There are options under the hood of iPad which may not be so obvious to new users.

General tweaks

Let’s start off with general tweaks.

hit theSettingsicon on the homepage of iPad.

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The PDF guide is great, but does not always include useful screenshots.

It reminds you of the memory capacity of your iPad and how much you have available.

Sounds

These preferences refer to sounds you hear when, for instance, new mail arrives or is sent.

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If hearing these sounds for various features bugs you, simply click them off.

Your preferences and needs may be different.

This is where you would go if you oughta manually connect to a Wi-Fi connection.

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The iPad Wi-Fi + 3G uses cellular networks and GPS to determine your location.

Doesn’t hurt much to keep it enabled.

Auto-Lock

This setting automatically closes and locks your iPad after a designated period of time.

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Increasing the time will often reduce the battery charge, so you should probably leave it at default.

Passcode Lock

Use this setting if you use a designated passcode for unlocking your iPad.

Additional options will erase data on your iPad after a specified period of time.

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then you will want to check out the tweaks for this area.

Home

This a handy preference for quickly navigating to theHome, SearchoriPodpage of your iPad.

When you double-click theHomebutton, it will take you to your selected preference.

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I recommend enabling all these features for they assist you in typing faster on the iPad.

There’s no reason to turn this off.

But this is where you’re able to change the prefs for different languages and logistical information.

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Battery Percentage

This setting displays the percentage of battery charge next to the battery icon in the upper-right-corner.

I see no reason to turn it off.

Well, that’s it for general tweaks.

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how to set up an ipod

how to set up an ipod

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