iPad Basics: Tips & Tricks for Newbies Judy Tucker, NWOET Associate Director for Professional Development Judy Tucker, NWOET Associate Director for Professional Development

Setting up your iPad Need a computer with iTunes Need an iTunes account Very helpful to have credit or gift card to set up account Takes from 5 to 15 minutes if there’s no complications

App Store Need Apple ID and password Many free educational apps Most - you get what you pay for Beware of in-app options Part of iTunes Store

iTunes Store iPhone, iPad, iPod touch Apps Books Podcasts Movies, TV shows, etc. Music iTunes U

Install these apps for this training: iBook Then get this FREE ‘book‘ iPad User Guide Dropbox Evernote Storykit

Four buttons Home button - indented w/ white square Sleep/wake button - top right Volume control - up and down Mute or lock display in horizontal or vertical position (set your preference in Settings)

Arranging Apps Maximum of 6 in dock Hold any app icon until all are shaking; Drag on page or to another page Click on Home button to leave ‘earthquake’ mode Delete app by holding down icon in ‘earthquake mode & clicking x

Moving & Deleting Apps Hold to enter ‘Earthquake’ mode Hold and drag to move app To delete, press and hold, then tap the ‘x’ symbol that appears

Folderize apps or not??? Maximum apps that will display: 11 pages x on dock=226 Even 16GB iPad can hold many more than 226; locate & open with Spotlight Folders are only option to display them all!

Save time using Spotlight Screen (page) to left of home page Smart searching - usually only have to type in first few letters and suggested apps/contacts/song will be listed Click on desired choice

Keep a cloth handy... Or a SMART Cover Microfiber Do not spray directly on iPad Screen protectors???

Password Protection Four digits Set restrictions See all options in Settings

Best to charge overnight 4-5 hrs. for full charge Full charges lasts 8-9 hrs. Use wall charger that comes with iPad Charging with USB to computer takes longer Rarely need to power off iPad; just put it to sleep

Soft Reset Extreme cases when iPad freezes Hold Sleep/Wake button and Home button for a few seconds; iPad will restart Force quit an app, hold Sleep/Wake button until “Slide to Power Off” comes up; then hold Home button for about 5 seconds

Hard Reset Notice strange behavior Have 20%+ charge, in ‘Power On’ state, hold down Sleep/Wake and Home buttons at same time, ignore red slide ‘To power off, keep both buttons down until white Apple logo appears (could take a long time)

Set up account Highly recommended - Best way to get anything ‘out’ of the iPad This is the address from which your photo, note, etc. will be sent Gmail, Hotmail, Yahoo, RR, AOL - easiest; school more complex to set up

Simply Notes! Minimal editing Cut, Copy, Paste Options to send by Auto-save; first line if the file name

Make use of suggestions This feature can be turned off in keyboard settings (Settings>General) To choose the suggestion, simply stop typing and tap the space bar Shake to undo/redo or use undo/redo keys

Triple-layer keyboard Alphabet Numbers & more Symbols Keyboard secrets: Slide to cap Cap lock Shortcuts - apostrophe & quotes Multi-function keys

Using the magnifying glass Zone in to edit misspellings or omissions Press finger and wait — it will appear Release to cut, copy, and paste

Safari Tips Add favorites to Home Screen Use Booksmarks & Bookmark bar Flip to up to 9 screens Other options - Mail link, Add Bookmark, Print To save or copy image - press & hold; saved image goes to Camera Roll in Photos

Print from iPad? AirPrint - wireless printing Select HP Models will print from iPad See this site: features/airprint.html features/airprint.html

Photos Front and rear facing cameras Video and still options Taking a screenshot - together press Sleep/wake and Home buttons for a second Options - , print, slideshow

Videos Flash format not supported Get from iTunes, iTunes & Video podcasts, TV shows, buy or rent movies in Tunes

FaceTime Like Skype Other user must have FaceTime, too Wi-Fi required Call to address or phone number in contacts

iBooks Holds ebooks and pdfs Options to change font & size, view to vert. or horz., brightness Double-click on word: copy, get dictionary def., highlight, add note, or search Take advantage of free books and samples

A few more misc. secrets... Two-finger scroll; there’s no scroll bar on iPads In Safari, double-tap on a column, word or picture to fits width to screen Double tap Home button to go to first screen To get rid of blank pages & spaces - Settings>General>Reset>Reset Home Screen Layout Quit apps, adjust brightness, & more - double tap Home button to see app drawer, tap & hold one of open apps until jiggling, tap on red circle to quit

More details—try these apps: Secrets for iPad ($.99) Tips & Tricks - iPad Secrets (Free-lite or $1.99) 100 Tricks & Tips for iPad ($.99) iPad User Guide (in iBooks) - it’s FREE