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Basic Ipad and Iphone Lesson Four

Lesson 4
  
EXTENDING YOUR   IPAD’S BATTERY LIFE
  
  
Use Airplane Mode on Ipad

  

  As its name suggests, Airplane Mode is designed to turn off communication   features
  
such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and   cellular data, which take power because they periodically
  
check in with the network.
  
Also, Control Center lets you quickly turn Airplane Mode, Bluetooth,   and Wi-Fi on
  
and off. Swipe up from the bottom of the screen to display Control   Center.
  
Airplane Mode is the simplest way to conserve power.
  

  
  
  
Charging your   Iphone/Ipad quickly
  

  The less your iPhone is doing the faster it will be able to charge. If you   can avoid surfing
  
the web or making a call for a few minutes, switch to Airplane Mode   while charging up.
  
This will help the phone charge more quickly.
  

  
  
  
Turn it off

  
  
What's better than putting your phone in Airplane Mode? Turning it off   entirely.
  
That way, your phone isn't using any energy and all of the charge is   going straight
  
to your battery.

  
Put in on Airplane Mode

  
  
  
  
Remove the case
  
Before you plug your phone in to start charging, you may want to   remove the case.
  
iPhones are able to charge more efficiently when they're kept in the   right temperature.
  
"Charging your device when it's inside certain styles of cases   may generate excess
  
heat, which can affect battery capacity," Apple explains
  
. "If you notice that your device gets hot when you charge it,   take it out of its case first.
  

  
  
  
Keep it cool



  
  
Speaking of temperatures, there is such a thing as it being too hot to   charge.
  
Avoid exposing your iPhone to   temperatures higher than 95° F.
  
When your phone is exposed to this kind of heat your battery won't   power
  
as long on a given charge.
  

  Plug into active computer

  
  
If you've misplaced your charging block then plugging your iPhone/iPad   
  
into an active computer. To avoid battery drain, make sure your   computer is plugged
  
in and powered up.
  

  
  
  
Battery maintenance
  
Allow your iPhone battery to die at least once a month.
  
"For proper maintenance of   a lithium-based battery, it's important to keep the
  
electrons in it moving occasionally. Be sure to go through at least   one
  
charge cycle per month   (charging the battery to 100% and then completely running it   down),"
  
  
  

  
  
  
EXPLORING SAFARI
  
Safari offers all the typical browser tools, but an important iPad   twist is how you can
  
use gestures on the touchscreen to manipulate pages and navigate the   web.
  

  
  
  
Tap the Safari button on the Home Screen and open a webpage
  
Double-tap the screen with a single   finger to enlarge it.
  
Double-tap again to return to the   default screen size.
  
  
Put your finger on the screen and drag upward to scroll down the page.
  

  
To return to the top of the web page
  
  
To return to the top of the web page, put your finger on the screen   and drag
  
downward, or tap the Status bar at the top of the screen.
  
The status bat is at the very top of the screen above the address bar.
  

  Using Pinch Gestures to Zoom in and out
  
To zoom in on a photo or webpage, simply press on the screen   with your index finger
  
and thumb leaving only a small   amount of space between them. Keeping your finger
  
and thumb on the screen, move them away from each other, expanding the   space
  
between them. As you expand your fingers, the screen zooms in.
  
To zoom out, do the reverse. Move your thumb and index finger   toward
  
each other while keeping them pressed to the screen.
  

  
  
  
NAVIGATING AMONG   WEB PAGES
  
Navigating with the mobile version of Safari.
  
       
  • Tap in the Address field.
           The onscreen keyboard appears.
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Enter a web address, using the .com key to make entry faster.
  
Note: By holding down the . key, you get access to options like .edu,   .gov, and .net.

  
  
       
  • Tap the Go key on the        keyboard.
           The web site appears.
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If, for some reason, a page doesn’t display, tap the Reload icon on the right
side of the Address field.
  
  
If Safari is loading a web page and you change your mind,
  
  
you can tap the Cancel icon (the X) that appears on the right side of the   Address field during this process to stop loading the page.
  
Tap the Previous arrow to go backward to the first page
  

  
  
  
Close all open   tabs at the one time

  
  
Here's how to do it:
  
  
       
  • Open up Safari.
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  • Long press on the        "Tabs" icon denoted by two squares.
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  • On iPhones, it's at the        bottom of the browser in portrait mode or at the top in
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landscape mode. On the iPad, it's at the   top.
  
       
  • Select Close All Tabs.
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Alternatively, you can single tap on the Tabs icon to bring up the   browser window view,
  
and then long press on "Done" to bring up the same   "Close All Tabs" interface.
  

  
  
  
Safari will let you know how many tabs are currently open, and it will   close each and every one.
  
  
Add a shortcut to   home screen
  
  
  
  
       
  • Open up Safari
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  • Navigate to the website        that you want to save as a home screen shortcut.
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  • Tap the Share button on        the menu bar - It’s an icon on the right side that’s
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a box with an arrow sticking out from it.

  
  
       
  • Tap on Add to Home Screen.

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An icon for your   shortcut will be added to your home screen on the last of your screens.
  
  
  
Jumping to the   Top of a Page
  
You scroll down the page by dragging a finger down the screen.
  
On a long scrolling page, you can quickly jump back to the top without   all that scrolling.
  
To jump to the top of a page simply tap the top center of the screen   twice.
  
The first tap reveals the address bar in Safari, the second   immediately jumps you back
  
to the top of the web page.
  
This should work across most apps, but not all
  
  
Moving Back and Forth Through Your History
  
Like any browser, Safari keeps track of the sites you've visited and   let you use a back
  
and forward buttons to move through the sites and pages you've been to   recently.
  
There are two ways to access this feature:
  
·   Arrow   buttons at the bottom left corner of the screen are the forward and back   buttons.
  
·   Swipe to go back   or forward. Swipe the left edge of the screen to go back
  
·   and the right   edge to go forward


  
Find text on a webpage
  
Type the word or phrase you are looking for into the search box in the   top and if it
  
appears on the page then you will see an 'On This Page' section at   the. Sry bottom
  
of the search results. Tap that to see the word highlighted on the   page.
  
The number of times the word is mentioned is at the bottom of the page   and you can
  
use the arrow to find the other   times the word is mentioned.
  

  
  
  
Multi-touch zoom
  
Sometimes it can be difficult to read webpages in Safari. Luckily,   there are two ways to
  
zoom in and out using   multi-touch gestures:
  
       
  • Double-tap the screen:
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  • This gesture will zoom to        the area of the screen you tap,
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which is   especially helpful for reading small text. Double-tap again to zoom out.
  
       
  • Pinch the screen: This        gesture allows you to zoom in and out, offering more control
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over how large (or small) the page appears.
  

  
  
  
  
Pinch the screen with five fingers
  
Here’s yet another inventive way for iPad users to avoid touching the   Home key.
  
To get back to the home screen at any time, just “pinch” with all five   fingers.
  
(If you can’t quite picture how a five-finger pinch works, try this:   open your hand
  
about halfway, touch all five fingers on the screen, then slowly pull   your fingertips together.)

Pinch the screen with four fingers and stop in the middle of the screen to bring up all open tabs! Try it!
  
  
                                     
Save an image in Safari
 
 
Press and hold the image you want to save for two seconds until a menu appears.


 
Click save image.


 
The image will be saved to your Photo album.

 
 
When you see a lock icon at the top of the Safari window or in the address field,
 
you know that you are visiting a secure website. This means that Safari has verified
 
the website's ownership with a certificate and will (in theory) encrypt any information you enter.
 


 
 
 
 
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