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Your iPad at Work (covers iOS 7 on iPad Air, iPad 3rd and 4th generation, iPad2, and iPad mini), 4th Edition

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  • Copyright 2014
  • Edition: 4th
  • Book
  • ISBN-10: 0-7897-5103-8
  • ISBN-13: 978-0-7897-5103-4

Supercharge your business effectiveness with any model of iPad–in the office, on the road, everywhere!

Do you have an iPad? Put it to work! If you’re a manager, entrepreneur, or professional… a consultant, salesperson, or freelancer… this book will make you more efficient, more effective, and more successful!

Your iPad at Work includes the latest information about all iPad models running iOS 7 (or later), whether the tablet is equipped with Wi-Fi only or Wi-Fi + Cellular Internet connectivity.

It’s packed with easy, nontechnical business solutions you can use right now–each presented with quick, foolproof, full-color instructions.Securely connect your iPad to your network; sync your email, contacts, calendar, Office documents, and smartphone; make the most of iPad’s latest productivity apps; capture up-to-the-minute news and financial data; even discover powerful specialized apps for your job and your industry.

You already know how much fun your iPad is, now discover how incredibly productive it can make you!

  • Secure your iPad with passwords and data encryption
  • Connect your iPad to a wireless printer
  • Discover today’s most powerful iPad business apps
  • Manage your contacts and relationships with a Contact Relationship Manager (CRM) app
  • Do your word processing, spreadsheet, and database management while on the go
  • Access your email and surf the Web from almost anywhere
  • Make winning sales and business presentations from your iPad
  • Read PC and Mac files, from Microsoft Office to Adobe PDF
  • Use your iPad more efficiently on the road and while traveling
  • Manage your company’s social networking presence from your tablet
  • Participate in real-time video calls and virtual meetings using FaceTime, Skype, or another app
  • Create and distribute iPad content, or have a custom app developed for your business

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Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION . . . . . . .1

    WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM THIS BOOK . . . 2

    UNBOXING YOUR NEW iPAD . . . . 3

    CHOOSING THE RIGHT iPAD TO MEET YOUR NEEDS . . 4

        iPAD HARDWARE CONFIGURATIONS . . . 5

    PREINSTALLED APPS ON ALL iPADS RUNNING iOS 7.0 . . 6

    OPTIONAL “MUST-HAVE” iPAD APPS DEVELOPED BY APPLE . . 9

    THE ANATOMY OF THE iPAD MODELS . . . .10

        USING THE MULTITOUCH DISPLAY . . . .11

        EXPLORING THE iPAD’S HOME SCREEN . . . .14

1    ACTIVATING AND PERSONALIZING YOUR TABLET . . 19

    TURNING YOUR iPAD ON OR OFF . . . . .20

        PLACING YOUR iPAD INTO SLEEP MODE. . . .20

    ACTIVATING AND SETTING UP YOUR iPAD . . . .21

        UPGRADING YOUR iPAD FROM iOS 6.X TO iOS 7.X . . .27

    ACTIVATING YOUR iPAD’S DATA SERVICES . . . .27

    USING NOTIFICATION CENTER ON YOUR iPAD . . . .28

        NOTIFICATION CENTER’S TODAY VIEW . . . .28

        NOTIFICATION CENTER’S ALL VIEW . . . .28

        NOTIFICATION CENTER’S MISSED VIEW . . . .29

    OPENING CONTROL CENTER FOR QUICK ACCESS TO COMMONLY USED FEATURES . . . . . .29

    CUSTOMIZING iPAD’S SETTINGS . . . . .30

        SWITCHING TO AIRPLANE MODE . . . .32

        CONNECTING TO A WI-FI HOTSPOT . . . .32

        ADJUSTING BLUETOOTH OPTIONS . . . .34

        CONFIGURING CELLULAR DATA OPTIONS . . . .34

        CONFIGURING NOTIFICATION CENTER SETTINGS . . .36

        CUSTOMIZING CONTROL CENTER OPTIONS . . . .39

        SETTING DO NOT DISTURB OPTIONS . . . .39

        WORKING WITH THE GENERAL SUBMENU WITHIN SETTINGS . .41

        KEEPING YOUR iPAD PRIVATE WITH THE PASSCODE LOCK FEATURE . .45

        CONTROLLING YOUR iPAD’S SOUNDS. . . .47

        ADJUSTING THE WALLPAPERS AND BRIGHTNESS . . .47

        ADJUSTING THE PRIVACY SETTINGS . . . .49

        CUSTOMIZING iCLOUD SETTINGS . . . .51

        ADJUSTING THE SETTINGS FOR MAIL, CONTACTS, CALENDARS, NOTES, AND REMINDERS . . . . .53

        CUSTOMIZING MESSAGES, FACETIME, MAPS, AND SAFARI FROM SETTINGS . . . . . .53

        PERSONALIZING YOUR SAFARI WEB SURFING EXPERIENCE . .53

        iTUNES STORE AND APP STORE PURCHASE OPTIONS . . .54

        PERSONALIZING MUSIC SETTINGS . . . .55

        PERSONALIZING VIDEO SETTINGS . . . .55

        MANAGING YOUR PHOTO STREAMS . . . .55

        iBOOKS AND GAME CENTER CAN BE CUSTOMIZED, TOO . . .55

        SETTING UP THE TWITTER, FACEBOOK, FLICKR, AND VIMEO APPS AND RELATED iOS 7 INTEGRATION . . . .56

    MAKING APP-SPECIFIC ADJUSTMENTS . . . .57

    USING THE iPAD’S DICTATION FEATURE . . . .58

    WORK WITH iOS 7’S MULTITASKING BAR . . . .59

    NOW, LET’S PUT YOUR iPAD TO WORK . . . .60

2    INTERACTING WITH SIRI: YOUR VOICE-CONTROLLED ASSISTANT . 61

    CUSTOMIZING SIRI TO MEET YOUR NEEDS . . . .63

    SIRI CAN HANDLE A WIDE RANGE OF TASKS . . . .64

    SIRI RELIES ON CONTENT IN CERTAIN APPS . . . .71

        SIRI TAPS INTO DATA STORED WITHIN THE CONTACTS APP . .71

        SIRI ALSO USES DATA FROM CALENDAR AND OTHER APPS . .72

    USING SIRI EYES FREE WHILE DRIVING . . . .73

3    STAYING IN TOUCH USING EMAIL AND INSTANT MESSAGES . 77

    USING THE MAIL APP TO MANAGE YOUR EMAIL ACCOUNTS ON YOUR iPAD . . . . . .78

        SETTING UP YOUR iPAD TO WORK WITH EXISTING EMAIL ACCOUNTS . . . . . .78

        CUSTOMIZING YOUR EMAIL ACCOUNT SETTINGS . . .81

        CUSTOMIZING MAIL OPTIONS . . . . .83

        MANAGING YOUR EMAIL ACCOUNTS WITH THE MAIL APP . .85

        WORKING WITH THE INBOX . . . . .87

        CREATING A VIP LIST IN THE MAIL APP . . . .95

