Oh the wheels of this Zoom Vehicle are squeaking. So it was good to practice today. Here are some take aways...
During class, use Zoom's Chat feature to ask questions. All participants will be muted during class. We are online at 9:45 am and stay online after 11:30 am for questions and socializing. Use the Raise Hand feature in Zoom to indicate you have a question we will ask you to unmute your microphone and talk to us.
Attend class on a computer (or iPhone) so you can handle your iPad for the walk-through activities. Only one device should be attending the meeting.
Unless otherwise mentioned, hold your iPad in Landscape orientation - sideways.
Email from Carol included three links:
- to our Zoom meeting
- to the iOS Basics website (here)
- to the online iPad User Guide at Apple
Links often show up as blue underlined text. Touch-and-hold to see a preview of the website or Tap the link to open the website in your default browser (usually Safari).
When you find a site that you want to get to easily, Tap the SHARE button, a box with an arrow, to see a list of options. Tap Add to Home Screen and then edit a long name to something shorter. Our recommendation was to keep the name RS iOS Basics but change the name for the user Guide. Go back to the email and Tap the iPad User Guide link to open it. Use the Share button > Add to Home Screen > delete the suggested name > type RS iPad Guide.
Both of these websites appear as icons on your Home Screen. You might organize apps into Folders. Touch-and-hold on the RS iPad Guide icon > all icons begin to wiggle > without lifting your finger move the icon over the RS iOS Basics icon. Both icons appear in a translucent box with a suggested label above. Tap ( X ) to delete the label and type > iPad Basics > tap off the translucent box > press your Home button on Touch ID iPad or tap Done in top right corner of Face ID iPad.
The iPad can have many Home Screens. In the center, just above the Dock you might see several dots (if your wallpaper is dark). Swipe right-to-left to see other Home Screens ... until you get to the App Library list of all apps on your device.
Spotlight Search is my favorite way to open up an app or find information on my iPad. Use your finger and a quick swipe between any icons to bring up Search. This swipe is not at the top edge of your screen or in the top right corner. Just in-between any two icons. When Search appears, type the first few letters to see results below, keep typing more letters to refine your search. Spotlight Search finds apps, Notes, websites, Contacts, and more.
In Settings we looked at the Auto Lock feature to control the put-ipad-to-sleep timer. Open Settings app > Display & Brightness > Auto-Lock > set to 15 minutes ... Experiment with the timing here. You can adjust at any time for any activity. Setting 10 or 15 minutes will save on battery power. Read the fine print in light gray under the time choices. Your iPad knows - that Selfie Camera - when you are looking at it. Is this creepy?
Don't leave Settings app just yet. On the left side find General > About > Name. If the is "iPad" or "iPhone" then you want to personalize this device. The name can be anything ... you'd want recognized in public! AirDrop is a convenient way to share things and when all available devices are listed, "iPad" won't tell us it it your device! Any keyboard character will work, numbers or symbols and even emojis. (I've got dibs on the blue butterfly!)
Whoa, stay at Settings > General > About to see the Software Version (currently 15.6.1), Model Name, Capacity and Available details. This is information you need to know (or where to find it) for this class.
Make a personal Contact card for yourself. Use Spotlight Search to find the Contacts app. Look for the + sign on the top right edge of the left sidebar. Fill-in the First Name, Last Name fields, scroll up and tap the green ( + ) sign on add address > Street, City, State, Zip. Tap Done in the top right corner of this New Contact Card. Later return here to fill in other details. Return to the Settings app > Contacts > My Info > and then search for the card you just made for yourself. Tap your card. Tap off the search list. Tap the name in My Info > type your first name in search to see "me" now on the list. Success!
When a Zoom meeting is over and the meeting window closes, it is a good idea to check for updates. On your computer, go to Zoom.US > Check for Updates. If a window appears with an Update button, click it to initiate the downland and install. On your iPhone, open the App Store and search for Zoom Cloud Meetings. As of today last update Jul 27, 2022 is version 5.11.3.
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We are a team of iPad Fans, not experts. We enjoy learning about iPads, apps and technology by sharing with each other and with you. It seems that the Best Way To Learn Is To Teach.