iPad 2 Made Simple

Cover......Page 760
Contents at a Glance......Page 3
Contents......Page 763
About the Authors......Page 779
About the Technical Reviewer......Page 780
Acknowledgments......Page 781
Quick Start Guide......Page 6
Keys, Buttons, and Switches......Page 7
Starting Apps and Using Soft Keys......Page 8
Menus, Options, and Switches......Page 9
Reading the Connectivity Status Icons......Page 10
Traveling with your iPad—Airplane Mode and Wi-Fi......Page 11
Multitasking or App Switching......Page 12
Touch Screen Gestures......Page 14
Tapping and Flicking......Page 15
Swiping......Page 16
Scrolling......Page 17
Double-Tapping to Zoom In or Out......Page 18
The Two-Finger Twist......Page 19
Getting Started......Page 20
Staying Organized......Page 22
Being Entertained......Page 23
Staying Informed......Page 25
Networking Socially......Page 26
Being Productive......Page 27
The iPad as an Electronic Picture Frame......Page 28
Watching Videos in Web Pages......Page 29
Apple Keyboards......Page 31
The Apple iPad Dock......Page 32
The Apple Camera Connection Kit......Page 33
VGA Adapter Cable......Page 35
Congratulations on Your iPad 2!......Page 37
Getting the Most Out of iPad 2 Made Simple......Page 38
Part 1: Quick Start Guide......Page 39
Quickly Locating Tips, Cautions, and Notes......Page 40
What’s in the Box......Page 42
Charging and Battery Tips......Page 46
Slide to Unlock......Page 47
Install or Update iTunes on Your Computer......Page 48
Connecting Your iPad to iTunes......Page 49
Registering Your iPad the First Time......Page 50
Setting up the Find My iPad Service......Page 53
Disable or Adjust Find My iPad......Page 55
Using Find My iPad from the Me.com Website......Page 56
Using Find My iPad from Another iOS Mobile Device......Page 59
Set Up Your iPad......Page 60
Set up or Restore from Backup......Page 62
Setup Complete: The iPad Summary Screen......Page 63
Cases and Protective Covers for Your iPad......Page 64
What Cases to Buy......Page 65
Powering On/Off and Sleep/Wake......Page 67
The Home Button......Page 68
Volume Keys......Page 69
Rotation Lock / Mute Switch......Page 70
Adjust or Disable the Auto-Lock Time Out Feature......Page 71
Setting Your Time Zone......Page 72
Adjusting the Brightness......Page 73
Typing on Your iPad......Page 74
Typing on the Screen with the Portrait Keyboard......Page 75
Typing on the Screen with the Larger Landscape Keyboard......Page 76
Typing with External Keyboards (Purchase as Separate Accessories)......Page 77
Saving Time with Auto-Correction......Page 82
Large Text......Page 84
VoiceOver—Getting Your iPad to Speak To You......Page 85
White on Black......Page 87
Typing Numbers and Symbols......Page 88
Touch and Slide Trick......Page 90
Press and Hold Keyboard Shortcut for Typing Symbols and More......Page 91
Left and Right Arrows (International Languages)......Page 93
Auto-Correction ON / OFF......Page 94
Typing in Other Languages—International Keyboards......Page 95
Selecting Text......Page 98
Selecting Text with Two-Finger Touch......Page 99
Cut or Copy the Text......Page 100
Pasting the Text......Page 101
Pasting Text or an Image into Another App......Page 102
Finding Things with Spotlight Search......Page 103
Activating Spotlight Search......Page 104
Sync Your iPad with iTunes......Page 108
Other Sync Options: MobileMe and Exchange/Google......Page 109
Considering Other Sync Options......Page 110
The iPad Summary Screen......Page 111
Getting to the Sync Setup Screen (Info Tab)......Page 113
Sync Your Contacts and Calendars......Page 114
Syncing Email Accounts, Browser Bookmarks, and Notes......Page 116
Handling Sync Conflicts......Page 118
Why Would You Not Want iTunes to Automatically Sync?......Page 119
Turning Off the Auto Sync Permanently......Page 120
Getting a Clean Start with the Sync......Page 121
Syncing Apps in iTunes......Page 123
Moving Apps, Working with Folders, or Deleting App Icons......Page 124
Removing and Reinstalling Apps......Page 125
Getting Downloaded Items into iTunes to Sync Them......Page 126
File Sharing (File Transfer) Between Your iPad and Your Computer......Page 128
Copying Files from Your Computer to Your iPad......Page 129
