Hardware Reference
In-Depth Information
Date & Time
In our neck of the woods, the time is reported as 11:32 p.m. (or whatever time it happens to be). But
in some circles, it's reported as 23:32. If you prefer the latter format on the iPad's status bar, tap the
24-Hour Time setting (under Date & Time) so that it's on.
This setting is just one that you can adjust under Date & Time. You can also have the iPad set the
time in your time zone. Here's how:
1.
Tap Date & Time.
You see fields for setting the time zone and the date and time.
2.
Tap the Time Zone field and make sure Set Automatically is turned off.
The current time zone and virtual keyboard are shown.
3.
Tap X to remove the city currently shown in the Time Zone field, and tap the letters of
the city or country whose time zone you want to enter until the one you have in mind
appears. Then tap the name of that city or country.
The Time Zone field is automatically filled in for that city.
4.
Tap the Set Date & Time field so that the time is shown; then roll the carousel controls
until the proper time displays.
5.
Roll the carousel controls to choose the proper month, day, and year until the correct
date appears.
6.
Tap General to return to the main Date & Time settings screen.
You can also dispense with these settings and just have the iPad set the time automatically, based on
its knowledge of where you happen to be: Just make sure the Set Automatically option is set to On.
Keyboard
Under Keyboard settings, you have the following options:
Auto-Capitalization:
You can turn Auto-Capitalization on or off.
Auto-Capitalization,
which the iPad turns on by default, means that the first letter of the first
word you type after ending the preceding sentence with a period, a question mark, or an ex-
clamation point is capitalized.
Auto-Correction:
When turned on, the iPad takes a stab at what it thinks you meant to type.
Check Spelling:
When on, the keyboard can check spelling while you type.
