iPad for the Older and Wiser

Introduction 1 What is the iPad? 1  How this book is structured 4  PART I -- Getting started with your iPad 5  Chapter 1 -- Choosing an iPad 7  How much storage space do you need? 8  Which generation of iPad to choose 9  Connecting to the Internet: Wi-Fi or 4G/3G? 10  Chapter 2 -- Getting your iPad up and running 15  Setting up your iPad 16  Turning the iPad on and off 17  Confi rming setup over Wi-Fi 20  Creating an Apple ID 22  Enabling useful features 23  Navigating the Home screen 24  Changing the iPad orientation 26  Making your iPad easier to use 26  Adjusting other iPad settings 28  Charging your iPad 29  Chapter 3 -- Getting connected 33  Setting up your Internet connection 33  Securing your iPad 39  Using the iTunes software on your computer 41  Introducing iCloud 47  Updating your iPad software 50  Apple iOS6: the latest iPad software 51  Chapter 4 -- Keeping notes on your iPad 55  Understanding the Notes screen 56  Writing your fi rst note 58  Dictating notes to your iPad 63  Dictating notes with Siri 64  Using Auto-text to speed up your writing 64  Creating your own shortcuts 66  Editing your text 67  Adding and deleting notes 72  Emailing and printing notes 72  Searching your notes 73  Using the Reminders app 76  PART II -- Using your iPad for communications 81  Chapter 5 -- Managing your address book and birthday list 83  Browsing your contacts 84  Adding contacts to your iPad 86  Adding birthdays and anniversaries 88  Searching your contacts 90  Chapter 6 -- Keeping in touch by email 93  Creating an email account 94  Using an existing email account on your iPad 96  Sending an email 101  Reading your emails 105  Managing email folders 109  Searching your emails 110  Downloading new emails 111  Chapter 7 -- Using FaceTime for video calls 115  Logging in to FaceTime 116  Starting a FaceTime call 117  Talking to a friend using FaceTime 119  Receiving a FaceTime call 122  Chapter 8 -- Sending instant messages using iMessage 125  Sending messages 126  Splitting the keyboard 129  Managing message alerts through the Notifi cation Centre 129  Chapter 9 -- Browsing the web 135  Entering a website address 136  Using the search box 139  Zooming the page 140  Scrolling the page 142  Using links on websites 143  Entering information on websites 144  Launching multiple websites with tabbed browsing 145  Managing bookmarks, history and web clips 148  Sharing website content 153  Using Reader to make it easier to read pages 157  Using Private Browsing mode 157  PART III -- Music, Videos and Photos 161  Chapter 10 -- Adding music and video 163  Browsing the iTunes Store 164  Buying music and video from iTunes 167  Using the iTunes Store on your computer 169  Removing content and downloading it again 170  Adding CDs to your iPad using your computer 172  Using iTunes Match to copy music to your iPad 174  Chapter 11 -- Playing music and audiobooks 179  Playing audio content on your iPad 180  Playing audiobooks, podcasts and lectures 188  Chapter 12 -- Playing video 193  Watching videos on your iPad 193  Using the Videos app 194  Watching online fi lms from YouTube 196  Using catch-up TV services 200  Chapter 13 -- Taking and browsing photos and videos 203  Using the cameras on your iPad 204  Viewing photos 209  Editing your photos 216  Viewing and editing videos 218  PART IV -- Using apps on your iPad 221  Chapter 14 -- Adding and managing apps 223  Downloading apps to your iPad 224  Rearranging your apps and web clips 228  Deleting apps and web clips 231  Multitasking with apps on your iPad 232  Using multitasking gestures 233  Checking out some more apps 233  Chapter 15 -- Finding your way with Maps 237  Which iPad Maps app have I got? 238  Finding where you are with Google Maps 238  Finding where you are with Apple Maps 242  Getting directions to a friend's house 243  Using Maps to update your address book 248  Chapter 16 -- Reading books and magazines 251  Installing iBooks on your iPad 252  Downloading books using iBooks 252  Reading books using iBooks 254  Other types of ebooks 256  Using the Amazon Kindle app 258  Using Newsstand to buy magazines 259  PART V -- Appendices and Index 263  A -- Looking after your iPad 265  B -- Glossary 277  Index 285