Garageband Tips

Garageband is another unique gift from Apple for audiophiles and more pertinently for music creators or prodigies altogether. iPad further exploits the full functionality of GarageBand by extending the intuitiveness with its overtly simple but responsive touch screen gestures. GarageBand for iPad can be used to create, record, assemble, retouch and even as a fully trusted live performance kit. There are many features and tweaks available in GarageBand for iPad and despite the simple interface, it would take weeks to actually use or even get acquainted with the sea of options and features available. So, in this post we have tried to collect all the tips, sources, tweaks, methods and much more to help you comprehensively understand and use GarageBand for iPad. By the end of this post, you may or may not be a Pro at GarageBand, but you certainly will at-least be equipped with all the tools to unravel the rest of features and maybe even create your own music.

Why Prefer GarageBand over the Real Thing?

• You can get access to thousands of instruments and effects from only one device without spending time, effort and money on each instrument separately.
• You can play and record instruments that otherwise are way too expensive or sometimes even beyond a mere humans means.
• Recording or Playing both can be done directly from your iPad.
• It can be a relief to others around as you can plug-in the headphones and keep all the music to yourself.
• You can restore the flavor of actual music by plugging in guitar or Keyboard and add some studio standard effects while you are at it.
•  The most important feature is the ability to carry all these features compactly in your Backpack.

Tips and Minor Work around Tutorials

Without further adulating GarageBand lets move on to the actual GarageBand iPad Tutorial. In this first section we will help you with some of the tips and other peculiarities that you must know before moving on to recording a song.

Import an Audio File

You can use the Drag and Drop method to simply add audio files into the black area of the timeline or ‘RealTrack’. But before all that, you have to convert your audio file into Apple compatible format. Some of the iPad compatible audio files are MP3, AAC and FLAC. The DRM protection may also pose problem especially if you have purchased your file from Ovi, Zune Media store or the like. You can take care of it by removing the DRM protection and then proceed with the Drag-Drop procedure.

Adding Effects to Guitar Track

To add effects to your Guitar Track, tap-open the track info page, locate and tap on the guitar amp tab. You can then spin the amp window around by clicking on the Edit Button located on the top corner of the screen. You then have to go back to the guitar amp and click on the arrow pointing upward in the lower pane. You can then choose any standard effect providedfrom the single effects slot and add it to guitar track.

Rename Track Region

You can also rename a region within the track by opening Track editor from your GarageBand iPad app. You can then see current name of the track at top left corner which can be renamed by double clicking on it and then typing the new name.

Use Guitar Amp

You can use Guitar Amp in GarageBand only after connecting your electric guitar to your iPad. This can be done using 3rd party devices  like iRig from IK Multi-media.

Edit Chords

Chords used by smart instrument(guitar, keyboard, bass or strings) can be edited for different variation or order rearrangement.To do this, choose a smart instrument, and then from the Song Settings Button, Tap edit Chords. On the instrument that you selected, Tap one of the Chord Strip and you can then begin rearranging by swiping the chord wheels. You can also choose the chord, alternate quality and bass note. Tap Done when you’re satisfied.

Keyboard

There is a lot you can do with Keyboard in GarageBand for iPad. You can begin with swiping between different Keyboard sounds. You can choose the size of keys and the number of octave visible by tapping on the Keyboard Buttons.

Velocity can also be controlled with a dedicated control button on the Keyboard. Also, a particular Keyboard setup can be saved which can then be accessed from custom category.

Drums

There are options to choose between different types of acoustic as well as electronic drum-sets. The drum output is totally touch dependent, the harder you hit, the louder it gets. Some parts of drum set like hi-hat and snare drum will also produce different sound depending on the area you touch.

A repeating pattern can be activated by pressing and holding on two drums simultaneously, you can then move your fingers apart for an increased tempo or vice versa. In addition, swipes across the vertical plane of your iPad screen will increase or decrease the volume.

Bass Parts

Electric, acoustic or synth bass sounds are at your disposal in GarageBand with just a single tap. You can simply use Smart Bass instrument to try all the variations or you can choose the Keyboard instrument and then select one of the Synth Bass Sounds.

Smart Strings

A lot of effects and repercussions can be added to Smart Strings that will enhance your overall guitar experience on GarageBand for iPad. A single chord can be played in various inversions with just a tap on each section of the chord strip. Plucked sound can be made byreleasing your finger off the string and not by simply tapping it. A sustained chord can be played by sliding your fingers  back and forth on the chord strip.

Individual notes can be played in notes mode by plucking on the fretboard. This will play back notes with an arco effect (bowed), but you can also play pizzicato (plucked) notes byholding one finger on the Articulation button on the left while you tap the string briefly.

Jamming in GarageBand for iPad

You can connect upto 3 iDevices with GarageBand over a Wi-fi or Bluetooth connection to participate in and create jam sessions . You can designate a particular iPad as Bandleaderwho has the ability to control playback and recording. Rest of the members of your jamming group can share settings or record all parts on a device.

Recording a Song in Garageband for iPad | Step by Step Tutorial

To record a song and then add other parameters to your song follow instructions listed below:

Step 1. Open the GarageBand from your iPad and then navigate to and tap on + sign located near the top left corner of the screen.

Step 2. From the menu that now pops up, Tap on ‘New Song’

Step 3.  You will then be presented with various instruments to choose from as your first recording instrument. You can swipe across the options and select any instrument of your choice by tapping on it.

Step 4.  From the ‘instrument view’ you can then tweak and adjust intricate instrument settings according to your personal preferences.

 Step 5. If need arises, you can also create custom chords.

Setting up Song Parameters

You can set up various song parameters like metronome, tempo, count-in, Key and time signature from the Song setting tab. Song Settings can be reached by tapping on Song Settings icon, which looks like a Wrench, once in the menu, various parameters listed above can be individually optimized.

Song Sections

Making sections of your song will help you to copy-paste or move around certain sections like intro, verse, chorus etc., as you desire. Each of these sections are named with letters and by default a song contains 8-bar repeating sections in GarageBand. You can then add more sections to the existing one’s or adjust length of sections already created. All this can be done by tapping on the Song Section Button located on the right edge of the ruler, as highlighted in the image below.

Altering the length of Song Section

You can alter length of each section present or created by following the steps below:

Step 1. Tap on Song section button as highlighted in the image above.

