Your iPad is quite an amazing gadget, capable of many impressive feats. You have seen some uses, but there are also more advanced uses for it. You can access social media sites, do your finances and much more with your iPad. Continue reading!

Make sure your kids are safe when using your iPad online. Go to Settings, General, and then Restrictions. When you go under the restrictions tab, you should click on ‘enable. This keeps your children safe. You should set restrictions for all adult type content.

You may need to reboot the iPad with a soft reset if it freezes. Simultaneously hold down the Power and Home buttons for several seconds. This will cause your device to restart. When an app is stuck, you can hold the Home button and it should close.

Just double-tap any text you want to copy on your iPad. It will be difficult to copy entire paragraphs this way, though. Tap the text four times, you will copy the whole paragraph. You can do this with paragraphs, long URLs and addresses.

A lot of people find it difficult to type on tablets, but over time, it gets easier. There is a button that allows you to do speech dictation. Simply depress the HOME button two times. Following that, you will tap on the microphone icon. After you finish dictating, tap the microphone icon again, and you will see the text version of your dictation.

You can use the copy and paste feature on your iPad. Tap the text you wish to copy, hold, then choose select to select the words you are interested in copying. A second tap will highlight a selection of text and allow you to choose the “copy” option. Tap again, hold and choose paste and your copied text will appear.

The iPad has many outstanding features, and it is quite user-friendly. There is basically only one button plus the touch screen itself. Explore your iPad on your own before you start looking up too many tips about it. It won’t be hard to figure out.

Because iPads are not cheap, it makes sense to care for yours well. Screen protectors are often used on iPads. This is plastic which adheres to the screen and protects it. Always use soft, damp cloths when cleaning iPad screens. Never clean your iPad with a glass cleaner or all purpose cleaner.

If you are like most people, you receive many emails each day and do not need to be notified each time. There is a way that you can eliminate this noise. To do so, go to Settings and General. Then select Sounds. Find the New Mail sound and adjust it to your preference.

You can transfer pictures from your camera to your iPad in only a few minutes. All you need to do is pull your SD card from the camera and plug it straight into the iPad’s new SD-card reader. This is a great way to deal with your pictures without any other add-ons.

Does your iPad contain personal information? If so, then ensure that you backup your iPad in case you lose it or someone steals it. You should also set your iPad to erase all data in case someone tries to break into it. Go to “Password Lock” in settings and choose erase data.

You get to choose whether the lock key silences your iPad or freezes your screen’s orientation. The early iPad’s cannot perform this function. Check to see what OS your iPad is running. If it is iOS 4.3 or a later version, you should be able to choose what the lock key does. Another option if you want to mute your device is to press and hold the volume down button.

It is possible to easily change the default search engine from Google to your preferred search engine on your iPad. Just navigate to the Settings button, then you can switch it to Safari if you wish. This lets you change to Yahoo or Bing.

If you have near-constant Internet access, make use of the cloud features introduced in iOS 5. It allows you to put your data and information in a secure location without cluttering up your iPad. Make sure that you save critical documents to both your iPad and the cloud.

Want to save an image you find online while surfing on your iPad? This is simple to do. Simply tap the image and hold your finger for a couple seconds. This will give you the option to save it. This saves it to your iPad, meaning you can access it at any time.

You can control all of the notifications you receive. Sometimes, it can be a hassle when you have numerous application notifications popping up. You can adjust this setting by going into settings and then notifications. You can easily manage which applications send alerts and which don’t. This allows you to use the system to your advantage.

Would you like to quickly take a screenshot? This can be accomplished much easier than you might have believed. Press the ‘Home’ and ‘sleep/wake’ button simultaneously. There will be a flash, and your sceenshot is taken. Screenshots save automatically.

Want to see all your running apps? All you have to do is tap the Home button twice. This will open up a bar with all currently running apps and you can select each of them individually. This enables you to know at any given time which apps are using up your energy and keep track of what you have recently worked on.

Although the iPad is pretty resistant, you want to avoid using it around water. Avoid taking it in the tub, obviously, but try not to use it in humid areas like saunas or out in the rain. Water damage is the easiest way to break your iPad.

Now that you’re able to understand the iPad and how you can use it better, you can get started. By continuing to learn, you are sure to marvel at the device’s true capabilities. Before long it will become indispensable in your life and you’ll wonder how you ever lived without it.