iPad FAQs: How to set up your iPad from scratch

Posted Dec 27, 2010 at 8:38AM EST by QJ Staff

Listed in: iPad FAQs Tags: apple, email, iTunes

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Connecting to iTunes You’ve plugged in and switched on. The first thing your iPad will attempt is to sync in to iTunes. You should get a screen prompt as this is happening. If not, you’ll need to download the latest version of iTunes onto your desktop first. Sign in or set up your iTunes account and you’re set. Syncing your iPhone apps Rule number one: don’t download them all! For a start, some of them won’t work at all, or not very well. For example, there’s no use in downloading any camera apps as there’s no camera on the iPad. Rather than scrolling down your countless apps on you iPhone, do this via iTunes, its much more user friendly. Save Space Even if you’ve bought the most expensive iPad, you still need to be aware of spatial limitations on your hard drive. Be choosy which apps to download that are going to eat up loads of space. It’s usually the media apps that are most memory hungry. Space is a premium because iPad apps are distinctly larger than their iPhone counterparts. Setting up Email You can set up as many email accounts as you have onto your iPad. From Hotmail to AOL, visit the ‘Mail, Contacts, Calendars’ section of the settings page and use the ‘Add Account’ to get all your email clients installed. Battery This has been covered elsewhere on iPad.net, but if you’re a brand new user its worth stressing this point. Basically, charging your iPad battery can be a pain. Apple claims that you are able to charge your iPad by hooking it into your desktop via the USB cable. Don’t bother. It either won’t charge at all or will charge so slowly it’s worse than watching paint dry. The best way to charge your iPad is to plug it into the mains before you go to bed!

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