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Are you a visual learner? Do you prefer instructions that show you how to do something — and skip the long-winded explanations? If so, then this book is for you. Open it up and you’ll find clear, step-by-step screen shots that show you how to tackle more than 120 iPad 2 tasks. Each task-based spread covers a single technique, sure to help you get up and running with your iPad 2 in no time.

You’ll learn to: • Configure and customize your iPad • Maximize email and web browsing • Explore multimedia and read eBooks • Manage appointments and contacts • Find and download apps

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Teach Yourself VISUALLY™ iPad® 2 Published by Wiley Publishing, Inc. 10475 Crosspoint Boulevard Indianapolis, IN 46256 www.wiley.com Published simultaneously in Canada Copyright © 2011 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, scanning or otherwise, except as permitted under Sections 107 or 108 of the 1976 United States Copyright Act, without either the prior written permission of the Publisher, or authorization through payment of the appropriate per-copy fee to the Copyright Clearance Center, 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923, 978-750-8400, fax 978-646-8600. Requests to the Publisher for permission should be addressed to the Permissions Department, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030, 201-748-6011, fax 201-748-6008, or online at www.wiley.com/go/permissions. Wiley also publishes its books in a variety of electronic formats and by print-on-demand. Some content that appears in standard print versions of this book may not be available in other formats. For more information about Wiley products, visit us at www.wiley.com. Library of Congress Control Number: 2011930302 ISBN: 978-1-118-05415-4 Manufactured in the United States of America

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Credits Acquisitions Editor Aaron Black

Project Coordinator Sheree Montgomery

Sr. Project Editor Sarah Hellert

Graphics and Production Specialists Andrea Hornberger Heather Pope

Technical Editor Dennis R. Cohen Copy Editor Scott Tullis Editorial Director Robyn Siesky Business Manager Amy Knies Sr. Marketing Manager Sandy Smith Vice President and Executive Group Publisher Richard Swadley

Quality Control Technician Lindsay Amones Proofreader Mildred Rosenzweig Indexer BIM Indexing & Proofreading Services Screen Artist Ana Carrillo Illustrator Ronda David-Burroughs

Vice President and Executive Publisher Barry Pruett

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About the Author Lonzell Watson is the award-winning author of Teach Yourself VISUALLY iPad, for which he won the 2011 International Award of Excellence. His work also earned him the Distinguished Technical Communication award and Best of Show 2010 from the Society for Technical Communication. Lonzell was also presented the Award of Excellence for Teach Yourself VISUALLY iPhoto ’09 in 2009. He is the author of other popular titles, including Canon VIXIA HD Camcorder Digital Field Guide, Final Cut Pro 6 for Digital Video Editors Only, and Teach Yourself VISUALLY Digital Video. Lonzell is an Adjunct Professor in the College of Business at Bellevue University and a freelance technical writer and instructional designer whose courseware has been used to train the CIA, FBI, NASA, and all branches of the U.S. Armed Forces. He is a frequent contributor to StudioMonthly.com. Hundreds of Lonzell’s tutorials and tips that help demystify consumer electronics and software have been syndicated. He holds a master’s degree in Instructional Design and Development and is the owner of Creative Intelligence LLC, an instructional design and technical writing company (creativeintel.com).

Author’s Acknowledgments I would like to give special thanks to Aaron Black, without whom this project would not have been possible. I would also like to thank project editor Sarah Hellert whose organizational precision and demand for excellence has made this book a truly creative and wonderful way to learn how to get the most from iPad 2. I would also like to thank the graphics department for their outstanding work articulating complex concepts through amazing visual works of art. I would also like to thank technical editor Dennis Cohen for overseeing the accuracy for exercises in this book. Special thanks go to Laura Clor, to my lovely wife, Robyn, to Shannon Johnson, Danya and Sean Platt, and Kimmi and James Patterson for their assistance as I wrote this book. I dedicate this book to Evelyn Wenzel, to whom I am forever grateful.

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How to Use This Book Who This Book Is For

3 Icons and Buttons

This book is for the reader who has never used this particular technology or software application. It is also for readers who want to expand their knowledge.

Icons and buttons show you exactly what you need to click to perform a step.

The Conventions in This Book 1 Steps

Tips offer additional information, including warnings and shortcuts.

This book uses a step-by-step format to guide you easily through each task. Numbered steps are actions you must do; bulleted steps clarify a point, step, or optional feature; and indented steps give you the result.

4 Tips 5 Bold Bold type shows command names or options that you must click or text or numbers you must type.

6 Italics Italic type introduces and defines a new term.

2 Notes Notes give additional information — special conditions that may occur during an operation, a situation that you want to avoid, or a cross-reference to a related area of the book.

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Change the iPad Wallpaper

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erhaps the most basic customization you can perform with your iPad is changing the default wallpaper for the Home screen. The iPad has several Apple-designed wallpapers from which to choose, but you can personalize your screen by choosing one of your own. Your iPad 2 is capable of capturing images that you can use as wallpapers. You can sync photos captured with a higher-quality camera from your computer or transfer them with the iPad Camera Connection Kit. There are many apps that you can download in the App Store, such as Wallpapers, where you can browse and download popular wallpaper art for your iPad. Changing your wallpaper enables you to customize the look of your iPad.

Change the iPad Wallpaper

4 Tap the image you want to use.

The Move and Scale screen appears.

5 Position the image with your ﬁnger until the image is situated the way you want it to appear.

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The photo is repositioned.

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Note: Start with your ﬁngers pinched and then open your ﬁngers to enlarge the scale of the image. Decrease the enlarged image by pinching your ﬁngers closed on the screen.

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The photo collections on your iPad appear.

3 Tap the collection of photos from which you want to choose. ● At this point, by tapping Wallpaper, you can choose pre-existing wallpaper designed by Apple or you can choose one of your own photos.

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TIP How do I get my own photographs onto my iPad? You have the ability to capture photographs straight from your iPad 2 using the front and back cameras. You can also connect your iPad to your computer and sync the photographs that you have in iPhoto or Photoshop Elements to your iPad, or you can use the iPad Camera Connection Kit. The camera connection kit provides you with two ways of getting your photos onto your iPad. You can either attach your camera to the iPad with a USB cable or insert a memory card directly into the connector to transfer your photos. The camera connection kit is sold separately.

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Table of Contents Chapter 1

Get to Know the iPad

Take a Look at the iPad ............................................ 4 Discover iPad 2 Features ........................................... 6

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Start Up and Log In ............................................... 10 Explore the iPad Home Screen ................................. 12 Explore Important iPad Settings ............................... 14

Gym Pro

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Makeup Reviews

Sale Finder

Configure the iPad

Customize the Home Screen..................................... 18 Reset the Default Home Screen Layout ...................... 20 Protect Your iPad with a Passcode ............................ 22 Configure the iPad Sleep Setting .............................. 24 Turn Sounds On and Off .......................................... 26 Set the Silent/Screen Rotation Lock Switch ............... 27 Adjust the Brightness of the Screen .......................... 28 Switch to Airplane Mode ......................................... 29 Change the iPad Wallpaper ...................................... 30 Configure Parental Controls ..................................... 32 Reset the iPad ....................................................... 34 Cut, Copy, and Paste Text........................................ 36 Copy and Paste a Photo .......................................... 38 Search Your iPad by Using Spotlight ......................... 40

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Chapter 3

Get the Most Out of the Internet

Understand Internet Access ..................................... 44 Connect to a Wi-Fi Network ..................................... 46 Activate Your 3G Service ......................................... 48 Change the Default Search Engine ............................ 50 Manage Multiple Web Pages..................................... 52 Explore Browser Security and Privacy Options ............. 54 Bookmark Your Favorite Websites ............................. 56 Explore Touch-Screen Navigation Tips ....................... 58 Turn On AutoFill .................................................... 60 View an RSS Feed in Safari ...................................... 62 Connect a Bluetooth Device with the iPad ................. 64

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Maximize Email on the iPad

Learn about Managing Email Accounts ...................... 68 Add an Email Account for the First Time .................... 70 Create a New Email Account .................................... 72 Specify the Default Email Account ............................ 74 Switch to Another Email Account ............................. 76 Disable an Email Account ........................................ 78 Use a Different Server Port ...................................... 80 Configure Authentication for Outgoing Mail ............... 82 Automatically Check for New Emails .......................... 84 Email a Link to a Web Page ..................................... 86 Set Message Font Size ............................................ 88 Create a Custom iPad Signature ................................ 90 Disable Remote Message Images .............................. 92

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Table of Contents Chapter 5

Sync the iPad

Connect Your iPad to a Computer ............................. 96 Set Up a New iPad with iTunes ................................. 98 Sync Your Contacts List..........................................100 Sync Your Calendar................................................102 Sync Your Email Account ........................................104 Sync Your Bookmarks.............................................106 Sync Music, Music Videos, and Movies ......................108 Sync Podcasts ......................................................110 Sync Audiobooks...................................................112 Sync TV Show Episodes ..........................................114 Sync Photos on Your Computer with Your iPad...........116 Save Photos from Emails ........................................118 Import Photos from Your Camera .............................120

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Explore iTunes, Photos, and Videos

Discover What You Can Do with iTunes .....................124 Set Up an iTunes Account ......................................125 Buy and Download in iTunes ...................................126 Subscribe to Podcasts ............................................128 Rate Content in the iTunes Store .............................130 Configure iPad Audio Settings.................................132 Browse and Play Content in the iPod App .................134 Enable Genius Playlists ..........................................136 Create a Genius Playlist .........................................138 Configure Shuffle Settings ......................................139 Create a Standard Playlist in the iPod App ................140 Play Videos, Movies, and TV Shows ..........................142 Customize Video Settings .......................................144

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Capture Photos with Your iPad 2 .............................146 Shoot Video with Your iPad 2 .................................148 Get Some FaceTime ...............................................150 View Photos on Your iPad ......................................152 Send a Photo or Video by Email ..............................154 Create a Custom Slideshow .....................................156

Chapter 7

Get the Most from YouTube and iBooks

Explore YouTube ...................................................160 Locate Videos on YouTube ......................................162 Save a Video as a Favorite ......................................164 Email a Link to a Video ..........................................166 Understand iBooks Features....................................168 Purchase and Download eBooks...............................170 Understand iBooks Navigation Controls ....................172

Chapter 8

Manage Contacts and Appointments

Create a New Contact ............................................176 Edit an Existing Contact.........................................178 Assign an Email Address to a Contact.......................180 Assign a Web Address to a Contact ..........................182 Assign a Physical Address to a Contact .....................184 Create a Custom Label for a Contact.........................186 Add Extra Fields for a Contact .................................188 Add Notes to a Contact ..........................................190 Add Photos to Contacts .........................................192 Create Contact Groups ...........................................194 Add Appointments to Your Calendar.........................196 Edit an Existing Appointment .................................198

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Table of Contents Set Up a Repeating Event .......................................200 Convert an Event to an All-Day Event .......................202 Set an Alert for an Event........................................204

Chapter 9

Simplify Your Life with the iPad

Explore Accessibility Options for the Visually and Hearing Impaired .......................208 Display Your Current Location by Using Maps ............210 Get Directions by Using Maps .................................211 Specify a Location When You Do Not Have an Address ...............................212 Display a Contact’s Location ...................................214 Bookmark a Location .............................................216 Learn about MobileMe ...........................................218 Set Up a MobileMe Account on Your iPad ..................220 Configure MobileMe Synchronization on Your iPad .....222 Configure MobileMe Synchronization on Your Mac ......224 Configure MobileMe on Your PC ...............................226 Send Photos to Your MobileMe Gallery......................228 Explore iWork .......................................................230

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Chapter 10

Enhance Your iPad

Explore the App Store ............................................234 Download Free Apps ..............................................236 Purchase and Download Apps..................................238 Move Apps from Your Computer to Your iPad .............240 Check for Updates to Apps .....................................242 Accessorize Your iPad ............................................244

Chapter 11

Maintain and Troubleshoot the iPad

Update iPad Software ............................................248 Back Up and Restore Your iPad’s Data and Settings ....250 Learn to Extend Battery Life ...................................252 Troubleshoot Connected Devices .............................254 Troubleshoot the Inability to Charge the iPad Battery ............................................................256 Troubleshoot Problems with Wi-Fi Accessibility..........258 Troubleshoot Why iTunes May Not See Your iPad ........260 Troubleshoot the Inability to Sync with iTunes ..........262

Index...................................................... 264

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CHAPTER 1

Get to Know the iPad This chapter acquaints you with one of the most highly anticipated electronic devices of all time: the iPad. The iPad is an amazingly powerful work of technological art, renowned for its large, high-resolution, multi-touch screen and overall sleek design. This chapter gives you an extensive tour of the many features that have made the iPad the talk of the town.

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Take a Look at the iPad. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Discover iPad 2 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Start Up and Log In . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Explore the iPad Home Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Explore Important iPad Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

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Take a Look at the iPad

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he iPad is elegantly designed, easy to use, and amazingly powerful. The iPad is capable of performing many of the tasks that you may require from your MacBook, MacBook Pro, or PC, including surfing the web, exchanging emails, desktop publishing, downloading apps, and playing video games. Before you learn the many features and tasks you can perform with your iPad, take the time to become familiar with the iPad’s layout. If you already use an iPhone or iPod touch, then you should feel quite at home with the iPad. Becoming familiar with the iPad hardware is important so you can take advantage of everything the iPad offers.

iPad Overview

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The iPad is a portable hardware device hybridizing the iPhone and a laptop. The large LED backlit display acts as both monitor and keyboard. The iPad operating system and multi-touch screen is the same that is used on the iPhone, where you use gestures to scroll, rotate, and zoom in on objects. Almost every iPhone app in the App Store works on the iPad.

iPad 2 Technical Specifications The iPad has a 9.7-inch screen and a 1024 × 768 pixel resolution at 132 pixels per inch. The iPad 2 uses a 1GHz Apple A5 dual-core custom processor and comes in three storage capacities: 16GB, 32GB, and 64GB flash drives. The iPad can access Wi-Fi networks as well as cellular networks with its 3G model.

Specifications: • 9.7-inch screen • 1024-by-768-pixel resolution at 132 pixels per inch • 1GHz Apple A5 dual-core custom processor in three storage capacities: 16GB, 32GB, and 64GB • Wi-Fi and cellular network access on 3G models

iPad Design and Buttons ● Front Camera You can use the front camera for the new FaceTime video calling feature. FaceTime for iPad enables you to make video calls from your iPad 2 to a friend’s iPad, iPhone, iPod touch, or Intel-based Mac. The front camera lets you see your friend and lets your friend see you. ● Multi-Touch Screen You use the touch screen to access everything on the iPad with just a tap of your finger. Gestures are used to scroll, rotate, and zoom in on objects on-screen. The display is also used to view content in portrait or landscape orientation when you physically turn it.

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● Home Button The Home button acts as a starting point for many of the functions you perform with the iPad, including bringing the iPad out of Sleep mode, accessing Spotlight, and returning you to the Home screen.

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● Headphone Jack You can insert your own personal headphones into the headphone jack to listen to music, watch videos, and play games in privacy. The headphone jack also supports iPhone-compatible headphonemicrophone combos. ● On/Off, Sleep/Wake You can use this button in conjunction with the Home button to turn off the iPad. You can press this button to place the iPad into Sleep mode and to bring the iPad out of Sleep mode. ● Back Camera You can use the back camera for the new FaceTime video calling feature to capture photographs and record HD (720p) video. The FaceTime app on your iPad 2 enables you to switch from the front camera to the back camera so that you can show your surroundings during your video conference. ● Silent/Screen Rotation Lock You can use the Silent button as a quick and easy way to mute all sounds on the iPad or to lock the iPad’s screen into its current orientation: portrait or landscape. ● Volume Up/Down You can use the Volume Up/Down buttons to raise and lower the volume of the iPad. ● Built-In Speaker The built-in speaker enables the iPad to play back audio without accessories, such as headphones or external speakers. ● 30-Pin Connector The 30-pin connector enables you to attach the iPad to the iPad dock in order to charge it. You can use this connector to connect to a computer as well as to other iPad accessories, such as the camera connection kit.

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Discover iPad 2 Features

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he iPad is a combination entertainment center, highly productive office tool, and educational device. Not only can you enjoy great-sounding audio and high-resolution video playback, but you can also capture HD video and high-quality photos. You can teach a classroom from an app or conduct a presentation using Keynote via video mirroring to a big screen. iPad 2 is chock full of new features that improve upon the performance and productivity of its predecessor. Understanding the key features of the iPad is important so you can best plan how it can serve you.

Capture Images and Video Conference iPad 2 is equipped with two video cameras, which means you can now enjoy some of the features you have enjoyed on your Mac and iPhone 4, such as video conferencing. What this also means is that you can capture photos and HD (720p) videos straight from your iPad. iPad 2 is now equipped with the Photo Booth app so that you can take snapshots of you and your friends with some artsy effects.

Rotate to Portrait or Landscape iPad

The ability to rotate your screen between portrait and landscape orientation and have iPad adjust the screen is nothing new for iPad. What is new for iPad 2 is that the new accelerometer, three-axis gyroscope, and compass all work together. iPad 2 has a better sense of direction and how it is moving than the original iPad. What this means for you is that games, maps, and other apps can know every tilt and rotation you make with the iPad 2, for higher-performing apps. iPad

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iOS 4.3 enables you to be more productive by allowing you to run multiple apps simultaneously and easily switch between them. iOS 4.3 also helps you to organize your apps by enabling you to create and name folders in which you can store them. This is a great way to help you keep your Home screens clutter free.

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Use Video Mirroring You can use the optional Apple Digital AV Adapter or Apple VGA Adapter to connect your iPad 2 to your HDTV or projector. The new video-mirroring features enable you to showcase any app, web page, video, movie, or presentation to a large audience by turning your HDTV or projector into a larger version of your iPad.

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Print Wirelessly You can print straight from your iPad 2 using Wi-Fi to any AirPrint-supported printer. You do not need to download any drivers or connect any cables. When you are ready to print, your iPad automatically detects any AirPrintenabled devices so that you can print movie tickets, web pages, PDFs, presentations, and more.

Get Some AirPlay If you have an AppleTV, AirPlay-enabled speakers, or an AirPort Express device, you can play movies, music, and photos wirelessly from your iPad to an HDTV or speakers. Just tap the AirPlay icon while you view your favorite HD videos or photos on your iPad to view them on your HDTV via AppleTV. Your iPad and AppleTV need to be connected to the same Wi-Fi network.

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Learn about Battery Life

Connect to Wi-Fi and 3G Networks

Even with all of its new features, the iPad has maintained its up-to-ten hours of battery life. Battery life can vary wildly depending on the tasks you perform. Watching videos and playing games uses more power than playing music. Higher brightness levels for the display screen can also use more battery life.

The iPad has the ability to take advantage of the fastest Wi-Fi networks. The iPad can automatically detect available Wi-Fi networks that you can join. The iPad is also available in a 3G model, so if you happen to be somewhere without a Wi-Fi network, you can still access the web. You can now choose from AT&T or Verizon. iPad

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TEN HOURS Use Accessories for the iPad

Play Videos

Many accessories have been made for the iPad 2, like protective cases such as the new Smart Cover (works only with iPad 2); the keyboard dock, which features a full-sized keyboard; a stand-alone dock; and a camera connection kit for importing photos from a camera or SD card. The iPad also comes with Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR technology, allowing you to use devices such as wireless headphones and the wireless keyboards.

You can watch HD movies, TV shows, podcasts, music videos, and videos you have captured with your iPad 2 on the high-resolution iPad screen. You can switch between widescreen and full-screen viewing just by double-tapping the viewing area. You can control downloaded videos by using simple player controls, including Rewind, Play, Pause, and Fast Forward, or by simply jumping to the next or previous scenes. iPad

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Shop the App Store

Buy, Download, and Read eBooks

The App Store provides you with tens of thousands of apps that you can choose from to enhance the capabilities of your iPad. By tapping the App Store icon on the Home screen, you can choose from over 65,000 apps made for iPad (at the time of this writing), ranging from games to business apps, that enable you to take full advantage of your iPad. Of course, you can still use most apps made specifically for the iPhone and iPod touch on your iPad. The number of iPad-specific apps is growing by the day.

The iPad is also an eReader, with access to thousands of books, ranging from classics to bestsellers, through the iBooks app, Kindle app, Stanza, and other eReaders you can download. Once you download a book, the iBooks app places it on your virtual bookshelf. You can choose books from your bookshelf and read them in sharp clarity, even in low light. You will need to download the free iBooks app from the App Store.

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The Science of Finance

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The Science of Finance The Freethinkers Guide To Making Money

The Freethinkers Guide To Making Money

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Find Your Way by Using Maps The iPad also comes with a very helpful Maps app that provides high-resolution maps that can help you find directions. You can pinpoint your current location, bookmark locations, get up close with street view, and even search for nearby landmarks. The Maps app is powered by Google.

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Foreward A book like this isn’t written in a vacuum; It requires many, many people to make it a reality. I’d like to thank my editor, Paul Davies, for taking my ideas and imposing order on them. He took prose and made it into poetry. I’d also like to thank Ron David and Ruthann Sanqunetti, whose support these last ten months has been invaluable. Last, but best, I’d like to thank my wife Ronda, my kindest critic.

Take Notes, Schedule Appointments, and Work with Contacts The iPad also comes with apps that can help you schedule appointments and manage contacts. You also have the ability to sync the data within these apps to your Mac or Windows PC. The Notes, Calendar, and Contacts apps are great ways for you to stay organized when you are on the go.

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Start Up and Log In

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our iPad wakes the moment you press the Home button. Starting your iPad 2 can now be simpler than ever. If you use one of the new Smart Covers, iPad wakes up automatically the moment you pull back the cover. If you do not use a Smart Cover, you will need to unlock your iPad by sliding the unlock button from left to right to access the iPad features. The iPad is instantly put to sleep when you use the Smart Cover to conceal its display or when you press the Sleep/Wake button. Powering on and off the iPad is an incredibly easy process that you can achieve in just a few simple steps.

Learn about the Home Button The Home button acts as a starting point for many of the functions you perform with the iPad, and you can also customize its functionality. Its most basic functions are to wake the iPad from sleep and to turn off the iPad while pressing the Sleep/ Wake button in conjunction. You can press the Home button to bring the iPad out of Standby mode so you can unlock the iPad. You also use the Home button to return to the Home screen.

Unlock the iPad When the iPad is asleep, it is considered locked, rendering any taps on the touch screen and the volume controls unresponsive. This is to protect the iPad from any unwanted taps. After you turn on the iPad or bring it out of Sleep mode by pressing the Home button, you reach the Slide to Unlock screen. Like the iPhone or iPod touch, you can place a finger on the arrow button and slide it to the right to unlock the iPad.

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Unfortunately, simply locking your iPad is not sufficient for protecting your personal effects. Others can also unlock your iPad. You can protect your iPad by designating a passcode that one must type before he or she can gain access to your iPad. Protecting your iPad with a passcode is a good idea if you have sensitive or confidential information on your iPad. See Chapter 2 for more on setting a passcode for your iPad. Enter Passcode

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he iPad Home screen is the gateway to nearly all the activities you can engage in on the iPad. If you use an iPhone or iPod touch, then you are already well acquainted with how to interface with the iPad. If you are not an iPhone or iPod touch user, you will be comfortable navigating your iPad’s interface in just minutes. Your Home screens were created to be clean, simple, and intuitive for you to use your finger to access all of the amazing features that the iPad has to offer. Knowing the components of the Home screen is important so you can navigate your iPad.

● Home Screen The Home screen is the starting point for almost everything you can do on the iPad. On the Home screen, you can see and access the icons for all the apps installed on the iPad. You can customize the appearance of the Home screen by changing the wallpaper to another Apple design, or specify a graphic of your own as wallpaper. You can also rearrange the app icons and distribute them across multiple Home screen pages. You can always reset the Home screen layout. See Chapter 2 for more on resetting the Home screen layout for your iPad.

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● Dock The Dock gives you quick access to the apps you use the most, such as Safari, Mail, Photos, and iPod. You can rearrange the order of the icons located on the Dock, but you cannot delete the preinstalled apps located on it. You can also remove the preinstalled apps from the Dock onto the Home screen and put different apps on the Dock. Although the Dock comes with four icons, you can have up to six. Tap any of the icons on the Dock to open the specified app.

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● App Icons The icons located on the Home screen represent the apps installed on the iPad. The apps that come preinstalled on the iPad cannot be deleted. You can only move them. Each time you download a new app from the App Store, a new icon appears on the Home screen, which you can move or delete/uninstall. Press your finger on the app that you want to move until the icons start to wiggle. You can then drag the icon to a new location or you can tap the to delete it.

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● Pages Located at the bottom of the Home screen, just above the Dock, are multiple small dots signifying that more screens are located on the desktop. You can navigate between these pages by sliding the touch screen to either the left or right with your finger. You can also tap a dot to move forward or backward through pages. Initially, there are only two dots: the Home screen (right) and Spotlight (left). Each time that you fill up an entire page with app icons, a new page is created. You can also drag an existing icon off-screen to manually create new pages. The dot for the current page is filled with white.

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our iPad is a versatile device that provides you with many options for customization, including accessibility options and parental controls. You can configure your iPad to give verbal cues for those who are hearing impaired and make text larger to accommodate the visually impaired. If children use your iPad or have an iPad of their own, you can keep them from viewing or purchasing questionable material on the Internet by setting universal parental controls. For a clean start, you can choose to restore your iPad to its default presets. Understanding your iPad’s settings can help you get the most from your iPad.

Learn about Accessibility Options The iPad possesses features that make it more accommodating for people who may be visually impaired, hard of hearing, or deaf, or who have a physical or learning disability. The iPad is equipped with a screen reader and support for the playback of closed-captioned content and other helpful universal access features.

Explore Parental Controls If children have access to your iPad or if they have one of their own, the iPad has parental control features that can help you restrict the content they are exposed to on the web. You can restrict their access to popular social networking sites, such as YouTube, and even restrict their downloading capabilities from the App Store and iTunes.

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Configure the iPad Your iPad is a state-of-the-art entertainment system and productivity tool that can be customized to fit your own specific needs. In this chapter, you discover the variety of settings at your disposal to personalize your iPad and how to optimize them for your everyday life. You learn how to not only customize its appearance but also its functionality, including security settings and parental controls.

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Customize the Home Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Reset the Default Home Screen Layout . . . . . . . . . . 20 Protect Your iPad with a Passcode. . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Configure the iPad Sleep Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Turn Sounds On and Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Set the Silent/Screen Rotation Lock Switch . . . . . . . . 27 Adjust the Brightness of the Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Switch to Airplane Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Change the iPad Wallpaper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Configure Parental Controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Reset the iPad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Cut, Copy, and Paste Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Copy and Paste a Photo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Search Your iPad by Using Spotlight. . . . . . . . . . . . 40

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he Home screen is where you start many of the activities on your iPad. As you purchase new apps for your iPad, the number of icons on the Home screen multiplies, which may prompt you to rearrange some of them. You can move similarly themed apps to a different page, put them in a folder, delete apps you have downloaded, or limit the number of apps per page to make them more easily searchable. You have the ability to rearrange the order of apps located in the Dock at the bottom of the screen. The items in the Dock remain the same across all screens, providing you easy access to core apps. One of the most basic ways to customize your iPad is to rearrange the icons on the screen to your liking.

Customize the Home Screen

1 Display any page of the iPad Home screen. Note: You can achieve this by closing out of whatever app you may currently be in by pressing the Home button ( ).

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Can I delete icons from the Home screen? You can delete icons that you have downloaded and installed on your iPad. When the icons begin to wiggle, an x ( ) appears in the top left corner of the icon. You can tap the to remove the icon and uninstall the app. Over time, if you find that you do not use certain apps very often, consider moving them to another page or delete them. You cannot delete the preinstalled apps.

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Reset the Default Home Screen Layout

1 Display the Home screen. Note: You can achieve this by exiting whatever app you may currently be in by pressing the Home button ( ).

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6 Tap Reset. iPad resets the Home screen to the factory default layout.

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y default, your iPad is set to lock after a period of inactivity. This protects your iPad from accidental taps while it is in your bag or carried in your hands. Unfortunately, locking your iPad does not protect confidential information that may be on it. When you lay your iPad down, anyone so inclined can unlock it and view your personal information. To keep your sensitive materials private, you can protect your iPad with a four-digit passcode. Remembering your passcode is highly important. If you forget your passcode, you will have to restore your iPad software.

