Jump to other web pages using the iPad

You may find yourself so mesmerized by navigating the iPad having a series of finger moves that you completely overlook the concept of clicking links, especially since no doubt you've been using a computer mouse to do that for the past 15 years or so. Here's how you handle links on the iPad: Tap them with your finger.

Yes, just tap the hyperlinks on the screen, much the way you'd click them if you did possess a mouse. As you know from desktop-computer browsing, not every links are blue and underlined. Sometimes, in fact, they're graphics.

Edit and organize bookmarks and folders

It is not difficult enough to prune and groom your Bookmarks list - to delete favorites that aren't so favorite any more, to make new folders, to rearrange their email list, to rename a folder or perhaps a bookmark, and so on.

The techniques are the same for editing bookmark folders as is also for editing the bookmarks themselves - following the first step. To edit a folder list, begin by opening the Bookmarks list, and then tap Edit. To edit the bookmarks themselves, tap the button, tap a folder, and then tap Edit. Now you can:

Delete something. Tap the button alongside a folder or bookmark, and then tap Delete to verify.

Rearrange the list. Drag check your grip strip up or down in the list to maneuver the folders or bookmarks up or down.

Edit a name and placement. Tap a folder or bookmark name. If you tap a folder, you arrive at the Edit Folder screen, which lets you edit the folder's name and, if this folder's inside another folder, you can reassign it. If you tap a bookmark, the thing is the Edit Bookmark screen, where you can edit the link's name and also the URL it points to.Tap the Back button when you finish.

Create a folder. Tap the New Folder button in the upper-left corner of the Edit Bookmarks mini-screen. You're offered the chance to type a name for it and whether you need to file it inside another folder. Tap Done whenever you finish.

Sync your bookmarks

Bookmarks - those helpful little point-and-click shortcuts that have saved you a lot of time of mistyping website addresses - are a reflection of your personality, because they tend to be sites that you need. Fortunately, you can copy any bookmarks you have on your computer to your iPad. In fact, it is a two-way street: any bookmarks you create on your iPad can make the trip to your computer, too.

iTunes can transfer your bookmarks from online Explorer or Safari. Just plug in your tablet, click its icon in iTunes, and click the Info tab. Scroll down past Contacts, Calendars, and Mail Accounts before you get to the area called Other. Then:

In Windows, switch on Sync bookmarks from:, and then choose either Safari or Internet Explorer from the pop-up menu. Click Apply or Sync.

On the Mac, turn on Sync Safari bookmarks and click Apply or Sync. If you ever want to blow away all the bookmarks on your iPad and begin over with a fresh set from your computer, scroll right down to the Advanced area of the Info screen. Then put a cheque in the box next to Bookmarks before you sync again.

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