How to get the most out of Apple products if you are a student

Here are Apple’s tips for students to get the most out of their Macs and iPads

If you are a student and have Apple devices, you surely want to get the most out of your devices. Apple has started its back to school campaign with which students Students and teachers can get great discounts on the purchase of an iPad or a Mac. And, along with this campaign, the company also wanted to share some of the Top Tips for Students to Get the Most Out of Apple Products. Very interesting tips that are worth knowing.

If you have moved to another city, locate the nearest Apple Store

A great way to Starting the course off on the right foot is locating the nearest Apple Store to receive assistance with the new devices. or participate in free Today at Apple sessions. These sessions cover a wide range of topics and you can learn everything from how to get started using the iPhone, to taking incredible photos and videos with the iPhone, creating your own movies with the iPhone and Mac, designing and drawing with the iPad, and even getting started with programming with Swift.

Organization and concentration: the keys to passing with flying colors

• Location-based reminders are a very effective tool for manage tasks efficientlyespecially if you use labels, dates, and times. You can even collaborate on Reminders and notify your group members to complete their part of the project they are working on.
• Use Focus Modes to Prioritize the task at hand and reduce distractions: You can mute all notifications temporarily or choose which ones you want to receive. Additionally, you can customize the home screen to only show apps related to a specific mode.
• Use different Smart Folders and Labels to keep your notes organized. Your notes are synced across all your Apple devices, so they’re always available when you need them.
• The time blocking technique, known as timeboxingallows you to visualize the time you should spend on each task. You can Create time slots and assign colors to distinguish them in the Calendar appBonus tip: You can type something like “finish science project tomorrow 2-4pm” into Spotlight (Command + Space) to have this information added to Calendar, or you can ask Siri.
• The Freeform app is a excellent collaborative tool that allows users to organize and present their content visually on a flexible, infinite canvas. It’s ideal for viewing, sharing, and collaborating on shared content without worrying about page layout and size.
• In order not to forget anything, you can use Adhesive notes on your Mac to write notes and reminders that you can pin to your screen and customize to your liking.

Customize your devices

• You can customize your Mac and iPad wallpaper, or get creative and design your own using Procreate on iPad and AirDrop it to your Mac.
• To change folder icons, download a PNG image or create one, there are some great tricks to mark folders on the Mac that you will find quickly.
• Adjust the screen so that Automatically hide and show the Dock from System Settings > Desktop & Dock, so that it won’t cover your custom wallpaper and you can give it even more prominence. You can also choose to make the dock smaller.

Studying with the iPad

• Handwriting on iPad with Apple Pencil is one of the best ideas and one of the best Apple Pencil tricks. You can convert your handwritten notes into typographic text and use them anywhere, such as in an essay. And if you use the Copy as Text feature, you can paste the transcribed text into another note or another app.
• With Handwriteyour handwritten text is magically converted to typed text in real time. If the field has a dark background, Handwriting will display your text in a light shade for easier viewing. And because the transcription is done on the device itself, everything you write is kept private.
• And in case you didn’t know, you can also do Screenshots on iPad with Apple Pencil.

Handwriting is one of the best features of the iPad and is perfect for taking notes.

Accessibility tips for everyone

All students can benefit from Apple’s features aimed at making products more accessibleTapping back on the iPhone is a clear example of this, but there are many more:

• Text to Speech can help you learn content and improve reading comprehension, and Read Content lets you hear everything on your iPad screen read aloud. If you have this feature enabled, you can access it at any time by simply swiping down from the top edge of the screen with two fingers.
• Magnifier and Zoom, which increase the size of the content on the screen, are very useful tools for people with reduced vision, but also for those who want to adjust the screen to their preferences or avoid eye strain.
• Focus Modes and Background Sounds reduce distractions, and Safari Reader, Guided Access, and Screen Time improve concentration. All of these come in handy when you need to stay fully focused on a task.
• Live Text recognizes text and information within the image, and allows you to select this text to copy, share or translate it.
• Predictive Text, Handwriting and Dictation simplify text input.

These are the Top Tricks Apple Has Shared to Get the Most Out of iPads and Macsvery interesting tips that are worth knowing. Whether you are a student or not.

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