The document provides instructions for configuring various settings on an iPad, including Airplane Mode, brightness, wallpaper, picture frame, location services, sounds, networking, Bluetooth, iTunes Wi-Fi sync, spotlight search, and passcode lock. It explains what each setting controls and recommendations for how to configure common options like auto-lock time and enabling passcode security.

1. Configuring
the
iPad’s
Settings
Settings:
Airplane
mode
Airplane
mode
disables
the
wireless
features
of
your
iPhone,
iPad,
or
iPod
touch
to
comply
with
airline
regulations.
Turn
it
OFF
when
in
flight
and
you
can
still
use
your
iPad.
Settings:
Brightness
and
Wallpaper
Auto-­‐Brightness:
set
to
OFF
if
you
want
to
control
the
brightness
with
the
slider.
Wallpaper
You
can
change
the
background
of
the
lock
screen
and
/or
the
main
screens
Settings:
Picture
Frame
Turns
your
ipad
into
an
animated
picture
frame
• Zoom
in
on
faces;
crops
photos
so
you
see
mostly
heads,
great
if
your
photos
are
primarily
of
family
and
friends.
If
they're
heavily
scenic,
however,
you
may
want
to
turn
this
mode
off.
• Origami
transition:
displays
two
to
four
photos
at
a
time,
then
shuffles
them
with
one
of
several
cool
effects.
• Picture
frame
versus
Photos
slideshow
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2. Settings:
Location
Services
Uses
the
iPad’s
GPS
along
with
Wi-­‐Fi
hotspot
and
cell
tower
locations
to
determine
your
approximate
location
Maps
app
–
uses
location
services.
Settings,
General
There
are
a
number
of
settings
you
should
configure
and
/
or
tweak.
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3.
1. About
Wi
Fi
address
and
Bluetooth
address:
these
are
MAC
addresses.
They
identify
your
iPad’s
wifi
and
Bluetooth.
They
are
used
in
wireless
networking.
If
you
have
a
number
of
devices
on
your
Wi-­‐Fi
network
at
home,
this
will
allow
you
to
identify
the
iPad.
Software
update
Check
this
periodically.
When
there
is
an
update
to
the
operating
system
(OS),
run
this
update.
Do
it
at
home
either
wirelessly
or
update
the
OS
via
iTunes.
Usage
Battery
%
-­‐
if
you
want
to
know
how
long
your
battery
will
last
before
charging,
switch
to
ON.
Storage
–
you
can
discover
which
apps
or
the
data
within
the
aps
are
using
a
lot
of
your
storage
space.
You
can
either:
1. Delete
the
app
from
here.
2. If
you
still
want
the
app
but
want
to
delete
the
data,
tap
the
app
and
the
following
screen
appears.
The
example
here
is
tapping
MUSIC.
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4.
2. Sounds
Keyboard
clicks:
if
you
don’t
want
the
clicking
sound
as
you
tap
a
key,
turn
it
OFF.
Change
the
sounds
for
your
calendar,
mails,
reminders
etc.
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5. 3. Network
Personal
hotspot:
You
can
share
your
ipad’s
share
your
cellular
data
connection
with
a
computer,
phone
that
does
not
have
an
internet
connection.
For
ipads
with
3G/WIFI.
VPN
Virtual
private
network.
If
you
wanted
to
access
the
BBC
in
England,
you
need
a
British
identity
(IP
address).
Get
yourself
a
VPN
account
with
Strong
VPN(
there
are
others
–
google
VPN)
Wi-­‐Fi
Access
your
wireless
network
settings.
Add
a
new
network
using
OTHER…
Ask
to
join
networks:
If
this
is
switched
OFF,
whenever
you
are
in
range
of
a
new
network,
you
won’t
know
about
it.
I
always
leave
mine
ON.
4. Bluetooth
Turn
ON
if
you
want
to
connect
to
devices
like
Bluetooth
keyboard
and
headphones.
It
will
not
transfer
photos.
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6. 5. iTunes
Wi-­‐Fi
sync
Sync
your
iPad
over
your
Wi-­‐Fi
network.
The
computer
you
generally
connect
the
iPad
to
is
the
computer
that
needs
to
be
turned
on.
If
you
don’t
have
a
computer,
you
can’t
use
this
option.
You
need
to
sync
using
iCloud.
6. Spotlight
Search
When
you
search
for
a
document,
song,
app
etc
on
your
iPad,
it
is
Spotlight
that
does
the
indexing
of
all
your
content.
With
this
option,
decide
the
content
you
want
indexed.
7. AutoLock
/
Passcode
Lock
Security
on
your
ipad.
If you
don’t
touch
the
screen
for
a
minute
or
two,
iPad
locks
automatically.
You
can
change
how
long
it
takes
the
screen
to
lock,
or
set
a
passcode
to
unlock
iPad.