        COMPOSING EMAIL MESSAGES . . . . .97

        ADDITIONAL MAIL APP FEATURES . . . .101

        USING THE WEB OR OTHER APPS TO ACCESS EMAIL . . .102

        ACCESSING YOUR iCLOUD-RELATED EMAIL ACCOUNT FROM iCLOUD.COM . . . . . 102

    COMMUNICATING VIA INSTANT MESSAGES VIA THE MESSAGES APP . 102

        QUICK START: APPLE’S iMESSAGE SERVICE . . . .103

        SETTING UP A FREE iMESSAGE ACCOUNT . . . .103

        PROS AND CONS OF USING iMESSAGE . . . .104

        STRATEGIES FOR USING THE MESSAGES APP . . .105

        CREATING AND SENDING A TEXT MESSAGE . . .106

        PARTICIPATING IN A TEXT-MESSAGE CONVERSATION . . .107

        RESPONDING TO AN INCOMING TEXT MESSAGE . . .108

        RELAUNCHING OR REVIEWING PAST CONVERSATIONS . . .108

        CUSTOMIZING THE MESSAGES APP . . . .109

4    USING THE CALENDAR AND CLOCK APPS TO ORGANIZE

    YOUR PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LIFE . . 111

    CALENDAR APP BASICS . . . . 112

        CONTROLLING THE VIEW . . . . .113

        COMMAND OPTIONS AVAILABLE FROM ALL CALENDAR VIEWS . 116

        CREATING A NEW APPOINTMENT . . . .117

        USING SIRI TO ENTER AND VIEW CALENDAR DATA . . .120

        VIEWING INDIVIDUAL EVENT DETAILS . . . .121

        SUBSCRIBING TO CALENDARS . . . . .122

        FINDING AN EVENT . . . . . 123

        INVITING PEOPLE TO MEETINGS OR EVENTS . . .123

    CUSTOMIZING THE CALENDAR APP . . . .124

    SYNCING SCHEDULING DATA WITH YOUR PRIMARY COMPUTER OR SMARTPHONE . . . . . 126

        SYNCING CALENDAR DATA WITH A PC OR MAC USING iTUNES SYNC . . . . . .126

        SYNCING CALENDAR DATA WIRELESSLY USING iCLOUD . .126

        SYNCING CALENDAR DATA WIRELESSLY WITH SCHEDULING

        SOFTWARE ON A MICROSOFT EXCHANGE–COMPATIBLE NETWORK . . . . . .127

        SYNCING CALENDAR DATA WIRELESSLY WITH GOOGLE CALENDAR, YAHOO! CALENDAR, AOL, OR OUTLOOK.COM . .127

    USING THE CLOCK APP . . . . 128

        WHAT TIME IS IT IN TOKYO, LONDON, AND DALLAS? . . .128

        USING YOUR iPAD AS A RELIABLE ALARM CLOCK . . .129

5    WORKING WITH THE CONTACTS APP . . . 133

    CUSTOMIZING THE CONTACTS APP . . . .134

    ALLOWING THE CONTACTS APP TO WORK SEAMLESSLY WITH OTHER APPS . . . . . .135

    GETTING STARTED USING THE CONTACTS APP . . .136

        CREATING NEW CONTACT ENTRIES . . . .137

        EDITING OR DELETING AN ENTRY . . . .143

        SHARING CONTACT ENTRIES . . . . .144

    SYNCING CONTACT DATA WITH OTHER CONTACT MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE . . . . . .145

        SYNCING CONTACTS DATA FROM YOUR iPAD WITH iCLOUD . .146

        SYNCING WITH MICROSOFT EXCHANGE–COMPATIBLE APPLICATIONS . . . . . 147

        SYNCING WITH CARDDAV- OR LDAP-COMPATIBLE APPLICATIONS . 147

        HOW DOES SYNCING YOUR CONTACTS INFO HELP YOU? . .147

6    MANAGING INFORMATION USING THE REMINDERS AND NOTES APPS. 149

        MANAGING MULTIPLE TO-DO LISTS SIMULTANEOUSLY . . .153

        SETTING UP REMINDERS TO WORK WITH iCLOUD AND OTHER ONLINE SERVICES . . . . .154

    USING YOUR TABLET AS A NOTE-TAKING DEVICE WITH THE NOTES APP . . . . . .156

        ORGANIZING YOUR NOTES . . . . .159

        CERTAIN CONTENT WITHIN NOTES IS INTERACTIVE . . .160

7    SURFING THE WEB USING SAFARI . . . 161

    YOU’RE READY TO BEGIN SURFING . . . .163

    CUSTOMIZING SAFARI’S SETTINGS . . . .164

        WHERE’S THE FLASH? . . . . .167

    HOW TO USE TABBED BROWSING WITH SAFARI . . .168

        TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE NEW iCLOUD TABS FEATURE . .169