Copying Files from Your iPad to Your Computer......Page 130
Syncing Ringtones......Page 131
Syncing Music......Page 132
Syncing Movies......Page 134
Syncing TV Shows......Page 135
Syncing Podcasts......Page 136
Syncing iTunes U......Page 138
Syncing iBooks, PDF files, and Audiobooks......Page 139
Syncing Photos......Page 142
How to Know What Is New or Unplayed in iTunes......Page 143
Manually Transferring Music, Movies, Podcasts, and More on Your iPad (Drag-and-Drop Method)......Page 144
Check Out the Apple Knowledgebase for Helpful Articles......Page 146
iTunes Locked Up and Will Not Respond (Windows Computer)......Page 147
Updating Your iPad Operating System......Page 148
Why Do We Say Google/Exchange?......Page 151
If You Want a Google Account, Create One......Page 152
Set Up Your Google, Hotmail, or Exchange Account on Your iPad......Page 153
Edit or Delete Your Google, Hotmail, or Exchange Account......Page 157
Working with Wirelessly Synced Data on Your iPad......Page 159
Wireless Sync Using the MobileMe Service......Page 167
Sign Up for the MobileMe Service (PC or Mac)......Page 168
Set Up MobileMe on Your Mac......Page 170
Set Up MobileMe on Your Windows PC......Page 172
Multiple Ways to Access MobileMe......Page 174
A Quick Tour of the MobileMe Web Site......Page 175
Setting Up Your iPad to Access Your MobileMe Account......Page 179
Using MobileMe After Setup......Page 180
Wi-Fi and 3G Connections......Page 182
Wi-Fi Connections......Page 183
Setting Up Your Wi-Fi Connection......Page 184
Secure Wi-Fi Networks—Entering a Password......Page 185
Verifying Your Wi-Fi Connection......Page 186
Why Can’t I See the Wi-Fi Network I Want to Join?......Page 187
Reconnecting to Previously Joined Wi-Fi Networks......Page 188
3G Cellular Data Connection......Page 189
Setting Up Your 3G Connection......Page 190
Adding an International Data Plan......Page 193
Monitoring Your Cellular Data Usage and Changing Your Plan......Page 194
Airplane Mode—Turn Off 3G and Wi-Fi......Page 196
Organize Your iPad Icons and Folders......Page 198
Starting the Move......Page 199
Moving Icons to a Different Page......Page 201
Deleting Icons......Page 202
Changing Your Lock Screen and Home Screen Wallpapers......Page 204
Changing Wallpaper from Your Settings......Page 205
Changing Wallpaper from Any Picture......Page 207
Adjusting Sounds on Your iPad......Page 208
Personalize Your Picture Frame......Page 209
Customizing Your Picture Frame......Page 210
Setting a Passcode to Lock Your iPad......Page 212
Passcode Options:......Page 213
Setting Content Restrictions......Page 214
Multitasking or App Switching......Page 216
How to Jump Between Apps......Page 217
How to Close Apps from the App Switcher......Page 218
iPod Controls and Lock Rotation/Mute Key......Page 219
Your iPad As a Music Player......Page 222
The iPod App......Page 223
Creating Playlists on the iPad......Page 224
Searching for Music......Page 227
Artists View......Page 228
Albums View......Page 229
Genres......Page 230
Viewing Songs in an Album......Page 231
Playing the Previous or Next Song......Page 233
Repeating, Shuffling, and Moving Around in a Song......Page 234
Shuffle......Page 235
Genius......Page 236
Viewing Other Songs on the Album......Page 237
Using Sound Check (Auto Volume Adjust)......Page 239
Volume Limit (Safely Listen to Music at Reasonable Volumes)......Page 240
Home Sharing......Page 241
AirPlay......Page 242
Listening to Free Internet Radio (Pandora)......Page 243
Getting Started with Pandora......Page 244
Pandora’s Main Screen......Page 245
Creating a New Station in Pandora......Page 246
Adjusting Pandora’s Settings—Your Account, Upgrade, and More......Page 247
Using AirPlay in Pandora......Page 249
Using Your iPad As a Video Player......Page 250
Video Categories......Page 251
To Pause or Access Controls......Page 252
Fast-Forward or Rewind the Video......Page 253
Using the Chapters Feature......Page 254
Viewing the Chapters......Page 255
Watching Podcasts......Page 256
Watching Music Videos......Page 257
Start Playing Option......Page 258
Deleting Videos......Page 259
AirPlay......Page 260
YouTube on Your iPad......Page 261
Using the Bottom Icons......Page 262
