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ContentsataGlance

Chapter1GettingAcquaintedwithYouriPhoneReviewtheiPhone’sphysicalfeatures;plugin,charge,turnon,andset

upyouriPhone;synctoyourcomputer;consideraccessories.

Chapter2UsingYouriPhoneExploretheiPhonescreen,useyourfingers,reviewinitialapps,useSiri,

makeandreceivecalls,anduseContacts.

Chapter3ExploringtheInternetSetupWi-Fi,useSafaritobrowseandsearchtheInternet,saveand

organizebookmarks,playaudioandvideofiles,andshop.

Chapter4UsingEmailandMessagesSetupMailandconfiguresettings;send,receive,store,andreplyto

email;usewebmailandcontacts;setupanduseMessages.

Chapter5ManagingTimeandEventsGetfamiliarwith,use,andshareCalendar;setupanduseReminders,the

Clock,andAlarms;useNotificationsandtheControlCenter.

Chapter6TakingPhotosandVideosTakephotosandusetheappanditsoptions;make,edit,share,and

downloadvideos;useFaceTime.

Chapter7ListeningtoandReadingontheiPhoneGetmusicfromiTunesandothersources,createplaylistsandlistento

music,readbooksandothermedia,andexploremaps.

Chapter8ExploringApplePayandOtherAppsSetupandusePassbookandApplePay,setupandusetheHealthapp,

andsetupanduseNotes.

Chapter9SocializingandPlayingGamesEnable,explore,use,andmanageTwitterandFacebook;downloadand

playgames;exploretheGameCenter.