Step 2. From the various Sections labeled as letters, Tap on, let’s say “Section A”

Step 3. You can then either turn the automatic mode on, or you can change the number of bars by tapping on the arrows located next to manual. For faster bar increments, press-hold and swipe your finger vertically across the iPad screen. You can set any value to the Bar, but it should be noted that overall, the total number of Bars allowed in a complete song is 320, so work accordingly.

Recording a Smart Instrument, Guitar Amp or Audio Recorder

To record a instrument part in Garageband for iPad follow these easy steps:

Step 1. First of all, make sure you are in Instrument view and not in Track view, then choose and tap the instrument you want to record.

Step 2. The Playhead can then be used to mark the starting point of recording. You can rewind to move it to start, or tap on the ruler to choose a specific bar/beat.

Step 3. Once you are satisfied with every aspect, hit Record.

Step 4. Play the first section of the song and tap Stop when you are done. You can save yourself some time and effort if the section you recorded is a repeated riff or ostinato as you can loop or copy/paste it as much as you like.

Step 5. You can listen to the recorded section by moving the Playhead to start of section and if you don’t like what you hear, you can always tap Undo.

Recording for New Section

You can either add another instrument to the same section like above or you can choose to record new pattern on the next section. While the former can be done exactly like instructed in above section, for the latter you should follow the below steps:

Step 1. Tap on Song Section Button.

Step 2. From the tiny windows that pops-up, Tap on Add button. This will add Section B to your Song.

Step 3. Just next to Section B, you will notice a Blue arrow, Tap on it to set the bar limit manually.

Step 4. To save and close Section controls, tap anywhere on the the Tracks View.

Step 5. You are now ready to record the same instrument with different pattern in Section B.

Tip: To move between different sections of the song, you can swipe left/right across the horizontal axis of Track View.

Recording Drums

There are two major ways you can utilize in Garageband for iPad to record Drum parts. There is an easy way, where you can just use Smart Drum to record default drum parts, or you can try the complex method in which you can record each drum part separately and then layer it with more parts.

Method 1: The Easy Way

Step 1. Simply tap on the Track Button and select Smart Drums from instruments.

Step 2. You can then choose the type of drum you want to use. Like Acoustic or Electronic.

Step 3. Drag the elements of the kit on the grid to set up Beat.

Step 4. Now, move the Playhead to desired bar, hit record, do nothing and finally Tap Stop when recording completes.

Method 2. The ‘HighWay’

To develop grove and customize Drum/beat effects, you can record each part of the kit like, bass drum first, then hi-hat, then snare separately and layer them together for a more expert drum profile.

Step 1. Select the instrument in track header area.

Step 2. Tap on Mixer Button and check if the Merge button is ON. It is usually turned ON for drums by default , but if it isn’t, do it now.

Step 3. Optimize your Quantization settings by Tapping on Quantize Button.

Step 4. To record the first part of Drums, Tap Record, when you are done, move thePlayHead back to the start of the section and Record another part.

Step 5. Repeat the process until everything is recorded and then Tap Done.

Editing in GarageBand for iPad

To begin editing your songs in Garageband , you should at first have some working knowledge about certain important parameters. The most important of these parameters being, Track regions. Simply put, track regions are specific sections that automatically build in Track view as you finish recording a song. There are three types of Track region, each highlighted in 3 different colors:

• Green regions represent Touch Instrument Recordings.
• Purple regions show record parts from Guitar Amp or Audio Recorder.
• Blue Regions represent the mundane but useful Apple loops.

Now that you know what a track region means, you are ready to Edit each of them gradually as much as you please. To do so:

Step 1. Tap a single region in Track View. You can also select multiple regions by Tapping and holding on any single region, and then as you constantly press on the section, you can use subsequent finger taps to select other regions.

Step 2. To use the selected region as a loop throughout the length of the song, you will have to Tap again after you select the specific region. When you do so, an Edit Menu will appear, from the Menu simply Tap Loop. You can then shorten or lengthen the Loop by tapping the Region and bringing close or far the ends of it.

Step 3. To copy and paste a specific region anywhere in your Track, simply Tap-select the desired section. Tap again to bring forward the Edit Menu and choose Copy from the drop down box.

Step 4. Now navigate the Playhead to the start of destination bar, double tap the empty space and choose Paste from the Menu.

Step 5. You can use the same double Tap menu and Tap-hold method to cut, delete, Join or split regions respectively.

After you are done fiddling with regions you can dive deeper into editing by modifying, editing and polishing every single note (Except Drums). To do this, you will first need access to Editor, this can be done by double tapping on a region and once the Edit menuappears, you can swipe a finger upwards or downwards to enter into Note editing Mode. After you are in, there are a lot of things you can do in editor mode ranging from viewing different parts to changing even the pitch of every note. Just swipe up and down, right and left, Pinch zoom, go crazy, explore every option and try every possible gesture and you will be a pro before you know it. Just make sure to Tap Done when you are done with this sorcery.

Quite obvious to state at this point, GarageBand for iPad is a fully loaded and studio quality music App and there are plethora of features, tools, Tweaks, and tips that cannot be explored in just one post. We tried to help and provide as much as we could in a single post. We can and will sure provide more information and tutorials in subsequent posts, only if there is an appreciable response. But before we wrap up this extensive iPad GarageBand Tutorialthere are a final few instructions that will help you to get your created music off of iPad, into your Personal devices and maybe even to millions out there via iTunes.

Sharing Created Files from GargeBand.

Step 1. Return to the Main Menu by tapping on the My Songs Button.

Step 2 . Tap and hold one of the Song icons, this will trigger a ‘wobble’ and almost everything on your iPad, including the icons will start jiggling. Except, a few new buttons near the top left corner, and that’s where you’re headed.

Step 3. Tap on the Curved Arrow button, which in fact is your Share button.

Step 4. You can now use various options to share your Music. You can either upload it to Facebook, Youtube, SoundCloud or iMovie(If you have installed it already.). The better way to do it is by email or iTunes.

Share, Export or Import to iTunes

This final tutorial will help you to access your GarageBand for iPad files from your Mac or PC iTunes. There are two main ways to do this:

1. iTunes: Simply choosing iTunes from the Two options that show up will actually convert your Track into an audio format, which can then be played in iTunes or any other music player. You can however further edit this single layered track with software like Mixcraft, Acid Music Studio, GarageBand, Logic, Pro Tools and Audacity. But you will no longer have separate instrumental tracks like in GarageBand as all of them will be merged into one single audio file.

