iPad Portable Genius
Portable Genius
4. Edition April 2021
224 Pages, Softcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd
ISBN:
978-1-119-76358-1
John Wiley & Sons
Further versions
Increase your iPad IQ with this genius-level guide to the Apple iPad
If you want to squeeze every last bit of incredible from your Apple iPad we've got you covered with this newly revised iPad Portable Genius. Want to learn how to connect to a network? How to configure your tablet? How to surf the web more comfortably? All while keeping your identity and accounts private and secure?
With the iPad Portable Genius as your guide, you'll unlock the full potential of your iPad in no time at all. You'll learn how to:
* Get the most out of sending and receiving your email
* Have fun with your images and take crystal-clear photos every time
* Shoot and edit video right on your iPad
* Manage your busy schedule with calendars
Perfect for anyone looking to save time and reveal the true power and flexibility of their iPad, the iPad Portable Genius, Fourth Edition contains all the new, engaging, and extensively illustrated info you need to master your tablet.
Acknowledgments iii
Introduction x
Chapter 1 How Do Get Started with My iPad? 2
Using the Top Button 4
Sleeping and waking the iPad 5
Turning the iPad off and back on again 5
Making a purchase 6
Using the Home Button 7
Setting the Volume 8
Working with the Touchscreen 8
Understanding touchscreen gestures 9
Searching for stuff on your iPad 9
Switching from one app to another 11
Shutting down an app 11
Typing on the touchscreen keyboard 12
Editing with Your iPad 14
Editing text 14
Selecting, copying, and pasting text 15
Copying and pasting an image 17
Undoing an edit 17
Configuring iPad from the Control Center 18
Chapter 2 How Do I Connect to a Network? 20
Making Wi-Fi Network Connections 22
Displaying nearby Wi-Fi
networks automatically 23
Making a connection to a hidden Wi-Fi network 23
Working with Wi-Fi Connections 24
Checking Wi-Fi security 25
Using Wi-Fi to transfer a file from your Mac to your iPad 25
Preventing your iPad from automatically joining a known network connection 26
Shutting off the Wi-Fi antenna 26
Tethering to an iPhone Internet Connection 27
Working with Cellular-Enabled iPads 29
Tracking cellular data usage 29
Shutting off the LTE antenna 29
Preventing your iPad from using cellular data 30
Controlling app access to cellular data 30
Disabling data roaming 30
Switching to Low Data Mode 31
Activating Airplane Mode 31
Connecting Bluetooth Devices 32
Making your iPad discoverable 32
Pairing with a Bluetooth keyboard 33
Pairing with Bluetooth headphones 34
Selecting paired headphones as the audio output device 34
Unpairing your iPad from a Bluetooth device 35
Chapter 3 How Do I Configure My iPad? 36
Customizing the iPad Home Screen 38
Rearranging the Home screen icons 38
Storing multiple app icons in an app folder 39
Adding a web page icon to the Home screen 40
Dealing with App Notifications 41
Opening the Notification Center 41
Working with notifications 42
Configuring an app's notifications 43
Configuring Do Not Disturb settings 45
Trying Out a Few More Useful iPad Customizations 46
Changing your iPad's name 46
Customizing iPad sounds 46
Customizing the iPad keyboard 47
Configuring the Siri voice assistant 51
Configuring and using multitasking 52
Controlling your iPad's privacy settings 54
Configuring your iPad to use Apple Pay 54
Chapter 4 How Can I Get More Out of Web Surfing? 56
Surfing with the Touchscreen 58
Utilizing Pro Tips for Easier Web Browsing 59
Browsing with tabs 59
Opening a tab in the foreground 61
Working with iCloud tabs 62
Viewing a page without distractions 62
Requesting a website's desktop version 63
Working with bookmarks 64
Adding pages to your Reading List 67
Revisiting pages using the History list 67
Dealing with Forms 68
Filling in forms faster with AutoFill 69
Storing website login data 70
Storing website logins manually 72
Enhancing Web Browsing Privacy 73
Deleting sites from your browsing history 73
Removing website data 74
Browsing privately 75
Making Safari Even Easier and Better 76
Switching the default search engine 76
Searching for text in a web page 76
Searching the web with Siri 77
Sharing a link via AirDrop 78
Chapter 5 How Do I Make the Most of Email? 80
Managing Your Accounts 82
Adding an email account manually 82
Changing the default account 84
Disabling an account 85