Playing Videos......Page 264
Video Controls......Page 265
Netflix on the iPad......Page 267
Watching Other TV Shows......Page 270
Hulu on the iPad......Page 271
Web Browsing on the iPad......Page 274
Launching the Web Browser......Page 275
Layout of Safari Web Browser Screen......Page 276
Typing a Web Address......Page 277
Moving Backward or Forward Through Open Web Pages......Page 278
Moving Between Web Pages......Page 279
Jumping to the Top of the Web Page......Page 280
Emailing a Web Page......Page 281
Adding Bookmarks......Page 282
Using Your Bookmarks......Page 284
Searching the Web......Page 285
Browsing from Web History......Page 286
Adding Folders, Editing and Deleting Bookmarks......Page 288
Using the New Pages Button......Page 289
Zooming In and Out in Web Pages......Page 290
Adjusting Browser Settings......Page 291
Speed Up Your Browser: Clear History and Cookies......Page 292
AutoFill Name, Password, Email, Address, and More......Page 293
Saving or Copying Text and Graphics from a Web Site......Page 294
Using Browsing History to Save Time and Find Sites......Page 295
Download iBooks......Page 296
The iBooks Store......Page 297
Using the Search Window......Page 300
Reading iBooks......Page 301
Customizing Your Reading Experience: Brightness, Fonts, and Font Sizes......Page 303
Setting an In-Page Bookmark......Page 305
Using Highlighting and Notes......Page 306
Using Search......Page 308
Arranging Your Shelf......Page 309
Reading PDF Files in iBooks......Page 310
Other E-Book Readers: Kindle and More......Page 312
Kindle Reader......Page 313
Kobo Reader......Page 316
A Network Connection Is Required......Page 318
Entering Passwords for Email Accounts Synced from iTunes......Page 319
Adding a New Email Account on the iPad......Page 321
Email Basics......Page 324
Portrait and Landscape Mail Screens......Page 325
Adjusting Mail Font Size......Page 326
Viewing Your Mailboxes (Inboxes and Account Folders)......Page 327
Related Messages Are Kept Together in Threads......Page 329
Copy and Paste......Page 330
Move (File) a Message......Page 331
Move (File) a Bunch of Messages......Page 332
Delete a Single Message......Page 333
Deleting a Bunch of Messages......Page 334
Reply to Messages......Page 335
Forward Messages......Page 336
Print Messages......Page 337
Compose a New Message......Page 340
Knowing When You Have an Attachment......Page 345
Saving Pictures You Receive......Page 346
Opening Email Attachments......Page 347
Opening and Viewing Compressed .zip Files......Page 349
Issues When Opening Email Attachments......Page 350
Searching for Email Messages......Page 351
Activating Email Search......Page 352
Automatically Retrieve Email (Fetch New Data)......Page 353
Adjusting Your Mail Settings......Page 355
Changing Your Default Mail Account (Sent From)......Page 357
Toggling Sounds for Receiving and Sending Email......Page 358
Deleting Messages from the Server......Page 359
Troubleshooting Email Problems......Page 360
Verifying Your Mail Account Settings......Page 361
Two Simple Rules to Improve Your Contact List......Page 365
Tap the Plus Sign to Add a Contact......Page 366
Adding a Contact Photo......Page 368
Adding a New Phone Number......Page 369
Adding New Contact Fields......Page 371
Adding the Street Address......Page 372
Linking Contact Cards (Unified Contacts)......Page 373
Sharing Contacts......Page 375
Start a FaceTime Video Call with a Contact......Page 376
Deleting Contacts......Page 377
Quickly Jump to a Letter by Tapping and Sliding on the Alphabet......Page 378
Adding Contacts from Emails......Page 379
Sending an Email Message from Contacts......Page 380
Showing Your Contacts Addresses on the Map......Page 381
Changing Your Contact Sort Order and Display Order......Page 382
When Global Address List Contacts Don’t Show Up......Page 383
Manage Your Busy Life on Your iPad......Page 384
Syncing or Sharing Your Calendar(s) with Your iPad......Page 385
Viewing Your Schedule and Getting Around......Page 386
The Calendar’s Four Views......Page 388
Working with Several Calendars......Page 390
Adding a New Appointment......Page 391
Recurring Events and Alerts (Alarms)......Page 394
