The iPad is so new that it can be hard to know all it does. Don't let it just become an app and gaming machine. Your iPad is capable of so much. Read on to learn more about what your iPad can do.

If you love to utilize your iPad for media, your battery life can deplete fast. If you alter the screen brightness, your battery can last longer. You'll likely notice that maximum brightness is not necessary to use your iPad.

You can easily see what apps are running on your iPad. Many of the apps the iPad runs are able to stay in the background when you're doing other things. If you would like to view the current apps that are running, double click the Home icon. This will show you the current apps at the bottom. Swipe your finger in a downward motion to close the window.

If you have safety concerns should your iPad fall into the wrong hands, set the password to delete your personal data if someone enters the wrong password over and over. All of your data will disappear if someone makes ten failed attempts to enter the password.

A lot of people find it hard to type on tablets, but it gets easier the more you do it. Alternately, you can use the speech dictation feature of iPad. Hit the home button before tapping on the small microphone. After you finish dictating, tap the microphone icon again, and you will see the text version of your dictation.

Shortcuts will help you send messages quickly. You can add a full stop and a space by tapping on the space button twice. This lets you avoid doing it manually and you can send many more messages to friends.

You will find that iPads now have an easy way to be muted. As you might know, previous iPad versions did not have this capability. Previously, you could use the lock switch to either mute the audio or lock the orientation. Now, you can quickly mute your iPad by holding the "down" half of the volume button.

Set up phone numbers and emails for FaceTime. It defaults to the email you used when you set up the iPad. If you have more than one email or number, the settings section is where you want to go.

Set up your FaceTime emails and phone numbers. The email that was used to set up the iPad will be used by default on FaceTime, but it is possible to add others. To add more emails or phone numbers to FaceTime, utilize the settings on iPad.

Sync the pages you have with iTunes and you can share the documents you have stored on a Mac or PC. By sharing documents with iTunes, you can avoid the hassle and be able to share documents with all brands of computers. It is also quite easy to send your PDF's over the Internet and then download them from a remote system.

Having read this article, you can now take full advantage of all that your iPad has to offer. This mobile device is truly versatile! Keep your education on this device up-to-date so you're always aware of what is going on. You are able to download plenty of apps that are new every single day.