iPad For Dummies

Bob "Dr. Mac" LeVitus writes the popular "Dr. Mac" column for the Houston Chronicle. Edward C. Baig is the personal technology columnist for USA Today. Together, Bob and Ed have coauthored all editions of both iPad For Dummies and iPhone For Dummies. Bryan Chaffin is Editor-in-Chief of The Mac Observer.

Introduction 1


About This Book 1


Foolish Assumptions 2


Icons Used in This Book 2


Where to Go from Here 3


Part 1: Getting To Know Your iPad 5


Chapter 1: Unveiling the iPad 7


Exploring the iPad’s Big Picture 8


The iPad as a media player 8


The iPad as an Internet communications device 9


The iPad as an e-book reader 10


The iPad as a multimedia powerhouse 10


The iPad as a platform for third-party apps 10


What do you need to use an iPad? 11


Touring the iPad Exterior 11


On the top 12


On the bottom 13


On the sides 13


On the front and back 14


Status bar 15


Discovering the Delectable Home Screen and Dock Icons 18


Home is where the screen is 18


Sittin’ on the dock of the iPad 20


Chapter 2: iPad Basic Training 23


Getting Started on Getting Started 24


Turning On and Setting Up the iPad 26


Automatic setup 27


Manual setup 30


Locking the iPad 33


Mastering the Multitouch Interface 33


Training your digits 34


Navigating beyond the Home screen 35


Select, cut, copy, and paste 36


Multitasking 37


Splitting the screen 39


Picture-in-picture 40


Organizing icons into folders 41


Printing 42


Proactive search 42


The Incredible, Intelligent, and Virtual iPad Keyboard 44


Anticipating what comes next 45


Discovering the special-use keys 46


Choosing an alternative keyboard 47


Finger-typing on the virtual keyboards 47


Editing mistakes 52


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


A Brief iCloud Primer 54


Syncing with iTunes 57


Backing Up Your iPad 61


Disconnecting the iPad 63


Synchronizing Your Data 63


Contacts 64


Calendars 65


Advanced 66


Synchronizing Your Media 66


Music, music videos, and voice memos 67


Movies 69


TV shows 69


Podcasts and books 70


Photos 71


Manual Syncing 72


Part 2: The Internet iPad 75


Chapter 4: Going on a Mobile Safari 77


Surfin’ Dude 77


Exploring the browser 78


Blasting off into cyberspace 78


Zoom, zoom, zoom 80


Reading clutter-free web pages with reader view 81


Finding Your Way around Cyberspace 82


Looking at lovable links 82


Tabbed browsing 83


iCloud tabs 84


Doing the splits 85


Revisiting Web Pages Time and Again 85


Book(mark) ’em, Dano 85


Altering bookmarks 86


Saving to your reading list 87


Clipping a web page 88


Letting history repeat itself 88


Saving web pictures 89


Sharing Your Web Experiences 90


Launching a Mobile Search Mission 91


Private Browsing 93


Smart Safari Settings 94


Chapter 5: The Email Must Get Through 97


Prep Work: Setting Up Your Accounts 98


Setting up your account the easy way 98


Setting up your account the less-easy way 99


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


Reading messages 103


Threading messages 106


Managing messages 107


Searching emails 108


Don’t grow too attached to attachments 109


More things you can do with messages 110


Darling, You Send Me (Email) 111


Sending an all-text message 112


Formatting text in an email 113


Sending a photo with an email message 113


Adding attachments 114


Marking up attachments 114


Saving an email to send later 115


Replying to, forwarding, or printing an email message 116


Settings for sending email 117


Setting Your Message and Account Settings 118


Checking and viewing email settings 118


Altering account settings 120


Getting the iMessage 121


Sending iMessages 121


Group messages 122


Adding voice to an iMessage 122


Massive multimedia effects overhaul 123


Being a golden receiver: Receiving iMessages 126


Sending pix and vids in a message 128


Smart messaging tricks 129


Chapter 6: Maps Are Where It’s At 131


Finding Your Current Location with Maps 132


Searching 133


Finding a person, place, or thing 133


Connecting maps and contacts 134


Viewing, Zooming, and Panning 135


Saving Time with Favorites, Categories, and Recents 136


Favorites 136


Categories & Recents 137


Smart Map tricks 138


Getting route maps and driving directions 138


Getting traffic info in real time 141


Getting more info about a location 142


Part 3: The Multimedia iPad 143


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


Introducing Your iPad’s Music Player 146


It’s music, just not YOUR music 147


Your Music Library 150


A library without library cards 151


Play it again, list 153


Share and share alike 155


Taking Control of Your Tunes 157


Customizing Your Audio Experience 160


Setting preferences 160


Setting a sleep timer 161


Using your voice to control your music 162


Shopping with the iTunes Store App 163


Chapter 8: iPad Videography 165


Finding Stuff to Watch 166


Watching shows with the TV app 166


Renting and buying at the iTunes Store 167


Perusing podcasts and courseware 168


Watching your own videos 169


A moment for HEVC 170


Playing Video 170


Finding and Working the Video Controls 171


Watching Video on a Big TV 173


Restricting Video Usage 173


Deleting Video from Your iPad 174


Shooting Your Own Videos 174


Going slow 176


Going fast 177


Editing what you shot 177


Sharing video 178


Seeing Is Believing with FaceTime 178


Getting started with FaceTime 179


