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It’s tablet time! Get acquainted with the latest iPadOS and devices, the easy way
Up a creek without an iPaddle? Dummies has got you covered, with iPad & iPad Pro 2022-2023 For Dummies. This is your stay-afloat guide to the latest version of iPadOS and all the new features of Apple’s leading tablet. We offer a step-by-step guide to iPad maintenance, operation, and personalization, so you can figure out your new device quickly and spend your time doing the fun stuff. Photos, videos, apps, productivity, communication, maps, and beyond—plus a host of new features that we’ll introduce you to, right in this book.
For personal projects or in business settings, the iPad is the tablet of choice, and Dummies is here to show you why. Grab this full-color guide and get iPaddling!
Paul McFedries is a technical writer who has been authoring computer books since 1991 and has over 100 books to his credit. These books include Alexa For Dummies, Amazon Fire TV For Dummies, and Cord Cutting For Dummies. You can visit Paul on the web at www.mcfedries.com.
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
The iPad: A Bird’s-Eye View 8
The iPad as a media player 8
The iPad as an internet 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
Exploring the Home Screen and Dock 17
Exploring the Home screen 18
Getting to know the dock 21
Chapter 2: Basic Training 23
Getting Started on Getting Started 24
A Closer Look at Cellular Data on Your iPad 24
Turning On and Setting Up the iPad 25
Automatic setup 25
Manual setup 28
Locking the iPad 31
Mastering the Multitouch Interface 32
Training your digits 33
Navigating beyond the main Home screen page 34
Select, cut, copy, and paste 35
Multitasking 36
Splitting the screen 38
Picture-in-picture 39
Organizing icons into folders 40
Printing 41
Proactive search 41
Getting to Know the iPad’s Virtual Keyboard 42
Anticipating what comes next 44
Discovering the special-use keys 45
Choosing an alternative keyboard 46
Finger-typing on the virtual keyboards 47
Editing mistakes 49
Chapter 3: Synchronicity: Getting Stuff to and from Your iPad 51
A Brief iCloud Primer 52
Getting in Sync 54
Sync prep 101 54
Backing up your iPad 57
Disconnecting the iPad 58
Synchronizing Your Data 59
Contacts 59
Calendars 60
Advanced syncing 61
Synchronizing Your Media 61
Music, music videos, and voice memos 62
Movies 63
TV shows 64
Photos 64
Manual Syncing 66
Part 2: The Internet Ipad 69
Chapter 4: Exploring the Web with Safari 71
Introducing the Safari Web Browser 72
Exploring the browser 72
Blasting off into cyberspace 72
Zooming in and out of a page 74
Reading clutter-free web pages with reader view 75
Finding Your Way around the Web 76
Looking at links 76
Tabbed browsing 77
Wrangling tabs into tab groups 78
Doing the splits 79
Revisiting Web Pages 80
Bookmarking your favorite sites 80
Managing bookmarks 81
Saving a page to your reading list 81
Clipping a web page to the Home screen 82
Letting history repeat itself 83
Saving web pictures 84
Sharing Your Web Experiences 84
Launching a Mobile Search Mission 85
Private Browsing 87
Smart Safari Settings 87
Chapter 5: The Email Must Get Through 93
Prep Work: Setting Up Your Accounts 94
Getting started 94
Setting up an email account with iCloud, Gmail, Yahoo!, AOL, or Microsoft Outlook 95
Setting up an account with another provider 96
Setting up corporate email 97
See Me, Read Me, File Me, Delete Me: Working with Messages 98
Reading messages 99
Threading messages 101
Managing messages 102
Searching emails 103
Dealing with attachments 104
More things you can do with messages 106
Sending Email 107
Sending an all-text message 107
Formatting text in an email 108
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: Text Messaging 119
iMessage versus SMS/MMS: What’s the Difference? 119
Sending Text Messages 120
Sending a text message to one person 120
Sending group text messages 121
Adding voice to an iMessage 122
Massive multimedia effects 123
Memoji, a mouthful, but worth it 127
Animoji, too! 128
Apple Pay Cash, right in Messages 129
Being a Golden Receiver: Receiving iMessages 130
Changing some receive settings 131
Working with received text messages 131
Sharing received photos and videos 133
Smart Messaging Tricks 133
Part 3: Banish Boredom With the Multimedia Ipad 135
Chapter 7: Apple Music, Books, News, and TV+ 137
Introducing Your iPad’s Music Player 138
Listen Now: 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
Reading Just about Anything You Want on the iPad 144
Your personal library 145
Font and layout controls in Books 146
Searchable books 147
Bookmarks that don’t fall out 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
Knowing What’s Happening with Apple News and Apple News+ 152
Tuning In to 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 160
Watching your own videos 161
Are we compatible? 161
A moment for HEVC 161
Playing Video 162
Finding and working the video controls 163
Watching video on a big TV 164
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 170
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
Navigating your pics 184
Making memories 186
Live photos 187
A moment for HEIF 188
Searching for pictures 188
Sharing your photos 189
Admiring Your Pictures 190
Maneuvering and manipulating photos 190
Launching a slideshow 190
Storing pictures in the (i)Cloud 191
Editing and Deleting Photos 192
Editing photos 192
Editing live photos 194
Deleting photos 195
More (Not So) Stupid Picture Tricks 196
Entering the Photo Booth 199
