iPad BasicsTonya Engst- P2B pptx

ACCESSORIES The iPad comes with two important accessories at no extra charge: a USB Power Adapter that you use to charge it directly from a wall outlet and a Dock Connector to USB cable

ACCESSORIES

The iPad comes with two important accessories at no extra charge: a USB Power Adapter that you use to charge it directly from a wall outlet and a Dock Connector to USB cable that connects the iPad to the USB Power Adapter or to a computer Once it’s attached to a computer, you can back it up, transfer files to and from it, and charge it

Tip: You may want to purchase a second power adapter for travel

or to leave at an office (Apple’s iPad 10W USB Power Adapter accessory includes the adapter, a 6-foot power cord, and the Dock Connector to USB cable.)

Beyond those two freebies, there are plenty of optional accessories for making your iPad more useful and fun For example, you can:

• Transfer photos to your iPad: Apple sells a $29 iPad Camera

Connection Kit that can help you offload photos from your digital camera to your iPad while you’re on a trip away from your com-puter It includes two dock adapters, one with a USB jack and the other with an SD card slot (The USB jack adapter works only with digital cameras and the iPhone.) Through either adapter, you can download photos directly into the iPad for later syncing via iTunes

to a computer

Remember, it’s optional: The iPad Camera Connection Kit is

entirely optional—you can also transfer photos from a digital

camera to a computer and then from the computer to your iPad

You can read a detailed review of the Camera Connection Kit, see its photo, and learn how it can connect the iPad to other USB devices

at http://db.tidbits.com/article/11219 Also, for more about USB input via a mic, read Andy Ihnatko’s article at http://ihnatko.com/ 2010/04/27/usb-microphones-work-with-the-ipad-new-post/

• Output audio to speakers or use headphones: The jack on

the iPad takes a 3.5-mm stereo cable, so you can plug in normal headphones and speakers For headphones, however, you might prefer wireless Bluetooth headphones For help finding good

headphones, check this Macworld article by Dan Frakes:

http://www.macworld.com/article/144708/

• Output video from your iPad to a projector, computer

monitor, or TV: Apple sells video output cables for VGA,

com-posite, and component VGA is useful to plug into video projectors, while composite (all signals on one cable) or component (three cables separating out video components) are best for plugging an iPad into TVs No adapters are available for DVI or HDMI as far as

I know

• Dock your iPad: Apple sells two docks Both prop the iPad up

at a good viewing angle Both also offer two connectors: a USB port (for connecting to a computer or power adapter) and an audio jack The idea is that you connect cables to the dock for use on a table or desk, after which you can easily pop the iPad out of the dock and take it away with no cables trailing The $69 iPad Keyboard Dock comes with a unique iPad keyboard, which includes special keys for Home, Search, Picture Frame, Switch Input Language, iTunes

Transport, and Screen Lock The $29 iPod Dock doesn’t include a keyboard I expect third-party docks will become available in 2010

Picture Frame mode: The iPad is easy to switch into Picture

Frame mode (lock it and tap a button), wherein it shows specified photos in a slideshow This is great fun, but you’ll want to put the iPad in an upright position, just as you would a framed photo

A dock or case with a “kickstand” is a must for this purpose

• Connect wirelessly to a Bluetooth keyboard: If you want to

do a lot of typing on your iPad you’ll want either the iPad Keyboard Dock noted above or a Bluetooth keyboard like the Apple Wireless Keyboard or any third-party Bluetooth keyboard

• Protect with a case: A case may be useful for protecting your

iPad if you plan to carry it around a lot, or toss it in a laptop bag Some cases include a kickstand that supports the device at a good viewing angle iLounge is maintaining a gallery of iPad cases at http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/accessories/ipad

Tip: You can find more details about Apple’s iPad accessories at

http://www.apple.com/ipad/accessories/ And, for tested,

real-world advice, be sure to read this Macreal-world article:

http://www.macworld.com/article/150439/

Find Buttons and Ports

Some people can look at the iPad and instantly know what the buttons and cable-connection ports are for Others find them indecipherable

Figures 1–4 show the iPad in an upright, “portrait” orientation, with

the docking port and the round Home button at the bottom

Figure 1: iPad in portrait position, lower center and right

(A) Dock connector port, see Accessories and How to Connect The round Home button is the Dock connector port See Go Home (B) Speaker vents

Figure 2: iPad in portrait position, upper left

(A) Headphone jack, see Accessories and Connect with Bluetooth (B) Microphone port

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Figure 3: iPad in portrait position, upper right

(A) Sleep/Wake button, see Turn Your iPad Off and On

(B) Screen rotation lock, see Rotate and Tilt (Change Orientation) (C) Volume up/down

Figure 4: iPad in portrait position, lower left side

(A) The micro-SIM card tray and card on a 3G iPad The Wi-Fi–only iPad doesn’t have this tray

Removing and Inserting the micro-SIM Card

To open the tray shown in Figure 4, above, find the micro-SIM extractor tool that came taped in a paper packet with your iPad Push the tool into the hole by the tray until you hear a click (if you can’t find the tool, try a small paper clip) If you are the sort who gets flummoxed by this sort of task, view this YouTube video first: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWPz_hgzsuw

Connect Your iPad

to a Computer

Most of the time, you use the iPad unfettered by cables or physi-cal connections of any sort However, occasionally, you’ll want to connect it to a computer for a variety of housekeeping tasks

Note: If your school or employer gave you an iPad with certain

apps and files pre-loaded, the primary computer that your iPad connects to may not be yours! You should talk to your IT depart-ment about how backups and operating system updates will be handled, and how you should move personal data to the iPad

WHY CONNECT?

When you first get your iPad, if you press the round Home button,

you’ll likely see the image in Figure 5

Figure 5: This image is telling you to connect your iPad to your

computer and launch iTunes