[Mobile Cellphone Info] 32 iPad Tips and Tricks

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You know that your new iPad will let you easily watch movies, browse the
Internet, or play games on the go, but there are many advanced features hidden
beneath the surface of iOS that can improve your tablet computing experience
even further. To help you become an iPad master, we've compiled a handy list of
tips and tricks for new iPad users. Read on if you want to learn how to
multitask, take screenshots, encrypt your backups and more. Set the iPad to
self-destruct in 10 seconds: Okay, not really--but you can set the iPad to erase
all data after ten failed passcode entry attempts by checking the Erase Data
option under Settings, General, Passcode Lock. Don't let AutoCorrect mess you
up: If you don't like the option AutoCorrect gives you, reject it by finishing
the word as you prefer, and then tapping the suggestion. If you want to use
AutoCorrect's choice, just type a space or punctuation mark, or tap Return, the
moment it pops up. Create custom shortcuts for common phrases: Make AutoCorrect
work for you by teaching iOS to transform shorthand (such as "omw") into common
phrases (like "on my way") using iOS 5 shortcuts. Simply navigate to Settings,
General, Keyboard, and select Add New Shortcut. Type the phrase you want to
shorten in the Phrase field, and then type the shortened version you want to use
in the Shortcut field. Download the free iPad User's Guide: You may have noticed
that your iPad didn't come with a big printed manual--that's not Apple's style.
However, you can download the PDF version of the iPad User's Guide from Apple's
website, or you can read it in iBooks if you have that installed (iBooks is
available as a free download in the App Store). Make sure to download the manual
for the version of iOS you're currently using! Use the Side Switch: You can use
the switch on the side either to enable and disable audio alerts (this doesn't
affect video/audio playback) or to lock the screen's orientation in portrait or
landscape mode. You can toggle which function is assigned to the switch by
opening Settings from the home screen, selecting General, and choosing the
function you want under the 'Use Side Switch to' heading. Take a free guided
tour: Apple provides video tutorials on setting up iTunes, as well as a complete
rundown of all your preinstalled apps so that you can get a good look at how to
use them. Speed up your sentences: Double-tapping the spacebar while typing a
message will type a period and a space. Multitask in iOS: You probably already
know that you can press the Home button twice to bring up a list of currently
running or suspended apps. However, you can also swipe the multitasking bar left
to right to quickly access audio/video playback controls, a shortcut to the
iTunes app itself, an AirPlay button that lets you wirelessly mirror the iPad
display on an Apple TV, and volume controls. Also, when you choose whether the
Side Switch should mute alert sounds or lock the screen orientation (see the tip
above), the function you didn't choose will appear in this shortcut bar. Secure
your backups: You can encrypt your iPad's backup data in iTunes. Just open the
iPad in iTunes, click the Summary tab, and check Encrypt iPad backup under the
Options heading. Swap the search engine: Too cool for Google? You can change
Safari's default search engine by going to Settings, Safari, Search Engine.
Alas, you can choose only from Google, Bing, or Yahoo--no vintage Metacrawler
for you. Take a screenshot of whatever is on the screen: Press the Home button
and the sleep/wake button simultaneously. The screenshot will automatically
appear among your photos. Selectively prevent automatic sync: Sometimes you
don't want to sync your iPad when you connect it to your computer. In that case,
hold down Shift-Ctrl (or Command-Option, on a Mac) in iTunes while plugging your
iPad in, and iTunes will skip the automatic sync just this once. Alternatively,
you can safely interrupt a sync by dragging the unlock slider on your device
while the iPad is midsync. Toggle 3G/LTE data roaming: If you're using a 3G
iPad, you can turn data roaming on in the Settings, Cellular Data menu in case
you want to try receiving cellular Internet through a different provider (fees
may apply). You can also disable LTE service if you're trying to conserve
bandwidth, and you can check your data usage by going to Settings, General,
Usage. Restrict mature content: Go to Settings, General, Restrictions and tap
Enable Restrictions to selectively apply controls on your apps, content, Game
Center, and more. You can use this setting to limit mature content on your new
iPad by disabling explicit-language recognition, blocking podcasts that have the
"Explicit" tag, or blocking movies, TV shows, and apps that are rated for mature
audiences. Make your passcode more complicated: iOS defaults to a four-number
passcode, but you can turn it off by going to Settings, General, Passcode Lock,
Simple Passcode. Now you can use any full keyboard password to lock the iPad.
The password also helps to encrypt your mail and attachments on the iPad, so you
probably want to make it safer than a four-digit number. Tweak AutoFill: You can
choose to enable Safari's AutoFill feature under Settings, Safari, AutoFill.
