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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

By Jason R. Rich
Published Nov 18, 2013 by Que.

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Copyright 2014
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ISBN-10: 0-13-339170-1
ISBN-13: 978-0-13-339170-1

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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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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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

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