Index

ContentsAcknowledgments

Introduction

Chapter1GettingAcquaintedwithYouriPhoneExploreYouriPhone

LookatthePhysicalFeaturesoftheiPhoneReviewingWhatYouNeed

PlugInandStarttheiPhone

PlugInandChargeYouriPhone

TurnOnandSetUpYouriPhoneUsingtheOnscreenKeyboard

AttachYouriPhonetoaComputer

TurnYouriPhoneOnorOffandPutIttoSleeporWakeIt

GetAccessoriesforYouriPhone

Chapter2UsingYouriPhoneExploretheiPhoneScreen

LetYourFingersDotheWork

ReviewtheInitialHomeScreenApps

UnderstandtheStatusBar

NavigateWithinandAmongAppsSearchingwithSpotlight

EnterInformationintoYouriPhone

ExpandYourUseoftheOnscreenKeyboard

SetUpSiriandUseDictation

UsethePhone

MakeCalls

ReceiveCalls

WorkwithContacts

AddNewContacts

UseContacts

ReviewContactsSettings

Chapter3ExploringtheInternetConnecttotheInternet

EstablishaniPhoneWi-FiConnection

UsetheWorldWideWeb

GetFamiliarwithSafari

BrowsetheInternet

SearchtheInternet

SaveaBookmark

OrganizeBookmarks

UseInternetInformation

WorkwithaWebPage

ReadWebPages

PlayInternetAudioandVideoFiles

ControlInternetSecurity

GatherInformationandShopontheInternet

SearchforInformation

ShopontheInternet

UseSiritoBrowsetheInternet

Chapter4UsingEmailandMessagesUseMail

SetUpMail

ChangeMailSettings

Send,Receive,andRespondtoEmail

ApplyFormatting

HandleAttachments

ManageEmailDelete,Move,andMarkSeveralMessagesatOnce

UseMessages

StartandUseMessages

ReviewMessagesSettings

Chapter5ManagingTimeandEventsSetUpandUseCalendar

GetFamiliarwithCalendar

UseCalendar

WorkwithMultipleCalendars

HandleInvitations

ShareaCalendar

WorkwithReminders

SetUpReminders

GetTimeandEventInformation

UsetheClockandAlarms

HandleNotificationsandAlerts

SetUpandUseNotificationsUsingDoNotDisturb

UsetheControlCenter

UseAirDrop

Chapter6TakingPhotosandVideosUsetheiPhoneasaCamera

TakePhotos

UsePhotoOptionsMovingiPhonePhotostoYourComputer

WorkwithPhotos

UsethePhotosAppUsingPhotoStream

WorkwithVideos

DownloadVideos

MakeVideos

EditandShareVideos

UseFaceTime

Chapter7ListeningtoandReadingontheiPhoneListentoMusic

GetMusicfromiTunes

TransferMusicfromaComputer

CreatePlaylists

ListentoMusic

ListentoiTunesRadio

ReadontheiPhone

ReadUsingSafari

ReadUsingtheNewsstand

ReadUsingiBooks

UseMaps

ExploreMaps

GetDirections

Chapter8ExploringApplePayandOtherAppsPaywithPassbook

SetUpPassbookandApplePay

UseApplePay

UsePassbook

TrackYourHealth

SetUptheHealthApp

UsetheHealthApp

TakeNotes

UseNotes

SetUpNotes

Chapter9SocializingandPlayingGamesFollowTwitter

EnableandExploreTwitter

PostTweetsandBuildaFollowing

ExploreFacebook

StartUsingFacebook

ManageYourFacebookAccountProtectingYourOnlineIdentity

PlayGames

DownloadandPlayGames

ExploretheGameCenter

Index

AcknowledgmentsTheauthorofabookisjustthebeginningofwhatittakestoproduceone.Theteamforthisbookisespeciallyaccomplishedandaddedgreatlytomakingthebookallthatitis.Iammostappreciativeforallthattheydid.Iparticularlywanttoacknowledgethefollowingpeople:

AnneDotson,technicaleditor,whocorrectedmanyerrors,addedmanynotesandpoints,anddidsowithmuchenthusiasmandmanykindandsupportivewords.Thanks,Anne!

JanetWalden,editorialsupervisor,whooftenrolleduphersleevesanddidmuchoftheeditorialheavyliftingthroughouttheproject.Thanks,Janet!

HowieSeverson,projectmanager,whomadesurethatallthepiecescametogethertoproducethebook.Thanks,Howie!

BartReed,copyeditor,whoissoverygoodatmakingmywordsreadablewithoutchangingmyvoice.Thanks,Bart!

KarinArrigoni,indexer,whoaddssomuchtotheusabilityofbook.Thanks,Karin!

LisaMcCoy,proofreader,whomadesurethatthewordsandillustrationsactuallyworktotellastorythatmakessense.Thanks,Lisa!

AmandaRussell,editorialcoordinator,WonderWoman,andQueenofApplepermissionswhokeptusonschedulewithallthechaptersandillustrationsaccountedfor,analmostherculeantask.Thanks,Amanda!

RogerStewart,editorialdirector,whoisresponsibleformakingthisbookarealityforus.Hehasworkedwithusforover25yearsandneverlostfaith,althoughI’msurehequestioneditmorethanonce.Intheprocess,hehasbecomeavaluedfriend.Thanks,Roger!

Iamalsofortunatetoliveinaverysupportivecommunitythatincludesourlocaltelephone,Internet,andbroadbandsupplierWhidbeyTelecomanditsco-presidentGeorgeHenny,whoprovidedassistanceinanumberofways,nottheleastofwhichwastocheermeon.Thanks,George!

IntroductionTheiPhoneistheultimatecomputingdeviceforseniors.Itissmall,light,veryportable,andverycapable,allowingseniorstohavewiththematalltimesthemeansformakingandreceivingphonecalls,doingemail,messaging,scheduling,gettingnewsandinformation,workingwithphotosandvideos,socializing,reading,listeningtomusic,andwatchingmovies.IbelievethateveryseniorshouldhaveaniPhone,anditismyobjectivetomakethatassimilationaseasyaspossiblewiththeendresultbeingthefullestpossibleuseoftheiPhone.

Mostofmyfriendsandacquaintancesareseniors,asIam,andIhavespentafairamountoftimehelpingthemgetcomfortablewithcomputersingeneralandtheiPhoneinparticular.Thisbookiswrittenfortheminavoicewithoutjargonusingrelevantexamplesinclear,step-by-stepinstructions.Thisbookzeroesinononlythemostimportanttopics,anditusesbriefinstructionsinplainlanguage,withmanycolorvisualstoclearlyleadthereaderthroughthestepsnecessarytoperformatask.

QuickSteps®booksarerecipebooksforcomputerusers.Theyanswerthequestion“HowdoI…”byprovidingaquicksetofstepstoaccomplishthemostcommontaskswith,inthiscase,aniPhoneandiOS8.

QuickSteps®arethecentralfocusofthebook,showingyouhowtoquicklyperformtasks.QuickFactssidebarsprovideinformationthat,althoughoutsidetheprimarydiscussion,isimportanttounderstandfortheoveralluseoftheiPhone.Notes,Tips,andCautionsaugmentthestepswithconceptsandthoughtsthatthereaderneedstobeawareof.Theintroductionsareminimal,andothernarrativeiskeptbrief.Numerousfull-colorillustrationsandfigures,somewithcallouts,supportthesteps.