    REMOVING SCREEN CLUTTER WITH SAFARI READER . . .169

    CREATING AND MANAGING READING LISTS . . . .170

    NEW OPTIONS FOR SHARING WEB CONTENT IN SAFARI . . .172

    CREATING, MANAGING, AND SYNCING SAFARI BOOKMARKS . .175

        SYNCING USERNAMES AND PASSWORDS USING iCLOUD KEYCHAIN . . . . . .175

    LAUNCHING YOUR FAVORITE WEBSITES FAST WITH HOME SCREEN ICONS . . . . . 176

    ACCESSING SOCIAL NETWORKS ON YOUR iPAD . . .178

        WORKING WITH FACEBOOK . . . . .178

        TWEETING FROM YOUR iPAD . . . . .179

        TAPPING INTO LINKEDIN TO NETWORK WITH BUSINESS PROFESSIONALS . . . . 179

    MANAGING YOUR GOOGLE+ ACCOUNT FROM YOUR iPAD . .180

    SHARING YOUR PHOTOS WITH INSTAGRAM . . .180

    MANAGING YOUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL FROM YOUR TABLET . .180

    MOBILE BLOGGING AND WEBSITE MANAGEMENT IS EASY FROM YOUR iPAD . . . . . 181

8    EXPLORING YOUR WORLD WITH THE MAPS APP . . 183

    OVERVIEW OF THE MAPS APP’S SCREEN . . . .186

        THE MAPS APP’S INFO SCREEN . . . . .190

    OBTAINING TURN-BY-TURN DIRECTIONS BETWEEN TWO LOCATIONS . 193

        VIEWING A LISTING OF TURNS TO YOUR DESTINATION . . .196

    LOOKING UP CONTACT ENTRIES, BUSINESSES, RESTAURANTS, LANDMARKS, AND POINTS-OF-INTEREST . . . .197

        USING THE INTERACTIVE LOCATION SCREENS TO FIND MORE INFORMATION . . . . . 198

    THE MAPS APP’S FLYOVER VIEW . . . . .200

    THE MAPS APP INTEGRATES NICELY WITH OTHER APPS . . .201

    USING SIRI WITH THE MAPS APP . . . . .201

    MAPS APP ALTERNATIVES . . . . .202

9    DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY ON YOUR iPAD . . . 203

    LOADING DIGITAL IMAGES ONTO YOUR iPAD . . . .204

    THE REDESIGNED CAMERA APP . . . . .206

        HOW TO SNAP A PHOTO . . . . .208

        HOW TO SHOOT VIDEO . . . . .209

    TIPS FOR SHOOTING EYE-CATCHING PHOTOS USING YOUR iPAD . .211

        ADJUSTING CAMERA AND PHOTOS APP OPTIONS FROM WITHIN SETTINGS . . . . .212

        HOW TO USE THE RULE OF THIRDS WHEN SHOOTING . . .213

    USING THE PHOTOS APP TO VIEW, EDIT, ENHANCE, PRINT, AND SHARE PHOTOS AND VIDEOS . . . . .214

        VIEWING AN IMAGE IN FULL-SCREEN MODE . . .215

        EDITING PHOTOS AND VIDEOS . . . . .216

        PRINTING PHOTOS . . . . . 218

        SHARING PHOTOS AND VIDEOS . . . .219

        DELETING PHOTOS STORED ON YOUR iOS DEVICE . . .226

        WORKING WITH iCLOUD’S PHOTO STREAM IN THE PHOTOS APP . 226

        CREATING AND MANAGING A SHARED PHOTO STREAM . .227

    UPGRADING TO APPLE’S iPHOTO APP . . . .229

    UTILIZING POWERFUL PHOTO-EDITING CAPABILITIES WITH THIRD-PARTY PHOTOGRAPHY APPS . . . .230

10    FINDING AND INSTALLING APPS FROM THE APP STORE . 231

    APPLE’S APP STORE: ONE-STOP SHOPPING FOR iPAD APPS . .232

        UNDERSTANDING THE APP STORE . . . .233

        ACCESSING YOUR PURCHASED APPS . . . .239

        HOW TO ACQUIRE AN APP FROM THE APP STORE . . .240

        LEARNING ABOUT AN APP BEFORE MAKING A PURCHASE . .240

        VISITING THE APP STORE FROM iTUNES ON YOUR COMPUTER . .244

    HOW APP PRICING WORKS . . . . .245

        FREE APPS . . . . . .245

        PAID APPS . . . . . .245

        SUBSCRIPTION-BASED APPS . . . . .245

        IN-APP PURCHASES . . . . 246

    QUICK TIPS FOR FINDING APPS . . . . .246

    KEEPING YOUR APPS UP-TO-DATE . . . . .248

11    WIRELESS PRINTING AND SCANNING VIA YOUR iPAD . . 249

    WIRELESS PRINTING FROM YOUR iPAD . . . .250

        USING THE AIRPRINT FEATURE TO WIRELESSLY PRINT FROM YOUR iPAD . . . . . 251

        PRINTING FROM AN iPAD TO A NON-AIRPRINT–COMPATIBLE PRINTER . . . . . .252

    SCANNING DOCUMENTS ON-THE-GO INTO YOUR iPAD. . .254

        UNDERSTANDING FILE FORMATS CREATED BY SCANNERS . .256

12    USING iCLOUD WITH YOUR iPAD TO BACK UP AND

    SYNC DATA . . . . . 259

    SET UP AN iCLOUD ACCOUNT . . . . .261

    TURN ON iCLOUD FEATURES FROM THE iCLOUD CONTROL PANEL . .263

    SET UP iCLOUD TO SYNC APP-SPECIFIC DATA . . . .264

    TURN ON THE iCLOUD BACKUP FEATURE . . . .265

    SET UP AND USE THE FIND MY… FEATURE . . . .267

    TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE iCLOUD.COM WEBSITE . . .268

