iPad All-in-One For Dummies. Nancy C. Muir

ad All-in-One For Dummies®, 7th Edition

      iPad All-in-One For Dummies®, 7th Edition

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      ISBN 978-1-118-94441-7 (pbk); ISBN 978-1-118-94443-1 (epdf); ISBN 978-1-118-94442-4 (ePub)

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      Introduction

      Apple turned the computing world on its ear when it introduced the iPad. This small wonder, which weighed less than a pound and a half, sold many tens of millions of units in its first few years for good reason: It’s well designed and feature rich, and it opens a world of apps and media viewing in a highly portable format.

       About This Book

      iPad All-in-One For Dummies, 7th Edition, has one aim: to be the ultimate reference on the coolest digital device of the day. If you’re reasonably computer savvy, you can use this book to get up to speed quickly the day you buy your iPad, and then you can pick up the book again anytime you feel like taking your knowledge of the iPad to the next level. Even if you’ve been puttering with your iPad for a while, you’ll still find things between these covers that you didn’t know about.

      Though the iPad is relatively simple to use, a lot is packed in there, and you can get even more from it by downloading apps to do seemingly everything under the sun. This book approaches the iPad from every angle: from the basics to powerful road-warrior tools.

      You can read step-by-step instructions for basic tasks, hot tips for getting the most out of iPad, and tips about apps that can take your iPad experience further.

       Foolish Assumptions

      To offer you a book that gives you insight into the powerful ways you can use iPad, I have to assume that you’re computer and mobile-phone literate. You don’t have to be an iPhone user to use this book (though iPhone has a great many similarities to iPad and shares many apps with it). You don’t even have to be a Mac-oriented person – PC people do just fine with the iPad.

      I also assume that you want to take your use of the iPad to the next level by getting helpful tips and advice as well as discovering several apps that are useful in expanding your iPad experience. You may use the iPad for personal pleasure or to get your work done – or both. If you travel a great deal or use the iPad to work, you’ll find extra benefits in the material covered in Books III and IV.

       Icons Used in This Book

      Little pictures often found in the margin of technical books help you quickly find certain types of information, such as tips or warnings. Here are the icons you should look for in iPad All-in-One For Dummies, 7th Edition:

      

The Tip icon points to a tiny bit of advice about the current topic or other useful strategies for advancing your iPad experience to the next level.

      

The Remember icon signals either a pertinent fact that relates to the topic you’re reading about (but which could also be mentioned elsewhere in the book) or a reiteration of a particularly important piece of information that’s, well, worth repeating.

      

The Warning icon alerts you to potential pitfalls, so don’t ignore it. Ignoring the Warning icon might leave you with lost data, a broken iPad, or a lost connection.

      

For the latest and greatest features of iPad Air 2 and iPad mini 3 , hunt for the New icon. If you own an earlier generation of iPad or iPad mini, this information can help you understand where your model might differ in its functionality. Note: Most features on your iPad will match this book no matter what version of iPad you have if you upgrade to the current operating system, iOS 8. However, the original iPad doesn’t support iOS 8 at all, so none of the coverage in this book is relevant to that model.

      

The Technical Stuff icon marks iPad information that ventures beyond the basics.

       Beyond the Book

      This section describes where you can find the book’s companion content at www.dummies.com.