This title covers every practical aspect of using your iPad and is filled with easy to understand practical tasks that will help you achieve immediate results. It covers each app included with the iPad and readers will learn how to perform basic tasks in each of these apps, and where to learn more.
Table of Contents:
Chapter 1: Hello iPad!
· Sync the iPad with iTunes
· Change the view from landscape to portrait, and vice-versa
· Use the multi-touch screen
· The virtual keyboard
Chapter 2: iPad Basics
· Learn about Settings
· Rearrange icons
· Maximise battery life
· Back up your iPad
Chapter 3: The iTunes store and the Apps store
· Purchase music
· Rent a movie
· Listen to or watch a podcast
· Purchase and download an app
Chapter 4: Web Surfing with Safari
· Start Safari
· Search the Web
· Set a default search engine
· Create a bookmark
Chapter 5: Staying in touch with Mail
· Push and Fetch
· Check for new messages
· Compose an email message
· Reply to a message
Chapter 6: Photos on the iPad
· View photos
· Create a photo album
· Run a slideshow from an album
· Import photos using the camera connection kit
Chapter 7: Watching Videos and YouTube Movies on your iPad
· Download and watch a video from the iTunes store
· Connect the iPad to a television
· Rate a movie
· Configure video settings
Chapter 8: Sound Advice Using the iPod app
· Browse through your music library
· Listen to a song
· Control song playback
· Create a playlist
Chapter 9: Reading on the Go iBooks for ebooks
· Install the iBooks app
· Browse the iBookstore
· Download a free book
· Open and read a book
Chapter 10: Pinning Down the Map
· Start up the Maps app
· Find your location on the map
· Zoom in and out
· Directions to a location from where you are
Chapter 11: Caring for your Contacts
· Add a new contact
· Search contacts
· Edit or delete a contact
· Add a contact from an email message
Chapter 12: Stay Organised with Calendar
· Start Calendar
· Add an event
· Set an event to repeat
· Set an alert to notify an event will be occurring
Chapter 13: Taking Notes
· Review a note
· Add a new note
· Edit a note
· Delete a note
Chapter 14: Accessibility
· Turn on VoiceOver
· Change the speaking rate
· Zoom
· White on Black
Chapter 15: More About Settings
· Airplane Mode
· Turn sound alerts on or off
· Date and time
· International settings