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1 Tap Settings on the Home screen.

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The Passcode Lock screen appears.

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5 Type your passcode. iPad prompts you to type the code again. Note: For security purposes, the code you type is represented in the box with dots.

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TIPS How do I change my passcode? You can change your passcode from the Passcode Lock screen. You need to know the original code to change it to a new one. Tap Change Passcode. Tap Settings on the Home screen, and then tap General. Tap Change Passcode Lock, and then type the old passcode. Type a new passcode.

How do I turn off my passcode? You can turn off your passcode from the Passcode Lock screen. Tap Turn Passcode Off, and then type the current passcode to deactivate it.

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ou can manually put your iPad into Sleep mode by pressing the Sleep/Wake button located on the top right side on the device. During periods of inactivity, your iPad automatically goes into Sleep mode and locks as a means of conserving battery power and protecting against unwanted taps. You can specify the amount of time that elapses before the iPad goes to sleep. If the default time of 2 minutes is too short, you can change it to a longer time of 5 minutes, 10 minutes, 15 minutes, or Never. Experiment with these settings to see which works best for you.

Configure the iPad Sleep Setting

1 Tap Settings on the Home screen.

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4 Tap the interval that you want. Note: Your choices are 2 Minutes, 5 Minutes, 10 Minutes, 15 Minutes, and Never.

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ou can disable all sound on your iPad 2 in three ways. You can use the Volume Up/Down button located on the right side of your iPad in portrait orientation. You can use the quickest option of toggling the Silent/Screen Rotation lock located just above the Up/Down button. The third option is to go into the settings and disable sounds. The advantage of disabling sound from the Settings menu is that you can pick and choose which sounds to disable. Consider turning off the sounds if you will use your iPad in a meeting where beeps and clicks may be deemed distracting or altogether inappropriate.

Turn Sounds On and Off

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3 Tap the sounds that you do not want to the Off position. When you tap New Mail to Off, the chime you hear when you receive an email is deactivated. When you tap Sent Mail to Off, the swoosh that you hear when you send an email is deactivated. When you tap Calendar Alerts to Off, the chime that you hear whenever you receive an event alert is deactivated. When you tap Lock Sounds to Off, the click your iPad makes when you lock and use the Slide to Unlock button is deactivated.

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Set the Silent/Screen Rotation Lock Switch

1 Tap Settings on the Home screen.

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2 Tap General. The General screen appears.

3 Tap Lock Rotation in the Use Side Switch to options. Your iPad’s Silent/Screen Rotation lock has been set to lock the current screen orientation, when used. Note: You can lock rotation if you have the switch set to Mute or vice versa from within the task switcher. Hold the iPad in the orientation you want locked, and then press the Home button twice. Swipe left to right in the task switcher that appears at the bottom of the screen. Tap the Orientation Lock button ( ) to lock the iPad in the current orientation.

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our iPad is equipped with sensors that enable it to automatically adjust the brightness of the screen according to ambient light. This feature is called Auto-Brightness. If the ambient light is dim, iPad automatically brightens the screen. If the ambient light is bright, the iPad screen dims. This is a hands-free way to find a balance between battery life and screen brightness. You can also manually adjust the screen brightness of your iPad to your own liking within the Settings menu. Apps such as iBooks also include features that allow you to adjust the brightness of the screen without leaving the program.

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hen traveling on an airplane, you can place your iPad into Airplane mode, which disables any wireless features that may interfere with the operation of aircraft instruments. Airplane mode is now a feature offered for all iPad models. While in Airplane mode and when the Wi-Fi has been deactivated, you can still enjoy downloaded content, such as music, videos, and eBooks. Some airlines allow you to turn on Wi-Fi after the aircraft has reached a specified altitude. Knowing how to switch to Airplane mode allows you to comply with airline regulations. Learning how to turn off and on Wi-Fi enables you to enjoy wireless features where allowed.

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erhaps the most basic customization you can perform with your iPad is changing the default wallpaper for the Home screen. The iPad has several Apple-designed wallpapers from which to choose, but you can personalize your screen by choosing one of your own. Your iPad 2 is capable of capturing images that you can use as wallpapers. You can sync photos captured with a higher-quality camera from your computer or transfer them with the iPad Camera Connection Kit. There are many apps that you can download in the App Store, such as Wallpapers, where you can browse and download popular wallpaper art for your iPad. Changing your wallpaper enables you to customize the look of your iPad.

Change the iPad Wallpaper

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5 Position the image with your finger until the image is situated the way you want it to appear.

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he iPad has parental control features that can help you restrict the content that children using either your iPad or their own are exposed to on the web. You can restrict their access to popular online communities, such as YouTube, and even restrict downloading from the App Store and iTunes. You can also restrict their participation in multiplayer games found in Game Center and their ability to add friends. It is important to understand that when you enable parental controls for your iPad, the restrictions are universal. Anyone who uses your iPad must abide by the set restrictions, unless they have access to the passcode.

Configure Parental Controls

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4 Type the four-digit restriction passcode. iPad prompts you to type the passcode again.

5 Type the four-digit restriction passcode again. iPad returns you to the Restrictions screen and enables all controls.

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Note: You can tap a category, such as Music & Podcasts, Movies, TV Shows, and Apps, and then choose the highest rating (G, PG, PG 13, R, or NC-17) you will allow for your children.

7 Tap General to return to the General settings screen.

TIPS How do I turn off the restrictions? Turning off the restrictions requires that you know your passcode. Tap Disable Restrictions on the Restrictions screen. Enter the passcode again to disable the restrictions.

What if I forget my passcode? You will have to connect your iPad to your computer and then restore your iPad software from iTunes.

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ver time and after many different configurations, you may want to clear all or some of your iPad’s settings and then return the iPad to the default settings. Your iPad conveniently gives you options for what you may choose to reset, including these options: Reset Network Settings, Reset Keyboard Dictionary, and Reset Home Screen Layout. Resetting your iPad not only gives you a fresh start at configuring your iPad, but it could also help resolve issues if something is not working right. You can reset your iPad as a last resort for fixing an issue if other troubleshooting measures have failed.

Reset the iPad

1 Tap Settings on the Home screen.

1

The Settings screen appears.

2 Tap General. The General screen appears.

3 Tap Reset. 2

3

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4 Tap the Reset option you

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A dialog opens, notifying you that all settings will be reset.

5 Tap Reset. The settings you have specified are reset.

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TIP What does each of the reset options do? The reset options available are as follows: • Reset All Settings: Custom settings revert back to the factory default settings. • Erase All Content and Settings: Custom settings are reset, and all data on your iPad is removed. You should use this option before gifting or selling your iPad. • Reset Network Settings: Wi-Fi network settings are deleted. • Reset Keyboard Dictionary: A list of all the keyboard recommendations you have rejected are cleared. • Reset Home Screen Layout: This returns the Home screen icons to their default arrangements. • Reset Location Warnings: This clears location preferences for your apps.

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our iPad makes it easy for you to transfer data such as editable and noneditable text by copying or cutting it and pasting it in a new location. Editable text includes text found in emails or in an editable document such in Pages. An example of noneditable text would be text found on a website. The ability to cut, copy, and paste comes in handy if you should ever find a block of text on a web page that you want to share with friends or family. You can copy the paragraph and then paste it into an email message. The procedure differs depending on if the text is editable or noneditable.

Cut, Copy, and Paste Text Select and Copy Noneditable Text Note: An example of noneditable text would be text found on a website.

1 Tap and hold in the section of the noneditable text that you want to copy. A selection box with handles appears around the text. A button allowing you to copy the text also appears.

3

2 Drag the handles of the selection box

1

around the text that you want.

3 Tap Copy.

2

The text is placed on the Clipboard, which you do not see, but it is there.

Select and Copy Editable Text Note: An example of editable text would be a URL for a website or the body of an email message.

1 Tap and hold until you see the magnifying glass and then release.

2 1

Two buttons appear, providing you with options.

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3 Tap and drag the selection handles around the text that you want.

4 Tap the option you want. Note: Copy was chosen for this example.

5 Open the app in which you

5

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6 Tap where you want to paste

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the text.

7 Tap Paste. iPad adds the copied text to the email.

TIP What does the Replace option do? When you highlight a word in editable text, the option to replace the word with another appears in the pop-up menu. Tap Replace to be given suggestions for replacing the word.

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ccasionally, you may encounter a picture online that you just have to share with someone else. Your iPad makes it easy for you to copy and paste photos to a new location. Similarly, you may encounter a picture online or from your own personal website that you just have to share with someone else. Instead of emailing a link to the page, just send the picture to a friend along with a comment. The ability to copy and paste photos is a great convenience. The process is very similar to copying and pasting noneditable text. Do be aware of copyright issues before copying images from random websites and using them commercially.

Copy and Paste a Photo

1 Tap and hold the image you want to copy.

1

A pop-up menu of image options appears.

2 Tap Copy. The photo is copied into your iPad’s memory.

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4 Tap where you want the

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image to appear. Options appear, asking you what you want to do.

5 Tap Paste.

iPad pastes the photo.

TIP Can I undo a paste? Yes. Sometimes, you find that you have copied and pasted the wrong image or pasted it into the wrong area. You can undo the paste operation by shaking your iPad in your hands. The iPad motion sensor technology alerts the iPad that you want to reverse the paste. A dialog opens, prompting you to make a choice: Undo Paste or Cancel. Tap Undo Paste to reverse your most recent paste.

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he more that you use your iPad for work or for play, the more content you accumulate over time. Although the iPad does not have a large hard drive like a computer, it is still capable of amassing plenty of content. After a while, locating your content can become difficult. Spotlight is a simple search box that enables you to search your entire iPad for content. From your main/first home page, click the Home button once to access Spotlight. Spotlight is a helpful tool for you to find content for which you do not know the exact location.

Search Your iPad by Using Spotlight

1 Tap the Home button (

) to return to the Home screen.

2 Tap

again to display the Spotlight screen.

Note: From the Home screen, you could have also flicked to the right to access the Spotlight screen.

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3 Type the search text.

2

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Items that match your search begin to appear on-screen.

4 Tap Search. The complete search results appear.

4

5 Tap the item you were looking for.

5

The item opens.

TIP Where exactly can you search with Spotlight? Spotlight searches your entire iPad, including apps. Spotlight has the ability to search many apps on your iPad, including Mail, Contacts, Notes, iPod, and Calendar. You can use the Search field to search an individual app installed on your iPad or all of them simultaneously. Tap any of the app icons that appear in your search to open the app. You can configure Spotlight searches in Settings under the General options.

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Get the Most Out of the Internet Your iPad offers many great features for experiencing the Internet. The Safari web browser provides you with many options for optimizing your web-browsing experience. In this chapter, you learn the basics of Internet access, Wi-Fi networks, and 3G service.

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Understand Internet Access. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Connect to a Wi-Fi Network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Activate Your 3G Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Change the Default Search Engine. . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Manage Multiple Web Pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Explore Browser Security and Privacy Options . . . . . . . 54 Bookmark Your Favorite Websites. . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Explore Touch-Screen Navigation Tips . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Turn On AutoFill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 View an RSS Feed in Safari . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Connect a Bluetooth Device with the iPad . . . . . . . . . 64

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efore you can begin to enjoy surfing the web, using email, and viewing and posting your own videos and photos on the web from your iPad, you need to explore some basic information about Internet access. Understanding the role of an Internet service provider (ISP), Wi-Fi, and 3G networks, and how to connect your iPad to the Internet for the first time, can help get you online. It can also provide you insight into possible connectivity issues you may encounter with your iPad. Understanding the basics of Wi-Fi and 3G service can help you get the most from your iPad.

Understand Internet Service Providers An ISP is essentially the company that offers you and other customers like you access to the Internet through broadband. Typically, for a monthly fee, the service provider supplies you with a software package, username and password, and hardware, such as a modem, enabling you to browse the World Wide Web. Along with providing Internet access, ISPs often offer website hosting and supply you with an email address with which you can send and receive email. You will need an ISP before you can access the Internet with your iPad.

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Understand Wi-Fi Wi-Fi is short for wireless fidelity and is often referred to as AirPort by Apple and even 802.11 by techies. Essentially, Wi-Fi is a wireless connection that uses radio waves that enable you to access the Internet remotely in your home, office, or classroom. The range for these wireless networks, also referred to as Wi-Fi hotspots, is usually 115 feet. Some public networks boost their signal to extend their range. You will need a wireless router connected to a host computer with Internet access to set up your own Wi-Fi network for your iPad. Consider protecting your Wi-Fi network with a password so other users cannot access your service.

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Understand 3G 3G is short for third generation. The iPad 2 Wi-Fi + 3G model is capable of accessing the Internet via 2G and 3G cellular networks as well as Wi-Fi hotspots. As long as your iPad 2 is within a 3G coverage area, you can access the Internet from anywhere — even a moving vehicle. 3G cellular coverage is widespread throughout many countries, so you will not find yourself out of range very often. You need to sign up for a cellular data plan before you can join a cellular network with your iPad 2. You can check your carrier’s availability in your area before you sign up.

Understand EDGE and EvDO Cellular Technology

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AT&T and Verizon use different network technologies to provide you cellular service. EDGE is short for Enhanced Data rates for GSM (Global System for Mobile Communication) Evolution and is part of the AT&T cellular data coverage. Downloads over an EDGE connection are much slower than downloads over a 3G cellular network. The advantage of EDGE is that it is even more widespread than 3G coverage. If you happen to be in an area where Wi-Fi hotspots and 3G coverage are unavailable, your AT&T iPad 2 Wi-Fi + 3G model drops to EDGE mode to acquire a signal. EvDO (Evolution Data Optimized/Evolution Data Only) is a wireless protocol used in the Verizon CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) network. Both GSM and CDMA networks have concentrated coverage in major cities and along major highways. In rural areas, these competing networks may contract out to one another where one’s service may be sparse, resulting in a roaming fee to the cellular customer.

Join a Cellular Data Network After years of speculation, Apple’s iPhone 4 and iPad 2 have finally come to the Verizon network. If you own an iPad with Wi-Fi + 3G, or if you plan to invest in one, know that each iPad 2 3G model is configured to work with either AT&T or Verizon. You do not have to activate your 3G service right away, but if you are reading this book before purchasing your iPad, make sure you purchase the iPad with the carrier you prefer.

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Connect to a Wi-Fi Network

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hen you first fire up your iPad and attempt to access the Internet via Safari, Mail, YouTube, and so on, iPad searches for available Wi-Fi networks in range. The names of the networks that have been located appear in a list, and you are prompted to pick a Wi-Fi network. Once the iPad joins a Wi-Fi network, the Wi-Fi icon ( ) appears in the status bar at the top of the screen. Understanding how to connect to a Wi-Fi network enables you to take advantage of the many things you can do on the Internet with your iPad.

Connect to a Wi-Fi Network

1 Attempt to access the Internet for the first time. Note: You can attempt to access the Internet by tapping the Safari, YouTube, or Mail apps on the Home screen. 1

iPad searches for available networks and provides a list of them. Note: You can go to Settings and tap Wi-Fi to turn Wi-Fi on and to choose a wireless network.

2 Tap the network you want to use.

2

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The on-screen keyboard appears. Note: If the network is password protected, iPad prompts you to type the password. If you have previously connected to the password protected network, iPad 2 connects using the stored password. If the network is not password protected, iPad connects to the network.

3 4

3 Type the password by using the on-screen keyboard.

4 Tap Join. ● iPad connects to the network, a network signal icon ( ) appears on the status bar, and the default web page opens. Note: The more bars that show in , the stronger the signal. the

TIPS What can I do if I am unable to join a Wi-Fi network? Verify that you are choosing the correct Wi-Fi network. If the network is protected with a password, make sure that you typed the correct password. If you still cannot connect to the Wi-Fi network, you can try restarting the device and/or resetting the network setting under Settings on the Home screen. If you have a Wi-Fi + 3G model, consider turning off Wi-Fi and using a cellular connection instead.

What can I do if I am unable to access the Internet once I am connected? A number of things could be the reason. The signal may be weak; you can determine this by looking at the in the top left corner of the iPad screen. Try moving closer to the hotspot. If the area that you are in has more than one Wi-Fi signal, confirm that you are using the correct network. If you are at home and using a Wi-Fi router, you can try turning it off and then turning it on again. You may need to refer to the router’s documentation to reset the router.

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f you own the iPad Wi-Fi + 3G model, you can activate and cancel your AT&T or Verizon service directly on the device.

Your iPad includes a metering system that lets you track how much data you have used during the service month. You can also disable cellular roaming with just a few clicks under Settings to avoid any unsuspected costs. Learning how to activate your 3G service on your iPad enables you to take advantage of a cellular network for wireless Internet access.

Sign Up You do not need to visit AT&T, Verizon, or the Apple Store to sign up for 3G service. You can sign up for a 3G data service plan right from your iPad by tapping Settings on the Home screen and then choosing Cellular Data. All you need to do is type your user information, choose a plan, and then type your credit card information to activate the service. As of this writing, AT&T and Verizon do not require a contract for 3G service on the iPad Wi-Fi + 3G model.

AT&T 3G Settings Airplane Mode Wi-Fi

OFF

Not Connected

Notifications

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Manage Your Data Plan You do not have to wait for an alert in order to update your 3G service plan. The iPad makes it easy for you to sign up for a different plan or even cancel your 3G service by tapping Settings on the Home screen, and then tapping Cellular Data.

Cellular Data Account

3

Cancel

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Because AT&T and Verizon do not require that you sign a contract for 3G service — as of this writing — you sign up in monthly increments. If you should cancel your service, you can sign up again when you need 3G service.

Understand Roaming Charges

Cellular Data

If you happen to find yourself in an area where AT&T or ON Cellular Data Verizon does not have 3G Data Roaming OFF coverage, you can use a cellular data network provided Turn data roaming off when abroad to avoid substantial roaming charges when using email, web browsing, and other data services. by another carrier. To use a different network, you can turn on Cellular Data Roaming by tapping Settings on the Home screen and then choosing Cellular Data to turn on Cellular Data Roaming. An important thing to keep in mind is that roaming charges can be quite costly. Make sure that you turn off roaming whenever it is not needed.

Disable Wireless Features Another way of avoiding roaming charges, other than disabling Cellular Data Roaming, is to put your iPhone into Airplane mode. In Airplane mode your iPad ceases its wireless functions, including Wi-Fi and cellular signals. You can turn on Wi-Fi while in airplane mode so that you can send and receive email and browse the Internet via Wi-Fi hotspots. Airplane mode is available in both Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi + 3G models.

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our iPad presents you with many opportunities to customize your own experience. One such elementary, yet important, opportunity is to choose your default search engine.

When you tap the Safari app on the Home screen, your iPad immediately takes you to the default search engine — Google — from which you can begin your search. If you are more of a Yahoo! or Bing person, your iPad makes it easy for you to designate Yahoo! or Bing as the default search engine that opens when you tap Safari. Your new default search engine is identified with a check mark under Settings. Learning to change the default search engine helps you personalize your iPad.

Change the Default Search Engine

1 Tap Settings on the Home screen.

1

The Settings screen appears.

2 Tap Safari.

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The Safari options appear.

3 Tap Search Engine.

3

The Search Engine screen appears. Note: The current default search has a check mark next to it.

4 Tap Bing.

4

● iPad places a check mark next to the Bing option and makes Bing your default search engine.

TIP Is there any way that I can set my default web page to a site other than Google, Yahoo!, or Bing? No. Unlike with your computer, you cannot set the default web page to whatever you want — for example, your favorite online news source. Your only choices are Google and Yahoo. With that being said, Safari opens to whatever page you had visited last. Before you leave Safari, you could make sure you return to the page you want it to open to. It is not an automatic fix, but at least Safari opens with the page you want.

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Pad was designed to be intuitive, easy to use, and efficient. Browsing the web just got faster with the iPad 2. Web pages load and reload faster than ever with the Nitro JavaScript engine and the faster dual-core A5 processor. If you like to multitask, iPad makes it easy for you to open multiple web browser screens at the same time, load different pages into them, and navigate between the multiple pages. You can view multiple open pages in a grid, enabling you to move quickly between pages with just the tap of your fingers. The ability to manage multiple browser pages enables you to perform multiple searches.

Manage Multiple Web Pages

1 Tap Safari on the Home screen.

1 Safari opens.

2 Tap the Pages icon ( the menu bar.

) on 2

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Safari displays a new blank page, along with the current page as a thumbnail.

3 Tap New Page. 3 1

The new page opens full screen, along with the on-screen keyboard. A blinking cursor appears in the Search field. Note: You can hold your finger on a link within a page and then choose Open in New Page to open that link in a new Safari window.

4 Load a new website. Note: You can do this by typing a web address, typing a search, or even tapping a bookmark.

4

5 Repeat steps 1 to 4 for additional pages if needed. Note: When scrolling on any web page, you can double-tap the top of the iPad screen to automatically return to the top of the web page. ● You can clear your web browsing history by tapping the Bookmarks icon ( ) and then tapping History. Tap Clear History.

TIP Any tips on navigating between multiple pages? Yes. Your iPad can have up to nine web pages open at the same time. You can tap the Pages icon ( ) on the menu bar to see all the pages at once in thumbnails. You can navigate between the pages you have located in the upper left corner of the web page thumbnail open in this view, and you can also tap the to delete pages you no longer need.

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egardless of what browser you may be using, Internet criminals are hard at work trying to collect your personal information. When you surf the Internet, you open your iPad up to security risks that can compromise your privacy. If something looks suspicious, use common sense. Do not hand over your personal information without vetting the source. Become well acquainted with the browser security and privacy options of your iPad. Learning about browser security options can help you protect your iPad from security risks on the Internet. The security options for your iPad are located in Safari under Settings.

Explore Fraud Warning Fraudulent websites designed to appear as legitimate companies can pose real threats to your privacy. The hook that many of these frauds use is to send you an email that requests you to update your account information on their site. The email can appear from a reputable company of which you may actually have an account, such as eBay. The scheme is to get you to hand over your personal information. Once it has your information, an experienced criminal can easily steal your identity. You should turn on Fraud Warning so Safari can warn you about the suspect page and not load the website.

Understand JavaScript iPad

JavaScript is a scripting language that exists within the HTML for a web page and is used for such things as rollovers. JavaScript can also be used for foul purposes by those who are inclined to do so. By default, your iPad is set to support JavaScript. You can turn JavaScript support off if you choose to visit a suspect website. Keep in mind that most web pages do not work without JavaScript, so you should not turn it off permanently.

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Understand Pop-Up Blocking Pop-up ads are a form of aggressive online FREE MONEY! FREE MONEY! advertising, often used to attract traffic to Details on how Suzy, an a certain site. Pop-ups get their name from their average homemaker, made $3,000 a week in actions. A site that you are viewing may open a her spare time! CLICK HERE! new web browser page and load an advertisement into it, which can be annoying. By default, your iPad is configured to block popups. It is important to note here that pop-ups can serve legitimate purposes, such as login pages, media players, and announcements. When navigating certain websites, you may need to set the Block Pop-ups option to Off.

Explore Cookies

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Cookies are small text files that some websites Count At Home store on your iPad to track your website activity. in the One common use of them is for online shopping Cooking Cookin Country sites to record your personal information and track your shopping cart. On the more annoying Carys Owens Recipes ecipes om the Far end, when you visit some websites, the server can store one of these text files on your computer as a means to track your movements and display advertisements personalized for your viewing habits. By default, your iPad is set to accept cookies only from sites that you visit and rejects all third-party cookies. You can also configure your iPad to Never accept cookies or Always accept cookies. The default option of From visited is the better option of these three. Decorating for a simpler life

Clear the Browser History and the Cache Bookmarks

History

Clear History

Behind the scenes, Safari secretly records the TV Network for Primetim... places you have visited on the web, known as (no title) Amazon.com: Online Sh... History. History is a great feature if you need to Barnes & Noble - Books.,.. retrace your steps to find a website for which Godiva chocolate, gour... you may have forgotten the name. The contents Bass Pro Shops I Fishin... of the pages you have visited are stored in what Apple is called the browser cache. The information stored in the browser cache enables websites to load faster when you visit them. Your iPad gives you the ability to clear the History of the web pages you have visited. You can also clear the cache to try to solve loading issues that may occur.

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Bookmark Your Favorite Websites

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hen you are surfing the Internet, your iPad makes it easy for you to save your favorite websites as bookmarks so that you can quickly return to them later. Adding a bookmark for a website enables you to skip the process of typing a web address to revisit the page. Over time, you can accumulate a large number of bookmarks. It is very important that you supply descriptive names for each bookmark to help you manage your large collection. Bookmarked web pages appear in a list, and all you have to do is tap the bookmark to visit the page.

Bookmark Your Favorite Websites

1 Navigate to the website that

1

you want to save. Note: You can do this by typing the web address or typing in the search field and tapping and choosing an option from the search list.

2

Note: You can save time typing web addresses. When typing in the address field, hold your finger down on the .com button on the keyboard to reveal the hidden .net, .org, .us, and .edu.

2 Tap the Share icon (

) on the

address bar. A menu appears, presenting you with options for the website. Note: You can add a web page icon to the Home screen for a page you frequently visit. Tap the icon and the page opens.

3

3 Tap Add Bookmark. A blinking cursor appears in the address field.

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4 Type a new name for the page if needed. ● The address for the website appears beneath the name field.

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5 Tap Save. By default, your iPad saves the website at the top level of the Bookmarks list.

5

Note: For faster access, you can make your bookmarks visible at the top of your browser. Go to Safari in the Settings and set Always Show Bookmarks Bar to On.

TIPS Can I sync bookmarks on my computer with my iPad? Yes. If you have a Mac or a PC, you can sync the bookmarks with the Safari web browser on your Mac and the Internet Explorer or Safari browser on your PC with your iPad. You can also sync bookmarks with MobileMe.

Can I edit the bookmarks on my iPad? Yes. You can tap the Share icon ( ) on the main menu bar and tap a bookmark or folder that contains the bookmark you want to edit. You can create new bookmark folders, delete bookmark folders, reposition a bookmark or folder by dragging, and edit the name of a bookmark or web address.

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our iPad places the power of the Internet and many entertainment and productive software apps at your fingertips — literally. Now Apple has given you even more control over how you navigate your iPad. iOS 4.3 now supports four- and five-finger multi-touch gestures. To enable these four- and five-finger gestures on your iPad, you must download and install the Xcode 4 developer toolset from the App store onto your iPad. You are given the option to toggle these new gestures between the On and Off positions in the Settings. If you are used to navigating websites and apps with your iPhone or iPod touch, then you are familiar with zooming, scrolling, and turning pages with your fingers.

Switch between Open Apps — Four Fingers

Five-Finger Gestures

iOS 4.3 supplies you more options for navigating between open apps on your iPad. You no longer have to access the multi-tasking bar to switch between running apps. iOS 4.3 supports a fourfinger gesture that enables you to flick through running apps at full screen. For example, suppose that you have Safari, Settings, and Maps running simultaneously. You can press four fingers on the display and flick right to left or left to right to switch from each app. Some apps may take more time than others to load as you switch.

iOS 4.3 supports five-finger multi-touch gestures. Now your fingers do not have to leave the screen to press the Home button to close an app and return to a Home screen. Touch four or five fingers to the screen displaying an open app, and then pinch your fingers to close the app and return to the Home screen. If you want to access the multi-tasking bar, swipe up from the bottom of the screen with four or five fingers to reveal it at the bottom of the screen. iPad 2 moves a step closer to complete virtual control.

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Scrolling web pages and zooming into a specific area on a website are common practices. You can scroll up and down web pages with a flick of your finger. To get a closer look at a graphic on a page, place your thumb and forefinger on the screen, pinch them closely, and then move them apart to zoom into an image. To zoom out of the image, place your two fingers apart on the screen and then pinch them closed. You do not have to be exact when returning the page to its previous scale. Just pinch your fingers closed, and iPad snaps the page back to the default scale.

A single tap with one finger is perhaps the most used navigation method on the touch screen. You can tap a link to open a new web page, tap in an online form to receive a blinking cursor, and tap to make the on-screen keyboard appear so you can begin typing. If you are reading down a long web page and want to return to the top of the page, you can tap on the menu bar area, and iPad returns you to the top of the page. iPad

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Double-tapping is a quick way to zoom into pages. For example, if you are reading text, a chart, or a table that is particularly small, you can double-tap to magnify the page. To magnify a specific area of the page, just double-tap on top of that specific area to magnify it. To return the page to its original scale, just double-tap the page again.

