Believe it or not, iPads are not difficult to use. Simply touch, add apps, and be on your way, right? There is more to the iPad than that, so keep reading to learn about it all.

There is a way that you can check all the running applications that you have at a given time. If you double-click on the Home button, it will show you all running apps in a bar on the bottom of your screen. Tap an application icon to switch to that app. Hit the Home button to get rid of the bar.

As an alternative to a bulky manual, you can download the manual onto your iPad. Apple doesn’t include manuals with their products in order to maintain a minimalistic image.

If you need Google Calendar to work with your iPad, get into your mail and then contacts followed by calendars. Hit Add An Account and hit Other. Tap the Add CalDAV Account icon and put in your Google information. Leave the settings menu and open the calendar app. You should have everything you need now.

Does the battery indicator on your iPad distract you? If so, then it’s possible to turn this off, and it’s quite simple. At the outset, access the Settings Menu. Find Usage under the General tab. Here, you will be able to turn off the display of battery percentage.

It’s now possible to quickly mute the iPad. The original iPad did not have a mute button. When the 4.3 came out they did add the ability to mute using the lock switch to silence the iPad. Just tap and hold volume-down to quickly mute sound.

Though they are simple to use, iPads can do far more than many people may realize. Use the tips you’ve learned here to make your experience even better. You are sure to see that when armed with the right knowledge, this is a device that can do almost anything you want it to.