Perhaps one of the more practical uses for the iPad’s cameras is to chat with someone through a videoconference using FaceTime. To use FaceTime, both you and the other person need an iPad, iPhone, iPod touch, or a Mac with a webcam, and Wi-Fi access.
To call someone who has an iPhone, you simply need that person’s iPhone number. To call someone who has an iPad, iPod touch, or Mac, you need to use that person’s email address, which they have assigned as their FaceTime ID.
Before you can make a FaceTime call, you must assign an email address to your iPad’s FaceTime account. To define one or more email addresses, follow these steps:
From the Home screen, tap Settings. The Settings screen appears. (If you start FaceTime without setting up an account, you’ll be prompted to enter an existing Apple ID.)
Tap FaceTime. The FaceTime screen appears, as shown in Figure 20-4.
If you already have an Apple ID and password, type that in the user name and password text fields. Otherwise tap the Create New Account button to display a dialog where you can define a user name, as shown in Figure 20-5.
Type your name, email address, password, and other information to create a FaceTime account. Then tap Done. Another screen appears where you can define an email address for your FaceTime account, as shown in Figure 20-6.
Type an email address that you want others to use when they contact you for a FaceTime chat. Tap Next to display the FaceTime screen again, as shown in Figure 20-7.
(Optional) Tap the FaceTime on/off switch to turn FaceTime on or off, or tap the Add Another Email button if you want to associate your FaceTime account with two or more email addresses. At this point, anyone else can contact you through FaceTime by using the email address you assigned to your FaceTime account.
