Synopses & Reviews
Keep e-mail, photos, music, books, games, and your world at your fingertips with iPad!There are many tablets, but there's just one iPad. Part iPod, part game console, part e-reader, and all amazing, the iPad combines the best of your favorite gadgets into one ultraportable device. This full-color guide helps you get up to speed and on the go with Apple's latest iPad and iOS software. From surfing the web to playing games, watching and recording videos, downloading cool apps and more, the fun begins right here.
Magic touch — learn to navigate the multitouch screen, use the onscreen keyboard, and let your fingers surf the web
Do you see me now? — video chat with FaceTime, record HD video and shoot photos with the iPad 2's cameras, and share it all online
Chill out — listen to your favorite tunes, watch videos, play games, or curl up with an e-book
Maximize your App-titude — find the best apps to indulge your interests, get applications onto your iPad, and keep them all up to date
Go places — use Google services to view maps, get directions, and search for your next destination
Open the book and find:
Steps for getting started with your iPad
How to video chat with FaceTime
Tips for downloading content from the iTunes Store, the App Store, and the iBookstore
Easy ways to organize your e-mail, calendar, and contacts
How to stay connected with Facebook and Twitter
Details about connecting to a Wi-Fi network
Advice on troubleshooting your iPad
Instructions for video mirroring your iPad screen on an HDTV
Learn To:
Set up your iPad, use the multitouch interface, and get connected
Surf the web, listen to music, watch movies, and make FaceTime video calls
Utilize your iPad as an e-book reader, portable game console, or HD video camera
Synopsis
- What the book covers: Getting started with your iPad, mastering the multitouch interface, synchronizing your data, setting up iTunes and your iPad, browsing the Internet, sending and receiving e-mail, browsing and downloading applications from the App Store, unveiling the iPod in your iPad, taking control of your tunes, finding and watching videos, importing pictures and launching slideshows, shopping for E-Books, curling up with a good iBook, working with the calendar, taking notes, adding and viewing contacts, protecting your information, troubleshooting, and more.
- Updated coverage: This new edition will have approximately 25-35% new content. This includes coverage of Apple’s new iPad hardware and iOS software.
- Series features: Information presented in the straightforward but fun language that has defined the Dummies series for more than nineteen years.
Synopsis
The up-to-date guide to getting the most out of your iPad or iPad 2!There are many tablets, but there's just one iPad, beloved by everyone from techies and business people to toddlers and their grandparents. With an elegantly thin new form, front-and-rear-facing cameras, and more exciting new features, the iPad 2 puts beauty and function together in one great device. This full-color guide helps you get up to speed and on the go with Apple's latest iPad and iOS operating system software.
Mac experts and veteran For Dummies authors Edward Baig and Bob "Dr. Mac" LeVitus walk you through the basics as you set up and explore the iPad, master the multitouch interface, set up your iTunes and your iPad preferences, and start loading your iPad with cool content from iTunes, the App Store, and the iBookstore. You'll get your data synchronized, browse the Internet, and hook up your e-mail; discover how to listen to your music; shoot and view videos and photos; make FaceTime video calls; get directions with Maps; or curl up with a great e-book. Whatever you want your iPad to do, the fun begins right here.
- Full-color guide unveils the new iPad 2 and what you can expect from the latest updates to iOS
- Expert authors Edward Baig and Bob "Dr. Mac" LeVitus share helpful hints and useful tips to getting more out of your iPad or iPad 2
- Covers the newest iPad features including FaceTime, Photo Booth, Smart Covers, cameras, and more
- Explains how to record HD video; take fantastic photos; surf the web; organize your e-mail and calendar; and find your favorite music, movies, games, and apps
- Includes tips on protecting your information and troubleshooting
From no-nonsense basics to slick and savvy tips, iPad For Dummies, Second Edition will have you swiping your way to iPad bliss in no time at all.
About the Author
Edward C. Baig is the Personal Technology columnist for
USA TODAY and the author of
Macs For Dummies, 11th Edition.
Bob "Dr. Mac" LeVitus pens the popular "Dr. Mac" column for the Houston Chronicle and is the author of Incredible iPad Apps For Dummies.
Table of Contents
Introduction.Part I: Getting to Know Your iPad.
Chapter 1: Unveiling the iPad.
Chapter 2: iPad Basic Training.
Chapter 3: The Kitchen Sync: Getting Stuff to and from Your iPad.
Part II: The Internet iPad.
Chapter 4: Going on a Mobile Safari.
Chapter 5: The E-Mail Must Get Through.
Chapter 6: Surfi n' the Web without a Board (or at Least without Safari).
Chapter 7: Apply Here (to Find Out about iPad Apps).
Part III: The iPad at Work and Play.
Chapter 8: Get in Tune(s): Audio on Your iPad.
Chapter 9: iPad Video: Seeing Is Believing.
Chapter 10: You Oughta Be in Pictures.
Chapter 11: Curling Up with a Good iBook.
Chapter 12: The iPad at Work.
Part IV: The Undiscovered iPad.
Chapter 13: Setting You Straight on Settings.
Chapter 14: When Good iPads Go Bad.
Chapter 15: Accessorizing Your iPad.
Part V: The Part of Tens.
Chapter 16: Ten Appetizing (and Free) Apps.
Chapter 17: Ten Apps Worth Paying For.
Chapter 18: Ten Hints, Tips, and Shortcuts.
Index.