Table of contents for Issue 69 in iPad User Magazine

If you’re thinking about upgrading your iPad, or buying one for the first time then right now is probably the perfect time. We’ve seen updates to the iPad Air relatively recently, and there are very few rumours on the horizon of changes to the rest of Apple’s tablet lineup. Buying a new iPad can be a confusing choice - do you save a bit of money and go with the basic model, or is the iPad Air worth the extra cash? And what about the more expensive iPad Pro? Then you have to consider if a smaller iPad mini might fit your needs better. In a way the dilemma of which model to choose that faces every new iPad owner is a nice problem to have, but it’s still a…

IT WILL TAKE 5 minutes YOU WILL LEARN How to use Scribble for more than scribbling YOU’LL NEED Apple Pencil, iPadOS 14 If you’re a fan of Apple Pencil, you’re probably familiar with having to switch back and forth with the on-screen keyboard. In iPadOS 14 a new feature called Scribble stops that by delivering handwriting input and recognition across all kinds of apps. Scribble is fast. Converting even large blocks of typed text is instantaneous The best feature of Scribble on iPad is the one you can’t see: it’s really, really fast. Taking these screenshots of the handwriting to text conversion in apps was hard because it happened so quickly, and converting even large blocks of text to typed text was instantaneous. Recognition and conversion In addition to handwriting…

We added tasks to a Kanban board view which shows tasks in To Do, In Progress and Done columns. However, there are many more ways to organise tasks and display them, like List, Calendar, Table, Hierarchy, Mindmap, Gantt and Wiki. Explore the Views menu and see your tasks in other ways that may be better, depending on the type of project that you are undertaking. 1 Select a view Click the view on the right to show Views menu. Items depend on the project template and here we selected the Table view. Click ‘New View’ and add new views, like Calendar. 2 Schedule tasks Select Unscheduled and click and drag tasks without due dates to the calendar to set them. Mouse over a day in the calendar and click ‘+’…

£549 FROM Apple, Apple.com FEATURES Transparency mode, spatial audio, Apple-designed dynamic driver, adaptive EQ Up to 20 hours of listening time on a single charge. The Apple AirPods Max are the most wanted headphones of last year, having been the subject of rumour and speculation for about two years. As the first Apple over-ear headphones, expectations were high, especially considering the success of the Apple AirPods and the AirPods Pro, which have become the most easily-recognisable wireless earbuds available. We had expected some futuristic features to be built in, but the Apple AirPods Max are far more ordinary than many expected; albeit with extraordinary audio quality and brilliant quality of life features for those already devoted to the Apple ecosystem. Let’s take a look at the positives first; the best…

When Apple first made the iPad, most people weren’t entirely sure what it was for. The answer turns out to be: everything. It’s a music maker, a document creator, a news reader, a sketchbook, a photo editor and a graphic design tool. And we haven’t even mentioned the huge selection of TV apps such as catch-up TV and video streaming or the many free games and kids’ apps available for iPadOS. These apps will make your life easier, more entertaining or both. Again, all these apps are available on the App Store. NetNewsWire FROM netnewswireapp.com The iPad is a very good reading device. However, reading things from web pages or social media can be a real pain these days with endless cookie warnings, notification requests, odd formatting and entire jungles…

IT WILL TAKE 30 minutes YOU WILL LEARN How to use Clips 3.0 to make shareable videos YOU’LL NEED Clips 3.0 (free from the App Store) 1 Aspect ratios Tap the Aspect Ratios icon top right to switch between 16:9, 4:3, and square modes. 2 Share on social When you finish a project, tap the Share icon to post it on social media or save it. 3 Star gate The star is the doorway to filters, Memoji, Live Titles, Scenes, and Stickers. 4 Import photos and videos You can import photos and videos from your Photos Library by tapping the photos icon. Clips 3.0 is the latest version of Apple’s video editing tool for social media. If you love posting Instagram stories, or uploading video clips to TikTok, SnapChat or…

IT WILL TAKE 5 minutes YOU WILL LEARN How to change the default apps on your iPad YOU’LL NEED iPadOS 14 For now, you can only change the defaults for your web browser and email Apple’s iOS and iPadOS apps are great, but they aren’t always the best choice for everyone. That’s why the App Store is filled with alternatives: Carrot Weather (and until Apple bought it, Dark Sky) as alternatives to Apple’s own Weather; Fantastical instead of Calendar; Firefox instead of Safari, and so on. But while Apple was happy to let you install your chosen alternatives, it kept its own apps as the default – so if you clicked a link, it’d open in Safari; if you clicked an ‘email us’ button, it’d launch Mail. That’s changed in…

Winter usually means more nights at home, and that’s been truer than ever for the end of 2020 and the beginning of 2021. Still, for bookworms at least that means even more time for settling down and escaping with a good book. Here, we’ve chosen some apps to help you get the most out of your literary habits, from finding new books to discussing them with a like-minded community. You’ll notice that we haven’t chosen Apple Books or Amazon Kindle here – it seems like a waste of space since these are already the go-to ebook store/reading apps. In this selection, we’re looking at the less well-known options, giving book lovers new options and ideas for how to engage with one of the oldest and most comforting pastimes. These apps…