    ACCESS ALL iTUNES STORE CONTENT PURCHASES VIA iCLOUD . .270

    CLOUD-BASED ALTERNATIVES TO iCLOUD . . . .270

13    WORKING WITH PAGES, NUMBERS, AND KEYNOTE . . 273

    WORKING WITH PAGES . . . . 275

        USING THE FORMATTING COMMANDS WITHIN PAGES . . .278

        USING THE PLUS-SIGN ICON WITHIN PAGES . . .279

        ACCESSING THE TOOLS MENU WITHIN PAGES . . .280

        THE NEW SHARE ICON . . . . .281

            USING THE DOCUMENT NAVIGATOR FEATURE . . .285

        WORKING IN FULL-SCREEN MODE . . . .286

        USING THE FORMATTING TOOLBAR . . . .288

    WORKING WITH NUMBERS. . . . .290

        USING THE FORMATTING COMMANDS IN NUMBERS . . .292

        USING THE PLUS-SIGN ICON IN NUMBERS . . . .292

        ACCESSING THE TOOLS MENU IN NUMBERS . . .293

    WORKING WITH KEYNOTE . . . . .293

        USING THE FORMATTING COMMANDS IN KEYNOTE . . .295

        USING THE PLUS-SIGN ICON IN KEYNOTE . . . .296

        ACCESSING THE TOOLS MENU IN KEYNOTE . . .296

        IT’S SHOWTIME: USING THE PLAY ICON IN KEYNOTE . . .297

    USING THE iWORK FOR iOS APPS WITH iCLOUD . . .298

    WORKING WITH THE iWORK FOR iCLOUD APPS . . .299

    THIRD-PARTY APPS THAT ALSO OFFER MICROSOFT OFFICE COMPATIBILITY . . . . . 302

        WORKING WITH MICROSOFT OFFICE DOCUMENTS AND FILES USING THE DOCUMENTS TO GO PREMIUM—OFFICE SUITE APP . 303

        WORKING WITH MICROSOFT OFFICE DOCUMENTS AND FILES USING THE QUICKOFFICE PRO HD APP . . . .304

    ACCESSING YOUR PRIMARY COMPUTER REMOTELY WITH YOUR iPAD . 305

14    CONDUCTING VIDEOCONFERENCES AND VIRTUAL MEETINGS . 307

    USING FACETIME FOR VIDEO CALLS . . . .308

        CREATING A FACETIME FAVORITES LIST . . . .309

        USING FACETIME’S AUTOMATIC RECENTS LIST . . .309

        CHOOSING PREFERRED FACETIME CONTACTS . . .310

        PARTICIPATING IN A FACETIME CALL . . . .310

    PARTICIPATING IN VIRTUAL MEETINGS FROM ANYWHERE . . .311

        GOTOMEETING OFFERS VIRTUAL MEETING CAPABILITIES . .312

        ANOTHER VIRTUAL MEETING OPTION: THE WEBEX PLATFORM . 313

    MAKING AND RECEIVING PHONE CALLS OR VIDEOCONFERENCING WITH SKYPE . . . . . .313

15    DISCOVERING “MUST-HAVE” BUSINESS APPS . . 317

    25 BUSINESS APPS THAT ENHANCE THE CAPABILITIES OF YOUR iPAD . 319

