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Articles & Books From Tablets & E-Readers
The perfect start-to-finish guide for iPad that anyone can use iPad For Seniors For Dummies, 2025-2026 Edition is an up-to-date and straightforward guide for anyone who wants to know how to use one of Apple's famous tablets without all the muss, fuss, and jargon of more complicated resources. In this book, you'll find easy-to-read type, crisp figures and illustrations, and down-to-earth instructions that show you exactly how to get set up, customize your device, connect to the web, chat with your friends and family, listen to music, watch videos, download apps, and much more.
Article / Updated 08-03-2023
iPad users are a diverse group, and some face visual, motor, or hearing challenges. If you’re one of these folks, you’ll be glad to know that Apple offers some handy accessibility features for your iPad.To make your screen easier to read, you can use the Magnifier app, adjust the brightness, or change the wallpaper.
Article / Updated 08-03-2023
The most obvious differences among iPad models (several models are shown below) are their size and weight, with the Pro being biggest, followed by iPad Air, then iPad, and finally the smallest, iPad mini. All models come in a variety of colors to suit everyone’s taste. ©Apple, Inc.All models come either with Wi-Fi only (so you access a Wi-Fi network for Internet access) or with Wi-Fi + Cellular for connecting to the Internet through Wi-Fi or a cellular network (as your cellphone does).
Article / Updated 03-21-2023
Apple’s iPad gets its features from a combination of hardware and its software operating system (called iPadOS; the term is short for iPad operating system). As of this writing, the most current version of the operating system is iPadOS 16.It’s helpful to understand which features the newest iPad models and iPadOS 16 bring to the table (all of which are covered in more detail throughout my book iPad For Seniors For Dummies, 2023-2024 Edition).
Help for newcomers to Apple’s popular tablet computer Fully updated to cover the latest version of iPadOS and all the newest features, iPad & iPad Pro For Dummies is your fun, full-color guide to the most popular tablet on the market. There are a lot of things you can do with an iPad—browse the internet, take photos and videos, manage your schedule, play games, stream media, create documents, send e-mail, and beyond.
Article / Updated 07-02-2020
Recently, Apply introduced a very helpful app to help users manage the time spent on their iPads. This app is called Screen Time. Screen Time consists of two sets of tools. One shows you how much time you're spending on your iPad, and the other allows you to set restrictions on how much time you, your children, your employees, or your students spend on their iPad.
Article / Updated 07-08-2020
Apple TV+ is Apple's new original content subscription service. Apple TV+ offers subscribers TV shows and movies developed for and available exclusively though Apple TV+. Currently, Apple TV+ is just $4.99 per month, with a one-week free trial when you first subscribe. For a limited time —Apple hasn’t said when it will end — people who buy a new iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Apple TV, or Mac get an entire year for free.
Article / Updated 05-08-2020
Apple’s iPad gets its features from a combination of hardware and its software operating system (called iOS; the term is short for iPad operating system). The most current version of the operating system is iPadOS 13. It’s helpful to understand which features the newest iPad models and iPadOS 13 bring to the table.
Article / Updated 04-27-2020
For those of you who use your iPad for reading, you’ll be excited to learn about the new iPad OS 13 feature which supports your reading habits. iPad OS 13 introduces a new feature to Apple Books to help you stay on top of your daily reading: Reading Goals. ©Shutterstock/m-agentionThe Reading Goals feature allows you to set a specific amount of time you’d like to spend reading on your iPad each day, and it will keep track of the time for you.
Article / Updated 04-27-2020
iPadOS 13 introduces an exciting accessibility innovation: the ability to control your iPad using your voice! As part of Voice Control, you can also use numbers and grid overlays to command your iPad to perform tasks. This feature is a real game-changer for a lot of folks.This is how you set up your iPad to use Voice Control: Tap Settings and then tap Accessibility.