Tapping and then holding and dragging can perform some very helpful functions on your iPad. On a Mac or Windows computer, you can hover the mouse cursor over a link on a web page to view the URL where the link will send you. You can do the same on your iPad by tapping and holding your finger on a link. You also receive a menu that gives you the options to Open, Open in New Page, and Copy. Tapping and holding on text highlights the text and gives you the option of copying the text. iPad highlights the area you want to copy in blue. You can drag the selection to encompass more text. If you tap in the white area between two paragraphs, your iPad highlights the entire body of text and gives you the To some, me, this would be as good as an admission of guilt; to me, it just meantt another layer of mystery. I sighed at the thought of more work, more deception to be sorted through. There was no help for it; sooner option of started, d, sooner completed. I took my leave with what I hoped was quiet dignity, y, and considered my next line of enquiry. copying it.

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The iPad also enables you to view websites and apps in various ways according to how you hold the iPad. For example, when using email, you hold the iPad in landscape orientation so you can view your email as a split screen, displaying both open email and messages in your Inbox. You can view an open email by itself by holding the iPad in portrait orientation. The iPad contains internal sensors that use gravity to sense the orientation of the device; thus, if the iPad is laying flat on a table and you rotate it, the orientation does not change.

The iPad’s on-screen keyboard provides you with the comfort of typing with an almost standard-sized keyboard. If the on-screen keyboard does not suffice for your practical everyday use, you can consider investing in a full-sized keyboard. The iPad Wireless Keyboard dock gives you the convenience of a full-sized keyboard along with the ergonomic and tactile experience you desire for more extensive writing tasks. A Bluetooth keyboard provides you with the flexibility of using a full-sized keyboard without a physical connection.

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afari has a preference that allows it to remember what info you type into online forms. This preference can come in handy if you commonly make purchases online. You may find yourself filling out form after form on your iPad, which may require you to fill in multiple fields of information, such as first and last name, mailing address, email address, and so on. You can turn on the AutoFill setting to help you fill out these forms faster by having your iPad automatically fill fields with information found in your Contacts list. This could be a very practical preference for you considering that you may not always have the ergonomic benefits of using a full-sized keyboard with your iPad.

Turn On AutoFill

1 Tap Settings on the Home screen.

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2 Tap Safari.

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4 Tap Use Contact Info to the On position. The My Info field is now active.

5 Tap the My Info field. A list of contacts located in your All Contacts list appears.

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information you want iPad to use for autofill. Note: This step requires that you have your own personal contact information in your All Contacts list. The All Contacts list closes, and your iPad uses the information listed in the contact to automatically fill out forms.

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TIP How can I use the Names and Passwords option? You can tap the Names and Passwords option to the On position so Safari remembers the names and passwords you have used on sites you have visited. When you return to these web pages, Safari automatically fills in this information in the proper fields for you. Be careful when using this feature, especially if more than one person uses your iPad. With Names and Passwords left On, someone can easily access your personal information when you supply that person with your password.

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View an RSS Feed in Safari

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f part of your daily routine includes reading news websites and blogs, accessing RSS feeds can help you streamline your efforts. Real Simple Syndication (RSS) feeds are special files that contain the most recent updated works on a website. There are also many RSS readers available in the App Store that can help you acquire and manage many RSS feeds. Some of them are free. If your favorite blog does not post new content frequently but does so on an irregular basis, RSS feeds are a great way to receive the most recent posts displayed in your Safari web browser for your convenience. Not all blogs have RSS feeds.

View an RSS Feed in Safari

1 Tap Safari on the Home screen.

1 Safari opens.

2 Navigate to a site that you

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3 Locate the link to the RSS feed and then tap it. Note: Look for an RSS icon ( ) or a link that says View Feed XML or Subscribe.

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4 Tap the link to the RSS feed. The web-based RSS reader opens the feed. Note: The most current posts are listed, of which you can tap and read the most recent articles.

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TIPS What is an efficient way to access my RSS feeds? A great way to access RSS feeds is to bookmark them like you would any other site. Follow the steps in the section “Bookmark Your Favorite Websites” to bookmark your RSS feeds.

Can you recommend any good RSS apps that enable me to acquire and manage RSS feeds? Yes. Pulse is a free RSS feed reader that enables you to acquire and manage multiple news feeds as an interactive mosaic. There are many other great options such as NewsRack.

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n addition to the many other comforts and conveniences that iPad offers you, iPad also gives you the ability to connect to external devices wirelessly. Your iPad can interact with Bluetoothenabled devices such as headphones, keyboards, and speakers. By default, Bluetooth is set to Off on your iPad. If you have already played with this setting, you can tell if Bluetooth is turned on by verifying that the Bluetooth symbol ( ) can be seen in the status bar at the top of the screen.

Like most things iPad, connecting to a Bluetooth device has been made easy and can be accomplished in two phases: Discoverable and Pairing.

Connect a Bluetooth Device with the iPad

1 Make the device that you want to pair your iPad with discoverable. Note: Bluetooth devices broadcast their availability only after you instruct them to. You may have to refer to your device’s manual to discover how to do this.

2 Tap Settings on the Home screen.

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3 Tap General. The General options appear.

4 Tap Bluetooth. The Bluetooth options appear.

5 Tap Bluetooth into the On

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● The Bluetooth symbol ( ) appears in the status bar at the top of the screen. Discoverable devices appear in the Devices list.

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7 Type the password for the device, if prompted. Note: You may have to refer to your device’s manual to locate the password.

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8 Tap Pair. You are now free to enjoy your wireless device. Note: You can unpair a device by first selecting it in the Devices list, and then tapping Unpair.

TIPS Can I transfer files between my computer and my iPad via Bluetooth? As of this publication, you cannot use Bluetooth to transfer files between your computer and your iPad. The iPad currently does not support any of the Bluetooth profiles or specifications to perform this.

What is the range of Bluetooth devices? Bluetooth works up to a range of 30 feet. Once beyond 30 feet, device performance deteriorates.

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Maximize Email on the iPad You can use your iPad’s Mail app to send email and read email from friends, family, and colleagues. Your iPad makes it very easy for you to check email when you are on the go, supplying you with many of the same mail features you enjoy on your Mac or Windows computer. In this chapter, you learn how to set up an email account on your iPad as well as how to manage multiple email accounts and features.

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he iPad comes with a Mail app that is a scaled-back and streamlined version of what you may be accustomed to on a standard Mac. With that being said, the Mail app offers very effective features in managing your email while on the move. You can set up your iPad with one or more email accounts that you already use on your computer or iPhone, giving you quick and easy access. The iPad recognizes five email services: Microsoft Exchange, MobileMe, Gmail, Yahoo! Mail, and AOL. You can also configure POP and IMAP accounts. By understanding email options with the iPad, you can best maximize your email experience.

Understand the Mail App The Mail app on your iPad is a scaleddown but very capable version of the email program found on the Mac OS X operating system. The Mail app has been optimized for your iPad, providing you with features and settings that make it very convenient to use while you travel. You can configure your email to access accounts already set on your computer and even create accounts on the iPad itself.

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Connect with Email Services Out of the box, the iPad recognizes five email services: Microsoft Exchange, MobileMe, Google Gmail, Yahoo! Mail, and AOL. All you need to set up one of these accounts is the address and the account password. One of the most effective ways to use email on your iPad is to set up the Mail app to use an email account that you already use on your home computer. Syncing your iPad with your home computer enables you to check your email while traveling.

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You can also set up a different Yahoo! o! Exchange account from the five email services your iPad recognizes. Your iPad also MobileMe Aol.. POP supports various email protocols, such as POP (Post Office Protocol) IMAP and IMAP (Internet Message Access Gmail Other Protocol). If you want to configure one of these protocols, you can ask your network administrator or email service provider what type of email account you currently have. This option takes considerably more work on your part, as opposed to simply syncing your Gmail or Yahoo! account.

Specify the Default Email Account

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Your iPad is capable of accessing multiple email accounts. You can MobileMe Aol. DEFAULT specify which email account the Mail app opens when you tap the Mail app on the Home screen. When you Gmail Other specify a default email account, you are specifying the account from which a message is sent from another iPad app. For example, if you email a photo to someone from within the Photos app, it is sent via the default email account you have specified.

Switch, Disable, and Delete Accounts After you have specified an email account as the default, you can easily switch to another account if needed. You can conserve your iPad’s battery life by checking fewer email accounts. You can achieve this by temporarily disabling an account or by deleting an account. If one of your email accounts has become less relevant, you should consider deleting that account.

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mail is a very simple and popular way to stay in contact with friends, family, and colleagues. One way to access email on your iPad is to set up the Mail app to connect to an email account already configured on your home computer. If you have set up an email account on your iPhone, then you are already familiar with the process. The iPad recognizes five email services with a minimal amount of interaction on your behalf: Microsoft Exchange, MobileMe, Google Gmail, Yahoo! Mail, and AOL. Adding an email account enables you to check your most important email accounts while on the road.

Add an Email Account for the First Time

1 Tap Mail on the Home screen.

1 The Add Account screen appears. Note: You can also access the Add Account screen by tapping Settings on the Home screen, tapping Mail, Contacts, Calendars, and then tapping Add Account.

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2 Tap the name of the email service you are adding. Note: This example uses Gmail.

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4 Tap the Address field and then type the address for the existing account.

5 Tap the Password field and then type the password for the existing account.

6 Tap the Description field and then type what kind of email account you are adding.

7 Tap Next.

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The Verifying email account information screen appears. If the information you provided was correct, you are taken to the next screen to specify if you want to sync Google Calendars and Notes on your iPad.

8 Tap Save to sync Google Calendars and Notes on your iPad.

TIP How do I add another email account after I have set up the first one? You can add a second email account by following these steps. Tap Settings on the Home screen. Tap Mail, Contacts, Calendars. Your iPad displays the Mail, Contacts, Calendars screen. Tap Add Account to access the Add Account screen. Follow steps 2 to 7 to set up one of the five email services your iPad recognizes.

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ou may find it necessary to create an email account that exists only on your iPad — perhaps for an iPad mailing list. Your iPad Mail app supports both the Post Office Protocol (POP) and Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP) email account types. These types of accounts are what you receive through your Internet service provider (ISP), such as Comcast or Road Runner. You will need specific information for the new account, including the host name of the incoming and outgoing mail servers, to create a new email account on your iPad. If your settings should fail to verify, double-check all the information. The majority of failures to verify come down to a single incorrect character entered.

Create a New Email Account

1 Tap Mail, Contacts, Calendars in the Settings menu. 2

Your iPad displays the Mail, Contacts, Calendars screen.

2 Tap Add Account. The Add Account screen appears.

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3 Tap Other. 3

4 Tap Add Mail Account. The New Account screen appears.

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5 Tap the fields and then type the appropriate data into the Name, Address, Password, and Description fields.

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7 Tap the account type for the new email.

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8 Type the host name, username, and password into the Incoming Mail Server section.

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9 Type the host name, username, and password into the Outgoing Mail Server section.

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0 Tap Save. Your iPad verifies the account information and then returns you to the Mail Settings screen. The new account is added to the Accounts list.

TIPS Which is the most popular account type? POP is the most common. Incoming messages for an email account are temporarily stored on the provider’s mail server. Typically, when you connect to the POP server, the email downloads to your device and is then removed from the server. By default, your iPad actually saves a copy on the server. IMAP works with your email messages only on the server. You will need to manage the contents of the server so you do not fill your storage quota. Once you fill your quota, you can no longer receive new mail until space has been freed.

What are the benefits of having your email stored only on the server? When your email is stored on the server, you have the benefit of accessing those emails from multiple devices.

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Specify the Default Email Account

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nce you have set up multiple email accounts, your iPad specifies one as the default. The default email account is the account in which a message is sent from within another app on your iPad. For example, if you tap the email address for a contact within the Contacts app, the message is sent from the default email account. Specifying a different account does not dictate which mail account opens when you tap the Mail app on the Home screen. The email account that you used last opens when you access the mail app. Specifying a default email ensures that any email sent from another app on your iPad is sent from the designated account.

Specify the Default Email Account

1 Tap Settings on the Home screen.

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The Settings screen appears.

2 Tap Mail, Contacts, Calendars. Your iPad displays the Mail, Contacts, Calendars screen.

3 Scroll down the screen and then tap Default Account. 2

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The Default Account Screen appears. The current default account is shown with a check mark next to it.

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4 Tap the account that you want to use as the default. ● A check mark appears next to the email account you tapped.

5 Tap the Mail, Contacts, Calendars button.

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TIP How does the Mail app choose the default email account once you have more than one? The Mail app specifies the first email account that you created on the iPad as the default email account. When you create an email message from other iPad apps, such as Photos or Safari, or by tapping the email address in Contacts, it is sent using the default email account.

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Switch to Another Email Account

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he average person can have at least three email accounts. One main account and two backup accounts, usually one for school, if the person is a student, and one for work. When you tap the Mail app on the Home screen, you are taken to the last screen that was shown in your previous Mail session. You can also switch from the current account to view the contents of the Inbox for your other iPad mail accounts with just a few taps of your finger. The ability to switch between accounts enables you to monitor the activities of multiple accounts and stay up to date.

Switch to Another Email Account

1 Tap Mail on the Home screen.

1 Note: The Mail app opens to whatever screen you viewed last, so if you viewed the Inbox last, the app displays the contents of the Inbox.

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2 Tap the Mail Address button that appears in the top left corner of the screen.

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3 Tap the mailbox you want to view. ● You can tap All Inboxes to view a list of emails from all of your iPad email accounts.

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● Tap a mailbox in the Accounts section to view an email account’s folders such as Drafts, Sent Mail, Starred, and synced folders.

The mail for the new account appears.

4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 to view the contents of another account’s Inbox.

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TIP If I change the settings for one of my email accounts on my iPad, will it change the settings on my computer when I sync? No. Your email account settings can be synced only from your computer to your iPad, not the other way around. This enables you to customize your email settings for an email account on your iPad without changing email account settings on your computer.

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Disable an Email Account

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ver time, some of the email accounts that you have set up on your iPad may become irrelevant, or you may find that you just do not need to check them as often. There is a good reason for disabling accounts for which you do not have a pressing need. The Mail app on the iPad continuously checks for new emails for the accounts you have created. This repeated checking for email can more or less drain your battery power. You can temporarily disable an email address to conserve more of your battery power. Disabling an email account does not remove the account information from your iPad.

Disable an Email Account

1 Tap Settings on the Home screen.

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The Settings screen appears.

2 Tap Mail, Contacts, Calendars. 3

The Mail, Contacts, Calendars screen appears.

3 Tap the account you want to disable.

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The account’s settings appear.

4 Tap Mail to the Off position. 5 Tap Calendar to the Off position. Note: When you attempt to turn Calendars to Off for a Gmail account, for example, you receive an alert informing you that “All Gmail Calendars will be removed from your iPad.”

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7 Tap Notes to the Off position. 8 Tap Done.

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TIP Are there other ways I can save battery power other than disabling an email account? There are many, but in regard to email, you can do a few things in particular. Accounts such as Microsoft Exchange, MobileMe, and Yahoo! are referred to as push accounts. This means that when new messages are available, they are pushed/delivered to your iPad. This can eat your battery power, so consider turning off Push in the Mail settings. You can also check fewer email accounts by deleting an account or reduce the Fetch interval frequency. Consider ceasing all wireless activities by putting your iPad into Airplane mode.

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ost of the time, sending email on your iPad is performed without any issues. On rare occasions, you may set up a new account and run into problems sending emails. As you attempt to send an email, it could seem that your iPad is slowly turning it wheels, and then you receive a message that informs you that a port has timed out. If you are experiencing problems sending email from your POP account, try changing the outgoing server port to solve the issue. You can contact your ISP prior to specifying another port to make sure it is not blocking the port to which you want to switch. If you are unfamiliar with this process, you can also ask your ISP for guidance in acquiring a new port number.

Use a Different Server Port

1 Tap Settings on the Home screen.

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The Settings screen appears.

2 Tap Mail, Contacts, Calendars. The Mail, Contacts, Calendars screen appears.

3 Tap the POP account you want to edit.

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The account’s settings appear.

4 Scroll down to the bottom of the screen and then tap Advanced. 4

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5 Tap Server Port in the Incoming Settings section. The on-screen keyboard appears.

6 Type the port number.

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TIP What if I still experience outgoing email problems? Check to see if all your settings are accurate. If you are still experiencing problems, call your ISP to verify if your account is set up correctly in the Mail app. Your ISP also can alert you to any policy conflicts that may be preventing you from sending email from a specific account.

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our iPad does not have a built-in spam filter. If you are using an account such as Gmail, you get spam filtering on the server and junk mail goes straight to the Spam folder. Fortunately, some ISPs have security measures in place. Authentication is a safety measure used to confirm that you are indeed the sender of the email and not a spammer. If your ISP requires authentication for outgoing mail, you can set up your email account to provide the appropriate credentials. The specification of a username and password is a common type of authentication.

Configure Authentication for Outgoing Mail

1 Tap Settings on the Home screen.

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The Settings screen appears.

2 Tap Mail, Contacts, Calendars. The Mail, Contacts, Calendars screen appears.

3 Tap the POP account you want to edit.

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The account’s settings appear.

4 Scroll down and tap SMTP. The SMTP screen appears.

5 Tap in the Primary Server field.

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6 Tap Authentication in the Outgoing Mail Server section. The Authentication screen appears.

7 Tap an authentication option. The authentication option has now been changed for the email account. Note: Your ISP may require a specific authentication option.

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TIP How many ISPs require authentication? Most ISPs now require SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) authentication for outgoing mail because of problems with junk email. You can check with your ISP to see if this applies to your service.

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Automatically Check for New Emails

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y default, the Mail app manually checks for new email messages whenever you tell it to. This is done by simply checking the Inbox for an account or by tapping the Refresh button ( ) on the left side of the menu bar. Occasionally, you may want your iPad to automatically check for emails. This feature can come in handy if you are preoccupied and waiting for an important email. If the sounds on your iPad have not been muted, you hear a chime when you have received an email. While you are considering this option, keep in mind that this incessant checking for emails does take a toll on your battery power.

Automatically Check for New Emails

1 Tap Settings on the Home screen.

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The Settings screen appears.

2 Tap Mail, Contacts, Calendars. The Mail, Contacts, Calendars screen appears.

3 Tap Fetch New Data. 2

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The Fetch Data screen appears.

4 Tap the interval you want to use in the Fetch section.

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6 Repeat steps 1 to 4 to return to manually checking for new emails.

TIP Should I keep my iPad set to automatically check mail? To conserve battery power, you should consider returning your iPad to manually checking for new messages. You could also configure your iPad to check for new emails less frequently by choosing Every 30 minutes or Hourly. If you find the use of battery life miniscule, by all means, continue to have your iPad check for messages at regular intervals. If you have multiple accounts, you set different fetch rules for each account on the Advanced screen.

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he iPad makes it easy for you to share links to interesting websites that you may come across with family and friends. You can send a link via email with just a few taps.

Some websites include an option to email a link, but in the absence of such an option, the iPad always gives you the Mail Link to this Page option. No more copying and pasting a link into the body of an email. The ability to email links makes it easy for you to share the good stuff from your findings on the web.

Email a Link to a Web Page

1 Tap Safari on the Home screen.

1 The Safari app opens.

2 Tap the URL field and then

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type the web address for the website you want to email. ● You can also perform a search with the search field to navigate to the site you want to email.

3 Tap Go. 3

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Safari takes you to the website.

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Note: If you performed a search, the search results appear, from which you can tap to open the desired web page.

4 Tap the Share button (

4

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)

on the menu bar. A dialog with several options opens.

5 Tap Mail Link to this Page.

A new email message opens.

6 Type an email address or choose a recipient from your Contacts list.

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Note: An email address must be listed for the contact if you choose someone from your Contacts list as a recipient. Note: You can edit the message if you need to.

7 Tap Send. The message is sent to the recipient.

TIP Are there other ways to email website links? Yes. But some of them are not as streamlined as choosing the Mail Link to this Page option found in Safari. You can copy the URL of the web page and then open the Mail app and paste the URL into a new message. Some websites are equipped with an option similar to the Mail Link to this Page option that can be found somewhere on the web page. The mail option in Safari is a quick solution.

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f you are having a hard time reading your emails due to a small font size, your iPad makes it easy for you to change the font size for emails. iPad also enables you to automate the process so that you do not have to change the font size for each individual email that you receive. You can set a minimum font size for emails, making them easier for you to read. If an email uses a larger font size than you specify, the font remains as is. If the font is smaller, your iPad scales up the font size accordingly.

Set Message Font Size

1 Tap Settings on the Home screen. The Settings screen appears.

2 Tap Mail, Contacts, Calendars. The Mail, Contacts, Calendars screen appears.

3 Tap Minimum Font Size.

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The Mail app now uses the minimum font size you have specified when displaying messages.

TIP What can I do if I have trouble seeing an app on my iPad? The iPad is equipped with a Zoom feature, which allows you to zoom into any app. You can use the Zoom feature to magnify the entire screen up to five times the normal size for increased readability. This feature works on the Home, Unlock, and Spotlight screens. You can also magnify apps that you purchase from the App Store. By default, the Zoom feature is disabled. To enable it, you must configure the triple-click function in the Settings under Accessibility.

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o you have a favorite quote or slogan? The Mail app enables you to customize your own email signature, the same as you would in the mail program on your Mac or Windows computer. Creating a custom signature enables you to add your own personal touch to the bottom of outgoing email messages in the form of a block of text displaying your contact information or a short quote. Do not be afraid to be original or to sell yourself by listing your job title, degrees and certificates earned, or awards won. The proper signature could add just the right professional touch to your email correspondence.

Create a Custom iPad Signature

1 Tap Settings on the Home screen.

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The Settings screen appears.

2 Tap Mail, Contacts, Calendars.

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The Mail, Contacts, Calendars screen appears.

3 Tap Signature. 3

The Signature screen appears along with the on-screen keyboard. Note: If you need to type a whole word or phrase in all caps, you do not need to keep tapping the Shift key. Doubletap the Shift key on the keyboard to type consecutive letters in all caps. Tap it once again to disable caps when you are finished.

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4 Type the signature that you want to use. Note: An email signature can be as short as one word, such as “Cheers,” to a complete quote. Short is best.

5 Tap Mail, Contacts, Calendars. The Mail app saves your signature and uses it for all outgoing email messages.

TIP Can I return to the original signature? The Mail app does not provide a way to cancel your edit and return to the original signature itself, but you can always write in “Sent from my iPad” yourself. Consider adding a personal line of your own and then place “Sent from my iPad” underneath it so the recipient knows the message originated from your iPad.

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ou can disable images in the emails that you receive for faster load times and, more importantly, to help protect your privacy. If an image sent to you in an email is not attached to the actual email but kept on a remote server, your email will have to connect to the server to download the image. In the case of junk mail, this can open you up to “web bugs.” Essentially, when you download the image from a remote server, the sender can find out personal information about you that could be used for marketing purposes. By disabling remote message images, you can help protect your personal information.

Disable Remote Message Images

1 Tap Settings on the Home screen.

1

The Settings screen appears.

2 Tap Mail, Contacts, Calendars.

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The Mail, Contacts, Calendars screen appears.

3 Scroll down and tap the Load Remote Images switch to the Off position.

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The setting is saved, and your iPad no longer displays remote images in your emails.

4 Press the Home button to return to the Home screen.

TIP What exactly is a web bug? A web bug is a reference embedded into HTML-formatted emails to images that reside on a remote server. When you open the email and image, Mail downloads the image by using an address for the remote server. In doing this, marketers can learn information about you and track your surfing habits across the Internet. Websites can also contain web bugs.

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Sync the iPad Your iPad is a fully capable, stand-alone device, but you can also share much of the content on your computer with your iPad. Content found on your computer, such as apps downloaded from the App Store, iTunes music, movies, TV shows, calendar events, and contacts, are just some of the things you can share with your iPad. In this chapter, you learn how to connect your iPad to your computer and sync your fun — as well as productive — content with your iPad by using iTunes.

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Connect Your iPad to a Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Set Up a New iPad with iTunes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Sync Your Contacts List. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 Sync Your Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Sync Your Email Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Sync Your Bookmarks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 Sync Music, Music Videos, and Movies . . . . . . . . . . 108 Sync Podcasts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 Sync Audiobooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 Sync TV Show Episodes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 Sync Photos on Your Computer with Your iPad . . . . . . 116 Save Photos from Emails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 Import Photos from Your Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

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onnecting your iPad to your computer is one of the most basic ways of sharing content. If you do not have a MobileMe account, this is the primary way that you will keep all your contacts, calendars, and notes in sync between both devices. Once you have connected your iPad to your Mac or PC, you can begin syncing/sharing content between your computer and your iPad. Share photos taken on your iPad with your computer so that you can edit them in a photo-editing program. Share songs you have downloaded from iTunes on your Mac or PC with your iPad and vice versa.

Connect Your iPad to a Computer

1 Turn on your computer.

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2 Place the USB end of the USB to Dock connector into a USB port on your computer.

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3 Turn on your iPad.

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4 Attach the USB to Dock connector to your iPad. Your iPad charges as it is connected to your computer. 4

TIPS Can I connect my iPad to the computer by using iPad accessories? Yes. If you want to use the iPad dock or iPad keyboard dock while using your iPad, you can run the USB to Dock cable to your computer from either of these docks rather than directly from the iPad. Make sure that you purchase the proper iPad dock for your specific iPad model.

My iPad does not charge when connected to my computer. Why? You should make sure that all cables are connected securely; if that does not work, you should try using another USB port. If you have your iPad connected to the USB port located on your keyboard, try moving the iPad to a USB port located on the actual computer. The USB port located on the keyboard may not transfer enough power to charge the iPad. Even with a direct connection, some older Macs and many Windows computers do not provide enough power to charge the iPad. The USB specification calls for a minimum of 5 watts to charge the iPad.

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hen you first set up your new iPad with iTunes, you can choose to set it up from scratch or restore from a previous backup. The second option can save you a lot of time if you have an extensive app collection and settings for a previous device such as your iPhone, first-generation iPad, or iPod touch. You can determine if music, photos, and apps are synced automatically when you connect your iPad and launch iTunes. If you prefer to sync manually, you can prevent your iPad from syncing automatically. Follow these steps after you have launched iTunes, registered your iPad, and read the iPad Software License Agreement.

Set Up a New iPad with iTunes

1 Click iPad in the Devices list. 2 Select the Set up as a new iPad radio button ( changes to ).

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3 Click Continue. 3

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4 Type a name for your iPad. 5 Leave the three check boxes deselected. Note: This example does not select any of the check boxes so that manually syncing content can be shown later in the chapter.

6 Click Done.

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7 Click iTunes for a Mac or click Edit for a Windows computer.

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8 Click Preferences.

The iTunes preferences appear. 9

9 Click the Devices tab. The Devices screen opens.

0 Click the Prevent iPods, iPhones, and iPads from syncing automatically check box ( changes to ).

! Click OK. The settings are saved.

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TIP Is there any way that I can avoid automatic sync, one time, without deactivating it? Yes. You can bypass the automatic sync on a case-by-case basis. This comes in handy if you want to connect your iPad to the computer just to charge its battery and not to sync information. To prevent automatically syncing on a case-by-case basis, immediately after connecting your iPad, press Option + on your Mac keyboard at the same time until iPad appears in the Devices list. Press + for a PC. This aborts the automatic sync.

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ou can keep the virtual Rolodex of all your important business contacts up to date and in sync between your computer and iPad using iTunes. An efficient way to manage your contacts on your iPad is to manually sync groups of contacts from your computer. A manual sync enables you to choose what contact information you want to place on your iPad. This way, if you want to sync only your contacts of friends and family to your iPad, you can do so without syncing work contacts in the process. Understanding how to sync your contacts list can help you sync more efficiently.

Sync Your Contacts List

1 Connect your iPad to your computer. iTunes automatically launches, and iPad appears in the Devices list.

2 Click your iPad in the Devices list. 2

The Summary screen appears.

3 Click the Info tab. 3

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4 Click the Sync Address Book Contacts check box (

changes to

).

Note: In Windows, click the Sync contacts with check box ( changes to ) and then choose the program you want to use.

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5 Click the Selected groups radio button (

changes to

).

6 Click only the groups you want to sync (

changes to

).

Note: Only the contacts listed in the specific groups you choose are synced to your iPad. ● If you have a Yahoo! or Google account and want to add those addresses to the sync, you can click the sync check boxes ( changes to ) and then follow the directions.

