iPad for the Older and Wiser: Get Up and Running with Your Apple iPad, iPad Air and iPad Mini, 4th Edition

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Getting your iPad up and running

 Equipment needed: An iPad; ideally, a broadband Internet connection and a Wi-Fi router set up (note that for the best performance, an 802.11n or better router is preferable).

 Skills needed: None, but experience installing software is helpful.

You've ripped open the packaging and admired the shiny screen, and now you want to start playing with your iPad. The bad news is that you need to spend a little bit of time setting it up before you can do anything with it. The good news is that – if your experience is anything like ours – it's easier to set up your iPad than it is to get it out of the shrink-wrap.

In this chapter, we guide you through the process of setting up your iPad. We give you a first glimpse at how it works and show you how to configure it so that it's as easy to use as possible. We also show you how you can copy information between your computer and iPad by using the iCloud service or the iTunes software on your computer.

Setting up your iPad

Your iPad should arrive at least partially charged, so you can start setting it up straight away. If you can't get a response out of your iPad, or it shows you an image of a dead battery, jump ahead to the instructions on charging your iPad later in this chapter and then double back here to continue ...