iPad at Work

Description

Great ideas and advice on using your iPad as a business tool!

More and more iPad users discover every day that the versatile, portable iPad has countless business uses. From small businesses to high-profile corporations, companies are integrating iPads into their systems and workplaces at a phenomenal rate.

Written by the acclaimed co-host of the Mac Power Users podcast, iPad at Work explores the best practices and software recommendations for incorporating the iPad into a work environment. It covers setting up the iPad and using it for enterprise level word processing, spreadsheet creation, presentations, task management, project management, graphic design, communication, and much more.

* Offers recommendations for software, best practices, and ways to maximize productivity with the iPad in the workplace
* Discusses using the iPad for enterprise level word processing, spreadsheet creation, presentations, task management, project management, graphic design, communication, and more
* Covers set-up, synchronization, data backup, and communicating with work networks
* Written by renowned industry expert, David Sparks, co-host of the Mac Power Users podcast

This is the guide you need to take full advantage of the iPad in a business setting.

CONTENTS:

Acknowledgments v

Credits vi

About the Author vii

Foreword xvi

Introduction xx

All about Gestures xxi

Of Macs, Menus, and Codes xxii

All about QR Codes xxii

Part I: IPad BasIcs 1

Chapter 1: IPad Fundamentals 2

Chapter 2: Useful Utilities 28

Chapter 3: Security 36

Part II: Communications and Connections 49

Chapter 4: The Internet 50

Chapter 5: The Cloud 68

Chapter 6: E-mail 80

Chapter 7: Contacts 90

Chapter 8: Calendars 98

Chapter 9: Video Conferencing and Messaging 110

Chapter 10: Remote Access 116

Chapter 11: Travel 124

Chapter 12: The Enterprise 138

Part III: iPad Productivity 145

Chapter 13: Writing 146

Chapter 14: PDFs and Your iPad 178

Chapter 15: Reading Books 190

Chapter 16: Notes and Meetings 204

Chapter 17: Brainstorming 216

Chapter 18: Presentations 226

Chapter 19: Task Management 242

Chapter 20: Calculators and Spreadsheets 258

Chapter 21: Business Graphics 280

Chapter 22: Databases 292

Chapter 23: Project Management 304

Chapter 24: Billing and Finance 314

Appendixes 325

Appendix A: The iPad for Specialty Work 326

Appendix B: Index 334

Appendix C: Book Excerpt: Mac at Work 342