You’ve wanted to use your iPad more and more, but sometimes, you get stuck with it being such a new technology. Don’t fall into the habit of using it just for playing games. Your iPad is capable of so much. Just read below to find out more.

Streaming, gaming, or music can cause battery life to deplete faster. If you alter the screen brightness, your battery can last longer. It is unlikely that you will prefer the brightest setting and the improvement will be worth it.

You can now use folders on the iOS iPad. To begin, tap and hold your finger on an app until it starts jiggling, drag that app on top of another icon, and then let it go. The result will be a folder containing both of your apps together. This folder can be easily renamed.

You may need to reboot the iPad with a soft reset if it freezes. To do this, you must hold the home and power buttons at the same time for a few seconds. This will cause the iPad to restart. If all you need is for an application to close, then hold down the home button. Keep it held for a second or two.

Remain aware of the apps that are currently operational on your device. You can run a lot of the apps on an iPad while you are doing other things. You can easily see the running apps by double clicking the home button. These active apps will show up at the very bottom of your display in a bar. After you see what is running, close the bar by swiping downward.

You may be annoyed by the chiming whenever you get an email. There is a way that you can eliminate this noise. Under general in settings, you can alter the sounds. Tap Sounds. Choose to completely turn off the new mail chime or lower its volume.

Open pages in new tabs in order to keep several open at the same time. Instead of tapping a link quickly, hold it until a menu appears. You will be given the choice to open the website of choice in an additional tab in the pop-up menu.

You must know how to take care of your iPad properly. Try to move your device out of the sun and heat, as this can cause burnout. The heat will ruin the performance of your battery. Avoid placing it near liquids. For extra protection, you may want to buy a padded cover.

If you would like to take a screenshot while you are using your iPad, it is very easy to do. All you need to do is press the Home button and the Sleep button at the same time. This will take a picture that filters into your album of pictures.

Here’s a quick trick to mute your iPad sound. Just hold down the volume button for two full seconds. Doing this is more efficient then pressing it multiple times. If you want to readjust it, press it down once more.

Access your email and phone numbers by setting up FaceTime. FaceTime will already have one of your email addresses in it (the one you used to register your device), but putting in more is a possibility. Go to the settings area on your iPad and set up your FaceTime for numbers and emails.

To quickly copy and paste on an iPad, tap and hold down the desired text and then pick select. Next, choose copy and go into the field that you want the text. A menu will come up that will let you click on paste. If you want to copy and paste a paragraph, you will need to click the area four times.

Do you despise surfing on an iPad and not being able to determine the location where the hyperlink will send you? This is easy to solve. Even though you are unable to hover over the link as you would with your computer, you are able to touch the word and hold it. You do not need to be afraid of hyperlinked text on your iPad.

Take advantage of the iPad’s brightness features to extend battery life. Your iPad has the ability to sense room lighting and can adjust its lighting to better fit the situation. This technique gives you longer battery life without the need to recharge so often. Go to Settings, and then locate the “Brightness & Wallpaper” setting.

There are ways that you can adjust the lock feature on your iPad. If you had an older iPad model, you likely know that this is a new feature. You have this option if you are using iOS 4.3 or above. The iPad can be muted by holding down the volume button.

Use your iPad’s security features wisely. You never know when you may accidentally lose it, and it generally has access to a lot of secure information like emails, phone numbers, addresses and possibly even bank information.

It is easy to use the iPad to take a screenshot. Just press the home and sleep/wake buttons at the same time. You’ll see a flash and hear a clicking noise. This lets you know that you’ve successfully taken the photo. This can be found under your saved pictures.

Do you find that your eyes start to hurt while you’re trying to read using the iPad? Adjusting the brightness will help cure this problem and make reading enjoyable once again. You can access the level of brightness in the settings or directly reduce the brightness on the eBook application by adjusting the slider for the brightness.

Get involved in online communities that discuss iPad use. Here, you will learn a thing or two. You can also take the opportunity to share some of the cool things you have learned to do with it. If you’re having any problems using your iPad, you should be able to find solutions on one of these forums.

After you educate yourself on your iPad, you can use it the way you have always wanted. It has amazing capabilities! Continue to learn all you can. There is always something new to find in the iPad ecosystem to keep you on the cutting edge.