Taking Your iPad 2 to the Max, 2/e (Paperback)

iPad 2: It looks different. It acts different. It connects to the world, yet it is as personal as a well-worn book. And now it has two cameras!

Taking Your iPad 2 to the Max is written so that anyone can quickly get up to speed on Apple’s latest hit. As bloggers at The Unofficial Apple Weblog (tuaw.com), the authors have the happy privilege of working with Apple products every day, and they'll guide you through all of the perks of being an iPad owner. This book takes you from selecting and buying an iPad, to connecting it to the Internet, to using the incredible power of the iPad and all its apps to enhance your life.

Whether you’re using your iPad to surf the Internet, admire family photos, listen to music, watch movies, create or edit movies, or read a book, this book will help guide you. Discover how your iPad can be a virtual shopping mall, opening the door to purchases of music, books, videos, and movies. This book will help you organize your daily life through the use of Calendar, Notes, and Contacts, communicate with friends and colleagues with Mail, and find your way with Maps. You'll also learn how get the most out of your iPad's two cameras.

Taking Your iPad 2 to the Max introduces the essentials of using your iPad 2 for recreation, travel, and work—and includes the basics of Apple's iWork suite for iPad. Learn to create business or personal documents with Pages, make professional presentations with Keynote, and keep data and finances under control with Numbers.

What you’ll learn

• Learn to manipulate the next gen iPad and its tens of thousands of apps
• Watch, read and listen more with endless movies, books and music at your fingertips
• Create images and videos and edit them with iMovie
• Use the new iPad as a professional office tool to create rich documents, spreadsheets, and presentations
• Get connected, stay connected and set your computing life free

Who this book is for

No matter how you intend to use your iPad, for work or play, for movies or books, you are the person we wrote this book for. Welcome to the next world of computing—you’re gonna love it.

Table of Contents

1. Bringing Your iPad Home
2. Putting Your Data and Media on Your iPad
3. Exploring the iPad Hardware
4. Interacting with Your iPad
5. Connecting to the Internet
6. Browsing the Internet with Safari
7. Touching Your Music and Video
8. Shopping for Apps, Books, Music, and More
9. Using iBooks
10. Leveraging Your Desk Set
11. Setting Up and Using Mail
12. Working with Maps
13. Touching Your Digital Photos
14. On the Go with iWork
15. Using the iPad Cameras with Camera, Photobooth, and FaceTime
16. Other Great Ways to Use Your iPad