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Reset and Erase content on iPad

August 25, 2015 By Ravi Shankar Leave a Comment

In this tutorial we will be covering about the Reset and Erase content feature available on iPad 2. Press the Home button on your iPad and tap the settings icon available on the Home screen.

In the Settings page, navigate to Reset option. This would display the following list of options.

If you are planning to sell your iPad then don’t forget to remove all your personal photos, documents and other files from your iPad. You can do this by tapping on the Erase All Content and Settings option.

And If you are facing problems with your iPad then probably you can the Reset All Settings option to see if that resolves the problem.

The Reset feature also provides users with the option for resetting only the Network Settings or Keyboard Dictionary or Home Screen Layout or Location Warnings. Depending upon the need you can choose these options. For example if you have problems in reconnecting to an already established network then you can reset the network settings and try again connecting with the network.

 

Filed Under: Apple, iPad Tagged With: Erase, Home Screen, iPad 2, Keyboard, Layout, network, Remove, reset, Settings

Prevent installing or uninstalling apps on iPad or iPhone

June 25, 2015 By Ravi Shankar 1 Comment

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In this tutorial we will be see the steps required to prevent any users from installing or uninstalling any apps on iPad or iPhone. This is a useful tip if you are sharing your iPad with other people especially kids and do not want them accidentally uninstall and install any Apps.

To prevent users from removing or installing apps, press the menu button on your iPad and tap the Settings icon.

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In the General Settings, tap the Restriction option and enable restrictions by setting a passcode. In the Restrictions screen, navigate to Installing Apps and Deleting Apps Option.

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By tapping them and changing the value to Off would prevent users from removing or installing any apps on iPhone or iPad.

Filed Under: Apple, iPad Tagged With: apps, Install, iPad 2, prevent, Remove, Uninstall

How disable the sound for keyboard clicks in iPad

February 13, 2015 By Ravi Shankar Leave a Comment

The sound heard for keyboard clicks in iPad can be disabled using the settings. To disable the sound

  • Tap the settings icon on the iPad home screen.
  • In the settings screen, navigate Sound settings.

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And this would Turn off the sounds for the Keyboard clicks in iPad 2

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Filed Under: iPad Tagged With: Disable, iPad 2, keyboard clicks, Sound, Turn Off

How to check the OS version of your iPad

January 22, 2015 By Ravi Shankar Leave a Comment

iPad allows users to check the version of OS installed using the settings menu. This would be useful when you are troubleshooting some problems in your iPad. To check the OS version

1. In the home screen, tap the settings menu.

2. In the settings screen, navigate to General settings.

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3. In the General Settings screen, tap the about the option and then navigate to version. This would display the version of OS installed on your iPad.

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Filed Under: Apple, iPad Tagged With: Installed, iPad, iPad 2, OS, Version

How to archive Email messages in iPad 2

July 6, 2011 By Ravi Shankar Leave a Comment

Email accounts configured in iPad 2 allows user to archive the email messages. you can turn on the archive feature using iPad Mail settings. The archive email message option will be available when you touch and swipe on the email message or if you tap the trash icon.

When you swipe on the email message

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When you tap the trash icon.

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The above screenshots shows that archive message feature is disabled for the configured email account. To enable archiving for the email account, from iPad home screen tap the settings icon. In the Settings screen, navigate to Mail, Contacts, Calendars settings and then select email account to turn on archiving of email messages.

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In the select mail account, navigate to Archive Messages section.

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Tap and swipe Archive Messages to turn on the feature as shown below.

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Now when you swipe on any email message the Archive option will be shown as shown below.

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Filed Under: iPad Tagged With: Archive Email, Delete Message, Disable, email, email account, Email Messages, Enable, iPad 2

How to clear browsing history in iPad 2 safari

April 28, 2011 By Ravi Shankar 5 Comments

iPad 2 provides a good browsing experience to the user through the pre-installed Safari browser. It also allows users to clear the browsing history, cache and cookies. This can be done using the Safari settings option in the iPad.

To clear the browsing history in iPad

  • Tap settings icon on your iPad home screen.
  • In the settings screen, navigate to General settings and then to Tao Safari menu option.

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  • In the Safari settings, navigate down to see the list of menu options available for clearing the browsing history, cookies and cache.

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Read: How to enable iPad to speak selected text

When you tap the clear history or any of these menu options you will be prompted with the following message depending upon the selected option.

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Tap the Clear button to continue with the operation.

Filed Under: iPad Tagged With: Browsing History, Clear Cache, Clear Cookies, Clear History, iPad 2

How to turn off the Safari pop up blocker in iPad 2

April 24, 2011 By Ravi Shankar Leave a Comment

iPad 2 comes with pre-installed Safari web browser which provides pleasant surfing experience. In case you are accessing websites with pop ups then you can use the iPad settings for disabling the popup blocker.

1. Tap the settings icon in the Home screen

2. Navigate to the Safari menu and then to the Block Pop-ups option

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3. To Turn off Popup blocker in iPad 2 tap the grey area next to ON option value Block Pop-ups.

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Read: Add signature for every mail account on iPad

Filed Under: iPad Tagged With: Disable, iPad 2, Pop up blocker, Safari, Turn Off

How to install web certificates in iPad 2

April 10, 2011 By Ravi Shankar Leave a Comment

If you want to access your corporate Outlook Email Account in iPad 2 then you can access this using Outlook Web Access using Safari browser. Most of the corporate email accounts can be accessed only if you install the company certificate. For installing the Web Certificate in iPad 2

  • Mail the web certificate to your personal email account by backing up from your PC as a PKCS12 file.
  • Access the email and download the attached certificate to your iPad
  • You will be prompted with the following dialog. 

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  • Touch the Install button to proceed with the installation
  • Some certificate might be password protected and enter the password if prompted.

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  • The following confirmation message will be displayed once the certificate installed. Click Done to close this window.

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Filed Under: iPad Tagged With: Install, iPad 2, web certificate

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