Introduction 1 About This Book 1 Foolish Assumptions 3 Beyond the Book 3 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 15 8 Choose the Right iPad for You 12 Decide How Much Storage Is Enough 13 Know What Else You May Need: Internet and Computer 15 Use basic Internet access for your iPad 15 Pair your iPad with a computer 16 Choose Wi-Fi Only or Wi-Fi + Cellular 16 Consider iPad Accessories 18 Explore What''s in the Box 19 Take a First Look at the Gadget 19 Chapter 2: Exploring Your iPad 25 See What You Need to Use the iPad 26 Turn On Your iPad for the First Time 26 Meet the Multitouch Screen 27 Say Hello to Tap and Swipe 31 Introducing App Library 35 The Dock 40 Display and Use the Onscreen Keyboard 41 Keyboard shortcuts 42 QuickPath 45 Use the Small Keyboard 45 Flick to Search 46 Easily Switch Between Apps 48 Use Slide Over and Split View 49 Starting with Slide Over 50 Moving to Split View 51 Examine the iPad Cameras 53 Discover Control Center 53 Understand Touch ID 56 Take a Look at Face ID 56 Lock Screen Rotation 57 Explore the Status Bar 58 Wonderful Widgets 58 Take Inventory of Preinstalled Apps 60 Lock iPad, Turn It Off, or Unlock It 63 Chapter 3: Beyond the Basics 65 Update the Operating System to iPadOS 15 66 Charge the Battery 67 Sign into an iTunes Account for Music, Movies, and More 67 Sync Wirelessly 70 Understand iCloud 71 Turn on iCloud Drive 73 Set Up iCloud Sync Settings 74 Browse Your iPad''s Files 76 Part 2: Beginning to Use Your iPad 79 Chapter 4: Making Your iPad More Accessible 81 Use Magnifier 82 Set Brightness and Night Shift 84 Change the Wallpaper 86 Set Up VoiceOver 88 Use VoiceOver 91 Make Additional Vision Settings 93 Use iPad with Hearing Aids 96 Adjust the Volume 97 Set Up Subtitles and Captioning 98 Turn On and Work with AssistiveTouch 100 Turn On Additional Physical and Motor Settings 102 Focus Learning with Guided Access 103 Control Your iPad with Voice Control 105 Chapter 5: Conversing with Siri 109 Activate Siri 110 Discover All That Siri Can Do 112 Get Suggestions 117 Call Contacts via FaceTime 118 Create Reminders and Alerts 119 Add Tasks to Your Calendar 120 Play Music 121 Get Directions 122 Ask for Facts 124 Search the Web 124 Send Email, Messages, or Tweets 125 Use Dictation 125 Translate Words and Phrases 126 Type Your Commands or Questions 128 Chapter 6: Expanding Your iPad Horizons with Apps 129 Search the App Store 130 Get Applications from the App Store 132 Organize Your Applications on Home Screens 133 Organize Apps in Folders 136 Delete Apps You No Longer Need 137 Update Apps 139 Purchase and Download Games 140 Chapter 7: Managing Contacts 143 Add a Contact 144 Sync Contacts with iCloud 147 Assign an Image to a Contact 149 Add Social Media Information 152 Assign a Relationship Label to a Contact 154 Delete a Contact 155 Chapter 8: Getting Social with Your iPad 157 What You Need to Use FaceTime 158 An Overview of FaceTime 159 Make a FaceTime Call with Wi-Fi or Cellular 160 Use a Memoji with FaceTime 162 Accept and End a FaceTime Call 163 Switch Views 165 Set Up an iMessage Account 165 Use Messages to Address, Create, and Send Messages 167 Read Messages 169 Clear a Conversation 170 Send Emojis in Place of Text 171 Use the App Drawer 172 Send and Receive Audio 174 Send a Photo or Video 176 Send a Map of Your Location 177 Understand Group Messaging 178 Find and Install Social Media Apps 180 Create a Facebook Account 182 Create a Twitter Account 183 Create an Instagram Account 184 Chapter 9: Browsing with Safari 187 Connect to the Internet 188 Explore Safari 189 Navigate Web Pages 191 Use Tabbed Browsing 193 Organize with Tab Groups 195 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 Translate Web Pages 208 Chapter 10: 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 229 Organize Email 230 Create a VIP List 231 Part 3: Enjoying Media 235 Chapter 11: Shopping the iTunes Store 237 Explore the iTunes Store 238 Find a Selection 240 Preview Music, a Video, or an Audiobook 242 Buy a Selection 244 Rent Movies 245 Use Apple Pay and Wallet 246 Set Up Family Sharing 247 Chapter 12: Reading Books 249 Find Books with Apple Books 250 Explore Other E-Book Sources 253 Buy Books 255 Navigate a Book 257 Adjust Brightness in Apple Books 259 Change the Font Size and Type 260 Search in Your Book 262 Use Bookmarks and Highlights 264 Set Reading Goals 267 Chapter 13: Enjoying Music and Podcasts 269 View the Music Library 270 Create Playlists 273 Search for Music 275 Play Music 276 Shuffle Music 279 Listen with Your Earbuds 280 Listen with Spatial Audio 280 Use AirPlay 282 Find and Subscribe to Podcasts 282 Play Podcasts 285 Chapter 14: Taking and Sharing Photos 287 Take Pictures with the iPad Cameras 288 View an Album 292 View Individual Photos 293 Edit Photos 294 Organize Photos 296 Share Photos with Mail, Social Media, or Other Apps 298 Share a Photo Using AirDrop 299 Share Photos Using iCloud Photo Sharing 301 Print Photos 302 Delete Photos 303 Chapter 15: Creating and Watching Videos 305 Capture Your Own Videos with the Built-In Cameras 306 Edit Videos 308 Play Movies or TV Shows with the TV App 310 Content from third-party providers 310 Content from the iTunes Store 312 Turn On Closed-Captioning 316 Delete a Video from the iPad 317 Part 4: Living with Your iPad 319 Chapter 16: Keeping on Schedule with Calendar and Clock 321 View Your Calendar 322 Add Calendar Events 325 Add Events with Siri 327 Create Repeating Events 327 View an Event 329 Add an Alert to an Event 329 Search for an Event 331 Create a Calendar Account 332 Use a Family Calendar 334 Delete an Event 336 Display the Clock App 337 Delete a Clock 338 Set an Alarm 339 Use Stopwatch and Timer 341 Chapter 17: Working with Reminders and Notifications 343 Create a Reminder 344 Edit Reminder Details 345 Schedule a Reminder by Time, Location, or When Messaging 347 Create a List 350 Sync with Other Devices and Calendars 352 Mark as Complete or Delete a Reminder 353 Get Notified! 355 Notification summaries 356 Set notification types 358 View Notification Center 360 Stay Focused and Undisturbed 362 Set up a focus 362 Turn on a focus 365 Chapter 18: Making Notes 367 Open a Blank Note 368 Use Copy and Paste 371 Insert a Picture 374 Add a Drawing 376 Apply a Text Style 379 Create a Checklist 380 Delete a Note 382 Speeding Along with Quick Notes 383 Chapter 19: Using Utilities 387 Record Voice Memos 387 Measure Distances 391 Find a Missing Apple Device 395 An Overview of the Home App 399 Translate Words and Phrases 400 Chapter 20: Troubleshooting and Maintaining Your iPad 407 Keep the iPad Screen Clean 407 Protect Your Gadget with a Case 409 Extend Your iPad''s Battery Life 409 What to Do with a Nonresponsive iPad 411 Update the iPadOS Software 412 Restore the Sound 413 Get Support 415 Back Up to iCloud 416 Index 419.