Removing an account 85
Switching from one account to another 86
Configuring Some Useful Mail Settings 86
Creating a custom email signature 86
Thwarting spammers by disabling remote images 87
Stopping messages from getting organized by thread 88
Customizing Mail's swipe options 89
Working with Email Messages 89
Adding iCloud folders 89
Attaching a document from iCloud Drive 90
Formatting message text 90
Maintaining messages with swipe gestures 91
Marking every message as read 92
Controlling email with Siri voice commands 92
Chapter 6 How Can I Have Fun with Photos? 94
Browsing and Viewing Your Photos 96
Navigating and manipulating photos 97
Creating a photo album 98
Marking a photo as a favorite 98
Streaming photos to Apple TV 98
Editing a Photo 99
Enhancing color and brightness 99
Cropping and straightening a photo 100
Applying a filter to a photo 102
Adjusting the lighting in a photo 102
Using the Cameras 103
Launching the Camera app 104
Taking a photo 104
Learning the Camera app's features 105
Focusing your shot 106
Locking the exposure and focus 106
Zooming in and out of the shot 107
Shooting live photos 108
Shooting a panoramic photo 108
Shooting a photo with a time delay 110
Reducing blurry iPad photos 110
Chapter 7 How Can I Create Video on My iPad? 112
Recording Video 114
Recording video on your iPad 114
Shooting a time-lapse video 116
Setting the recording format for video and slow motion 116
Editing Recorded Video 117
Creating Videos with the Clips App 118
Creating a Clips video 119
Adding a new Clips project 122
Making Movies with iMovie 122
Creating a new iMovie project 122
Opening a project for editing 123
Importing media into your project 124
Working with video clips 126
Working with your project 131
Chapter 8 How Do I Manage My Contacts? 134
Getting Started with Contacts 136
Creating a Contact 137
Editing a Contact 138
Assigning phone numbers to a contact 138
Assigning email addresses to a contact 140
Assigning web addresses to a contact 140
Assigning social media data to a contact 141
Assigning physical addresses to a contact 142
Adding a photo to a contact 143
Deleting a contact 144
Getting More Out of Contacts 145
Creating a custom field label 145
Adding fields to a contact 145
Deleting fields from a contact 146
Creating a new contact from a vCard 147
Sending and receiving a contact via AirDrop 148
Sorting contacts 149
Syncing contacts 149
Chapter 9 How Do I Track My Events and Appointments? 150
Getting Started with the Calendar App 152
Tracking Your Events 153
Adding an event to your calendar 154
Editing an event 154
Repeating an event 155
Converting an event to an all-day event 156
Adding an alert to an event 157
Getting More Out of the Calendar App 158
Setting the default calendar 159
Subscribing to a calendar 159
Controlling events with Siri voice commands 160
Handling Microsoft Exchange meeting requests 161
Working with Reminders 162
Creating a time reminder 162
Creating a location reminder 163
Creating a new list and setting the default list 164
Completing a reminder 164
Deleting a reminder 165
Setting reminders with Siri voice commands 165
Chapter 10 How Can I Navigate My World with iPad? 166
Working with Location Services 168
Controlling how apps access Location Services 168
Shutting off Location Services 170
Mapping Locations 171
Searching for a location 171
Marking a location 173
Flying over your destination 174
Mapping your current location 174
Mapping a contact's address 176
Mapping an address from an email 177
Saving a location as a favorite 177
Sharing a map 178
Mapping locations with Siri voice commands 178
Navigating with Maps 178
Getting directions to a location 179
Getting live traffic information 180
Getting directions with Siri voice commands 181
Chapter 11 How Do I Protect My iPad? 182
Locking Your iPad 184
Locking your iPad with a passcode 184
Locking your iPad with a fingerprint 186
Locking your iPad with facial recognition 188
Configuring Your Tablet to Sleep Automatically 190
Backing Up Your Tablet 190
Setting Restrictions on a Child's iPad 191
Chapter 12 How Do I Solve iPad Problems? 194
Troubleshooting iPad Problems: A Quick Guide 196
Troubleshooting iPad Problems Step-by-Step 196
Step 1: Shut down whatever app you're using 197
Step 2: Restore a changed setting 198
Step 3: Shut down and then restart your iPad 198
Step 4: Reboot the iPad hardware 200
Step 5: Recharge your iPad 200
Step 6: Check for iPadOS updates 200
