Category Archives: iPad Tips
How to go full screen on YouTube
When watching a video on YouTube in landscape orientation it will be displayed in full screen mode. But most certainly there will be black borders, because most videos don’t fit the iPad’s screen exactly. To get rid of these black … Continue reading
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How to use the zoom accessibility mode
Having problems making out the small icons and text on your iPad? There’s a handy feature to magnify the entire screen and help you out: the Zoom. Here’s how to enable it: 1. Go to Settings by tapping on the … Continue reading
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How to prevent automatic sync once
Sometimes you don’t want to sync your iPad when you connect it to your computer. In this case, hold down Shift-Control (or Command-Option, on a Mac) in iTunes while plugging your iPad in, and iTunes will skip the automatic sync … Continue reading
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Spotlight Search
Do you have folder upon folder and page upon page of apps? And is it getting harder to find what you’re looking for quickly? There’s an easy fix for that. From the Home screen, swipe left and you’ll get the … Continue reading
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How to activate lock rotation
Apple brags about the iPad’s rotation feature that allows it’s screen to adjust at for different viewing angles (right-side up, left sideways, right sideways, and up-side down). This can be convenient in most situations, but can get annoying. See that … Continue reading
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How to turn on white on black
A cool little trick on the iPad is color inversion, or White on Black. It’s exactly what it sounds like; it causes all the graphics on your iPad to flip colors, producing an x-ray like effect and making things much … Continue reading
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How to add favorites to your bookmarks bar
To add pages to your bar, go to any page you want to add and press the arrow button. Click the first option, add bookmark. Now, at the bottom of the new screen that popped up, change the bar that … Continue reading
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How to rename folders
Whenever you create a folder, your iPad will automatically name the folder depending on the apps’ App Store categories. Sometimes, however, you may not like the given name and want to change it. To rename a folder, just hold down … Continue reading
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