Making a FaceTime call 180


Receiving a FaceTime call 181


Chapter 9: Photography on a Larger Scale 183


Shooting Pictures 184


Syncing pix 187


Connecting a digital camera or memory card 187


Saving images from emails and the web 188


Tracking Down Your Pictures 188


Choosing albums 189


Categorizing your pics 190


Making memories 192


Live Photos 193


A moment for HEIF 194


Searching for pictures 194


Sharing your photos 194


Admiring Your Pictures 196


Maneuvering and manipulating photos 196


Launching slideshows 197


Storing pictures in the (i)Cloud 198


Editing and Deleting Photos 199


Editing Live Photos 201


More (Not So) Stupid Picture Tricks 202


Entering the Photo Booth 205


Chapter 10: Curling Up with a Good iBook 209


Why E-Books? 210


Beginning the iBook Story 211


Reading a Book 213


Turning pages 214


Jumping to a specific page 216


Going to the table of contents 216


Adding bookmarks 216


Adding highlights and notes 217


Changing the type size, font, and page color 219


Searching inside and outside a book 220


Shopping for E-Books 220


Just browsing the iBooks Store 221


Searching the iBooks Store 222


Deciding whether a book is worth it 223


Buying a book from the iBooks Store 223


Buying books beyond Apple 224


Finding free books outside the iBooks Store 225


Reading Newspapers and Magazines 225


Part 4: The iPad at Work 229


Chapter 11: App-solutely! 231


Tapping the Magic of Apps 231


Finding Apps in the App Store 233


Browsing the App Store 233


Updating apps 234


Searching for apps 235


Finding details about an app 235


Downloading an app 237


Working with Apps 238


Deleting an app 238


Writing an app review 239


Chapter 12: People, Places, and Appointments 241


Working with the Calendar 241


Year view 242


Month view 242


Day view 242


Week view 243


List view 244


Adding Calendar Entries 245


Managing your calendars 247


Letting your calendar push you around 248


Displaying multiple calendars 249


Responding to meeting invitations 249


Subscribing to calendars 250


Sifting through Contacts 250


Adding and viewing contacts 251


Searching contacts 252


Contacting and sharing your contacts 252


Linking contacts 253


Removing a contact 253


Chapter 13: Indispensable iPad Utilities 255


Taking Note of Notes 255


Remembering with Reminders 258


Working with lists 259


Setting up reminders 260


Viewing and checking off reminders 261


Loving the Lock Screen and Navigating Notifications 261


Punching the Clock 263


World clock 263


Alarm 265


Bedtime 266


Stopwatch 266


Timer 266


Controlling Smart Appliances 267


Socializing with Social Media Apps 267


Facebook 268


Twitter 269


Sharing Your Connection (Personal Hotspot) 269


Dropping In on AirDrop 270


Chapter 14: Taking iPad Controls Siri-ously 273


Controlling Control Center 274


Summoning Siri 276


Figuring Out What to Ask 278


Correcting Mistakes 279


Using Dictation 279


Making Siri Smarter 281


Part 5: The Undiscovered iPad 283


Chapter 15: Setting You Straight on Settings 285


Checking Out the Settings Screen 286


The New Apple ID Settings 286


Flying with Sky-High Settings 287


Controlling Wi-Fi Connections 288


Getting Fired Up over Bluetooth 290


Roaming among Cellular Data Options 291


Managing Notifications 292


Controlling Control Center 295


Location, Location, Location Services 295


Settings for Your Senses 296


Display & Brightness 297


Wallpaper 298


Sounds 299


Siri & Search 299


Transactional Settings 300


iTunes & App Store 300


Wallet & Apple Pay 300


Exploring Settings in General 300


About About 300


Software Update 302


Handoff 302


Multitasking & Dock 302


Accessibility 302


Storage 307


Background App Refresh 307


Restrictions 307


Use Side Switch 308


Date & Time 308


Keyboard 309


Language & Region 310


VPN 310


Reset 311


Touch ID & Passcode 312


Promoting Harmony through Family Sharing 313


Settings for Social Media 313


Twitter 314


Facebook 314


Flickr, Vimeo, Sina Weibo, Tencent Weibo 314


Sorting and displaying contacts 315


Find My iPad 315


Chapter 16: When Good iPads Go Bad 317


Resuscitating an iPad with Issues 318


Recharge 319


Restart 320


Reset your iPad 320


Remove content 321


Reset settings and content 321


Restore 322


Recovery mode 323


Problems with Networks 324


Sync, Computer, or iTunes Issues 325


More Help on the Apple Website 326


If Nothing We Suggest Helps 326


Dude, Where’s My Stuff? 327


Chapter 17: Accessorize Your iPad 329


Accessories from Apple 329


Listening and Talking 330


Wired headphones, earphones, and headsets 331


Bluetooth stereo headphones, earphones, and headsets 331


Listening with Speakers 332


Desktop speakers 332


Bluetooth speakers 332


AirPlay speakers 333


Wrapping Your iPad in Third-Party Cases 333


Standing Up Your iPad 334


Part 6: The Part of Tens 335


Chapter 18: Ten Appetizing and Free Apps 337


TripCase 338


Shazam 339


Flipboard 340


Movies by Flixster 341


IMDb Movies & TV 341


Netflix 342


Comixology 342


Epicurious Recipes & Shopping List 343


Evernote 344


Pandora Radio 345


Chapter 19: Ten Apps Worth Paying For 347


Bill Atkinson PhotoCard 347


Words with Friends— Best Game 348


ArtStudio — Draw and Paint 349


Pinball Crystal Caliburn II 350


Art Authority for iPad 350


Solar Walk 351


Action Movie FX 352


Facetune 2 for iPad 353


Dark Sky Weather 354


Parallels Access 355


Index 357