November 2013
Beginner
399 pages
13h 43m
English
Content preview from iPad: The Missing Manual, 6th Edition
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Chapter 1. Set Up Your iPad
You’ll learn to:
Activate your iPad or iPad Mini
Wirelessly sync media to your tablet
Use iTunes to manage your iPad’s contents
Charge up the iPad’s battery
Stretch battery life
SINCE ITS ARRIVAL FEWER than four years ago, Apple’s tablet computer has been adopted by millions of people, and adapted in countless ways, including as a gaming arcade, a laptop substitute, and a battery-powered media machine that can both play—and make—movies. In November 2013, the fifth version of the 10-inch iPad, now dubbed the iPad Air, hit the scene. The second generation of the popular iPad Mini also arrived, bringing with a faster processor and, best of all, a Retina display that made everything on its 8-inch screen look twice as sharp as the screen on the original 2012 Mini.
Whether it’s showcasing your vacation photos, plotting your position on a 3D map, or describing faraway lands in travel apps like 1,000 Places to See Before You Die, an iPad can whisk you away to new worlds. But before you can take off with your new tablet, you need to set it up for the first time, learn a few basic controls, charge its battery, and stock it with media. That’s where this chapter comes in.
It’s said that a journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step. So let your first step be setting up your new iPad. To do that, turn the page.
Meet the iPad
THE FIRST IPAD APPEARED in the spring of ...
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