For many people, the iPad mini is a happy medium between smartphone and laptop devices, offering both portability and superb functionality. Whether you use it for work or pleasure, this book will guide you through all the iPad mini essentials, from mastering the secrets of iOS 10 to making brilliant videos and presentations. There truly is something for everyone with the extremely versatile iPad mini. Featuring: Introducing the iPad mini - What makes the iPad mini one of the best tablets available? It's time to find out. Set up your iPad mini - Activate your iPad mini and follow our step-by-step guide to the setup process. How to use your iPad mini - Get acquainted with the hardware essentials and basics for using your iPad mini. Applications - Take a look at each of Apple's built-in apps and discover how to make the most of your new device.

Welcome to iPadmini • The Complete Manual

Introducing iPad mini • What makes the iPad mini one of the best tablets available? It’s time to find out…

Set up your iPad mini • We show you how to activate your iPad mini for the first time and familiarise yourself with what it has to offer, including connecting to Wi-Fi, creating an Apple ID and getting started with iCloud

How to use your iPad mini • Learn how you can navigate and control your tablet with just a few button presses

Hand gestures on your iPad • Learn the many ways you can control your iPad mini using the power of your fingers

Applications • An at-a-glance guide to what Apple’s built-in iPad mini apps and App Store products can do for you

Settings • We provide you with a guided tour around the nerve centre of your device

Notification Centre • Notification Centre allows you to view your daily events and any alerts that pop-up within the system

Control Centre • Seize control of your iPad and perform a host of essential functions in a flash

Siri • An intelligent voice-controlled command system that uses artificial intelligence facilities

App Store • Your gateway to a rich source of apps is via the intuitive App Store – a bustling marketplace that is always open for business

iTunes • Let your iPad entertain you with music, movies and TV shows purchased in the iTunes Store

Music • The Music app enables you to stream music through Apple’s new Spotify-like service

Videos • The Videos app lets you watch movies and TV shows – wherever you are

Safari • Get used to Safari – the main platform for browsing the web on your iPad

Mail • With Apple’s versatile Mail app you can send emails and receive every message from every account into one handy inbox

Calendar • You’ll never miss an important event again with the iPad mini’s built-in date-keeper

Contacts • With the Contacts app, you can access and edit your contact lists from personal, business and organisational accounts

Messages • Apple’s texting app received some radical new features in iOS 10 – prepare to be amazed!

Reminders • You need never forget to do something ever again with your iPad’s built-in memory bank

Notes • Notes lets you jot down thoughts or ideas – you can even draw them out with a variety of tools…

Maps • Use the Maps app to search for and find directions to a location in both graphical or textual form

Clock • Keep track of the time wherever you are in the world and never be late again with the Clock app

FaceTime • FaceTime is ideal for talking to your friends, family or colleagues in real time via video link

Camera • With the iPad mini’s powerful camera, you can take and process photographs on the go

Photos • Use Photos to organise, edit, view and share from your collection of pictures

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