IPad and IPad Pro for Dummies.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McFedries, Paul.

Series:

--For dummies.

For dummies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

iOS (Electronic resource).

iPad (Computer).

Tablet computers.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (387 pages)

Edition:

13th ed.

Place of Publication:

Newark : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2024.

Summary:

Fully updated to cover the latest version of iPadOS and all the newest features, iPad & iPad Pro For Dummies is your fun, full-color guide to the most popular tablet on the market. There are a lot of things you can do with an iPad—browse the internet, take photos and videos, manage your schedule, play games, stream media, create documents, send e-mail, and beyond. Learn how to tackle everything from the basics to more advanced iPad operations, and find tips on how to make the most of the new features and customize your device to your liking. You’re on your way to becoming an iPad power user, with this Dummies title.

Contents:

Intro

Title Page

Copyright Page

Table of Contents

Introduction

About This Book

Foolish Assumptions

Icons Used in This Book

Beyond the Book

Where to Go from Here

Part 1 Getting to Know Your iPad

Chapter 1 Unveiling the iPad

The iPad: A Bird's-Eye View

The iPad as a media player

The iPad as an internet device

The iPad as an e-book reader

The iPad as a multimedia powerhouse

The iPad as a platform for third-party apps

The iPad as a multitasking content production device

What do you need to use an iPad?

Touring the iPad Exterior

Checking out the top

Perusing the bottom

Exploring the right side

Getting to know the back

Becoming familiar with the front

Exploring the Home Screen and Dock

Interpreting the status bar

Exploring the Home screen

Getting to know the dock

Chapter 2 Basic Training

Turning On and Setting Up the iPad

Automatic setup

Manual setup

Mastering the Touchscreen

Training your digits

Navigating beyond the main Home screen page

Select, cut, copy, and paste

To err is human, to undo divine

Running Multiple Apps

Switching between running apps

Sharing the screen with split view

Sharing the screen with slide over

All the iPad's a stage: Multitasking with Stage Manager

Sharing the screen with picture-in-picture

Organizing Icons into Folders

Printing

Searching Your iPad

Getting to Know the iPad's Onscreen Keyboard

Anticipating what comes next

Discovering the special-use keys

Finger-typing on the virtual keyboards

Editing mistakes

Chapter 3 Synchronicity: Getting Stuff to and from Your iPad

A Brief iCloud Primer

Getting in Sync

Sync prep 101

Backing up your iPad

Disconnecting the iPad

Synchronizing Your Data

Syncing contacts

Syncing calendars

Syncing bookmarks.

Advanced syncing

Synchronizing Your Media

Syncing music, music videos, and voice memos

Syncing movies

Syncing TV shows

Syncing audiobooks

Syncing books

Syncing photos

Part 2 The Internet iPad

Chapter 4 Exploring the Web with Safari

Introducing the Safari Web Browser

Exploring the browser

Blasting off into cyberspace

Zooming in and out of a page

Reading clutter-free web pages with reader view

Finding Your Way around the Web

Looking at links

Tabbed browsing

Wrangling tabs into tab groups

Revisiting Web Pages

Bookmarking your favorite sites

Managing bookmarks

Saving a page to your reading list

Clipping a web page to the Home screen

Letting history repeat itself

Saving web pictures

Sharing Your Web Experiences

Launching a Mobile Search Mission

Private Browsing

Smart Safari Settings

Chapter 5 The Email Must Get Through

Prep Work: Setting Up Your Accounts

Getting started

Setting up an email account with iCloud, Gmail, Yahoo!, AOL, or Microsoft Outlook

Setting up an account with another provider

Setting up corporate email

See Me, Read Me, File Me, Delete Me: Working with Messages

Reading messages

Threading messages

Managing messages

Searching emails

Dealing with attachments

More things you can do with messages

Sending Email

Sending an all-text message

Formatting text in an email

Sending a photo or video with an email message

Adding an attachment to an email message

Marking up an attachment

Replying to a message

Forwarding a message

Saving a draft

Scheduling an email to be sent later

Unsending an email

Settings for sending email

Setting Your Message and Account Settings

Checking and viewing email settings

Altering account settings

Chapter 6 Text Messaging.

iMessage versus SMS/MMS: What's the Difference?

