iPad^TM For Dummies^®

by Edward C. Baig; Bob LeVitus

• ISBN13: 9780470768389
• ISBN10: 047076838X
• Format: eBook
• Copyright: 2010-05-01
• Publisher: For Dummies

Summary

Get the most out of your iPad with this fun and friendly full-color guide!Part iPod touch, part MacBook, and part eReaderand all impressivethe iPad combines the best technological advances from all of these products into one ultraportable touch device. This full-color guide is the perfect companion to help you get up to speed and on the go with Apple's revolutionary iPad.Veteran For Dummies authors and Mac gurus begin with a look at the multi-touch interface and then move on to setting up iTunes, surfing the Web, and sending and receiving e-mail. You'll discover how to share, store, and import photos; buy and read your favorite books; get directions and use maps; rent, buy, and watch movies and TV shows; listen to the latest music; play games; shop for cool new apps; and much more. Popular authors Edward Baig and Bob "Dr. Mac" LeVitus begin with the basics as they walk you through setting up and using the iPad in this full-color guide Offers a straightforward-but-fun approach to the many exciting functions of the iPad: listening to music, synchronizing your data, working with the calendar, setting up iTunes, and getting online via Wi-Fi, to name a few Presents an easy-to-understand approach to sending and receiving e-mail; shopping for movies, iBooks, and music at the iTunes Store; browsing the Web; sharing photos; downloading and watch movies and TV shows; and downloading apps from the App Store Explains how to use your iPad as a portable game console and how to manage your contacts and to-do lists Covers protecting your information and troubleshootingFrom no-nonsense basics to useful tips and techniques, iPad For Dummies will help you discover all the cool things your iPad can do.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Getting to Know Your iPad

Unveiling the iPad

iPad Basic Training

The Kitchen Sync: Getting Stuff to and from Your iPad

The Internet iPad

Going on a Mobile Safari

The E-Mail Must Get Through

Surfi n' the Web without a Board (or at Least without Safari)

Apply Here (to Find Out about iPad Apps)

The iPad at Work and Play

Get in Tune(s): Audio on Your iPad

iPad Video: Seeing Is Believing

You Oughta Be in Pictures

Curling Up with a Good iBook

The iPad at Work

The Undiscovered iPad

Setting You Straight on Settings

When Good iPads Go Bad

Accessorizing Your iPad

The Part of Tens

Ten Appetizing (and Free) Apps

Ten Apps Worth Paying For

Ten Hints, Tips, and Shortcuts

Index

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