April 2011
Beginner to intermediate
332 pages
10h 57m
English
Content preview from iPad 2: The Missing Manual, 2nd Edition
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Chapter 1. Get to Know Your iPad
Sure, you’ve seen the concept of the iPad before. It’s a popular prop on futuristic science-fiction shows like Star Trek: The Next Generation: a flat slab of a computer, wirelessly connected to a network that instantly pulls down any information you need, right then and there. (In fact, in the Star Trek universe, that device was called a PADD, short for Personal Access Display Device.)
But one thing those movie and TV gadgets never seemed to have is a manual so you could find out things like, say, how to turn down the sound when someone asks you a question during a heated game of Angry Birds, or how to get back to the screen where your photos live.
Here on 21st-century Earth, these things may not be obvious for new iPad owners, but that’s where this book comes in. In this chapter, you’ll learn how to navigate your iPad so you can find the programs you want, jack it into your computer to load it up with movies and photos, and make sure you get it charged up for a full day of fun.
The science fiction is no longer fiction; the future is now.
Turn the iPad On and Off
Think of Apple’s iPod, iMac, and iPhone. In addition to starting with “i,” all these products are sleek gadgets with a minimum of buttons to disrupt their smooth skin. The iPad is no exception.
Run your finger along the iPad’s top edge and you’ll find a small black button on the right (circled). ...
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