Youcaneasilyfindthetasksyouwanttoperformthrough

•Thetableofcontents,whichliststhefunctionalareas(chapters)andtasksintheordertheyarepresented

•AQuickSteps®Tolistoftasksontheopeningpageofeachchapter

•Theindex,whichprovidesanalphabeticallistofthetermsthatareusedtodescribethefunctionsandtasks

•Color-codedtabsforeachchapterorfunctionalarea,withanindextothetabsintheContentsataGlance(justbeforethetableofcontents)

ConventionsUsedinThisBookiPhoneforSeniorsQuickSteps®usesseveralconventionsdesignedtomakethebookeasierforyoutofollow:

•A inthetableofcontentsreferencesaQuickFactssidebarinachapter.

•Boldtypeisusedforwordsonthescreenthatyouaretodosomethingwith,suchas“…tapSettings,andtapCalendar.”

•Italictypeisusedforawordorphrasethatisbeingdefinedorotherwisedeservesspecialemphasis.

•SMALLCAPITALLETTERSareusedforkeysonthekeyboard,suchasENTERandSHIFT.

•Whenthereareseveralcommandsinarowwiththesameverb(forexample,tapSettings,tapGeneral,tapSiri,tapOn/Off),theinstructionbecomeslongandhardtofollow.Tosimplifythat,Ihavereplacedthecommaandrepeatedverbwiththe|character(calledtheverticallineorpipecharacter).Thus,theexamplebecomestapSettings|General|Siri|On/Off.

Chapter1

GettingAcquaintedwithYouriPhone

QuickStepsto…LookatthePhysicalFeaturesoftheiPhone

PlugInandChargeYouriPhone

TurnOnandSetUpYouriPhone

AttachYouriPhonetoaComputer

TurnYouriPhoneOnorOffandPutIttoSleeporWakeIt

GetAccessoriesforYouriPhone

WelcometoyouriPhone!Itisoneoftheforemostcommunicationandinformationdevicesevercreated.Itallowsyoutocommunicatethroughvoice,video,andtext,aswellasseekinformationintheformoftext,sound,images,andvideo.Youcanmakeandreceiveanyofthethreeformsofcommunication,aswellascreate,access,andexchangeinformationontheInternet—throughemail,notes,ordocumentsyouwrite;throughphotosorvideoyoutake;andthroughappointmentcalendars,maps,andgamesyouuse.YouriPhoneevenprovidesabuilt-invoice-activatedassistanttohelpyouuseitanditsinformation.InadditiontowhatyouseeonthescreenwhenyoufirststartyouriPhone,thereareover1.2million“apps”(applications)youcandownloadfromtheAppStoreandrunonyourdevice.

TheiPhone6,showninFigure1-1inthenextsection,isfirstandforemostaphonewithwhichyoucancallanyotherphoneintheworldthat’sonapublicexchange.Itisalsoafullycapablehandheldcomputer,notmuchdifferentfromadesktoporlaptopcomputerexceptinsizeandshape.Althoughtherearesomelimitationsduetoitssize,suchasasmallerscreenandlessmemory,thisismorethanmadeupforbyitscameras,itsglobalpositioningsystem(GPS),itsabilitytousecellularaswellasaWi-FiInternetconnection,anditsconsiderableportability.

Figure1-1:Front,back,andsideoftheiPhone6(courtesyofAppleInc.)

NOTEThisbookiswrittenwiththeiPhone6or6PlusandiOS8.TherearemanysimilaritieswithiPhone5s,5c,5,and4sand iOS7, so thisbookcaneasilybeusedwithearlierdevices.However, I stronglyrecommendupgradingtoiOS8.

Inthischapteryou’llexploretheexternalfeaturesoftheiPhone,seehowtoplugitin,

chargeitsbattery,turnitonandoff,putittosleep,andwakeitup.You’llthengothroughtheiPhonesetuptogetanAppleIDandactivateyouriPhoneandsetupitsbasicservices.

TIPSignupfortheAppleCare+two-yearextendedwarrantyinthefirst30daysandgettwoinstancesofaccidentaldamagecoverage,plustwoyearsoftelephonesupport,versusnoaccidentaldamagecoverageand90daysphonesupportinthefreebasicone-yearwarranty.Theextendedwarrantycurrentlycosts$99plustax.

EXPLOREYOURIPHONETakeamomenttoexplorethephysicaliPhoneandwhatyougotwhenyoupurchasedit.

