Introduction 1 About This Book 1 Foolish Assumptions 1 Icons Used in This Book 2 Beyond the Book 2 Where to Go from Here 3 Part 1: Getting to Know Your iPad 5 Chapter 1: Buying Your iPad 7 Discover the Newest iPads and iPadOS 13 8 Choose the Right iPad for You 11 Decide How Much Storage Is Enough 13 Know What Else You May Need: Internet and Computer 14 Use basic Internet access for your iPad 14 Pair your iPad with a computer 15 Choose Wi-Fi Only or Wi-Fi + Cellular 15 Consider iPad Accessories 17 Explore What''s in the Box 18 Take a First Look at the Gadget 18 Chapter 2: Exploring Your iPad 23 See What You Need to Use iPad 23 Turn On iPad for the First Time 24 Meet the Multitouch Screen 25 Say Hello to Tap and Swipe 28 The Dock 33 Display and Use the Onscreen Keyboard 34 QuickPath 38 Use the Small Keyboard 38 Flick to Search 40 Easily Switch Between Apps 41 Use Slide Over and Split View 43 Starting with Slide Over 43 Moving to Split View 44 Examine the iPad Cameras 46 Discover Control Center 47 Understand Touch ID 49 Take a Look at Face ID 50 Lock Screen Rotation 51 Explore the Status Bar 52 Take Inventory of Preinstalled Apps 52 Lock iPad, Turn It Off, or Unlock It 55 Chapter 3: Beyond the Basics 57 Update the Operating System to iPad OS 13 58 Charge the Battery 59 Sign into an iTunes Account for Music, Movies, and More 59 Sync Wirelessly 62 Understand iCloud 64 Turn on iCloud Drive 65 Setup iCloud Sync 66 Browse Your iPad''s Files 67 Chapter 4: Managing and Monitoring iPad Usage 71 Meet Screen Time 72 Create Some Downtime 75 Allow Certain Apps During Downtime 76 Set App Limits 78 Set Content and Privacy Restrictions 81 Manage Children''s Accounts 86 Part 2: Beginning to Use Your iPad 89 Chapter 5: Making Your iPad More Accessible 91 Use Magnifier 92 Set Brightness and Night Shift 94 Change the Wallpaper 96 Set Up VoiceOver 98 Use VoiceOver 101 Make Additional Vision Settings 102 Use iPad with Hearing Aids 104 Adjust the Volume 106 Set Up Subtitles and Captioning 107 Turn On and Work with AssistiveTouch 108 Turn On Additional Physical and Motor Settings 110 Focus Learning with Guided Access 111 Control Your iPad with Voice Control 113 Chapter 6: Conversing with Siri 117 Activate Siri 118 Understand All That Siri Can Do 120 Get Suggestions 124 Call Contacts via FaceTime 124 Create Reminders and Alerts 125 Add Tasks to Your Calendar 126 Play Music 127 Get Directions 128 Ask for Facts 130 Search the Web 130 Send Email, Messages, or Tweets 131 Use Dictation 131 Translate Words and Phrases 132 Type Your Commands or Questions 133 Chapter 7: Expanding Your iPad Horizons with Apps 135 Search the App Store 136 Get Applications from the App Store 138 Organize Your Applications on Home Screens 140 Organize Apps in Folders 143 Delete Apps You No Longer Need 145 Update Apps 146 Purchase and Download Games 147 Chapter 8: Managing Contacts 149 Add a Contact 150 Sync Contacts with iCloud 153 Assign a Photo to a Contact 155 Add Social Media Information 158 Assign a Relationship Label to a Contact 160 Delete a Contact 161 Chapter 9: Getting Social with Your iPad 163 Understand Who Can Use FaceTime 164 Make a FaceTime Call with Wi-Fi or Cellular 165 Accept and End a FaceTime Call 167 Switch Views 169 Set Up an iMessage Account 170 Use Messages to Address, Create, and Send Messages 172 Read Messages 173 Clear a Conversation 174 Send Emojis in Place of Text 175 Use the App Drawer 176 Send and Receive Audio 179 Send a Photo or Video 180 Send a Map of Your Location 182 Understand Group Messaging 183 Activate the Hide Alerts Feature 184 Find and Install Social Media