Switching an Event to a Different Calendar......Page 396
Using Copy-and-Paste Text in the Calendar......Page 397
Editing Appointments......Page 400
Deleting an Event......Page 401
Meeting Invitations......Page 402
Calendar Options......Page 403
Changing the Default Calendar......Page 404
iPad Photography......Page 405
Using the Camera App......Page 406
Geo-Tagging......Page 407
Taking a Picture......Page 408
Viewing Pictures You Have Taken......Page 410
Getting Photos onto Your iPad......Page 411
Launching from the Photos Icon......Page 414
Choosing a Library......Page 416
Preview an Album by Pinching Open......Page 417
Working with Individual Pictures......Page 418
Moving Between Pictures......Page 419
Use the Thumbnail Bar to Move Between Pictures......Page 420
Pinching......Page 421
Viewing a Slide Show......Page 422
Adjusting Slideshow Options......Page 423
Emailing a Picture......Page 425
Email, Copy, or Delete Several Pictures At Once......Page 426
Printing a Picture......Page 427
Assigning a Picture to a Contact......Page 428
Deleting a Picture......Page 431
Finding a Picture to Download......Page 432
Photo Booth......Page 434
Starting the Video Recorder......Page 436
Using iMovie......Page 440
Getting Started with iMovie......Page 441
Video Calling......Page 447
Setting up FaceTime......Page 448
Video Calling with FaceTime......Page 449
Setting Favorites in FaceTime......Page 451
Multitasking Using FaceTime......Page 452
Making Phone Calls and More with Skype......Page 453
Log into the Skype App......Page 454
Finding and Adding Skype Contacts......Page 455
Making Calls with Skype on Your iPad......Page 457
Switching Cameras with Skype......Page 458
Receiving Calls with Skype on Your iPad......Page 459
Chatting with Skype......Page 460
Adding Skype to Your Computer......Page 461
File Transfer Options......Page 463
DiskAid File Transfer......Page 464
Dropbox File Transfer......Page 466
Productivity Apps......Page 467
Using Pages......Page 468
Using Pages for the First Time......Page 469
Choosing a New Document Template......Page 470
Working With Tools and Styles......Page 471
Numbers Spreadsheet......Page 477
Choosing a Template......Page 478
Using the Toolbar in Numbers......Page 479
Editing Cells, Charts, and Graphs......Page 483
Working with Tables......Page 484
Choosing a Template......Page 485
Using the Toolbar in Keynote......Page 486
Sharing Your Work......Page 490
Share via iWork......Page 491
Faxing a File via E-Fax Service......Page 492
Export a File......Page 493
File Sharing......Page 494
Getting Started with iTunes on the iPad......Page 496
Starting iTunes......Page 497
Navigating iTunes......Page 498
Stuff Top Charts. the charts......Page 499
Browsing for Videos (Movies)......Page 500
Finding TV Shows......Page 502
Audiobooks in iTunes......Page 503
iTunes UGreat Educational Content......Page 504
Download for Offline Viewing......Page 505
Searching iTunes......Page 506
Previewing Music......Page 507
Previewing a Video, TV Show, or Music Video......Page 508
Purchasing a Song, Video, or Other Item......Page 509
Podcasts in iTunes......Page 510
Where the Downloads Go......Page 511
Redeeming an iTunes Gift Card......Page 512
Ping: Apple’s Music Social Networking App......Page 513
Using Ping on the iPad......Page 514
A Few Cool Apps......Page 517
The App Store Home Page......Page 520
Finding an App to Download......Page 522
Using Categories......Page 523
Looking at the Top Charts......Page 525
The iPad As a Gaming Device......Page 526
Where to Get Games and Fun Apps......Page 528
Look for Free Trials or Lite Versions......Page 531
Two Player Games......Page 532
Playing Music with Your iPad......Page 533
Game Center......Page 537
Other Fun Stuff: Sports on the iPad......Page 541
Facebook......Page 543
Facebook Notifications......Page 551
Using the Flipboard and Friendly Facebook Apps......Page 555
Flipboard for iPad......Page 556
LinkedIn......Page 558
LinkedIn.com on the Safari Browser......Page 559
Downloading the LinkedIn App......Page 560
Twitter......Page 562
Twitter Options for the iPad......Page 563
Starting the Twitter App for the First Time......Page 564
Using TweetDeck......Page 565
Add Column......Page 567
