Book description
Covers iOS 8 for all models of iPad Air and iPad mini, 3rd & 4th Generation iPads, and iPad 2
Based on the best-selling My iPad book, My iPad for Seniors helps you quickly get started with your new tablet, and use its features to look up information and perform day-to-day activities from anywhere, any time.
Step-by-step instructions for the tasks you care
about most
Large, full-color, close-up photos show you exactly
what to do
Common-sense help whenever you run into
problems
Tips and notes to help you do even more
Written for seniors, the full-color, step-by-step tasks—in
legible print—walk you through getting and keeping your iPad
working just the way you want. Learn how to:
• Connect your iPad to your Wi-Fi and your mobile
carrier
• Learn how to use the on-screen keyboard, predictive text,
and dictation
• Secure your iPad using Touch ID, passcodes, and other
security measures
• Use Control Center to control frequently used
settings
• Use Siri to control your iPad or get information by
speaking commands
• Use iCloud to keep everything current between all your iOS
devices (even your Mac), including music, photos, emails, and
more
• Surf the Web, and send and receive email
• Download and install apps to make your iPad even more
useful
• Record and edit video using iMovie for iPad
• Take photos, and then edit them using iPhoto for iPad
• Use AirDrop to share files and information with other iOS
devices nearby
• Manage your contacts, and then connect with others using
Messaging
• Use FaceTime and Skype to stay connected with friends and
family
• Use Pages, Numbers, and Keynote to create documents and
presentations
• Discover some of the most useful and entertaining apps
Table of contents
- About This eBook
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents at a Glance
- Table of Contents
- About the Authors
- About AARP and AARP TEK
- Acknowledgments
- We Want to Hear from You!
- Reader Services
- 1. Getting Started
- 2. Customizing Your iPad
- 3. Networking and Syncing
- 4. Playing Music and Video
- 5. Reading Books
- 6. Organizing Your Life
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7. Surfing the Web
- Browsing to a URL and Searching
- Viewing Web Pages
- Bookmarks, History, and Reading List
- Deleting Your Bookmarks
- Creating Home Screen Bookmarks
- Filling in Web Forms
- Opening Multiple Web Pages with Tabs
- Copying Text from a Web Page
- Copying Images from Web Pages
- Viewing Articles with Safari Reader
- Saving Time with AutoFill
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8. Communicating with Email, Messaging, and Twitter
- Configuring Your iPad for Email
- Reading Your Email
- Composing a New Message
- Creating a Signature
- Deleting and Moving Messages
- Searching Email
- Configuring How You Receive Email
- More Email Settings
- Setting Up Messaging
- Conversing with Messages
- Setting Up Twitter
- Following People on Twitter
- How to Tweet
- 9. Taking and Editing Photos
- 10. The World of Apps
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11. Exploring the World with Your iPad
- Using the AARP App
- Finding Interesting Accommodations with the Airbnb App
- Exchanging Homes Is a Great Way to See the World
- Arranging Travel Using the Kayak App
- Finding Your Way Using the iPad Maps App
- SeatGuru by TripAdvisor
- Communicating in a Foreign Country Is Easy When You Use Talking Translator
- Getting Travel Advice from Others Using TripAdvisor
- Getting a Ride Using the Uber App
- 12. Enhancing Your Next Meal with Your iPad
- 13. Communicating with Your Loved Ones Using Your iPad
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14. Finding and Using Apps for Entertainment
- Getting Times and Tickets Using the Fandango Movies App
- Playing Games on the iPad
- Finding and Reading Books in iBooks
- iTunes Movies
- Accessing Music Through iTunes
- National Public Radio (NPR) for iPad
- Watching Movies and TV Shows Using Netflix
- Listening to Music Through Pandora Radio
- Finding and Listening to Podcasts
- Finding and Purchasing Event Tickets
- 15. Keeping Informed Using News and Weather Apps
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16. Using Apps That Help You Stay Healthy and Fit
- Exercising Your Brain Using Fit Brains Trainer
- Staying in Shape with FitStar
- Using Fooducate - Healthy Weight Loss, Food Scanner & Diet Tracker
- Walking with Map My Walk - GPS Pedometer for Walking or Jogging
- Staying on Track with the MedCoach Medication Reminder App
- Using a Pharmacy App to Refill Prescriptions
- Getting Medical Information from WebMD for iPad
- 17. Using Apps to Enhance Your Daily Life and Save Money
- 18. Writing with Pages
- Bonus Content
- Index
Product information
- Title: My iPad® for Seniors, Second Edition
- Author(s):
- Release date: November 2014
- Publisher(s): Que
- ISBN: 9780133886528
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