iPad & iPad Pro For Dummies, 11th Edition

Edward C. Baig is the tech columnist for USA Today and co-author of all editions of iPad For Dummies and iPhone For Dummies. Bob "Dr. Mac" LeVitus is the tech columnist for the Houston Chronicle and co-author of all editions of 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

Beyond the Book 3

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 9

The iPad as an Internet communications device 9

The iPad as an e-book reader 9

The iPad as a multimedia powerhouse 10

The iPad as a platform for third-party apps 10

The iPad as a multitasking content production device 10

What do you need to use an iPad? 11

Touring the iPad Exterior 11

On the top 11

On the bottom 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

A Closer Look at Cellular Data on Your iPad 25

Turning On and Setting Up the iPad 26

Automatic setup                     .26

Manual setup 29

Locking the iPad 33

Mastering the Multitouch Interface 34

Training your digits 34

Navigating beyond the Home screen 35

Select, cut, copy, and paste 36

Multitasking 38

Splitting the screen 38

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 47

Choosing an alternative keyboard 48

Finger-typing on the virtual keyboards 49

Editing mistakes 51

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

A Brief iCloud Primer 54

Getting in Sync 56

Sync prep 101 56

Backing Up Your iPad 59

Disconnecting the iPad 60

Synchronizing Your Data 61

Contacts 62

Calendars 63

Advanced syncing 63

Synchronizing Your Media 64

Music, music videos, and voice memos 65

Movies 66

TV shows 67

Photos 67

Manual Syncing 68

Part 2: The Internet iPad 71

Chapter 4: Going on a Mobile Safari 73

Surfin’ Dude 73

Exploring the browser 74

Blasting off into cyberspace 74

Zoom, zoom, zoom 76

Reading clutter-free web pages with reader view 77

Finding Your Way around Cyberspace 78

Looking at lovable links 78

Tabbed browsing 79

Surfing your iCloud tabs 80

Doing the splits 81

Revisiting Web Pages 81

Book(mark) ’em, Danno 81

Altering bookmarks 82

Saving to your reading list 83

Clipping a web page 84

Letting history repeat itself 84

Saving web pictures 85

Sharing Your Web Experiences 85

Launching a Mobile Search Mission 87

Private Browsing 88

Smart Safari Settings 89

Chapter 5: The Email Must Get Through 93

Prep Work: Setting Up Your Accounts 94

Setting up your account the easy way 94

Setting up your account the less-easy way 95

See Me, Read Me, File Me, Delete Me: Working with Messages 98

Reading messages 99

Threading messages 101

Managing messages 102

Searching emails 104

Don’t grow too attached to attachments 105

More things you can do with messages 106

Darling, You Send Me (Email) 107

Sending an all-text message 107

Formatting text in an email 109

Sending a photo or video with an email message 110

Adding an attachment to an email message 110

Marking up an attachment 111

Saving an email to send later 112

Replying to, forwarding, or printing an email message 112

Settings for sending email 113

Setting Your Message and Account Settings 114

Checking and viewing email settings 114

Altering account settings 116

Chapter 6: Getting Messages 119

Sending iMessages 119

Group messages 120

Adding voice to an iMessage 121

Massive multimedia effects overhaul 122

Memoji, a mouthful, but worth it 126

Animoji, too! 127

Apple Pay Cash, right in Messages 128

Being a golden receiver: Receiving iMessages 130

Sending pix and vids in a message 131

Smart messaging tricks 132

Part 3: The Multimedia Ipad 135

Chapter 7: Apple Music, Books, News, and TV+ 137

Introducing Your iPad’s Music Player 137

For You, the Apple Music section of the Music app 138

Finding new music in Browse 139

Listening to human DJs in the age of streaming music 140

Managing music in the Library 140

Working with playlists 141

Managing your own music with iTunes Match 142

Searching for music in the Music App 143

What about the iTunes Store? 143

The iPad Is a Great E-Book Reader 144

Your own personal library 146

Font and layout controls in Books 146

Searchable Books 148

Book(mark) ‘em, Danno! 148

Highlights and notes 148

Buying books in the Book Store 149

Read books with your ears in the Audiobooks section 150

Searching the Book Store 152

Apple News and Apple News+ 152

Apple TV+ 154

Chapter 8: iPad Videography 157

Finding Stuff to Watch 158

Watching shows with the TV app 158

Renting and buying at the iTunes Store 159

Perusing podcasts and courseware 160

Watching your own videos 161

Are we compatible? 161

A moment for HEVC 162

Playing Video 162

Finding and Working the Video Controls 163

Watching Video on a Big TV 165

Restricting Video Usage 165

Deleting Video from Your iPad 166

Shooting Your Own Videos 166

Going slow 168

Going fast 169

Editing what you shot 169

Sharing video 170

Seeing Is Believing with FaceTime 171

Getting started with FaceTime 171

Making a FaceTime call 172

Receiving a FaceTime call 174

Chapter 9: Photography on a Larger Scale 177

Shooting Pictures 178

Syncing pix 181

Connecting a digital camera or memory card 181

