iPad at Work For Dummies

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Galen Gruman. iPad at Work For Dummies

Introduction

About This Book

Foolish Assumptions

Conventions and Icons Used in This Book

Beyond the Book

Where to Go from Here

Part I. Getting Started with iPad at Work

Chapter 1. The iPad Is Your New Computer – Much of the Time

Envisioning the iPad in Your Work Day

Where the iPad Can’t Do the Job

Equipping Your iPad

Chapter 2. Setting Up Your Own iPad for Work

Setting Up Apple ID and iCloud

Choosing between iTunes Backup and iCloud Backup

Setting Up Business Mail, Contacts, and Calendars

Connecting to Wi-Fi

Chapter 3. Ensuring Your iPad’s Security

Keeping Work and Personal Data Separate

Working with Mobile Device Management

Exploring VPN Connections

Adopting Best Security Practices

Chapter 4. Outfitting Your iPad for Travel

Getting Around: Apple Maps and Google Maps

Booking Travel: Kayak, Expedia, and Orbitz

Organizing Travel: TripIt and Concur

Jetting Off: Airline Apps and Check-In

Dining Out: OpenTable and Yelp

Translating Languages: Google Translate and iTranslate

Handling Expenses: BizXpenseTracker

Part II. Gearing Up for Productivity

Chapter 5. Engaging Apple iWork: Pages, Numbers, and Keynote

Taking a Brief Tour of iWork

Managing Documents in iWork

Editing and Formatting with Pages

Crunching Numbers with Numbers

Dazzling Them with Keynote

Chapter 6. Opting for Microsoft Office 365: Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

Understanding Office Subscriptions

Managing Documents in Microsoft Office

Editing and Formatting with Word

Crunching Numbers with Excel

Dazzling Them with PowerPoint

Chapter 7. Looking to Google Apps: Docs, Sheets, and Slides

Managing Documents in Google Apps

Editing with Google Docs

Crunching Numbers with Google Sheets

Engaging Them with Google Slides

Chapter 8. Getting Productive with Alternative Writing Tools

Staying Flexible with UX Write Professional

Getting Down to Basics with Byword

Chapter 9. Taking Notes

Navigating Apple Notes

Exploring Evernote

Sketching with PhatPad

Noting It All in Notability

Annotating Notes with OneNote

Keeping It Simple with Notes for Box

Recording It with WaveRecorder and TapNotes

Chapter 10. Tackling Tasks and To-Dos

Running through Reminders

Sifting Tasks with Toodledo

Drilling Down with Todoist

Checking Off Tasks in OneNote

Managing Task Details in Quip

Managing Your Work with OmniFocus

Chapter 11. Outlining and Brainstorming

Running the Gamut with OmniOutliner

Going Basic with Cloud Outliner

Mind-Mapping with iThoughts HD

Sketching with Skitch

Part III. Collaborating and Communicating

Chapter 12. Wrangling Email, Contacts, and Calendars

Understanding How the iPad Connects to PIM Accounts

Accessing It All with Apple’s Mail, Contacts, and Calendar

Going Microsoft-Native with Outlook for Web Access (OWA) for iPad

Going Google-Native with Gmail

Going Wide with Mail+ and Boxer

Chapter 13. Messaging and Conferencing

Going Native with FaceTime and Messages

Using Commercial Services: GoToMeeting and WebEx

Joining the Conversation with Google Hangouts

Attending the Conference with Microsoft Lync

Speaking via Skype

Texting with AIM

Part IV. Accessing Online Resources

Chapter 14. Remotely Accessing Your Computer

Understanding VNC Technology

Testing the Waters with VNC Viewer

Getting a Better VNC Experience with Jump Desktop

Viewing More with Air Display and Duet Display

Chapter 15. Exploring Web Browsers

Syncing with Safari

Cruising with Google Chrome

Investigating Mercury Pro and Atomic Web

Part V. Structuring and Sharing Documents

Chapter 16. Exploiting Cloud Storage

What’s Out There? Knowing Your Cloud Storage Options

Using Apple’s iCloud Drive

Moving Files to and from Your iPad with Box

Dealing with Files with Dropbox

Getting to Files with Google Drive

Managing Files with Microsoft OneDrive

Chapter 17. Syncing and Sharing Files

Syncing Files via iTunes

Sharing Content via AirDrop

Sharing with the Share Sheet

Syncing the No-Fuss Way with AirTransfer+

Moving Files with GoodReader

Exploring the iPad’s Contents with iExplorer

Transferring Files the Old-School Way with FTP on the Go Pro

Chapter 18. Working with PDFs and ePubs

Reading PDFs through Quick Look

Reading PDFs and ePubs in iBooks

Marking It Up with GoodReader

Putting Your Own Stamp on PDFs with PDF Expert

Getting to the Basics with Adobe Reader

Exporting PDF and ePub Files

Chapter 19. Giving Presentations

Using AirPlay

Presenting with Keynote

Presenting with PowerPoint

Staying True to PowerPoint with SlideShark Presenter

Showing the Data with Roambi Analytics

Going Nonlinear with StoryDesk

Chapter 20. Dealing with Graphics and Drawings

Compositing in Photoshop Touch

Getting Precise with Concepts

Sketching with SketchBook Express

Diagramming with Grafio

Part VI. The Part of Tens

Chapter 21. Ten Useful Utilities

Doing the Math with Calculator HD and Calc

Managing Measurements with Units

Keeping Time with Clock

Going Paperless with Scanner Pro

Automating It with IFTTT

Keeping Warm and Dry: Yahoo Weather and Weather Channel

Tracking Your iPad with Find My iPhone

Tracking People with Find My Friends

Checking on Your Print Jobs

Chapter 22. Specialty Apps for Ten Industries

Finding Specialty Apps

Surveying Apps for Accounting and Estimating

Landing Apps for Architecture and Real Estate

Learning with Apps for Education

Evaluating and Planning with Apps for Enterprise Systems

Getting Creative with Apps for Entertainment and Sports

Programming and Networking Apps for IT Management and Development

Organizing and Tracking Apps for Lawyers

Tracking Projects and Employees with Apps for Managers

Reporting and Management Apps for Marketing and Sales

Tracking and Research Apps for Medical Practice

About the Author

Acknowledgments

Dedication

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If you bought this book (or are even thinking about buying it), you’ve probably already made the decision to use an iPad in your work. That's great, because the iPad makes a great tool for people in all sorts of businesses. Maybe your iPad is an adjunct to your computer, or maybe it's your primary computer. Either way, this book has you covered.

Who you may be, dear reader, varies widely. Maybe you've been using an iPad for entertainment and other personal activities, or maybe you're completely new to the iPad. Maybe you're self-employed, or part of a small business that has little or no tech support. Maybe you work for a big company that has an IT department to both help you and impose rules on how you can use your iPad at work. The type of business the readers of this book do also varies widely.

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In the U.S., your iPad is tied to the specific carrier (AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, or Verizon) that you choose when you buy it, but you can use it abroad on any GSM network by buying a local SIM and getting pay-as-you-go service for it in that country.

If you’re a frequent traveler who will use it to watch movies on your flights, buy as much internal storage as you can afford when you get your iPad, because you can’t add more later. 16GB is fine if you’re really going to use it just for work apps, e-book reading, and web use, but if you want to store your music library on it as well as a healthy collection of videos, aim for 64GB. If you’re a salesperson or product manager who makes lots of presentations, aim for at least 32GB – and more if you also want to carry your entertainment with you.

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