How to switch between applications

[DeonH]

Hi all and thank you so long for your help.

I am new to iPAD and so far enjoy it very much.

When, for instance, I am in the e-mail program and want to go to (switch) to Safari, how do I do it? Is the only way to push the "home" button and then click on Safari. In windows it is alt-tab. I am just afraid that by hitting the home button, I exit the program.

Thank you again.
Deon

 

[WesleyR]

If you are using iOS 4.1 or above then you can double click on the "home" button and it will present a nice panel at the bottom with all your last opened apps.

 

[DeonH]

Thank you Wesley.

I will check and trust py iPAD has this iOS on.

Regards,
Deon

 

[jasonbot]

If you have a mac and download Xcode you can activate iPad gestures http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2...re-controls-on-your-ipad-with-free-xcode-3-d/ which make app switching a four finger swipe.

 

[Rishalin]

Yip Gestures are pretty cool, but the "double tap" home button works fine too

 

[soldierboi]

Also if you have a Jailbroken iPhone / iPad you could get MultiFl0w. thats a pretty sweet multitasking tool. & you could enable gestures on your iPhone if jailbroken aswell but doesnt work as well as iPad as the surface is too small to and makes it awkward.

 

[3Gee]

Multiflow is brilliant , but there is no Jailbreak for the Ipad 2 currently

 

[creeper]

If you are using iOS 4.1 or above then you can double click on the "home" button and it will present a nice panel at the bottom with all your last opened apps.

iPad multitasking works a bit differently than normal computers. The app is "suspended" therefore will only do certain functions. So you can have many apps open without have a big impact

 

[BobJones]

Install iBooks from the app store. The ipad manual is a free download.

Lynda.com also has a iPad tips and tricks course.