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Your iPad at Work, Second Edition
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 the new iPad (third generation) and iOS 5.1, but also applies to the original iPad and iPad 2.
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 contacts and relationships using your iPad and the VIPorbit 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
• Manage your next project from your iPad
• Use your iPad more efficiently on the road and while traveling
• Manage your company’s social networking presence from your tablet
• Hold iPad-based video conferences and virtual meetings
• Use your iPad as an ebook reader, and find the best new business and productivity books online
• Reduce your communications costs with FaceTime and Skype
• Create and distribute iPad content, or have a custom app developed for your business
• Add hardware and accessories that make your iPad even more useful
How to Automate Your Home with Your iPhone or iPad
Creating and Managing an Instagram Account From Your iPhone/iPad
Five "Must Have" Apps To Use When Traveling Abroad
Five Alternatives To Pages For Word Processing on Your iPad
How To Create, Edit, Save, and Sync Playlists Using The Music App
iPad Versus MacBook Air: Do You Need Both?
Learning New Skills From Your iOS Mobile Device
Managing Expenses From Your iPhone or iPad
Roundup of New iPad Cases/Covers For Business Professionals
Shooting and Sharing Video Shot On An iPhone or iPad
View, Edit & Enhance Your Photos With The New iPhoto App
Discovering "Must-Have" Business Apps
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Introduction
Chapter 1 ACTIVATING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR iPAD
TURNING YOUR iPAD ON OR OFF
PLACING YOUR iPAD INTO SLEEP MODE
ACTIVATING YOUR iPAD
iPAD WIRELESS SETUP
ACTIVATING YOUR iPAD’S DATA SERVICES
CUSTOMIZING iPAD’S SETTINGS
SWITCHING TO AIRPLANE MODE
CONNECTING TO A WI-FI HOTSPOT
CONFIGURING NOTIFICATIONS SETTINGS
SETTING LOCATION SERVICES OPTIONS
CONFIGURING CELLULAR DATA OPTIONS
ADJUSTING THE SCREEN BRIGHTNESS
CUSTOMIZING THE LOCK SCREEN AND HOME SCREEN WALLPAPERS
TRANSFORMING YOUR iPAD INTO A DIGITAL PICTURE FRAME
GENERAL OPTIONS
KEEPING YOUR iPAD PRIVATE WITH THE PASSCODE LOCK FEATURE
CUSTOMIZING iCLOUD SETTINGS
ADJUSTING THE SETTINGS FOR MAIL, CONTACTS, AND CALENDARS
SETTING UP THE TWITTER APP
CUSTOMIZING YOUR WEB SURFING EXPERIENCE WITH SAFARI
CUSTOMIZING THE MESSAGES APP
PERSONALIZING MUSIC SETTINGS
PERSONALIZING VIDEO SETTINGS
MAKING APP-SPECIFIC ADJUSTMENTS
USING THE NEW iPAD’S DICTATION FEATURE
NOW, LET’S PUT YOUR iPAD TO WORK
Chapter 2 WORKING WITH EMAIL
SETTING UP YOUR iPAD TO WORK WITH EXISTING EMAIL ACCOUNTS
CUSTOMIZING YOUR EMAIL ACCOUNT SETTINGS
FETCHING NEW DATA
CUSTOMIZING MAIL OPTIONS
MANAGING YOUR EMAIL ACCOUNTS WITH THE MAIL APP
WORKING WITH THE INBOX
COMPOSING MESSAGES
ADDITIONAL MAIL APP FEATURES
USING THE WEB OR OTHER APPS TO ACCESS EMAIL
Chapter 3 SURFING THE WEB
CUSTOMIZING SAFARI SETTINGS
WHERE’S THE FLASH?
