Tap here for a guide to using your tablet
TABLETS such as the iPad,iPad Galaxy Tab or Kindle Fire are everywhere nowadays. And they can be great.
For a start they make it easy to stay in touch with your family and friends.
You can use Skype to make video calls and can send emails, even including photos you’ve taken.
Or you can use services such as Facebook to stay in touch with many friends and family all at once — sharing photos and comments on what each other are up to.
And you can do all this from the comfort of your sofa, armchair or even while you are sitting in the garden, simply at the tap of the screen.
Tablets can be great for entertainment, too. Whether you want to read the news online, watch a TV programme that you missed when it was broadcast, or listen to music, you can do it all.
But there’s a flipside. If you’re not sure how to use a tablet, you can feel left behind, confused or even frustrated when you try to get it to work. Partly it’s because tablets hardly ever come with a clear manual, and partly it’s because it isn’t always easy to work out what you need to do.
It’s one of those things that can seem easy and obvious once you know — but until someone tells you, how could you possibly understand it all?
That’s where a new guide comes in. It doesn’t assume that you’re an expert or a ‘techie’ — it’s written for beginners or people who have used a tablet a bit but wish it was easier!
Its author, Tim Wakeling, has helped thousands get to grips with their touchscreen tablets (and before that with PCs) since he set his company up ten years ago. Tim explains everything in plain, simple language, without assuming you already know how to do everything.
The guide includes plenty of pictures of the screen, showing you exactly what it’ll look like and where to tap.
There are separate books for the iPad and for tablets running Google’s Android system, such as the Samsung Galaxy Tab and Sony Xperia.
But even if you’re not sure what kind you have, there’s an information pack that tells you all about the different types and how to identify them.
These clear and helpful guides are only available direct from the publisher.