LookatthePhysicalFeaturesoftheiPhoneYouriPhonehasseveralcontrols,sockets,andfeaturesthatallowittoperformitsfunctions.Thesearelocatedonthefront,back,andsidesofthedevice.Figure1-1showsthefront,back,andleftsideofaniPhone6,whichcontainsthesecomponents:

•FaceTimecameraThiscamerahas1.2MP(megapixels,ormillionpixels)resolution,providesfacedetection,andtakes720p(progressive-scan)high-definition(HD)video.ItisusedwithFaceTime,thevideo-conferencingappthatcomeswiththeiPhone,butcanalsobeusedwithotherapps.SeeChapter6forhowtouseFaceTime.

•PhoneearpieceUsedtohearaphoneconversation.

•On/off–sleep/wakebuttonTheprimarypowercontrollerfortheiPhone.PushingitquicklyputstheiPhoneinpower-savingsleepmode.PushingitquicklyagainorpushingtheHomebuttonwakestheiPhonefromsleep.Pushingandholdingthisbuttonforaboutthreesecondsbeginstheprocessofshuttingthepowerfullyoff.PushingandholdingthisbuttonforalittleoverasecondwhentheiPhoneispoweredoffbeginstheprocessofpoweringuptheiPhone.

•iSightcameraThiscamerahas8MPresolutionwithautofocus,opticalimagestabilization(iPhone6Plusonly),afive-elementlens,facedetection,exposurecontrol,backsideillumination,andpanoramamode.Itcanbeusedforeitherstillpicturesorvideoswithvideostabilization,continuousautofocus,3×zoom,and1080pHD.SeeChapter6formoreinformationonusingthecamera.

•TrueToneflashProvidesabrightlightforthecamerawhenthelightsensorbetweenthecameraandtheflashsaysitisneeded.TheflashcanalsobeusedasaflashlightthatisturnedonfromtheControlCenter.

•Ring/silentswitchTurnsofftheringersothatthephoneonlyvibratesifitrings.YoucanuseSettings|Soundstosettheringtoneusedandtosetwhenthephonevibrates.

•Volumeup/downbuttonsUsedtochangetheloudnessofthephoneringerandinboththespeakerandwhateverispluggedintotheheadphonejack.Pressthetop

buttontoincreasethevolumeandpressthebottombuttontoreduceit.

•SIMcardtrayandreleaseholeYoucanpokeapaperclipintothereleaseholetoopenthetray.ThetrayholdstheSIMcard,whichidentifiesyourphone,yournetwork,andtypeofservice.Itnormallycomesalreadyinstalled.

•HomebuttonandTouchIDUsedtodisplayyourHomescreenwhenpressed.FromtheHomescreenyoucanopenorreopenanyapponthephoneandaccessthesettingsthatcontrolhowtheiPhonebehaves.IntheiPhone6and6Plus,aswellastheiPhone5S,theHomebuttonincorporatesafingerprintidentitysensorthatyoucanusetoidentifyyourselfinplaceofenteringapasscode.

•SpeakerLetsyouhearSiri,musicthatisbeingplayed,andothersoundsthatareproducedbyyouriPhone.

•LightningconnectorUsedtoplugintheiPhonetobothchargethebatteryanddirectlycommunicatewithanothercomputer.

•MicrophoneUsedtotalkonthephoneandtoSiri(thevoiceassistant),andusedwithVoiceMemos,FaceTime,andotherapps.

•HeadphonejackUsedtopluginheadphones,suchasApple’sEarPods,totalkonthephone,listentomusic,andhearanyotheraudio,includingSiri,producedbyyouriPhone.Whenalisteningdeviceispluggedin,theiPhone’sspeakerandmicareturnedoff.

•DockLocatedatthebottomofthescreen,thedockprovidesaseparateareatoparkyourmostheavilyusedappssoyoucanmoreeasilyreachthemindependentofwhatotherappsaredisplayed.Youcanmoveappsonandoffthedock,butitislimitedtofourapps.

•AppiconsRepresenttheapplicationsavailableontheiPhone.YoustartoutwithappsthatcomestandardwiththeiPhoneandinastandardlayout.Youcanaddiconsandrearrangetheirlayoutonthescreen,butyoucannotdeletethestandardapps.(However,youcanhidethestandardappsbyenablingRestrictionsinSettings|Generalandturningofftheappsyouwanthidden.)

•AppiconpageThedotsshowswhichoftheseveralappiconpagesisbeingdisplayed.Twodotswiththefirstonebrighterthantheotheronemeansthattherearetwoappiconpagesandthefirstoneisbeingdisplayed.