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7 Click Apply. The groups that you have chosen are synced to your iPad.

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TIPS What can I do if I have problems syncing? If you have problems syncing your contacts, try going to the other tabs and deactivating sync for other content, such as music and movies. Configuring iTunes to sync only one type of data may solve the sync issue. Of course, if the problem lies with some other data you are trying to sync, you must address it when you try to sync that content to your iPad.

What is a sync conflict? Sync conflicts can arise when you make two different edits on the same information: once on your computer, the other on your iPad. For example, you may have changed the contact information in Address Book on your Mac and then made a different edit for the same contact in contacts on your iPad. In this scenario, iTunes does not know which is the correct information. When this occurs, a Conflict Resolver dialog opens. Follow the directions in this dialog to solve the sync conflict.

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nce you pencil in appointments and keep track of your day-to-day schedule on your computer and iPad, you need to make sure that the information on both is in sync. The iTunes application on your computer can help you achieve this, and also help you manage the transfer of older appointments to your iPad. You can sync the calendar information located in the iCal application on your Mac or in the Outlook Calendar on your Windows PC to your Calendar app on your iPad. This way, you can stay up to date with your most current appointment schedule while on the go with your iPad.

Sync Your Calendar

1 Connect your iPad to your computer. iTunes launches automatically on your computer. Your iPad appears in the Devices list.

2 Click your iPad in the Devices list. 2

The Summary screen appears.

3 Click the Info tab. 3

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4 Click the Sync iCal Calendars check box (

changes to

).

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Note: In Windows, click Sync calendars with ( changes to ) and then choose the program you want to use.

5 Click the All calendars radio button ( changes to calendars.

) to sync all 5

● You can click the Do not sync events older than 30 days check box ( changes to ) to control how far back the calendar sync goes. You can also type another value in the Days field.

6 Click Apply. The selected calendars are synced to your iPad. 6

TIP I have multiple calendars. How do I select just one of them? If you have multiple calendars, you can sync only the calendars you want by clicking the Selected calendars radio button ( changes to ) in the Calendars field. After you make this selection, the field listing your other calendars is no longer grayed out. Click the check boxes ( changes to ) next to the calendars in the list that you want to sync.

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Tunes makes it easy for you to sync email accounts, including your MobileMe account, Outlook, and Windows Mail, to your iPad. You can sync your mail account settings in the Mail Accounts sections located under the Info tab. You can choose to synchronize all of your email accounts or just individual accounts. Once you sync your accounts to your iPad, you can configure those accounts by tapping Settings and accessing the Mail, Contacts, Calendars option. Syncing your Mac or PC email accounts with your iPad is a great way to stay up to date with email messages when you are on the move.

Sync Your Email Account

1 Connect your iPad to your computer.

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iTunes launches automatically on your computer. Your iPad appears in the Devices list.

2 Click your iPad in the Devices list.

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3 Click the Info tab. The Info screen appears. 3

4 Click the Sync Mail Accounts check box (

changes to

).

Note: In Windows, click the Sync selected mail accounts from check box ( changes to ), choose your email program from the drop-down list, and then click the appropriate check box ( changes to ) for each account.

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5 Select the mail accounts you want to sync to your iPad (

changes to

).

6 Click Apply. Note: Click Allow if you receive a message asking if AppleMobileSync can be allowed access to your keychain. iTunes syncs the email accounts you have specified to your iPad.

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TIP If I have an email account already set up on my Mac or PC and not on my iPad, can I sync to configure my iPad with the new account? Yes. An easy way to configure your iPad with an existing email account on your Mac or PC is to instruct iTunes to share the information with your iPad through syncing. During the sync, iTunes shares all the account information with your iPad and establishes the new account.

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ver time, you can accumulate a large number of bookmarks for websites on your computer and your iPad. It can be frustrating if you are on your iPad and need a bookmark you created on your computer. There is a convenient way for you to access those bookmarks. iTunes enables you to access those bookmarks by syncing them to your iPad. When you sync your bookmarks, you are sharing the bookmarks that you have created within Safari or Internet Explorer on your Mac or PC so you can easily access those websites from your iPad.

Sync Your Bookmarks

1 Once you connect your iPad to your computer, turn on the computer.

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iTunes launches automatically on your computer. iPad appears in the Devices list.

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2 Click your iPad in the Devices list.

3 Click the Info tab. The Info screen appears. 2

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4 Scroll down to the Web Browser section and then click the Sync Safari bookmarks check box ( changes to ). Note: In Windows, click the Sync bookmarks with check box ( changes to ) and then select the web browser from the list.

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5 Click Apply. Your bookmarks begin to sync from your computer to your iPad.

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TIP Any tips on syncing bookmarks? Yes. Over time, you can accumulate many bookmarks on your computer. Some of these bookmarks may be to websites no longer relevant to you and that you no longer visit. Before you sync those bookmarks to your iPad, go through the bookmarks on your computer and then delete the ones no longer relevant. This way, you share only the important sites.

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Sync Music, Music Videos, and Movies

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our iPad is great for listening to music and watching music videos you may have downloaded from iTunes. The primary way for you to move a large amount of content from your computer to your iPad is to sync. If your iPad has the storage capacity to hold all the music and music videos that you have downloaded to your computer, you can sync your entire library to your iPad. If you have a vast music library that exceeds the capacity of your iPad, you can configure iTunes to sync only the playlists, artists, genres, and videos that you want to share with your iPad.

Sync Music, Music Videos, and Movies Note: You should already have your iPad connected to your computer before following these steps.

1 Click your iPad in the Devices list.

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2 Click the Music tab. The Music screen appears.

3 Click the Sync Music check box (

changes to

3

2

).

Note: iTunes may ask you to confirm that you want to sync music.

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4 Click the Selected playlists, artists, albums, and genres radio button ( changes to ).

5 Select the playlists, artists, albums,

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or genres you want to sync by clicking the check box next to them ( changes to ). 5

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6 Deselect the Include voice memos check box ( changes to ) to exclude them from the sync.

7 Click Apply. The playlists, artists, albums, and genres you have selected are synced to your iPad.

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TIPS Can I transfer individual songs that I want to my iPad? Yes. You can manage your music manually by connecting your iPad to your computer and then clicking Music in the Source list. You can drag the individual songs that you want from your music library and then drop them on top of your iPad in the Devices list to sync just those songs.

How do I sync my movies? You can sync movies much in the same way that you synced music in the above task. Click the Movies tab in iTunes, and then click the Sync Movies check box to select it ( changes to ). You can choose individual movies to sync or automatically select all movies, most recently added movies, or unwatched movies.

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long with downloading podcasts straight from your iPad, iTunes offers a solution for transferring podcasts downloaded to your Mac or PC. You can sync your favorite podcasts to your iPad so you can take them with you. Podcasts can range from just a few megabytes in size to tens of megabytes that can begin to eat into your iPad’s storage space. If you have plenty of podcasts on your computer, then you need to manage what gets synced to your iPad. When you pick and choose only the podcasts that you want to sync to your iPad, you are using your storage capacity wisely.

Sync Podcasts Note: You should already have your iPad connected to your computer before following these steps.

1 Click your iPad in the Devices list.

1

2 Click the Podcasts tab. 2

The Podcasts screen appears.

3 Click the Sync Podcasts check box (

changes to

3

).

4 Click the Automatically

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5 Click the selected podcasts menu to choose an option. You can now choose individual podcasts contained within the available podcast series.

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6 Click a podcast in the Podcasts field. The podcast is highlighted, and the individual episodes appear to the right.

7 Select each individual episode that you want to sync to your iPad. ● If you want all the episodes that appear to the right of the podcast, you can just click the check box next to the podcast ( changes to ).

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Note: Repeat steps 6 and 7 to choose new podcasts and individual episodes.

8 Click Apply. iTunes syncs the iPad with the specified podcast episodes.

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TIP Can I designate a podcast as unplayed? Yes. A podcast is designated as unplayed if you have not played at least part of it in iTunes or on your iPad. If you play a podcast episode on your iPad, that information is relayed to iTunes the next time that you sync. You can mark an episode as unplayed by clicking Podcasts in the iTunes library, right-clicking a particular podcast, and then choosing Mark as Unplayed from the menu.

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f you have yet to discover the pleasures of audiobooks, audiobooks are like books on tape for your iPad, iPhone, and iPod. They play just like music tracks. You can sync audiobooks that you have downloaded to your computer to your iPad and audiobooks that you have “ripped” from CDs and categorized as audiobooks. Although audiobooks do not have a tab like Music, Podcasts, and TV Shows, you can access audiobooks in a variety of other ways. One of those other ways is that you can create a playlist that contains only audiobooks. You can also scroll down under the Books tab and you will find Audiobooks below eBooks. Syncing audiobooks is a great way to take your books with you while you travel.

Sync Audiobooks Note: You should already have your iPad connected to your computer before following these steps.

1 Click your iPad in the Devices list.

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2 Click the Books tab. The Books screen appears.

3 Click the Sync Books check box (

changes to

3

2

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4 Click the Selected books radio button (

changes to

).

The book selection below becomes accessible.

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5 Click the check box next to all the books you want to sync ( changes to ).

6 Click Apply. The audiobooks are synced to your iPad.

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TIPS If I have more than one audiobook, can I choose which ones I want to sync? Yes. The names of the authors also appear in the Artists field. You can click the check box ( changes to ) next to the name of the author in the Artists field to choose only the audiobooks that you want to sync to your iPad.

How do I sync my audiobooks if I have chosen to manually manage music and videos under the Summary tab? If you have chosen the manual option under the Summary tab, the Playlists, Artists, and Genres options are not available under the Music tab. You must click the Books category in the iTunes library and then drag and drop the audiobooks that you want onto your iPad in the Devices list.

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ou can sync TV shows that you have downloaded to your computer to your iPad. If you have downloaded many TV episodes, such as if you have subscribed to an entire season of a program, you could quickly fill up your iPad’s storage capacity. iTunes makes it easy for you to select only the shows that you want. You can choose to sync only a select few episodes to your iPad to conserve storage capacity. iTunes can also determine which episodes are unwatched so that you can sync only those shows you have not viewed. Use your storage space wisely.

Sync TV Show Episodes Note: You should already have your iPad connected to your computer before following these steps.

1 Click your iPad in the Devices list.

1

2 Click the TV Shows tab. The TV Shows screen appears.

3 Click the Sync TV Shows check box (

changes to

2 3

).

4 Click the Automatically include

4

menu to choose an option. Note: This example uses the default setting.

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5 Click the selected shows menu to choose an option. You can now choose individual TV shows contained within the available TV series.

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6 Click a TV show in the Shows list. The TV show is highlighted, and the individual episodes appear to the right.

7 Select each individual episode that you want to sync to your iPad. ● If you want all the episodes that appear to the right of the TV show, you can just select the check box next to the show ( changes to ). Note: Repeat steps 6 and 7 to choose new TV shows and individual episodes.

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8 Click Apply. iTunes syncs the iPad with the specified TV show episodes.

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TIP Can I designate a TV episode as unplayed? Yes. A TV episode is designated as unplayed if you have not played at least part of it in iTunes or on your iPad. If you play a TV episode on your iPad, that information is relayed to iTunes the next time that you sync. You can mark an episode as unplayed by clicking the TV Shows tab in the iTunes library, rightclicking a particular episode, and then choosing Mark as Unwatched from the menu.

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he iPad Camera Connection Kit is a great way to transfer photos from your camera to your iPad. You also have the ability to capture photos directly from your iPad 2. If you already have a collection of your favorite photos located on your computer, you can sync your favorite photos on your computer to your iPad. Syncing is a very convenient way to move large quantities of photos from your computer to your iPad. You can sync photos that you have touched up or edited in a photo-editing application to show off your finished works when you travel.

Sync Photos on Your Computer with Your iPad Note: You should already have your iPad connected to your computer before following these steps.

1 Click your iPad in the Devices list.

2 Click the Photos tab. 1

The Photos screen appears.

3 Click the Sync Photos from check box (

changes to

).

4 Choose an option from the pop-up menu. Note: This example uses the default setting, iPhoto. You can also specify a folder by selecting Choose folder. In Windows, you can choose My Pictures or Pictures.

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5 Click the Selected albums and events, and automatically include radio button ( changes to ). ● You can click the Include videos check box ( changes to ) if you have recorded video in your photo album that you want to include.

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6 Click the check boxes (

changes to ) for the events you want to sync to your iPad.

7 Click Apply. The photo album you have selected syncs to your iPad. 6

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TIP What file types are compatible with my iPad? Your iPad is compatible with the usual TIFF and JPEG file formats along with PNG, BMP, and GIF files. If you have photos in a format incompatible with your iPad, you must convert them to a compatible format before you can successfully sync them to your iPad.

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ccasionally, friends and family members may send you an email with an image attachment. Your iPad displays image attachments in the following formats: JPEG, GIF, and TIFF. You can view that photo directly in the body of the email that you received, and you can also download the image and save it on your iPad. You can access the saved images within the Photos app or you could even set it as wallpaper by accessing Brightness & Wallpaper under Settings. Saving images from emails is a great way to archive important photos and can be performed in just a few taps.

Save Photos from Emails

1 Tap Mail on the Home screen.

1 Your default email account opens.

2 Open the email that contains

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3 Tap the attachment. 3

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Note: If the image is in a format incompatible with your iPad, you can see the name of the file, but you cannot download it.

4 Tap the Share button (

).

The options to Reply, Forward, Save Image, or Print Image appear.

5 Tap Save Image. The image is saved to a photo album and can be accessed with the Photos app.

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TIPS Can I save video that I receive from an attachment? Yes. But it needs to be an MP4 file. You can save video attachments sent to you by email much in the same way that you save photos. Just tap and hold the video attachment until the menu opens, giving you the option to save the video. Tap Save Video to save the video to your iPad.

Can I save an image on a website? Yes. You can save an image that you find on a website to your iPad. After you open the web page that contains the image, tap and hold the image until you are given the option to save the image. Tap Save Image to save the website image to your iPad.

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Import Photos from Your Camera

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ou have a number of options for importing your favorite photos to your iPad. You can sync photos on your computer to your iPad, you can collect them from email messages and websites, and you can also use the iPad Camera Connection Kit to download photos directly from your camera. The iPad Camera Connection Kit enables you to connect your camera to your iPad by USB cable or by simply inserting a memory card into an attached SD card reader to import images. Whichever method you choose, you can connect the kit and begin importing your favorite photos in mere moments.

Import Photos from Your Camera Connect with a USB Cable

1 Connect the USB to Dock adapter to the bottom of your iPad.

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2 Attach one end of the USB cable into the adapter and the other end into the camera. Note: The camera should be turned on and placed into Still Image mode if needed.

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Connect an SD Card Connector

1 Connect the SD card reader to the 30-pin connector at the bottom of the iPad.

2 Insert the SD card from the camera into the slot.

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Download Images

1 Click Import All. The images begin to transfer.

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TIP Can I use an Apple USB keyboard with the iPad by attaching it with the USB connector in the camera connection kit? No. But you can purchase an Apple Wireless Keyboard that uses Bluetooth technology with your iPad. As long as you are within range — around 30 feet of your iPad — you can move around freely with this keyboard. You may also want to consider the Apple iPad keyboard dock, which enables you to charge your iPad while using a full-sized keyboard.

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Explore iTunes, Photos, and Videos Your iPad is packed with entertainment possibilities. You can use iTunes to preview, purchase, and download music, movies, TV shows, podcasts, and audiobooks. The Photos app offers a variety of ways to import and showcase your photos, including photo albums, slideshows, and using your iPad itself as a picture frame.

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Discover What You Can Do with iTunes . . . . . . . . . 124 Set Up an iTunes Account. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 Buy and Download in iTunes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 Subscribe to Podcasts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 Rate Content in the iTunes Store . . . . . . . . . . . . 130 Configure iPad Audio Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 Browse and Play Content in the iPod App . . . . . . . . 134 Enable Genius Playlists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136 Create a Genius Playlist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138 Configure Shuffle Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139 Create a Standard Playlist in the iPod App. . . . . . . . 140 Play Videos, Movies, and TV Shows . . . . . . . . . . . 142 Customize Video Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144 Capture Photos with Your iPad 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . 146 Shoot Video with Your iPad 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148 Get Some FaceTime. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 View Photos on Your iPad. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152 Send a Photo or Video by Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 Create a Custom Slideshow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156

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Discover What You Can Do with iTunes Purchase Content The iTunes Store has a wide variety of content to browse, including music, movies, TV shows, podcasts, audiobooks, games, and apps. Some content is free. Much of the content can be reviewed before you purchase, and you also have access to product descriptions and reviews from individuals who have previously purchased the content. Before you can make a purchase in the iTunes Store, you need to set up an iTunes account. Once you have set up an iTunes account, purchasing and downloading content is as simple as a few taps of your finger. You can scroll to the bottom of any page within iTunes and then tap Sign In to begin setting up an iTunes account.

Organize Content Once you start downloading music, videos, and other content from iTunes, you can quickly amass a large library of content. iTunes on your computer is also a media management app that provides a number of ways to help you organize your content so that it is easy to find and use. You can organize apps with folders, remove individual videos, songs, and audiobooks from your iPad, create playlists, and burn discs.

Use Playlists to Manage Your Library Creating playlists in iTunes is not only a great way to create a compilation of your favorite songs for playback, but playlists also provide you with further organization. You can use three types of playlists on your iPad: Standard Playlists, Genius Playlists, Genius Mixes, and Smart Playlists. You can make playlists from the music, podcasts, or audiobooks in your iTunes library. Understanding how to create a playlist can help you get the most from the iPod app on your iPad.

Sync Your Content iTunes makes it easy for you to sync/share music, movies, TV shows, podcasts, audiobooks, email accounts, contacts, and calendars between multiple devices (iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad). You can also sync your MobileMe account or Outlook and Windows Mail to your iPad so you can check them while on the go and have easy access to current email messages.

Follow Artists and Music Fans Ping is a social network for music available in iTunes. You can set up a free Ping profile to gain access to bios of artists and other Ping followers. You can follow your favorite artist and other Ping users to see what they have been up to and hear 30-second previews of what music they like and leave your own comments. See who is following whom and check out your favorite artist’s or band’s concert page to see where they are performing next. You can also automatically tweet your Ping activity and add people you follow on Twitter who also have a Ping profile.

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Set Up an iTunes Account

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ou can also purchase music, movie, apps, and audiobooks in the iTunes Store and download hours of free educational content from iTunes U (University). To purchase content from iTunes, you first need to set up an iTunes account. You will need an Apple ID to log in. If you have made purchases in the Apple Online Store, the App Store, or have a MobileMe account, you can sign into the iTunes Store using the same Apple ID. If you do not have an Apple ID, you must create one. You can create an Apple ID on your computer, iPhone, iPod touch, or your iPad.

Set Up an iTunes Account

1 Tap Settings on the Home screen. 3

The Settings screen appears.

2 Tap Store. 3 Tap Sign In. A menu appears.

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4 Tap Create New Apple ID.

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5 Follow the prompts to create a new Apple ID. You can now make purchases in the iTunes Store on your iPad.

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Buy and Download in iTunes

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fter you have set up your iTunes account, purchasing and downloading music, movies, TV shows, and other content are very easy tasks. Once you understand how to purchase and download content from iTunes, you can begin to populate your iPad with a wide variety of entertaining and educational content. Take advantage of content previews. Just about every movie or song has a preview so that you can make an informed purchase. iTunes also has plenty of free content, so be sure to check out Free On iTunes under Featured music. The process for downloading free content is almost identical to paid content.

Buy and Download in iTunes

1 Tap iTunes on the Home screen.

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iTunes opens.

2 Navigate to the content that you want to purchase.

3 Tap the price next to the content that you want.

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The Price button changes to the Buy button. Note: The Buy button is contextual, so if you are purchasing an album, it reads Buy Album. If you are buying a single, it reads Buy Single.

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4 Tap the Buy button. If you are not signed in or do not have an iTunes account, a Sign In screen appears.

5 Tap Use Existing Apple ID if you

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● If you do not have an iTunes account, tap Create New Apple ID to create an iTunes account.

The iTunes Password dialog opens.

6 Type your username. 7 Type your password. 8 Tap OK. iTunes begins to download your purchase.

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Note: You may be prompted to read new iTunes terms and conditions. If so, tap OK, read the terms and conditions, and then tap Agree. You will then have to attempt your purchase again. Note: If this is your first time making a purchase on your new iPad, you will be prompted to edit your payment information as a security measure.

TIP Can I transfer and play purchased content from iTunes on my other computers? Yes. You can play content that you have purchased on iTunes on up to five authorized computers, either Mac or Windows or both. Authorization is used to protect the copyright of purchased content on iTunes. To authorize a computer, you must open iTunes on that computer, choose Store, and then choose Authorize Computer from the main menu bar. You will be required to type the password to your iTunes Store account. Devices such as an iPad, iPod, or iPhone do not count as a computer. You can deauthorize a computer by choosing Store and then Deauthorize Computer from the main menu bar.

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Subscribe to Podcasts

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odcasts are downloadable radio- and TV-style shows. iTunes has a wide variety of audio and video podcasts, ranging from old-time radio classics to sports, science, and your favorite television shows. Be sure to check out iTunes U (University) by tapping on the iTunes U option at the bottom of the screen. iTunes U is a growing library of educational content where you can find lectures, films, labs, language lessons, audiobooks, and tours. As of this publication, all of the iTunes U content is free. You can use iTunes to download podcasts straight to your iPad. Most podcasts are free, and you do not need an iTunes account to play or download podcasts.

Subscribe to Podcasts

1 Tap iTunes on the Home screen.

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iTunes opens.

2 Tap Podcasts on the iTunes menu bar at the bottom.

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3 Navigate to a podcast that you want to download and then tap the podcast. The podcast description appears, along with a list of the individual episodes. Note: If you tap on a banner for a genre of podcasts, you are taken to a screen that displays all the available podcasts.

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4 Tap the Free button for the episode that you want to download. The Free button turns into the Get Episode button.

5 Tap Get Episode. iTunes begins downloading the episode.

6 Repeat steps 3 and 4 to download more episodes. Note: You can now close iTunes and then open the iPod app on your iPad to begin listening to your podcasts.

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TIPS Can I subscribe to podcasts on my iPad? No. But you can subscribe to a podcast within iTunes on your computer and then sync the new episodes to your iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch. Subscribing to your favorite podcast is a great way to have new episodes automatically download to your computer as they become available. You can also automatically update your podcast subscriptions from your computer.

What if I am unable to subscribe to a podcast? If a podcast does not begin to download after you tap the Get Episode button, the website that hosts the podcast may be experiencing difficulties, so you might want to try again later. Another thing to consider is that some podcasts may use files incompatible with iTunes and iPad. It is rare, but if you suspect this, you should contact the producer of the podcast to receive more information.

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Rate Content in the iTunes Store

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Tunes uses a five-star rating system to rate all content. Just about all of the content on iTunes features reviews that you can read to see how others like the product. You can easily write reviews of your own to make your feelings known about the content you have purchased. iTunes gives you the option of providing just a star rating for a product, but the more helpful information you can provide, the better. Rating content you have purchased on iTunes helps others to make educated decisions about their purchases on iTunes. You have to be logged into iTunes to rate content.

Rate Content in the iTunes Store

1 Tap iTunes on the Home screen.

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iTunes opens.

2 Navigate to the content that you want to rate and then tap it.

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The content description page appears.

3 Scroll down toward the bottom of the content description page and then tap Write a Review.

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iTunes takes you to the Write a Review page. Note: If you are not logged in, iTunes prompts you to type your iTunes password. Log in to your account and then tap OK.

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4 Tap the number of stars you give the content.

5 Type the title of your review. 6 Type your nickname. 7 Type your review. 8 Tap Submit. The review is uploaded to iTunes.

TIP Can I rate content that I have not purchased on iTunes? Yes. But unless you have experience with the product you are reviewing, you probably should not do this. Many individuals use the ratings and feedback you supply to make purchasing choices on iTunes, so you should provide the most accurate and sincere review possible.

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Configure iPad Audio Settings

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he iPod app on your iPad is where you can listen to your music, podcasts, and audiobooks. You can improve the sound quality of the audio tracks you listen to by changing the EQ settings. The EQ settings help to accentuate music from a wide range of genres including Rock, Hip Hop, Jazz, Piano, and Vocal Latin. You even have choices that can help improve podcasts and audiobooks with the Spoken Word and Vocal Booster options. EQ settings immediately change the sound quality the moment you apply them. Some settings are more noticeable than others. Using the iPod EQ preferences enables you to customize your audio experiences on the iPad.

Configure iPad Audio Settings

1 Tap Settings on the Home screen. 3

The Settings screen appears.

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2 Tap iPod. The iPod settings appear.

3 Tap Sound Check to the On position to have iTunes play songs at the same level.

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4 Tap EQ.

The EQ options appear.

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Note: The EQ options are audio presets that you can choose to customize audio playback on your iPad.

5 Tap an EQ option to select it. ● A check mark appears next to the option you have chosen.

6 Tap iPod.

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iPad returns to the iPod settings screen. ● You can leave Lyrics & Podcast Info set to On to display lyrics and podcast information.

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7 Tap Volume Limit to set a maximum volume at which audio can be played back on your iPad. The Volume Limit slider appears.

8 Drag the slider to the desired

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TIP Is there any way that I can keep the volume limit from being changed once I set it? Yes. You can set the volume limit by dragging the slider and then create a passcode that must be typed to change it. It is important that you remember the passcode. Follow these steps:

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1 Tap Lock Volume Limit in the Volume Limit options. 2 Type a four-digit passcode. 3 Type the four-digit passcode again. The volume limit is locked.

4 Tap Unlock Volume Limit and then retype the passcode to unlock the volume limit.

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he iPod app on your iPad was designed to make it easy for you to browse your music collection, podcasts, and audiobooks on your iPad. You can browse your content library by tapping categories including: Music, Podcasts, Audio books, and playlists. View your content in even more ways by choosing to view Songs, Artists, Albums, Genres, and Composers at the bottom of the screen. You can use the built-in mono speaker in your iPad to play back content or use a set of headphones, a headset or external speakers for stereo sound. The ability to browse your iPod content library is the first step toward getting the most from the iPod app.

Browse and Play Content in the iPod App

1 Tap iPod on the Home screen.

1 The iPod app opens.

2 Tap the category for the content that you want to browse in the iPod library.

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The contents for the category appear on the right-hand side of the screen. Note: This example uses the Music category. Note: Use your finger to scroll up and down the results in the list. Note: For the Music and Purchased categories, you can sort content by Songs, Artists, Albums, Genres, and Composers.

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3 Tap a song in the list to play it.

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The Now Playing screen appears. The album cover fills the screen.

4 Tap the screen once to reveal the playback controls. Note: You can use the repeat and shuffle controls to repeat the song after it finishes or shuffle the songs in the library.

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Note: The next song in the list plays automatically after the current song ends. Tap Albums on the menu bar at the bottom of the Music screen to play all the songs from a specific album.

TIP Can I play music in the background and access the playback controls while using another app? Yes. As a song is playing, you can quickly press the Home button ( ) twice to reveal the hidden Dock at the bottom of the screen and open another app. You can quickly press twice again, and swipe the revealed Dock from left to right to reveal the iPod playback controls.

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nitiating a Genius Playlist in the iPod app is like having your own personalized radio station. Just tap the Genius icon ( ) and then tap a song. iTunes creates a playlist based upon the song you chose by selecting songs from your music library that go great together. Before you can create a Genius list on your iPad, you must first turn the Genius feature on within iTunes on your computer, and then sync. If you have a large iTunes library, this step can take a few minutes as iTunes gathers information about your library. Once the process is complete, you can create your own Genius playlist in just a few clicks.

Enable Genius Playlists

1 Click the Genius icon (

) in

iTunes.

2 Click Turn On Genius.

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3 Type your iTunes Store account ID and password.

4 Click Continue.

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5 Read the terms and conditions and then click in the check box to select it.

6 Click Continue. 5

6 Note: iTunes gathers information about your music library.

7 Sync your iPad to iTunes on your computer. Note: Chapter 5 shows you how to sync your iPad to iTunes. When the sync is complete, Genius playlists are enabled on your iPad.

TIP Why does Genius alert me to try again when I pick a song to initiate a Genius playlist? The less popular the artist, song, or genre, the more likely that Genius cannot compile a suitable playlist from that song. The bigger the music library you have, along with an eclectic mix of artists and genres, this becomes less of an issue. You should already have a good idea of what kind of music is in your library. For best results with Genius playlists, pick an artist or genre that you know you have sufficient content for Genius to pull from.

