The iPad is cool and perfect for many seniors because it provides a very simple, intuitive interface for doing things like checking e-mail and scheduling appointments. With the easy-to-use tables in this guide, you can get up to speed with various iPad settings. In no time, you’ll start mastering the skills you need to become a confident iPad user.
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What Can You Do with iPad General Settings?
Use iPad's General settings to set up basic functionality for your everyday use. You access the General settings in the following table by tapping the Settings app icon on the Home screen and then tapping General.
| Setting | Description |
|---|---|
| About | Information about downloaded content, apps, memory, iPad serial number and model, and your Wi-Fi and Bluetooth addresses, plus support, and legal and regulatory jargon. |
| Software Update | How frequently to check for updates to the iPad operating system. |
| Usage | Displays total iCloud storage, and battery usage and if you have a Wi-Fi and 3G/4G iPad model, shows data usage on the cellular network. |
| Sounds | Set volume level and turn on alerts for system functions such as new mail and keyboard taps. |
| Network | Configure and turn on and off virtual private and Wi-Fi networks. |
| Bluetooth | Turn Bluetooth (enabling you to connect to other Bluetooth devices) on/off. |
| iTunes Wi-Fi Sync | Settings for syncing with iTunes on a computer on a local network. |
| Spotlight Search | Access settings for what types of content the iPad search feature returns in search results and the order in which it is presented. |
| Auto-Lock | Set the amount of time for inactivity at which iPad automatically auto-locks the screen. |
| Passcode Lock | Set a passcode and turn the feature on to require a passcode to unlock iPad. Turn Picture Frame on/off. Set iPad to erase all data after ten failed attempts to enter the correct passcode. |
| Restrictions | Set restrictions on Safari, YouTube, and iTunes, as well as restrict installation of applications and location services. Specify allowed content for music, podcasts, movies, TV shows, and apps. |
| Lock Rotation/Mute | Set up the action taken when you move the Silent/Screen rotation lock switch on the side of iPad. |
| Date & Time | Choose 24-hour time and time zone and set the correct date and time. |
| Keyboard | Set correction features of the keyboard such as auto-capitalization and spelling check. |
| International | Specify the language for on-screen information and keyboard. Choose region format for date, time, and phone numbers. |
| Accessibility | Set features for using an iPad for people with visual, hearing, or dexterity challenges. |
| Reset | Reset all settings or selected settings to factory defaults, such as network or keyboard. |
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iPad Mail, Contacts, Calendars Settings
For the social and organizational parts of your brain, iPad makes available Mail, Contacts, and Calendar apps; the settings for these apps are covered in the following table. You access the settings listed here by tapping the Settings app icon on the Home screen and then tapping Mail, Contacts, Calendars.
| Setting | Description |
|---|---|
| Add Account | Add and manage e-mail accounts. |
| Fetch New Data | Turn on/off the feature to push new e-mails, and contacts and calendar info for Microsoft Exchange and MobileMe accounts to you automatically. |
| Show | Set how many recent messages to show in Mail. |
| Preview | Set how many lines in e-mail messages are to show in the Inbox preview. |
| Minimum Font Size | Specify minimum font size for e-mails. |
| Show To/Cc Label | Turn display of To/Cc label on or off in e-mails. |
| Ask Before Deleting | Turn on to display a confirmation dialog before deleting e-mails. |
| Load Remote Images | Control whether images on websites will be displayed; displaying such images can allow a site to gather some information about you and your iPad. |
| Organize by Thread | Turn on a feature to organize e-mail messages among the same group of correspondents so those messages appear together in a subfolder. |
| Always Bcc Myself | Turn on to send a copy of every e-mail to yourself. (This is in addition to saving a copy in the Sent folder.) |
| Signature | Change the signature at the end of all your messages. (“Sent from my iPad” is the default message.) |
| Default Account | Specify which account other apps use by default when you share data from them via e-mail. |
| Sort Order | Specify sort order for contacts (first/last or last/first names). |
| Display Order | Specify display order for contacts (first/last or last/first). |
| My Info | Associate your iPad with a specific contact. |
| New Invitation Alerts | Turn on alerts when you get a new invitation in Mail. |
| Time Zone Support | Turn on time zone support to show event data and times in your time zone; set your time zone. |
| Sync | Control how far back in time events are synced via iCloud or when you connect to your computer and iTunes. |
| Default Alert Times | Set up how far ahead you should be alerted for various events such as birthdays and all-day events. |
| Default Calendar | Choose whether to use the pre-installed Calendar program or a calendar synced from your computer, managed in iCloud, or synced from a services such as Gmail or AOL. |
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