Tabla de contenidos para Issue 29 en iPad User Magazine

While it may still feel a little ‘touristy’ to use our iPads for photography, the camera on the 9.7-inch iPad Pro is certainly capable of taking some excellent shots. But whether you use your iPad, iPhone or a camera for photography, the large screen of the iPad is perfect for then editing or playing around with images. In this issue we look at all the features available in Apple’s built-in Camera app; it’s been advanced with every new iOS update, so it’s now a really capable shooter. And then comes the playing and the polishing… Try a third-party app to add some fun little stickers and text to your images – to offer a bit of added character or simply a little explanation to a photograph. If you want to…

iCloud Drive’s integration with Finder and its iOS 9 app offer easy online storage management IT WILL TAKE 15 minutes YOU WILL LEARN How to restore files you’ve deleted from iCloud Drive YOU’LL NEED An iCloud account, an iOS device running iOS 9 Apple’s relationship with online storage and syncing tools hasn’t always been a good one. From iTools through to MobileMe it made one misstep after another. Even when it first introduced iCloud, there was no easy way to use the service as cloud storage. That changed with the introduction of iCloud Drive. It’s integrated into OS X’s Finder, making it simple to add files to and retrieve them from your online storage. The iCloud Drive app added in iOS 9 allows for file management on your iPhone or…

Even the free version of Over gives a great deal of control for adding and editing text IT WILL TAKE 30 minutes YOU WILL LEARN How to add styled text to a photograph, and also make use of Over’s more advanced features YOU’LL NEED iPad running iOS 8 or later, Over 3.3.3 or later, Over ‘pro toolkit’ for steps 8 & 9 You’ve likely heard many times the idiom ‘a picture is worth a thousand words’. And it’s very much true that you can convey a significant amount of emotion and storytelling within a single still frame. But that doesn’t mean we should discard text entirely. Often, some carefully considered text can transform a photograph into a greeting, message, poster or meme that has far more impact than the image…

The options are split into five sections: Vision, Interaction, Hearing, Media and Learning IT WILL TAKE 30 minutes YOU WILL LEARN How to access Accessibility settings to change options such as text size and interface visibility YOU’LL NEED iPad Accessibility is one of the greatest features in iOS. Apple spends a lot of time and effort making sure that everybody can use its devices. An iPad or iPhone device has a huge range of features designed to make it usable for people with various disabilities. From blindness and deafness, through to various motor control and muscular disorders. Some of these features can be life-changing for those with disabilities, but they are incredibly useful for everybody. The Reduce Motion mode can increase battery life, and help older devices run more smoothly.…

The best slideshows tend to mix and match one or two effect types IT WILL TAKE 15 minutes YOU WILL LEARN How to use Keynote’s Magic Move tool and other effects YOU’LL NEED iPad, Keynote Keynote is a great presentation tool, but you’re missing a trick if you use it solely to present text and graphics through a series of static slides. Instead, make use of Keynote’s transitions and build effects to inject animation into your slideshow and grab your audience’s attention. There are two ways to build movement into your presentation. The first involves animating individual objects – text, tables, charts, shapes or photos – using a series of build effects. There are over 30 to choose from, both simple (such as Appear and Blur) and complex (Flash Bulbs…

Improve your photos with these brilliant extensions Regardless of whether you take photos on your iPhone/iPad or with a pro-level DSLR, the camera isn’t psychic, and it can’t always produce exactly what you had in mind, so there are times when you need to do a little editing. There are also times when you need to fix errors, such as rotating to adjust a sloping horizon or brightening a shot that’s too dark. Or, perhaps you want to get a bit more creative by turning your image black and white and boosting its contrast to add atmosphere? There are plenty of really great apps for doing the job, with some offering one-click fixes or a selection of retro-style filters, and others that allow you to take manual control and make…