Today, everyone want a tablet or iPad. Chances are, you own an iPad or you have at least considered purchasing one. No matter who you are, there is surely something that an iPad can do for you. Read this article for some useful tips and tricks.

Which apps are running? You’ll find they quickly build up in numbers. Double clicking the Home button will let you know everything that is currently running. The apps you have running are going to show up near the screen’s bottom. After you have a chance to look through everything, simply swipe down and the bar will go away.

You can use shortcuts for messages. For example, tapping the space bar twice when typing a sentence will add a period and a space. This will eliminate the need to manually do it and give you more time to send more messages to your friends.

A good way to keep the pages from closing is to open other one in a new tab. While surfing using Safari, simply tap the link and hold it until a pop-up menu appears. This pop-up menu offers you an option to view the new link on a new tab.

Are you tired of going through the bookmark icon to visit your favorite sites? You can permanently turn on your Bookmarks bar. Select Settings, Safari, and choose the Always Show Bookmarks tab.

Are you worried about possibly losing your iPad? Then go to Settings, then iCloud. Put in your Apple ID,and on the bottom of the screen where it says “Find My iPad,” turn it on. If you ever lose the device, just go to iCloud.com.

Because iPads are expensive, it is a good idea to care for them properly. Get a screen protection if you plan on transporting your iPad. Although the screen protectors are made of plastic and are very thin, they can help protect the screen of your iPad. When it’s time to clean the screen on your iPad, take a water dampened soft cloth and wipe it off. Don’t use window cleaner or other household cleaning supplies.

Quickly Mute

You can now quickly mute your iPad. When the iPad first came out, you couldn’t quickly mute it. Now the lock switch can be used to mute the iPad. If you want to mute the sound, just hold down the volume-down button.

You can easily copy and paste using the iPad, just tap on the desired text, hold until the dialog box opens, then choose Select. Tapping on the text, switch to an app, and hold it down again. Again, a menu will come up, this time tap “paste.” You can easily copy an entire paragraph in four simple taps.

If you almost always have Internet access, the cloud is very helpful. This is a wonderful way to keep information without storing it on your device. For especially important documents, save them on both your device and the cloud.

You can listen to music on your iPad, but are you aware you can also listen to podcasts? A podcast is similar to a radio program. There are many topics available. If you crave something a little more stimulating during your morning commute, try a podcast. You will be sure to find a topic of interest to you.

Your iPad has a copy and paste feature. Press at the beginning of the text and choose Select. Tap again when the text has been highlighted in yellow, and then choose copy. You are then able to paste by tapping, then holding and then selecting the paste option.

Turn on auto brightness to help with your battery life. The iPad senses ambient lighting and makes necessary adjustments automatically. This saves a great deal of battery life and extends the length of time you can use your iPad before needing to recharge its battery. To set this up, look in the settings for Brightness and Wallpaper.

If you sync with iTunes, you can share documents with a desktop or laptop computer. You will then be able to transfer documents from your iPad to your computer. Things become even easier as you are able to email your PDF’s across the Internet and download them on a remote system.

Currently Running

To see what apps are currently running, click twice on the Home screen. This will bring up a bar at the bottom of the screen which shows all the currently running apps. To access an app, just click the app on the bar. You can see what you have running, and close any you are not using to save on memory requirements.

Make your screen less bright in order to extend the life of your iPad’s battery. This is good to know if you need to save your battery because you are expecting an email. Just press Home twice and choose the “sun” icon.

If you have music stored in the cloud on iTunes, you can listen to it on your iPad. If you do not wish to reinstall everything from your iTunes account, there is a way to avoid that. Just allow “Home Sharing” on the iPad and iTunes. Then visit your chosen music app on your iPad, select More and follow that by selecting Shared. Start listening to your music!

Try controlling notifications. If you have various apps, you may always get alerted with various popups. These can be changed under notifications, which is found in settings. Here you have the ability to manage the notifications allowed for each of your apps. That will help you be notified by whatever you find most important.

Partcipate in online communities of iPad users. You can learn a great deal from people who use this tool in different ways. You can also share your own tips and ask some questions. If your iPad causes you trouble, forums can be great places to find answers.

Take advantage of the best of the iPad by using the suggestions you read above. If you try using them daily, you will improve the experience of using your iPad. Keep this article handy just in case you need to review the tips in it.