- My New iPad
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- I. Basic Training
- 1. Turning Your iPad On and Off
- 2. Charging and Conserving iPad Battery Power
- 3. Using Your iPad's Physical Controls
- 4. Controlling the iPad User Interface
- 5. Using and Customizing the Virtual Keyboard
- II. Customizing Your iPad
- 6. Customizing the Home Screen
- 7. Using Parental Controls
- 8. Protecting Your Privacy
- 9. Setting the Date and Time
- 10. Restoring and Resetting Your iPad
- 11. Setting Up an Internet Connection
- 12. Installing (and Uninstalling) Apps
- III. Getting on the Internet
- 13. Browsing with Safari
- 14. Using Bookmarks with Safari
- 15. Filling Out Forms Automatically in Safari
- 16. Setting Up and Customizing an Email Account
- 17. Reading, Writing, and Organizing Email
- IV. Sharing Data with Your iPad
- 18. Transferring Photos, Movies, Music, TV Shows, and Podcasts to Your iPad
- 19. Transferring Ebooks and Audiobooks to Your iPad
- 20. Transferring Contacts, Appointments, Mail, Notes, and Bookmarks
- 21. Transferring iTunes University Courses from a Computer to Your iPad
- V. Video, Music, and Ebooks
- 22. Shopping on iTunes and the iBook Store
- 23. Listening to Music and Other Audio Files
- 24. Watching Videos
- 25. Watching YouTube Videos
- 26. Reading Ebooks
- 27. Viewing Photographs
- 28. Using and Sharing Photographs
- VI. Organizing Yourself
- 29. Jotting Down Notes
- 30. Viewing Contact Information
- 31. Tracking Appointments on a Calendar
- 32. Viewing a Map
- 33. Finding Places and Getting Directions with Maps
- 34. Searching Your iPad with Spotlight
- VII. Additional Tips
- 35. Updating the iPad Operating System
- 36. Making an iPad Accessible
- 37. Using Foreign Languages
- 38. Transferring and Editing Microsoft Office Documents
- 39. The Best iPad Apps
- A. The Next Step
- Index
- About the Author
- Updates
You can update your iPad's operating system only through iTunes on your computer. To update the iPad operating system, follow these steps:
Connect your iPad to your computer through the USB cable.
Run iTunes on your Mac or Windows computer.
Click the name of your iPad in the Devices category in the left pane of the iTunes window. The right side of the iTunes window displays a list of tabs such as Info, Apps, and Summary.
Click the Summary tab. Your iPad's operating system version appears at the Software Version label near the top of the screen, as shown in Figure 35-1.
Click Check for Update. If a new version of the operating system is available, you'll be asked whether you want to download and install it. The update process can take time, so be prepared to wait. Don't unplug your iPad from your computer until the installation is finished!
Note
If you click the Restore button, you can restore your iPad from your last backup. (Each time you connect your iPad to your computer, iTunes backs up your iPad data. See Chapter 10 for detailed instructions on resetting and restoring your iPad.)
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