Use Recovery Mode only when you can't get into the iPad to operate it. If your iPad starts but freezes while you're using it, ...

Anyone else have this happen? iPad 2, about a year old (although still within warranty, thankfully). Button would occasionally not register clicks, but it got a lot worse suddenly so I took it in.

If you want to get the iPad home button on your iPad screen for any reason, you can turn it on via the iPad settings. You may want to add this home button on the iPad screen if you want more options ...