•TouchscreenAlsocalleda“multitouchscreen”orjust“thescreen,”thetouchscreencomprisesthemajorityofthefrontfaceoftheiPhone.Itallowsyoutoview,select,andmanipulatethecontentsdisplayedthere.

•StatusbarLocatedatthetopoftheiPhonescreen,thestatusbarprovidesinformationabouttheconnectivitywithbothWi-Fiandyourcellularcarrier,thecurrenttimeofday,andthedegreetowhichyourbatteryischarged(describedinChapter2).

UseofiPhoneMemoryInsideyouriPhoneismemorythatisusedtostorepictures,movies,videos,TVshows,

music,booksandmagazines,mail,contacts,documents,andapps.Appscanalsotemporarilyusesomememorywhentheyexecute.Notwopeoplewillhavethesamemixoftheseitems,andthereisnoeasywaytodeterminewhatyourmixwillbe.Also,nooneitemtakesthesameamountofstorageineverydevice.Youhaveatleast16GB(gigabytes,orbillionbytes)ofmemoryandmaybemore,dependingonthemodelyouhave.Herearesomeroughrulesofthumbfortheamountofmemoryusedbyvariousitems:

•Full-lengthcommercialmoviesandTVshowsare1GBto3GB.

•Videos,dependingontheirlengthandtheirformat,takefrom500MB(.5GB)to1.5GB.

•Musictakesabout1MBperminute,orabout50MBforaCD.

•Magazinesdependonlengthandthenumberofphotographs,butgenerallyrangefrom150MBto500MB.

•Pictures,dependingontheirsizeandquality,takefrom50KBto3MB.

•Appsvarygreatly,from50KBtoover1GBforsomegames.

•Documents,mail,andcontactstakerelativelylittlespace.

NOTE A kilobyte (KB) is 1,000 bytes, 1,000KB is amegabyte (MB), and 1,000MB is a gigabyte(GB).Abyteisroughlyacharacter.

AsyoustoreinformationonyouriPhone,consideryourmixofmovies,TVshows,music,andgames.Ifyouarearoundacomputerwhereyoucanstoretheseitems,itisveryeasytotransferitemsbackandforthfromyouriPhone.YoucanalsouseiCloudforthispurpose.Bothoftheseprocessesarediscussedlaterinthisbook.

TIPStorethebulkofyourmovies,videos,pictures,andmusiconyourcomputeroroniCloudandonlykeeponyouriPhonewhatyouknowyouwillbeusinginthenearterm.

UnderstandWi-Fivs.CellularYouriPhonehasbothcellularandWi-Fiservicecapability,whichallowtheiPhonetoconnecttotheInternettocommunicatewiththehundredsofmillionsofpeople,businesses,organizations,andinstitutionsconnectedtoit.ThiscommunicationcapabilityisfoundationaltotheuseofboththeiPhoneanditsoperation.TheiPhonecouldnotdowhatitdoeswithoutthiscapability,whichisthereforecriticaltoitssuccess.

Ifyoudon’talreadyhaveWi-Fiserviceinyourhomeand/oroffice,itiseasytogetfromyourlocaltelephonecompany,TVcablecompany,oranindependentInternetserviceprovider.Also,itisavailableforfreeinmanypubliclocationssuchaslibraries,coffeeshops,hotels,andairports.Dependingonyourcellularcontract,Wi-Fimightbeabletosaveyoumoney.

QuickFacts

ReviewingWhatYouNeedTouseyouriPhone,youwillneed(ifyoudon’talreadyhave)thefollowing:

•Acellularphoneaccountwithoneofthemajorproviders.IntheUnitedStates,theseincludeVerizon,AT&T,Sprint,andT-Mobile.

•Wi-FiwirelessInternetconnectioninyourhomeandoffice.

•AnAppleIDtoregisteryouriPhoneanddownloadappsfromAppleortogetiCloudoriTunesaccounts.YouwillseehowtogetanAppleIDlaterinthischapter.

•Accesstoanothercomputer(eitheraMacoraPCandeitheradesktoporlaptop)thatyoucanconnecttheiPhonetousingaUSBconnectiononthecomputerandtheAppleLightning–USBcable.IfthecomputerisaMac,itmustberunningOSXversion10.6.8orlater.IfthecomputerisaPC,itmustberunningWindowsXP(withServicePack3orlater)oreither32-bitor64-bitWindowsVista,Windows7,orWindows8.Onthiscomputer,you’llneedtohave(ordownloadforfree)iTunes11.4orlater.

