Post on 17-Aug-2014
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Anyone with half a brain can use iPad at its basic level. Well, iPad, in fact, is very
basic, even 2-year old kids can work well with it.
There's no such thing as learning curve, and definitely, if you have used an
iPhone before, using an iPad for the first time is a day at the beach.
It is made to be that way.
But still, even when things have already been simplified by Apple for you, there are still some things about iPad use that
may take time before you know. Here are a few.
Apple's iPad does not necessarily come with an insurance that it will perform the same
way it did the first time you bought it.
Although there are no moving parts in the device, which generally means the device
deteriorates very slowly if at all.
There are still some risks though that some of its parts may not function in the long run. In case something goes awry with iPad, you can always find consolation in its Soft Reset
function.Soft Reset comes in very handy when the
system freezes.
It can be performed by just holding the top or power button simultaneously with the
front or Home button for a couple of seconds.
This will force your device to restart. Not happy with how an app is working and want
to force quit it? Hold the Home button the same way, this
time without holding the power button, and the device will exit any running app.
It's a pain to copy long texts on iPad so Apple created an easy solution that will let
you copy an entire paragraph without necessary stretching the blue knobs that
appear on your screen. To do this, tap any text four times and this
will highlight the entire paragraph.This trick can be done only though if you are copying an editable text. Otherwise, you're
stumped.
There are still some free things in this world. Free eBooks on Apple's iBooks for example. If you want to download old books that have fallen out of copyright, you'll find that there
is an extensive collection of free eBooks downloadable on iPad.
So long as you stick to the classics, you're a happy man with iBooks.
When embarrassing moments are on the horizon because you frequently forget to turn off the volume of your multimedia device, you'll find that iPad gives you a
break. It has an easy mute function that allows you
to automatically turn the volume off. For two seconds, press the volume down
and you'll have peace and quiet back.
Now the screenshot of your driving simulator would look more like a windshield
than a tiny keyhole. Take giant screenshots on your iPad by holding the power and home buttons
simultaneously for half a second.
Bringing the Virtual Keyboard Back
Switching between keyboards – real and virtual keyboards – is not as hard as many people confess. You only have to hit the
eject key on the real, physical keyboard to bring the virtual one up.