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Open iTunes When This iPad Is Connected check box:
Select this option if you want
iTunes to launch automatically whenever you connect your iPad to your computer. If you en-
able it, iTunes launches and synchronizes automatically every time you connect your iPad.
Why might you choose not to enable this option? If you intend to connect your iPad to your
computer to charge it, for example, you might not want iTunes to launch every time you con-
nect it.
Don't worry about this too much right now. As usual, if you change your mind you can always
come back to the Summary pane and deselect the Open iTunes When This iPad Is Connected
check box.
If you do select the Open iTunes When This iPad Is Connected check box
but don't want your iPad to sync automatically every time it's connected, launch iTunes and
choose iTunes
⇒
Preferences (Mac) or Edit
⇒
Preferences (PC). Click the Devices tab at the top
of the window and select the Prevent iPods, iPhones, and iPads from Syncing Automatic-
ally check box. This method prevents your iPad from syncing automatically, even if the Open
iTunes When This iPad Is Connected option is selected. If you choose this option, you can
sync your iPad by clicking the Sync or Apply button that appears in the lower-right corner of
the iTunes window when your iPad is selected in the sidebar. (It says Sync in Figure
3-1
.)
Sync with This iPad Over Wi-Fi:
If you want to sync automatically over your Wi-Fi con-
nection, select this check box.
If you choose to sync wirelessly, your iPad and computer must be on the same
Wi-Fi network and your iPad must be plugged into a power source for syncing to occur.
Sync Only Checked Songs and Video:
If you want to sync only items that have check marks
to the left of their names in your iTunes Library, select this check box.
Prefer Standard Definition Videos:
If you want high-definition videos you import to be
automatically converted into smaller standard-definition video files when you transfer them
to your iPad, select this check box.
Standard-definitionvideofilesaresignificantlysmallerthanhigh-definitionvideofiles.You'll
hardly notice the difference when you watch the video on your iPad (unless it's an iPad with
