radio button labeled I Do Not Have An Apple ID, then select your country, and iTunes will walk you through
the sign-up process.
Once you’re logged in, Apple will offer to sign you up for its MobileMe service if you aren’t already a member.
Skip this screen unless you’ve already researched MobileMe and were just waiting for the best time to sign up.
(Read more about MobileMe here: macworld.com/6706.)
The Setup
Your iPad screen is next. You can opt to set up the iPad as a new iPad, or to restore from another backup that
you can choose from the drop-down menu. (You’ll also see iPhone and iPod backups listed here.) If this is your
first iPad, you can ignore the second option and click Continue to start fresh.
The second screen in the Set Up Your iPad section has a few customization options. Here, you can enter a name
for your iPad. Below the Name field are three syncing options. Check as many of these boxes as you like, or
none at all. The first option is Automatically Sync Songs To My iPad, which will fill your iPad with all the
music it can fit from your iTunes library. The second is Automatically Add Photos To My iPad, which fills any
space your music doesn’t already occupy with photos it finds in iPhoto. The third option syncs any compatible
apps you have in your iTunes library with the iPad.
The iPad might seem to have a lot of memory, but it fills up fast. If you have a lot of media already in iTunes,
you may want to leave all three of these boxes unchecked. Once you’re out of the setup screens and in the main
iTunes interface, you can manually choose exactly what songs, videos, books, and apps you want to keep on
your iPad. When you’ve chosen your options, click Done.
How To Use iPad 2: Navigate the iTunes Interface
Congratulations—you’ve activated your iPad! Now, it’s time to add some content. Immediately after you finish
setup, you’ll be taken to your iPad’s settings window within iTunes. You can also access this any other
time your iPad is connected by clicking the name of your iPad in the iTunes Source list, under Devices.
Along the top of the window, you’ll see a row of buttons: Summary, Info, Apps, Music, Movies, TV Shows,
Books, and Photos. Each button will take you to an individual screen that contains information and sync settings
for each category. Along the bottom of the window, you’ll see a capacity bar (color-sorted by type of content)
and a button to sync your iPad (or, if you’ve made changes to any settings, Revert or Apply).
By default, connecting your iPad will bring you to the Summary screen. Here, you’ll find three sections: iPad,
Version, and Options. iPad will display an icon of your iPad as well as its name, storage capacity,
software version, and serial number.
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