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iPad 2 For Seniors For Dummies

By Nancy C. Muir
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iPad 2 For Seniors For Dummies by Nancy C. Muir serves as a straightforward guide specifically designed for seniors to effectively use the iPad 2. The book explains how to navigate the device, utilise apps, and engage with features like email, the internet, and photography. With easy-to-follow instructions and visuals, it aims to enhance the reader's digital experience and confidence using the iPad 2.
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This book may appeal to you if you're a senior looking to master the iPad 2 with ease and confidence. It offers user-friendly instructions and clear guidance tailored for beginners, making it perfect for those new to technology who want to enjoy the full potential of their device without any hassle.

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Oh, all the amazing things your iPad and iPad 2 can do! Lightweight, powerful, and perfect for reading and staying in touch, iPads are fun and practical for today's seniors, as long as you know how to use all the bells and whistles. That's where this helpful guide comes in.

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Oh, all the amazing things your iPad and iPad 2 can do!

Lightweight, powerful, and perfect for reading and staying in touch, iPads are fun and practical for today's seniors, as long as you know how to use all the bells and whistles. That's where this helpful guide comes in. Written in the friendly For Dummies style and sporting senior-friendly larger type and full-colour illustrations, this book can help you get the most out of your iPad or iPad 2, even if you don't ordinarily use a computer.

This new edition includes pages of updated content, including the latest features in iOS 5 and iCloud. You'll first learn to set up your iPad, get familiar with the touchscreen interface, and explore accessibility features. Then you'll learn to browse the Internet with mobile Safari, use maps, set up and manage your e-mail, buy and read e-books, download and play music and movies, work with photos, make FaceTime video calls, and discover how to extend the iPad's capability even more with apps.

  • Covers the iPad and iPad 2
  • Includes senior-friendly larger fonts and full-colour illustrations
  • Explains how to use the iPad in the clear, friendly, easy-to-follow language that has defined the Dummies series for two decades
  • Covers using maps and the calendar, video chatting with FaceTime, browsing the web, using your iPad for e-mail and Facebook, buying apps and games, reading iBooks, playing music, watching videos, viewing photos, user security and safety, and more
  • New edition is updated with new content on iOS 5 and iCloud features, including iMessage, Newsstand, Reminders, Reader and Reading List tools, and more

The iPad combines the best of your favourite gadgets into one amazing device—whatever you want your iPad to do, the fun starts with iPad 2 For Seniors For Dummies.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781118176788

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 06 January 2012

Country: United States

Imprint: For Dummies

Edition: 3rd edition

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 22.0mm

Width: 189.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 907g

Pages: 400

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Computing & Technology Dummies Education & Reference Nancy C. Muir Non-Fiction

About the Author

Nancy C. Muir is a writer and consultant as well as the author of more than 60 books, including Computers For Seniors For Dummies and Using the Internet Safely For Seniors For Dummies. She writes a technology column for Retirenet.com and also assists seniors with technology at TechSmartSenior.com.

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