Part 4: Putting the Ipad to Work 203
Chapter 10: Harnessing the Power of Apps 205
Tapping the Magic of Apps 206
Finding Apps in the App Store 207
Browsing the App Store 207
Playing in the arcade 208
Searching for apps 209
Finding details about an app 209
Downloading an app 210
Updating apps 212
Working with Apps 212
Check out App Library 213
Writing an app review 214
Taking an app off the Home screen 214
Deleting an app 215
Working with Widgets 215
Viewing your widgets 215
Adding a widget 216
Removing a widget 217
Chapter 11: Staying in Touch with People and Appointments 219
Working with the Calendar 219
Year view 220
Month view 220
Day view 220
Week view 221
List view 222
Adding Calendar Entries 223
Managing your calendars 225
Letting your calendar push you around 226
Choosing which calendars to display 227
Responding to meeting invitations 227
Subscribing to calendars 228
Sifting through Contacts 228
Adding and viewing contacts 229
Searching contacts 230
Contacting and sharing your contacts 230
Linking contacts 231
Removing a contact 231
Chapter 12: Indispensable Apps and Utilities 233
Jotting Things Down with Notes 234
Remembering with Reminders 237
Working with lists 237
Setting up a reminder 238
Viewing and checking off reminders 240
Loving the Lock Screen 240
Navigating Notifications 241
Taming Time with the Clock App 241
Seeing the time anywhere in the world 242
Setting an alarm 243
Timing events with Stopwatch 244
Starting a countdown timer 244
Controlling Smart Appliances with the Home App 244
Taking the Measure of Things with the Measure App 246
Sharing Your Internet Connection with Personal Hotspot 247
Dropping In on AirDrop 248
Chapter 13: Navigating the World 251
Mapping Locations 252
Mapping a location by searching for it 252
Dropping a pin 253
Looking around your destination 254
You are here: Mapping your current location 254
Putting a contact on the map 255
Mapping an address from an email message 255
Saving a location as a favorite 256
Sharing a map 256
Mapping locations with Siri voice commands 257
Getting There from Here: Navigating with Maps 257
Getting directions to a location 258
Getting live traffic information 259
Getting directions with Siri voice commands 260
Chapter 14: Taking Control 261
Controlling Control Center 262
Controlling Your iPad with Voice Commands? Siri-ously! 264
Summoning Siri 264
Figuring out what to ask 266
Correcting mistakes 267
Making Siri smarter 268
Using Dictation 268
Part 5: The Secret Life of An Ipad 271
Chapter 15: Tweaking Settings 273
Checking Out the Settings Screen 274
Apple ID Settings 275
Controlling Your iPad’s Antennas 276
Flying with airplane mode 276
Working with Wi-Fi connections 277
Making Bluetooth connections 279
Roaming among cellular data options 280
Managing Alerts and Notifications 282
Customizing app notifications 282
Setting sound settings 284
Coming into focus 284
Location, Location, Location Services 285
Settings for Your Senses 287
Display & Brightness 287
Home Screen & Dock 288
Accessibility 288
Wallpaper 294
Siri & Search 295
Monitoring Screen Time 295
Exploring Settings in General 296
About 296
Software Update 298
AirDrop 298
AirPlay & Handoff 298
iPad Storage 298
Background App Refresh 299
Date & Time 299
Keyboard 300
Fonts 301
Language & Region 301
Dictionary 301
VPN & Device Management 301
Legal & Regulatory 302
Transfer or Reset iPad 302
Shut Down 303
Customizing Control Center 304
Setting Up Touch ID (or Face ID) & Passcode 304
Promoting Harmony through Family Sharing 305
Setting up Family Sharing 305
Sorting and displaying contacts 306
Configuring Transactional Settings 306
App Store 306
Wallet & Apple Pay 306
Locating a Lost iPad with Find My iPad 307
Chapter 16: Accessorizing Your Tablet 309
Accessories from Apple 310
Listening and Talking 311
Wired headphones, earphones, and headsets 311
Bluetooth stereo headphones, earphones, and headsets 311
Listening with Speakers 312
Desktop speakers 312
Bluetooth speakers 312
AirPlay speakers 313
Wrapping Your iPad in Third-Party Cases 313
Standing Up Your iPad 314
Chapter 17: Troubleshooting Common Problems 315
Troubleshooting iPad Problems: A Quick Guide 316
Troubleshooting iPad Problems Step-by-Step 316
Shut down whatever app you’re using 317
Restore a changed setting 317
Shut down and then restart your iPad 318
Reboot the iPad hardware 318
Recharge your iPad 319
Check for iPadOS updates 319
Free up storage space 319
Check your Wi-Fi connection 321
Reset your settings 323
Erase and restore your content and settings 324
Getting Help on the Apple Website 325
If Nothing I Suggest Helps 326
Dude, Where’s My Stuff? 327
Part 6: The Part of Tens 329
Chapter 18: Ten Ways to Beef Up Privacy and Security 331
Lock Your iPad with a Passcode 332
Lock Your iPad with a Fingerprint 333
Lock Your iPad with Facial Recognition 334
Configure Your iPad to Sleep Automatically 335
Back Up Your iPad 336
Control Which Apps Can Use Your Location 337
Make Sure Apps Can’t Track You 337
Control App Access to Your iPad’s Hardware and Data 338
Check for Compromised Passwords 339
Set Restrictions on a Child’s iPad 339
Chapter 19: Ten Hints, Tips, and Shortcuts 341
Use Do Not Disturb for Others 341
Turn Off Keyboard Clicks 342
Create a Website Home Screen Shortcut 342
Customize Your Dock with Your Most Used Apps 342
Type on a Floating Keyboard 343
Look Up Words 343
Find Almost Anything Using Spotlight 343
Long-Press Home Screen Icons 344
Lock Your Screen’s Rotation 344
Use a Volume Button as a Camera Shutter 344
Index 345
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