Saving images from emails and the web 182

Tracking Down Your Pictures 182

Choosing albums 183

Categorizing your pics 184

Making memories 186

Live Photos 187

A moment for HEIF 187

Searching for pictures 188

Sharing your photos 188

Admiring Your Pictures 189

Maneuvering and manipulating photos 190

Launching slideshows 190

Storing pictures in the (i)Cloud 191

Editing and Deleting Photos 192

Editing Live Photos 194

More (Not So) Stupid Picture Tricks 195

Entering the Photo Booth 199

Part 4: The iPad at Work 203

Chapter 10: Apply Here (to Find Out about iPad Apps) 205

Tapping the Magic of Apps 206

Finding Apps in the App Store 207

Browsing the App Store 207

Arcade 209

Searching for apps 209

Updating apps 209

Finding details about an app 210

Downloading an app 211

Working with Apps 212

Deleting an app 213

Writing an app review 213

Chapter 11: People and Appointments 215

Working with the Calendar 215

Year view 216

Month view 216

Day view 216

Week view 217

List view 217

Adding Calendar Entries 219

Managing your calendars 221

Letting your calendar push you around 222

Displaying multiple calendars 222

Responding to meeting invitations 223

Subscribing to calendars 224

Sifting through Contacts 224

Adding and viewing contacts 224

Searching contacts 225

Contacting and sharing your contacts 226

Linking contacts 227

Removing a contact 227

Chapter 12: Indispensable iPad Utilities 229

Taking Note of Notes 229

Remembering with Reminders 232

Working with lists 232

Setting up reminders 233

Viewing and checking off reminders 235

Loving the Lock Screen and Navigating Notifications 235

Punching the Clock 237

World clock 237

Alarm 238

Bedtime 239

Stopwatch 239

Timer 239

Controlling Smart Appliances with Home 240

Measuring with the Measure App 241

Sharing your connection (Personal Hotspot) 242

Dropping In on AirDrop 243

Chapter 13: iPad: Your Multitasking and Productivity Powerhouse 245

Working with Multitouch and Gestures 246

Checking Out Split View and Slide Over 247

Increasing Your Productivity with a Keyboard 248

Looking at Productivity Apps 249

Chapter 14: Taking iPad Controls Siri-ously 251

Controlling Control Center 252

Summoning Siri 254

Figuring Out What to Ask 256

Correcting Mistakes 257

Using Dictation 257

Making Siri Smarter 259

Part 5: The Undiscovered iPad 261

Chapter 15: Setting You Straight on Settings 263

Checking Out the Settings Screen 264

Apple ID Settings 264

Flying with Sky-High Settings 266

Controlling Wi-Fi Connections 267

Getting Fired Up over Bluetooth 268

Roaming among Cellular Data Options 270

Managing Notifications 271

Sounds 273

Do not disturb 274

Location, Location, Location Services 274

Settings for Your Senses 275

Display & Brightness 275

Home Screen & Dock 276

Accessibility 277

Wallpaper 282

Siri & Search 283

Screen Time 284

Exploring Settings in General 285

About About 285

Software Update 286

AirDrop 286

AirPlay & Handoff 286

iPad Storage 287

Background App Refresh 287

Date & Time 287

Keyboard 288

Font 289

Language & Region 289

Dictionary 289

VPN 289

Legal & Regulatory 290

Reset 290

Shut Down 291

Controlling Control Center 291

Touch ID (or Face ID) & Passcode 291

Promoting Harmony through Family Sharing 293

Sorting and displaying contacts 293

Transactional Settings 294

iTunes & App Store 294

Wallet & Apple Pay 294

Find My iPad 294

Chapter 16: When Good iPads Go Bad 297

Resuscitating an iPad with Issues 298

Recharge 299

Restart 300

Reset your iPad 301

Remove content 302

Reset settings and content 302

Restore 303

Recovery mode 304

Problems with Networks 305

Sync, Computer, or iTunes Issues 306

More Help on the Apple Website 307

If Nothing We Suggest Helps 307

Dude, Where’s My Stuff? 308

Chapter 17: Accessorize Your iPad 311

Accessories from Apple 311

Listening and Talking 313

Wired headphones, earphones, and headsets 313

Bluetooth stereo headphones, earphones, and headsets 313

Listening with Speakers 314

Desktop speakers 314

Bluetooth speakers 314

AirPlay speakers 315

Wrapping Your iPad in Third-Party Cases 315

Standing Up Your iPad 316

Part 6: The Part of Tens 317

Chapter 18: Ten Appetizing and Free Apps 319

TripCase 320

Shazam 321

Flipboard 322

Movies by Flixster 322

IMDb Movies & TV 323

Netflix 324

Comixology 324

Epicurious Recipes & Shopping List 325

Evernote 326

Pandora Radio 327

Chapter 19: Ten Apps Worth Paying For 329

PhotoCard by Bill Atkinson                  .329

Words with Friends — Word Game 330

ArtStudio for iPad — Paint & Draw 331

Pinball Crystal Caliburn II 332

Art Authority for iPad 332

Solar Walk 333

Action Movie FX 334

Masterclass 336

Dark Sky Weather 337

Parallels Access 337

Chapter 20: Ten Hints, Tips, and Shortcuts 339

Use Do Not Disturb for Others 339

Create a Website Home Screen Shortcut 340

Edit Today View 340

Customize Your Dock with Your Most Used Apps 340

Type on a Floating Keyboard 341

Look Up Words 341

Find Almost Anything Using Spotlight 341

Tap and Hold Down on Home Screen Icons 342

Lock Your Screen’s Rotation 342

Use the Volume Button as a Camera Shutter 342

Index 343