The iPad is incredibly popular. Since it’s small, you can bring it anywhere. You can pretty much use it for anything under the sun. The iPad is only limited by the imaginations of those who use it. Use this device to its fullest. Read these tips to make your iPad even better.

You can access all of your running apps on your iPad. Just push the Home button twice in succession to show an icon for each running app. It is easy to switch to an app by tapping it on the bar. Swipe downward on the screen to make the bar disappear.

You can get access to remote servers by using VPN networks. You can enable this VPN connection by activating the VPN feature in the network settings. Next, you need to supply both username and server address. If the server address is not something you personally know, contact your network administrator.

On your email, you will notice that the default only allows for two visible lines. You may want to have more text available to preview. Navigate to Settings and select Mail. First go to MAIL. Choose CONTACTS. Then go to CALENDARS. At this point, you can adjust preview mail options to get more lines.

The iPad doesn’t come with a paper manual so it will need to be downloaded if you want to read it. Apple doesn’t want to kill trees so they encourage the download option instead.

Getting a sound alert every time you receive an email can be very annoying. Thankfully, this feature can be easily disabled. Go to the Settings and select the General tab. Then select Sounds. You can shut off the new mail alert or reduce its level.

The iPad is capable of unimaginable things. This is able to be used by everyone in the family. If you’re an iPad owner, find out how to properly care for it and what you can do with it. You’ll learn quite a bit on how it can make your life a lot easier.