There's an old story about blind men examining an elephant. Based on what they feel, each man concludes that the elephant is something completely different—one man believes the elephant is a tree, another man a snake, the third a spear. When you first share your iPad with your family and friends, you might find them disagreeing in much the same way.
The iPad offers so many features that one person may focus on its ebook reading features, another may focus on its video and music playing capabilities, someone else might be interested in browsing the Internet, and still another might focus on the ability to type and edit text to create slide show presentations, spreadsheets, or business reports.
To help you learn the multiple features of the iPad, this book will gently guide you through the basics of using your iPad for personal and business use. With an iPad, you actually have a miniature computer for both viewing and creating content, and this book will show you how to make your iPad work best for you.
If you already use an iPhone or an iPod Touch, you already know how to use most of the iPad's features. If you use any type of smartphone that offers touch screen gestures, you'll find many of the iPad's touch screen gestures familiar as well. Even if you've never used any type of touch screen device before, you'll find that the iPad can be friendly, forgiving, and fun.
Think of the iPad as a multipurpose, portable computer that you can take wherever you go and use whenever you need it. The iPad isn't just a replacement for an existing computer, but a versatile device that offers an infinite number of possible uses, limited only by your imagination.
To help you get started using your iPad right away, this book is divided into short chapters that act like recipes in a cookbook. Each chapter explains how to accomplish a specific task and then lists all the steps you need to follow.
By following the book's hands-on instructions for accomplishing common tasks, you can learn how to achieve specific results using your iPad right away. Best of all, you don't have to read this book in any specific order. Just bounce around and follow the chapters that catch your interest while ignoring the chapters that you don't care about.
Although the iPad comes packed with plenty of features, don't feel you need to learn everything at once. Just learn the features that you need right now and have fun right away. By following the chapters in this book, you'll learn how to use your iPad and make it a useful and indispensable tool that you can rely on wherever you go.