Apps 185 Create a Facebook Account 186 Create a Twitter Account 187 Create an Instagram Account 188 Chapter 10: Browsing with Safari 191 Connect to the Internet 192 Explore Safari 193 Navigate among Web Pages 194 Use Tabbed Browsing 196 View Browsing History 198 Search the Web 200 Add and Use Bookmarks 201 Save Links and Web Pages to Safari Reading List 204 Enable Private Browsing 206 Download Files 206 Chapter 11: Working with Email in Mail 209 Add an Email Account 210 Manually Set Up an Email Account 212 Open Mail and Read Messages 214 Reply To or Forward Email 216 Create and Send a New Message 218 Format Email 220 Search Email 224 Mark Email as Unread or Flag for Follow-Up 225 Create an Event from Email Contents 227 Delete Email 228 Part 4: Living with Your iPad 313 Chapter 12: Shopping the iTunes Store 233 Explore the iTunes Store 234 Find a Selection 236 Preview Music, a Video, or an Audiobook 239 Buy a Selection 240 Rent Movies 241 Use Apple Pay and Wallet 242 Set Up Family Sharing 243 Chapter 13: Reading Books 245 Find Books with Apple Books 246 Explore Other E-Book Sources 249 Buy Books 251 Navigate a Book 252 Adjust Brightness in Apple Books 254 Change the Font Size and Type 256 Search in Your Book 258 Use Bookmarks and Highlights 260 Set Reading Goals 263 Chapter 14: Enjoying Music and Podcasts 265 View the Library Contents 266 Create Playlists 269 Search for Music 271 Play Music 272 Shuffle Music 275 Use AirPlay 276 Find and Subscribe to Podcasts 276 Play Podcasts 279 Chapter 15: Taking and Sharing Photos 281 Take Pictures with the iPad Cameras 282 View an Album 286 View Individual Photos 287 Edit Photos 288 Organize Photos 290 Share Photos with Mail, Twitter, or Facebook 292 Share a Photo Using AirDrop 293 Share Photos Using iCloud Photo Sharing 295 Print Photos 296 Delete Photos 297 Chapter 16: Creating and Watching Videos 299 Capture Your Own Videos with the Built-In Cameras 300 Edit Videos 302 Play Movies or TV Shows with TV 303 Turn On Closed-Captioning 309 Delete a Video from the iPad 310 Part 4: Living with Your iPad 313 Chapter 17: Keeping on Schedule with Calendar and Clock 315 View Your Calendar 316 Add Calendar Events 319 Add Events with Siri 320 Create Repeating Events 321 View an Event 322 Add Alerts 322 Search for an Event 324 Create a Calendar Account 325 Use a Family Calendar 327 Delete an Event 329 Display Clock 330 Delete a Clock 331 Set an Alarm 332 Set Bedtime and Waking Alerts 334 Use Stopwatch and Timer 335 Chapter 18: Working with Reminders and Notifications 337 Create a Reminder 338 Edit Reminder Details 339 Schedule a Reminder by Time, Location, or When Messaging 341 Create a List 343 Sync with Other Devices and Calendars 344 Mark as Complete or Delete a Reminder 346 Set Notification Types 348 View Notification Center 351 Get Some Rest with Do Not Disturb 353 Chapter 19: Making Notes 355 Open a Blank Note 355 Use Copy and Paste 359 Insert a Picture 361 Add a Drawing 363 Apply a Text Style 365 Create a Checklist 366 Delete a Note 368 Chapter 20: Getting the News You Need 369 Read Your News 369 See Who or What Is in the Spotlight 372 Follow Favorite Channels and Topics 373 Chapter 21: Using Utilities 379 Record Voice Memos 379 Measure Distances 382 Find a Missing Apple Device 385 An Overview of the Home App 388 Chapter 22: Troubleshooting and Maintaining Your iPad 391 Keep the iPad Screen Clean 392 Protect Your Gadget with a Case 393 Extend Your iPad''s Battery Life 393 What to Do with a Nonresponsive iPad 395 Update the iPadOS Software 396 Restore the Sound 397 Get Support 399 Back Up to iCloud 400 Index 403.