2. GarageBand: This option is particularly advantageous for users with Mac or a PC running desktop version of GarageBand. In contrast to the previous option, this method will actually preserve all the track layers and effects, to be further edited or enhanced on Desktop version of GarageBand.

After you decide and choose any of the option above, you can retrieve your file from your Desktop via iTunes by following the steps shown in the self-explanatory image added below.

Quite obvious to state at this point, GarageBand for iPad is a fully loaded and studio quality music App and there are plethora of features, tools, Tweaks, and tips that cannot be explored in just one post.

Safari Tips

Smart search field

Safari on iOS 7 has a unified “smart search field” that allows you to type the url of the website or search for text. When you start typing, it displays the top url hit, suggestions from Google Search or your favorite search engine, your Bookmarks and history, and results of the text search on the webpage in real-time. To save you time, Safari also preloads the top hit result.

Quickly type web addresses

To quickly type commonly used domain name extensions when entering a website address in Safari, long tap the “.” key to get a list of extensions, including ones specific to your region.

Safari Reader

You can tap on the icon to the left of the smart search field to access the Safari Reader feature, which displays web articles without ads or clutter. The icon turns white when the Reader functionality is activated.

Increase or decrease font size

As you might know, iOS 7 introduces a way to globally set the text size for apps that support “Dynamic type”. Safari doesn’t apply this font size to webpages, but the Reader mode does respect this setting. To set your preferred font size, go to Settings > General > Text Size and adjust the slider according to your needs.

Add websites to favorites

• When you open a new tab, you’ll notice that Safari shows you a grid of websites with their favicons so that you can have one-tap access to your favorite websites. You can rearrange the icons by long pressing any one of them, and dragging it to the position you want, much like how you arrange home screen icons.

• To add a website as a favorite, tap on the share button, then tap on Bookmark and add it to the Favorites folder.

• You have the option to select which folder should be the favorites folder via the Settings app (Settings > Safari > Favorites).

• Safari also syncs your bookmarks (including your favorites) using iCloud. So bookmarks from Safari on the Mac, or from Chrome, IE or Firefox on Windows (via iCloud Control Panel) will sync to iOS and vice versa.

Shared links

• Safari on iOS 7 has a cool new “Shared Links” view that shows links shared by people you follow on Twitter.

• Tapping any of the links will open the page in a new tab, with the tweet displayed at the top for additional context.

Reading list

• If you’ve come across a long article that you find interesting but don’t want to read right now, you can add it to Safari’s Reading List, which syncs across all your iOS devices and Macs.
• You can save items to your Reading List by tapping the share button in Safari, then tapping on the glass icon. iOS 7 also lets third parties add items to Safari’s reading list, so you could even add links from the Share menu in apps.

• You can access your Reading List by tapping the Bookmarks icon in Safari’s toolbar, and switching to the tab with the Glasses icon.

Search on current page

• To search for something on the current webpage, type your search text in the new smart search field, and right at the bottom, you’ll see a section called “On This Page” that shows you the number of matches.

• On tapping the last cell under the “On This Page”, Safari will take you to the first occurrence of your search text on the current page, and from there you can jump through all the occurrences using the back and forward button at the bottom.

Close and reorder tabs

• To close a webpage, just swipe a tab offscreen to the left or tap on the x button. Sadly, you can close only one tab at a time, and there is no option to close all tabs.

• You can also reorder tabs by tapping and holding on a tab, and moving it to the place you want it.

• Not very useful, but the tabs in the tab switcher view react to device movement by moving in the opposite direction.

iCloud tabs

iCloud tabs let you access the tabs you’ve opened on your Mac on your iOS device and vice versa. You can access your iCloud tabs, by scrolling down beyond your local tabs. They’re displayed as a list against a translucent background, sorted by device.

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Full screen view

Screen real estate is quite important for web browsing, and in iOS 7, the address bar and the toolbar disappear when you’re browsing, and shows you the content with domain name of the website in the status bar.

Go back to the top

Tap just above the top of the smart search field to go to the top of the page, so you don’t have to spend time swiping down.

Quickly unhide toolbar and address bar

Of course the full screen mode might become annoying when you want to switch tabs, since the toolbar isn’t visible. To bring it back quickly, just tap at the bottom of the screen. Here’s a video demo:

Private browsing

• It is easier and quicker to turn on or turn off private browsing session in iOS 7 Safari. To enable or disable private browsing, enter the tab switcher view by tapping the tab button at the bottom, followed by the Private button on the bottom left corner. (In iOS 6, you had to go through the hassle of accessing the Settings app to enable or disable Private browsing.)

• You’ll see the interface change to black to help you differentiate between private and normal browsing mode.

• Note that Safari’s private browsing mode is much safer than the one on other third-party browsers, including Chrome’s incognito mode, since they may preserve your private searches even after you exit private browsing.

Restrict websites

You can restrict certain websites from loading in Safari by using iOS’ inbuilt parental control tools. Open Settings and navigate to General > Restrictions > Websites under Allowed Content and you can:

• Limit Adult content

• Blacklist certain websites
• Allow access to specific websites only. Apple has added a list of children friendly websites like Discovery Kids, Disney, National Geographic – Kids etc. Parents can also add a website by tapping on the “Add a Website” option.

Gestures to go back and forward

Instead of using buttons, you can use edge-swipe gestures to navigate between webpages. Swipe from the left edge to go back one page and swipe from the right edge to go forward. These gestures are very useful in full screen mode, since you don’t have the buttons immediately available.

Quickly open a webpage in Chrome

If you use Chrome, but arrived in Safari because iOS can’t set a default web browser, you can quickly open the same page in Chrome by replacing the “http://” in the smart search field with “googlechrome://”. If there’s no http in the URL, simply prepend “googlechrome://” in the field and press go.

Add a Credit Card

If you do a lot of purchases on your iPhone, you’ll be happy to know that you can add your credit card information to Safari’s autofill, so that you don’t have to manually fill it again. To enter your credit card info, open Settings and navigate to Safari > Passwords and AutoFill > Saved Credit Cards > Add Credit Card.

Share a page using AirDrop

You can share a URL with people nearby using the new AirDrop feature in iOS 7. Tap on the share button in the toolbar at the bottom, followed by AirDrop. Then tap on the Contact from the list to send the URL. Check this post for a video walkthrough of how to use the AirDrop feature.

