Mastering the iPad: Helpful iPad Tips and Tricks
22 Dec 2010 | Advice | LentLilly on Google+
Having a tablet does not mean that you know all iPad tips and tricks that can save your time when it is possible.
The manual is also not included so you have no consultant who could easily prompt you what you should do with the iPad and what you shouldn’t.
Luckily the iPads House writing team won’t leave you in the lurch. Below you will find some useful advice on how you can master the iPad.
Feel free to use these iPad tips and tricks in order to make your iPad work faster and derive benefits from all its numerous advantages.
Steps How to Master Your iPad:
1. Every time you write an email you need to type all the characters and punctuation marks but fortunately not the full stops. Double-tapping the space bar will make the tablet to automatically put there a full stop with a space after it.
2. Although the iPad can work for quite a long time and its battery is a really good one it might be useful to save its power as you never know what can happen and in what kind of a situation you might need it. Just switch mail download to Manually in Fetch New Data which can be found in Settings next to Mail, Contacts, Calendars.
3. If the battery is going to die right when you need it badly and the charger is so far away try switching off Wi-Fi, 3G and Bluetooth for the device’s screen not to go black too early.
4. If you’ve got an awesome photograph in your email and would like to save it then touch it and hold your finger till you see Save image and tap it.
5. If pinching and zooming too inconvenient you can tap the photo twice to zoom it in and do it again to zoom it out and restore its initial size as simple as that.
6. If your kids have a habit of downloading iPad apps, games and songs of Aerosmith from the iTunes when you are not around from now on you can limit their iPad activity by just selecting Enable Restrictions which can be found in Settings, Restrictions menu although we have no objections to Aerosmith.
7. iPad is smart enough to adjust its brightness to light conditions which might serve as an excellent eye-protection. Switch on Auto Brightness in Brightness and Wallpaper, Settings.
8. If you crave for silly changes try White on Black and see everything as a negative well, it will break the monotony of your life.
9. If you have a nice holiday abroad and would hate to sell your house after you come home to cover the huge bill try turning on Cellular Data and don’t forget to turn off Roaming Data as well. Both options can be found in Settings.
10. To go to the top of the website tap the title bar and Safari will take you right there. NO scrolling!
11. If the items on your home screen need a change of position press one of them and hold till all the others start shaking and then feel free to change the layout to what you think of. After you’ve finished, press the Home button for the items to stay where you’ve put them.
12. iPads bottom tray can hold up to six apps so use the space rationally and get all you need there for easy access.
13. By the way if you tap the Flower icon (you can see it every time you turn on your iPad) there will automatically appear a photo slideshow. Enjoy!
14. Now your friends will believe you beat all the zombies in your favorite iPad game take a snapshot of the screen (Home and Power buttons pressed at the same time) and the evidence is in your pocket.
15. To end up with the screen inconveniently switching from landscape to portrait mode and vice versa just slide the lock switch (just where the volume switch is). Once it is locked you will see an orange spot there.
16. Eyes are protected, now it’s about your ears: the volume limit can be customized in the Settings, iPod section.
17. We know it is annoying to type the addresses of the favorite sites every time we visit them so do iPad developers. They can be added to the homescreen just like icons press the + button which is near the address field in your Safari browser.
18. When you are on the road Maps can help you to find any place and you will not need to ask strangers about it. Type what kind of business you need into the search field and see the numerous pins that will appear on the map. You know what to do next.
19. If you are tired of the Battery Percentage sign switch it off in Usage, Settings.
20. Capital letters need special attention and holding the shift key every time you type them can be troublesome. So why not just go to Settings, iPad Keyboard and switch on Enable Capslock. After that the capitals will require only a double tap of the Shift key.
21. Should you have any problems with the iPad’s in-built compass (do you know there is an in-built compass?) you can recalibrate it. Take your tablet with both hands and move it making 8-like sign.
22. If you for any reason do not want other person to check what websites you visited you can clear the history by tapping the corresponding section of the Safari Settings menu.
Hopefully, these iPad tips and tricks will make your life a lot easier!
You might also like to read:
Smart iPad User Guide: Tips and Tricks You Will Definetely Love
How to Manage Volume Problem with the Songs in iTunes Playlist
Prevent iPad from Syncing Automatically to iTunes
How to Manage Your iPad Without iTunes
