I have had my ipad for over a year
and still have not updated to ios 7! After researching many tips and tricks I
feel more confident in finally installing the update. I am excited about the
many new features I have learned about including the following:
- Notifications- I like the idea of using my ipad as a
family calendar, a quick glance in the morning should show us things like
daycare field trips, reminders for the day, or plans/appointments we have
set up.
- iTunes radio- how cool that it will intuitively know
what type of music to put in my custom radio stations. I love Pandora, and
think this might be even better!
- Editing tips- Finally, I think I can competently copy
and paste info I find online into emails/documents with greater success.
Very happy to have learned you can select an entire paragraph of text with
a simple tap of two finders to copy and then paste. Also, I was not aware
of the ability to drag the handles to set the area to copy. Fascinating!
- Safety net- iCloud backup is something I should really
do and yet have procrastinated to do. Such a simple way to ensure that my
apps, pictures, everything on my iPad can be protected from the accidental
actions of my 2 year old playing with the iPad.
- Pictures- a way to delete multiple pictures (taken by
the 2 year old!) was not clear, and I have spent way too much time
deleting things one by one. Finally discovered in the comments of one tips
and tricks page that a simple way to do this DOES EXIST!!! delete photos
on an iPad tap edit on the top right hand corner in your photo library
then tap the pix you want to delete and it will put a tick on the ones you
select then press delete on the top right hand side. Drumroll
please.....To delete photos on an iPad tap edit on the top right hand
corner in your photo library then tap the pix you want to delete and it
will put a tick on the ones you select then press delete on the top right
hand side
Websites that I found interesting
and helpful included:
Extremely useful, basic tips in how
to use your iPad. For the beginner, but also useful reminders for those who are
relatively comfortable using their iPad. Here I learned how to take a
screenshot of my ipad.
"You can take a screenshot on
your iPad by pressing Home and then the Sleep/Wake button. The screen will
flash and you'll hear a click, indicating that a photo has been taken. Your
screen shots are saved automatically in your Photos gallery."
Also, a simple but useful tip to set
CAPS LOCK. Double tap on either shift key!http://www.zdnet.com/30-iphone-and-ipad-tips-and-tricks-to-make-you-faster-and-more-efficient-7000026210/
Concise description of 30 top tips and tricks. Easy to quickly scan through this webpage and learn something new! A must on my to-do list: "Worried about young ones racking up huge in-app purchase bills? Tap Settings > General > Restrictions and scroll down to disable In-App Purchases."
Now it is time to put this new knowledge into practice! Thank you 23 Mobile Things for allowing me to learn some valuable tips for using the iPad!
