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The iPad is so new that it can be hard to know all it does. Don't let it just become an app and gaming machine. Your iPad is capable of so much. Read on to learn more about what your iPad can do.

You can access all of your running apps on your iPad. Simply double-click the Home button. A bar near the bottom of the screen will indicate which apps are in use. You may switch to another running app, just by tapping that app in that bar. Swipe downwards to hide the bar again.

If you are tired of being prompted to join various Wi-Fi networks, change your settings. There is a tab you can select to stop your iPad from asking you to join networks. Once set to no, you won't be nagged again.

If you have safety concerns should your iPad fall into the wrong hands, set the password to delete your personal data if someone enters the wrong password over and over. All of your data will disappear if someone makes ten failed attempts to enter the password.

When your password is entered 10 times, your iPad erases - is this a function you'd like to turn on? This erases everything stored on the iPad if the password is entered incorrectly ten times.

You can change the default search engine to something besides Google if you wish. In the Settings menu, pick Safari, then Search Engine. You have the choice of switching the search engine to something more user-friendly if you would like.

You will find that iPads now have an easy way to be muted. As you might know, previous iPad versions did not have this capability. Previously, you could use the lock switch to either mute the audio or lock the orientation. Now, you can quickly mute your iPad by holding the "down" half of the volume button.

Set up phone numbers and emails for FaceTime. It defaults to the email you used when you set up the iPad. If you have more than one email or number, the settings section is where you want to go.

Isn't it irritating when you encounter a hyperlink on your iPad, and you are unable to determine where it will take you? Here's an easy tip to solve this problem. Since hovering over a word isn't possible, you'll need to press and hold the hyperlinked word. That will show you the URL from the hyperlink.

Sync the pages you have with iTunes and you can share the documents you have stored on a Mac or PC. By sharing documents with iTunes, you can avoid the hassle and be able to share documents with all brands of computers. It is also quite easy to send your PDF's over the Internet and then download them from a remote system.

Having read this article, you can now take full advantage of all that your iPad has to offer. This mobile device is truly versatile! Keep your education on this device up-to-date so you're always aware of what is going on. You are able to download plenty of apps that are new every single day.