Getting to know your ipad exploring the settings, App store, Mail Exploring the settings Open the settings app from your homepage Wi-Fi Turn Wi-Fi on/off Add new Wi-Fi Connection Enter Network Name, any security type or details (username/password) Page 1
Notification Center There are three types of notifications: 1. Sounds: An audible alert plays. 2. Alerts/Banners: An alert or banner appears on the screen. 3. Badges: An image or number appears on the application icon. Scroll through the list to view apps and amend any Notification settings Within a selected app (e.g. Calendar) make any amendments to Notifications i.e. remove or none, change to a Banner, or an Alert, remove/show on Lock Screen Page 2
Additional Information If you have an app that could send frequent notifications (for example, Mail, Twitter, Facebook, etc), your ipad could wake frequently to display the notification (and affect battery life). You can disable Show on Lock Screen for a particular app in Settings > Notification Center > <app name>. You can customize what you see on your Today view. Go to Settings > Notification Center and using the switches, select which options your would like to show in Today view. You can choose to sort your notifications manually or by time. If you have chosen to sort manually, tap edit in the upper right corner, and drag your notifications to your desired order using Control Center You can enable and disable access to Control Center from the Lock screen or apps in Settings > Control Center In Control Center, you can adjust these settings: Turn on or off Airplane mode, Wi- Fi, Bluetooth, Do Not Disturb, and screen-orientation lock Adjust screen brightness Play, pause, or skip a song, and adjust playback volume Connect to an AirPlay device or toggle between audio output Adjust whether your device is discoverable for AirDrop Control Center also includes quick access to these apps: Camera Timer Page 3
.Do Not Disturb You can use the Do Not Disturb setting to silence calls, alerts, and notifications. To enable, tap Settings > Do Not Disturb. When Do Not Disturb is on, a "moon" icon will appear in the status bar. Additional Information There are more settings for Do Not Disturb: Manual: When enabled, calls and alerts received while the device is locked will be silenced.* Scheduled: Automatically enable Do Not Disturb between the hours you specify. Allow Calls From: Allow calls from everyone, no one, your favorites, or specific contact groups stored on your device or your icloud account. Repeated Calls: If someone calls you twice within three minutes, the call will not be silenced. Silence: Choose to silence calls and notifications always or only when the device is locked. General Use ipad s General settings to set up basic functionality for your everyday use. See Appendix 1 for a detailed table outlining functionality of each General Setting Page 4
Wallpaper & Brightness Adjust the brightness of the screen by dragging the slider, or turn on Auto- Brightness to use the built-in ambient light sensor*. When Auto-Brightness is on, the device's ambient light sensor measures the current level of lighting and uses that for future brightness adjustments. Screen brightness affects battery life. Dim the screen to extend the time between charges Sounds The ipad lets you adjust sound settings in two ways: You can adjust the volume for all apps on your ipad, and you can specify whether system sounds play for events such as new e- mail, calendar alerts, and keyboard clicks. Your ipad also makes sounds when certain other events occur, if you want it to. You can turn on and off the following system sounds: New Mail Sent Mail Calendar Alerts Lock Sounds Keyboard Clicks Passcode Lock Setting up a passcode on your ipad is as important part of protecting your data. Each time you turn on or wake up your device, it will ask you for your passcode before you can use the device. You'll need to enter your passcode whenever you: Turn on or restart your device Slide to unlock the screen Update your software Erase your device Page 5
Forget your passcode? If you or someone else enters the wrong passcode too many times, your device will disable itself temporarily Privacy Manage the information that apps can access through here Location Services: some apps track your location to target information (ie Maps, Google, Bank apps). Highly suggest googling these settings and individually tailoring to a level you re personally comfortable with. services are available for purchase. icloud icloud is Apple's online service designed to make managing your iphone, ipod touch, ipad, and Apple TV, and your itunes content easier and more automatic than ever. Like the name implies, icloud is based in the "cloud". It consists of several services that work with the apps on your iphone, ipod touch, and ipad, and with itunes and a handful of desktop apps on Mac and Windows. Most icloud services are completely free, although additional storage and Because the vast majority of icloud services are free, and because they work automatically and transparently in the background to backup your data and give you access to your content, you should absolutely use it. You log in with your Apple ID and password and can manage the storage options from there Page 6
imessage If you re a texter, you ll love Messages on iphone, ipad and ipod touch. Now they all come with imessage, a service that s an even better kind of texting. Because it s free for you and anyone texting over Wi-Fi using an ios device or Mac with imessage. And it s unlimited.* So say as much as you want. If you have more than one Apple device, imessage keeps the conversation going across all of them. Send a message to one person or to many friends at once along with photos, videos or links you like. When someone replies, everyone sees it. With more people you ll get more texts, but remember, it s imessage, so every text is free over Wi-Fi. FaceTime Make video calls over Wi-Fi from your iphone, ipad, ipod touch or Mac to someone else s. You can even make FaceTime calls over cellular networks on iphone or ipad. FaceTime works straight out of the box no need to set up a special account or screen name. All you have to do is enter your Apple ID username and password Safari You may wish to alter some of the web features to help protect your privacy and your device from possible security risks on the Internet. Choose your search engine Provide AutoFill information Choose which favourites are displayed when you search Have new tabs open in the background Display your Favourites at the top of the page Block pop-ups Tighten privacy and security Clear your history, cookies, and data Page 7