YOU’RE READY TO BEGIN SURFING
USING SAFARI’S TOOLBAR FEATURES
EDITING YOUR BOOKMARKS
ACCESSING AND MANAGING YOUR READING LIST
SAFARI’S ADDRESS FIELD
USING THE SEARCH FIELD
USING TABS
USING SAFARI’S READER FEATURE
UNDERSTANDING THE WEB PAGE VIEWING AREA
SYNCING BOOKMARKS WITH YOUR PRIMARY COMPUTER
ACCESSING SOCIAL NETWORKS ON YOUR iPAD
WORKING WITH FACEBOOK
TWEETING FROM YOUR iPAD
TAPPING IN TO LINKEDIN TO NETWORK WITH BUSINESS PROFESSIONALS
MANAGING YOUR GOOGLE+ ACCOUNT FROM YOUR iPAD
Chapter 4 USING THE CALENDAR, REMINDERS, AND NOTIFICATION CENTER APPS
CALENDAR APP BASICS
CONTROLLING THE VIEW
ENTERING A NEW APPOINTMENT
VIEWING INDIVIDUAL APPOINTMENT DETAILS
SUBSCRIBING TO CALENDARS
FINDING AN APPOINTMENT
VIEWING CALENDARS
INVITING PEOPLE TO MEETINGS OR EVENTS
CUSTOMIZING THE CALENDAR APP
SYNCING SCHEDULING DATA WITH YOUR PRIMARY COMPUTER OR SMARTPHONE
SYNCING CALENDAR DATA WITH A PC OR MAC USING iTUNES SYNC
SYNCING CALENDAR DATA WIRELESSLY USING iCLOUD
SYNCING CALENDAR DATA WIRELESSLY WITH SCHEDULING SOFTWARE ON A MICROSOFT EXCHANGE-COMPATIBLE NETWORK
SYNCING CALENDAR DATA WIRELESSLY WITH GOOGLE CALENDAR OR YAHOO! CALENDAR
USING THE REMINDERS APP
MANAGING MULTIPLE TO-DO LISTS SIMULTANEOUSLY
KEEPING INFORMED WITH THE NOTIFICATION CENTER
CHOOSING THE RIGHT SCHEDULING APP
Chapter 5 WORKING WITH THE CONTACTS APP
CUSTOMIZING THE CONTACTS APP
ALLOWING THE CONTACTS APP TO WORK SEAMLESSLY WITH OTHER APPS
GETTING STARTED USING THE CONTACTS APP
CREATING NEW CONTACT ENTRIES
EDITING OR DELETING AN ENTRY
SHARING CONTACT ENTRIES
SYNCING CONTACT DATA WITH OTHER CONTACT MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE
SYNCING CONTACTS DATA FROM YOUR iPAD WITH iCLOUD
SYNCING WITH MICROSOFT EXCHANGE-COMPATIBLE APPLICATIONS
SYNCING WITH CARDDAV- OR LDAP-COMPATIBLE APPLICATIONS
HOW DOES SYNCING YOUR CONTACTS INFO HELP YOU?
Chapter 6 FINDING AND INSTALLING APPS FROM THE APP STORE
APPLE’S APP STORE: ONE-STOP SHOPPING FOR iPAD APPS
UNDERSTANDING THE APP STORE
MANAGING YOUR APP STORE ACCOUNT OR iTUNES GIFT CARDS
ACCESSING YOUR PURCHASED APPS
UNDERSTANDING THE APP LISTINGS
LEARNING ABOUT AN APP BEFORE MAKING A PURCHASE
VISITING THE APP STORE FROM iTUNES ON YOUR COMPUTER
HOW APP PRICING WORKS
FREE APPS
PAID APPS
SUBSCRIPTION-BASED APPS
IN-APP PURCHASES
QUICK TIPS FOR FINDING APPS
KEEPING YOUR APPS UP TO DATE
Chapter 7 USING VIPorbit FOR CONTACT AND SCHEDULE MANAGEMENT
VIPORBIT HAS A MULTITUDE OF USES
MANAGE YOUR CONTACTS OR CUSTOMERS
PLAN YOUR SCHEDULE
COMMUNICATE MORE EFFICIENTLY
IMPORTING YOUR EXISTING DATA INTO VIPORBIT
USING VIPORBIT’S DASHBOARD
THE FUTURE OF VIPORBIT
Chapter 8 WIRELESS PRINTING AND SCANNING VIA YOUR iPAD
WIRELESS PRINTING FROM YOUR iPAD
USING THE AIRPRINT FEATURE TO WIRELESSLY PRINT FROM YOUR iPAD
PRINTING FROM AN iPAD TO A NON-AIRPRINT—COMPATIBLE PRINTER
SCANNING DOCUMENTS ON THE GO INTO YOUR iPAD
UNDERSTANDING FILE FORMATS CREATED BY SCANNERS
Chapter 9 SYNCING YOUR iPAD VIA iTUNES OR iCLOUD
MAKING THE iTUNES SYNC CONNECTION
CUSTOMIZING THE iTUNES SYNC PROCESS
UNDERSTANDING THE iTUNES SUMMARY SCREEN
ADJUSTING SYNC OPTIONS WITH THE iTUNES INFO SCREEN
SYNCING YOUR APPS WITH THE iTUNES APP SCREEN
TRANSFERRING APP-SPECIFIC DATA OR FILES BETWEEN YOUR COMPUTER AND iPAD
SYNCING YOUR MUSIC WITH THE iTUNES MUSIC SCREEN
