Your iPad can do many things for you. You can add a keyboard to make it a word processing tool. Use a joystick with it and you have a gaming system. Download an app, and you have a video conference ready to go! These simple tips will allow your iPad to become your most indispensable electronic tool.

Your folders are now supported with iOS. Start by tapping and holding your finger on the app you desire. It will begin to jiggle. Then you can drag it onto another icon and release it. As a result of this, you will be prompted to create a folder to store and categorize both apps. Also, you can rename the folder to increase your level of personalization.

You view two lines by default when you see new emails. Sometimes, you may want to have a larger preview. Just click on Settings and then Mail. Select Contacts under Mail, then select Calendar to alter the options for additional lines in Preview mail.

It can be irritating hearing a chime every time you get an email on your iPad. You can turn them off. Just select your Settings button and then General after that. Select “Sounds” under this tab. You may turn off the New Mail sound, or lower its volume.

Would you rather use something other than Google for a default search engine? You can do this by going to the settings, selecting Safari and choosing Search Engine. You will have the option of changing your search engine to Bing or Yahoo if you find them to be more preferable than Google.

Whether you need to get homework done, talk to others from all over the world or play some games, the iPad can make it happen. You just need the right knowledge for using your iPad efficiently. Enjoy these tips and your iPad.