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nce you have enabled Genius in iTunes on your computer and then sync your iPad, creating a Genius playlist on your iPad is very simple. A Genius playlist is like having your own personalized radio station. Just tap the Genius icon and then tap a song. iTunes creates a playlist based upon the song you chose by selecting songs from your music library that go great together. Once the Genius list is created, you have very little manual control over the process. If you are unhappy with the song list that Genius provides you, you do have a few options for editing that playlist.

Create a Genius Playlist

1 Tap the Genius icon (

) in

iTunes. iTunes prompts you to choose a song from a compiled list to initiate the playlist. Note: You can also initiate a Genius playlist from the Now Playing window. Tap the Genius icon ( ) in the bottom bar.

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2 Tap a song on which to base the Genius playlist. iTunes builds a Genius playlist that appears in your music library’s Source list. The song you picked begins to play.

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3 Scroll through the list to see the songs that Genius has picked for you. ● Tap Save if you are satisfied with the Genius playlist. Once saved, a Genius playlist is given the name of the song from which it originated. You can tap New to pick a new song and initiate a different Genius playlist. If you like the original song by which you created the Genius playlist, you can tap Refresh to get other songs that go well with the original one. 138

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he iPod app on your iPad is an effective combination of the iTunes interface that you use on your computer and the playback controls of the iPhone and iPod. You have a number of convenient playback options when listening to music. You can create a Genius Playlist and let iTunes choose the songs for you, create a playlist and choose a shuffle setting, or treat your entire music library as a giant playlist and choose a shuffle setting. When you first open the iPad app to the Music category and Songs, the Shuffle button may not be easily seen, but it is there. The ability to create a quick shuffle mix of your music is a standard music playback feature.

Configure Shuffle Settings

1 Tap Music within the iPod Source list. Your music is placed in alphabetical order.

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2 Tap the Songs tab. All songs are listed.

3 Place your finger on the list and pull down to reveal the shuffle button at the top of the list. 3

The iPod app starts playing songs from the playlist/library in a randomized order. 2

4 Tap the shuffle button (

) to toggle

between shuffle modes. Note: When you tap a song’s album cover to play the track full screen, the shuffle button ( ) appears on the right side of the scrub bar and the repeat button ( ) to the left.

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Genius list is great for a mostly hands-off approach to generating playlists, but creating your own standard playlists is still perhaps the most popular way to organize your music. You can use three types of playlists on your iPad: Standard Playlists, Genius Playlists, and Genius Mixes. Playlists are a great way to create a compilation of your favorite songs for playback in iTunes. You can make playlists from the music, podcasts, or audiobooks in your iPod library. Understanding how to create a standard playlist can help you get the most from the iPod app on your iPad.

Create a Standard Playlist in the iPod App

1 Tap iPod on the Home screen.

1 The iPod app opens.

2 Tap the Music category in the iPod library.

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The music on your iPad appears on the right.

3 Tap the plus sign (

) in the bottom left corner of the screen.

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4 Type the name for the new playlist. 5 Tap Save.

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iPad takes you back to the Music library.

6 Tap the songs that you want to add to the playlist. The songs gray out when you tap them and are then placed into the playlist.

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7 Tap Done when you are finished. The iPod app takes you to the new playlist you have created, and the playlist is in Edit mode. Note: You can change the order of the songs by dragging the song titles up and down, dropping them in their new position.

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Note: After you tap Done, you can tap the Add Songs button in the top right corner of the screen to add more songs to the playlist.

TIP How do I add more songs to an existing playlist? You can select the name of the existing playlist within the music library, and then tap the Edit option that appears in the top right corner of the screen. Tap the Add Songs option to reveal the songs in your music library, and then tap the songs that you want in the playlist. Tap Done when you are finished.

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Play Videos, Movies, and TV Shows

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he beautiful 9.7-inch high-resolution screen of your iPad provides a great outlet for viewing video content. The Videos app is your own personal movie theatre and screening room where you can view movies, TV shows, music videos, and video podcasts. All of the video content that you purchase from iTunes, or sync to your iPad from your computer, can be found in the Videos app. Your content is arranged as Movies, TV Shows, Podcasts, and Music Videos.

Play Videos, Movies, and TV Shows

1 Tap Videos on the Home screen. 1

The Videos app opens.

2 Tap TV Shows on the main menu bar at the top of the screen.

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All the TV shows on your iPad are shown. Note: You can also choose Movies, Podcasts, Music Videos, and iTunes U on this screen. Keep in mind that the only categories you can choose from this screen are the categories for which you have content. For example, if you have not synced TV Shows to your iPad, the TV Shows category does not appear.

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The individual episodes appear on the left of the screen, and the artwork for the TV show appears on the right. Note: If you tapped a movie under the Movies category, a movie description appears, supplying you with information about the downloaded file.

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4 Tap the episode that you want to play. The episode begins playing. ● You can also tap the Play button ( ) to begin playing all the episodes back to back. Note: Consider watching videos in landscape orientation for the biggest picture.

5 Tap the screen to reveal the playback controls. Note: You can watch movies on your iPad on a television screen. Use the Apple Component AV cable, Composite AV cable, Apple iPad Dock Connector to VGA Adapter, and other compatible connectors to connect your iPad to a TV or projector. Be sure that you make the proper adjustments for the TV OUT settings by going to Settings under Video.

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TIP Can I transfer rented movies I purchase on my computer in iTunes? Yes. You can transfer the rented movie to a supported iPhone, iPod, or AppleTV. Once you sync the movie to the new device the movie is removed from the iTunes library on your computer. You can transfer the movie between supported devices as many times as you want during the rental period, but you can play the movie on only one device at a time. Once you start playing the movie, you have to finish it within 24 hours. After 24 hours rented movies vanish from your iPad.

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Customize Video Settings

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ou can tweak many of the built-in apps of your iPad by tapping Settings on your main Home screen. You can customize the video settings on your iPad to determine if videos you play back in the Videos app start where you left off, or if they should start at the beginning. The video settings are also equipped with a feature that accommodates the hearing impaired. You can choose to turn on closed captioning by tapping a switch. If you would like to play your videos out to a television set, configure your iPad to play out to a widescreen TV. The ability to customize the video options on your iPad gives you more viewing options.

Customize Video Settings

1 Tap Settings on the Home screen.

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The Settings screen appears.

2 Tap Video.

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The Video options appear.

3 Tap Start Playing to choose the

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starting point for videos after you have stopped them and want to replay them.

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4 Tap Closed Captioning to the On position if you are hearing impaired. Note: Some videos do not have closed captioning support. Check for the CC logo when purchasing.

5 Tap Widescreen to the On position if you are playing widescreen video on your iPad out to a TV set.

6 Tap TV Signal to set whether the TV you are playing out to uses an NTSC or PAL signal.

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TIP What are NTSC and PAL? NTSC (National Television System Committee) and PAL (Phase Alternating Line) are the two major standard analog television encoding systems used in broadcast television. NTSC is used in North America and Japan, and PAL is used nearly everywhere else in the world.

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long with the ability to sync photos from other devices and use the iPad Camera Connection Kit to acquire images, your iPad 2 is capable of capturing photos of its own. The Camera app can toggle between a still-image camera and a video camera. By default, your iPad 2 is in the still-image mode when you open Camera. The big iPad screen makes it easy for you to compose a shot, but can become difficult to view in bright lighting conditions. You can review images as soon as you acquire them by tapping the Camera Roll thumbnail. Your iPad 2 is capable of housing literally thousands of photos.

Capture Photos with Your iPad 2

1 Tap Camera on the Home screen.

Camera opens.

2 Move the switch to still-image mode. 3 Compose the shot.

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Note: An unrecognizable object off in the distance often does not make for great subject matter, so get close, if you can, so that your subject does not appear tiny.

4 Tap in the frame where you want

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Camera to focus. Note: When you tap the screen to focus on the subject, Camera adjusts the overall exposure of the scene for that spot. If you tap in a bright area, the overall scene darkens so the main subject you specified has the proper exposure.

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5 Press the Shutter button (

), and then lift your finger to capture the image.

Note: The image is not captured when you first touch the Shutter button ( ), but after you release it.

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The shutter sound effect is heard. A thumbnail of the image appears in the bottom left corner of the interface. Note: The iPad’s slow shutter makes it prone to producing blurry photos if you do not remain perfectly still during capture.

6 Tap the Camera Roll button.

The last image you captured appears on-screen.

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● When you tap the screen, more options and controls appear at the top and bottom of the interface. You can tap Camera Roll in the upper left corner to view a thumbnail of all photos and videos captured at once.

7 Flick the screen to the left or right to

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review all photos you have captured. ● You can delete a photo by touching the screen to reveal more options and controls. Tap Delete ( ) to delete the current image on-screen.

8 Tap Done to return to Camera.

TIPS How do I share my photos while in Camera View? When you tap the screen, more options and controls appear at the top and bottom. Tap the Share ( ) button to email a photo, set a photo as wallpaper, print, or copy a photo.

Any more camera tips? Yes. Shutter lag is the amount of time between pressing the Shutter Release button and the moment the picture is taken. Shutter lag can cause you to miss a shot of a moving subject. iPad 2 has a long shutter lag, so be mindful of your timing. The image is not captured when you first touch the Shutter button ( ), but after you release it. Use this to your advantage and have your finger on the shutter button in anticipation of the shot.

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Shoot Video with Your iPad 2

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our iPad 2 places plenty of creative power at your fingertips, literally. The video capability of your iPad 2 is great for capturing those spontaneous yet fleeting moments that you want to remember.

With the release of the iPad 2, Apple has adopted one of the latest trends in digital still- and videocamera technology and utilized what is called a backside-illuminates sensor. This sensor improves the low-light performance of the iPad 2’s camera by increasing light sensitivity and reducing noise (grain). You can review your footage immediately after recording in Camera Roll and easily share those videos with friends and family.

Shoot Video with Your iPad 2

1 Tap Camera on the Home screen.

Camera opens.

2 Move the switch to video mode. 3 Compose the shot.

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Note: An unrecognizable object off in the distance often does not make for great subject matter, so get close, if you can, so that your subject does not appear tiny.

4 Tap the Record button (

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).

The record button blinks ( changes to ). A timecode overlay appears in the upper right-hand corner as you record. Note: Shaky video diminishes the quality of your video. Keep the iPad as still as possible as you record.

5 Tap the Record button (

) again

to stop recording. A thumbnail of the video appears in the bottom left corner of the interface.

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6 Tap the Camera Roll button.

The last video you recorded appears on-screen for you to play.

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● When you tap the screen, more controls appear at the top and bottom of the interface. You can tap Camera Roll in the upper left corner to view a thumbnail of all photos and videos at the same time.

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How do I share my videos while in Camera View? When you tap the screen more options and controls appear at the top and bottom. Tap the Share ( ) button to email video, send to YouTube, or copy video.

Do you have more tips on shooting video? Yes. Consider the position of the sun when shooting outdoors. Choose to shoot in an evenly lit area to lower the contrast. If you must shoot in direct sunlight, record the subject with the sun at your back and your subject facing your iPad.

● You can delete a video by touching the screen to reveal more options and controls. Tap Delete ( ) to delete the current video on-screen.

8 Tap Done to return to Camera.

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Get Some FaceTime

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Pad 2 makes it easy for you to stay in touch and see faraway friends and family with the introduction of video calls. The FaceTime app uses the front camera on your iPad so that other FaceTime users can see you and you can see them. To video call someone, just find his name in your Contacts list, and then tap his email address. A message pops up on his Mac, iPad, iPhone 4, or iPod touch asking him if he wants to join you. When he accepts, you see his face on your iPad and he sees you. You must enable Wi-Fi on your iPad to use FaceTime.

Get Some FaceTime Note: When you place a FaceTime call using a person’s email address, the recipient must be signed into his Apple ID and have verified that email address for use with FaceTime.

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1 Tap FaceTime on the Home screen.

FaceTime opens. Note: If you have not enabled Wi-Fi on your iPad, FaceTime gives you a message that you need to turn on Wi-Fi. Tap Yes to enable or tap Settings to be taken to the settings.

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Your iPad Contacts list appears.

6 Tap a contact. ● You can tap Groups to view Contacts groups on your iPad. ● You can tap the plus sign ( add a new contact.

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The contact’s Info page opens.

7 Tap the email address of the contact to place the call. A message pops up on the recipient’s Mac, iPad, iPhone 4, or iPod touch asking him if he wants to join you. When he accepts, you see his face on your iPad and he sees you. Note: You need the phone number or email address of the recipient to make a FaceTime call. If you are calling an iPhone 4, use the recipient’s telephone number. If you are calling someone’s iPad 2, use his email address.

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● Tap Add to Favorites for easy access next time. ● Tap Favorites to access your favorites. ● Tap Edit to edit a contact’s information.

TIPS Am I placing a FaceTime call over Wi-Fi or 3G networks? As of this publication, Apple intended FaceTime to be used over Wi-Fi networks. This is not to say that no workarounds exist that allow you to use FaceTime over a 3G network. Perhaps iPad will support this feature at a later time. For the best performance of your iPad 2, use the features as Apple intended them to be used.

Can I place a FaceTime call within the Contacts app? Yes. If you look at the bottom of a Contact’s page you can see a tab named FaceTime. Tap the FaceTime tab to place your call to that contact.

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he Photos app enables you to view photos you have captured with your iPad 2, synced from your computer, or downloaded from your camera or a memory card. Photos can be managed as albums, events, faces, and places and are showcased in a high-quality display. Browsing photos has been optimized for the iPad’s multi-touch screen so navigating Photos is as simple as a tap, flick, or pinch. Your iPad supports the JPEG, GIF, PNG, and TIFF image formats.

View Photos on Your iPad

1 Tap Photos on the Home screen.

1 The Photos app opens.

2 Tap the category of pictures

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3 Tap a collection to open it. 3

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The photo collection opens. Note: You can pinch your fingers shut on-screen to collapse the collection of photos.

4 Tap the photo that you want to view.

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The photo opens. Controls appear at the top and bottom of the page. You can use the controls at the bottom of the screen to tap and open a new photo. The controls disappear after a few seconds or you can tap the screen once to make the controls disappear.

5 Tap a thumbnail to progress to the next photo. Note: You can also turn the page with your finger to progress to the next picture. Note: You can rotate the iPad to the proper orientation to view the photo. Note: You can double-tap the photo to make it larger. Double-tap it again to have it return to its original size. Note: You can perform a pinching motion with two fingers on-screen to enlarge the photograph and then pan the photo with one finger.

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TIP Can I upload photos to my MobileMe gallery? Yes. You can even add photos to someone else’s MobileMe account, if that person has set that option for his gallery. First, you must set up your MobileMe account on your iPad. Second, you need to publish a MobileMe gallery and configure it to allow photos from iPad. If you do not have a MobileMe account, you can set up one at www.me.com.

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Send a Photo or Video by Email

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amera Roll and the Photos app make it very easy for you to share videos and photographs with others by emailing them to friends and family. You can access both photos and videos in the same list using Camera Roll. Your sharing options for photos are Email Photo, Use as Wallpaper, Print, and Copy Photo. You can Email Video, Send to YouTube, and Copy Video. All of these share options are accessible from both Camera Roll and the Photos app. In just a few taps, you can create a new email and place a photo in the body of the letter. Follow these directions from within Photos.

Send a Photo or Video by Email

1 Tap the photo collection that contains the picture you want to mail.

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The photo collection opens. Note: To access a video you want to email, tap Camera on the Home screen, and then tap the Camera Roll button. To access videos, tap Camera Roll in the top left corner of the interface. Note: Video clips are much larger files than photos. Choose short videos of just a few seconds to avoid any email file size issues.

2 Tap the photo that you want to mail.

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The photo opens.

3 Tap the Share button (

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A menu appears. Note: You may need to first tap the screen appear. to make

4 Tap Email Photo. Note: You can also use this menu to add a photo to a contact or choose a photo as the wallpaper for your iPad.

A new email message is created, with the photo in the body of the letter.

5 Type the email address of the recipient.

6 Type a subject.

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Note: You can type a message in the body of the letter if desired. An easy way to type the body of the letter is to tap the picture once. A blue cursor appears to the right of the picture. Press the Return key on the keyboard. The cursor appears underneath the picture, and you can begin typing.

7 Tap Send. The message is sent to the recipient.

TIP Does my iPad have screen saver capabilities? Yes. The feature is called Picture Frame. When your iPad is locked, an icon of a sunflower ( ) appears to the right of Slide to Unlock. When you tap that icon, iPad uses photos in your photo library as a slideshow while your iPad charges in the dock. You can adjust the settings of Picture Frame by tapping Settings on the Home screen. Under Settings, you can choose the type of transition you want between slides, the duration of the slides, a specific collection of photos for the slideshow, and more.

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ou can create a slideshow of any selected photo album or your entire iPad photo library using the Photos app. You can also create a slideshow of your photos and/or video within Camera Roll. Feel free to customize your slideshow by choosing your own music and transitions between photographs in the Photos app or in Camera Roll. Creating a customized slideshow is a quick way to preview a newly imported group of pictures on your iPad and then add your own personal touch.

Create a Custom Slideshow

1 Tap the photo collection that you want to view as a slideshow.

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The photo collection opens.

2 Tap Slideshow.

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The Slideshow options appear.

3 Tap Transitions.

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The Transitions library appears.

4 Tap the transition you want to use. The Transitions library closes.

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The music contained in your Music library appears.

7 Locate the music that you want to use and tap the track. The Music library closes. 7

8 Tap Start Slideshow. The slideshow begins to play full screen. Note: Tap the screen once to stop the slideshow. 8

TIP Can I set the duration for my slideshow? Yes. You can change the duration for each slide, determine whether the slideshow repeats after it has finished playing, and set photos to shuffle. Follow these steps:

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Get the Most from YouTube and iBooks Your iPad is an entertainment center packed with many options for you to experience the web and download materials for your own personal enjoyment. Your YouTube experience has been optimized for your viewing pleasure on the iPad. Your iPad is a highly capable e-reader with the ability to browse, purchase, and download books with the iBooks app.

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Explore YouTube

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Pad 2 comes with a much anticipated high definition (HD) back video camera and a standard definition (SD) front camera. That means you can record videos when you are on the go and immediately post them to YouTube. Your iPad makes it easy for you to browse and view videos posted by users from around the world, from anywhere, on the iPad’s beautiful high-resolution screen. Before you can upload a video from your iPad 2 or your computer, you need to create a YouTube account. The iPad offers a great way to experience videos on YouTube. Understanding some of the features of YouTube can help you optimize your YouTube experience on the iPad.

View Videos There are literally millions of free videos on YouTube for you to enjoy. They span a wide range of categories, from entertainment to politics to educational. All content featured is organized specifically for your iPad, which makes videos easy to find within the YouTube app. Users can upload and view standard-definition videos as well as high-definition videos. If you have young children that may use your iPad, you should consider configuring parental controls to protect them from any unsavory videos.

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Subscribe to Channels YouTube certainly has its fair share of charismatic personalities. If you are a fan of the videos produced by a particular YouTube user, you can simply subscribe to that individual’s channel. That way, whenever that user posts a new video, you receive a notification. Subscribing to channels is a quick and easy way to access the work of your favorite YouTube personalities.

Express Your Opinion

Subscribe

All Uploads

Favorites Playlist

How did you get the cat to ignore the video camera?!?! That is

YouTube makes it easy for you to voice your just TOO crazy!!! AnimalCrakrs13 2 minutes ago opinion by enabling you to post videos, leave comments for videos, rate videos, as well as rate I LOVED the rooster!!!! Do you have more videos of HIM??? comments left by fellow YouTube viewers. Some of BirdGeek the popular videos on YouTube can generate literally thousands of comments, which ultimately The look on the cat’s face!!!!!!! I died laughing!!!! FarmBoy59 lead to conversations. You can use the YouTube five-star rating system to assess the popularity of a particular video before you watch. Always use caution when posting personal information online. It is now common for friends, family, and prospective employees to “Google” you.

Join Groups YouTube also makes it easy for you to connect with other like-minded individuals through the creation and joining of groups. Joining groups is a great way for you to contribute your thoughts on interesting videos and conversations that happen every day on YouTube. Once you join a group, you can easily create new topics of discussion.

Group Search Find groups that share your interests. Enter a keyword and hit search:

Search

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o say YouTube has a lot of content is an understatement. Fortunately, the YouTube app arranges content so that it is easy to find. The clean and intuitive YouTube app interface provides you a number of video filtering options that can be found at the bottom of the screen. You can search Featured, Top Rated, or Most Viewed videos, enter a search of your own, or browse Favorites. Tapping a single button can access all subscriptions you have acquired. If you forget to favorite a video, you can use the History option to review previously viewed videos and locate the video. ● Featured Tap this button to access a list of videos handpicked by YouTube editors. Each video is listed with its name, star rating, popularity, and duration. ● Top Rated Tap this button to list the videos with the highest ratings on YouTube. Under this button, you can browse video in more ways by filtering the top rated videos for Today, This Week, and All. ● Most Viewed Tap this button to see videos with the most views by users and visitors to YouTube. You can browse video by filtering the most viewed videos of Today, This Week, and All.

● Favorites This option requires some previous work on your part. Tap this button to display the videos you have previously bookmarked and marked as favorites. You will also find the Playlist button under the Favorites option. Tap Playlist to view the playlists you have previously created on YouTube.

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● Subscriptions You can tap this option to view a list of the channels to which you are subscribed. ● My Videos Tap this button to view a list of the videos you have previously uploaded to YouTube. ● History You can tap this option to view a list of videos you have previously watched on YouTube. ● Search Tap in the search box to access the virtual keyboard. You can type a search phrase into the field, and YouTube displays the videos that match your search.

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Save a Video as a Favorite

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ouTube is never at a deficit for thought-provoking, entertaining, and educational content. Often, you will find content that you know you will want to return to later. When you find a video that you really like, the YouTube app makes it easy for you to mark the video as a favorite. Marking a video as a favorite enables you to easily find that video for viewing again without relying on your viewing history or the Search feature. Be mindful that holding your iPad in landscape or portrait orientation not only reveals different viewing options for video, but also button availability.

Save a Video as a Favorite

1 Tap YouTube on the Home screen.

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The YouTube app opens.

2 Locate the video that you want to save as a favorite and then tap the video to begin playback.

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The video begins to play.

3 Tap the Bookmarks icon (

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3 The turns gray, and iPad creates a bookmark for the video. Note: If you do not see the controls, you may have to tap the screen to reveal them.

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4 Tap Done. The video stops, and you are taken to the More Info screen. Note: You can also just wait until the video ends before you proceed. The video now appears in the Favorites list.

TIP Can I delete videos that I have previously marked as favorite? Yes. While accessing your favorites page, tap the Edit button. An is placed in the upper-left corner of each video in the list, and the Delete dialog opens. Tap Delete and then OK. The video is removed from the list. Tap Done.

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ccasionally, you may come across a video that you just have to share with someone else. The YouTube app makes it very easy to share some of the more compelling and entertaining videos with friends and family by sending them a link via email. The recipients simply click or tap the link in their email, depending on which device they use to access their email, to begin viewing the video. The process is streamlined and can be achieved in just a few steps. By understanding how to email a link to a video through the iPad, you can quickly share a great video that you found.

Email a Link to a Video

1 Tap YouTube on the Home screen. The YouTube app opens.

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2 Tap Favorites. The videos you have marked as favorites appear.

3 Tap the video you want to email.

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4 Tap the arrow icon (

) to minimize the viewing screen.

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A description of the video appears underneath the viewing area and a list of related videos appears to the right.

5 Tap Share.

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A new email message opens, with the link to the video in the body.

6 Type the recipient’s email address.

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Note: If the recipient is someone you have emailed from your iPad before, you can just choose him from the list. Note: You can also modify the subject and the body.

7 Tap Send. The message is sent to the recipient, and iPad sends you back to your video.

TIP Can I mail a video to someone in my Contacts list? Yes. But you need an email address included with the contact. After you tap the Mail button, tap the plus sign ( ). Your Contacts list appears. Tap the recipient, and the recipient’s name is placed into the To field within the email. You can also modify the subject and the body. Tap Send, and the video is sent to the recipient.

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Books is a stylish e-reader available for free in the App Store for your iPad. iBooks enables you to browse, purchase, download, and read eBooks straight from your iPad. iBooks is also available for the iPhone and iPod touch. You can read the same book on each of these devices and the iTunes Store will keep your location in the book in sync. The iBooks app is a portal to the iBookstore, which as of this publication contains over 150,000 books and counting. Understanding what you can do with iBooks enables you to take full advantage of the iBooks software on the iPad.

Browse Titles

iPad

You can browse the attractive iBooks storefront for classics and bestsellers with a flick of your finger. Browse the New York Times bestsellers by title, author, and genre while on the go. iBooks has partnered with publishers such as Random House, Penguin, HarperCollins, Macmillan, and Simon & Schuster, giving you access to a wide array of bestsellers to choose from. This list is too large to print here. Over 100 million books have been downloaded.

Purchase and Download Books iBooks enables you to download free and paid eBooks much in the same way as iTunes allows you to download and purchase music. As you download books, their covers appear on your personal bookshelf. All you need to do to browse your own bookshelf is flick your finger up or down to scroll through your library. To purchase books, you need to have an iTunes account.

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Read Books iPad is a very stylish and capable e-reader. You can simply tap a book on your shelf to begin reading. The page-turning animation gives you the effect of turning the actual book’s pages with your hand. Each time you stop reading, iPad places a bookmark before the book is closed so you can later easily pick up where you stopped. The high-resolution, LEDbacklit screen offers easy viewing in sharp clarity.

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Edit Settings The iPad also enables you to customize your reading experience by enabling you to edit some of the settings. You can edit what style of text you view as well as the font size to optimize your reading experience. The iPad attempts to maintain many of the characteristics of traditional book reading while giving you more options as an e-reading device.

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our iPad has access to literally thousands of eBooks, including some that are free. The iBooks app is a stylish e-reader that enables you to browse, purchase, download, and read eBooks all from your device. iBooks is available for free in the App Store. Purchasing books in iBooks is very similar to purchasing content in the iTunes Store. With the iBooks app, you can begin filling your bookshelf with your favorite book titles. To purchase books in iBooks, you first need to download iBooks for free in the App Store and set up an iBooks account.

Purchase and Download eBooks Note: The first time you access the App Store on your new iPad, the App Store asks you if you would like download your free copy of iBooks. Download iBooks, and then follow these steps.

1 Tap iBooks on the Home screen.

The iBooks app opens.

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Note: The first time you launch iBooks, the app asks you if you want to sync your bookmarks, notes, and collections between devices. You can tap Sync to store your iBooks content and information in your iTunes Store account.

2 Tap Store.

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3 Locate the book you want to purchase and download, and then tap the price.

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The button changes to Buy Book. Note: As you browse eBooks, you will find books available for free. Tap Free for free books to download. The button changes to Get Book after you tap it.

4 Tap the Buy Book button. iBooks asks you to type your iBooks account password.

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5 Type your iBooks account password. 6 Tap OK. iBooks begins to download the eBook. The book cover appears on your bookshelf.

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TIPS Will I be charged twice if I attempt to download a book I have previously purchased? Usually not. If you attempt to download a book that you have previously purchased, iBooks generally alerts you to this fact and asks if you would like to proceed with the download. If you are billed twice for the download, you can report a problem in the iBooks Store.

What are some other popular e-readers out there for me? If you prefer a different e-reader, you can browse the App Store for other readers such as Kindle, Kobo, Nook, and Stanza.

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Books enhances your reading experience by offering reading aids such as the ability to increase font size, highlight text, take notes, and change background color. You can quickly search for words and phrases throughout a book, conduct a dictionary inquiry, as well as call upon other resources, such as the Google search engine or Wikipedia. iBooks provides the flexibility of instantly moving to specific locations within a book by tapping bookmarks and chapters in the table of contents. Many of the iBooks features can be accessed at the top of book pages; other features are revealed in a pop-up menu when your press your finger to text, and then lift it.

Highlight Text and Take Notes Once you find a page with a passage or quote that is a focal point, iBooks makes it easy for you to highlight the text and/or leave a note. Hold your finger to the passage, and then lift your finger to receive menu options to highlight or leave a note. Drag the blue handles to include the text that you want, and then tap Highlight or Note. A sticky is placed next to the note in the text. The default color for highlights is yellow, but you can tap the highlighted text again and choose another color. You can also remove highlights and notes by tapping the specified text a second time.

