The iPad has quickly become the go-to tool for users of all ages. Children use them for games, while adults use them for business and communication. The features and functions of the iPad are almost limitless. Get the most out of this magical device with the easy to use and helpful tips in the article below.

Does the battery charge icon distract you on your iPad screen? It is easy to banish this totally useless information from your iPad’s screen. First enter the Settings menu. Look under General to find Usage. You should be able to figure out how to turn off the battery percentage display on this menu.

If you need to mute the audio on the iPad, do the following. The volume down button, when held for two seconds, gets this done. This saves a lot of time. To restore your volume, hold down the volume down button again.

You can view the apps running on your iPad. Many of the iPad’s apps can run in the background while you do other things. To see the things that your iPad is running, double click the Home button. Any applications running at the time will be shown at the screen’s bottom in a bar. Swipe downwards to make the bar disappear when you’ve finished.

Is it driving you crazy to have to scroll when using the Internet with your iPad? Tapping the bar at the top of the page will return you to the top without having to use the scroll bar. This will work with almost all apps.

Remote servers can be accessed by your iPad through VPN networks. In order to connect to a VPN network through your iPad, navigate to Settings and select the Network tab. Then, select the VPN feature. You’ll have to log in and supply the server address. If you aren’t sure of your server address, contact the network administrator.

The iPad allows you to change your screen’s brightness. You can dim the screen easily, just double tap the Home button, then swipe until you find the brightness setting. This will let you alter the brightness of the screen to suit your current situation.

Change the screen brightness so it is simpler to read and play games, depending to the environment you’re in. Just navigate to Settings and then select the Brightness tab. Lowering your screen’s brightness will also help you save battery power.

Do you notice that your screen is getting badly scratched? If so, use a screen protector. This will protect your iPad and it will not be scratched.

There are many groups online for iPad owners. You can learn a great deal from people who use this tool in different ways. Also, if you know any shortcuts, you can post them on these communities to help others. If your iPad causes you trouble, forums can be great places to find answers.

If your children regularly use your iPad and you don’t want them exposed to pornography and violence, enable the parental controls. Go to the menu for settings and set up filters for mature content. It is possible to block adult material.

Turn down the brightness for extended battery life. This is really important if you expect anything important such as a message or email. If you want the brightness lowered, look on the menu for the icon with a sun.

Isn’t it the worst when you don’t know where a hyperlink will take you? There is a simple thing you can do. This will tell you the URL and you make it easier for you to decide if you want to visit that site. That will show you the URL from the hyperlink.

If your children are going to be using the iPad, you may want to set up some parental controls. Just ‘Enable Restrictions’ under the general settings, and the iPad will restrict content that is labeled as explicit or for mature audiences. If your child is going to be on the Internet, you should do this.

Have you used your iPad and wanted to save a photo from the web? It’s actually extremely simple. Just place your finger on the image and hold it there for a few seconds. The iPad will ask you if you want to save it. A copy of it will be stored on your iPad and you can access it whenever you like.

Muting the iPad is fast and easy. Originally, you couldn’t do this with a button. The IOS 4.3 gave the choice of a lock switch to lock the iPad orientation or to mute the sound. Now, you can quickly mute your iPad by holding the “down” half of the volume button.

Do you need to use your iPad to read PDF files? Just send them to your email and open them on the iPad using iBooks. If you’re near a desktop computer, you can also sync PDFs with the iTunes app Book Tab and your IPad.

Ensure you are regularly checking your iPad’s history prior to allowing others to handle your iPad. You don’t want to have them see something in the browser window you would have rather kept private. Safari automatically displays the last page visited, so be sure that you end with something generic before you show your iPad to somebody.

The iPad shows the first two lines of an email by deafult. Sometimes, you may want to have a larger preview. Navigate to Settings and select Mail. After you go to “mail”, choose “contacts” and “calendar” in order to see additional lines of text before opening your messages.

If using Safari, hit the uppermost area of the window in order to return to a page’s beginning. Sometimes scrolling just takes too long. Pushing the title window isn’t difficult and lets you get more accomplished in a shorter period of time.

After you’ve gone over this article, it should now be clear that this tool can do a lot for you. Expand the potential and try new things. After spending some time learning what your iPad can do, you’ll see how useful it will be.