Sending Text Messages

Sending a text message to one person

Whoops I: Editing a sent message

Whoops II: Unsending a message

Sending group text messages

Dictating a text message

Sending an audio message

Sending a doodle

Sending a photo

Sending your location

Inviting folks to collaborate on a file

Sending and receiving money

Boosting Your Message with Special Effects

Adding an animation effect to the message bubble

Adding an animation effect to the message window

Decorating a message with a sticker or two

Sending Digital Touch effects

Inserting memoji

Being a Golden Receiver: Receiving iMessages

Changing some receive settings

Forwarding a conversation

Deleting texts

Smart Messaging Tricks

Part 3 Banishing Boredom with the Multimedia iPad

Chapter 7 Apple Music, Books, and News

Music: Listening to Tunes on Your iPad

Listen Now: The Apple Music section of the Music app

Finding new music in Browse

Listening to human DJs in the age of streaming music

Managing music in the library

Working with playlists

Searching for music in the Music App

What about the iTunes Store?

Books: Reading E-books on Your iPad

Read Now: Your iPad's bedside table

Perusing your personal library

Making e-reading easier with a custom font and layout

Searching inside a book

Bookmarks that don't fall out

Adding highlights and notes

Buying books in the Book Store

Reading books with your ears in the Audiobooks section

News: Staying Informed on Your iPad

Chapter 8 iPad Videography

Finding Stuff to Watch

Watching shows with the TV app

Renting and buying at the Apple TV Store

Watching your own videos

Are we compatible?

A moment for HEVC

Playing Video.

Finding and working the video controls

Watching video on a big TV

Deleting video from your iPad

Shooting Your Own Videos

Going slow

Going fast

Editing what you shot

Sharing video

Seeing Is Believing with FaceTime

Getting started with FaceTime

Making a FaceTime call

Receiving a FaceTime call

Chapter 9 iPad Photography

Shooting Photos

Say "Cheese!": Snapping photos

Going pro: Getting the most out of the Camera app

Reducing blurry iPad photos

Browsing and Viewing Your Photos

Navigating and manipulating photos

Selecting photos

Creating a photo album

Marking a photo as a favorite

Streaming photos to Apple TV

Syncing photos to other devices via iCloud

Sharing your photos

Setting up an iCloud shared photo library

Deleting a photo

In the Digital Darkroom: Editing Photos

Cropping and straightening a photo

Applying a filter to a photo

Making a few adjustments

Editing live photos

Entering the Photo Booth

Part 4 Putting the iPad to Work

Chapter 10 Harnessing the Power of Apps

Tapping the Magic of Apps

Shopping for Apps in the App Store

Browsing the App Store

Doing your research: Getting app details

Understanding the age rating

Checking requirements and device support for the app

Reading reviews

Downloading a free app

Purchasing an app

Messing with Your Apps

Check out App Library

Tweaking an app's settings

Taking an app off the Home screen

Offloading unused apps

Deleting an app

Working with Widgets

Viewing your widgets

Adding a widget

Removing a widget

Chapter 11 Staying in Touch: Managing Events and Contacts

Working with the Calendar App

Navigating the calendar

Adding an event to your calendar

Editing an event

Repeating an event

Converting an event to an all-day event.

Adding an alert to an event

Getting more out of the Calendar app

Setting the default calendar

Responding to meeting invitations

Subscribing to calendars

Sifting through Contacts

Navigating your contacts

Creating a contact

Editing a contact

Deleting a contact

Getting more from the Contacts app

Creating a custom field label

Adding fields to a contact

Deleting fields from a contact

Creating a new contact from a vCard

Sorting contacts

Linking contacts

Chapter 12 Indispensable Apps and Utilities

Jotting Stuff Down with Notes

Nudging Yourself with Reminders

Creating a time reminder

Creating a location reminder

Setting a reminder for when you message someone

Creating a list and setting the default list

Completing a reminder

Deleting a reminder

Taming Time with the Clock App

Seeing the time anywhere in the world

Setting an alarm

Timing events with the stopwatch

Starting a countdown timer

Lurking on the Lock Screen

Navigating Notifications

Sharing Your Internet Connection with Personal Hotspot

Dropping In on AirDrop

Chapter 13 Navigating the World

Mapping Locations

Mapping a location by searching for it

Dropping a pin

Looking around your destination

You are here: Mapping your current location

Putting a contact on the map

Mapping an address from an email message

Saving a location as a favorite

Sharing a map

Mapping locations with Siri voice commands

Getting There from Here: Navigating with Maps

Getting directions to a location

Getting live traffic information

Getting directions with Siri voice commands

Chapter 14 Taking Control

Controlling Your iPad from Control Center

Controlling Your iPad with Voice Commands? Siri-ously!

Getting started with Siri

Summoning Siri

Figuring out what to ask.

Making Siri smarter.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-394-24130-5

OCLC:

1430218154