Perform a Dictionary Search When you come across a word for which you do not know the meaning, iBooks enables you to conduct a quick dictionary inquiry. Press your finger to the text on-screen, position the handles around the word, and then tap Dictionary to receive definitions, phonetic pronunciations, usage of the word, and origin. Tap the screen again to make the dictionary information disappear.

Bookmark Locations Perhaps the most elementary of all the iBooks features is to place a bookmark at a location where you want to return in the future. When you close the iBooks app, it reopens to the same page where you stopped when you next launch iBooks. If you are reading material on your iPad for study purposes, you may be flipping back and forth between pages comparing information. In this scenario, where you stopped reading and closed iBooks may not be where you necessarily want to return next time you begin reading. You can bookmark where you want to pick up, or leave yourself a note regarding the page number.

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Search for Words or Phrases If you want to find each instance of a word or phrase in the book, you can use the search features in iBooks to locate it. Press your finger to the text on-screen, position the handles around the word that you want to search for, and then tap Search in the pop-up menu. A list of locations where that phrase was used appears, along with a brief excerpt. You can tap a location within the list to jump to that location. There are also options for you to Search Google or Search Wikipedia for the word or phrase. Clear the search field at the top and start a new search and tap the search icon ( ) to start a new search at any point during your reading session

Jump to Locations One of the benefits of eBooks is being able to jump from one location to another location within them, instantly, without thumbing through pages. iBooks provides a number of ways for you to achieve this. Touch a book page to reveal the iBooks controls. You can jump back to the table of contents at any point in the book by tapping the TOC icon ( ). The TOC page also lets you access your bookmarks so that you can return to those locations. The pagination of the book is close to what you get in paper format. A slider at the bottom of each page tells you what page you are on.

Adjust, Brightness, Font Size, and Background Touching a book page toggles between revealing and hiding the iBooks controls located at the top and bottom of each page. The brightness of your iPad screen can be adjusted to accommodate the varying lighting conditions in which you read. Tap the brightness icon ( ) to adjust the screen. Tap the A icon ( ) to enlarge the font size, choose a new font, and change the book background from white to sepia.

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Manage Contacts and Appointments The iPad is equipped with the Contacts and Calendar apps that help you improve your efficiency when it comes to managing personal contacts and important appointments.

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Create a New Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176 Edit an Existing Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178 Assign an Email Address to a Contact . . . . . . . . . . 180 Assign a Web Address to a Contact . . . . . . . . . . . 182 Assign a Physical Address to a Contact . . . . . . . . . 184 Create a Custom Label for a Contact. . . . . . . . . . . 186 Add Extra Fields for a Contact. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188 Add Notes to a Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190 Add Photos to Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192 Create Contact Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194 Add Appointments to Your Calendar. . . . . . . . . . . 196 Edit an Existing Appointment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198 Set Up a Repeating Event . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200 Convert an Event to an All-Day Event . . . . . . . . . . 202 Set an Alert for an Event . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204

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Create a New Contact

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our iPad is highly capable of helping you organize your important data. The Contacts app can help you manage the sensitive information you receive from friends, colleagues, and prospective business associates. Think of the Contacts app as your virtual Rolodex, filled with contact information such as names, physical addresses, emails, notes, and so on. Contacts relieves you from worry of losing a business card. If you have a MobileMe account, all the information you gather in Contacts can be synced to your computer and updated automatically to your mobile devices. Understanding how to create a new contact helps you to manage your personal contacts.

Create a New Contact

1 Tap Contacts on the Home screen.

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● You can tap the FaceTime tab at the bottom of the contact’s page to place a video call. ● You can share a contact via email by tapping Share contact. A virtual business card for the contact is embedded in an email and sent to the recipient. The Contacts app opens.

2 Tap the plus sign (

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A new contact screen appears. A blinking cursor appears in the box labeled First.

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3 Tap each field and then type the information you have for the contact. ● If you want to note the phone line type, tap the field labeled mobile and then choose from the list that appears. You can make similar customizations to other fields including email and address information.

4 Tap Done.

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Your iPad saves the information you have typed and takes you to the All Contacts screen.

TIPS Is it easy to delete a contact? Yes. Tap the contact you want to delete, and then tap Edit in the bottom left corner of the page. Scroll to the bottom of the contact sheet and then tap Delete Contact. Tap Delete Contact again.

Can I search for a contact without opening the Contacts app? Yes. The Spotlight Search feature of your iPad also searches your Contacts list. You can simply enter the contact’s name into the search field and then tap the appropriate search result to access the information. The FaceTime app also has access to your Contacts list, so if you have set up FaceTime, and then conduct a Spotlight Search for a contact, you could be viewing the contact info from within the FaceTime app.

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Edit an Existing Contact

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ver time, the contact information for a co-worker, friend, or family member is subject to change. The Contacts app makes finding names, numbers and other important information easy so that you can edit existing contacts without a hassle. The virtual keyboard enables you to enter a contact on the spot, wherever you are. If you use Contacts on your iPhone, editing contacts on your iPad follows a very similar procedure. If this is your first time using Contacts, like most things Apple, the app is very intuitive and quite simple to use. Understanding how to edit contacts enables you to quickly update information such as a contact’s phone number or email address.

Edit an Existing Contact

1 Tap Contacts on the Home screen.

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The Contacts app opens.

2 Tap the contact you want to edit. iPad displays the contact.

3 Tap Edit.

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● iPad displays the contact’s data in the Info Screen. A red button ( ) appears next to the data you can edit.

4 Tap the data field(s) that you want to edit and then make your edits. The on-screen keyboard appears as you tap the field you want to edit. Note: If you make a typo in the middle of a word, it can be hard to tap between the exact letters where it occurred. Hold your finger down on the word to access the magnifying glass and cursor. Move your finger to place the cursor in the exact location.

5 Tap Done.

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Your iPad returns you to the All Contacts screen.

TIP I have a lot of contacts. How do I quickly find the contact I need to edit? You can use the Search field at the top of the All Contacts screen. As you begin to type the contact you are searching for, the results narrow until they match your search. To display all the located in the search contacts again, tap the field to clear the search.

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Assign an Email Address to a Contact

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t may not be possible to acquire all the contact information from an individual in one meeting; so, naturally, you will have to add it later. Individuals commonly have a work and home number and also an email address for work and one or two for personal use. The Contacts app allows you to enter multiple email addresses. That way, you can make sure that you send your correspondence to the appropriate email address. The Contacts app makes it very easy for you to assign an email address to a contact.

Assign an Email Address to a Contact

1 Tap Contacts on the Home screen.

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The Contacts app opens.

2 Tap the contact to whom you want to assign an email address. The contact’s Info screen appears.

3 Tap Edit.

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The Info screen appears.

4 Tap the Email field and then type the email address. A blinking cursor appears in the Email field when you tap it, and the on-screen keyboard appears. ● You can tap in the label field to change an email address’s label.

5 Tap Done.

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The email address is saved as part of the contact information.

TIP How do I save multiple email addresses? As soon as you begin typing your first email address for a contact, a new Email field appears beneath it. The second field appears with a different label, so if your original email address has a Home label, iPad automatically labels the second email as Work and so on.

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Assign a Web Address to a Contact

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t is now very common for individuals to be associated with multiple websites and not just a telephone number, email address, or street address. A typical person may have a company website and possibly more than one personal website. All of these web addresses may be of importance to you. Contacts has conveniently supplied you the means of entering multiple web addresses for a Contact. You can also change the label for an address to specify if it is a work or other type of web address. The Contacts app makes it very easy for you to visit an individual’s website just by tapping the URL on the Info screen.

Assign a Web Address to a Contact

1 Tap Contacts on the Home screen.

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The Contacts app opens.

2 Tap the contact to whom you want to assign a web address. The contact’s Info screen appears.

3 Tap Edit.

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The Info screen appears.

4 Tap the URL field and then type the web address. A blinking cursor appears in the URL field when you tap it, and the on-screen keyboard appears. ● You can tap in the label field to change the label for the web address. By default, the label field reads “home page.”

5 Tap Done.

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The URL is saved as part of the contact information.

TIPS How do I assign multiple web addresses? As soon as you begin typing your web address into the URL field, a new URL field appears beneath it. The second field appears with a different label.

What is the ringtone field located over the URL field all about? Because iPad 2 is FaceTime capable, you can send and receive video calls. You can tap in the ringtone field to choose a default ringtone for a contact. When that particular contact calls you, you hear the specified ringtone.

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Assign a Physical Address to a Contact

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ssigning a street address to a contact enables you to save an individual’s address and access it quickly whenever you need it. For your convenience, some of the apps also work together to help you simplify your efforts. When you assign a physical address to a contact, the Maps app gives you the added benefit of being able to locate that address on a map later. If you need to visit the contact, Maps can generate accurate directions to that contact’s address stored on your iPad. You can easily add street addresses into the Contacts app so you can take advantage of these benefits.

Assign a Physical Address to a Contact

1 Tap Contacts on the Home screen.

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The Contacts app opens.

2 Tap the contact to whom you want to assign a physical address. The contact’s Info screen appears.

3 Tap Edit.

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The Info screen appears.

4 Scroll down to tap the add new address field and then type an address. A blinking cursor appears in the add new address field when you tap it, and the on-screen keyboard appears. 4

5 Tap Done.

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The address is saved as part of the contact information.

TIP Can I see a map of the physical address I have assigned? Yes. Another benefit to assigning an address to a contact is the fact that you can later use the Maps app to get a detailed map of the area just by tapping the address. To use the Maps app to quickly get directions to that location, you can tap the address for your contact.

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Create a Custom Label for a Contact

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henever you assign information to your contacts, your iPad requires that you identify certain information, such as a telephone number or physical address, with labels, such as home, work, mobile, and so on. Occasionally, one of these labels may prove too generic for your purposes. Apple could not anticipate every possible label you may need for a contact, so they made it possible for you to customize your own. In this case, you can create a label for a field that contains temporary information for a project in just a few taps. Creating custom labels can help you better categorize your contact information.

Create a Custom Label for a Contact

1 Tap Contacts on the Home screen.

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The Contacts app opens.

2 Tap the contact for whom you want to create a custom label. The contact’s Info screen appears.

3 Tap Edit.

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The Info screen appears.

4 Tap the label for the contact data for which you will create the custom label. Note: This task changes the label for an existing web address. The Label menu appears.

5 Tap Add Custom Label. 5 4

The Custom Label menu and the on-screen keyboard appear.

6 Type a new label. 7 Tap Save.

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The custom label appears next to the data on the Info screen.

8 Repeat steps 4 to 7 to create custom labels for other data fields if needed.

TIPS Why can I not save my custom label for new data? Before your iPad can save your custom label, you must edit or add the data and then save your work. Once you have typed your contact’s data into the field, the custom label is saved along with the data in the All Contacts screen.

Do I have to re-create my custom label to use the same one again? No. Once you create a custom label, you can access it again from the Label screen to use it for other contact data, such as phone numbers, email addresses, web addresses, and physical addresses.

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hen you add a new contact, by default, your iPad supplies you with only the basic data fields. Fortunately, your iPad has a collection of additional descriptive fields that you can access and apply to a contact’s information. You can add extra fields, such as a prefix for Dr. or a suffix for Jr., Sr., and III. If one of your contacts goes by a nickname instead of a legal name, this is probably a detail of which you should be aware. The Contacts app also has a field option for Nickname. The choices for other fields include Job Title and Department. Extra fields come in handy when every detail matters.

Add Extra Fields for a Contact

1 Tap Contacts on the Home screen.

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The Contacts app opens.

2 Tap the contact for which you want to add a new field. The contact’s Info screen appears.

3 Tap Edit.

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The Info screen appears.

4 Scroll down and then tap add field. The Add Field menu opens.

5 Tap a new field to add to the contact. 5

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The Add Field menu closes, and the new field is added to the contact in the Info screen.

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6 Type the information into the new field.

7 Tap Done. Your iPad saves the new field for the contact and returns you to the All Contacts screen.

8 Repeat steps 2 to 7 to add fields for other existing contacts if needed.

TIPS Can I add a new field to a new contact? Yes. But you need to type information into the empty fields before Contacts saves the new field. Follow these steps:

1 Tap the plus sign ( ) on the contact’s page. 2 Repeat steps 2 to 7 in this section.

What other types of fields can I add? You can choose from 11 hidden fields: Prefix, Phonetic First Name, Phonetic Last Name, Middle, Suffix, Nickname, Job Title, Department, Instant Message, Birthday, and Date. The Birthday and Date fields can help you make sure that you do not miss birthdays or anniversaries.

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ometimes, when you are adding an individual to your contacts list, it is very helpful to jot down some extra information about that person, such as where you met him or her, or the highlights of a recent meeting. Your iPad makes it easy for you to save important information such as this by enabling you to add notes to contacts. An additional note can help you remember the specifics of a conversation that you had with an individual, if you have not talked in a while.

Add Notes to a Contact

1 Tap Contacts on the Home screen.

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The Contacts app opens.

2 Tap the contact to which you want to add notes. The contact’s Info screen appears.

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3 Tap Edit.

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The Info screen appears.

4 Scroll down and then tap in the notes field. The on-screen keyboard appears.

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5 Type your notes.

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Note: You can type faster by doubletapping the spacebar at the end of sentences and letting iPad add the period and the space at the end.

6 Tap Done. Your iPad saves the notes for the contact and returns you to the All Contacts screen.

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● You can tap the red button ( ) that appears next to the note field in the Info screen to delete the notes if needed.

TIP What are some other reasons for using notes? Notes are great for quickly catching you up on extraneous information that may prove important to future interactions with that person. Perhaps you have met this person only once and were introduced by a fellow colleague. It may prove important in a future discussion to remember you share a mutual friend or acquaintance.

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our iPad provides you with a surefire way not to forget the faces of important contacts by enabling you to add a personal photo to a contact. Because the iPad 2 has the ability to take photos, you can take a headshot on the spot. You can also sync a photo of a friend or colleague from your computer or use the camera connection kit to get photos onto your iPad. You can also download a photo from a web page or an email. Follow these steps with the Contacts app open.

Add Photos to Contacts

1 Tap the contact for which you want to add a photo. The contact’s information appears. 1

2 Tap Edit.

2 The Info screen appears.

3 Tap add photo. 4 Tap Choose Photo. Your iPad displays your photo albums.

5 Tap the photo album that contains the picture you want to add.

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The photo album opens.

6 Tap the photo that you want to use.

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The photo enlarges in the Choose Photo dialog.

7 Move and scale the image so it looks

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the way you want in the contact. Note: You can pinch and then open or close your fingers to increase or decrease the scale of the picture. You can also reposition the photo with your finger.

8 Tap Use.

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The photo is inserted into the contact in the Info screen.

9 Tap Done. Your iPad saves the photo with the contact and returns you to the All Contacts screen.

TIP Can I assign a photo to a contact from the Photos app? Yes. After you select the collection of photos from which you want to choose the photograph, you can tap the Share button ( ) located in the upper right corner of the screen to reveal the Assign to Contact option. Once you tap Assign to Contact, your list of contacts appears. Just tap a contact to assign the photograph.

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reating contact groups is a great way to organize the many contacts you acquire. You can create a group to store a collection of similar contacts such as friends from work, family, career opportunities, or organization-specific groups. You cannot create groups directly on your iPad. You can create groups in other applications, such as Mac OS X Address Book, Yahoo! Address Book, Google Contacts, Windows Address Book, and Windows Contacts. Once you sync contact groups to your iPad, you can easily add new contacts to a group from your iPad. Contact groups allow you to locate a list of similar contacts more quickly than wading through your entire list of contacts.

Create Contact Groups

1 Connect your iPad to your computer and launch iTunes.

2 Click your iPad in the Devices list. 3 Click Info. 4 Click the Sync Address Book Contacts check box ( to ).

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Note: If you are syncing to a PC, click the Sync Contacts with drop-down menu to choose from the following options: Windows Contacts, Google Contacts, or Yahoo! Address Book.

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5 Click the Selected groups radio button (

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6 Click the groups you want to sync to your iPad (

changes to

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The list of groups synced to your iPad appears.

0 Tap the group for which you want to add a contact.

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The contact group opens.

! Tap the plus sign (

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11 A new contact screen appears. A blinking cursor appears in the box labeled First.

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information you have for the contact.

# Tap Done. Your iPad saves the information you have typed to the contact group.

TIP Can I move contacts created outside of groups on my iPad into a group I just synced to my iPad? You cannot accomplish this directly from your iPad, but you can during the sync process. Under the contact groups in iTunes, you can select the option to Add contacts created outside of groups on this iPad to a specified group listed in the drop-down menu. Besides manually copying the contact’s information to a group on your iPad, this is the fastest way to group them.

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Add Appointments to Your Calendar

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our iPad was designed for you to be mobile while still enabling you to manage the important stuff, such as doctor appointments, business meetings, and anniversaries. You can view your calendar by day, by week, by month, or even in list view. You can also see an overview of an entire month or a single day in detail. The Calendar app can display more than one calendar at a time so you can manage both your work and family schedules. Your iPad can help to ensure that you do not overlook important event dates.

Add Appointments to Your Calendar Note: Follow these steps after you have already tapped Calendar on the Home screen and opened the Calendar app.

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1 Tap Month. 2 Use the arrows to navigate to the month of the event.

3 Double-tap the date on the

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calendar on which the event is to occur.

2 The date opens in Day view.

4 Tap the plus sign (

) in the bottom right corner of the screen.

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The Add Event dialog opens. The Title field contains a blinking cursor.

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5 Type the title for the appointment. Note: You can also tap in the Location field to designate a location for the event.

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The Start & End dialog opens.

6 Tap Starts. 7 Use the scroll wheels to set the date and time the appointment begins.

8 Tap Ends.

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9 Use the scroll wheels to set the date and time the appointment ends.

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0 Tap Done.

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Your iPad saves the data and returns you to the Add Event dialog.

! Tap Done. The data is stored as an event, and your iPad returns to the Calendar screen. A dot appears under the date in the calendar to signify that the date has one or more events scheduled on it. iPad lists all the events for that day at the bottom of the Calendar screen.

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TIP How do I view the duration of the event for a particular date? If you are unsure of how long you previously scheduled an event to last, you can follow these steps:

1 Tap the date in the calendar. 2 Tap Day to display a screen with the day, the date, the title of the appointment, and the duration of the event in blocks of time.

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Edit an Existing Appointment

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he details of your appointment, such as date and time, are always subject to change. Your iPad makes it easy for you to update your appointment schedules so your information is always up to date. The virtual keyboard enables you to edit an existing appointment on the spot, wherever you are. If you have a MobileMe account, you can make sure that your updated appointment information is synchronized with your other devices. If you use the Calendar app on your iPhone, editing appointments on your iPad follows a very similar procedure. Knowing how to edit calendar appointments enables you to quickly update information so that you do not miss important appointments or events.

Edit an Existing Appointment

1 Tap Calendar on the Home screen. 1

The Calendar app opens.

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2 Tap Month. 3 Use the arrows to navigate to the month of the event you want to edit.

4 Tap the date of the event you want to edit.

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A banner appears on-screen for the event.

5 Tap Edit.

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The Edit Event dialog opens.

6 Make your changes to the

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appointment. Note: The end time for the event has been changed from 6 p.m. to 5 p.m. in this example.

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7 Tap Done. Your iPad saves the data and returns you to the Event screen.

TIPS TIPS Is there a way for me to view all the appointments I have made? Yes. You can tap List in the Calendar view to view all the appointments you have entered into the calendar. Appointments are listed in the order in which they occur. This is a quick way for you to view the details of an appointment.

Can I follow these instructions for editing an event in a view other than Month? Yes. You can edit an existing appointment in Week view, Day view, and List view. Note that in List view, you would first tap the name of the event on the left of the screen and then tap the actual event on the right to access the Edit Event box. In List view, there is no banner with an edit option. The Edit Event dialog simply opens when you tap the event.

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or those events that may occur routinely, Calendar enables you to enter the event one time and then schedule it to repeat at a regular interval. For example, if you want to schedule to meet a friend for lunch every day for a week while he or she is in town for business, you can create the event and schedule it to end in a week. If an event occurs bi-weekly, Every Month, or Every Year, the Calendar app can accommodate your schedule. Knowing how to set up a repeating event keeps you from having to enter each event by hand.

Set Up a Repeating Event

1 Tap the date for the repeating event. A banner appears for the event.

2 Tap Edit on the banner. 2

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The Edit Event dialog opens.

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3 Tap Repeat. The Repeat Event dialog opens.

4 Tap the repeat interval you want.

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5 Tap Done.

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6 Tap End Repeat. The End Repeat dialog opens.

7 Use the scroll wheels to set the date you want the repeated event to end.

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8 Tap Done. Your iPad saves the data and returns you to the Edit Event screen.

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9 Tap Done.

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The repeat data is saved.

TIPS Can I set an event to repeat indefinitely? Yes. You can choose for the event to repeat indefinitely by tapping Repeat Forever in step 7. If you should want this event to end, you have to manually edit the End setting for the repeated event.

Can I add comments to my events? Yes. Calendar enables you to add notes to an existing event from the Edit screen. You can tap in the Notes field of the Edit Event or Add Event dialog to add details about the event or helpful reminders to help you manage your scheduled appointment.

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ypically, an appointment that you schedule with a doctor or for a meeting may last a few hours and not the whole day. Sometimes, the events that you schedule may not have clear start and end times, such as those for a conference, or a birthday, holiday, or anniversary. In these circumstances, you may need to block out an entire day for an important activity. Calendar makes it easy for you to convert an event that you had previously scheduled for just an hour or two to an All-day event. When you specify an event as All-day, the event appears as such in each of the calendar views: Day, Week, Month, and List.

Convert an Event to an All-Day Event

1 Tap the date for the event. A banner appears for the event.

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The event is saved as an all-day event.

TIP Are there any benefits to converting an event to All-day rather than marking it to last from 9 to 5? One benefit is that it provides an easier way to view a calendar by Day. If you specify that an event lasts from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and then schedule other appointments between that time, Calendar displays the blocks of time on top of one another in the Day view, which makes the schedule hard to read. All-day events are shown separately.

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ow that you have entered events into your calendar, edited those events, set up repeated events, and marked some as All-day, you need to remember them. Adding an alert to an event is a great way to give yourself a little reminder before the event takes place. By default, an alert is scheduled 10 minutes before the event. You can set an alert minutes, hours, or days before the event, and you can even set up more than one — just to be safe. Calendar issues a chime during the specified alert time and sends a message to your iPad screen. The alert message clears as soon as you unlock your iPad.

Set an Alert for an Event

1 Tap the date for the event. A banner appears for the event.

2 Tap Edit on the banner.

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3 Tap Alert.

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4 Tap the amount of time

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5 Tap Done.

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6 Tap Done.

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Calendar saves the alert.

TIP Why would I set up a second alert? If you have a very busy schedule or are just forgetful, scheduling multiple alerts before an event can help you prepare yourself. A backup alert can act as a failsafe to ensure that you do not miss an event, even if you are preoccupied. If you scheduled an alert a day before the event, you can set up a second alert two hours before — just to be sure. You can set up a backup alert from the Edit dialog before tapping Done in step 6 by tapping Second Alert.

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Simplify Your Life with the iPad Your iPad offers many tools that can help you simplify your life. Along with its many entertainment features, your iPad is also a personal digital assistant. iPad can also increase your productivity by helping you find the location of a hotel by using iPad’s GPS capabilities or Wi-Fi triangulation, syncing with your MobileMe account, and running the Apple iWork suite of apps.

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he iPad possesses a range of accessibility features that makes it more accommodating for individuals who may be visually impaired, hard of hearing, or deaf or who may have a physical or learning disability. The iPad is equipped with a screen reader with adjustable speaking rate and 21 built-in voices that speak 21 languages. iPad supports playback of closed-captioned content and other helpful universal access features. Your iPad supports over 30 wireless Braille displays and features such as white on black text, and mono audio. The accessibility options can be accessed by tapping Settings on the Home screen, and then tapping the General option.

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The iPad makes it easy for you to magnify the entire screen within any app so you can read content more clearly. You have the ability to zoom up to five times the normal size while panning the page left or right or up or down to get a closer look at a specific area on-screen. The Zoom feature can be found by tapping Settings on the Home screen and then tapping the General option. The Zoom feature also works in apps that you download from the App Store. If you require a higher-contrast screen, your iPad enables you to change the display to white on black in any app.

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Many of the movies and podcasts that you download from iTunes support closed captioning for the deaf and hearing impaired. Your iPad can display subtitles and closed captioning for supporting movies and podcasts. You can search for closed-captioned movies on iTunes and then download them directly to your iPad, Mac, or PC.

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Explore Closed Captioning

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Explore VoiceOver The iPad uses a VoiceOver feature iTunes. There are seven new releases. Doublethat enables you to simply hold click to open. your finger against the screen and hear a description of the item under your finger. To select an Mail. You have four new items. Double-click to item, you double-tap it and then open now. flick three fingers to scroll. The VoiceOver feature utilizes 21 languages and lets you control the speaking rate. VoiceOver works with all the default apps installed on your iPad. A good thing to note here is that Apple has made it possible for software developers to create new apps that support the VoiceOver feature. iPad

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Explore Mono Audio If you are hard of hearing in one ear, iPad enables you to play both the right and left audio channels through both headphones. This allows you to hear both channels in either ear at a given time. The Mono Audio feature offers the convenience of enabling you to enjoy full sound through one earpiece.

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Explore Quick Access to Options Regardless of which accessibility options you use the most, the iPad enables you to get to them by tapping Settings on the Home screen, choosing General, and then going into the Accessibility options. For the visual and hearing impaired, you can configure your iPad to turn the VoiceOver, Zoom, or White on Black features off or on when you tripleclick the Home button. This saves you a trip from going into Settings each time you want to turn on or off one of these features. iPad

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he Maps app can help you pinpoint your exact location if you should ever find yourself in an unfamiliar location. You can simply tap Maps on the Home screen and then tap the Tracking button to have Maps show your precise current location. The location is represented by a blue dot on a detailed map. You can use the map to find another location, follow your route, or just to know where you are in relation to other destinations. By exploring what the Maps app can do for you, you can utilize it for your own unique purposes.

Display Your Current Location by Using Maps

1 Tap the Tracking button (

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● Maps drops a blue pushpin on your current location.

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he Maps app can help you get from point A to point B by providing you accurate directions. You can get step-by-step driving or walking directions to a specified destination by typing the addresses for the starting location and the desired destination. Maps can also provide up-to-date traffic information so that you can choose the best route. You can conveniently get directions for locations listed in your Contacts list by tapping your friend’s name into the destination field instead of an actual address. The Maps application has streamlined many helpful functions so that its use is intuitive.

Get Directions by Using Maps

1 Tap Directions in the Maps app. The Start and End fields appear in the upper right, and the on-screen keyboard appears.

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2 Type the starting address into the Start field.

3 Type the destination in the End field. ● Maps places a pushpin in the map for the start location. ● Notice that a Recents list appears, which displays a list of recent locations you have specified. As you begin to type, Maps makes suggestions for the address you are entering. The Recents list turns into Suggestions. If the location you want appears in the list, you can tap it to enter it into the field.

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4 Tap Search. ● Maps provides directions at the bottom of the screen. Note: You can choose to receive driving, public transit, or walking directions.

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he Maps app can help you find locations for which you do not have an address. For example, you may know that a specific restaurant is located downtown, but you do not know how to get to downtown from your hotel. The Maps app enables you to add a pushpin where downtown is located on the map and then generate directions on how to get there. Whether you are walking, driving, or using public transportation, Maps can help you get there by allowing you to specify the type of directions it generates. Maps also adds an estimated travel time.

Specify a Location When You Do Not Have an Address

1 Display the map of the city for which you want to specify a location.

1

Note: If you are currently in the city, you can tap the Tracking button ( ) to display the city you want. Note: You can also tap Search and then type the name of the city you need.

2 Pan and zoom the map with your finger to pinpoint the area you want to specify.

3 Tap the part of the screen that looks like a page curl in the bottom right corner of the screen.

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4 Tap Drop Pin.

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The Maps app drops a purple pushpin in the area you specified on the map.

5 Drag the purple pushpin to the location you want to specify on the map. Note: You can now tap Directions and then type the address for your current location and add the specified location to the End field.

