How To Be Productive With Your Ipad

iPad technology seems to be upgraded every year. A new iPad comes out and you end up longing for its fancy changes, from being lighter to having a larger hard drive. Forget about this jealousy by using the tips below to make the iPad you already have exactly what you want it to be.

Apple always examines all of their apps before showing them on the store. This means that you can generally trust the quality of the item you will receive. However, you should at least give a cursory look at the reviews of previous user; this can be done directly from the store.

When the iPad freezes up, do a soft reboot. Press the power and the home buttons together for a few seconds. This will prompt your device to restart. If you want an application to shut down, hold your home button down for several seconds.

One of the great things about the iPad is that it allows you to quickly check your email. If you receive a large volume of emails throughout the day, it may actually be draining your battery. The device is configured to check for new messages frequently and automatically. Instead of setting it to notify you of new messages every few minutes, go into the Mail, Contacts and Calendars settings to adjust the frequency of mail checks.

Learn all the things the side switch can do on your iPad. It is a handy way to turn your audio alerts on and off without affecting your playback sound. You can also use it to lock your screen so that it does not automatically rotate. If you want to use it for some other function, you can change this in the General Settings menu.

If youre battery is draining fast than youd like, turn off some notifications and location based items. Your iPad is constantly monitoring where you are (as long as its on wifi, 3G, or LTE). This monitoring sucks the life out of your battery. If you dont need the features, then you can extend your battery time with a few flicks of a button.

Know how to take a screenshot with your iPad. Simply depress the Power and Home buttons simultaneously for just a second. A photo of your screens contents will automatically appear in your photo folder for easy access. Be careful not to depress the buttons too long, however, because the device will reboot.

If you want to secure your iPads backups, you can do it by opening your iPad in iTunes, going to the summary tab and choosing Encrypt Data. That way, you will have all of your information safe in case something happens, and you lose all the information on your iPad.

Do you ever find you want to take a quick screenshot on your iPad? It is really very simple to do. Just hold down the Home and Sleep buttons together. This will then take your screenshot, and it will save with your photos.

Spend a day or two familiarizing yourself with your iPad. You may have purchased it for one or two features, but spend a while exploring everything that is available. You may not even realize that the iPad can do some things, so looking around is a sure way to get even more out of it.

There is no need to pay for a new iPad year after year! There are enough apps to ensure that the iPad you have will work for you as it stands today. Keep your money in your pocket by using the advice in this article. When your iPad does it all, youll be so happy.