SYNCING YOUR MOVIES WITH THE iTUNES MOVIES SCREEN
SYNCING YOUR TV SHOWS WITH THE iTUNES TV SHOWS SCREEN
SYNCING YOUR EBOOKS WITH THE iTUNES BOOKS SCREEN
SYNCING YOUR DIGITAL IMAGES WITH THE iTUNES PHOTOS SCREEN
ADDITIONAL iTUNES COMMANDS AND FEATURES
CHARGING YOUR iPAD’S BATTERY WHILE IT’S CONNECTED TO YOUR COMPUTER
WORKING WITH iCLOUD
MAINTAINING A BACKUP OF YOUR ENTIRE iPAD VIA iCLOUD
Chapter 10 WORKING WITH PAGES, NUMBERS, AND KEYNOTE
NEW FEATURES OFFERED BY THE iWORK FOR iPAD APPS
WHAT’S NEW IN PAGES
WHAT’S NEW IN NUMBERS
WHAT’S NEW IN KEYNOTE
USING THE iWORK FOR iPAD APPS WITH iCLOUD
Chapter 11 THIRD-PARTY APPS THAT OFFER MICROSOFT OFFICE COMPATIBILITY TO iPAD
WORKING WITH MICROSOFT OFFICE DOCUMENTS AND FILES USING THE DOCUMENTS TO GO APP
WORKING WITH MICROSOFT OFFICE DOCUMENTS AND FILES USING THE QUICKOFFICE APP
ACCESSING YOUR PRIMARY COMPUTER REMOTELY WITH YOUR iPAD
Chapter 12 CONDUCTING VIDEO CONFERENCES AND VIRTUAL MEETINGS
USING FACETIME FOR VIDEO CONFERENCING
CREATING A FACETIME FAVORITES LIST
USING FACETIME’S AUTOMATIC RECENTS LIST
CHOOSING PREFERRED FACETIME CONTACTS
PARTICIPATING IN A FACETIME CALL
PARTICIPATING IN VIRTUAL MEETINGS FROM ANYWHERE
GOTOMEETING OFFERS VIRTUAL MEETING CAPABILITIES
ANOTHER VIRTUAL MEETING OPTION: THE WEBEX PLATFORM
MAKING AND RECEIVING PHONE CALLS OR VIDEO CONFERENCING WITH SKYPE
SENDING AND RECEIVING TEXT MESSAGES WITH iMESSAGE
Chapter 13 DISCOVERING “MUST-HAVE” BUSINESS APPS
25 BUSINESS APPS THAT ENHANCE THE CAPABILITIES OF YOUR iPAD
1PASSWORD PRO
DROPBOX
EFAX MOBILE
EVERNOTE
FILEMAKER GO FOR iPAD
FLIGHTTRACK PRO
GRUBHUB
INVOICE2GO FOR iPAD
LINE2
MICROSOFT ONENOTE FOR iPAD
MONSTER.COM JOBS FOR iPAD
PDFPEN
PHOTON FLASH WEB BROWSER
PULSE
QUICKVOICE RECORDER
REMEMBER THE MILK
SEESMIC PING
SPLASHTOP
SQUARE
THE WEATHER CHANNEL
THINGS FOR iPAD
TIME MASTER + BILLING
WORLD CLOCK
XPENSETRACKER
YELP
DISCOVERING WHAT TRAVEL APPS CAN DO FOR YOU
ONLINE BANKING MADE EASY ON YOUR iPAD
SAVING TIME IN YOUR EVERYDAY LIFE
Chapter 14 STAYING INFORMED USING THE iBOOKS AND NEWSSTAND APPS
SELECTING AND DOWNLOADING EBOOKS
ACCESSING THE iBOOKSTORE
UNDERSTANDING iBOOKSTORE’S EBOOK LISTINGS
REVIEWING EBOOK DESCRIPTIONS
CUSTOMIZING iBOOKS SETTINGS
READING PDF FILES USING THE iBOOKS APP
READING NEWSPAPERS AND MAGAZINES ON YOUR iPAD
WORKING WITH THE NEWSSTAND APP
READING PUBLICATIONS USING NEWSSTAND
MANAGING YOUR NEWSPAPER AND MAGAZINE SUBSCRIPTIONS
Chapter 15 DOWNLOADING VERSUS STREAMING ONLINE CONTENT
UNDERSTANDING THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DOWNLOADING AND STREAMING CONTENT
WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT DOWNLOADING CONTENT
THE COST OF DOWNLOADING CONTENT TO YOUR iPAD
YOU CAN ALSO STREAM CONTENT FROM THE INTERNET
APPS FOR STREAMING WEB CONTENT
DOWNLOADABLE iPAD CONTENT
STREAMING TV AND MOVIE PROGRAMMING
STREAMING AUDIO CONTENT
Chapter 16 PROTECTING YOUR iPAD AND ITS DATA
PROTECTING YOUR iPAD FROM PHYSICAL DAMAGE
TOUCHSCREEN FILMS
PROTECTIVE SKINS FOR YOUR iPAD
SCREEN COVERS AND CASES
FULL-BODY CASES
SLIPCOVERS, SLEEVES, AND POUCHES
SECURING YOUR DATA
PROTECTING YOUR iPAD FROM THEFT OR LOSS
INSURING YOUR iPAD
Chapter 17 CREATING AND DISTRIBUTING CONTENT ON THE iPAD
CREATING INTERACTIVE EBOOKS FOR iPAD USING iBOOKS AUTHOR
BLURB.COM’S EBOOK PUBLISHING SOLUTION
DOES YOUR COMPANY NEED A CUSTOM APP?
