getting used to iPad mini
Hi, I have had an iPhone for about 5 years now. Recently I have been "given" an iPad mini at work to use for testing and for a conference presentation coming up in a couple of weeks. I have been spending time trying to get used to the larger screen of the iPad. One thing I have noticed is that when I am in settings for example, when I double-tap on an item like accessibility that unlike the iPhone where the entire screen changes, there is what I would consider a popup window that shows the accessibility settings in it. However, the position of this popup window is by no means consistent as far as I can tell. Is what I am experiencing normal, and is there any way to make things more standardized and easier to use? I have also noticed that it is more difficult for the iPad to accept my gestures than the iPhone. Any suggestions on how to make the iPad more user-friendly would be appreciated. Thanks, Donald -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/CAPamLv9vxK7NP3NcwVjX4dyA3AJ%3Dd_1VhsVei-CBS6MhRZBRsQ%40mail.gmail.com.
Re: getting used to iPad mini
You might try locking the rotation in portrait mode. iPads like to present things in columns. You might have a better experience with portrait mode. I'm not sure. I do know the thing that throws me is that in some apps, buttons that were at the bottom of the screen on the iPhone are on the top with iPads. Which generation of the mini is it? Richard "Reality is the leading cause of stress for those who are in touch with it." -- from The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe, by Jane Wagner On Oct 17, 2019, at 3:24 PM, Donald Raikes wrote: Hi, I have had an iPhone for about 5 years now. Recently I have been "given" an iPad mini at work to use for testing and for a conference presentation coming up in a couple of weeks. I have been spending time trying to get used to the larger screen of the iPad. One thing I have noticed is that when I am in settings for example, when I double-tap on an item like accessibility that unlike the iPhone where the entire screen changes, there is what I would consider a popup window that shows the accessibility settings in it. However, the position of this popup window is by no means consistent as far as I can tell. Is what I am experiencing normal, and is there any way to make things more standardized and easier to use? I have also noticed that it is more difficult for the iPad to accept my gestures than the iPhone. Any suggestions on how to make the iPad more user-friendly would be appreciated. Thanks, Donald -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: https://eur04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mail-archive.com%2Fviphone%40googlegroups.com%2F&data=02%7C01%7C%7C0e5e5dc0e1e347eda2fd08d75350b7b2%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435%7C1%7C0%7C637069478449176455&sdata=2%2BdaJBNp3InoU2CJ%2BMDpoRlZ43pvVgdStBWBj1VH0q0%3D&reserved=0 --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://eur04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgroups.google.com%2Fd%2Fmsgid%2Fviphone%2FCAPamLv9vxK7NP3NcwVjX4dyA3AJ%253Dd_1VhsVei-CBS6MhRZBRsQ%2540mail.gmail.com&data=02%7C01%7C%7C0e5e5dc0e1e347eda2fd08d75350b7b2%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435%7C1%7C0%7C637069478449176455&sdata=3NJBsQs%2BJefpm9DkiDy%2FQ72ElEc5lKGcgblN0mchg8Q%3D&reserved=0. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/CY4PR1701MB1896B08F72632D9533C69C8EB76D0%40CY4PR1701MB1896.namprd17.prod.outlook.com.
Re: getting used to iPad mini
I have it locked in portrait and it still works that way. Mine is an older IPad Mini, though, so maybe the newer ones are different. Vicki - Original Message - From: Richard Turner To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Thursday, October 17, 2019 3:41 PM Subject: Re: getting used to iPad mini You might try locking the rotation in portrait mode. iPads like to present things in columns. You might have a better experience with portrait mode. I'm not sure. I do know the thing that throws me is that in some apps, buttons that were at the bottom of the screen on the iPhone are on the top with iPads. Which generation of the mini is it? Richard "Reality is the leading cause of stress for those who are in touch with it." -- from The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe, by Jane Wagner On Oct 17, 2019, at 3:24 PM, Donald Raikes wrote: Hi, I have had an iPhone for about 5 years now. Recently I have been "given" an iPad mini at work to use for testing and for a conference presentation coming up in a couple of weeks. I have been spending time trying to get used to the larger screen of the iPad. One thing I have noticed is that when I am in settings for example, when I double-tap on an item like accessibility that unlike the iPhone where the entire screen changes, there is what I would consider a popup window that shows the accessibility settings in it. However, the position of this popup window is by no means consistent as far as I can tell. Is what I am experiencing normal, and is there any way to make things more standardized and easier to use? I have also noticed that it is more difficult for