From there you can tell Safari to fill out forms automatically, either by using
your specified contact information or by remembering the names and passwords
from previous website login sessions. Sync your bookmarks: You can use iTunes to
sync your iPad's Safari bookmarks with your PC's Web browser. Open the iPad tab
in iTunes, click the Info tab, scroll down to the Other heading, check Sync
bookmarks with, and choose your preferred browser. Email photos: The easiest way
to email photos from an iPad is to open the Photos app, select a photo, press
the button in the upper-right corner (the rectangle with the right-facing arrow,
not the AirPlay or trash can button), and choose Email photo... to send. Test
your Web links: You can check a linked word's actual destination URL by touching
and holding down on the link--it's a perfect way to sniff out phishy links.
Choose an app for email attachments: You can open a file attached to an email
message by tapping the attachment in Mail, but if the default app isn't the one
you want to use, simply press and hold and wait for a menu that lets you select
an app. Use your iPad as a picture frame: Not for physical photographs of
course, but you can press the Picture icon in the lower-right corner of the lock
screen to have the iPad display your photo stream as a slideshow. Show traffic
conditions: Open Maps, press the dog-eared page icon in the lower right, and
then turn the Traffic overlay on. If your iPad has an Internet connection, Maps
will show real-time traffic conditions in the displayed area. Green means
traffic is going at the posted speed limit, yellow means traffic is slower than
the posted speed limit, and red means traffic is stop-and-go. Share podcasts
with friends: Listening to a podcast that you think a friend would like? You can
share the link while you're listening to it by pressing the Email button while
it's open. Don't forget your downloads: You can immediately see if your iTunes
account is due for incoming downloads by opening iTunes on your PC, clicking the
Store menu, and selecting Check for available downloads. This trick can come in
handy if your download process is interrupted, or if you missed some bonus
iTunes content that came with an album you purchased. Turn on Universal Access:
You can enable options such as closed-captioned movies, VoiceOver screen
reading, zoom magnification, and inverted white-on-black text by selecting the
iPad in iTunes, opening the Summary tab, and clicking Configure Universal Access
under the Options heading. Forget Wi-Fi networks: So you accidentally connected
to a network once, and your iPad remembers it for life--whether you like it or
not. On your iPad, go to Settings, Wi-Fi, and find the network under the 'Choose
a Network' heading. Tap the blue arrow next to the network you want to remove,
and tap the button on the top that says Forget this Network. Customize your
Spotlight searches: The iPad uses Spotlight for its built-in search functions,
and you can tweak it to your needs under Settings, General, Spotlight Search. If
you have a lot of data on your iPad, for example, you can selectively disable
search in different categories (Contacts, Applications, Audiobooks, Notes,
Events, Mail, and so on) that you don't use so that your desired results show up
faster. You can also simply change the order in which the search-result
categories display by dragging them up and down, so that your more frequently
used search categories appear at the top of the page. Turn off in-app purchases:
Go to Settings, General, Restrictions and tap Enable Restrictions to selectively
enable restrictions for your apps, content, Game Center, and more. If you're
worried about other people breaking your bank account on in-app purchases, just
disable In-App Purchases under the 'Allowed Content' setting. Switch up the
fetching frequency: Your iPad automatically grabs new data, such as incoming
email. However, the iPad also periodically activates apps that don't support
iOS's Push feature so that they can go fetch new data--which uses the tablet's
battery life. You can tweak your Push and Fetch settings in Settings under the
Mail, Contacts, Calendars menu by toggling the Fetch New Data option. Change
your email signature: Don't be one of those people who leave the default 'Sent
from my iPad' signature on all their messages. Change it in Settings, Mail,
Contacts, Calendars, Signature to something more interesting. Master
multitasking gesture controls: Enable multitasking gesture controls in any iPad
running iOS 5 or later by navigating to General, Settings and toggling
Multitasking Gestures on. Now you can place four or five fingers on the screen
at once and swipe them left or right to switch between open apps, or swipe up to
display the multitasking bar. You can pinch your fingers together on the screen
to return to the iPad home screen. Sync your iPad wirelessly: To set up iTunes
wireless syncing, plug your iPad into your PC, make sure both devices are
connected to the same wireless network, and then boot up iTunes on your PC. On
your iPad, navigate to Settings, General, iTunes Wi-Fi Sync, select the computer
you want to sync with, and tap the Sync Now button. Your iPad should sync
wirelessly with your computer, and will now do so automatically whenever you
have it plugged in and connected to the same Wi-Fi network as your computer.
Looking for more tips? This list is dynamic and will be updated as updated
versions of the iPad are released and we discover new tricks, so check back
regularly. The lion's share of these features should be available no matter
which iPad you own (though obviously if you don't own an iPad with a cellular
data plan you won't get much use out of our cellular data tips) but if you're
looking for more specific guides, check out our iPad 2 Tips & Tricks list or our
guide to getting more from your iPad. See more like this


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