iPad BasicsTonya Engst- P6: This ebook is for you if you’re on the cusp of buying an iPad, if you’ve just bought an iPad and aren’t sure what to do with it, or if you’ve had an iPad for a while, but feel that you’re missing out on certain basic functions. | 1. Touch the N key. A popover strip appears showing variants Figure 11 . Figure 11 Touching and sliding combine into a fluid gesture for typing alternate characters. 2. Keep your finger down and slide it to the n. The n box turns blue. 3. Lift your finger. The iPad types an n. You can use the same technique with other characters to type other accented letters. Tip To type an apostrophe you can just touch and hold down on the Comma key without sliding. When you explore an app it s worth your time to tap double-tap and touch its screen in various locations to see what happens. For example if you re scrolled down on a screen so you can no longer see the top you can usually tap the status bar at the top of the screen to return to the top. This is especially useful in long email messages or Web pages and when viewing pictures in the Photos app. 36 Download from Wow eBook Pinch and Pull Zoom What if you want to see something at a smaller size by zooming out On the iPad you pinch to zoom out to show more of an image. It s easy to understand the pinch gesture in the Maps app. Let s take a look 1. On the Home screen tap Maps. Maps is likely on the first page by default Apple s core apps alphabetize on the Home screen before any third-party apps. A map should be showing you can view a map of a particular area by typing an address in the Current Location field. 2. Place your thumb and pointer finger on the map. 3. Drag your thumb and pointer finger closer together and then lift them from the screen. The map zooms out showing more of the landscape. Pick two fingers any two In fact you can pinch or pull with any two fingers. Two pointer fingers is Jun. How do you zoom in With what I call a pull action which is the reverse of a pinch. Apple doesn t use the term pull but instead talks about pinching your fingers apart which doesn t make sense since a pinch involves bringing your fingers closer together. I ve also read documentation calling this an expand gesture