• Set
the
Auto-­‐Lock
time:
In
Settings,
go
to
General
>
Auto-­‐Lock,
then
set
a
time
for
iPad
to
lock
automatically.
This
will
help
to
maintain
battery
life
if
you
set
it
to
sleep
at
2
minutes.
• Set
a
passcode: In Settings, go to General > Passcode Lock, then tap On or Off.
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7.
Figure
1:
Enter
the
passcode
Once
you
have
turned
it
on
and
entered
your
passcode,
here
are
more
options:
Require
passcode:
Immediately
means
you
must
enter
the
passcode
BEFORE
accessing
the
iPad.
Simple
passcode:
if
this
is
ON
–
the
passcode
will
be
4
digits.
If
it
is
turned
OFF,
you
can
enter
text
as
your
passcode.
Extra
security:
Erase
data.
After
10
failed
attempts
at
a
passcode,
the
data
will
be
erased.
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8. 8. Enable
Restrictions
The
iPad's
parental
controls
allow
you
to
restrict
access
to
some
parts
of
the
iPad,
from
disabling
the
Safari
browser
to
limiting
which
websites
you
can
view
to
putting
an
age
restriction
on
the
apps
downloaded.
You
can
even
turn
off
app
downloads
completely,
which
allows
you
to
closely
monitor
what
is
being
done
on
the
iPad.
You
set
a
four
digit
passcode
on
the
iPad
that
is
required
when
setting
the
different
restrictions.
Once
enabled,
you
can
set
restrictions
for
apps,
television,
music
and
movies.
Date
and
Time
Keyboard
-­‐ see
the
video:
Creating
Keyboard
Shortcuts
and
Using
the
iPad’s
Virtual
keyboard
-­‐ Split
Keyboard
–
Turn
ON
to
enable
this
feature
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9. -­‐ Dictation
–
Turn
ON
to
activate
the
dictation
feature.
-­‐ Go
to
Notes.
Tap
the
Microphone
and
dictate
your
note.
Tap
the
microphone
again
when
you
finish.
If
there
are
any
errors,
manually
correct
them
using
the
keyboard.
International
What
language
do
you
want
to
use?
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10. Accessibility
Zoom
–
ON
Zoom
magnifies
the
entire
screen
To
Zoom
Double
tap
with
three
fingers
To
move
around
the
screen
Drag
three
fingers
while
zoomed
To
change
zoom
With
three
fingers,
double-­‐tap
and
drag
up
or
down
Large
text
Increase
the
text
size
for
use
in
apps
–
Calendar,
Notes,
Mail,
Messages
and
Notes
White
on
Black
Good
if
you
don’t
want
to
disturb
others
in
a
public
place
eg.
Speak
selection
Have
the
iPad
read
text
to
you
–
webpage,
notes,
mail
Select
the
text
you
want
spoken
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11.
Speak
auto-­‐text
If
you
have
auto-­‐corrections
turned
on
in
Settings,
Keyboard,
the
suggested
corrections
will
be
spoken
to
you
Hearing
Turn
ON
if
you
want
the
audio
to
be
mono
–
similar
to
how
you
use
to
listen
to
a
transistor
radio
Triple-­‐Click
Home
Assign
the
button
when
you
triple-­‐click.
Eg
toggle
white
on
black.
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12. Reset
Erases
a
number
of
different
settings
Eg
erase
all
content
and
settings
from
this
ipad
iPad
User
guide
By
now,
if
your
head
is
spinning
with
all
these
settings,
you
may
need
more
detailed
help.
Time
to
download
the
iPad
User
Guide.
• From
the
Home
screen,
tap
the
App
store
• Search
for
iBooks
• Tap
to
download
and
install
it.
• Tap
the
Store
button
–
top
left
• In
the
search
bar,
type:
ipad
user
guide
• Select
the:
iPad
user
guide
for
iOS
5.1
and
tap
to
download
it.
• Open
the
book
from
your
Library.
• See
the
video:
Using
iBooks
for
more
information
on
how
to
use
iBooks.
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13. Settings:
Applications
Each
app
has
its
own
settings.
Check
each
one
to
set
/
tweak
its
settings.
Example:
Messages,
Store,
Notes
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14. Settings:
iCloud
What
is
iCloud?
Apple’s
free
online
service
that
makes
it
possible
to
keep
your
computer,
iPad
and
cloud
storage
synced
upon
the
internet.
To
set
up
iCloud
on
your
iPad:
In
Safari,
go
to
iCloud.com
and
select:
Set
up
iCloud
on
this
device.
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15.
iCloud
Support
page:
http://www.apple.com/support/icloud/
Get
started
with
iCloud:
http://www.apple.com/support/icloud/getstarted/
Videos
demonstrating
iCloud
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