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iPad Tips and Tricks

Cha1k — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 17:19:30 GMT

Since so many people on the Electronics board now have an iPad, I thought it would be fun for us to share the neat things we've discovered while using our 'toys'

In a previous thread someone mentioned that they had problems typing on the iPad. I do too, but find that I have to sometimes when I'm away from my Bluetooth keyboard. Did you know that you can split the keyboard so you can use your thumbs to type?

Now, lots of people aren't thumb texters, but some of us are. If you are standing or holding the iPad in both hands and need to type, it's easier to to it with your thumbs.

There's a couple of ways to get the keyboard to split:

1. tap and hold the keyboard icon (that's the 'key' in the lower right of the keyboard) until a pop up menu comes up allowing you to select the split keyboard.

2. press the keyboard icon and move it up the screen

You can also use that pop up menu to undock the keyboard and move it up the screen

Re: iPad Tips and Tricks

dklcat5 — Fri, 10 Jan 2014 06:19:43 GMT

Thanks for this thread Cha1k and everyone participating. I was beginning to think I had a very expensive item to use only to play Candy Crush! LOL

Re: iPad Tips and Tricks

Mustang Shar — Fri, 10 Jan 2014 06:57:07 GMT

LOL, love Candy Crush!!!!

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TootyJane — Fri, 10 Jan 2014 09:45:54 GMT

Just found this thread. Have had my iPad for almost a year and I certainly have learned a few new things tonight! Thank you to all who have posted your great tips and tricks.

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oceanjade — Fri, 10 Jan 2014 21:47:47 GMT

I have so much to learn. Believe it or not, none of my friends have an Ipad so I come here to learn and I have an Ipad Book for Dummies....

Thanks for posting this.

Re: iPad Tips and Tricks

Kachina624 — Sat, 11 Jan 2014 00:50:39 GMT

I've had my iPad about two years and learn something new about it almost every day. I'd like to recommend a free app called "apps gone free". Every day they sent you a list of apps for iPad and iPhone which are normally not free but for one day, they cost nothing. I've picked up some good ones.

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Jordan2 — Sat, 11 Jan 2014 01:41:11 GMT

Thanks for all the great tips. I'm posting so I can find this again!

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Ducchey — Sat, 11 Jan 2014 04:18:40 GMT

Very helpful. Please keep this thread going. I'm learning quite a bit. Thanks!!

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wildcat fan — Sat, 11 Jan 2014 14:55:12 GMT

I found an app to correct my upside down video. (I previously posted that I had the screen lock button on, but didn't know it and ended up recording videos upside down). RotateNFlip is a simple app to correct this. After you download it, it will access the videos in your camera roll. Select the video and touch the up/down arrows and your video will flip. The left/right arrows will allow you to flip to a mirror image.

Re: iPad Tips and Tricks

sidsmom — Thu, 23 Jan 2014 23:56:39 GMT

BUMP

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wildcat fan — Fri, 24 Jan 2014 00:34:06 GMT

A free app that I'm using a lot these days is Instaframe. You can take several photos from your camera roll and merge them into a collage. I've done this with up to six photos. You can also type text over the photo. Very simple and a must have for those who use the iPad camera.

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wildcat fan — Fri, 24 Jan 2014 00:36:50 GMT

Another favorite free app is Perfect Video. You can take your video and add text or music. The app's free as long as your final video is under 30 seconds. You have to pay to upgrade for longer videos. If you have some short video clips, you should give this a try!

Re: iPad Tips and Tricks

BellaCarro — Fri, 24 Jan 2014 00:39:01 GMT

This is the best thread ever!

Re: iPad Tips and Tricks

dooBdoo — Fri, 24 Jan 2014 03:57:15 GMT

While this is a wonderful thread and much of the information still is accurate, some of it has changed with iOS 7 and no longer applies.

Cha1k started a newer thread which might be useful, too:

iPad/iPhone Tips and Tricks - iOS 7

Re: iPad Tips and Tricks

glb613 — Fri, 24 Jan 2014 12:25:44 GMT

On 1/23/2014 dooBdoo said:
While this is a wonderful thread and much of the information still is accurate, some of it has changed with iOS 7 and no longer applies.

Cha1k started a newer thread which might be useful, too:

iPad/iPhone Tips and Tricks - iOS 7

I agree. It could be called iPad Tips and Tricks part 2.

Re: iPad Tips and Tricks

isaboo — Sat, 01 Feb 2014 17:21:57 GMT

How do I get my Ipad to read horizontal not just vertical. It use to change automatically when I turned it but now it just goes to vertical.

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glb613 — Sat, 01 Feb 2014 17:30:22 GMT

Get into settings, general, lock rotation and have it checked. On the side of the iPad where the volume control is located, there is a switch you can change the orientation to fixed or rotate. Change the switch so there is no red dot showing and it will rotate from horizontal to vertical and back again.

Re: iPad Tips and Tricks

isaboo — Sat, 01 Feb 2014 23:45:40 GMT

On 2/1/2014 glb613 said:
Get into settings, general, lock rotation and have it checked. On the side of the iPad where the volume control is located, there is a switch you can change the orientation to fixed or rotate. Change the switch so there is no red dot showing and it will rotate from horizontal to vertical and back again.

Thank you! I did it

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Ducchey — Mon, 17 Feb 2014 03:36:23 GMT

Why is it that I cannot type paragraphs within my posts? When I do the typing the paragraphs work but when I submit my post it all comes out as one paragraph. Someone help, please.

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Akane — Mon, 17 Feb 2014 03:45:33 GMT

On 9/5/2013 sidsmom said:
If you're like me, I spend ALOT of time in my iPad....even if my Mac is in the same room, I'll type on my iPad. Of course we all know QVC gives us "little print" with no option for bold, underline, italics & paragraphs. I'VE FOUND A WAY! Granted there's a little work on the front end, but it's an option.

If you "quote" a poster, you'll see all the CODE that's embedded...and that's what you'll use. For illustration purposes only, I'll add a "$" so you can see the code without iPad inverting it to Code. REMOVE the $ to have it work, okay? There are 2 codes for each action...one to start & another to end.

Paragraph, start = <$p>

Paragraph, end = <$/p>

Bold, start = <$strong>

Bold, end = <$/strong>

Underline, start = <$span style="text-decoration: underline;">

Underline, end = <$/span>

Italics, start = <$em>

Italics, end = <$/em>

I've even created a shortcut by going to Settings - General - Keyboard & created a shortcut for each action. I've started the same topic on a separate thread so you can practice.

BTW, I've typed all this out on my iPad!

Ducchey, I hope this helps you!