iPad For Seniors For Dummies, 2022nd Edition

Introduction

If you bought this book (or are even thinking about buying it), you’ve probably already made the decision to buy an iPad. The iPad is designed to be easy to use, but you can still spend hours exploring the preinstalled apps, configuring settings, and learning out how to sync the device to your computer or through iCloud. I’ve invested those hours so that you don’t have to — and I’ve added advice and tips for getting the most from your iPad.

This book helps you get going with your iPad quickly and painlessly so that you can move directly to the fun part.

About This Book

If you are a mature person who is relatively new to using a tablet, or you want to update to iPadOS 15 and learn about all the new features of that version, you need this book. In this book, you discover the basics of buying an iPad, working with its preinstalled apps, getting on the Internet, and using social media.

This book uses a few conventions to assist you:

• Bold: I use bold type to make figure references stand out in the text.
• Italics: I use italics for emphasis and for placeholder text that substitutes for what you might be seeing onscreen, such as Price when the actual price is what you would be seeing.
• Command sequences: When you need to follow a series of actions, you might see it presented like this: Tap Settings ⇒   General ⇒   Display Date & Time. That means to first tap the Settings icon, and then tap General on the screen that appears, and then tap the Date & Time option.
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