•Accesstoaprinterwithwirelessprintingcapability,suchasApple’sAirPrint.(Aprinterisnotessential,butmaybenicetohave.)

PLUGINANDSTARTTHEIPHONEWhenyoufirstgetyouriPhone,thetemptationistoimmediatelyturnitonandstartusingit.TheiPhonesareshippedfromthefactorywithenoughchargeintheirbatterytodothis,butunlessyouhadyouriPhonesetupatthestorewhereyouboughtit,youmustgothroughtheactivationandsetupprocess.Tomakesureyouhaveenoughpowertodoallyouwantwhenyoufirstturniton,IrecommendthatyoustartbyplugginginandchargingyouriPhone;itshouldnottakemorethanacoupleofhours.Afterthat,youcanturnitonandbegintheactivationandsetupprocess.

PlugInandChargeYouriPhonePlugginginyouriPhoneisnotexactlyrocketscience,buttherearetwowaystodoit:

•ThesimplestandsurestwaytopluginandchargeyouriPhoneisbyusingtheUSB-to-ACadapter,pluggingitintoawallsocket,andpluggingtheAppleLightning-to-USBcableintoboththeACadapterandyouriPhone.

•YoucanalsousetheApple-to-USBcabletoconnectyouriPhonetoacomputerthroughaUSBsocketonthecomputer.ThisallowsyoutobothchargeyouriPhoneandtotransferinformationbetweenyourcomputerandyouriPhone,asdiscussedlaterinthischapterandinseveralotherplacesinthisbook.Tochargeyourphone,your

computermayneedtobeturnedon.

WhenyouhavesuccessfullychargedyouriPhoneandhaveturnediton,youwillseeaniconintheupper-rightcorneroftheiPhonescreenthatlookslikeagreenbatterywithalightningbolttoitsright.

TurnOnandSetUpYouriPhoneWhenyouriPhonebatteryisreasonablycharged,turntheiPhoneonandbegintheactivationprocessbyactivatingyourcellularservice,andthengothroughthesetupandactivationprocessoftheiPhoneitselfwithApple.

ActivateYourCellularServiceIntheUnitedStates,fourcellularcompaniesofferiPhoneservice,andthereareslightdifferencesamongtheservicesconcerningwhatyouhavetodotoactivateyourcellularservice.Yourphoneshouldcomewithinstructionsonhowtodothis,buttheeasiestandleasttroublesomewayistocallcustomerserviceorgointoanApplestoreorastoreforyourcellularcompanyandhavethemwalkyouthroughtheprocess.

CAUTION! Ifyouarereplacinganoldphonewithyour iPhone6,besure tobackupyouroldphone to your computer before you activate your new phone. This requires that you have iTunes on yourcomputer,orthatyouuseaserviceprovidedbyyourcellularcompany.Often,youcantakeyouroldandnewphonesintoastoreforyourcellularcompanyandtheywillbackupandtransferthedatafromyouroldphonetoyournewone.Youwillneedtoturnoffyouroldphonebeforeyouactivatethenewone.

ActivateYouriPhoneWhenyouareready,usethesestepstostartandactivateyouriPhone:

1.HoldyouriPhoneinportraitfashion,whereitistallerthanitiswide,withtheHomebuttonatthebottom,asshowninFigure1-1.ThiswillorientatetheiPhoneforthefollowingsteps.

2.PresstheHomebuttonatthebottomofthephone.Thescreenshouldcomeonanddisplaytheword“Hello”inanumberoflanguages.

Ifthescreendoesnotcomeon,pressandholdtheOn/Off–Sleep/WakebuttonontherightsideoftheiPhoneforseveralseconds.ThescreenshoulddisplaytheApplelogoforseveralsecondsastheiPhonestartsup(“bootsup”).Finally,youshouldseetheinitialscreenwiththeword“Hello.”

3.Atthebottomofthescreen,useyourfingertoslidethewordsSlideToSetUptotheright.

4.Ifyouareaskedtochooseyourlanguage,touch(ortap)thelanguageyouwanttouseandyourcountry(forexample,“English”and“UnitedStates”).

5.IfthereareseveralWi-Finetworksaroundyou,youwillseethemlisted.Tapthenetworkyouwanttouse.Ifyoudon’tseeanetwork,noneisavailablewhereyouare.TapUseCellularConnectionandskiptostep7.IfyouthinkyouhaveWi-Fi,contactyourInternetprovideroraskthebusinessororganizationyouthinkisprovidingtheWi-Fi.

