Table of Contents

1 Getting Started

Three Generations of iPads

Identifying Your iPad

One Operating System

The iPad Buttons and Switches

The Home Button

The Wake/Sleep Button

The Volume Control

The Side Switch

Orientation and Movement

Screen Gestures

Tapping and Touching

Pinching

Dragging and Flicking

Four-Finger Gestures

iPad Screens

The Lock Screen

The Home Screen

An App Screen

The Search Screen

The Settings Screen

Interacting with Your iPad

Common Interface Elements

Using the On-Screen Keyboard

Dictating Text

Editing Text

2 Customizing Your iPad

Changing Your Wallpaper

Getting Details About Your iPad

Setting Alert Sounds

Password Protecting Your iPad

Setting Parental Restrictions

Setting Side Switch Functionality

Setting Your Date and Time

Modifying Keyboard Settings

Changing Safari Settings

Changing Music Settings

Notification Center Settings

More Settings

3 Networking and Syncing

Setting Up Your Wi-Fi Network Connection

Setting Up Your 3G/4G Connection

Syncing with iTunes

Syncing Contacts, Calendars, and Other Information

Syncing Apps

Syncing Documents

Syncing Music

Syncing Photos

4 Playing Music and Video

Playing a Song

Building a Playlist

Making iTunes Purchases

Downloading Podcasts

Playing Video

Viewing YouTube Videos

Using AirPlay to Play Music and Video on Other Devices

Home Sharing

5 Reading Books

Buying a Book from Apple

Reading a Book

Using Reading Aids

Adding Notes and Highlights

Adding Bookmarks

Organizing Your Books

Using iBooks Alternatives

6 Organizing Your Life

Adding a Contact

Searching for a Contact

Working with Contacts

Creating a Calendar Event

Using Calendar Views

Day View

Week View

Month View

List View

Creating Notes

Setting Reminders

7 Surfing the Web

Browsing to a URL

Searching the Web

Viewing Web Pages

Returning to Previously Visited Websites

Bookmarking Websites

Deleting Your Bookmarks

Creating Home Screen Bookmarks

Filling in Web Forms

Opening Multiple Web Pages

Copying Text and Images from Web Pages

Using Images from Web Pages

Viewing News Articles with Safari Reader

8 Communicating with Email, Messaging, and Twitter

Configuring Your Email

Reading Your Email

Composing a New Message

Creating a Signature

Deleting and Moving Messages

Searching Email

Configuring How Email Is Received

More Email Settings

Setting Up Messaging

Conversing with Messages

Setting Up Twitter

Following People on Twitter

How to Tweet

9 Taking and Editing Photos

Taking Photos

Using Photo Booth

Browsing Your Photos

Editing Photos

Sharing Photos

Viewing Albums

Creating Albums

Creating a Slideshow

Turning Your iPad into a Picture Frame

Capturing the Screen

Deleting Photos

Adjusting Photos in iPhoto

Using Brushed Effects on Photos in iPhoto

Applying Special Effects to Photos in iPhoto

Sharing Photos with iPhoto

Creating Online Journals with iPhoto

10 Recording Video

Shooting Video

Trimming Video Clips

Combining Clips in iMovie

Editing Transitions in iMovie

Adding Photos to Your Video in iMovie

Adding Video Titles in iMovie

Setting Up FaceTime

Placing Video Calls with FaceTime

Receiving Video Calls with FaceTime

11 Writing with Pages

Creating a New Document

Styling Text

Reusing Styles

Formatting Text

Creating Lists

Column Layouts

Inserting Images

Using Shapes in Documents

Creating Tables

Creating Charts

Document Setup

Sharing and Printing Documents

12 Spreadsheets with Numbers

Creating a New Spreadsheet

Totaling Columns

Averaging Columns

Performing Calculations

Formatting Tables

Creating Forms

Creating Charts

Using Multiple Tables

13 Presentations with Keynote

Building a Simple Presentation

Building Your Own Slide

Adding Transitions

Organizing Slides

Playing Your Presentation

Presenting on an External Display

14 Navigating with Maps

Finding a Location

Searching for Places and Things

Getting Directions

Setting Bookmarks

Using Views

Getting Traffic Reports

15 The World of Apps

Purchasing an App

Arranging Apps on Your iPad

Creating App Folders

Viewing Currently Running Apps

Quitting Apps

Finding Good Apps

Using iPhone/iPod touch Apps

Getting Help with Apps

Telling Friends About Apps

16 Using Popular and Critical Apps

Using iTap VNC

Using Bento

Using GoodReader

Using NewsRack

Using Flipboard

Using OmniGraffle

Adding a Dictionary and Thesaurus

Using MindNode

Using Skype for iPad

Putting Notes on Your Home/Lock Screen

Recording Voice Memos

Handwriting Notes

Using Epicurious

Other Useful Apps

17 Games and Entertainment

Composing Music with GarageBand

Watching Movies and TV Shows with Netflix

Reading Comics

Listening to Music with Pandora Radio

Using Game Center

Playing iPad Games

Air Hockey

Highborn

Harbor Master

Angry Birds

Galcon Fusion

Plants vs. Zombies

Monkey Island 2 Special Edition

Scrabble

Field Runners

Real Racing 2 HD

Gold Strike

18 iPad Accessories

Printing from Your iPad

iPad Smart Cover

Apple iPad Dock

Apple Video Output Adapters

Dock to VGA Adapter

Digital AV Adapters

Apple Wireless Keyboard

Power/Dock Accessories

Protecting Your iPad

Apple iPad Camera Connection Kit

Index