See page load progress of all tabs on iPad

On iPad, Apple utilises the tab bar to show the page load progress of each of the tabs by using thin blue progress bars. Pretty useful if you open a lot of tabs at once, and don’t want to switch to each one of them, just to view its progress.

Recently closed tabs on iPad

If you’ve mistakenly closed a tab, or simply want to open a tab you’ve closed from your last browsing session, just tap and hold the “+” button on the iPad to see a list of all your recently closed tabs.

Access History:

You can access the browser history for a particular tab with a long tap on the back or forward button, so you can quickly jump to the site you had visited. Thanks drumrobot for the tip!

Here’s the video walkthrough of the tips for Safari on the iPhone:

iPad Tips

1. Create folders

iOS now supports folders. To create a folder all you need to do is tap and hold on an app until they all start to jiggle, then drag the app over another icon and release.

Your iPad will create a folder with both the apps in. The folder will be named according to the category of the apps it contains, but you can rename it as you like.

2. Access all running apps

Double-clicking the Home button shows you all the apps that are running on your iPad in a bar along the bottom of the screen. To switch to a running app just tap on it here in this bar. Just swipe the screen downwards to remove this bar.

 

 

3. Orientation Lock or Mute?

The internet got mightily upset when Orientation Lock was replaced with Mute on the iPad during the last iOS update. Apple listened, and now you can head to Settings > General to choose between Lock Rotation and Mute.

 

 

4. Passcode Denied… DELETE ALL!

If you’re carrying around sensitive data, you can now enable a feature that’ll erase all the data on the device if someone inputs the incorrect passcode 10 times. Navigate to Settings > General > Passcode Lock > Erase Data.

 

 

5. Home Sharing

First, turn on Home Sharing in iTunes (Advanced menu) and on your iPad (Settings > Music/Video and enter your Apple ID). Next, launch the Music or Video app on your iPad. In the Music app, tap the “More” button at the bottom, find the little house with “Shared” next to it. Tap on that and then on one of the Shared Libraries. It might take a few seconds to update, but then you can listen to all of that Library’s media on your iPad. For video, tap the Shared tab at the top of the screen.

 

 

6. Control iPad notifications

By going to Settings > Notifications, you can decide which apps can pop up alerts, which have notifications at the top of the screen, and which appear in Notification Center. This means you can make sure that noisy apps don’t clog things up for you, and you notice the important things.

 

 

7. Go VPN

The iPad supports a VPN connection. To configure it, go to Settings, then General > Network. Select the VPN and move the slider to On, then add a VPN configuration with your server and account details.

 

 

8. Stop asking to join Wi-Fi networks

If you’re fed up of getting bugged by messages asking if you’d like to join this or that Wi- Fi network all the time then head to Settings, Wi-Fi and turn off Ask to Join Networks. You can still join any network that will have you from this same screen, it just won’t bug you constantly when the opportunity arises.

 

 

9. Turn battery percentage off

Do you find the battery charge percentage distracting? The good news is you can turn it off very easily. Go to Settings, General, Usage and you can turn it off here.

 

 

10. Quick volume mute

When the iPad first launched, there was no dedicated mute button anywhere on the device. However, with iOS 4.3 Apple has given you the choice of using the lock switch to mute the sound or lock the iPad’s orientation. Either way, a good tip for quickly muting your iPad is to press and hold the Volume-down button.

 

 

11. Use an Apple keyboard

Missing a real keyboard? Any Apple Wireless Keyboard will work with the iPad. In fact, your iPad will work with any Bluetooth keyboard. Some iPad cases have a keyboard built in, which can be handy.

12. Connect to an HD TV

You can connect the iPad 2 and new iPad to your HD television using Apple’s Digital AV Adapter (which connects from your 30-pin Dock adaptor to a HDMI port) or a plain old Apple VGA Adaptor. Both are available from the Apple Store. The iPad 2 and new iPad support video mirroring, so your entire Home screen will appear on the TV, not just the videos you play.

 

 

13. AirPlay: Stream movies, photos and music

Whenever you see the AirPlay icon on your iPad it means you can stream whatever media you’re viewing to your Apple TV, which is usually connected to your living room TV. All you need to do is tap the AirPlay icon (which looks like a rectangle with a triangle in it) and it starts playing automatically – it’s so simple!

 

 

14. Take an iPad screenshot

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. Here, you can view or email them as you see fit.

15. Avoid underpowered USB docks

The iPad does not charge when you connect it to some USB docks or even certain ports on some notebooks. Instead, plug in to a high power USB port (check you computer’s specs, or use a powered USB dock). On some PCs, USB ports on the front of the computer are lower power, so you will need to plug into one on the back.

16. Use Multitasking Gestures

Multitasking Gestures, which utilise four and five finger gestures to let you switch between apps, to bring up the multitasking bar, and to close an app and go back to the Home screen. You can turn them on in Settings > General, but be warned that they clash with some apps.

 

 

17. Restrict your Spotlight searches

Swipe left on the Home screen to reveal the Spotlight search. By default it searches everything including songs in your iPod, podcasts, apps and events. To restrict the areas it searches, since you may not want all these categories included, look in Settings > General > Spotlight Search.

 

 

18. Add a Google Calendar

Want to add your Google Calendar to the iPad’s Calendar app? No problem. In Settings open Mail, Contacts, Calendars. Add an account and tap on Other. Tap on Add CalDAV Account and enter your Google Account credentials (the Server is http://www.google.com). Exit the Settings app and tap on the Calendar app and all your events should appear. By default all calendars are displayed, but you can tap on the Calendars button to choose which ones are shown.

 

 

19. Find My iPhone (or iPad)

Apple’s Find My iPad works for all iCloud users. In Settings > iCloud, enter your Apple ID and then turn Find My iPad on near the bottom of the screen. Now if you lose your iPad, you can go to icloud.com or use Find My iPhone on another device to locate the iPad. If you have a Wi-Fi-only model, it will need to be connected to a Wi-Fi network for this to work.

 

 

20. Use AirPrint

Thanks to AirPrint you can print right from your iPad, provided you’ve got a compatible printer, of course. If you’ve got an AirPrint ready printer then you just choose Print from the Share menu for virtually any open document. AirPrint works with the new range of printers from HP, and you can use a Mac app called Printopia (www.ecamm.com) to print to any printer connected to a Mac.