Using Twitter......Page 569
Your Twitter Profile......Page 570
Options Within Tweet......Page 571
Exploring Additional Notes Apps......Page 573
Sync Notes......Page 574
Getting Started with Notes......Page 575
Adding a New Note......Page 578
Searching for Notes......Page 579
Sending a Note via Email......Page 580
Deleting Notes......Page 581
Another Note App: Evernote (Free for Basic Use)......Page 582
Adding and Tagging Notes......Page 583
Adding a Picture from Your Library to Your Note......Page 585
Various Views of Notes in Evernote......Page 586
The Evernote Places View......Page 587
Evernote Viewing Options......Page 588
Viewing or Updating Notes in Evernote on Your Computer or Other Mobile Device......Page 589
Bluetooth on the iPad......Page 591
Turn on Bluetooth......Page 592
Pairing an iPad with Headphones or Any Bluetooth Device......Page 593
Connect to a Stereo Bluetooth Device......Page 595
Disconnect or Forget a Bluetooth Device......Page 597
Enter the iPad Interactive Newspaper......Page 598
The Daily......Page 599
Popular Choices: The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and USA Today......Page 601
The New York Times App......Page 603
The Wall Street Journal App......Page 605
USA Today App......Page 609
Magazines on the iPad......Page 610
Navigating Around Magazines......Page 612
The Zinio Magazine Appa Sampler......Page 613
Comic Books on the iPad......Page 616
Transferring Files to Your iPad......Page 618
Connecting to Google Docs and Other Servers with GoodReader......Page 621
Determining Your Location (the Blue Dot)......Page 623
Various Map Views......Page 624
Changing Your Map Views......Page 625
Checking Traffic......Page 628
Search for Anything......Page 629
Mapping Options......Page 630
Working with Bookmarks......Page 631
Add a Mapped Location to Contacts......Page 633
Searching for Things (Stores, Restaurants, Hotels, Movies, Anything) Around Your Location......Page 634
Dropping a Pin......Page 636
Using Street View......Page 637
Tap the Current Location Button First......Page 638
Choose Start or End location......Page 640
Looking at the Route......Page 641
Switching between Driving, Transit, and Walking Directions......Page 642
Reversing the Route......Page 643
Using the Digital Compass......Page 644
Calibrating and Using the Digital Compass......Page 645
What to Do If the iPad Stops Responding......Page 646
How to Hard-Reset Your iPad......Page 648
How to Soft-Reset Your iPad......Page 649
No Sound in Music or Video......Page 650
If You Can’t Make Purchases from iTunes or the App Store......Page 652
Device Firmware Update (DFU) Mode......Page 653
Re-register with Your iTunes Account......Page 654
iPad Does Not Show Up in iTunes......Page 658
Resolving Issues with Apple’s Mobile Me or Microsoft Exchange......Page 659
Reinstalling the iPad Operating System (With or Without a Restore)......Page 660
Additional Troubleshooting and Help Resources......Page 663
The On-Device iPad User Guide......Page 664
Check out the Apple Knowledgebase for Helpful Articles......Page 665
iPad-Related Blogs......Page 666
Your iTunes User Guide......Page 669
Seeing If iTunes Is Already Installed......Page 670
Updating iTunes Software......Page 671
What iTunes Can Do For You......Page 672
Common Questions About iTunes......Page 673
iTunes Guided Tour......Page 674
Getting Started and Creating Your Profile......Page 676
Following Your Friends and Other People......Page 678
Recent Activity Feed......Page 679
Navigating Back and Forth in iTunes......Page 680
Using the Ping Dropdown Menu for a Song......Page 681
Ping Mobile......Page 682
Song List View......Page 683
Album List View......Page 684
Cover Flow View......Page 685
The iTunes Visualizer......Page 686
Using the iTunes Equalizer......Page 687
iTunes DJ......Page 688
Apple Remote App......Page 689
AirPlay: Wirelessly Stream Your iTunes Music Around Your House......Page 690
Using iTunes Search......Page 691
Ways to Search iTunes......Page 692
Creating a Normal Playlist......Page 693
Creating a New Smart Playlist......Page 696
Editing a Smart Playlist......Page 697
The iTunes Genius Feature......Page 698
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