Adjusting the Volume

To make it easy for you to increase or decrease the volume, the iPad includes Volume Up and Volume Down buttons on its right side (shown earlier in Figure 3-1).

You can adjust the volume by pressing one of the volume buttons or by holding it down. When you adjust the volume, the iPad displays a ringer icon with a horizontal bar underneath that visually displays the current volume level, as shown in Figure 3-2.

A volume icon shows how loud (or soft) your volume is.

Figure 3-2. A volume icon shows how loud (or soft) your volume is.

Note

Many apps, such as the iPod or YouTube app, also let you adjust the volume with a volume slider that appears on the screen. By moving this volume slider ...

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