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Your iPad at Work
iOS 6 on iPad 2 and iPad 3rd generation
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 6 (or later), whether the tablet is equipped with Wi-Fi only or Wi-Fi + 3G/4G Internet connectivity.
It’s packed witheasy, nontechnicalbusiness 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 foryourjob andyourindustry.
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 Siri as your virtual assistant to control your iPad using your voice
• 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 conferences and virtual meetings using FaceTime, Skype, or another app
• Print wirelessly from your iPad to almost any printer
• 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
Discover the Newest Features Added to the Pages, Numbers, and Keynote Apps
How to Easily Control Your Home Security from an iPhone
How to Maintain Your Privacy on Social Networking Apps from an iPhone or iPad
iPad and iPhone Apps For Editing and Enhancing Photos
Use Your iPhone or iPad To Help You Better Plan and Enjoy Your Next Disney World Vacation
Interacting with Siri: Your Voice-Controlled Assistant
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INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER 1 ACTIVATING YOUR iPAD AND CUSTOMIZING ITS SETTINGS
TURNING YOUR iPAD ON OR OFF
PLACING YOUR iPAD INTO SLEEP MODE
ACTIVATING YOUR iPAD
iPAD WIRELESS SETUP
UPGRADING YOUR iPAD FROM iOS 5.X TO iOS 6
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, CALENDARS, NOTES, AND REMINDERS
SETTING UP THE TWITTER AND FACEBOOK APPS
CUSTOMIZING YOUR WEB SURFING EXPERIENCE WITH SAFARI
CUSTOMIZING THE MESSAGES APP
SETTING UP THE MAPS APP
PERSONALIZING MUSIC SETTINGS
PERSONALIZING VIDEO SETTINGS
MANAGING YOUR PHOTO STREAM
MAKING APP-SPECIFIC ADJUSTMENTS
USING THE NEW iPAD’S DICTATION FEATURE
NOW, LET’S PUT YOUR iPAD TO WORK
CHAPTER 2 INTERACTING WITH SIRI: YOUR VOICE-CONTROLLED ASSISTANT
SIRI CAN HANDLE A WIDE RANGE OF TASKS
SIRI RELIES ON CONTENT IN CERTAIN APPS
SIRI TAPS IN TO DATA STORED IN THE CONTACTS APP
SIRI ALSO USES DATA FROM CALENDAR AND OTHER APPS
USING THE iPAD’S DICTATION FEATURE
CHAPTER 3 WORKING WITH EMAIL AND SURFING THE WEB
USING THE MAIL APP TO MANAGE YOUR EMAIL ACCOUNTS ON YOUR iPAD
SETTING UP YOUR iPAD TO WORK WITH EXISTING EMAIL ACCOUNTS
CUSTOMIZING YOUR EMAIL ACCOUNT SETTINGS
CUSTOMIZING MAIL OPTIONS
MANAGING YOUR EMAIL ACCOUNTS WITH THE MAIL APP
WORKING WITH THE INBOX
CREATING A VIP LIST IN THE MAIL APP
COMPOSING MESSAGES
ADDITIONAL MAIL APP FEATURES
USING THE WEB OR OTHER APPS TO ACCESS EMAIL
SURFING THE WEB USING SAFARI
CUSTOMIZING SAFARI SETTINGS
WHERE’S THE FLASH?
YOU’RE READY TO BEGIN SURFING
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 INTO LINKEDIN TO NETWORK WITH BUSINESS PROFESSIONALS
MANAGING YOUR GOOGLE+ ACCOUNT FROM YOUR iPAD
SHARE YOUR PHOTOS WITH INSTAGRAM
CHAPTER 4 USING THE CALENDAR, REMINDERS, NOTIFICATION CENTER, AND CLOCK APPS
CALENDAR APP BASICS
CONTROLLING THE VIEW
ENTERING A NEW APPOINTMENT
USING SIRI TO ENTER AND VIEW CALENDAR DATA
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
COMPOSE AND SEND TWEETS OR UPDATE YOUR FACEBOOK STATUS FROM THE NOTIFICATION CENTER WINDOW
AVOID BEING DISTURBED WHEN YOU NEED TO CONCENTRATE
USING THE CLOCK APP
WHAT TIME IS IT IN TOKYO AND DALLAS, TEXAS?
