iPad For Seniors For Dummies

Dwight Spivey is Educational Technology Administrator at Spring Hill College and has been a technical writer and editor for more than a decade. His technological expertise covers just about every operating system as well as desktop publishing software, laser printers and drivers, color and color management, and networking.

Introduction 1


About This Book 1


Foolish Assumptions 1


Icons Used in This Book 2


Beyond the Book 2


Where to Go from Here 3


Part 1: Getting to Know Your iPad 5


Chapter 1: Buying Your iPad 7


Discover the Newest iPads and iOS 12 8


Choose the Right iPad for You 11


Decide How Much Storage Is Enough 13


Know What Else You May Need: Internet and Computer 13


Use basic Internet access for your iPad 14


Pair your iPad with a computer 14


Choose Wi-Fi Only or Wi-Fi + Cellular 15


Consider iPad Accessories 16


Explore What’s in the Box 18


Take a First Look at the Gadget 18


Chapter 2: Exploring Your iPad 23


See What You Need to Use iPad 23


Turn On iPad for the First Time 24


Meet the Multitouch Screen 26


Say Hello to Tap and Swipe 28


The Dock 33


Display and Use the Onscreen Keyboard 34


Use the Split Keyboard 38


Flick to Search 39


Easily Switch Between Apps 41


Use Slide Over and Split View 42


Starting with Slide Over 43


Moving to Split View 44


Examine the iPad Cameras 45


Discover Control Center 46


Understand Touch ID 49


Lock Screen Rotation 50


Explore the Status Bar 51


Take Inventory of Preinstalled Apps 52


Lock iPad, Turn It Off, or Unlock It 55


Chapter 3: Beyond the Basics 57


Update the Operating System to iOS 12 58


Charge the Battery 58


Sign into an iTunes Account for Music, Movies, and More 59


Sync Wirelessly 61


Understand iCloud 64


Turn on iCloud Drive 65


Setup iCloud Sync 66


Browse Your iPad’s Files 67


Chapter 4: Managing and Monitoring iPad Usage 71


Meet Screen Time 72


Create Some Downtime 75


Allow Certain Apps During Downtime 76


Set App Limits 77


Set Content and Privacy Restrictions 82


Part 2: Beginning to Use Your iPad 87


Chapter 5: Making Your iPad More Accessible 89


Use Magnifier 90


Set Brightness and Night Shift 92


Change the Wallpaper 94


Set Up VoiceOver 96


Use VoiceOver 98


Make Additional Vision Settings 100


Use iPad with Hearing Aids 102


Adjust the Volume 103


Set Up Subtitles and Captioning 104


Turn On and Work with AssistiveTouch 105


Turn On Additional Physical and Motor Settings 108


Focus Learning with Guided Access 108


Chapter 6: Conversing with Siri 111


Activate Siri 112


Understand All That Siri Can Do 114


Get Suggestions 117


Call Contacts via FaceTime 118


Create Reminders and Alerts 119


Add Tasks to Your Calendar 120


Play Music 121


Get Directions 122


Ask for Facts 124


Search the Web 124


Send Email, Messages, or Tweets 125


Use Dictation 125


Translate Words and Phrases 126


Type Your Commands or Questions 128


Chapter 7: Expanding Your iPad Horizons with Apps 129


Explore Senior-Recommended Apps 130


Search the App Store 132


Get Applications from the App Store 134


Organize Your Applications on Home Screens 136


Organize Apps in Folders 138


Delete Apps You No Longer Need 140


Offload Apps to Keep Data 141


Chapter 8: Managing Contacts 143


Add a Contact 144


Sync Contacts with iCloud 147


Assign a Photo to a Contact 149


Add Social Media Information 152


Designate Related People 154


Delete a Contact 155


Chapter 9: Getting Social with Your iPad 157


Understand Who Can Use FaceTime 158


Make a FaceTime Call with Wi-Fi or 3G/4G (LTE) 159


Accept and End a FaceTime Call 162


Switch Views 164


Set Up an iMessage Account 165


Use Messages to Address, Create, and Send Messages 166


Read Messages 169


Clear a Conversation 170


Send Emojis in Place of Text 171


Use the App Drawer 172


Send and Receive Audio 174


Send a Photo or Video 176