        1PASSWORD—PASSWORD MANAGER AND SECURE WALLET . .320

        DROPBOX . . . . . .321

        EFAX MOBILE . . . . . .321

        EVERNOTE . . . . . .322

        FILEMAKER GO FOR iPAD . . . . .323

        FLIGHTTRACK PRO . . . . . 324

        GRUBHUB . . . . . .325

        INVOICE2GO FOR iPAD . . . . .327

        INVOICE MANAGER . . . . 328

        LINE2. . . . . . .329

        MICROSOFT ONENOTE FOR iPAD . . . .330

        PDFPEN . . . . . .331

        PHOTON FLASH WEB BROWSER . . . .333

        QUICKBOOKS ONLINE FOR iPAD . . . .334

        QUICKVOICE RECORDER . . . . .334

        REMEMBER THE MILK . . . . .335

        SCANNER PRO BY READDLE . . . . .336

        SPLASHTOP 2—REMOTE DESKTOP. . . .337

        SQUARE REGISTER . . . . . 338

        THE WEATHER CHANNEL . . . . .341

        THINGS FOR iPAD . . . . . 341

        TIME MASTER + BILLING . . . . .341

        VIPORBIT . . . . . .342

        XPENSETRACKER . . . . . 345

        YELP! FOR iPAD. . . . . 345

    VERTICAL MARKET APPS ARE ALSO READILY AVAILABLE . . .347

    DISCOVERING WHAT TRAVEL APPS CAN DO FOR YOU . . .347

    ONLINE BANKING MADE EASY ON YOUR iPAD . . . .350

    SAVING TIME IN YOUR EVERYDAY LIFE . . . .350

16    STAYING INFORMED USING iBOOKS, NEWSSTAND, AND WEB CONTENT .  . 353

    READING EBOOKS AND MANAGING YOUR DIGITAL LIBRARY USING THE iBOOKS APP . . . . . 355

        CUSTOMIZING YOUR EBOOK READING EXPERIENCE . . .357

        ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS ARE AVAILABLE AS YOU’RE READING . 358

        HOW TO FIND A SPECIFIC EBOOK—FAST. . . .360

        READING PDF FILES WITH iBOOKS . . . .361

    ALTERNATIVES TO THE iBOOKS APP . . . .363

    READING NEWSPAPERS AND MAGAZINES ON YOUR iPAD . . .363

        WORKING WITH THE NEWSSTAND APP . . . .363

        READING DIGITAL PUBLICATIONS . . . .365

        MANAGING YOUR NEWSPAPER AND MAGAZINE SUBSCRIPTIONS . 366

    DOWNLOADING VERSUS STREAMING ONLINE CONTENT . . .367

        UNDERSTANDING THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DOWNLOADING AND STREAMING CONTENT . . . . .367

        WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT DOWNLOADING CONTENT . 368

