Indholdsfortegnelse for March 2020 i Essential Apple User Magazine

1 Power Up Your Device When you first power up your new device you’re greeted with this welcome screen. To move on, press the Home button, as instructed. You can toggle the iPad’s VoiceOver function by triple clicking the Home button. The word ‘Hello’ in several different languages is displayed. Tap the ‘i’ icon in the bottom right for regulatory information. 2 Choose Your Language You’re now asked to select your iPad’s language, which is used to display all information and menus. Scroll up and down to find your choice and then tap it to select. The most commonly used languages are at the top of the list. The iPad supports over 30 languages, several with regional variations, such as UK, American or Australian English. 3 Choose Your Country You’re…

1 To turn on Wi-Fi, go to Settings > Wi-Fi and turn Wi-Fi on (or you can use the Control Centre; see Control Centre tutorial), after which, the iPad searches for all networks in range of your device. 2 If you’re at home, pick your home network from the list and enter the security details to be allowed access. Take care to enter your password correctly, making sure, for example, that you don’t confuse the letter ‘O’ and a zero. 3 If you are in a public hotspot, maybe at a cafe or a hotel, it’s very unlikely to have security so you can just connect. You probably need to find out the login details from whoever is providing the Wi-Fi service. 4 From now on, whenever you are in…

The Keyboard in Focus 1 Tap on any box or screen where text can be entered, and the virtual keyboard appears as shown. This is true for emails, messages, search fields and indeed any area of the screen where you can enter text. 2 The keyboard’s top bar icons differ according to the app you’re using. These icons give access to the Undo, Redo, and Paste options, and open the formatting window. 3 As you type, suggestions for the word you’re currently typing appear here. When one of them is correct, you can tap it to automatically complete the word, saving on your typing. 4 These three icons in the top right of the keyboard, let you take, or choose, a photo to add to the email, choose or scan…

It’s here at last, and it’s looking amazing. Released in March 2020, the latest addition to Apple’s iPad range is the most powerful yet, an awesome update to the iPad Pro. Some things are unchanged from the previous generation. Once again, it comes in two sizes, with 11-inch and 12.9-inch screens. It, once more, features an edge-to-edge screen with no Home button and unlocks with Face ID. It also has a USB-C port instead of a Lightning port for charging and connectivity. But if some things remain the same, there’s also a lot that’s different, taking the iPad Pro to a whole new level. “The new iPad Pro introduces advanced technologies never before available in mobile computing. Combining the most advanced mobile display with powerful performance, pro cameras, pro audio,…

If you own a first-generation Apple Pencil (the one with the silver band at the end), start by removing the cap at the top of the pencil to reveal a Lightning connector plug; make sure your iPad is switched on and unlocked, then plug the end of the Apple Pencil into the Lightning socket at the bottom of your iPad. An alert appears on the iPad’s display saying ‘Bluetooth Pairing Request’. Tap Pair to connect the Apple Pencil to your iPad Pro. Wait for the alert window to disappear, and then remove the Apple Pencil from your iPad. Now reattach the cap to the Apple Pencil to cover the Lightning connector. The second generation Apple Pencil (with no silver band), does not need to be paired like the older version.…

1 Open Settings from the Home screen and scroll to the top of the left hand column. Tap ‘Sign in to your iPad’ right at the top of the list, then in the pop-up window, tap ‘Don’t have an Apple ID or forgot it?’ 2 Tap ‘Create Apple ID’ in the next window and then, when instructed, enter your first name, last name, and date of birth. When you’ve entered these details, tap Next in the top right to move on to the next step. 3 Next, you’re asked whether you want to use your current email address (if you have one) for your Apple ID, or get a free iCloud email address by tapping the ‘Do not have an email address?’ link. Choose one and tap Next to proceed.…

Set Up iCloud Mail 1 Tap the Settings icon located on the Home screen of your iPad and scroll down the left side panel and select the Passwords & Accounts option. From here tap the Add Account option at the foot of the Accounts section. 2 From this screen tap on the iCloud link and enter your Apple ID and password; these are the details you entered when you first set up your iPad. Tap Next to automatically verify your details. It may take a while to do. 3 You now see a pop-up message asking you to give iCloud access to your location and Find My iPhone. OK both and you’re taken to this screen, where you select which apps use iCloud. Slide the Mail link to the On…

Mail in Focus 1 The column on the left of the screen currently shows your Inbox. Tap here to go back and choose another mailbox, such as Drafts, Sent, Junk, and your VIP emails. 2 Tap the Edit link and a circle appears beside every email in your inbox. Tap a circle to check it and then tap Mark, Move, or Delete, at the foot of the column, to action all the emails you selected with Edit. 3 Tap the Rubbish bin icon to delete the currently selected email. 4 You can move an email to another folder, such as Junk, Bin, or Archive. Tap here and the available folders are shown in the left hand column. 5 Tap the Pen-and-paper icon to open a new email, which you must…

Netflix in Focus 1 These headers let you switch to screens listing TV series only, movies only, items that have been recently added to Netflix and your personal list of things to watch. 2 The Search function. Tap here to search for a show title, actor, genre and more. 3 This is a preview offered by Netflix. Under its title, you see a description. Tap on this preview for more information. 4 Tap this button to play the show in question. 5 If the previewed show is of interest to you, tap My List to save it for later. Your list of saved shows is available through the sidebar, accessed with the Three-lines icon [1]. 6 These are shows and movies; scroll right and left for more within each category,…