6.IfyouareconnectingtoaWi-Finetwork,youareaskedtoenterthepasswordfor

thatnetwork.Usetheonscreenkeyboardthatpopsuptodothis(seethe“UsingtheOnscreenKeyboard”QuickFactslaterinthischapter)andtapJoin.

7.Whenacheckmarkappearsnexttothenetworkyouwant,tapNext.

8.DeterminewhetheryouwanttoenableLocationServices.ThisusestheiPhone’sGPSand/oryourcellularnetworktodetermineyourcurrentlocation,andisvaluablewhenyouareaskingSiriaboutthelocationofrestaurantsorusingmaps.Itisespeciallyvaluablewhenyouaregettingdrivingdirections.Also,LocationServicesmustbeenabledtouseFindMyiPhone.Ontheotherhand,appscanseewhereyouareandusethatinformation,whichyoumayormaynotwant.(KeepinmindthatyoucanturnoffLocationServicesforspecificappsinSettings|Privacy|LocationServices.)IthinkthatthebenefitsofLocationServicesoutweightheperceivedlossofprivacy.Basedonyourdecision,tapeitherEnableLocationServicesorDisableLocationServicesandthentapNext.

SetUpYouriPhoneWithyouriPhonestartedandconnectedtotheInternet,younextneedtoconnecttoAppletosetupanAppleIDandregisteryouriPhone.AppleusesacommonIDandpasswordforAppleitself,theiTunesStore,theAppStore,iCloud,theiBookStore,andtheMacAppStore.ThisallowsyoutogetaccountstodownloadappsfromApple’sAppStore,ormusicandvideosfromtheiTunesStore,andaccessoriesfromtheAppleStore.You’llneedtohaveanduseanAppleIDevenforfreeappsandotherfreeitems.Appledoesn’tchargefortheIDitself,andthereisnootherwaytoworkwithApple.ContinuewiththesestepstosetupyouriPhone:

1.IfyouhaveusedaniPhoneinthepast,youprobablyhaveabackupyoucanusetoquicklysetupanewiPhone.Inthatcase,yourfirstquestionis,doyouwanttosetupasanewiPhoneordoyouwanttorestorefromaniCloudoriTunesbackup?Ifyoudon’thaveabackup,youwon’tseethisquestion.We’llassumeyouwanttosetupasanewiPhone(we’lltalkaboutrestoringinChapter10).TapSetUpAsNewiPhoneunlessyouhavethechoiceofrestoringandwanttodothat.

2.YouarethenaskedtoeithersigninwithanAppleIDorcreateanewone.Again,we’llassumeyouneedtocreateanewone(ifyouhaveanAppleID,enteritandyourpasswordandskiptostep11).TapCreateAFreeAppleID.

3.Selectyourbirthdaybyusingyourfingertomovethethreecalendarelementsupordown.Whenyouaredone,tapNext.

4.TapintheFirstNamefieldandtaportypeyourfirstnameusingthekeyboardatthebottomofthescreen.See“UsingtheOnscreenKeyboard”QuickFactslaterinthischaptertounderstandhowtodothat.

5.TapReturntogotothenextline.TypeyourlastnameandthentapNext.

6.Ifyouhaveanexistingemailaddress,acceptthatdefault,tapNext,enteryouraddress,tapNextagain,andskiptostep8.Ifyoudonothaveanemailaddressthatyouwanttouse,tapGetAFreeiCloudEmailAddress,tapNext,andfollowontostep7.

7.Typethefirstpartofyournewemailaddress(forexample,typefunnyclownforanemailaddressoffunnyclown@icloud.com).TapNext.Youareaskedifyouaresureyouwanttousethatemailaddress.Ifso,tapCreate.

8.Enterandverifyapasswordthat’satleasteightcharacterslongandcontainsanumberandbothuppercaseandlowercaseletters.TapNextwhenyouaredone.

9.Choosethreesecurityquestions,entertheiranswers,andtapNext.Ifyouwish,andifyouhaveone,enteranotheremailaddressthatcanbeusedincaseallelsedoesn’twork.Inanycase,tapNext.

CAUTION!Writedownyourpasswordandtheanswerstoyourquestionssothereisnowayyouwouldnotknowthem.Makeandkeepapasswordlistforyourselfandgivesomeoneyoutrustacopy.Ifyouarelockedoutofyour iPhone,noone,notevenApple,cangetyou inwithout losingall the informationonyourphone.