        YOU CAN ALSO STREAM CONTENT FROM THE INTERNET . .369

        APPS FOR STREAMING WEB CONTENT . . . .369

17    CREATING AND DISTRIBUTING CONTENT ON THE iPAD . 373

    CREATING INTERACTIVE EBOOKS FOR iPAD USING iBOOKS AUTHOR . 374

        ADOBE OFFERS HIGHER-END DIGITAL PUBLISHING SOLUTIONS . 376

        PRSS OFFERS A POWERFUL iPAD DIGITAL PUBLISHING SOLUTION FOR BUSINESSES . . . .376

        TRANSFORM MICROSOFT WORD DOCUMENTS INTO COMPELLING iPAD EBOOKS . . . .377

    DOES YOUR COMPANY NEED A CUSTOM APP? . . . .378

        WHAT TO CONSIDER FIRST WHEN DEVELOPING AN APP . .378

        HAVING A CUSTOM APP CREATED . . . .380

        OTHER POTENTIAL LOW-COST CUSTOM APP SOLUTIONS . .383

    iPAD CUSTOM APP DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES . . .383

18    MUST-HAVE iPAD ACCESSORIES . . . 387

    THREE WAYS YOU SHOULD PROTECT YOUR TABLET . . .388

    EXTERNAL KEYBOARDS FOR YOUR TABLET . . . .388

    REPLACING FINGER MOTIONS WITH A STYLUS . . . .390

    POWER OPTIONS . . . . . .392

        BATTERY PACKS . . . . . 392

        BATTERY CHARGERS . . . . .393

    DESKTOP STANDS FOR EASIER iPAD ACCESS . . . .394

    iPAD CAMERA CONNECTION KIT . . . . .395

    ENHANCING THE RECORDING CAPABILITIES OF YOUR iPAD . .396

    HEADPHONES AND EXTERNAL SPEAKERS . . . .396

    EXTERNAL WIRELESS STORAGE FOR YOUR iPAD . . .398

    CONNECTION OPTIONS: HD, VGA, HOME THEATER . . .399

        CONNECTING TO AN HD MONITOR OR AN HDTV. . .399

        CONNECTING TO A VGA MONITOR . . . .399

        CONNECTING TO A SOUND SYSTEM OR HOME THEATER SYSTEM . 400

    AUTOMATING YOUR HOME OR OFFICE LIGHTING WITH PHILIPS HUE . 401

    USING A WIRELESS CAMERA TO TRANSFORM YOUR iPAD INTO A REMOTE SECURITY CAMERA OR BABY MONITOR . . .402

    FINDING LOST ITEMS FAST USING TILE . . . .402

        STAYING IN SHAPE USING THE NIKE+ FUELBAND . . .402

    A SMART WATCH IS THE PERFECT COMPANION TO YOUR TABLET AND SMARTPHONE . . . . . 403

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On rare occasions it is necessary to send out a strictly service related announcement. For instance, if our service is temporarily suspended for maintenance we might send users an email. Generally, users may not opt-out of these communications, though they can deactivate their account information. However, these communications are not promotional in nature.

Customer Service

We communicate with users on a regular basis to provide requested services and in regard to issues relating to their account we reply via email or phone in accordance with the users' wishes when a user submits their information through our Contact Us form.

Other Collection and Use of Information


Application and System Logs

Pearson automatically collects log data to help ensure the delivery, availability and security of this site. Log data may include technical information about how a user or visitor connected to this site, such as browser type, type of computer/device, operating system, internet service provider and IP address. We use this information for support purposes and to monitor the health of the site, identify problems, improve service, detect unauthorized access and fraudulent activity, prevent and respond to security incidents and appropriately scale computing resources.

Web Analytics

Pearson may use third party web trend analytical services, including Google Analytics, to collect visitor information, such as IP addresses, browser types, referring pages, pages visited and time spent on a particular site. While these analytical services collect and report information on an anonymous basis, they may use cookies to gather web trend information. The information gathered may enable Pearson (but not the third party web trend services) to link information with application and system log data. Pearson uses this information for system administration and to identify problems, improve service, detect unauthorized access and fraudulent activity, prevent and respond to security incidents, appropriately scale computing resources and otherwise support and deliver this site and its services.