 

 

21. Use a Smart Cover

Apple’s iPad Smart Cover (from £35/$39) is a must have iPad accessory – it’s not just a dumb cover. When you draw it over the iPad’s screen it puts it to sleep for you, and wakes it up when you open it. Also, it latches onto special magnets built into the side of the iPad 2 and new iPad, so it’s a perfect fit. It doesn’t work with the original iPad.

 

 

22. Share from Pages

Transferring Pages documents from your iPad by syncing with iTunes on your Mac or PC is a real hassle. It’s much quicker to use the Share menu to email the finished document to wherever you need it to be. Also, you can email it as a Word or PDF document if you like.

 

 

23. Turn iPad caps lock on

To type a capital letter on the onscreen keyboard you first tap the left or right shift key, then the letter. If you need to type a whole word in caps this can be painful. Save time typing in caps by turning the caps lock on. To do this double tap on either shift key.

 

 

24. Copy and paste

You can quickly copy and paste text by tapping and holding down, and then choosing Select to select the exact portion of text you’d like the copy. Next tap Copy, then go to a different app, and tap and hold down again, then tap Paste from the menu that appears. Top tip: To select an entire paragraph of text you need to tap four times.

 

 

25. Replace a word

When you hold down on a word to copy it, choose Select, then you will see a new option: Replace. Tap this and, you can see suggestions for alternative words that have similar spellings. It’s a good way of quickly correcting typos.

 

 

26. Hidden apostrophe key on the keyboard

This is a great tip for any app, such as Notes, Pages or Mail, that you type into using the iPad’s virtual keyboard. Rather than having to go to the second screen of the keyboard every time you want to type an apostrophe (which is a real pain) just tap and hold on the ! key and a hidden apostrophe option will appear – then just slide your finger up to access it.

 

 

27. Quick quotes

You don’t have to move the iPad’s second keyboard screen to enter a quotation mark either. Simply tap and hold over the ? key and a quotation symbol appears, which you can select by moving your finger upwards.

 

 

28. Add a full stop

Another great keyboard tip for typing in apps such as Pages, Notes or Mail is to doubletap the space bar at the end of a sentence. This adds a full stop and a space for you, which can be enormously time-saving when you’re writing long articles.

 

 

29. Dim your iBooks

You can lower the brightness setting down to a low level using the Brightness option under Settings. But the iBooks app has its own brightness slider, which you can use to lower the level down more conveniently.

 

 

30. Change days

There’s no way to swipe to change between days in the Calendar app, but don’t forget the navigation bar along the bottom of the screen – this can be used to switch to different days (or weeks/months, depending on the view you’ve chosen). The current day is always shown in blue, or you can just tap the Today button to return to the current day.

 

 

31. Street View in Maps

The Maps app running Google’s Street View is one of the coolest features of the iPad, yet accessing it is so confusing few people even know it’s there. To access Street View you need to have dropped a red pin on the map (which happens when you do a search). You then tap the red and white icon of a person to enter Street View.

 

 

32. Directions in Maps

There’s no free sat nav for the iPad, but directions in Maps are a substitute if you’re walking, driving or taking the bus. Just tap Directions on the top left of Maps and the iPad even works out where you are right now, then takes you step-by-step through each stage of your journey. It will even suggest more than one route, so you can take or avoid motorways if you want, for example.

 

 

33. Display PDFs

There are two ways to display PDFs on your iPad: you can either email them to your iPad, in which case you get an Open in iBooks button appear, or you can sync PDFs from your Mac or PC via the Books tab in iTunes.

To do this just drag and drop the PDF into iTunes, then when you sync your iPad click on the Books tab and select the PDFs you’d like to sync. In iBooks you click on PDFs in your library to see the PDFs you have ready to display.

 

 

34. Camera focus and meter

In the Camera app, tap on your subject to both focus on and meter the light properly. In this shot, notice how the chair is dark and the boy outside is properly metered. You can reverse that by simply tapping on the chair.

 

 

35. Get a grip

You’ll probably hold the iPad by its sides, but it’ll rotate to put the shutter button at the bottom, making you wobble when you reach for it. So use the orientation lock to put the shutter where you can easily thumb it, then just rotate your images or videos afterward in an image editor.

 

 

36. Take charge in FaceTime

Once you’ve started a video call, you can move the picture-in-picture window that shows you by simply dragging it around with your finger.

 

 

37. Photo Booth fun

Sure, you’re great, but Photo Booth is even more fun if you point it at friends or family. Simply tap the ‘twirly camera’ icon in the bottom right. to use the camera on the back You can also snap stills by hitting the shutter button, but Photo Booth doesn’t do video.

 

 

38. Download photos straight from your camera to your iPad

You can’t plug an SD card from a digital camera straight into your iPad to view the photos, but you can purchase the iPad Camera Connection kit from Apple. With this device attached you can transfer photos straight from your camera’s memory card. Get it from the Apple Store online.

39. Quicker websites

Save time typing web addresses in Safari by using the iPad’s “.com” key when typing in a URL. A little-known timesaver is that if you hold down the .com key you get access to a menu that offers a .co.uk and other options too.

 

 

40. Quick Safari scroll

You can jump up to the top of any web site – indeed any list – by tapping on the top of the title window. It’s much faster than scrolling by hand.

 

 

41. Zoom in on websites

You can zoom in on any website by pinching out with two fingers on the screen. This also makes it easier to select words and tap links. To zoom out again, just pinch in with two fingers. Double-tap on any text or image to auto-zoom so it fills the screen.

 

 

42. Turn on Bookmarks bar in Safari

We all know you can tap the bookmarks icon in the Safari toolbar to access your bookmarks, but you can significantly cut down the number of taps it takes to get to them by turning on your Safari Bookmarks Bar permanently. In the Settings app, tap Safari, then turn Always Show Bookmarks Bar to ON.

 

 

43. Clear browsing history in Safari

Need to cover your tracks online? You can delete your Safari browser history in a flash. Just open the Settings app, then tap Safari and tap on Clear History. Note you can also wipe your Cookies and clear your Cache here too. There’s also a Private Browsing mode you can turn on, so your history won’t be tracked. Turn this on in Settings > Safari.

 

 

44. Open Safari links in a new tab

You can open links in a new Safari tab, rather than always opening them in the current one. Just tap and hold on the link and a pop-over menu appears giving you the option to open the link in a new tab.

