iPad Portable Genius

Acknowledgments iii
 
Introduction x
 
Chapter 1 How Do Get Started with My iPad? 2
 
Using the Top Button 4
 
Sleeping and waking the iPad 5
 
Turning the iPad off and back on again 5
 
Making a purchase 6
 
Using the Home Button 7
 
Setting the Volume 8
 
Working with the Touchscreen 8
 
Understanding touchscreen gestures 9
 
Searching for stuff on your iPad 9
 
Switching from one app to another 11
 
Shutting down an app 11
 
Typing on the touchscreen keyboard 12
 
Editing with Your iPad 14
 
Editing text 14
 
Selecting, copying, and pasting text 15
 
Copying and pasting an image 17
 
Undoing an edit 17
 
Configuring iPad from the Control Center 18
 
Chapter 2 How Do I Connect to a Network? 20
 
Making Wi-Fi Network Connections 22
 
Displaying nearby Wi-Fi
 
networks automatically 23
 
Making a connection to a hidden Wi-Fi network 23
 
Working with Wi-Fi Connections 24
 
Checking Wi-Fi security 25
 
Using Wi-Fi to transfer a file from your Mac to your iPad 25
 
Preventing your iPad from automatically joining a known network connection 26
 
Shutting off the Wi-Fi antenna 26
 
Tethering to an iPhone Internet Connection 27
 
Working with Cellular-Enabled iPads 29
 
Tracking cellular data usage 29
 
Shutting off the LTE antenna 29
 
Preventing your iPad from using cellular data 30
 
Controlling app access to cellular data 30
 
Disabling data roaming 30
 
Switching to Low Data Mode 31
 
Activating Airplane Mode 31
 
Connecting Bluetooth Devices 32
 
Making your iPad discoverable 32
 
Pairing with a Bluetooth keyboard 33
 
Pairing with Bluetooth headphones 34
 
Selecting paired headphones as the audio output device 34
 
Unpairing your iPad from a Bluetooth

Paul McFedries is president of Logophilia Limited, a technical writing company. Over the past 40 years, Paul has programmed everything from mainframes to desktops to bar code scanners, and his nearly 100 books have sold more than four million copies worldwide. Visit him at www.paulmcfedries.com.
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