Table of Contents

Introduction 1 Part I: Making the iPad Your Pad 5 Chapter 1: Buying Your iPad 7 Chapter 2: Looking Over the Home Screen 25 Chapter 3: Getting Going 53 Chapter 4: Taking Advantage of Accessibility Features 71 Part II: Taking the Leap Online 91 Chapter 5: Browsing the Internet with Safari 93 Chapter 6: Working with E-mail in Mail 113 Chapter 7: Getting Social with FaceTime, Twitter, and iMessage 127 Chapter 8: Shopping the iTunes Store 141 Chapter 9: Expanding Your iPad Horizons with Apps 157 Part III: Having Fun and Consuming Media 171 Chapter 10: Using Your iPad as an E-Reader 173 Chapter 11: Playing with Music on iPad 201 Chapter 12: Playing with Photos 213 Chapter 13: Getting the Most Out of Video Features 233 Chapter 14: Playing Games 247 Chapter 15: Finding Your Way with Maps 261 Part IV: Managing Your Life and Your iPad 281 Chapter 16: Keeping On Schedule with Calendar 283 Chapter 17: Working with Reminders and Notifications 299 Chapter 18: Managing Contacts 313 Chapter 19: Making Notes 335 Chapter 20: Troubleshooting and Maintaining Your iPad 347 Index 263

About the Author

Nancy C. Muir is a writer and consultant as well as the author of more than 60 books, including Computers For Seniors For Dummies and Using the Internet Safely For Seniors For Dummies . She writes a technology column for Retirenet.com and also assists seniors with technology at TechSmartSenior.com