 

 

45. Find text on a page

You can search for a particular word on an open page in Safari. Type your word into the Google search box. You’ll see a list of suggestions appear, and near the bottom you’ll see “On This Page”, showing how many times that word appears on the page. Tap the Find option to go to the first instance of the word.

 

 

46. Turn off iPad email alert chimes

You can turn off the chime for new emails. Go to Settings, then General, then Sounds and turn off the New Mail sound. You can also adjust sound levels here.

 

 

47. Preview more of your emails

The iPad’s Mail app defaults to previewing two lines of each email before you tap on it. Sometimes however it would be handier to be able to see more of an email before loading the whole thing in, especially if you are on a slow connection. To do this open the Settings app, then tap on Mail, Contacts, Calendars and change the Preview options to add more lines.

 

 

48. Turn off iPad push mail

Most mail accounts default to Push as a delivery mechanism, if available. This automatically ‘pushes’ any new emails your way as soon as they are available. If you find this annoying or distracting you can set your Mail accounts to check for new messages at intervals, or manually so they only check for new messages when you tap the Refresh button. To turn off Push, select the Settings app and Mail, Contacts, Calendars and choose Fetch New Data, then turn Push on or off.

 

 

49. Make an iPad backup

If you want to make sure your iPad’s data is properly backed up then you can force iTunes to back it up. When you’re conencted to your Mac or PC, open up iTunes and right-click on your iPad in the Devices list and select Back up. However, you can also use iCloud to back up. Turn this on in Settings > iCloud. When you do so, your iPad will stop automatically backing up to your PC.

 

 

50. iPad is flat and won’t charge

If your iPad battery is completely flat then it can take a while for the red battery symbol to appear when you plug it in to charge, indicating that it is charging. Don’t panic, just leave it plugged in and wait – the charging symbol will appear eventually.

 

 

iPad Updates

Apple’s software updates for iOS introduce new features and improvements that let you do even more with your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. Updating the software on your device is easy. This article explains how to do it in five simple steps.

Update your device wirelessly (available in iOS 5 and later)

1. Ensure your device is connected to a power source. To avoid potential data costs connect your device to a Wi-Fi network.
2. Go to Settings > General > Software Update. iOS will automatically check for available updates. Available updates download automatically if your device is connected to Wi-Fi and a power source.
   
3. If an update is available^* you can tap Download to download the update.
4. After the download has completed tap Install to update your iOS.
   
5. If you leave the update to download in the background, once the download has finished you will receive a notification saying an update is available for your device. Tapping Details will take you to Settings > General > Software Update. Tap Install Now to install the iOS update. If you decide to leave the installation for later Settings will display notification badge until the update has been installed.
   

* Some iOS updates may not available as over-the-air updates. VPN or proxy connections may prevent your device from contacting the iOS update servers.

 

Update your device using iTunes

1. Ensure that you’re using the latest version of iTunes.
2. Connect your device to your computer using the included USB cable.
3. After iTunes opens, select your device when it appears in iTunes under Devices.
4. Click “Check for Update” in the Summary pane to check for available updates.
   
5. If an update is available, iTunes prompts you to download and install the update. Do not disconnect your device until the update has finished.
   

Additional Information

Tips for updating your iOS device

• Ensure that your device is backed up to iCloud or back up with iTunes before updating. Find more information about backing up your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.
• If you experience an alert when updating your device with iTunes, see this article about resolving update and restore alert messages.
• When updating from iOS 4.3.x or earlier, see iOS 4: Updating your device to iOS 5 or later.

Unable to update, not enough available storage

When updating wirelessly, your iOS device needs enough available space to download and install the update. If “Download and Install” is grayed out or you see the message “This update requires at least x.x GB of available storage”, use one of the following options to update:

• Use iTunes to download and install the update instead

or

• Remove content you no longer need from your device, including:
  • Movies or TV shows from the Videos app. On iPhone and iPod touch, use the “swipe to delete” gesture. On iPad, either tap Edit or tap and hold on a video, and then tap “x” to delete.
  • Apps you no longer use. Tap and hold until they jiggle, and then tap the “x” to delete.
  • Photos or videos you’ve taken with the camera. To save your content, you can transfer photos and videos from your device to a computer.

In-App Purchases

Types of In-App Purchases
There are four different types of In-App Purchases:

1. non-replenishable
2. replenishable
3. subscriptions
4. auto-renewing subscriptions

• In-App Purchase require iOS 3.0 or later
• In-App Purchase can be offered in both free and paid apps—no free In-App Purchases are available.
• Gifting an In-App Purchase is not available
• If an app offers In-App Purchases, the app description page may include descriptions of available In-App Purchases as well as a list of Top In-App Purchases¹:

Example of Top In-App Purchases

Example of description page for In-App Purchases

App developers maintain the app description pages; some app description pages may not match exactly with current offerings.

Non-replenishable In-App Purchases are items that only require you to purchase them once, and can be transferred to multiple devices authorized with the same iTunes Store account.

• Bonus game levels
• City guide maps

Replenishable In-App Purchases are items that have to be purchased every time and cannot be downloaded again for free.

• Extra health
• Extra experience points

Subscriptions are one-time services that must be purchased again once the subscription period expires.

• One-month subscriptions
• Location service subscriptions
  

Auto-Renewing Subscriptions are services that can be purchased with different renewing subscription durations.  

• Weekly newspaper subscriptions
• Weekly magazine subscriptions

For information on auto-renewing subscriptions see this article.

Buying an In-App Purchase

In-App Purchases can only be made from within an app. When you make an In-App Purchase, you will see a dialog with the item’s name and cost for the in app purchase. You must tap Buy in order to proceed with your purchase. Once you tapBuy, you’ll be required to enter your iTunes Store account password.

Note: Every time you make an In-App Purchase using iOS 4.3 or later, you will be asked to confirm your purchase by tapping Buy. If it has been less than 15 minutes since your last In-App purchase, you will not be required to type in your account password again. You can also enable Restrictions on your iOS device to restrict purchasing of In-App Purchase content.

 

Redownloading an In-App Purchase

If you lose your In-App Purchases because apps were accidentally deleted, or if you had to restore your device without a backup, you may be able to download some of your in app purchases again for free. Not all In-App Purchases are eligible for free download again.

