1 Getting Started

In this chapter, you learn how to perform specific tasks on your iPad to become familiar with the interface.

➔ Generations of iPads

➔ The iPad Buttons and Switches

➔ Screen Gestures

➔ Learning Your Way Around

➔ Virtual Buttons and Switches

➔ Entering Text

➔ Talking to Your iPad with Siri

➔ Using Control Center

Before you learn how to perform specific tasks on your iPad, you should become familiar with some basic concepts. If you have used an iPhone or a similar gadget before, you already know how to use a touchscreen device. But if the iPad is your first such device, you need to take time to become accustomed to interacting ...

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