Step 7: Free up storage space 201
Step 8: Check your Wi-Fi connection 202
Step 9: Reset your settings 204
Step 10: Erase and restore your content and settings 205
Index 208
Introduction x
Chapter 1 How Do Get Started with My iPad? 2
Using the Top Button 4
Sleeping and waking the iPad 5
Turning the iPad off and back on again 5
Making a purchase 6
Using the Home Button 7
Setting the Volume 8
Working with the Touchscreen 8
Understanding touchscreen gestures 9
Searching for stuff on your iPad 9
Switching from one app to another 11
Shutting down an app 11
Typing on the touchscreen keyboard 12
Editing with Your iPad 14
Editing text 14
Selecting, copying, and pasting text 15
Copying and pasting an image 17
Undoing an edit 17
Configuring iPad from the Control Center 18
Chapter 2 How Do I Connect to a Network? 20
Making Wi-Fi Network Connections 22
Displaying nearby Wi-Fi
networks automatically 23
Making a connection to a hidden Wi-Fi network 23
Working with Wi-Fi Connections 24
Checking Wi-Fi security 25
Using Wi-Fi to transfer a file from your Mac to your iPad 25
Preventing your iPad from automatically joining a known network connection 26
Shutting off the Wi-Fi antenna 26
Tethering to an iPhone Internet Connection 27
Working with Cellular-Enabled iPads 29
Tracking cellular data usage 29
Shutting off the LTE antenna 29
Preventing your iPad from using cellular data 30
Controlling app access to cellular data 30
Disabling data roaming 30
Switching to Low Data Mode 31
Activating Airplane Mode 31
Connecting Bluetooth Devices 32
Making your iPad discoverable 32
Pairing with a Bluetooth keyboard 33
Pairing with Bluetooth headphones 34
Selecting paired headphones as the audio output device 34
Unpairing your iPad from a Bluetooth device 35
Chapter 3 How Do I Configure My iPad? 36
Customizing the iPad Home Screen 38
Rearranging the Home screen icons 38
Storing multiple app icons in an app folder 39
Adding a web page icon to the Home screen 40
Dealing with App Notifications 41
Opening the Notification Center 41
Working with notifications 42
Configuring an app's notifications 43
Configuring Do Not Disturb settings 45
Trying Out a Few More Useful iPad Customizations 46
Changing your iPad's name 46
Customizing iPad sounds 46
Customizing the iPad keyboard 47
Configuring the Siri voice assistant 51
Configuring and using multitasking 52
Controlling your iPad's privacy settings 54
Configuring your iPad to use Apple Pay 54
Chapter 4 How Can I Get More Out of Web Surfing? 56
Surfing with the Touchscreen 58
Utilizing Pro Tips for Easier Web Browsing 59
Browsing with tabs 59
Opening a tab in the foreground 61
Working with iCloud tabs 62
Viewing a page without distractions 62
Requesting a website's desktop version 63
Working with bookmarks 64
Adding pages to your Reading List 67
Revisiting pages using the History list 67
Dealing with Forms 68
Filling in forms faster with AutoFill 69
Storing website login data 70
Storing website logins manually 72
Enhancing Web Browsing Privacy 73
Deleting sites from your browsing history 73
Removing website data 74
Browsing privately 75
Making Safari Even Easier and Better 76
Switching the default search engine 76
Searching for text in a web page 76
Searching the web with Siri 77
Sharing a link via AirDrop 78
Chapter 5 How Do I Make the Most of Email? 80
Managing Your Accounts 82
Adding an email account manually 82
Changing the default account 84
Disabling an account 85
Removing an account 85
Switching from one account to another 86
Configuring Some Useful Mail Settings 86
Creating a custom email signature 86
Thwarting spammers by disabling remote images 87
Stopping messages from getting organized by thread 88
Customizing Mail's swipe options 89
Working with Email Messages 89
Adding iCloud folders 89
Attaching a document from iCloud Drive 90
Formatting message text 90
Maintaining messages with swipe gestures 91
Marking every message as read 92
Controlling email with Siri voice commands 92
Chapter 6 How Can I Have Fun with Photos? 94
Browsing and Viewing Your Photos 96
Navigating and manipulating photos 97
Creating a photo album 98
Marking a photo as a favorite 98
Streaming photos to Apple TV 98
Editing a Photo 99
Enhancing color and brightness 99
Cropping and straightening a photo 100
Applying a filter to a photo 102
Adjusting the lighting in a photo 102
Using the Cameras 103
Launching the Camera app 104
Taking a photo 104
Learning the Camera app's features 105
