The two most common reasons to reset your iPad is to sell or give it to someone else or to fix a problem that resetting might fix. You may also want to reset certain settings (such as Network or Home Screen Layout) if you accidentally mess something up. Restoring your iPad is an easy way to get your iPad back into working order, with all your apps, settings, and games intact.

Now that you know about these options, feel free to experiment with your iPad. Play around with your apps, move them around the screen, and practice downloading files. Like learning any new skill, you're going to make mistakes initially, so embrace that fact, toy around with different features, and rest assured that you can always restore your iPad to its original settings no matter how badly you may accidentally foul it up.

Don't be shy about using your iPad. At the worst, you'll just lose time restoring or resetting your iPad. But at best, you'll gain more confidence using your iPad and may just discover a unique feature that you might not have found if you hadn't thrown caution aside and toyed with your iPad just to see what it could do.