The great thing about the Apple iPad, and Apple products in general, is that they have so many handy tutorials, video lessons, and video introductions to different features of the iPad. Unlike some product presentations that just introduce the product as a whole, the Apple iPad debuts each feature with its own special introduction so that people can see each feature up-close and personal. Therefore, they won’t be scared when they encounter a feature that they’ve never seen before. This handy guide to the Apple iPad below should familiarize you with every element in it. Of course, a guide that covered every application would stretch many books long, but it can at least cover the basic applications that come bundled with the iPad.
Apple has Safari, their built-in web browser. It also comes with Mail, and the Mail experience is far simpler to use than on any other device, laptop or smartphone. It’s just the right size of handling with the right kind of Mail software to be able to view, compose, and read e-mails easily. There is also a great Photos library feature for storing all your favorite photos. You can pinch and zoom to enlarge photos and view collections. You can then thumb through galleries easily with a finger swipes. You can also watch you favorite videos through the Videos feature, and check out YouTube with a Wi-Fi or 3G connection for instant viewing of the world’s videos with a single button. Those are some of the basic features that all Mac users are familiar with, slightly optimized for the iPad display.
Some of the more obscure features are bundled in the iPad, and they really shine with this great big display and touch-screen features. The iPod on the iPad does a better job of managing your media content than anything else out there. You can sit with your albums open on your bed, and you can view them in album view and simply click between them to listen to each one. You can also purchase music directly from the iTunes store. Being connected to the whole world of music with digital album covers is a big deal.
You can also use the App Store to buy any feature you think your iPad doesn’t have. There is an application for everything so you will never be wanting for any kind of specialized, pinpointed, niche content.
There is also a Maps feature with a street view function that is better than any Maps viewing ever, anywhere else. This is how atlases should be, open to your situation, changeable with the current locations, works with current GPS, and uses your location to show you businesses that are nearby that you can use. This device really connects people to the real world.
Furthermore, what people don’t realize is that the iPad has an office suite that has Keynote, Pages, and Numbers, and you can get a lot of work done on the iPad. This device can suit every user because of its basic features which appeal to the majority of the audience, its niche features which can be purchased through applications, and its office suite that can make even the most ardent power user a firm believer in using the iPhone to accomplish work.
Hopefully this guide will have introduced you to every element of the iPad. Good luck on your iPad journey, and be sure to touch a few cool applications along the way!