iPad in easy steps: Covers all models of iPad with iOS 12

by Drew Provan

Overview

iPad in easy steps, 8th edition is the ideal guide to help the reader make the most of their Apple iPad tablet. Written in jargon-free, easy to understand language and laid out in easy steps with colour screenshots and illustrations, iPad in easy steps, 8th edition will soon have the user whizzing through the features of their new iPad.

It starts by showing how to optimize the settings so that the iPad functions exactly how the reader wants it to. Then it covers everything from using Siri and iCloud, sending emails, web browsing, photos, music, videos, games, maps and iBooks, to running presentations, using apps, syncing with other devices, and reading and writing documents.

Includes tips, tricks and features not widely publicized by Apple and will help to ensure you get the most out of your new iPad.

Covers all models of iPad with iOS 12, including iPad Mini and iPad Pro.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781840788167
Publisher:	In Easy Steps Limited
Publication date:	01/12/2019
Series:	In Easy Steps
Pages:	240
Sales rank:	1,027,514
Product dimensions:	7.20(w) x 8.80(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Drew Provan is currently a senior lecturer at Queen Mary's School of Medicine and Dentistry. He's also a keen iPhone user. Drew enjoys writing and editing and has been involved with the production of a number of medical books. He also writes for GP Magazine, and have written pieces for other publications including Financial Times, Tesco Healthy Living, Readers Digest, and patient support group publications. Drew uses technology extensively at home and at work, for creating music, reading, writing, databases and giving presentations. As an early adopter of the iPad he has almost stopped using his laptop and switched over to the iPad for most of his computing and multimedia needs.

Table of Contents

1 Welcome to Your New iPad 9

Welcome to the iPad! 10

iPad Specifications 11

Models and Sizes 12

No Home Button iPad Pro 13

Finding Your Way Around 14

Home Button 16

App Switcher Window 18

Closing Items 19

In the Control Center 20

Finding Things on the iPad 22

Finding Things with Siri 23

Multitasking on the iPad 24

Default Applications 26

The Display and Keyboard 27

Caps Lock and Auto-Correct 30

Using an External Keyboard 32

Keyboard Tricks 33

Select, Copy and Paste Text 34

Editing Text 35

Using Predictive Text 36

2 Getting Started 37

Turn On and Off 38

Syncing with iTunes 40

Using iCloud 41

About the iCloud Drive 43

Using the Files App 44

About Family Sharing 46

Using Family Sharing 48

Getting the iPad Online 51

Restore and Reset the iPad 52

3 iPad Settings 53

Up in the Air 54

Getting Online with Wi-Fi 55

Setting Up Notifications 57

Cellular Data 58

Set Up Your Wallpaper 59

Useful Settings 60

Mail, Contacts, Calendars 62

Safari and Media Settings 64

4 Browsing the Web 67

Around Safari 68

Navigating Pages 69

Opening New Tabs 70

Tab View 71

Bookmarking Pages 72

Safari History 73

Add Links to Home Screen 74

Safari Privacy 75

Other Web Browsers 76

5 Mail, Text and FaceTime 77

What is Mail? 78

POP or iMAP? 79

Composing an Email 80

Receiving and Reading Emails 82

Searching for Emails 84

Deleting Unwanted Emails 85

Adding Mailboxes 86

Messaging 87

Enhancing Text Messages 89

Using FaceTime 90

6 Photos 91

Taking Photos and Videos 92

Photos and Camera Settings 93

Getting Photos onto the iPad 94

Adding Photos from Email 95

Viewing Photos 96

For You Tab 97

Creating Albums 98

Selecting Photos 99

Photos Slideshow 100

Emailing Your Photos 101

Adding Photos to Contacts 103

Use Photos as Wallpaper 104

TV App 105

7 Keeping up with Events 107

Getting the News 108

Finding Podcasts 111

Playing Podcasts 112

8 Calendar 113

Calendar Navigation 114

The Calendar Views 115

Adding Events 116

Editing Calendar Events 118

Deleting Events 119

Calendar Alarms 120

9 Contacts 121

Exploring the Contacts App 122

Adding Contacts 124

Adding to Groups 125

Edit and Delete Contacts 126

Assigning Photos 127

Sharing Contact Details 128

10 Notes 129

What is the Notes App? 130

Adding a New Note 131

Formatting Notes 132

Sharing Items to Notes 134

11 Maps 135

What is Maps? 136

The Maps Views 137

Finding Places 138

Your Current Location 139

Marking Locations 140

Using Flyover Tour 141

Get Directions 142

Traffic Conditions 144

12 Music 145

Starting with Apple Music 146

iTunes Store 147

Buying Music 148

Playing Music 149

13 The iTunes Store 151

Welcome to the iTunes Store 152

Music 154

Movies 155

TV Shows 156

Audiobooks 157

Genius Suggestions 158

14 The App Store 159

App Store Layout 160

Featured Apps 161

Top Charts 162

Categories 163

Buying Apps 164

Keeping Apps Up-To-Date 165

Submitting Reviews 166

Deleting Apps 167

iTunes U 168

Organizing Apps 169

15 Books 171

The Books App Interface 172

Open a Book 174

Using the Dictionary 177

Find Occurrences of Words 178

Adjust the Screen Brightness 179

Portrait or Landscape? 180

Using the Book Store 181

Changing Fonts and Size 184

Purchasing Books 185

Find More Books by Author 186

Tell a Friend 187

Ebooks from Other Sources 188

16 Smart Home 189

About Smart Homes 190

Using the Home App 192

Managing the Home App 196

Managing Rooms 198

17 Productivity 203

Accessing Productivity Apps 204

iWork Apps 205

Using Apple Pages 206

Using Apple Numbers 212

Using Apple Keynote 218

Microsoft Office Apps 221

Opening Office Apps 222

Google Productivity Apps 224

Dropbox 226

iPad for Presentations 227

Printing from the iPad 228

18 Accessibility Options 229

Accessibility 230

VoiceOver 231

Accessibility Features 232

Index 235