You may think you have probably heard everything there is to hear about the iPad. If you think the iPad is a tool you’d like to use better, the tips in this article can help you.

Your iPad is defaulted to show the first two lines of a new email prior to you selecting it. You may want to be able to see more text available to preview. You can do this by choosing the mail from your settings.

It can be really annoying to have your iPad to chime every time you receive an email. Are you aware of a quick way to disable that you can turn it off?Just select your Settings then General after that. Select Sounds under the General tab. You can stop the sound for new mail or reduce its level.

You can use shortcuts. This can be a useful way of speeding up your friends more messages.

A good way to keep pages open is to open new pages in a new tab. When you are in Safari, tap the link and hold it until the menu for options appears.

Search Engine

You can change your search engine from the default easily. Just navigate to the Settings button, then Safari and then Search Engine. You have the choice of switching the search engine to Bing or Yahoo if you desire to do so.

There is finally a way to mute your iPad. The first iPads did not have a simple mute button.

Do you download podcasts are? You can find radio programs in varying lengths on any subject.If you crave something a little more stimulating during your morning commute, try some podcasts. You will be sure to find a topic of interest you.

One feature that many people don’t know about is called iTunes U (for university). This section has many educational podcasts about many professional subjects and can be a great way to increase your knowledge.

You can sync pages of your iPad with iTunes and easily share your iPad documents with a Mac or PC. Sharing your documents is no longer a hassle and the ability to interact with nearly any home computer using iTunes is irreplaceable. You can even share PDF documents and downloading them.

Shutter Button

Most people hold an iPad on its sides whenever they take a photo. This will move the shutter button, and you may start wobbling when trying to snap photos. This setting will place the shutter button in a place that you can easily be reached with your thumb. Once you are done, the image editor can be used to rotate your images or videos.

You can use the lock key silences your screen or mute your screen’s orientation. Remember that earlier versions of the iPad did not able to do that.You have this option if you have iOS 4.3 or greater. Holding the volume button will also give you to mute the iPad as well.

Even if you only use your iPad as a toy, you can get more out of it with these tips. This article just helps you with a little of what you can learn with the iPad. Learn more, and you will find out more all the time.