Twitter in Focus 1 Each tweet is headed by the name of the person who sent the tweet, their twitter handle (which starts with an ‘@’ symbol) and their profile picture. A blue tick after their name means the identity of that person has been confirmed; it’s definitely not a fake. 2 Tap here to get to your Home page, where tweets sent by people, companies and organisations you follow are shown. 3 Tap here to search Twitter for people, subjects and just about anything else. 4 These are tweets sent by people you follow on Twitter. They’re shown in the order they were sent. 5 When one of your tweets is liked, retweeted or replied to, or you’re tagged in a tweet (that is, someone types your Twitter name…

For the next three issues we’re taking a break from the usual reviews, previews and gadgets, to bring you a series of specials about your favourite Apple gear. This month, it’s an iPad special, so we take an in-depth look at Apple’s amazing tablet, including a guide to the latest iPads, top tutorials on how to get more from your touchscreen mobile device and more. At the end of March, a new iPad Pro range was released, and they’ve taken a great leap forward from the previous models. The edge-to-edge screen and 12.9-inch or 11-inch sizes are retained, but under the hood, the latest iPad Pro is a more powerful beast. But perhaps the most important change to the high-end tablet is around the back. Instead of a single camera,…

Before iPadOS, the Apple Pencil had a latency of 20ms, that is, it took the iPad 20 milliseconds to recognise an input from the pencil - an excellent figure. However, with iPadOS, it’s down to 9ms, making subtle creativity far easier to achieve. For developers, Apple introduced ‘PencilKit’, a programming framework that makes it incredibly easy for third-party developers to include Pencil support in their apps. Great news if you prefer a non-Apple notetaking app. The Pencil Palette – which is to be made available for use in third-party apps – has gained a new pixel eraser for greater precision when erasing Pencil strokes. It can be placed anywhere on the screen now, instead of being fixed at the bottom. Finally, you can take screenshots with an Apple Pencil by…

System Requirements. If you want to update to iPadOS, your iPad must be one of the following: 12.9-inch iPad Pro 11-inch iPad Pro 10.5-inch iPad Pro 9.7-inch iPad Pro iPad Air (3rd generation) iPad Air 2 iPad mini (5th generation) iPad mini 4 Auto Updates. To download and install updates automatically, open Settings, and go to General > Software Update > Automatic Updates; turn it on. Updates to apps and the operating system are then downloaded automatically, and installed overnight when your iPad is connected to Wi-Fi and charging. 1 When there’s a new version of iOS, the Settings app icon on the Home screen is badged with a number in a red circle. Open it, and from the next screen, look for the General link and then tap it.…

Setting Up Face ID 1 Open the Settings app and scroll down the list of apps and features until you get to the one called Face ID & Passcode. Tap it to open these settings. 2 If you’ve set up a passcode on your iPad, whether four-digit, six-digit or alphanumeric, you must enter it now to get to the main Face ID settings screen. 3 Tap Set Up Face ID and on the next screen read the instructions; then tap Get Started. You can add two faces to Face ID. 4 Make sure the iPad is in portrait mode, then position your face within the frame. Move your head in a circle until the small white lines go green. 5 Tap Continue. You’re then asked to do exactly the same…

Touch To activate items such as applications, to use the on-screen keyboard, or to press on-screen buttons, touch them with your finger. The touchscreen is sensitive to the tiny electrical charge in our bodies, so you don’t need to press hard. Double-tap Tap quickly twice on a web page, map, a photograph or other screen to zoom. Double-tap a section of a web page in the browser to zoom fit it to the width of the screen. Double-tapping a piece of on-screen text can highlight a single word too. Touch and Hold You can touch and hold an item on the screen by placing your finger it and not lifting that finger until an action occurs. This action depends on what you’re touching; it could be a menu opening or…

1 Open the Home app for the first time and you will be greeted with a welcome screen, explaining about the app and what it does. Read carefully and then tap Get Started. 2 Tap the bottom left icon, Home, to add and edit compatible accessories. These include devices that activate and regulate your heating system, control your lights and more. 3 The bottom right icon, Automation, lets you set timers, actions and more. What these timers and actions do depends on what kit you’ve incorporated into your Home app. 4 You can also use the Home app to control and configure speakers that are compatible with HomeKit. Naturally, Apple’s own HomePod, pictured here, fits the bill but there are plenty more.…

Facebook in Focus 1 Tap here to switch to Facebook Messenger, a separate app which is also free on the App Store. 2 Tap here for your account details. 3 This chevron gives options such as Settings, Activity Logs, Privacy Shortcuts and the opportunity to log yourself out. 4 This is where you update your Facebook status. 5 The Live option allows you to broadcast a live feed for your Facebook friends to follow. 6 To add a photo or video to your Facebook status, tap here. From the next screen, you can add one that’s already on your iPad or tap the camera icon to take a new one. 7 Check In lets your friends know where you are. Useful when arranging to meet. 8 Posts made by your…

FaceTime in Focus 1 This is your own video feed, as sent from your iPad. You can drag this window into a different corner of the screen if you wish. 2 The is the video feed window for the person you are chatting to, sent from their own iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch or Mac. 3 Tap here to take a Live Photo of the person you’re chatting to. See our guide to the Camera app for information on Live Photos. 4 Tap here to switch off your camera and continue with the call in audio only from your end. You can still see the other person’s video feed but yours is blank. Tap the button again to turn it back on. 5 If you need to switch the microphone off…

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