Send a Map of Your Location 177


Understand Group Messaging 178


Activate the Hide Alerts Feature 180


Find and Install Social Media Apps 180


Create a Facebook Account 182


Create a Twitter Account 183


Create an Instagram Account 184


Chapter 10: Browsing with Safari 185


Connect to the Internet 186


Explore Safari 187


Navigate among Web Pages 189


Use Tabbed Browsing 191


View Browsing History 192


Search the Web 194


Add and Use Bookmarks 195


Save Links and Web Pages to Safari Reading List 198


Send a Link 199


Adjust Privacy Settings 200


Print a Web Page 201


Understand iCloud Tabs 202


Chapter 11: Working with Email in Mail 203


Add an Email Account 204


Manually Set Up an Email Account 206


Open Mail and Read Messages 208


Reply To or Forward Email 210


Create and Send a New Message 212


Format Email 213


Search Email 215


Mark Email as Unread or Flag for Follow-Up 217


Create an Event from Email Contents 218


Delete Email 219


Organize Email 221


Create a VIP List 222


Part 3: Enjoying Media 225


Chapter 12: Shopping the iTunes Store 227


Explore the iTunes Store 227


Find a Selection 230


Preview Music, a Video, or an Audiobook 232


Buy a Selection 234


Rent Movies 235


Use Apple Pay and Wallet 237


Chapter 13: Reading Books 239


Discover E-Reading 240


Find Books with Apple Books 240


Explore Other E-Book Sources 244


Buy Books 246


Navigate a Book 247


Adjust Brightness in Apple Books 249


Change the Font Size and Type 251


Search in Your Book 253


Use Bookmarks and Highlights 255


Chapter 14: Enjoying Music and Podcasts 259


View the Library Contents 260


Create Playlists 263


Search for Music 265


Play Music 266


Shuffle Music 269


Use AirPlay 269


Find and Subscribe to Podcasts 270


Play Podcasts 273


Chapter 15: Taking and Sharing Photos 275


Take Pictures with the iPad Cameras 276


View an Album 279


View Individual Photos 281


Edit Photos 282


Organize Photos 283


Share Photos with Mail, Twitter, or Facebook 285


Share a Photo Using AirDrop 286


Share Photos Using iCloud Photo Sharing 288


Work in iCloud Photo Library 289


Print Photos 290


Delete Photos 291


Chapter 16: Creating and Watching Videos 293


Capture Your Own Videos with the Built-In Cameras 294


Play Movies or TV Shows with TV 295


Turn On Closed-Captioning 301


Delete a Video from the iPad 302


Part 4: Living with Your iPad 303


Chapter 17: Keeping on Schedule with Calendar and Clock 305


View Your Calendar 306


Add Calendar Events 309


Add Events with Siri 310


Create Repeating Events 311


View an Event 312


Add Alerts 312


Search for an Event 314


Create a Calendar Account 315


Use a Family Calendar 317


Delete an Event 319


Display Clock 320


Delete a Clock 321


Set an Alarm 322


Set Bedtime and Waking Alerts 323


Use Stopwatch and Timer 325


Chapter 18: Working with Reminders and Notifications 327


Create a Reminder 328


Edit Reminder Details 329


Schedule a Reminder by Time or Location 331


Create a List 333


Sync with Other Devices and Calendars 334


Mark as Complete or Delete a Reminder 335


Set Notification Types 336


View Notification Center 338


Get Some Rest with Do Not Disturb 340


Chapter 19: Making Notes 343


Open a Blank Note 344


Use Copy and Paste 347


Insert a Picture 349


Add a Drawing 350


Apply a Text Style 352


Create a Checklist 353


Delete a Note 354


Chapter 20: Getting the News You Need 357


Read Your News 357


See Who or What Is in the Spotlight 360


Follow Favorite Channels and Topics 361


Chapter 21: Using Utilities and Playing Games 365


Record Voice Memos 366


Measure Distances 368


Purchase and Download Games 372


Chapter 22: Troubleshooting and Maintaining Your iPad 377


Keep the iPad Screen Clean 378


What to Do with a Nonresponsive iPad 379


Update the iOS Software 380


Get Support 381


Find a Missing iPad 382


Back Up to iCloud 384


Index 387