Take Control of Media on Your iPad

Basics

To be sure we're all on the same page regarding basic iPad terminology, here are a few terms and conventions that I use:

• Home screen: Where I describe going to the Home screen, I'm referring to the environment used to launch apps, accessed by pressing the round Home button on the edge of the iPad. The Home screen can include several pages worth of app icons. (To reach the first page from any other page, press the Home button again.)

• Finding the Settings app on the iPad: I sometimes tell you to adjust options in the iPad's Settings app. By default, this app appears on the first page of the Home screen.

• Tapping and touching: I often mention tapping an item on the iPad screen, such as "tap the Join button." To tap, quickly put your finger on ...