WHAT TO CONSIDER FIRST WHEN DEVELOPING AN APP
HAVING A CUSTOM APP CREATED
OTHER POTENTIAL LOW-COST CUSTOM APP SOLUTIONS
iPAD CUSTOM APP DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES
Chapter 18 MUST-HAVE ACCESSORIES
EXTERNAL KEYBOARDS FOR YOUR TABLET
REPLACING FINGER MOTIONS WITH A STYLUS
BATTERY OPTIONS
BATTERY PACKS
BATTERY CHARGERS
DESKTOP STANDS FOR EASIER iPAD ACCESS
iPAD CAMERA CONNECTION KIT
ENHANCE THE RECORDING CAPABILITIES OF YOUR iPAD
HEADPHONES AND EXTERNAL SPEAKERS
EXTERNAL WIRELESS STORAGE FOR YOUR iPAD
USE YOUR iPAD TO PROCESS CREDIT CARD PAYMENTS
CONNECTION OPTIONS: HD, VGA, HOME THEATER
CONNECTING TO AN HD MONITOR OR AN HDTV
CONNECTING TO A VGA MONITOR
CONNECTING TO A SOUND SYSTEM OR HOME THEATER SYSTEM
ACCESSORIES FOR TRAVELING ABROAD
USING INTERNATIONAL POWER ADAPTERS
REPLACING YOUR iPAD’S MICRO SIM CARD FOR WIRELESS WEB ACCESS
Chapter 19 DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY ON YOUR iPAD
LOADING DIGITAL IMAGES INTO YOUR iPAD
TAKING PICTURES WITH THE CAMERA APP
HOW TO SNAP A PHOTO
HOW TO SHOOT VIDEO
TIPS FOR SHOOTING EYE-CATCHING PHOTOS USING YOUR iPAD
HOW TO USE THE RULE OF THIRDS WHEN SHOOTING
USING THE PHOTOS APP TO VIEW, EDIT, ENHANCE, PRINT, AND SHARE YOUR PHOTOS AND VIDEOS
VIEWING PHOTOS AND VIDEOS
VIEWING AN IMAGE IN FULL-SCREEN MODE
EDITING PHOTOS AND VIDEOS
PRINTING PHOTOS
SHARING PHOTOS AND VIDEOS
DELETING PHOTOS STORED ON YOUR iPAD
WORKING WITH iCLOUD’S PHOTO STREAM IN THE PHOTOS APP
UPGRADING TO APPLE’S iPHOTO APP
ORGANIZING YOUR IMAGES FROM THE iPHOTO ALBUMS SCREEN
VIEWING INDIVIDUAL PHOTOS USING iPHOTO
PRINTING AND SHARING IMAGES USING iPHOTO
CREATING AND SHOWING OFF JOURNALS
iPHOTO OFFERS MANY PHOTO-RELATED TOOLS IN A SINGLE APP
UTILIZE POWERFUL PHOTO EDITING CAPABILITIES WITH THIRD-PARTY PHOTOGRAPHY APPS
CAMERABAG
PHOTOGENE
SNAPSEED
PHOTOSHOP TOUCH (PSTOUCH)
Appendix A Using the iPad To Do Last-Minute Shopping for Gifts (online only)
Appendix B Playing Games on Your iPad (online only)
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