iPad for the Older and Wiser: Table of contents

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Introduction

• What is the iPad?
• How this book is structured

PART I: Getting started with your iPad

Chapter 1: Choosing and buying your iPad

• Which generation do you want?
• How much storage space do you need?
• Connecting to the Internet: Wi-Fi or 3G?
• Where to buy your iPad
• Summary
• Brain training

Chapter 2: Setting up your iPad

• Setting up your iPad
• Navigating the Home screen
• Changing the iPad orientation
• Turning the iPad on and off
• Setting up your Internet connection
• Making your iPad easier to use
• Adjusting other iPad settings
• Securing your iPad
• Using the iTunes software on your computer
• Introducing iCloud
• Updating your iPad software
• Charging your iPad
• Troubleshooting and fixing your iPad
• Summary
• Brain training

Chapter 3: Keeping notes on your iPad

• Understanding the Notes screen
• Writing your first note
• Dictating notes to your iPad
• Using Auto-text to speed up your writing
• Creating your own shortcuts
• Editing your text
• Adding and deleting notes
• Emailing and printing notes
• Searching your notes
• Using the Reminders app
• Summary
• Brain training

PART II: Using your iPad for communications

Chapter 4: Managing your address book and birthday list

• 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 on your iPad
• Sending an email
• Reading your emails
• Managing email folders
• Searching your 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: Sending instant messages using iMessage

• Sending messages
• Splitting and centring the keyboard
• Managing message alerts throuhg the Notification Centre
• Summary
• Brain training

Chapter 8: Browsing the Web

• Entering a website address
• Using the search box
• Zooming the page
• Scrolling the page
• Using links on websites
• Entering information into websites
• Browsing multiple websites at the same time in tabs
• Managing bookmarks, history and web clips
• Sharing website content
• Using Reader to make it easier to read pages
• Using Private Browsing mode
• Summary
• Brain training

PART III: Sound and vision

Chapter 9: Adding music and video to your iPad

• Browsing the iTunes store
• Buying music and video from iTunes
• Using the iTunes Store on your computer
• Removing content and downloading it again
• Adding CDs to your iPad using your computer
• Using iTunes Match to copy music from your computer to your iPad
• Summary
• Brain training

Chapter 10: Playing audio and video on your iPad

• Playing audio content on your iPad
• Playing podcasts and audiobooks
• Watching videos on your iPad
• Summary
• Brain training

PART IV: Getting creative with the iPad

Chapter 11: Taking and browsing photos on your iPad

• Using the cameras on your iPad
• Viewing photos on your iPad
• Editing your photos on your iPad
• Viewing videos on your iPad
• Summary
• Brain training

Chapter 12: Adding and managing apps

• Downloading apps to your iPad
• Rearranging your apps and web clips
• Deleting apps and web clips
• Multitasking with apps on your iPad
• Using multitasking gestures
• 10 More apps to get you started
• Summary
• Brain training

PART V: Using maps and books on the iPad

Chapter 13: Finding your way with 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

Chapter 14: Reading books and magazines on your iPad

• Installing iBooks on your iPad
• Downloading books using iBooks
• Reading books using iBooks
• Using the Amazon Kindle app
• Using Newsstand to buy magazines
• Summary
• Brain training

Glossary

Index

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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).