itunes & App Store View or edit your account. Tap your Apple ID, then tap View Apple ID and log in. To change your password, tap the Apple ID field, then tap the Password field. Sign in with a different Apple ID. Tap your account name, then tap Sign Out. You can then enter a different Apple ID. Turn on itunes Match. If you re a subscriber, tap itunes Match to access your music on ipad from anywhere. Tap Learn more for more information about itunes Match. Turn off automatic downloads. Tap Music, Books, or Updates. Content updates automatically over Wi-Fi, unless you turn off the option in Automatic Downloads Videos Choose where to resume playback the next time you open a video Choose to show only videos on ipad Log in to Home Sharing Music Sound Check (to normalise the volume level of your audio content) Equalization (EQ) Set the volume limit. Grouping by album artist itunes Match stores your music library in icloud including songs imported from CDs and lets you play your collection on your other ios devices and computers. itunes Match also lets you listen to itunes Radio ad-free itunes Match is offered as a paid subscription. Page 8
Photos & Camera My Photo Stream: Photos added to My Photo Stream on your other devices also appear in My Photo Stream on your ipad. Photo Sharing: You can share photos and videos in email, text messages, and tweets, and on Facebook and Flickr. Videos can be shared in email and text messages, and on YouTube, Facebook, and Vimeo Photos tab Slideshow Grid itunes U itunes U courses let teachers give each class a customised learning experience. Teachers can create and manage their course and students can experience it all from the itunes U app on ipad. Assignments, materials and study notes all work together in the itunes U app to keep students prepared for class and engaged in learning. Social Media Settings Manage your login and account settings for Twitter, Facebook, Flickr and Vmeo Page 9
App Settings View and manage the settings for individual apps on your ipad Page 10
Mail, Contacts, Calendars Manage your Mail accounts, Contacts and Calendar details here. To add a Mail account, click Add Account Choose your mail account type e.g. Google (for Gmail) Enter your mail account login details and a Description for this account, e.g. Work Gmail Click on Next Page 11
Your account details will take a few seconds to verify Choose the elements of your mail account you wish to synchronise: Mail Contacts Calendars Notes You can now individualise your settings for that particular email account. Set how often you want the ipad to check for new mail Create a different mail signature for each account Add more mail accounts Bcc yourself on every message you send Turn on Organize by Thread to group related messages together Turn off confirmation for deleting a message Turn off Push delivery of new messages, to save on battery power Temporarily turn off an account Page 12
Checking your mail Select the Mail app from the Home Screen If you have multiple mailboxes, you can choose to view just one or all at once Your folder structure you created in Gmail is visible on the left Tap on the inbox or folder you wish to view Contents of that folder are then displayed on the left Click on the email to view the contents of the email To open an attachment, wait for it to download then tap on it. Page 13
The App Store Customise the content on your ipad by purchasing and downloading apps. Search the app store for games, productivity, social media and so on. Home page shows Featured (or popular latest release) Apps. Search/Filter by Category by clicking More then choosing the category Search the entire App Store by using key words Page 14
Search results are then displayed. Scroll through the list and install your desired app. Click to install Free app If there is a cost associated with purchasing an app, that cost will be displayed in the blue box. Click to open already installed app Top Charts showcases the top selling/downloaded apps by category Paid, Free, Top Grossing T Purchased shows all apps already downloaded T Page 15
Updates displays all apps that have an update available for installation. T Page 16
Getting to know your ipad exploring the settings, App store, Mail Appendix 1 Setting About Software Update Usage Siri itunes Wi-Fi Sync Spotlight Search Auto-Lock Passcode Lock Restrictions Lock Rotation Mute Multitasking Gestures Date & Time Keyboard International Accessibility Reset Description Information about downloaded content, apps, memory, ipad serial number and model, and your Wi-Fi and Bluetooth addresses, plus support, and legal and regulatory jargon. Check this for updates to the ipad operating system. Displays total icloud storage, battery usage, and if you have a Wi-Fi and 3G/4G ipad model, shows data usage on the cellular network. Settings for turning the Siri voice command assistant on, changing the language, choosing handsfree only or all voice feedback, and choosing whose information Siri uses from the Contacts app. Settings for syncing with itunes on a computer on a local network. Access settings for the types of content the ipad search feature returns in search results and the order in which results are presented. Set the amount of time for inactivity at which ipad automatically auto-locks the screen. Set a passcode and turn the feature on to require a passcode to unlock ipad. Turn Picture Frame on/off. Set ipad to erase all data after ten failed attempts to enter the correct passcode. Set restrictions on Safari, YouTube, and itunes, as well as restrict installation of applications and location services. Specify allowed content for music, podcasts, movies, TV shows, and apps. Tap to set up the Side Switch to lock screen rotation. Tap to set up the Side Switch to mute sounds. Enable Multitasking Gestures to use four or five fingers for certain actions. Choose 24-hour time and time zone and set the correct date and time. Set correction features of the keyboard such as Auto-Capitalization and spelling check. Specify the language for onscreen information and keyboard. Choose region format for date, time, and phone numbers. Set features for people with visual, hearing, or dexterity challenges. Reset all settings or selected settings to factory defaults, such as network or keyboard. Appendix 1: General Settings Page 17