iPad for Seniors for Dummies: 2023-2024 Edition

 

Author:  Dwight Spivey

Publisher: Wiley (2023)

ISBN – 10: 1119932378

Pages: 448

Dwight Spivey has over 20 years’ experience using and writing about all things Apple. He is the author of iPhone For Seniors for Dummies and previous editions of iPad For Seniors for Dummies. He is the Director of Educational Technology at Spring Hill College in Mobile, Alabama.

If you are thinking of getting a new iPad or just bought one, iPad For Seniors For Dummies will help you get set up in a heartbeat with easy-to-follow text and screenshots that walk you through every step you need to take to start making calls, sending messages, checking email, taking photos, watching TV shows and movies, and more! You will even learn how to set reminders and make the screen easier to read and access. From FaceTime to Facebook, this step-by-step guide has the info that will help you unlock the full potential of your new iPad.

This book assumes that you are a mature iPad user who wants to get straight to the basic’s of using an iPad. It assumes you may not be familiar with using a tablet, like all dummies books it comes with a free cheat sheet that brings together some of the most needed information. The cheat sheet is available to download from the Dummies site.

Like all dummies books, it is easy to read and absorb the information. The text is in large size which considerable enhances its readability.

The structure and layout of the book is in an easy-to-follow layout, consisting of four parts commencing with getting to know your iPad, second part is beginning to use your iPad, third part covers enjoying your iPad. The final part is living with your iPad.

For anyone new to using an iPad this book is an indispensable guide for solving the mysteries of what can be a complex piece of equipment to anyone not technically minded. I whilst fully experienced in using windows computers was completely lost when presented with my first iPad. I found the book to be an essential guide into the new world of an iPad. The easy-to-read instructions within the book where clear, concise and easy to follow.

Dummies books are a series of instructional reference books which are intended to present non-intimidating guides for readers new to the various topics covered. The series has been a worldwide success with editions in numerous languages. This book will prove to be an essential guide for anyone new to iPads.