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TIP How do I find my way back from the specified destination to my original starting point? You can find your way back to your original starting point by having your iPad reverse the directions for you. Tap the Switch Start and End button ( ) located between the Start field and the End field under the Directions tab. The iPad generates directions so you can follow them back to your original destination. As with the previous directions, you can select directions for driving, public transit, and walking.

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f the person’s address that you need to reach is located in your contacts, you can avoid typing the address to generate directions on your iPad. Both the Contacts and the Maps apps enable you to display a map of a contact’s location. Simply tap a contact’s physical address in the Contacts list to display a detailed map with streets named and the destination marked with a pushpin. This feature is one of the many good reasons why you should keep your contact information up to date. All addresses from past directions generated in Maps appear in the Recents list for quick access, unless you have cleared the history.

Display a Contact’s Location

1 Tap Contacts on the Home screen.

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The Contacts app opens.

2 Tap the contact that you want. The contact data appears.

3 Tap the address that you want to map.

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4 Tap Directions.

5 Type your current address in the Start field.

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6 Type the contact’s address in the End field.

7 Tap Search. Maps provides you with directions to that location.

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TIP Can I display a map of the contact’s location starting within the Maps app? Yes. You can view a contact’s location from within the Maps app by following these steps:

1 Tap Maps on the Home screen. 2 Tap Search. 3 Tap the Bookmarks icon ( ). 4 Tap Contacts. 5 Tap a contact in the list.

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ust like the iPad itself, the Maps app was designed to be intuitive, easy to use, and efficient. Typing the address for a destination that you do not visit often may not be a hassle, but having to do so continuously for locations that you frequently visit can get old. The Maps app can help with this. You can bookmark your most frequently used locations so you can quickly and easily retrieve directions. Over time, the majority of your frequently used directions can be available for fast access.

Bookmark a Location

1 Tap Maps on the Home screen.

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The Maps app opens.

2 Tap Search. 3 Type an address in the Search

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4 Tap Search.

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5 Tap the Info icon (

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6 Tap Add to Bookmarks. 7 Modify the name of the bookmark if needed.

8 Tap Save. Maps saves a bookmark of the location.

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TIP What if I forgot to bookmark a location but need to find directions quickly? You can search in the Recents list. Tap the Bookmarks icon ( ) to open the Recents list, which contains previous directions you have generated in the Maps app. Check to see if the search you need appears in the list. If so, you can simply tap the address in the list, and your iPad can show you where the location is on the map as well as generate directions on how to get there.

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obileMe is an Apple service that enables you to sync your email, contacts, and calendar events to multiple devices, such as your iPad, iPhone, Mac, and PC. You can easily access important files while on the go, and if you should ever lose your iPad, MobileMe can help you find it. MobileMe allows you to sync web bookmarks across all your devices. If you bookmarked a site on your computer, you can access it on your iPad. Your MobileMe account also enables you to publish photos that can be shared with friends and family in your MobileMe Gallery. A MobileMe account requires a basic membership fee of $99 a year, and you can read more about it and sign up at www.apple.com/mobileme. If you search other online resources, such as Amazon.com, you can find MobileMe memberships for less than $99 a year.

Sync Mail, Contacts, and Calendar Events A MobileMe account offers a very simple way to organize your life online. MobileMe makes it easy for you to access data, such as your mail, contacts, and calendar event information, on multiple devices by storing it in what Apple refers to as a cloud, which amounts to networked servers. Whenever you log in to your MobileMe account, you are able to access and manipulate your data by using an online interface that you can easily access from your iPad, iPhone, iPod touch, Mac, or PC.

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Publish to Your MobileMe Gallery When you have a MobileMe account, you can upload photos from your iPad, iPhone, Mac, or PC so you can share them. A MobileMe Gallery enables friends and family to actively participate in the sharing of photos by downloading your photos or uploading their own. A MobileMe Gallery is a great way to showcase your favorite photos in a crisp, vibrant display.

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Discover MobileMe iDisk Along with your MobileMe account, you also have access to what is called iDisk, which is essentially a personal hard drive you can access on the web. You can access your iDisk by logging in at www.me.com, where you can upload, download, and organize files to your iDisk, just like you would any other hard disk drive. You can also open and edit files in another app iDi such as any of the iWork apps: Keynote, sk Pages, and Numbers. The advantage of using your iDisk is that you can access it online from anywhere. Others can download your files when you use the Share feature in iDisk.

Find a Lost iPad, iPod, or iPhone Your MobileMe account also comes with some helpful features you can use just in case you lose your iPad or iPhone. You can activate the Find My iPad feature in the MobileMe Settings on your iPad so that when you log in to www.me.com, you can log in to Find My iPad and display its location on a map. You also have the ability to remotely passcode-lock your iPad until it is found so no one can access your personal data. iPad

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Wipe Your iPad Remotely Your iPad is home to a large amount of your personal information. Your personal information in the wrong hands can be catastrophic. MobileMe lets you remotely send a message to your iPad supplying your contact information, so if found, your iPad can be returned. If that does not work, along with passcode-protecting your device, you can initiate a remote wipe of your iPad. A remote wipe returns your iPad to its factory default settings, erasing all data. If you should find your iPad again, you can restore it with the data from your last backup. Map

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MobileMe account is a convenient service that is quick and easy to set up. A MobileMe membership supplies you web storage, photo hosting, contact/calendar syncing on multiple devices, web email, and a virtual drive that lets you share files anywhere. MobileMe also comes with a service that helps you find your iPad and iPhone, if you should happen to lose them. After you have signed up for a MobileMe account, you can easily configure your iPad to work with the account.

Set Up a MobileMe Account on Your iPad

1 Tap Settings on the Home screen. The Settings screen appears.

2 Tap Mail, Contacts, Calendars. The Mail, Contacts, Calendars screen appears.

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The Add Account screen appears.

4 Tap MobileMe. 4

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5 Type your MobileMe email address into the first field.

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6 Type your MobileMe password into the Password field. ● If you do not have an Apple ID you can create one by tapping Create Free Apple ID and then following the prompts.

7 Tap Next.

MobileMe verifies the data you typed, and you are taken to the configuration screen.

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8 Tap OK to allow MobileMe to use the location of your iPad.

9 Tap Save. The Find my iPad feature has been activated and your MobileMe account has been added on your iPad.

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TIP Once I sign up for an account and set up MobileMe on my iPad, is my account ready to sync to all my devices? No. You still have to inform your cloud about all the other devices you will be using. You have to configure each device — your iPhone, Mac, or PC — with your MobileMe account before your information is synced to all devices. Once each device is properly configured, you can update information, such as a contact, with one device; the information is then sent to the cloud and updated for all the other devices.

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f you keep important contacts and calendar information on multiple devices, you need each device to have the latest information. Your MobileMe account ensures that whenever new information is available for your email messages, contacts, and calendar events, it will be pushed to your iPad and other configured devices as soon as it is available. This keeps all your devices in sync. You can control the frequency in which new information is pushed to your iPad or decide to turn push off altogether on your iPad.

Configure MobileMe Synchronization on Your iPad

1 Tap Settings on the Home screen.

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The Settings screen appears.

2 Tap Mail, Contacts, Calendars. The Mail, Contacts, Calendars screen appears.

3 Tap Fetch New Data.

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The Fetch New Data screen appears. 4

4 Make sure that Push is in the On position if you want new information pushed to your iPad.

5 Tap the frequency with which your iPad will fetch new data. ● A check mark appears next to the chosen frequency. 5

TIP What if my iPad has an app that does not support push? When you tap the Push setting to the Off position or if your iPad contains an app that does not support Push, you can choose a schedule for when iPad fetches data. To conserve battery power, you should consider configuring your iPad to check for new information manually. You can also configure your iPad to check for new emails less frequently by choosing Every 30 Minutes or Hourly.

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f you keep a considerable amount of information important to your daily operations on multiple devices, you need each device to have the latest information. An updated contact on your computer at home does not help you if the contact is outdated on your iPad and you need it while on the go. After you have signed up for a MobileMe account, configuring your Mac for synchronization is a very straightforward process. You can choose to sync your bookmarks, calendars, contacts, and mail accounts with the system preferences so that your information is always up to date on your devices. Make sure that you have the latest version of iTunes.

Configure MobileMe Synchronization on Your Mac

1 Click the Apple menu on the main menu bar.

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2 Click System Preferences.

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The System Preferences window opens.

3 Click MobileMe.

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The MobileMe preference pane opens.

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The sync options appear.

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TIP TIP How do I access my iDisk on my Mac? You can access your MobileMe iDisk (●) by opening any Finder window. You can drag and drop files to save them on your iDisk and manage folders — just as any other hard disk drive. You also have the ability to locate another MobileMe member’s iDisk or Public folder by using the Finder. You can password-protect your iDisk from the MobileMe preferences and give only select users the ability to read and write files to your personal iDisk.

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f you keep important data on multiple devices, you need each device to have the latest information. After you have signed up for a MobileMe account, configuring your PC for synchronization is a very straightforward process. You can choose to sync your bookmarks, calendars, contacts, and mail accounts with the system preferences so your information is always up to date on your devices. That way, when you update information on one device, all your devices receive the update. Make sure you have the latest version of iTunes and that you have downloaded the latest version of MobileMe Control Panel for Windows.

Configure MobileMe on Your PC

1 Click the Start menu. 2 Click Control Panel.

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1 The Control Panel opens.

3 Click Network and Internet.

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4 Click MobileMe. The MobileMe Sign In dialog opens.

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The MobileMe Preferences dialog opens.

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9 Click the check boxes for Contacts, Calendars, and Bookmarks ( changes to

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TIP Can I review my MobileMe email messages with Outlook? Yes. Keep in mind that you can always log in to your MobileMe account from your PC to check your email from a web browser if you do not want to set up your email client. If you want to set up your email client, you can go to the Tools menu in Outlook and then choose E-mail Accounts to access the Accounts Wizard and set up MobileMe email in Outlook.

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he high-resolution screen of the iPad 2, along with its portability and built-in back camera, makes it great for capturing, viewing, and sharing photos online, anywhere and anytime. Your iPad enables you to publish photos that you have synced to your iPad and captured with your iPad directly to your MobileMe Gallery. If something photo worthy happens around you, you can have it online in mere moments. The MobileMe Gallery enables friends and family to actively participate in the sharing of photos by downloading your photos or uploading their own. If you do not have a MobileMe account, you can go to www.me.com to read more about it and to sign up.

Send Photos to Your MobileMe Gallery

1 In the Photos app, tap the group of photos that contains the photo you want to publish.

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3 Tap the Share button ( 4 Tap Send to MobileMe.

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The Publish Photo screen opens.

5 Type a title for the picture. 6 Type a description. 7 Tap Publish.

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The photo is published to MobileMe. ● A dialog opens, allowing you to view the photo you just published, tell a friend, or close the dialog.

TIP How do I view my MobileMe Gallery without having published something? After you publish a picture from your iPad to your MobileMe Gallery, you are given the opportunity to visit the gallery with just a single tap of a button. You may want to visit your site without having posted something first. Because your MobileMe account exists in an online cloud, you can access it from any browser. All you need to know is your gallery’s web address, which usually appears like this: http://gallery.me.com/ yourusername. To view a specific gallery, the web address looks more like this: http://gallery.me.com/ yourusername/#gallery. Make sure that you write down and possibly bookmark the address of your galleries.

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ith Apple’s iWork for the iPad you can perform real work on your iPad that not long ago could be achieved only on your computer. iWork is Apple’s productivity app suite, which includes Keynote for presentations, Numbers for spreadsheets, and Pages for word processing and page layout. Each of these apps are currently available for your Mac, but these mobile apps have been redesigned and optimized for iPad. Understanding the purpose of each piece of software in the suite can help you decide if iWork can make you more productive. These apps can be purchased separately for $9.99 each on the App Store.

Explore Keynote Keynote makes it easy for you to create high-quality, professional presentations with a few taps of your finger. The Keynote app enables you to choose from professionally designed template themes to create your presentation. You can customize each presentation slide by swapping placeholder text and graphics with your own words and images. Choose from elements such as tables, charts, media, and shapes to add the finishing touches to your slides.

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Enhance Your iPad Although the iPad comes with some amazing apps right out of the box, you can expand its capabilities by downloading new apps from the App Store. You can choose from thousands of innovative apps, ranging from games to productivity apps. There are also many accessories available for the iPad, including Smart Covers and the Apple wireless keyboard.

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oftware developers from around the world have developed thousands of apps to take advantage of the iPad, iPhone, and iPod technologies. If the iPad does not possess some of the functionality you would like, there may be an app for that. You can browse the App Store by category, such as Games, Entertainment, Utilities, Social Networking, Music, and Productivity. The list is too long to list them all here. There are many free apps as well as more advanced apps that you have to pay for that you can download wirelessly to your iPad. To purchase apps in the App Store, you must have an iTunes Store account.

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You can access the App Store from your iPad by tapping the App Store icon or from your Mac or PC within the iTunes Store. Almost all the apps designed for the iPod touch and iPhone work with the iPad, so all you need to do is download them. You can also sync apps that you have previously downloaded for your iPhone or iPod touch to your iPad from your Mac or PC via the 30-pin dock connector.

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Download Video Games Your iPad 2 has up to nine times the graphics performance of its predecessor. What this means is that you will notice smoother gameplay on your iPad 2. The App Store has many games for you to download and play on your iPad — some free and some that you have to pay for. Many of these games are specifically designed to take advantage of the iPad motion sensor technology, allowing you to tilt the iPad to control aspects of the game on-screen.

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ou can take advantage of tons of free apps in the App Store. Many of them are shown in the Featured category alongside their paid counterparts. You can choose to filter your search and browse the Top Free iPad Apps section under the Top Charts category. Some apps have trial versions you cannot test drive before purchasing. Look for “Lite” versions of applications to test before you buy. You need to set up an iTunes account before you can download apps in the App Store. Once you have created an account, you can download apps with just a few taps of your finger.

Download Free Apps

1 Tap App Store on the Home screen.

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2 Locate the app you want to download and then tap Free.

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The Free button changes to the Install button.

3 Tap Install App.

3 The App Store asks you to type your iTunes account password.

4 Type your iTunes username and password.

5 Tap OK. The App Store begins to download the app. An icon for the app appears on the Home screen, along with a progress bar that tracks the download. The button changes from loading to installing.

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TIPS Can I play games that I downloaded from the App Store for the iPad on my computer? No. The games and apps that you download from the App Store can be played only on your iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch. There may also be some apps made for the iPhone that are not compatible with the iPad. There are many iPad apps that will not play on the iPhone or iPod touch, such as Pages, Numbers, and GarageBand to name a few. Make sure that you carefully read the app description.

Can I create folders for apps on my iPad? Yes. You can create folders on your desktop to group similar apps together. Simply press your finger on top of an app until all icons start to wiggle on screen. Drag the app over top of another similar app — for example, drag a news app on top of another news app. A folder is created automatically, and iPad even names it for you. You can change the name if you want and fit 12 apps into a folder.

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he iPad is not just about state-of-the-art hardware craftsmanship. Your iPad’s true strengths can be found in the incredible software developed for it. The iPad comes with some truly amazing apps right out of the box, but some of the educational and productivity apps you will find in the App Store are simply amazing. The App Store has a wide variety of sophisticated apps, some of which you have to pay for. The process for purchasing and downloading apps is almost identical to downloading free apps from the App Store. All purchases are made through your iTunes account.

Purchase and Download Apps

1 Tap App Store on the Home screen.

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2 Locate the app you want to download and then tap the price.

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The Price button changes to Buy App.

3 Tap Buy App.

3 The App Store asks you if you want to use an existing Apple ID or create a new Apple ID.

4 Tap Use Existing Apple ID if you already have an Apple ID. The App Store asks you to type your iTunes account password.

5 Type your iTunes password. 6 Tap OK.

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The App Store begins to download the app. An icon for the app appears on the Home screen, along with a progress bar that tracks the download. The button changes from loading to installing.

TIPS Will I be charged twice if I attempt to download an app that I had previously paid for? Usually not. When you attempt to download a previously purchased app, the App Store generally alerts you to this fact and asks if you would like to download it again for free. If you are rebilled for the second download, you can go to the app’s information page located in the App Store and then tap Report a Problem.

Will I receive a receipt for my purchase? Yes. The App Store emails you a copy of your receipt to the email address associated with your account. The process is not instantaneous, so it may take several days before you receive it. If you have made more than one purchase in a short period of time, you may receive a single receipt with several items listed. The App Store also sends you receipts for free downloads.

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our iPad is not the only portal in which you can access and download apps from the App Store. You can access the App Store in the iTunes Store under the App Store tab.

You cannot play downloaded apps from the App Store on your computer, but if you have purchased apps on your Mac or PC, you can sync those apps to your iPad as well as to your iPhone or iPod touch, if the apps are compatible and your devices are registered to your iTunes account. iTunes uses an interface that resembles your iPad Home screen so that you can manage your apps on your iPad.

Move Apps from Your Computer to Your iPad

1 Connect your iPad to your computer.

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7 Click Apply. iTunes syncs the iPad with the apps you selected.

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TIPS Can I move apps off my iPad? Yes. You can move apps off your iPad by deselecting the check box ( changes to ) next to the app in the list on the left. You can also navigate to the iPad Home screen on the right, position the mouse pointer over the app you want to remove, and then click the that appears in the upper left corner. When you click Apply, the app is removed from the iPad.

Can I rearrange the apps on my iPad by using the iPad Home screen in iTunes? Yes. You can drag app icons to rearrange them on the Home screen within iTunes. When you click Apply, the apps are rearranged on the iPad.

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n order for you to keep the apps on your iPad up to date, you must update your apps when updates are available. The App Store notifies you when developers release a new version of an app that you have downloaded. You can perform updates from both your iPad and your computer. If you already own an iPhone or iPod touch, then you are used to this process. If you are unfamiliar with this process, updating the apps on your iPad can be accomplished in just a few clicks. Updates are usually free.

Check for Updates to Apps

1 Tap App Store on the Home screen. Note: A number appears over the App Store button to signify how many apps installed on your iPad have available updates.

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3 Check for updates. Note: If all your apps are up to date, nothing appears in the list. If updates are available for apps on your iPad, you can tap an update in the list to read a description of the update you have chosen. ● You can update one app at a time, or you can choose to simply tap Update All to update all apps at once. 4 Tap to update an individual app.

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TIP Can I update my apps from my computer? Yes. You can update your downloaded apps from your Mac or PC by clicking Apps in the iTunes library. The icons for all the apps you have downloaded appear, with the number of updates available appearing in the bottom right corner. You can click Updates Available (●) to download available updates.

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Accessorize Your iPad Consider a Smart Cover

Protect Your iPad with an iPad Case

The Smart Cover enables you to protect that big beautiful screen that is the iPad 2 from dust and scratches, while still maintaining its sleek appearance. The Smart Cover attaches to your iPad 2 via magnets and covers only the screen. The Smart Cover can be folded so that you can position your iPad upright, tilt it into a typing position, or prop it up for movie time. Smart Covers come in ten different colors and are available in polyurethane and leather.

For a little more protection than the Smart Cover, the iPad has optional protective cases, like those for the iPhone and iPod, that help prevent its body and screen from becoming scratched or collecting dust. The iPad case not only protects the iPad, but it can also be used to situate the iPad in various positions so you can easily type, view photos, and watch movies for extended periods of time.

Charge Your iPad with the iPad Dock

Explore the iPad Wireless Keyboard

Apple introduces a new dock stand for the second generation iPad that allows you to charge and sync your iPad. It also offers an audio line out port for connecting to powered speakers with an optional cable. You can also use other accessories with the dock, including the Apple Digital AV Adapter and the iPad Camera Connection Kit. A plain charging dock also comes in handy if you just need an extra charging dock at home or at the office.

Go wireless and invest in a keyboard that uses Bluetooth technology. The Apple Wireless Keyboard gives you the added convenience of actually typing with a physical keyboard while using the iPad. If you require a typing experience more similar to using a conventional computer keyboard, this may be the accessory for you. Users who perform extensive writing tasks may find the more tactile iPad keyboard a better alternative to the on-screen keyboard. The Apple Wireless Keyboard requires only two AA batteries.

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Learn about the 30-pin to HDMI Adapter

Discover the iPad Camera Connection Kit

The new 30-pin HDMI adapter enables you to mirror your iPad out to a larger HDTV or a projector, so that your content can be viewed by a larger audience. This is great for presentations you create in Keynote on your iPad, or for teaching a class lesson from an app. One end of the adapter fits into the iPad and the other into the HDMI port of the HDTV. You can also use the second 30-pin to USB connector to charge your iPad as you conduct your business, so you do not run out of juice.

The iPad Camera Connection Kit is composed of two connectors that can be attached to the iPad, allowing the iPad to directly download digital content from electronic devices. One connector allows you to download photos directly from a camera’s USB cable, whereas the other allows you to download content from an SD card.

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The iPad power adapter is much like the adapter that comes with most Apple hardware. It gives you the flexibility of being able to charge your iPad through an electrical outlet. This may be a good option if you want to use the iPad for extended periods of time without being tethered to a shorter cable. The iPad 10W USB power adapter is 6 feet long.

Add an AirPrint-enabled printer to the mix and you can print your emails, web pages, photos, and documents wirelessly from your iPad. An AirPrintenabled printer uses Wi-Fi to print your images, so you have no cables to connect, and also no software to download and no drivers. All you need is a working Wi-Fi network. Visit store.apple.com and hp.com for a list of AirPrint-enabled printers.

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Maintain and Troubleshoot the iPad The occasional glitch can occur with any hardware device. In this chapter, you learn how to maintain your iPad and troubleshoot some common issues that may occur.

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Update iPad Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248 Back Up and Restore Your iPad’s Data and Settings . . . 250 Learn to Extend Battery Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252 Troubleshoot Connected Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . 254 Troubleshoot the Inability to Charge the iPad Battery . . 256 Troubleshoot Problems with Wi-Fi Accessibility . . . . . 258 Troubleshoot Why iTunes May Not See Your iPad. . . . . 260 Troubleshoot the Inability to Sync with iTunes . . . . . 262

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3 Click your iPad in the Devices list.

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5 Click Update. A message opens informing you that iTunes will update your iPad software to the current version and verify the update.

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A Software Update dialog opens with a description of the update. Note: If an update is not available, iTunes alerts you that the version of iPad software you are running is current.

7 Read the important information and then click Next.

7 The Software License agreement appears.

8 Read the license agreement, and then click Agree. iTunes connects to Apple servers to download, and then installs the latest operating system. Note: iTunes alerts you when the process is finished. 8

Note: If your computer’s hard drive has inadequate free space, iTunes gives an alert and the backup is aborted.

TIP Does iTunes automatically check for updates each day? No. Under the Summary tab in iTunes, in the field marked Version, iTunes gives you the date when it is scheduled to check for a new update. This is why you need to click the Check for Update button. There may be a new software update, but iTunes has not checked for it yet.

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Back Up and Restore Your iPad’s Data and Settings

1 Connect your iPad to your computer.

2 Launch iTunes.

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4 Click the Summary tab. A summary of your iPad appears.

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iTunes asks if you want to back up your settings. Note: Keep in mind that you need enough space available on your computer hard drive for however much data your iPad contains.

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TIP Is there any way that I can protect my personal information while backing up my data? Yes. When you back up your iPad data, any sensitive materials you may have become part of the backup files. If someone were so inclined, he could review these files. You can protect confidential files by clicking the Encrypt iPad backup check box ( changes to ) and then setting a decryption password under the Summary tab.

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ven with all the new features the iPad 2 has to offer, the iPad 2 is capable of up to ten hours of battery life, just like its predecessor. With that being said, you should keep in mind that battery life can vary wildly depending on how you use the iPad. Viewing your favorite movies and TV shows and playing games requires more energy than browsing the web and playing music. If you use an EQ setting while listening to music in iTunes, your music sounds great, but that EQ setting uses more processing power. There are a few things you can do to extend the life of your iPad’s battery.

Dim the Screen The 9.7-inch multi-touch screen can drain plenty of battery power. The higher the brightness level you set for the screen, the more battery power your iPad consumes. Consider dimming the screen to extend the life of your battery. If you are viewing the screen in very bright conditions, you probably do not need a very high brightness setting.

Utilize Sleep Mode When awake, your iPad consumes battery power. You do not have wait for the iPad to go into Sleep mode automatically; you can manually put the iPad asleep. For example, if your iPad use is interrupted, such as by the arrival of a delivery person, press the Sleep button before setting the iPad down. If you get into the habit of putting your iPad to sleep when you do not need its services, you conserve battery power.

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Turn Off Wi-Fi and 3G 3G and Wi-Fi networks are power hungry. If you are not using them, consider turning them off in the settings. When the Wi-Fi antenna is on, the iPad is constantly looking for available Wi-Fi networks to join, which uses battery power. If you do not require a Wi-Fi network, turn off the Wi-Fi antenna to conserve battery power. Tap Settings on the Home screen and then tap Wi-Fi to the Off position.

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Avoid Extreme Temperatures Extreme temperature — either hot or cold — has an effect on the performance of the battery and can even cause damage. Keep your iPad in a climate-controlled environment to maintain the long-term effectiveness of your battery. If you use a case for your iPad, consider taking the iPad out of the case before charging the battery. Charging your iPad in the case can cause the iPad to overheat, which is bad for battery capacity and battery life.

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Check Connections and Power Switches The first thing you can do, and perhaps the most elementary, is to make sure your physical connections are secure and that the power to your connected devices is on. Turning on a second device, such as a headset, is very easy to forget if you are not used to it. Also, make sure your ports are clean. Lint and dirt can make it difficult for the connectors to make a clean connection.

Replace Batteries There is also a chance that the battery in your connected device may need to be replaced. If a device, such as a headset, is cutting in and out or does not work at all, try replacing the battery. Some wireless devices can really drain battery power.

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Restart Devices You can power-cycle the device in question, which means you can turn off the device and then turn it on again. When you turn off the device, leave it off for a few seconds to ensure that the insides of the device have actually powered down. If the device does not have an off and on switch, take the battery out. You would be surprised how often simply turning a device off and then turning it back on again can solve minor issues.

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Check Your Cable Connections If your iPad does not charge, perhaps the first thing you should do is confirm that the cables are actually connected and secure. Make sure that the dock is attached firmly to the 30-pin connector at the bottom of the iPad and that the USB end is firmly attached to your computer or adapter. You should also make sure that the connectors are free of any dirt or dust that may hinder the charge. A faulty adapter also will not supply power to the iPad. Make sure you try another wall socket or another power supply if you have one.

Switch USB Ports If you are using your USB to Dock connector to connect to your computer, you can also try connecting to a different USB port. The USB port located on the keyboard may not transfer enough power to charge the iPad. If you are connected to this USB port, try disconnecting and connecting to a USB port located on the computer itself.

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Update to a New Computer If your Mac or PC is out of date, you may want to consider purchasing a new computer. The built-in USB ports on a computer that is more than a few years old may not supply enough power to your iPad. In this case, the USB ports may only be good for syncing your iPad with iTunes. If so, Not Charging appears in the status bar next to the battery icon at the top of your iPad screen while connected.

Not Charging

Wake Up Your Computer Some computers do not charge the iPad when they are asleep; others do. If your computer does not charge the iPad when asleep, you can simply wake it up and configure your computer not to sleep while you are charging the iPad.

Set Up a Service Appointment If you still cannot charge the iPad, you may need to replace the battery. One way to determine this is to schedule a service appointment at your local Apple Store or ship the iPad to Apple for inspection. Receiving technical support or setting up a service appointment is made very simple when you go to Apple.com.

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Pad provides you with the flexibility and convenience of wireless networking via Wi-Fi connectivity. Along with this convenience comes the potential for accessibility issues. Wireless networking introduces many more variables that can occur outside of your iPad as to why you cannot connect to a Wi-Fi network, or why connectivity may be weak or spotty. After you check your iPad settings and determine the problem may not be local, you must then consider the network itself. Is it a proximity issue, or if possible do you need to reset the router itself? Understanding a few basic issues that may arise can help you troubleshoot Wi-Fi accessibility problems.

Make Sure the Wi-Fi Antenna Is On WiFi

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First and foremost, make sure that the iPad Wi-Fi antenna is turned on. You can quickly determine if the Wi-Fi antenna is on by looking in the upper left corner of the iPad for the Wi-Fi icon. If it is not turned on, you can tap Settings, tap Wi-Fi, and then tap the Wi-Fi switch to On.

