iPad in easy steps: Covers iOS 8

The iPad is a fun, functional and powerful tablet computer, and iPad in easy steps, 6th edition is written to help you navigate your way through its myriad features.

This popular guide is updated to cover iOS 8. Learn how to:

Optimize your settings so that your new device works exactly how you want it to

Keep in touch using the iPad and have fun surfing the web, and exploring apps for photos, music, videos, games and reading

Utilize your iPad for work: get organized, sync with your main computer, get the latest news, run presentations and write documents

Explore the new family sharing features and iCloud Drive to work from anywhere

Speak to Siri to do things - no need to type!

Packed with tips and shortcuts, this primer will help you make the most of your iPad in easy steps.

Drew Provan is currently a senior lecturer at Queen Mary's School of Medicine and Dentistry in London. He enjoys writing, editing, and typesetting and has been involved with the production of a number of medical books. He also writes for GP Magazine and has written pieces for other publications including Financial Times, Tesco Healthy Living, Reader's Digest, and patient support group publications. He uses technology extensively at home and at work, for creating music, reading, writing, databases, and giving presentations. He lives in London.