The iPad is a spectacular gadget. You can sing, make videos, draw, take pictures, and many other things. Unless you learn the ins and outs of it, you won’t ever be able to utilize it to it’s total potential. The advice below will help you know all there is to know.

Are you finding it annoying to receive constant messages from your iPad asking if you are interested in accessing a wifi network that it has detected? You can turn this feature off by going to your settings. Select Wi-Fi, and from there, you can turn off this feature.

Would you like to see more than 2 lines of text when previewing an email? Under Settings, navigate to Mail, and look for the Preview setting. Here, you can alter the preview that you see to 5 lines. This way, you can view more of the email, speeding up your skim-through process.

If you store confidential data on your iPad, use the settings app to enable data wiping after a number of failed password entries. Doing this will erase all data on the iPad whenever a person attempts to input the passcode ten times.

Lots of people say that typing on a tablet is difficult; however, this problem continues to improve. The iPad also has a button for speech dictation. Depress the Home button two times, then touch the microphone icon. After you finish speaking, push that icon again, and what you’ve said will appear as text.

Download the manual onto your iPad if you need it. Apple changed to a downloadable version to stay green.

It’s very important that you know what you’re doing when you’re taking care of your iPad. The first thing to keep in mind is that it should never be placed in direct sunlight or inside a place that is extremely hot. This will decrease the performance of the battery. Also, remember to keep your iPad away from liquids, which are extremely damaging. You should also get a quality padded cover to protect your iPad from shocks and dust.

You will find your iPad to be more useful after reading the information here. Just use what you learn and the iPad will astound you. As you gain knowledge, you can also help others.