• Replenishable In-App Purchases and subscriptions cannot be downloaded again for free, and must be repurchased. Examples include but are not limited to: extra ammo, additional health, extra experience points, or other one-time services.
• Non-replenishable In-App Purchases and auto-renewing subscriptions can be downloaded again for free. Examples include: bonus game levels, a map/city guide, a daily news subscription, or other recurring services.
• To download an In-App Purchase again, you must download it from within the installed app using the same iTunes Store account name for the original In-App Purchase.

Transferring an In-App Purchase

Subscriptions and replenishable In-App Purchase cannot be transferred or synced to another iOS device. Non-replenishable In-App Purchases  and auto-renewing subscriptions can be transferred to another iOS device authorized with your iTunes Store account. For example, if you transfer a game from an iPhone to an iPod touch, only the game levels will sync over, the extra ammo and experience points will not be transferred.

Frozen or unresponsive iPad

Is your iPad not responding or not operating as expected? This troubleshooting assistant can help you resolve these most common issues:

• Display remains black or blank
• Touch screen not responding
• Application unexpectedly closes or freezes

Restart iPad

To restart iPad, first turn iPad off by pressing and holding the Sleep/Wake button until a red slider appears. Slide your finger across the slider and iPad will turn off after a few moments.

Next, turn iPad on by pressing and holding the Sleep/Wake button until the Apple logo appears.

Is iPad not responding? To reset iPad, press and hold the Sleep/Wake button and the Home button at the same time for at least 10 seconds, until the Apple logo appears.

If your device does not turn on or displays a red battery icon, try recharging next.

Recharge iPad

If iPad is very low on power or if the battery is fully depleted, charge iPad using the included AC adapter and Dock Connector to USB cable.

If the iPad’s battery is extremely low on power, the display may remain blank for up to five minutes before a low-battery images appears.

If your iPad displays a low battery image, it can take up to 20 minutes of charging before the iPad will start up. You can press the Home button to check the current charging status.

Close App

If only a single app has stopped responding or closes on launch, try the following:

1. Return to the Home screen, and then click the Home button twice.
2. Tap and hold on the app.
3. When it starts to jiggle, tap the  to close it.
4. Double-click the Home button and try opening the app again.

If multiple apps are closing or restarting, please view this App assistant.

If it is a third-party app, for additional assistance please view this article.

Update software

Updating your iPad and iTunes software may solve your issue.

Make sure you are using the latest version of iTunes.

Next, connect iPad. In the left column under Devices, click on your iPad. Click on Check for Update in the Summary tab, then follow the instructions.

Restore iPad

To restore your iPad, first make sure you are using the latest version of iTunes.

Next, connect iPad. In the left column under Devices, click on your iPad, then click on Restore in the Summary tab.

For more information about backing up, updating, and restoring your iPad software, see this article.

Note: This will delete all media and data. All settings will be reset as well. If possible, sync iPad with iTunes before restoring to back up your most recent data and settings.

AirPrint

Do you need to print a document from your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch? Are you unable to locate your printer? This troubleshooting assistant will help you setup your printer and resolve the most common printing issues.

Verify requirements

To use AirPrint, you need one of the following iOS devices:

• iPad
• iPhone (3GS or later)
• iPod touch (3rd generation or later

You will also need an AirPrint-enabled printer. Seethis article for a list of printers.

Connecting to your printer

Verify Wi-Fi is enabled and that you are connected to the same Wi-Fi network as your printer.

• Open an application that supports AirPrint, including Safari, Mail, and Photos. Apps from the App Store may require an update to use AirPrint.
• Choose the content you want to print and tap the appropriate icon to display the option to Print.
• Select your printer and tap Print.

If you are unable to print, the next section can assist with setting up your printer and troubleshooting basic issues.

Note: App Store apps may use a different icon or menu option to print.

Configure your printer

Printers that support AirPrint let you print from your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch directly to the printer over your Wi-Fi network. If you are unable to see your printer from your device, try these steps:

• Verify your printer and device are connected to the same Wi-Fi network. Check your printer’s documentation for information on connecting it to your Wi-Fi network.
• Ensure AirPrint is enabled in your printer settings. You may need to configure this setting on the printer itself. See the documentation that came with your printer for details.

If you are still unable to see your printer when you try to print from your device, contact the printer manufacturer for additional assistance.

Check your printer

If you continue to experience issues printing to a printer that supports AirPrint, try these steps:

• Restart your printer.
• Try to print wirelessly thru Wi-Fi to the printer from a Mac or PC.
• Ensure that your printer firmware is up to date. See your printer documentation for instructions on updating.

If you are still unable to print, try the following options:

• You can only print directly to Wi-Fi printers that support AirPrint.
• Certain features and capabilities may not be available on all printers. If you experience issues printing, check with your printer manufacturer for driver firmware updates and compatibility.

• Get tips from fellow iPad users at our iPad Support Communities forum.

Wi-Fi

Do you need to connect to a Wi-Fi network? Are you connected but unable to access web pages? These tips will help get connected and help you resolve the most common Wi-Fi issues.

Join the network

Verify Wi-Fi is enabled and that you are connected to a Wi-Fi network.

Tap Settings > Wi-Fi. If Wi-Fi is off, turn it on by tapping the on/off icon.

Available Wi-Fi networks appears under “Choose a Network…”

Locate and tap the Wi-Fi network you want to join.

Note: If the Wi-Fi network is not displayed on iPad as an available option, it may be a “closed” or “private” network. This requires entering the name to join. See this article for more information.

Verify Password

Some Wi-Fi networks require a password to join. Password-protected Wi-Fi networks are indicated by the padlock icon  . If you receive an error while joining a password-protected Wi-Fi network:

• Type slowly to verify you are entering the correct password.
• If you cannot tap Join, the password is too short for that Wi-Fi network.
• If you don’t know the password, check with the Wi-Fi network administrator.

Note: Some Wi-Fi access points or routers may have default passwords. Check the manufacturer’s website for more information.

Check Connection

Check the Wi-Fi signal strength in the status bar or Wi-Fi menu. The more bars the stronger the signal  .

If you only have a single bar or you still cannot locate your Wi-Fi network:

• Move closer to the Wi-Fi access point or router.
• Avoid potential sources of interference that can affect a Wi-Fi signal, such as concrete walls and microwave ovens.

Next, check your connection by using Safari to open a web page.

When using some public Wi-Fi networks, Safari may display a web page that allows you to sign in to use the service. Check this web page for additional information on signing into or subscribing to the Wi-Fi network service at that location.

