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iPad for the Older and Wiser

Get up and running safely and quickly with the Apple iPad

Sean McManus

A John Wiley and Sons, Ltd, Publication

This edition first published 2011

2011 Sean McManus

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Dedication

To Karen

Acknowledgements

Thank you, as always, to my wife Karen for all her support while I was writing this book.

Ive had the support of a great team at Wiley on this book, including Grace Fairley, Ellie Scott, Birgit Gruber, Chris Katsaropoulos, Chris Webb, Kate Parrett, Steve Long, Sara Shlaer and Melanee Habig. Jean Judge gave valuable feedback on behalf of the U3A.

For help with research, testing things and mocking up screenshots, thanks also to Kim Gilmour, Mark Turner, Neil Cossar, Wylda Holland, Marcus Dawson, Mark Young, Robert Kealey and Peter Dring.

About the Author

Sean McManus is an expert technology and business author. His previous books include Microsoft Office for the Older and Wiser, Social Networking for the Older and Wiser and Web Design in Easy Steps. His tutorials and articles have appeared in magazines including Internet Magazine, Internet Works, Business 2.0, Making Music, Melody Maker and Personal Computer World. He created Wild Mood Swings (www.wildmoodswings.co.uk), a web toy that shows you websites to match your mood, and has a personal website at www.sean.co.uk.

The Third Age Trust

The Third Age Trust is the body which represents all U3As in the UK. The U3A movement is made up of over 800 self-governing groups of older men and women who organise for themselves activities which may be educational, recreational or social in kind. Calling on their own experience and knowledge they demand no qualifications nor do they offer any. The movement has grown at a remarkable pace and offers opportunities to thousands of people to demonstrate their own worth to one another and to the community. Their interests are astonishingly varied but the members all value the opportunity to share experiences and learning with like-minded people. The Third Age Trusts endorsement of the Older and Wiser series hints at some of that width of interest.

Icons used in this book

Throughout this book, weve used icons to help focus your attention on certain information. This is what they mean:

Equipment neededLets you know in advance the equipment you willneed to hand as you progress through the chapter.

Skills neededPlaced at the beginning of each chapter to helpidentify the skills youll need for the chapter ahead.

Tip Tips and suggestions to help make life easier.

Note Take note of these little extras to avoid confusion.

Warning Read carefully; a few things could go wrong at this point.

Try ItGo on, enjoy yourself; you wont break it.

TriviaA little bit of fun to bring a smile to your face.

SummaryA short recap at the end of each chapter.

Brain TrainingTest what youve learned from the chapter.

Publishers Acknowledgements

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