Chapter 2

Making the iPad Work Your Way

In This Chapter

arrow Installing and deleting apps on your iPad

arrow Managing icons on the Home screen and Dock

arrow Choosing a wallpaper design for the Home screen

arrow Changing and managing passcodes

This chapter explains how to make the iPad do your bidding. The little device is meant to serve you, not the other way around.

In this chapter, you discover tips and techniques for making your time with the iPad more productive and entertaining. You find out how to install and delete apps, customize the Home screen, and place icons on the Dock. You also see how to change the wallpaper design on the face of the Home screen and handle passcodes.

Downloading and Installing Apps

The App Store offers, at last count, 1.2 million applications that you can download and install on your iPad. These apps range from games to instant messengers to weather alerts. Some are free and some are not. Some are useful and some are downright silly.

Read on to discover how to visit the App Store, search for apps, and download and install apps on your iPad. (For information about downloading ...

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