Everyone from toddlers to grandpas can enjoy what the iPad has to offer. The sky is the limit with the amount of things you can do with an iPad. The iPad is easy to use, but it never hurts to learn a bit more about the devices you buy. Keep reading the article below and get the information you need to get the very best experience.

If you love to utilize your iPad for media, your battery life can deplete fast. You can change the brightness on your screen to do this. You might not ever need to use it as bright as it can be.

It is possible to gain access to all apps that are currently running on your iPad. Just hit the Home button twice and a list will show up on the screen. Tapping on an app in this bar will allow you to easily switch focus to that particular app. Swipe downward on the screen to make the bar disappear.

Shortcuts will help you send messages quickly. Just tap your space bar two times as you type a sentence, and a period and space will appear at the end. This means you do not have to do it yourself manually, and you have more free time to compose messages to those you know.

In your inbox, you may want to see more than the first few lines. In the mail section, you can adjust this with the preview setting. Changes this setting to display up to five lines. By using the five lines option, you can quickly skim your emails.

Is the battery icon distracting to you? It can be easily turned off. To start with, go to your Settings menu. Select General and then Usage. In this menu, you are able to very simply turn off the display that shows your battery percentage.

Some people take time to adjust to typing on an iPad. A simple way to enter text is to use the speech dictation function. Tap the home button two times and tap the microphone icon on the screen that appears. Once you've finished with your message, tap the icon once more to have your words converted into text.

The quickest way to paste and copy on the iPad is to tap and select the needed text and hold your finger on it for a few seconds. Once you've done this, you'll need to press 'copy', go to a different app, and press and hold again. Now you will have an option for paste. For a whole paragraph, you will have to tap four times.

You probably already use your iPad for music, but have you used it for podcasts? A podcast is similar to a radio program. There are many topics available. If your radio stations aren't playing any good music, then try some podcasts. No matter what your interests are, you can bet there is someone making a podcast to suit you.

You can mute your sound quickly on your iPad. The original iPad did not have a mute button. Now the lock switch can be used to mute the iPad. To quickly mute your iPad now, just press and hold the volume-down button.

You can do just about anything with your iPad. By taking your time and learning everything about this device, you will have the best experience with it. Pay close attention to this information to get everything you can out of your iPad .