Table of contents for Issue 32 in iPad User Magazine

The more we play with iOS 10, the more there is to discover and the more we like it. We’re still finding plenty of little tweaks and subtle improvements that generally mean we can get things done more efficiently. Take the changes to Lock screen… with the addition of the Today view and richer notifications, you can get a lot done on your iPad without ever unlocking it! iOS 10 has brought improvements across the board and, again, what may seem like minor tweaks at first, will suddenly be revealed as quite transformative in use. Real-time collaboration in iWork makes a significant difference to project work, and we now, finally, have a Music app that’s a genuine pleasure to navigate! In addition to tutorials on these iOS 10 refinements, we’ve…

With Sierra and iOS 10, payments online are as simple as using Apple Pay in shops IT WILL TAKE 20 minutes YOU WILL LEARN How to set up Apple Pay on your iPhone, and then use it to make online payments in Safari on Mac and iOS YOU’LL NEED An iPhone with a Touch ID sensor, a Mac with Sierra, or a device with iOS 10 If you’ve used a bank card that features contactless payment, you‘ll already be aware of how quickly it enables you to pay for small transactions. Apple Pay makes the process even more convenient by eliminating the need to dig around for your bank card. Instead, you only have to reach out with the wrist on which you’re wearing your Apple Watch or do the…

Once invited, each user’s changes are clearly colour-coded IT WILL TAKE 15 minutes YOU WILL LEARN How to invite others and work jointly on your documents YOU’LL NEED iOS 10 or macOS Sierra, latest versions of iWork apps, or suitable browser Want to collaborate in real time with others in Pages, Numbers, or Keynote? Thanks to the newly unveiled iWork Collaboration feature, you can. The feature works with the latest versions of your iWork apps in iOS 10, macOS Sierra and even through supported web browsers on PC and Mac (namely Safari, Internet Explorer and Chrome). Once invited, each user’s changes are clearly colour-coded to make them easy to follow – and your document is dynamically updated in real time as the changes occur. The document owner can also switch…

Each texture sits on top of your image in a semitransparent layer IT WILL TAKE 20 minutes YOU WILL LEARN How to make your photos look like they’ve been professionally edited YOU’LL NEED iOS 8 or later, Mextures app (£1.49) Digital photos may be ageless and impervious to damage, but they’ can also be bland, and lack character. Mextures is a brilliant photo-editing app that gives you all the tools you need to transform your dull images into something more striking. Mextures is based around the principle of applying textures to your image. These textures transform your photos in a number of ways, evident from their category names, such as Radiance, Grit and Grain (tap here to ‘age’ your photos), Light Leaks, Emulsion and Vintage Gradients. Each of the 130-odd…

You can wake recent models of iPhone by raising them, just like an Apple Watch IT WILL TAKE 10 minutes YOU WILL LEARN How to access and customise all the features available when your iOS device is locked YOU’LL NEED An iOS device, iOS 10 In iOS 10, Apple has revamped the Lock screen that appears when you wake your device, giving you access to a variety of features when you swipe inwards from any of the edges of your device’s screen. It has also added a third, even simpler way to wake an iPhone SE, 6s/6s Plus, or 7/7Plus. On all devices, the Sleep/Wake button wakes it to the Lock screen, as always, as does pressing the Home button. However, the new method for waking your device doesn’t require…

You aren’t going out live, so you can fix any mistakes before uploading your podcast IT WILL TAKE 15 minutes, plus time to talk YOU WILL LEARN How to record a podcast, edit audio and upload the results YOU’LL NEED Something to say, a USB microphone and the right connections GarageBand isn’t just a great tool for musicians. It’s also a radio studio, enabling you to record your own programmes, upload them to the internet and share them with an appreciative audience. That’s called podcasting, and as we’ll discover in this tutorial it’s really easy to do. There’s no right or wrong way to do a podcast. Some podcasts put a microphone in a room with interesting people, hit Record and wait for the magic to happen, uploading the results…

There is a surprising level of depth and control to the app, and even more on the Canva website IT WILL TAKE 10 minutes YOU WILL LEARN How to create images that can be quickly shared on various social networks YOU’LL NEED Canva, iOS 8.1 or later Sharing graphics on social networks can be a daunting task, even if you think you know what you’re doing. Whether you’re posting to Instagram, Facebook or Twitter, your images need to be different sizes and dimensions to avoid getting cropped and detail getting lost. Knowing which website uses which dimensions can be a nightmare. Canva is a free app that aims to make this process a little easier. With a few taps you can create ready-to-publish, shareable graphics for use on a number…

In iOS 10, you’ll jump out of the app you’re using to attend to notifications far less often IT WILL TAKE 15 minutes YOU WILL LEARN How to keep track of and attend to events and communications, and filter out things that can safely wait. YOU’LL NEED iOS 10 There are several ways to keep up to date with what’s been happening while you’re working in apps or when you haven’t been looking at your device at all. The basics of notifications haven’t changed a great deal in iOS 10. They still appear for a moment in a strip across the top of the screen when your device is unlocked, accumulate in Notification Centre and shown on the Lock screen so you can attend to any you might have ignored…

You can tell iOS 10’s Music app to keep a minimum quantity of tracks around at all times IT WILL TAKE 15 minutes YOU WILL LEARN How to navigate and get the most from the redesigned Music app YOU’LL NEED iOS 10 From the reception given to Apple Music’s integration with iOS 9’s Music app, you may have wondered how the company behind the wildly popular iPod could also be responsible for something so confusing. Apple listened and has cleaned up the app in iOS 10, refining how you work with your own music and the massive selection available through its subscription service. However, among the changes is one that may require you to think a bit harder at first, because devices without 3D Touch make use of a gesture…

It’s a Universal app, so you can start edits on your an iPhone and refine further on an iPad IT WILL TAKE 15 minutes YOU WILL LEARN How to use Pixure’s drawing and layers tools to fashion a little pixellated robot YOU’LL NEED iPad running iOS 9 or later, Pixure for iOS (£2.29) In the 1980s, pixel art wasn’t pixel art per se – it was just art. Technology of the era was limited in terms of resolution, and so games and applications had a chunky aesthetic that gradually vanished as consoles and computers became more powerful. Today, pixel art is a creative decision made by digital artists and illustrators. In part, it stems from nostalgia – recreating the look and feel of what’s often considered a classic era in…