There isn’t anyone who doesn’t love the iPad. It’s smaller than a laptop, so it’s very portable. You can use it to read, play games, do work and manage your life. There are many features you can access via your iPad. Take a peek at the article below to learn a little about the iPad and its different features.

You can change your email settings to preview more of your email. In your Settings menu, click on Mail, and then find the Preview setting. Change the setting to 5 lines. Now it is possible to preview more content from each message, making skimming quicker.

Some people take time to adjust to typing on an iPad. The iPad does offer a dictation feature, however. Simply depress the HOME button two times. Following that, you will tap on the microphone icon. Once you finish, hit that microphone once more and you will see in text what you have spoken aloud.

Do you find it irritating that you have to constantly tap your bookmarks icon to view your favorite sites? It is possible for your bookmark option to be permanent. Go to Settings, Safari, Always Show the Bookmarks Bar, and select On.

If you find yourself in a situation where you must mute sound on your iPad, try this trick. Just hold the “volume down” key for a few seconds. This saves a lot of time. Hold it again to return your iPad’s sound back to its previous level.

You need to take good care of your iPad since it is such a big investment. Purchasing a screen protector is a good idea. These are basically thin pieces of plastic that give your iPad’s screen protection. Whenever you clean the screen of your iPad, use a soft cloth that has been lightly dampened with water. Avoid using any cleaning products on your iPad’s screen.

Quickly Mute

Now you can quickly mute your iPad. There originally wasn’t a mute button on the first iPad. With the iOS 4.3, you can now use the lock switch to mute the sound. Just tap and hold volume-down to quickly mute sound.

Go to the apps that you usually run easier and quicker. All you must do is to click Home twice, and they appear at the lower edge of the screen. Use this to avoid scrolling around to find what you need.

Do you dislike when you surf with your iPad and can’t tell what will happen with a hyperlink? You can fix this easily. Just hold your finger on the word instead of the usual hovering that you can do on your laptop or desktop. This shows its linked URL.

Do you download podcasts yet? These are radio presentations that are between two minutes and two hours in length, and they cover a variety of subjects. When you don’t want to listen to music, or wish to learn something, try a podcast instead. You will be sure to find a topic of interest to you.

Use the auto brightness feature of your iPad. The iPad automatically senses the amount of light that is in the room, and it will adjust its lighting to the best amount. This will control the power being drawn from the battery by the screen, and you’ll be able to use the iPad for longer periods before having to charge it. This setting can be located in the section labeled “Brightness & Wallpaper”.

Your iPad will come preloaded with apps that you may never use. Unfortunately, some of them cannot be erased. Create a folder for these apps and place it toward the bottom of your home screen. Then you have more screen space for useful apps.

You can use your iPad to listen to the iTunes music you have. You do not have to log in to your iTunes account and re-download every last song. On iTunes and the iPad, just enable “Home Sharing”. In your iPad’s music app, tap More, then Shared. Start listening to your music!

Lots of people hate having to see the percentage of their iPad’s battery charge. However, you can get it off of your screen rather simply. Simply go into the Settings menu, tap on General, and look under Usage. There, you’ll find an off button. The same procedure is required to return the icon at a later date.

The iPad is packed with a multitude of things to do. Everyone can use this device. The only thing you need to do is learn how to properly care for it and use it. Once you do this, you will find that it has endless potential when it comes to usefulness and its ability to entertain.