Chapter 1. Turning Your iPad On and Off

Your iPad can be in one of three states: on, off, or sleep. In addition, you can put your iPad in airplane mode to avoid connecting to a Wi-Fi network or a 4G cellular phone network. By learning the advantages of each state, you'll know when and why to use them.

When your iPad is on, you can use it. When your iPad is in sleep mode, you'll conserve its battery power while keeping it ready to start up right away. Sleep mode is best when you are not using your iPad but plan to return to it soon.

Airplane mode turns off your iPad's ability to access email or surf the Web through a Wi-Fi or 4G cellular phone network. This essentially cuts off your iPad from the rest of the world while letting you do most other ...

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