Focusing your shot 106
Locking the exposure and focus 106
Zooming in and out of the shot 107
Shooting live photos 108
Shooting a panoramic photo 108
Shooting a photo with a time delay 110
Reducing blurry iPad photos 110
Chapter 7 How Can I Create Video on My iPad? 112
Recording Video 114
Recording video on your iPad 114
Shooting a time-lapse video 116
Setting the recording format for video and slow motion 116
Editing Recorded Video 117
Creating Videos with the Clips App 118
Creating a Clips video 119
Adding a new Clips project 122
Making Movies with iMovie 122
Creating a new iMovie project 122
Opening a project for editing 123
Importing media into your project 124
Working with video clips 126
Working with your project 131
Chapter 8 How Do I Manage My Contacts? 134
Getting Started with Contacts 136
Creating a Contact 137
Editing a Contact 138
Assigning phone numbers to a contact 138
Assigning email addresses to a contact 140
Assigning web addresses to a contact 140
Assigning social media data to a contact 141
Assigning physical addresses to a contact 142
Adding a photo to a contact 143
Deleting a contact 144
Getting More Out of Contacts 145
Creating a custom field label 145
Adding fields to a contact 145
Deleting fields from a contact 146
Creating a new contact from a vCard 147
Sending and receiving a contact via AirDrop 148
Sorting contacts 149
Syncing contacts 149
Chapter 9 How Do I Track My Events and Appointments? 150
Getting Started with the Calendar App 152
Tracking Your Events 153
Adding an event to your calendar 154
Editing an event 154
Repeating an event 155
Converting an event to an all-day event 156
Adding an alert to an event 157
Getting More Out of the Calendar App 158
Setting the default calendar 159
Subscribing to a calendar 159
Controlling events with Siri voice commands 160
Handling Microsoft Exchange meeting requests 161
Working with Reminders 162
Creating a time reminder 162
Creating a location reminder 163
Creating a new list and setting the default list 164
Completing a reminder 164
Deleting a reminder 165
Setting reminders with Siri voice commands 165
Chapter 10 How Can I Navigate My World with iPad? 166
Working with Location Services 168
Controlling how apps access Location Services 168
Shutting off Location Services 170
Mapping Locations 171
Searching for a location 171
Marking a location 173
Flying over your destination 174
Mapping your current location 174
Mapping a contact's address 176
Mapping an address from an email 177
Saving a location as a favorite 177
Sharing a map 178
Mapping locations with Siri voice commands 178
Navigating with Maps 178
Getting directions to a location 179
Getting live traffic information 180
Getting directions with Siri voice commands 181
Chapter 11 How Do I Protect My iPad? 182
Locking Your iPad 184
Locking your iPad with a passcode 184
Locking your iPad with a fingerprint 186
Locking your iPad with facial recognition 188
Configuring Your Tablet to Sleep Automatically 190
Backing Up Your Tablet 190
Setting Restrictions on a Child's iPad 191
Chapter 12 How Do I Solve iPad Problems? 194
Troubleshooting iPad Problems: A Quick Guide 196
Troubleshooting iPad Problems Step-by-Step 196
Step 1: Shut down whatever app you're using 197
Step 2: Restore a changed setting 198
Step 3: Shut down and then restart your iPad 198
Step 4: Reboot the iPad hardware 200
Step 5: Recharge your iPad 200
Step 6: Check for iPadOS updates 200
Step 7: Free up storage space 201
Step 8: Check your Wi-Fi connection 202
Step 9: Reset your settings 204
Step 10: Erase and restore your content and settings 205
Index 208
Paul McFedries is president of Logophilia Limited, a technical writing company. Over the past 40 years, Paul has programmed everything from mainframes to desktops to bar code scanners, and his nearly 100 books have sold more than four million copies worldwide. Visit him at www.paulmcfedries.com.
Fun, hip, and straightforward, the Portable Genius series gives forward-thinking technology users helpful information in handy, compact books that are easy to navigate and don't skimp on the essentials. Collect the whole series and make the most of your digital lifestyle.
Fun, hip, and straightforward, the Portable Genius series gives forward-thinking technology users helpful information in handy, compact books that are easy to navigate and don't skimp on the essentials. Collect the whole series and make the most of your digital lifestyle.