USE YOUR iPAD AS A RELIABLE ALARM CLOCK
USING THE STOPWATCH AND TIMER FEATURES
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 EXPLORE YOUR WORLD WITH THE MAPS APP
USING THE NEW iOS 6 VERSION OF THE MAPS APP
QUICKLY ACCESS DRIVING DIRECTIONS BETWEEN TWO LOCATIONS
VIEWING A MAP OF A SINGLE LOCATION
CHANGING THE MAP VIEW WITH A TAP
THE MAPS APP INTEGRATES NICELY WITH OTHER APPS
USING SIRI WITH THE MAPS APP
CHAPTER 7 DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY ON YOUR iPAD
LOADING DIGITAL IMAGES ONTO 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
SHARING YOUR IMAGES USING A SHARED PHOTO STREAM
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
CHAPTER 8 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 PREVIEWS
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 9 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 10 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
MANAGING, TRANSFERRING, AND SYNCING RINGTONES VIA iTUNES
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
CREATING A SHARED PHOTO STREAM FROM YOUR iPAD
CHAPTER 11 WORKING WITH PAGES, NUMBERS, AND KEYNOTE
WORKING WITH PAGES
USING THE FORMATTING COMMANDS WITHIN PAGES
USING THE PLUS-SIGN ICON WITHIN PAGES
ACCESSING THE TOOLS MENU WITHIN PAGES
USING THE DOCUMENT NAVIGATOR FEATURE
WORKING IN FULL-SCREEN MODE
WORKING WITH NUMBERS
USING THE FORMATTING COMMANDS IN NUMBERS
USING THE PLUS-SIGN ICON IN NUMBERS
ACCESSING THE TOOLS MENU IN NUMBERS
WORKING WITH KEYNOTE
USING THE FORMATTING COMMANDS IN KEYNOTE
USING THE PLUS-SIGN ICON IN KEYNOTE
ACCESSING THE TOOLS MENU IN KEYNOTE
IT’S SHOWTIME: USING THE PLAY ICON IN KEYNOTE
USING THE iWORK FOR iPAD APPS WITH iCLOUD
THIRD-PARTY APPS THAT ALSO OFFER MICROSOFT OFFICE COMPATIBILITY
WORKING WITH MICROSOFT OFFICE DOCUMENTS AND FILES USING THE DOCUMENTS TO GO APP
WORKING WITH MICROSOFT OFFICE DOCUMENTS AND FILES USING THE QUICKOFFICE PRO HD 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
AMAZON MOBILE
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
SPLASHTOP 2–REMOTE DESKTOP
SQUARE
THE WEATHER CHANNEL
THINGS FOR iPAD
TIME MASTER + BILLING
VIPORBIT
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 iBOOKS, NEWSSTAND, AND WEB CONTENT
SELECTING AND DOWNLOADING eBOOKS
ACCESSING THE iBOOKSTORE
UNDERSTANDING AN eBOOK DESCRIPTION PAGE
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
DOWNLOADING VERSUS STREAMING ONLINE CONTENT
UNDERSTANDING THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DOWNLOADING AND STREAMING CONTENT
WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT DOWNLOADING CONTENT
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 15 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 16 CREATING AND DISTRIBUTING CONTENT ON THE iPAD
CREATING INTERACTIVE eBOOKS FOR iPAD USING iBOOKS AUTHOR
ADOBE OFFERS HIGHER-END DIGITAL PUBLISHING SOLUTIONS
BLURB.COM’S eBOOK PUBLISHING SOLUTION
TRANSFORM MICROSOFT WORD DOCUMENTS INTO COMPELLING iPAD eBOOKS
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
ALSO CONSIDER A MOBILE WEBSITE TO REACH iPAD USERS
CHAPTER 17 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
CONTROLLING LIGHTS AND ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES WITH BELKIN’S WEMO
USE A WIRELESS CAMERA TO TRANSFORM YOUR iPAD INTO A REMOTE BABY MONITOR
CHAPTER 18 TRAVELING ABROAD WITH YOUR iPAD (ONLINE ONLY)
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