Turn Off Airplane Mode You can quickly determine if iPad is in Airplane mode by looking in the upper left corner of the iPad for the airplane icon. You can tap Settings and then tap Airplane Mode to switch off this mode. You must turn Wi-Fi off for your Wi-Fi model iPad.

Disconnect and Reconnect to the Network Simply disconnecting and reconnecting to the network can solve some Wi-Fi problems. Tap Settings, tap Wi-Fi, tap the More Info icon for the Wi-Fi network to which you are connected, and then tap Forget This Network to disconnect. Try reconnecting to the same network.

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Check Your Range You can be only about 115 feet from a Wi-Fi access point before the signal becomes weak or drops altogether. You can either move closer to the access point to improve your connection, or turn on the access point’s range booster if it has one. Also, the intervening walls, particularly those with a lot of electrical wiring, can reduce the effective range.

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Reset Network Settings You can try removing all stored network data on your iPad to try and solve a Wi-Fi accessibility issue. When you reset your iPad, you are essentially bringing it back to its factory state. Tap Settings and then tap Network Settings to clear all stored network data, and then try reconnecting.

Reset Network Settings Setting This will delete all network settings, settings, returning them to factory defaults.

Reset

Cancel

Reset Your Router The issue may not rest with the iPad; you can try resetting the router to its factory state. Use this as a last resort because resetting your router means that you have to set up your network again from the ground up.

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hen you attach your iPad to your computer with the iTunes application running on your Mac or PC, iPad should show up in the Devices list. If it does not show in the Devices list, this means that iTunes does not recognize your iPad. Do you have the latest version of iTunes installed on your computer and firmware on your iPad? If you update and that still does not fix the issue, it may be a connection problem, so you can try another USB port on your computer. You can try a number of fixes to correct the problem of iTunes not recognizing your iPad.

Check Your Cable Connection The first place you may want to start is to ensure that the cable to your iPad and your computer is connected securely. It can prove embarrassing to run through the entire litany of fixes, only to discover that the cables were not connected securely. You should also make sure that the ports and connector are free of dust and grime for a solid connection.

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Restart Your iPad You can try turning off your iPad and then turning it back on to see if that solves the problems. When you power-cycle your iPad, leave it off for a few seconds to ensure that the device has completely powered down. Turn the device on again to see if iTunes can now recognize your iPad.

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Restart the Computer You can try restarting the computer on which you have iTunes to see if iTunes then recognizes your iPad. Restarting the computer resets the USB ports and may enable iTunes to recognize your iPad. It is a simple fix, but you would be surprised how often this basic troubleshooting tip fixes the problem.

Are you sure you want to restart your computer now? If you do nothing, the computer will restart automatically in 56 seconds. Cancel Restart

Check the iPad Display When connected to a computer, iPad usually gives you a message alerting you to what it is doing. Occasionally, you may see a message that reads “Charging… please wait.” In this case, the iPad may have to charge a few minutes before it has sufficient battery power to operate. You may even see a message indicating that your iPad requires service.

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Verify Your Computer Meets System Requirements iPad

If your computer does not meet the system requirements for your iPad, you will experience problems. Your iPad 2 or original iPad running iOS 4.3 requires Mac OS X v10.5.8 or later with iTunes 9.2 or later. On a PC, iPad requires Windows 7, Windows Vista, or Windows XP Home or Professional with Service Pack 3 or higher. iTunes 9.2 or later is also required for a PC.

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System Requirements: • Mac OSX v10.8 or later with iTunes 9.2 or later

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pple has worked very hard to ensure that the processing of sharing content between your iPad and computer is smooth. Still, minor hardware and software issues can occasionally interrupt your syncing efforts. Without the ability to sync your iPad to your computer, you are unable to share data, such as your contacts and calendars, or music and videos, with your Mac or PC. iTunes is usually very good at informing you as to why a sync could not be initiated or completed. Here are some things you can try if iTunes recognizes but still does not sync your iPad.

Check File Format If you are having problems syncing your music and videos with iTunes, confirm that the files are compatible with your iPad. The iPad cannot read files such as WMA, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, and others. You must convert these files to a format compatible with your iPad. Once the files have been converted, try syncing them again.

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Check Automatic Sync If you connect your iPad to your computer and iTunes does not respond, iTunes may not be set to automatically sync. You can click your iPad in the Devices list and then click the Summary tab to make sure that the Automatically sync when this iPad is connected check box is selected ( changes to ).

Check Free Space

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If the space required for the content you want to sync exceeds the available space on your iPad, iTunes cannot perform the sync; a message usually alerts you about this. To avoid this issue, free up some space on your iPad to allow for the new content, or choose to sync less content to your iPad. Before you begin the sync process, you can check the space needed for the sync in iTunes as well as check your available space on your iPad under Settings.

Free Up Space

Uninstall iTunes As noted in the Apple Knowledge Base, on rare occasions, you may need to remove all traces of iTunes and related software components from your computer, and then reinstall iTunes. You can refer to the Apple support site for detailed instructions on how to uninstall iTunes and related components.

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Index Numerics 3G cellular networks connecting to, 8 disabling wireless features, 49 extending battery life by turning off, 253 joining, 45 managing data plans, 49 monitoring data usage, 48 overview, 45 roaming charges, 49 signing up for, 48 30-pin connector, 5 30-pin to HDMI adapters, 245

A accelerometer, 6 accessibility options closed captioning, 144–145, 208 enlarging screen, 208 Mono Audio feature, 209 overview, 14 setting up Home button for access to, 209 VoiceOver feature, 209 Zoom feature, 58, 89, 208 accessories 30-pin connector for, 5 30-pin to HDMI adapters, 245 AirPrint-enabled printers, 245 Camera Connection Kit, 5, 31, 120–121, 245 cases, 244 charging dock, 244 connecting iPad to computer with, 97 examples of, 8 overview, 8 Smart Cover, 8, 10, 25, 244 USB power adapters, 245 wireless keyboard, 59, 121, 244 accounts iTunes, 125 MobileMe, 220–221 Airplane mode, 15, 29, 49, 258

AirPlay, 7 AirPort, 44 AirPrint-supported printers, 7, 245 alerts Calendar app, 204–205 data limit, 48 all-day events, Calendar app, 202–203 alphanumeric passcode, 11 AOL, 68 app icons, 12–13, 18–19 App Store accessing, 234 checking for app updates, 242–243 finding apps in, 234 free apps, downloading, 236–237 moving apps from computer to iPad, 240–241 overview, 4 purchasing and downloading apps, 238–239 reading and posting reviews for apps, 235 shopping in, 9 updating apps, 235 video games, downloading, 235 Apple A5 dual-core custom processor, 4 Apple Digital AV Adapter, 7 Apple ID, 125 Apple VGA Adapter, 7 Apple Wireless Keyboard, 59, 121, 244 AppleTV, 7 appointments, Calendar, 196–199 apps. See also specific apps by name closing and returning to Home screen, 58 creating folders for, 237 iOS 4.3 and, 6 organizing, 6 organizing Dock, 12 playing music while using, 135 removing, 241 resetting Home screen and, 20–21 resetting location preferences, 35 restricting purchases in, 33 running multiple, 6

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Index searching with Spotlight, 41 switching between open, 58 uninstalling, 19 arrow button, 10 AT&T, 45, 48 audio. See also music configuring settings, 132–133 customizing sounds, 26 Mono Audio feature, 209 VoiceOver feature, 209 volume limits, 133 audiobooks, syncing, 112–113 authentication for outgoing mail, configuring, 82–83 authorization to play iTunes content on computers, 127 Auto-Brightness feature, 28 AutoFill, turning on, 60–61 automatic email settings, 84–85 automatic synchronization, 99, 263 AV Adapter, Apple Digital, 7

B back camera, 5 background, adjusting in iBooks, 173 backing up and restoring data and settings, 250–251 backlit display, LED, 4 backside-illuminates sensor, 148 battery extending life of, 8, 25, 79, 85, 252–253 inability to charge iPad, 97, 256–257 replacing, 254 Bing search engine, 50–51 Bluetooth, 64–65, 253 Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR technology, 8 Bluetooth keyboard, 59 bookmarks adding, 56–57 editing, 57 for locations in iBooks app, 172 for locations in Maps app, 216–217 RSS feeds, 63 syncing, 57, 106–107

for websites, 56–57 for YouTube videos, 165 Bookmarks icon, Safari menu bar, 53 books. See eBooks; iBooks app brightness, screen, 173, 252 browser cache, 55 browser security, 54–55 browsing content, in iPod app, 134–135 titles in iBooks, 168 built-in speaker, 5 buttons on iPad, 4 buying apps, 238–239 books, 9, 168, 170–171 iTunes content, 124, 126–127 iWork for iPad, 231

C cable connections, checking, 97, 256, 260 cache, clearing, 55 Calendar app adding appointments, 196–197 converting events to All-day events, 202–203 editing existing appointments, 198–199 event alerts, setting, 204–205 overview, 9 repeating events, 200–201 syncing, 102–103 syncing events with MobileMe, 218 Camera app, 146–147 Camera Connection Kit, 5, 31, 120–121, 245 Camera Roll, 154–157 cameras back, 5 capturing photos, 6, 146–147 FaceTime app, 150–151 front, 4 overview, 6 Photo Booth app for, 6 shooting video, 6, 148–149

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Index cases, iPad, 244 CDMA networks, 45 cellular data networks. See 3G cellular networks cellular roaming, 45, 48–49 changing passcodes, 23 channels, subscribing to YouTube, 161 charging. See also battery 30-pin connector for, 5 iPad, problems when connected to computer, 97, 256–257 charging dock, 244 Clear History option, Safari, 53 closed captioning, 14, 144–145, 208 cloud, 218, 221 .com button, keyboard, 56 comments Calendar app events, 201 YouTube, 161 compass, 6 complex passcodes, 11 computer configuring MobileMe on, 226–227 connecting iPad to for syncing, 96–97 moving apps to iPad from, 240–241 syncing photos from, 116–117 updating downloaded apps from, 243 updating to new, 257 waking up, 257 confidential files, protecting, 251 Conflict Resolver, 262 connected devices, troubleshooting checking connections and power switches, 254 replacing batteries, 254 resetting devices, 255 restarting devices, 255 upgrading firmware, 255 Contacts app adding extra fields, 188–189 adding notes, 190–191 adding photos, 192–193 assigning email addresses in, 180–181 assigning physical addresses in, 184–185

assigning web addresses in, 182–183 AutoFill feature for, 61 creating custom labels, 186–187 creating groups in, 194–195 creating new contacts, 176–177 displaying location of contacts, 214–215 editing in, 178–179 FaceTime calls in, 151 overview, 9 syncing contacts list, 100–101 syncing with MobileMe, 218 cookies, 55 copying photos, 38–39 text, 36–37 custom labels, Contacts app, 186–187 custom signature, creating, 90–91 custom slideshows, 156–157 customization Airplane mode, 29 of Home screen, 12, 18–19 parental controls, 32–33 passcode protection, 22–23 photos, copying and pasting, 38–39 resetting default Home screen layout, 20–21 resetting iPad, 34–35 screen brightness, 28 setting Silent/Screen Rotation lock switch, 27 Sleep setting, 24–25 sounds, 26 Spotlight search settings, 40–41 text editing, 36–37 wallpaper settings, 30–31 cutting text, 36–37

D data plans, 48–49 data usage, monitoring, 48 default email account, specifying, 69, 74–75 default Home screen layout, resetting, 20–21 default presets, restoring, 15 default search engine, changing, 50–51

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Index deleting contacts, 177 email accounts, 69 icons, 19 dictionary searches in iBooks, 172 dimming screen, 252 direction, sense of, 6 directions. See Maps app Dock, 12, 19 docks charging, 244 connecting iPad to computer with, 97 connecting to, 5 Wireless Keyboard, 59 documents, creating with Pages app, 230 dots, on-screen, 13 double-tap gesture, 59 downloads from App Store, 235–239 books in iBooks, 9, 168, 170–171 from iTunes, 126–127 placing restrictions on, 14 speed of on EDGE connections, 45 duration of events, Calendar app, 197

E eBooks. See iBooks app EDGE (Enhanced Data rates for GSM Evolution) cellular technology, 45 editing bookmarks, 57 contacts, 178–179 iBooks settings, 169 text, 36–37 email adding accounts, 70–71 addresses, assigning to contacts, 180–181 automatically checking for new, 84–85 configuring authentication for outgoing mail, 82–83 connecting with email services, 68 copying and pasting images to, 38–39

creating custom signature, 90–91 creating accounts, 72–73 default account, specifying, 69, 74–75 deleting accounts, 69 disabling accounts, 69, 78–79 disabling remote message images, 92–93 font size, 88–89 fraudulent, 54 iPad-only accounts, 69 links to YouTube videos, sending in, 166–167 Mail app, understanding, 68 pasting text into, 37 photos and video, sending by, 154–155, 167 problems sending with POP account, 80–81 saving photos from, 118–119 saving videos from, 119 server port for, using different, 80–81 sound settings for, 26 switching accounts, 69, 76–77 syncing accounts, 104–105 syncing with MobileMe, 218 views of depending on screen orientation, 59 web page links, sending, 86–87 Encrypt iPad backup option, 251 Enhanced Data rates for GSM Evolution (EDGE) cellular technology, 45 enlarging screen, 208 enlarging wallpaper image, 31 EQ settings, 132–133 eReader, 9 EvDO (Evolution Data Optimized/Evolution Data Only) cellular technology, 45 events, Calendar app, 197, 200–205 Exchange, Microsoft, 68

F FaceTime app, 4–5, 150–151 factory defaults, 15, 20–21 Favorites videos, YouTube, 162, 164–165 Featured videos, YouTube, 162 field options, Contacts app, 188–189

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Index fields, adding extra in Contacts app, 188–189 file formats, 117, 262 file transfer, with Bluetooth, 65 Find My iPad app, 15, 219–221 firmware, upgrading, 255 five-finger gestures, 58 folders, 6, 237 font size, 88–89, 173 four-finger gestures, 58 fraud warnings, 54 free apps, downloading from App Store, 236–237 free space, checking, 263 front camera, 4 full-screen viewing, 8 full-sized keyboard, 59

G games, App Store, 237 Genius playlists, 136–138 gestures for navigation. See touch-screen navigation gestures Google Gmail, 68 Google search engine, 50 GPS, 15, 252 groups creating in Contacts app, 194–195 YouTube, 161 GSM networks, 45

H HD video, 5–6 HDMI adapters, 30-pin, 245 HDTV, connecting to, 7 headphone jack, 5 headphone-microphone combos, iPhone-compatible, 5 hearing impaired, options for. See accessibility options highlighting text in iBooks, 172 history, clearing browser, 53, 55 Home button, 5, 10, 209 Home screen adding web page icons to, 56 customization of, 18–19 organizing, 6

overview, 12–13 resetting default layout, 20–21, 35 setting wallpaper for, 30–31 hotspots, Wi-Fi, 44

I iBooks app browsing titles in, 168 downloading books, 168, 170–171 editing settings, 169 navigation controls, 172–173 overview, 9 purchasing books, 168, 170–171 reading books, 169 icons moving, 18–19 moving on Dock, 19 network signal, 47 organizing Dock, 12 rearranging, 12, 18–19 web page, adding to Home screen, 56 Wi-Fi, 46 iDisk, 219, 225, 231 IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol), 69, 72–73 importing photos, 31, 120–121 Internet. See also 3G cellular networks AutoFill, turning on, 60–61 bookmarking websites, 56–57 browser security, 54–55 copying and pasting images from, 38–39 disabling JavaScript support for, 54 EDGE and EvDO cellular technology, 45 emailing links to web pages, 86 Internet Service Providers, 44 multiple web pages, managing, 52–53 placing restrictions on, 14 problems with access to, 47 RSS feeds in Safari, 62–63 search engine, changing default, 50–51 selecting and copying text from, 36–37 touch-screen navigation tips, 58–59 Wi-Fi networks. See Wi-Fi

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Index Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP), 69, 72–73 Internet Service Providers (ISPs), 44 iOS 4.3, 6 iPad buttons on, 4 design of, 4–5 finding lost, 15, 219–221 making video calls to, 4 operating system, 4 overview, 4 technical specifications, 4 iPad-only email account, setting up, 69 iPhone, 4, 219 iPhone-compatible headphone-microphone combos, 5 iPod, 4, 219 iPod app browsing and playing content in, 134–135 creating standard playlist in, 140–141 Genius playlists, 136–138 shuffle settings, 139 ISPs (Internet Service Providers), 44 iTunes. See also synchronizing buying and downloading in, 126–127 following artists and music fans in, 124 iPad visibility issues, troubleshooting, 260–261 organizing content in, 124 purchasing content in, 124 rating content in iTunes store, 130–131 setting up account with, 125 subscribing to podcasts in, 128–129 using playlists to manage libraries, 124 iWork iDisk, 219, 225, 231 Keynote app, 230 Numbers app, 231 Pages app, 230 purchasing, 231

J JavaScript, 54 jumping to locations in iBooks, 173 junk email, using authentication to avoid, 82–83

K keyboard dictionary, resetting, 35 keyboard dock, 8 keyboards .com button, 56 considering larger, 59 wireless, 244 Keynote app, 230

L labels, Contact app, 186–187 landscape orientation, 4–6, 59 LED backlit display, 4 links menu options of, 59 sending via email, 86–87 viewing URL of, 59 location preferences, resetting, 35 locations, finding. See Maps app locking iPad setting time elapse options for passcode, 23 sound settings for, 26 login, 11 lost iPads, 15, 219–221

M Mail Address button, Mail app, 76 Mail app, 68. See also email Mail Link to this Page option, Safari, 86–87 maintenance. See also battery back up and restoring data and settings, 250–251 updating software, 248–249 managing data plans, 49 Maps app bookmarking locations, 216–217 displaying contact’s location, 214–215 displaying current location using, 210 getting directions, 211 overview, 9 seeing contact information with, 185 specifying location when address is absent, 212–213 Microsoft Exchange, 68

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Index MobileMe configuring on PC, 226–227 configuring synchronization on iPad, 222–223 configuring synchronization on Mac, 224–225 email service, 68 Find My iPad feature, 15, 219–221 iDisk, 219 publishing to MobileMe gallery, 218 sending photos to MobileMe gallery, 228–229 setting up account with, 220–221 sync mail, contacts, and calendar events, 218 uploading photos to MobileMe gallery, 153 wiping iPad remotely, 219 web addresses for MobileMe gallery, 229 MobileMe preference pane, Mac, 225 monitoring data usage, 48 Mono Audio feature, 209 Most Viewed videos, YouTube, 162 motion sensor technology, 39 movies. See videos multiple web pages, managing, 52–53 multi-tasking, 6 multi-touch screen, 4. See also touch-screen navigation gestures music. See also audio adding songs to existing playlist, 141 browsing and playing, 134–135 creating standard playlist, 140–141 effect on battery life, 8 Genius playlists, 136–138 playing in background while using other apps, 135 playing wirelessly, 7 selecting for slide shows, 156–157 shuffle settings, 139 syncing, 108–109 Mute option for side switch, 27 My Videos button, YouTube, 163

N National Television System Committee (NTSC), 145 navigation controls. See also touch-screen navigation gestures background, adjusting, 173 brightness, adjusting, 173

in iBooks, 172–173 taking notes, 172 network settings, resetting, 259 network signal icon, 47 noneditable text, 36–37 notes adding in Contacts app, 190–191 in iBooks, 172 Notes app, 9 NTSC (National Television System Committee), 145 Numbers app, 231

O one tap gesture, 58 On/Off button, 5 Open in New Page option, link menu, 53 operating system, 4 organizing apps, 6 iTunes content, 124 orientation, screen, 4–6, 27, 59 Outlook, Windows, 227

P pages, Home screen, 13, 18–19 Pages app, 230 PAL (Phase Alternating Line), 145 parental controls, 14, 32–33 passcode changing, 23 complexity of, 11 for parental controls, 33 protection with, 11 setting, 22–23 password AutoFill feature for, 61 Bluetooth, 65 Wi-Fi network, 44, 47 pasting photos, 38–39 text, 36–37

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Index personal headphones, jack for, 5 Phase Alternating Line (PAL), 145 Photo Booth app, 6 photos adding in Contacts app, 192–193 camera for taking, 5 capturing, 146–147 copying and pasting, 38–39 custom slideshows, 156–157 importing to iPad, 31 playing wirelessly, 7 sending by email, 154–155 sending to MobileMe gallery, 228–229 setting as wallpapers, 30–31 sharing in Camera View, 147 syncing, 116–121 viewing, 152–153 Photos app, 152–157, 193, 228–229 Photos screen, iTunes, 116–117 physical addresses, assigning to contacts, 184–185 Picture Frame feature, 155 Ping network, iTunes, 124 pixel resolution, 4 playing videos, 8 playlists creating standard in iPod app, 140–141 Genius, 136–138 iTunes, 124 podcasts, 110–111, 128–129 POP (Post Office Protocol), 69, 72–73, 80–81 pop-up blocking, 55 portrait orientation, 4–6 posting reviews for apps, App Store, 235 power switches, checking, 254 preinstalled apps, 19 printers, AirPrint-supported, 7, 245 printing wirelessly, 7 privacy, Internet options for, 55 processor, 4 projector, connecting to, 7 protecting confidential files, 251

protecting iPad deleting data after unsuccessful login attempts, 11 locking, 10 using passcodes, 11 publishing to MobileMe gallery, 218 Pulse app, 63 purchasing. See buying push accounts, 79, 223

R range, checking Wi-Fi, 259 rating content in iTunes store, 130–131 reading eBooks, 9, 169 Real Simple Syndication (RSS) feeds, 62–63 receipts, App Store, 239 Recents list, Maps app, 211, 217 remote message images, disabling, 92–93 remote wipes of iPad, 219 rented movies, transferring to iPad, 143 repeating events, Calendar app, 200–201 Replace text option, 37 resetting default Home screen layout, 20–21 devices, 255 iPad, 15, 34–35 network settings, 259 routers, 259 restarting computer, 261 devices, 255 iPad, 260 restoring data and settings, 250–251 default presets, 15 restriction passcode, 33 reviews for apps, App Store, 235 ringtones, Contacts app, 183 roaming, cellular, 45, 48–49 routers, 44, 47, 259 RSS (Real Simple Syndication) feeds, 62–63

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S Safari. See also Internet adding Bookmarks bar to, 57 Mail Link to this Page option, 86–87 RSS feeds in, 62–63 syncing bookmarks on computer to iPad, 57 saving icon arrangement, 19 images from websites, 119 photos from emails, 118–119 videos as favorites, YouTube, 164–165 screen. See also touch-screen navigation gestures brightness of, 8, 28 enlarging, 208 multi-touch functionality, 4 orientation, 4–6, 27, 59 similarity to iPhone, 4 technical information about, 4 screen reader, 14 Screen Rotation Lock button, 5 screen saver capabilities, 155 scrolling gesture, 58 search engine, changing default, 50–51 searches Contacts app, 179 iBooks, 173 YouTube, 163 security browser, 54–55 disabling images in emails, 92 protecting confidential files during back up, 251 remote wipes of iPad, 219 using AutoFill feature for passwords, 61 server, mail, 73 server port for email, using different, 80–81 service appointments, setting up, 257 Share icon, Safari address bar, 56–57 sharing photos, 147 videos, 149 YouTube videos, 160 shuffle settings, iPod app, 139

shutter lag, 147 shutting down, 11 signature, creating, 90–91 signing up for 3G cellular networks, 48 Silent/Screen Rotation lock switch, 5, 27 Sleep mode, 5, 11, 24–25, 252 Sleep/Wake button, 5, 10–11, 25 slide to power off option, 11 slideshows, 156–157, 230 Smart Cover, 8, 10, 25, 244 social network, iTunes, 124 software, updating, 248–249 songs. See music sounds. See audio; music speaker, built-in, 5 Spotlight Search feature, 13, 40–41, 177 spreadsheets, creating with Numbers app, 231 stand-alone dock, 8 Standby mode, bringing iPad out of, 10 start up of iPad, 10–11 sticky notes, iBooks, 172 storage capacities, 4 street addresses, adding to contact information, 184–185 subscribing to channels, YouTube, 161 to podcasts, 128–129 Subscriptions button, YouTube, 163 switching accounts, 69 email accounts, 76–77 USB ports, 97, 256, 260 sync conflicts, 101, 262 synchronizing apps downloaded from computer, 240–241 audiobooks, 112–113 automatic, preventing, 99 bookmarks, 57, 106–107 calendars, 102–103 to computer, 9, 96–97 contact groups, 194 contacts list, 100–101 email accounts, 77, 104–105

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Index with iTunes, 98–99, 124, 262–263 with MobileMe, 218, 222–225 music and video, 108–109 photos, 31, 116–121 podcasts, 110–111 rented movies, 143 TV show episodes, 114–115

T tap, hold, and drag gesture, 59 technical specifications of iPad, 4 temperatures, effect on battery life, 253 text closed captioning, 208 editing, 36–37 gestures for selecting and copying, 59 highlighting, in iBooks, 172 replacing, 37 three-axis gyroscope, 6 thumbnails of web pages, 53 Top Rated videos, YouTube, 162 touch-screen navigation gestures considering larger keyboards, 59 double-tap, 59 five-finger, 58 four-finger, 58 one tap, 58 scroll and zoom, 58 tap, hold, and drag, 59 view in landscape, 59 transitions, slide show, 156 troubleshooting connected devices, 254–255 inability to charge iPad battery, 97, 256–257 inability to sync with iTunes, 262–263 iTunes visibility issues, 260–261 Wi-Fi accessibility issues, 258–259 turning off parental controls, 33 passcode, 23 turning screen, physically, 4 TV, watching videos on, 7, 143, 245 TV shows, 114–115, 142–143

U uninstalling apps, 19 iTunes, 263 unlocking iPad 2, 10 unpairing Bluetooth devices, 65 unplayed podcasts, marking, 111 unplayed TV episodes, marking, 115 updating apps, 235, 242–243 computer, 257 data plan, 48–49 software, 248–249 upgrading firmware, 255 USB port, switching, 97, 256, 260 USB power adapters, 245

V Verizon, 45, 48 VGA Adapter, Apple, 7 Video app, 142–146 video calling feature, 4–5, 150–151 video cameras. See cameras video conferencing, 6 video games, downloading from App Store, 235 video mirroring, 7 videos. See also YouTube effect on battery life, 8 playing, 8, 142–143 playing wirelessly, 7 rating restrictions for, 33 saving from emails, 119 sending by email, 154–155 settings, customizing, 144–145 sharing in Camera View, 149 shooting, 148–149 syncing, 108–109 using back camera for, 5 visually impaired, options for. See accessibility options VoiceOver feature, 209 volume limits, 133 Volume Up/Down buttons, 5, 26

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W Wake/Sleep button, 5, 10–11, 25 waking up computer, 257 wallpaper, 12, 30–31 Wallpapers app, 30 web addresss, assigning to contacts, 182–183 web bugs, 93 web page icon, adding to Home screen, 56 websites bookmarking, 56–57 disabling JavaScript support for, 54 fraudulent, 54 managing multiple, 52–53 navigating to, 56 opening link in new, 53 saving images from, 119 scrolling, 53, 58 sending links to via email, 86–87 tapping menu bar area to return to top of, 58 zooming in, 58 widescreen viewing, 8 Wi-Fi access to, 4 accessibility issues, troubleshooting, 258–259 connecting to, 8, 46–47 extending battery life by turning off, 253 FaceTime calls over, 150–151 network detection, 8 overview, 44 printing using, 7 problems connecting to network, 47 resetting options, 35 switching to Airplane mode, 29

Wi-Fi + 3G model, 45, 47 Wi-Fi antenna, 258 Wi-Fi icon, 46 Wi-Fi router, 47 Windows Outlook, 227 Windows PC, configuring MobileMe on, 226–227 wiping iPad remotely, 219 wireless features, disabling, 49 Wireless Keyboard, Apple, 59, 121, 244 wireless printing, 7 wireless router, 44 Write a Review page, iTunes, 131

X Xcode 4 developer toolset, 58

Y Yahoo! Mail, 68 Yahoo! search engine, 50–51 YouTube emailing links to videos, 166–167 expressing opinions, 161 joining groups, 161 locating videos on, 162–163 saving videos as favorites, 164–165 sharing videos, 160 subscribing to channels, 161 viewing videos, 160

Z Zoom feature, 58, 89, 208

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