Synching Your iPad to iTunes

Connect your iPad to a computer running iTunes (upgrade to the newest version) 

Name your iPad and select your sync settings 

Managing your iPad with iTunes

Functions of the different tabs in iTunes:

• Summary:
  • Check for updates 
  • Restore your iPad to factory settings 
  • Backup your iPad to iCloud
  • Change the way that your iPad syncs with iTunes
     
• Info: 
  • Choose what contacts are synced and where they are synced from 
  • Choose what calendars are synced and where they are synced from 
  • Choose what email accounts are synced and where they are synced from 
  • Choose to replace contacts, calendars, and email accounts from the information on your computer.
     
• Apps: 
  • Choose to sync apps from iTunes to your iPad and vice versa
  • Change the order that apps are displayed on the home screen
     
• Ringtones: 
  • Choose what ringtones that you would like to sync to your iPad (ringtones can be purchased through iTunes)
     
• Music: 
  • Choose what music you would like synced on to your iPad
  • You can choose to have your whole iTunes music library synced, or just specific songs, artists, albums, or genres
  • Choose to sync music videos and Voice Memos (voice memos are taken using the iPad)

Example of choosing only some music, not the whole iTunes library 

 

• Movies & TV Shows: 
  • Choose to sync movies and TV Shows with iTunes
     
• Podcasts: 
  • Choose what Podcasts to sync to your iPad. You can choose a variety of options including only syncing Podcasts that you haven’t listened to.
     
• Books: 
  • Choose what books, Audio books, or PDF files that you would like to sync with your iPad 
     
    Example of choosing only some books to sync, not the whole iTunes library
     
    
     
• Photos:
  • Choose what photos you would like to sync to the iPad
     
    Example of choosing only some photos to sync, not the whole photo library