iPad for the Older and Wiser: Table of contents
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Introduction
- What is the iPad?
- Is the iPad right for you?
- What computer and software you will need
- How this book is structured
PART I: Getting started with your iPad
Chapter 1: Choosing and buying your iPad
- How much storage space do you need?
- Connecting to the Internet: Wi-Fi or 3G?
- Buying accessories for your iPad
- Where to buy your iPad
- Summary
- Brain training
Chapter 2: Setting up your iPad
- Downloading and installing iTunes
- Connecting your iPad to your computer
- Synchronising your iPad with your computer
- Charging your iPad
- Switching on your iPad
- Changing the iPad orientation
- Navigating the Home screen
- Setting up your Internet connection
- Setting up a Wi-Fi connection
- Setting up a 3G connection
- Understanding your Internet connection
- Securing your iPad
- Adjusting the parental controls (restrictions)
- Setting a passcode for your iPad
- Setting up Find my iPad
- Making your iPad easier to use
- Adjusting other iPad settings
- Summary
- Brain training
Chapter 3: Keeping notes on your iPad
- Understanding the Notes screen
- Writing your first note
- Using the iPad keyboard
- Entering special characters
- Hiding the keyboard
- Using Auto-text to speed up your writing
- Editing your text
- Positioning the insertion point
- Using cut, copy and paste
- Fixing your spelling
- Adding and deleting notes
- Searching your notes
- Using the search in Notes
- Using the iPad's Spotlight Search
- Emailing notes
- Summary
- Brain training
PART II: Using your iPad for communications
Chapter 4: Managing your address book and birthday list
- Synchronising contacts from your computer
- Browsing your contacts
- Adding contacts to your iPad
- Adding birthdays and anniversaries
- Searching your contacts
- Summary
- Brain training
Chapter 5: Keeping in touch with friends by email
- Creating an email account
- Setting up your email account
- Setting up Gmail, Yahoo and AOL webmail accounts
- Setting up other email accounts
- Sending a friend an email
- Addressing your email
- Writing your email message
- Reading your emails
- Managing email folders
- Searching your emails
- Downloading new emails
- Summary
- Brain training
Chapter 6: Using FaceTime for video calls
- Logging in to FaceTime
- Starting a FaceTime call
- Talking to your friend with FaceTime
- Receiving a FaceTime call
- Summary
- Brain training
Chapter 7: Browsing the Web
- Entering a website address
- Zooming the page
- Scrolling the page
- Using links on websites
- Entering information into websites
- Browsing multiple websites at the same time
- Managing bookmarks, history and web clips
- Visiting websites using bookmarks
- Organising your bookmarks in folders
- Deleting bookmarks
- Adding bookmarks
- Sharing website content
- Summary
- Brain training
Chapter 8: Visiting friends using Maps
- Finding where you are on the map
- Getting directions to a friend's house
- Using maps to update your address book
- Summary
- Brain training
PART III: Sound and vision
Chapter 9: Buying music and video at the iTunes Store
- Browsing the iTunes store
- Buying music and video from iTunes
- Using the iTunes Store on your computer
- Backing up your content and synchronising with your computer
- Adding CDs to your iPad using your computer
- Summary
- Brain training
Chapter 10: Playing audio and video on your iPad
- Playing audio content on your iPad
- Browsing and playing your music
- Looping and shuffling your music
- Creating a playlist on your iPad
- Creating playlists using iTunes
- Playing podcasts, audiobooks and iTunes U courses
- Watching videos on your iPad
- Using the videos app
- Deleting videos from your iPad
- Watching online films from YouTube
- Summary
- Brain training
PART IV: Having fun with the iPad
Chapter 11: Taking and viewing photos on your iPad
- Taking photos with your iPad
- Shooting video
- Using Photo Booth for special effects
- Copying photos between your computer and your iPad
- Copying photos from your camera to your iPad
- Viewing photos on your iPad
- Watching a slideshow
- Viewing videos on your iPad
- Summary
- Brain training
Chapter 12: Adding and managing apps and books
- Downloading apps to your iPad
- Rearranging your apps and web clips
- Deleting apps and web clips
- Changing the apps on your iPad using your computer
- Multitasking with apps on your iPad
- Reading books on your iPad with iBooks
- 20 More apps to get you started
- Summary
- Brain training
Glossary
Index
Find out more about iPad for the Older and Wiser
For more information on iPad for the Older and Wiser, including a promotional video, supporting content and ordering information, see the homepage for iPad for the Older and Wiser.
iPad for the Older and Wiser is written by Sean McManus, and published by John Wiley in partnership with the University of the Third Age (U3A).
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