iPad Portable Genius

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• Acknowledgments iiiIntroduction xChapter 1 How Do Get Started with My iPad? 2Using the Top Button 4Sleeping and waking the iPad 5Turning the iPad off and back on again 5Making a purchase 6Using the Home Button 7Setting the Volume 8Working with the Touchscreen 8Understanding touchscreen gestures 9Searching for stuff on your iPad 9Switching from one app to another 11Shutting down an app 11Typing on the touchscreen keyboard 12Editing with Your iPad 14Editing text 14Selecting, copying, and pasting text 15Copying and pasting an image 17Undoing an edit 17Configuring iPad from the Control Center 18Chapter 2 How Do I Connect to a Network? 20Making Wi-Fi Network Connections 22Displaying nearby Wi-Finetworks automatically 23Making a connection to a hidden Wi-Fi network 23Working with Wi-Fi Connections 24Checking Wi-Fi security 25Using Wi-Fi to transfer a file from your Mac to your iPad 25Preventing your iPad from automatically joining a known network connection 26Shutting off the Wi-Fi antenna 26Tethering to an iPhone Internet Connection 27Working with Cellular-Enabled iPads 29Tracking cellular data usage 29Shutting off the LTE antenna 29Preventing your iPad from using cellular data 30Controlling app access to cellular data 30Disabling data roaming 30Switching to Low Data Mode 31Activating Airplane Mode 31Connecting Bluetooth Devices 32Making your iPad discoverable 32Pairing with a Bluetooth keyboard 33Pairing with Bluetooth headphones 34Selecting paired headphones as the audio output device 34Unpairing your iPad from a Bluetooth device 35Chapter 3 How Do I Configure My iPad? 36Customizing the iPad Home Screen 38Rearranging the Home screen icons 38Storing multiple app icons in an app folder 39Adding a web page icon to the Home screen 40Dealing with App Notifications 41Opening the Notification Center 41Working with notifications 42Configuring an app’s notifications 43Configuring Do Not Disturb settings 45Trying Out a Few More Useful iPad Customizations 46Changing your iPad’s name 46Customizing iPad sounds 46Customizing the iPad keyboard 47Configuring the Siri voice assistant 51Configuring and using multitasking 52Controlling your iPad’s privacy settings 54Configuring your iPad to use Apple Pay 54Chapter 4 How Can I Get More Out of Web Surfing? 56Surfing with the Touchscreen 58Utilizing Pro Tips for Easier Web Browsing 59Browsing with tabs 59Opening a tab in the foreground 61Working with iCloud tabs 62Viewing a page without distractions 62Requesting a website’s desktop version 63Working with bookmarks 64Adding pages to your Reading List 67Revisiting pages using the History list 67Dealing with Forms 68Filling in forms faster with AutoFill 69Storing website login data 70Storing website logins manually 72Enhancing Web Browsing Privacy 73Deleting sites from your browsing history 73Removing website data 74Browsing privately 75Making Safari Even Easier and Better 76Switching the default search engine 76Searching for text in a web page 76Searching the web with Siri 77Sharing a link via AirDrop 78Chapter 5 How Do I Make the Most of Email? 80Managing Your Accounts 82Adding an email account manually 82Changing the default account 84Disabling an account 85Removing an account 85Switching from one account to another 86Configuring Some Useful Mail Settings 86Creating a custom email signature 86Thwarting spammers by disabling remote images 87Stopping messages from getting organized by thread 88Customizing Mail’s swipe options 89Working with Email Messages 89Adding iCloud folders 89Attaching a document from iCloud Drive 90Formatting message text 90Maintaining messages with swipe gestures 91Marking every message as read 92Controlling email with Siri voice commands 92Chapter 6 How Can I Have Fun with Photos? 94Browsing and Viewing Your Photos 96Navigating and manipulating photos 97Creating a photo album 98Marking a photo as a favorite 98Streaming photos to Apple TV 98Editing a Photo 99Enhancing color and brightness 99Cropping and straightening a photo 100Applying a filter to a photo 102Adjusting the lighting in a photo 102Using the Cameras 103Launching the Camera app 104Taking a photo 104                                                             Learning the Camera app’s features 105Focusing your shot 106Locking the exposure and focus 106Zooming in and out of the shot 107Shooting live photos 108Shooting a panoramic photo 108Shooting a photo with a time delay 110Reducing blurry iPad photos 110Chapter 7 How Can I Create Video on My iPad? 112Recording Video 114Recording video on your iPad 114Shooting a time-lapse video 116Setting the recording format for video and slow motion 116Editing Recorded Video 117Creating Videos with the Clips App 118Creating a Clips video 119Adding a new Clips project 122Making Movies with iMovie 122Creating a new iMovie project 122Opening a project for editing 123Importing media into your project 124Working with video clips 126Working with your project 131Chapter 8 How Do I Manage My Contacts? 134Getting Started with Contacts 136Creating a Contact 137Editing a Contact 138Assigning phone numbers to a contact 138Assigning email addresses to a contact 140Assigning web addresses to a contact 140Assigning social media data to a contact 141Assigning physical addresses to a contact 142Adding a photo to a contact 143Deleting a contact 144Getting More Out of Contacts 145Creating a custom field label 145Adding fields to a contact 145Deleting fields from a contact 146Creating a new contact from a vCard 147Sending and receiving a contact via AirDrop 148Sorting contacts 149Syncing contacts 149Chapter 9 How Do I Track My Events and Appointments? 150Getting Started with the Calendar App 152Tracking Your Events 153Adding an event to your calendar 154Editing an event 154Repeating an event 155Converting an event to an all-day event 156Adding an alert to an event 157Getting More Out of the Calendar App 158Setting the default calendar 159Subscribing to a calendar 159Controlling events with Siri voice commands 160Handling Microsoft Exchange meeting requests 161Working with Reminders 162Creating a time reminder 162Creating a location reminder 163Creating a new list and setting the default list 164Completing a reminder 164Deleting a reminder 165Setting reminders with Siri voice commands 165Chapter 10 How Can I Navigate My World with iPad? 166Working with Location Services 168Controlling how apps access Location Services 168Shutting off Location Services 170Mapping Locations 171Searching for a location 171Marking a location 173Flying over your destination 174Mapping your current location 174Mapping a contact’s address 176Mapping an address from an email 177Saving a location as a favorite 177Sharing a map 178Mapping locations with Siri voice commands 178Navigating with Maps 178Getting directions to a location 179Getting live traffic information 180Getting directions with Siri voice commands 181Chapter 11 How Do I Protect My iPad? 182Locking Your iPad 184Locking your iPad with a passcode 184Locking your iPad with a fingerprint 186Locking your iPad with facial recognition 188Configuring Your Tablet to Sleep Automatically 190Backing Up Your Tablet 190Setting Restrictions on a Child’s iPad 191Chapter 12 How Do I Solve iPad Problems? 194Troubleshooting iPad Problems: A Quick Guide 196Troubleshooting iPad Problems Step-by-Step 196Step 1: Shut down whatever app you’re using 197Step 2: Restore a changed setting 198Step 3: Shut down and then restart your iPad 198Step 4: Reboot the iPad hardware 200Step 5: Recharge your iPad 200Step 6: Check for iPadOS updates 200Step 7: Free up storage space 201Step 8: Check your Wi-Fi connection 202Step 9: Reset your settings 204Step 10: Erase and restore your content and settings 205Index 208