See this article for more information about using public Wi-Fi networks that require a subscription.

Check the Wi-Fi network

If you have a strong Wi-Fi signal, but still can’t access the Internet, verify the Wi-Fi network you are using.

• Ensure you are connecting to the correct Wi-Fi network, and not another nearby Wi-Fi network.
• Check the cable connection to your Wi-Fi access point or router.
• If you can’t identify your Wi-Fi network due to other networks with similar names nearby, contact the ISP or manufacturer for assistance in naming your Wi-Fi network.

Reset network settings

To reset your network settings, tap Settings > General, then tap Reset > Reset Network Settings.

When the device restarts, try to locate and join the Wi-Fi network again.

Note: If the Wi-Fi network is not displayed on iPad as an available option, it may be a “closed” or “private” network. This requires entering the name to join. See this article for more information.

If you are still having Wi-Fi issues, try the following options:

• Check these additional Tips when using Wi-Fi.

• Use iTunes to update your iPad to the latest software.

• Update your Wi-Fi access point or router firmware; contact your Wi-Fi access point or router manufacturer for more information.

• Get tips from fellow iPad users at our iPad Support Communities forum.

iTunes

When you connect your iPad to your computer, an iPad icon should appear in iTunes in the left column under Devices. But if it doesn’t, this troubleshooting assistant can help.

Other symptoms may include:

• Computer recognizes your iPad as a camera but it doesn’t appear in iTunes

Update iTunes

Make sure you have the latest version of iTunes. To check for available updates of iTunes on a Mac, go to iTunes > Check for Updates. On Windows, go to Help > Check for Updates.

To install iTunes, you need one of the following operating systems on your computer:

• Mac: OS X version 10.6 or later
• PC: Windows 7; Windows Vista; or Windows XP Home or Professional with Service Pack 3 or later

Note: If you are using a 64-bit version of Windows 7, be sure to download the 64-bit version of iTunes.

If your computer does not meet these requirements, you may need to upgrade your software or computer before installing iTunes.

Restart iPad

To restart iPad, first turn iPad off by pressing and holding the Sleep/Wake button until a red slider appears. Slide your finger across the slider and iPad will turn off after a few moments.

Next, turn iPad on by pressing and holding the Sleep/Wake button until the Apple logo appears.

Is iPad not responding? To reset iPad, press and hold the Sleep/Wake button and the Home button at the same time for at least 10 seconds, until the Apple logo appears.

If your device does not turn on or displays a red battery icon, try recharging next.

Recharge iPad

If iPad is very low on power or if the battery is fully depleted, charge iPad using the included AC adapter and Dock Connector to USB cable.

If the iPad’s battery is extremely low on power, the display may remain blank for up to five minutes before a low-battery images appears.

If your iPad displays a low battery image, it can take up to 20 minutes of charging before the iPad will start up. You can press the Home button to check the current charging status.

Check USB connections

Try disconnecting and reconnecting the iPad.

Whenever possible, always connect iPad to a USB port that is built into the computer instead of the keyboard or an external USB hub.

If iPad still doesn’t appear in iTunes, try a different USB port.

Still having USB connection problems? Learn how to further troubleshoot USB connections.

Restart your computer

If you wish to return to this assistant after restarting your computer, first bookmark this page in your browser.

Restart your computer and reconnect iPad. If your issue has not been resolved, use your bookmark to return to this troubleshooting assistant.

Reinstall iTunes (Windows)

For Windows users, it may be necessary to completely uninstall iTunes and then reinstall thelatest version of iTunes. It is not necessary for Mac users to uninstall or reinstall iTunes. For more information, select from the following:

Windows XP | Windows Vista or Windows 7

Third-party software conflicts

Some third-party software (such as security software and anti-virus software) may prevent iTunes from recognizing your iPad. You may have to update your software, adjust software settings, or temporarily disable the software.

In Windows, MSCONFIG is used to troubleshoot conflicting software. For assistance using MSCONFIG, select from the following:

Windows XP | Windows Vista or Windows 7

For assistance with your third-party software, please contact the manufacturer.

Mail

Setting up

Before you can use your email account on iPad – you need to add your account to Mail.

1. Tap Mail
2. Select your account type. Tap Other if your account is not listed.
3. Enter your account information and tap Save. Mail configures most email accounts automatically. Otherwise, you will be prompted for any additional settings.
4. Once your account information is saved – you can start sending and receiving email.

You can configure additional accounts by tapping Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars > Add Account

If you experience any difficulty in sending and receiving email – continue to the next step in the assistant.

Check connection

Check your connection by using Safari to open a web page. If you are connecting with Wi-Fi, note that many public Wi-Fi networks require users to sign in to use the service.

To turn off Wi-Fi, tap Settings > Wi-Fi.

If you are still unable to connect to the internet, this troubleshooting assistant can help.

Resolve multiple device lock-out

Using two or more devices to access the same email account sometimes creates a lock-out issue that is easily solved.

Some steps you can take to prevent this from occurring are not leaving your computer’s mail application open, and increasing the interval to fetch mail on your computer and iPad. To change this setting on iPad go to Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars > Fetch New Data.

For more information, see this article.

 

Check SMTP settings

1. Tap Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars. Under Accounts, tap the account from which you’re trying to send mail. You may need to tap your account more than once.
2. Under Outgoing Mail Server, tap SMTP.If you don’t see Outgoing Mail Server, you may need to tap your account once more first.
3. Tap the SMTP server for your email account and verify the settings are correct.
4. If you have multiple email accounts on iPad, try using an SMTP server from another account. Tap the SMTP account and Select On on the On/Off slider.

Set up account directly on iPad

Mail settings may vary between computers and mobile devices. If you’ve synced your email account using iTunes, setting it up directly on your iPad will help ensure you have the correct settings in place.

Tap Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars, and then tap your email provider.

If you already have an account on your iPad, tap Add Account, then tap your email provider.

When you enter your email address, iPad will look up your service provider’s settings for you. If iPad can’t find your service provider’s settings, this article can help you obtain the necessary account settings from your provider.

Restart iPad

To restart iPad, first turn iPad off by pressing and holding the Sleep/Wake button until a red slider appears. Slide your finger across the slider and iPad will turn off after a few moments.

Next, turn iPad on by pressing and holding the Sleep/Wake button until the Apple logo appears.