the iPad to accept my gestures than the iPhone. Any suggestions on how to make the iPad more user-friendly would be appreciated. Thanks, Donald -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: https://eur04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mail-archive.com%2Fviphone%40googlegroups.com%2F&data=02%7C01%7C%7C0e5e5dc0e1e347eda2fd08d75350b7b2%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435%7C1%7C0%7C637069478449176455&sdata=2%2BdaJBNp3InoU2CJ%2BMDpoRlZ43pvVgdStBWBj1VH0q0%3D&reserved=0 --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://eur04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgroups.google.com%2Fd%2Fmsgid%2Fviphone%2FCAPamLv9vxK7NP3NcwVjX4dyA3AJ%253Dd_1VhsVei-CBS6MhRZBRsQ%2540mail.gmail.com&data=02%7C01%7C%7C0e5e5dc0e1e347eda2fd08d75350b7b2%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435%7C1%7C0%7C637069478449176455&sdata=3NJBsQs%2BJefpm9DkiDy%2FQ72ElEc5lKGcgblN0mchg8Q%3D&reserved=0. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/CY4PR1701MB1896B08F72632D9533C69C8EB76D0%40CY4PR1701MB1896.namprd17.prod.outlook.com. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-
Re: getting used to iPad mini
It is a 5th generation iPad mini. On 10/17/19, Vicki W. wrote: > I have it locked in portrait and it still works that way. Mine is an older > IPad Mini, though, so maybe the newer ones are different. > > Vicki > > - Original Message - > From: Richard Turner > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Sent: Thursday, October 17, 2019 3:41 PM > Subject: Re: getting used to iPad mini > > > You might try locking the rotation in portrait mode. iPads like to present > things in columns. > You might have a better experience with portrait mode. I'm not sure. > I do know the thing that throws me is that in some apps, buttons that were > at the bottom of the screen on the iPhone are on the top with iPads. > Which generation of the mini is it? > > > > > > > > Richard > "Reality is the leading cause of stress for those who are in touch with > it." > -- from The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe, by Jane > Wagner > > > > > On Oct 17, 2019, at 3:24 PM, Donald Raikes > wrote: > > > Hi, > > I have had an iPhone for about 5 years now. Recently I have been > "given" an iPad mini at work to use for testing and for a conference > presentation coming up in a couple of weeks. I have been spending > time trying to get used to the larger screen of the iPad. > > One thing I have noticed is that when I am in settings for example, > when I double-tap on an item like accessibility that unlike the iPhone > where the entire screen changes, there is what I would consider a > popup window that shows the accessibility settings in it. However, > the position of this popup window is by no means consistent as far as > I can tell. > > Is what I am experiencing normal, and is there any way to make things > more standardized and easier to use? > > I have also noticed that it is more difficult for the iPad to accept > my gestures than the iPhone. > > Any suggestions on how to make the iPad more user-friendly would be > appreciated. > > Thanks, > Donald > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone > list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or > if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners > or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: > mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at > caraqu...@caraquinn.com > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > > https://eur04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mail-archive.com%2Fviphone%40googlegroups.com%2F&data=02%7C01%7C%7C0e5e5dc0e1e347eda2fd08d75350b7b2%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435%7C1%7C0%7C637069478449176455&sdata=2%2BdaJBNp3InoU2CJ%2BMDpoRlZ43pvVgdStBWBj1VH0q0%3D&reserved=0 > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send > an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://eur04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgroups.google.com%2Fd%2Fmsgid%2Fviphone%2FCAPamLv9vxK7NP3NcwVjX4dyA3AJ%253Dd_1VhsVei-CBS6MhRZBRsQ%2540mail.gmail.com&data=02%7C01%7C%7C0e5e5dc0e1e347eda2fd08d75350b7b2%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435%7C1%7C0%7C637069478449176455&sdata=3NJBsQs%2BJefpm9DkiDy%2FQ72ElEc5lKGcgblN0mchg8Q%3D&reserved=0. > > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone > list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or > if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners > or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: > mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at > caraqu...@caraquinn.com > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/CY4PR1701MB1896B08F72632D9533C69C8EB76D0%40CY4PR1701MB1896.namprd17.prod.outlook.com.
Re: getting used to iPad mini
I have a much better time with mine on portrait. The only time that I use landscape is if I am using a braille app to write. I was given an iPad mini 4 for my birthday from my brother at the end of September. Jan Howells -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/5da91094.1c69fb81.ad9ff.27c5SMTPIN_ADDED_MISSING%40gmr-mx.google.com.
