Using an iPad can be awesome. You know the basics, but you need more advanced information. You can tackle banking, enjoy games and social media, and really do just about anything in life on your iPad. Continue reading for more information!
You can now create folders with your iPad’s iOS. Simply tap and hold the app. It will begin to make a wiggling motion, at which point you can drag and drop the icon onto another one. This will create a folder which holds the two apps. The name of the folder will represent the category of what the apps are. You can also rename the folder easily.
It easy to access the currently running apps on your iPad. Simply double-click the Home button. A bar near the bottom of the screen will indicate which apps are in use. You can scroll through the applications or choose one of them. Just swipe downwards on the screen to remove it.
You can do a soft reset in order to reboot a frozen iPad. Just hold Home and Sleep at the same time for about a minute. Doing this properly will restart the device. If you just want to force an app to close, hold down just the home button for a few seconds.
Did you accidentally start a noisy app? Mute your iPad in an emergency by holding down the volume button. If you need to mute often, you can set your lock button to mute, too.
Most tablet users do not enjoy typing on their device, even though they eventually get used to it. There is a button that allows you to do speech dictation. Depress the Home button two times, then touch the microphone icon. When you finish speaking, press that icon again and the words will show up as text.
Most tablet users do not enjoy typing on their device, even though they eventually get used to it. The iPad actually has a speech recognition function. Push Home twice and then hit the microphone. When you are done talking, push the icon again and your words will be shown as text.
Does your email notification drive you crazy? You can change this! Start by going to Setting and General. Then select Sounds. Choose to completely turn off the new mail chime or lower its volume.
Open new pages by using a new tab to enable you to keep multiple pages open at once. When using Safari, simply tap on the link and hold it until you see a pop-over menu appear. You will be given the choice to open the website of choice in an additional tab in the pop-up menu.
Default Search Engine
Just open new pages within a new tab to maintain the previous one. Instead of tapping a link quickly, hold it until a menu appears. You can choose to see the link in a second tab this way.
If you do not want Google used as your default search engine you can change that. If you prefer Safari, choose Safari from the Settings menu. You can then change the default search engine if you desire to do so.
If you find yourself in a situation where you must mute sound on your iPad, try this trick. All you need to do is to press and hold the button that decreases the iPad’s volume level. That’s faster than adjusting the volume repeatedly. If you want to readjust it, press it down once more.
If you don’t want your children accessing mature Internet sites, it is possible to block them. In the settings menu, you can easily limit access to mature content. This lets you block any adult content you don’t want available.
Use the following trick to quickly mute your iPad. Just press and hold the “volume down” key for two seconds. This is quicker than adjusting the volume repeatedly. Hold the button once more and the volume will return to the former setting.
Since you now are more informed on how to used the iPad, you can start using it more effectively. The more your practice these tips for yourself, the more familiar you will get with them. It is a great tool to have on hand, and you’ll be happy with your purchase.
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