How To Make Your IPad Work For You

The iPad is an amazing device. You can do everything from type documents, record yourself singing, draw, and nearly anything else you can think of. If you don't know what the iPad offers, you'll never take full advantage of it. The advice below will help you know all there is to know.

Don't be fooled into thinking that iPads are only useful if you are into gaming or entertainment. There is really an application for anything you can possibly imagine. This includes home organization apps like personal budgets as well as recipe books, calculators, and anything else you can possibly imagine.

If you do a lot of typing on your iPad, consider buying a portable Bluetooth keyboard. Doing a lot of typing on a virtual on-screen keyboard will most likely cause a lot of pain in your finger joints. Buying a portable Bluetooth keyboard for your iPad will make it possible for you to type long documents on your tablet comfortably.

Are tired of having your iPad constantly ask you whether or not you wish to connect with detected WiFi network. You are able to get rid of this if you go into settings. Just go to the tab for Wi-Fi, and there is an option to turn off the prompt. It is the final option on that page.

There is a feature you can use on your phone that will erase all the data on the phone if someone inputs the correct passcode. While this may seem like a good idea, be careful. You may put the wrong passcode yourself and end up losing all of your information.

If you go to Settings and Notifications, you can choose which apps you want to have pop up alerts, which apps you want to have notifications near the top of the screen, and which apps you want to appear in your Notification Center. Doing this can help you prevent noisy apps from clogging up your notifications. This also ensures that you will just notice the important apps.

Take Apple's iTours to get yourself familiar with your new iPad. It is fun to have all these exciting new apps, but sometimes you could use a little help figuring out how to use them. Apple has an online video tour for every app that comes preinstalled on your device, so be sure to take a look at them.

You know your iPad has a tiny camera image in the bottom left of the screen, but you do not actually have to tap this to view the most recently taken video or picture. Simple swipe right with a single finger and you will see your video or photo. To see the other photos, keep swiping left.

Put an end to WiFi connect messages. Tired of being notified every time you stray into a WiFi zone? In the Wi-Fi section of Settings, there is an option to turn off "Ask to Join Networks." You can still manually join any network, the iPad will just stop notifying you of every time one is in range.

It is easy to get a screenshot of a page displayed on the iPad. Just hold the home and sleep button simultaneously. Click! The photo will be taken and visible in your Photos app.

If you've got kids and you're worried about what they can watch on your iPad, change the block controls on your device. Simply access the settings and make appropriate adjustments to mature and explicit content. It is possible to block pornography, "R" rated movies and pages with bad words on them.

Hold down on your text if you want to copy and paste it. Once you've done this, you'll need to press 'copy', go to a different app, and press and hold again. Another popup menu will appear. Choose "paste," and you're done. To do this with a whole paragraph, you'll need to press four times.

Get a USB keyboard. When you get a keyboard, you expand your abilities with the iPad. Keyboards are often more comfortable for posting on Facebook, forums and doing other online writing. That allows you to be more efficient. Some keyboards double as a case, so check out the options available.

One of the neat features of the iPad is the Photo Booth. You can get more enjoyment out of this feature if you use it on your friends and family. Tapping the "twirly camera" icon will let you use the camera on the back and take photos by tapping the shutter button.

Be selective about your notifications. Under the Settings menu, navigate to Notifications. Adjust the settings until you are satisfied with which apps trigger notifications and which ones don't. This keeps you from being nagged by rarely used apps. It also keeps important notifications from being buried by less important ones.

Copy and paste is no longer a feature only accessible on your home computer. With a simple tap of the button, you can select any area of text and copy it to your clipboard. When you're ready to paste, tap the button once more and select the "paste" option. This is perfect for duplicate messages or sharing an idea more than once.

Use "erase" for your security. If someone is trying to enter your password code, and gets it wrong 10 times, all the data on the device will be erased. After all, someone who is trying it 10 times in a row does not mean well, and you certainly don't want them accessing your information.

You should adapt the brightness settings to suit the environment you are in. If you want to dim your screen, tap the home home button a couple of times and swipe on the screen until the brightness setting appears. This lets you manually adjust your brightness to the surroundings.

You now know how to use your iPad in a variety of ways. You can even share this advice with other iPad owners you know. And, spreading the knowledge to others will make you feel great as well.