9


The iPad as an e-book reader 10


The iPad as a multimedia powerhouse 10


The iPad as a platform for third-party apps 10


What do you need to use an iPad? 11


Touring the iPad Exterior 11


On the top 11


On the bottom 12


On the right side 13


On the front and back 14


Status bar 15


Discovering the Delectable Home Screen and Dock Icons 18


Home is where the screen is 18


Sittin’ on the dock of the iPad 21


CHAPTER 2: iPad Basic Training 23


Getting Started on Getting Started 24


Turning On and Setting Up the iPad 26


Locking the iPad 31


Mastering the Multitouch Interface 31


Training your digits 32


Navigating beyond the Home screen 33


Select, cut, copy, and paste 34


Multitasking 36


Splitting the screen 37


Picture-in-picture 39


Organizing icons into folders 39


Printing 40


Proactive search 41


The Incredible, Intelligent, and Virtual iPad Keyboard 42


Anticipating what comes next 44


Discovering the special-use keys 44


Choosing an alternative keyboard 46


Finger-typing on the virtual keyboards 47


Editing mistakes 51


CHAPTER 3: Synchronicity: Getting Stuff to and from Your iPad 53


A Brief iCloud Primer 54


Syncing with iTunes 57


Backing Up Your iPad 61


Disconnecting the iPad 63


Synchronizing Your Data 64


Contacts 64


Calendars 65


Advanced 66


Synchronizing Your Media 66


Music, music videos, and voice memos 67


Movies 69


TV shows 69


Podcasts, iTunes U, and books 70


Tones 71


Photos 71


Manual Syncing 73


PART 2: THE INTERNET IPAD 75


CHAPTER 4: Going on a Mobile Safari 77


Surfin’ Dude 77


Exploring the browser 78


Blasting off into cyberspace 78


Zoom, zoom, zoom 80


Reading clutter-free web pages 81


Finding Your Way around Cyberspace 82


Looking at lovable links 82


Tabbed browsing 83


iCloud tabs 84


Doing the splits 85


Revisiting Web Pages Time and Again 85


Book(mark) ’em, Dano 85


Altering bookmarks 86


Saving to your reading list 87


Clipping a web page 88


Letting history repeat itself 88


Saving web pictures 89


Sharing Your Web Experiences 89


Launching a Mobile Search Mission 91


Private Browsing 92


Smart Safari Settings 93


CHAPTER 5: The Email Must Get Through 97


Prep Work: Setting Up Your Accounts 98


Setting up your account the easy way 98


Setting up your account the less-easy way 99


See Me, Read Me, File Me, Delete Me: Working with Messages 103


Reading messages 103


Threading messages 106


Managing messages 107


Searching emails 108


Don’t grow too attached to attachments 108


More things you can do with messages 110


Darling, You Send Me (Email) 111


Sending an all-text message 111


Formatting text in an email 113


Sending a photo with an email message 113


Adding attachments 114


Marking up attachments 114


Saving an email to send later 115


Replying to, forwarding, or printing an email message 116


Settings for sending email 117


Setting Your Message and Account Settings 118


Checking and viewing email settings 118


Altering account settings 120


Getting the iMessage 121


Sending iMessages 121


Group messages 122


Adding voice to an iMessage 123


Massive multimedia effects overhaul 123


Being a golden receiver: Receiving iMessages 127


Sending pix and vids in a message 128


Smart messaging tricks 129


CHAPTER 6: Maps Are Where It’s At 131


Finding Your Current Location with Maps 132


Searching 133


Finding a person, place, or thing 133


Connecting maps and contacts 134


Viewing, Zooming, and Panning 135


Saving Time with Favorites, Categories, and Recents 136


Favorites 136


Categories & Recents 137


Smart Map tricks 138


Getting route maps and driving directions 138


Getting traffic info in real time 141


Getting more info about a location 141


PART 3: THE MULTIMEDIA IPAD 143


CHAPTER 7: Get in Tune(s): Audio on Your iPad 145


Introducing Your iPad’s Music Player 146


It’s music, just not YOUR music 147


Your Music Library 150


A library without library cards 151


Play it again, list 153


Share and share alike 155


Taking Control of Your Tunes 157


Customizing Your Audio Experience 160


Setting preferences 160


Setting a sleep timer 161


Using your voice to control your music 162


Shopping with the iTunes Store app 163


CHAPTER 8: iPad Videography 165


Finding Stuff to Watch 166


Playing Video 170


Finding and Working the Video Controls 172


Watching Video on a Big TV 173


Restricting Video Usage 174


Deleting Video from Your iPad 174


Shooting Your Own Videos 175


Going slow 176


Going fast 177


Editing what you shot 177


Sharing video 178


Seeing Is Believing with FaceTime 179


Getting started with FaceTime 179


Making a FaceTime call 180


Receiving a FaceTime call 181


CHAPTER 9: Photography on a Larger Scale 183


Shooting Pictures 184


Syncing pix 188


Connecting a digital camera or memory card 188


Saving images from emails and the web 188


Tracking Down Your Pictures 189


Choosing albums 189


Categorizing your pics 191


Making memories 193


Searching for pictures 194


Sharing your photos 195


Admiring Your Pictures 196


Maneuvering and manipulating photos 197


Launching slideshows 197


Storing pictures in the (i)Cloud 198


Editing and Deleting Photos 199


More (Not So) Stupid Picture Tricks 201


Entering the Photo Booth 205


CHAPTER 10: Curling Up with a Good iBook 207


Why E-Books? 208


Beginning the iBook Story 209


Reading a Book 211


Turning pages 212