Cookies and Related Technologies

This site uses cookies and similar technologies to personalize content, measure traffic patterns, control security, track use and access of information on this site, and provide interest-based messages and advertising. Users can manage and block the use of cookies through their browser. Disabling or blocking certain cookies may limit the functionality of this site.

Do Not Track

This site currently does not respond to Do Not Track signals.

Security


Pearson uses appropriate physical, administrative and technical security measures to protect personal information from unauthorized access, use and disclosure.

Children


This site is not directed to children under the age of 13.

Marketing


Pearson may send or direct marketing communications to users, provided that

  • Pearson will not use personal information collected or processed as a K-12 school service provider for the purpose of directed or targeted advertising.
  • Such marketing is consistent with applicable law and Pearson's legal obligations.
  • Pearson will not knowingly direct or send marketing communications to an individual who has expressed a preference not to receive marketing.
  • Where required by applicable law, express or implied consent to marketing exists and has not been withdrawn.

Pearson may provide personal information to a third party service provider on a restricted basis to provide marketing solely on behalf of Pearson or an affiliate or customer for whom Pearson is a service provider. Marketing preferences may be changed at any time.

Correcting/Updating Personal Information


If a user's personally identifiable information changes (such as your postal address or email address), we provide a way to correct or update that user's personal data provided to us. This can be done on the Account page. If a user no longer desires our service and desires to delete his or her account, please contact us at customer-service@informit.com and we will process the deletion of a user's account.

Choice/Opt-out


Users can always make an informed choice as to whether they should proceed with certain services offered by InformIT. If you choose to remove yourself from our mailing list(s) simply visit the following page and uncheck any communication you no longer want to receive: www.informit.com/u.aspx.

Sale of Personal Information


Pearson does not rent or sell personal information in exchange for any payment of money.

While Pearson does not sell personal information, as defined in Nevada law, Nevada residents may email a request for no sale of their personal information to NevadaDesignatedRequest@pearson.com.

Supplemental Privacy Statement for California Residents


California residents should read our Supplemental privacy statement for California residents in conjunction with this Privacy Notice. The Supplemental privacy statement for California residents explains Pearson's commitment to comply with California law and applies to personal information of California residents collected in connection with this site and the Services.

Sharing and Disclosure


Pearson may disclose personal information, as follows:

  • As required by law.
  • With the consent of the individual (or their parent, if the individual is a minor)
  • In response to a subpoena, court order or legal process, to the extent permitted or required by law
  • To protect the security and safety of individuals, data, assets and systems, consistent with applicable law
  • In connection the sale, joint venture or other transfer of some or all of its company or assets, subject to the provisions of this Privacy Notice
  • To investigate or address actual or suspected fraud or other illegal activities
  • To exercise its legal rights, including enforcement of the Terms of Use for this site or another contract
  • To affiliated Pearson companies and other companies and organizations who perform work for Pearson and are obligated to protect the privacy of personal information consistent with this Privacy Notice
  • To a school, organization, company or government agency, where Pearson collects or processes the personal information in a school setting or on behalf of such organization, company or government agency.

Links


This web site contains links to other sites. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the privacy practices of such other sites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy statements of each and every web site that collects Personal Information. This privacy statement applies solely to information collected by this web site.

Requests and Contact


Please contact us about this Privacy Notice or if you have any requests or questions relating to the privacy of your personal information.

Changes to this Privacy Notice


We may revise this Privacy Notice through an updated posting. We will identify the effective date of the revision in the posting. Often, updates are made to provide greater clarity or to comply with changes in regulatory requirements. If the updates involve material changes to the collection, protection, use or disclosure of Personal Information, Pearson will provide notice of the change through a conspicuous notice on this site or other appropriate way. Continued use of the site after the effective date of a posted revision evidences acceptance. Please contact us if you have questions or concerns about the Privacy Notice or any objection to any revisions.

Last Update: November 17, 2020