Re: getting used to iPad mini
Hi, I prefer Landscape mode for an iPad, but of course, that's personal preference. When you choose a setting, the left part of the screen remains unchanged. The right half or sometimes 2/3 displays the settings in the category you selected. The same thing happens in Mail, where the list of messages is on the left, and the message you have selected is on the right. It happens in the Messages app as well and is common in other apps. Think of the screen as having a vertical line separating the left half from the right half. I hope that's of some help. Best, Anna > On Oct 17, 2019, at 8:08 PM, 'jan howells' via VIPhone > wrote: > > I have a much better time with mine on portrait. The only time that I use > landscape is if I am using a braille app to write. I was given an iPad mini > 4 for my birthday from my brother at the end of September. > > Jan Howells > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: > mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at > caraqu...@caraquinn.com > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ > --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/5da91094.1c69fb81.ad9ff.27c5SMTPIN_ADDED_MISSING%40gmr-mx.google.com. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/674BEBD3-0630-4D6E-BFA8-89A86DD6BA2E%40att.net.
Re: getting used to iPad mini
Thank you very much for that, Anna. That makes me want to use the landscape some instead of favoring portrait. Thank you. Jan Howells -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/5da9deb6.1c69fb81.f703b.5abfSMTPIN_ADDED_MISSING%40gmr-mx.google.com.
Re: getting used to iPad mini
Hi, The way you discribe things is correct. For example, in the settings app, you have the list of settings on the left side of the screen. When you select a setting to Change, the options will be shown on the right of the screen. This is called split view. HTH. Matthew Get Outlook for iOS<https://aka.ms/o0ukef> From: viphone@googlegroups.com on behalf of Donald Raikes Sent: Thursday, October 17, 2019 7:33 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: getting used to iPad mini It is a 5th generation iPad mini. On 10/17/19, Vicki W. wrote: > I have it locked in portrait and it still works that way. Mine is an older > IPad Mini, though, so maybe the newer ones are different. > > Vicki > > - Original Message - > From: Richard Turner > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Sent: Thursday, October 17, 2019 3:41 PM > Subject: Re: getting used to iPad mini > > > You might try locking the rotation in portrait mode. iPads like to present > things in columns. > You might have a better experience with portrait mode. I'm not sure. > I do know the thing that throws me is that in some apps, buttons that were > at the bottom of the screen on the iPhone are on the top with iPads. > Which generation of the mini is it? > > > > > > > > Richard > "Reality is the leading cause of stress for those who are in touch with > it." > -- from The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe, by Jane > Wagner > > > > > On Oct 17, 2019, at 3:24 PM, Donald Raikes > wrote: > > > Hi, > > I have had an iPhone for about 5 years now. Recently I have been > "given" an iPad mini at work to use for testing and for a conference > presentation coming up in a couple of weeks. I have been spending > time trying to get used to the larger screen of the iPad. > > One thing I have noticed is that when I am in settings for example, > when I double-tap on an item like accessibility that unlike the iPhone > where the entire screen changes, there is what I would consider a > popup window that shows the accessibility settings in it. However, > the position of this popup window is by no means consistent as far as > I can tell. > > Is what I am experiencing normal, and is there any way to make things > more standardized and easier to use? > > I have also noticed that it is more difficult for the iPad to accept > my gestures than the iPhone. > > Any suggestions on how to make the iPad more user-friendly would be > appreciated. > > Thanks, > Donald > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone > list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or > if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners > or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: > mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at > caraqu...@caraquinn.com > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > > https://eur04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mail-archive.com%2Fviphone%40googlegroups.com%2F&data=02%7C01%7C%7C0e5e5dc0e1e347eda2fd08d75350b7b2%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435%7C1%7C0%7C637069478449176455&sdata=2%2BdaJBNp3InoU2CJ%2BMDpoRlZ43pvVgdStBWBj1VH0q0%3D&reserved=0 > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send > an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://eur04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgroups.google.com%2Fd%2Fmsgid%2Fviphone%2FCAPamLv9vxK7NP3NcwVjX4dyA3AJ%253Dd_1VhsVei-CBS6MhRZBRsQ%2540mail.gmail.com&data=02%7C01%7C%7C0e5e5dc0e1e347eda2fd08d75350b7b2%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435%7C1%7C0%7C637069478449176455&sdata=3NJBsQs%2BJefpm9DkiDy%2FQ72ElEc5lKGcgblN0mchg8Q%3D&reserved=0. > > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone > list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or > if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners > or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: > mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at > caraqu...@caraquinn.com > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ > --- > You received this message because you are
Re: getting used to iPad mini
Thank you, again, HTH. Also, thank you for mentioning what it is called. That will help me to remember. Landscape is not so hard after all. Thank you very much, both of you. Jan Howells -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/5daa1f0c.1c69fb81.77186.3dd4SMTPIN_ADDED_MISSING%40gmr-mx.google.com.