Jumping to a specific page 214


Going to the table of contents 214


Adding bookmarks 214


Adding highlights and notes 215


Changing the type size, font, and page color 217


Searching inside and outside a book 218


Shopping for E-Books 218


Just browsing the iBooks Store 219


Searching the iBooks Store 220


Deciding whether a book is worth it 220


Buying a book from the iBooks Store 221


Buying books beyond Apple 222


Finding free books outside the iBooks Store 222


Reading Newspapers and Magazines 223


PART 4: THE IPAD AT WORK 225


CHAPTER 11: App-solutely! 227


Tapping the Magic of Apps 227


Using Your Computer to Find Apps 230


Browsing the App Store from your computer 230


Using the search field in the iTunes Store 232


Getting more information about an app in the iTunes Store 233


Downloading an app from the iTunes Store 236


Updating an app from the iTunes Store 237


Using Your iPad to Find Apps 237


Browsing the App Store on your iPad 237


Using the search field in the App Store 238


Finding details about an app in the App Store 239


Downloading an app from the App Store 239


Updating an app from the App Store 240


Working with Apps 241


Deleting an app 241


Writing an app review 243


CHAPTER 12: People, Places, and Appointments 245


Working with the Calendar 245


Year view 246


Month view 246


Day view 246


Week view 247


List view 248


Adding Calendar Entries 249


Managing your calendars 251


Letting your calendar push you around 252


Displaying multiple calendars 253


Responding to meeting invitations 253


Subscribing to calendars 254


Sifting through Contacts 254


Adding and viewing contacts 255


Searching contacts 256


Contacting and sharing your contacts 256


Linking contacts 257


Removing a contact 257


CHAPTER 13: Indispensable iPad Utilities 259


Taking Note of Notes 259


Remembering with Reminders 261


Working with lists 262


Setting up reminders 263


Viewing and checking off reminders 264


Negotiating Notification Center 264


Punching the Clock 266


World clock 266


Alarm 267


Bedtime 268


Stopwatch 269


Timer 269


Controlling Smart Appliances 269


Socializing with Social Media Apps 270


Facebook 270


Twitter 271


Sharing Your Connection (Personal Hotspot) 272


Dropping In on AirDrop 273


CHAPTER 14: Taking iPad Controls Siri-ously 275


Controlling Control Center 276


Summoning Siri 277


Figuring Out What to Ask 279


Correcting Mistakes 280


Using Dictation 280


Making Siri Smarter 282


PART 5: THE UNDISCOVERED IPAD 283


CHAPTER 15: Setting You Straight on Settings 285


Checking Out the Settings Screen 286


Flying with Sky-High Settings 286


Controlling Wi-Fi Connections 287


Getting Fired Up over Bluetooth 288


Roaming among Cellular Data Options 290


Managing Notifications 291


Controlling Control Center 294


Location, Location, Location Services 294


Settings for Your Senses 295


Display & Brightness 295


Wallpaper 296


Sounds 297


Transactional Settings 298


iTunes & App Store 298


Wallet & Apple Pay 298


Exploring Settings in General                 .298


About About 298


Software Update 300


Siri 300


Spotlight Search 300


Handoff 300


Multitasking 301


Accessibility 301


Storage & iCloud Usage 306


Battery 306


Background App Refresh 306


Restrictions 306


Use Side Switch 307


Date & Time 308


Keyboard 308


Language & Region 309


iTunes Wi-Fi Sync 309


VPN 310


Reset 310


Touch ID & Passcode 311


Promoting Harmony through Family Sharing 312


Settings for Social Media 313


Twitter 313


Facebook 313


Flickr, Vimeo, Sina Weibo, Tencent Weibo 314


Sorting and displaying contacts              .314


Find My iPad 314


CHAPTER 16: When Good iPads Go Bad 317


Resuscitating an iPad with Issues 318


Recharge 319


Restart 320


Reset your iPad 320


Remove content 321


Reset settings and content 321


Restore 322


Recovery mode 323


Problems with Networks 324


Sync, Computer, or iTunes Issues 325


More Help on the Apple Website 326


If Nothing We Suggest Helps 327


Dude, Where’s My Stuff? 328


CHAPTER 17: Accessorize Your iPad 329


Accessories from Apple 329


Listening and Talking 331


Wired headphones, earphones, and headsets 331


Bluetooth stereo headphones, earphones, and headsets 331


Listening with Speakers 332


Desktop speakers 332


Bluetooth speakers 333


AirPlay speakers                     .333


Wrapping Your iPad in Third-Party Cases 333


Standing up Your iPad 334


PART 6: THE PART OF TENS 337


CHAPTER 18: Ten Appetizing and Free Apps 339


TripCase 340


Shazam 341


Flipboard 342


Movies by Flixster 343


IMDb Movies & TV 343


Netflix 344


Comixology 344


Epicurious Recipes & Shopping List 345


Evernote 346


Pandora Radio 347


CHAPTER 19: Ten Apps Worth Paying For 349


Bill Atkinson PhotoCard 349


Words with Friends HD 350


ArtStudio — Draw and Paint 351


Pinball Crystal Caliburn II 352


Art Authority for iPad 352


Solar Walk 353


Action Movie FX 354


Facetune for iPad 356


Dark Sky Weather 356


Parallels Access 357


INDEX 359

About the Author

Edward C. Baig writes the "Personal Technology" column in USA TODAY and makes regular appearances on the web and TV. Ed is also the author of Macs For Dummies.

Bob LeVitus, aka "Dr. Mac," has written or cowritten more than 80 popular computer books. Bob has penned the popular "Dr. Mac" column in the Houston Chronicle for more than 20 years.