IPad Tips That Will Make Your Day

Your iPad is capable of improving your life in many ways. You may know some of its capabilities, butadditional tips can optimize your experience. Between the games you can play, social media sitesyou can visit and online banking, there is not much you cannot do. Read on to find out more.

Keep your bill under control by tracking the amount you spend on iPad apps. iTunes makes it simpleto just click and buy once you have entered your credit card or gift card information. So it is veryimportant to keep track of what you spend.

The current applications should be something that you pay attention to at all times. A lot of the appson your tablet can keep running while you work on other things. To learn what is active on your iPadat any given time, give the Home button a double click. The lower bar will display the currentlyactive apps and some brief information. After you have a chance to look through everything, simplyswipe down and the bar will go away.

Do you have trouble hunting and pecking on smaller devices? A lot of people do not like typing onthe iPad. There is a solution to this in the form of speech dictation on your iPad. To access this, hitthe Home icon twice, then choose the small microphone in this menu. When you finish speaking,press that icon again and the words will show up as text.

When you receive a new email, your iPad's default setting is for you to see two lines prior to openingit. It might be desirable to view more before opening the email. Navigate to Settings and select Mail.Go to Mail, Contacts, and Calendar to adjust Preview Mail Options to add more lines.

Do you want to get rid of the chime when you receive a new email? Are you aware of a quick way todisable that unwanted sound? You can access your settings in the general area. Tap on the Soundsoption. Turn off sounds for New Mail or reduce the volume.

By using tabs to open websites, it's easy to keep all the pages you need open. When you find awebsite in Safari, hold your finger on the link. A menu will appear. A pop-up menu will appear. Oneof the options allows you to launch a new tab with that link.

What happens if your iPad is stolen or lost? Enter Settings and then look at iCloud. Add your uniqueApple ID and select "Find My iPad" at the screen's bottom. Thus, if you lose the device, you just needto go to iCloud.com.

Because iPads are not cheap, it makes sense to care for yours well. A majority of the people who ownan iPad purchase a screen protector to help protect the glass screen from becoming chipped orcracked. Screen protectors are simply thin plastic and give you more protection. When you cleanyour iPad screen, use a little water on a soft cloth. Don't use window cleaner or other householdcleaning supplies.

There is now an easy way to mute your iPad. Originally, the mute button was not on an iPad. Allnewer iPads now allow you to mute your iPad's sound. Now all you have to do is press the volume-down key and hold it for a few seconds.

If you want to copy text quickly, just press and hold the text to be copied. Select Copy, change toanother app, and then select and hold again. A menu will come up that will let you click on paste. Ifyou want to copy and paste a complete paragraph, tap four times.

There is an iTunes store on your iPad, and there is actually quite a bit to it. An interesting one isiTunes U (which is used for universities). In this section, there are various educational audiopodcasts on a variety of different subjects. You can learn nearly anything.

Pick up your iPad and try out everything included in this article! As you educate yourself about thedevice, you will be amazed at all its functions. It will be very convenient, and it will make you glad tohave one.