There’s a reason that more and more iPads have been sold over the last couple of years. It has a myriad of features, is great fun to play games on, and makes a lot of things easier. To ensure that you are utilizing your iPad to its full potential, you need to educate yourself on how the device functions. Keep reading to learn more about using your iPad.

Make sure you check out your currently running apps. Some apps can continue to run simultaneously with other things on the iPad. If you would like to view the current apps that are running, double click the Home icon. The apps currently running will appear in a bar at the bottom of your screen. Swipe downwards to make the bar disappear when you’ve finished.

Is a noisy app driving you nuts? Mute the volume quick by pressing and then holding your volume down button. Do this until you can’t hear anything. Alternately, you could configure the button labeled LOCK ORIENTATION to use instead of the mute button.

If you have concerns about people accessing the private info on your iPad you can select settings that will delete all of your data after several failed password attempts. This will help to delete all data after a certain amount of attempts.

The iPad lets you see 2 lines of an email before viewing it in full. It might be desirable to view more before opening the email. Just access your Setting and the select Mail. From Mail, choose Contacts, then go to Calendar where you can change the options to preview mail.

iPads are in great demand as they’re so useful. To make sure you are maximizing your use of the iPad, use all the information laid out here and apply it. Use your iPad to its full potential!