10.IfyouwantemailupdatesfromApple,leavethedefaultONandtapNext.Ifyoudonotwanttheseupdates,swipe(moveyourfingeracross)theONbuttonfromrighttolefttoturnitoff.TapNext.

11.YouareaskedifyouagreetoApple’stermsandconditions.YoucanreadthemonyouriPhoneorhavethemsenttoyoubyemail.Ifyoudon’tagree,youwillnotbeabletouseyouriPhone.However,ifitisshortlyafteryoupurchasedit(within30days),ApplewillallowyoutoreturntheiPhonewithafullrefund.Whenyouarereadyanddoagree,tapAgreeandthentapAgreeagain.

12.NextyouareaskedifyouwanttouseiCloud,whichisApple’sfreeInternetstorageserviceforbackinguptheinformationonyouriPhone.IfsomethinghappenstoyouriPhone,youcanrecoveryourinformationfromiCloud.Also,ifyoustoreyouriPhoneinformationoniCloud,youcanaccessthatinformationonyouriPad,iPodtouch,orMac.Ithinkitisagoodidea,andthefirst5GBarefree.Ifyouwantthis,tapUseiCloud;ifnot,tapitsalternative,andthen,ineithercase,tapNext.

13.YouaretoldthatFindMyiPhoneisautomaticallyenabledwithiCloud,althoughyoucanturnitofflaterinSettings|iCloud,whichisdiscussedlaterinthisbook.FindMyiPhoneisinvaluableifyouloseyourphoneorifitisstolen.FindMyiPhoneisgoodinsurance,andIrecommendthatyoukeepthis.TapNext.

14.NextyouareaskedifyouwanttoupgradetoiCloudDrive,whichissimilartoGoogleDriveandMicrosoft’sOneDrive.TapNotNow.We’llcomebacktothistopiclaterinthebook.TapContinuetoconfirmthatyoudonotwanttoupgradetoiCloudDrive.

15.IfyouhaveusedaniPhonebefore,youwillbeaskedifyouwanttoletpeoplecontactyouviaiMessageandFaceTime,andyourphonenumberandemailaddresswillbedisplayedandselected(withacheckmark).Ifyoudon’twanttouseeitherofthosecontacts,tapthemtodeselectthem.Inanycase,tapNext.

16.Nextyouareaskedifyouwanttouseyourfingerprintinplaceofyourpasscode.Ifyoudon’twanttodothat,tapSetUpTouchIDLaterandskiptostep17.Otherwise,placeyourfingerorthumbontheHomebutton.Repeatedlyliftandreplaceyourfingeronthebutton.Whenyouareasked,lift,moveyourfingerabit,andreplaceittocapturetheedgesofyourfinger.Finally,youaretoldthattheprocesshasbeencompleted.TapContinue.

17.Youarethenaskedtocreateapasscode.EvenwithTouchID,apasscodeisoccasionallynecessaryforverification.WithoutTouchID,apasscodeisusedwheneveryoustartorwakeupyouriPhonetoprotectitfromunauthorizeduse,andIrecommendthatyousetoneup.Thestandardpasscodeisfournumbers,likethePINyoumighthaveelsewhere.Enteryourpasscodeandthenre-enteritforconfirmation.

18.NextyouareaskedtosetupaniCloudKeychainthatisusedtostoreyourpasswordsandcreditcardinformationwithencryption.Youcanchoosetodothisorsetituplater.Irecommendthatyougoaheadanddothis.TapSetUpiCloudKeychain.Choosetouseyourexistingpasscode,orcreateadifferentone.Youcanchangethislater,sofornowtapUsePasscode.

19.EntereitheryourphonenumberorthephonenumberofsomeoneyoutrustandtapNext.

20.TapUseSiriandtapNext.Siriisavoice-activatedassistanttowhichyoucanaskquestions,suchas“WhataretheGreekrestaurantsinBellevue?”or“DoIhavean

appointmentnextTuesday?”YoucanalsotellSiritocallsomeoneorgetdirections.Ican’timaginesomeonenotwantingtouseSiri.

21.YoucanchoosetohelpApplebyanonymouslysendingtheminformationabouthowyouareusingyouriPhone,includingyourlocation.Ibelievethatdoingthishelpsallusers,soIrecommendit.Ifyouagree,tapAutomaticallySend;ifnot,tapDon’tSend.Ineithercase,tapNext.

22.Similarly,youareaskedifyouwanttohelpappdevelopersbyhavingApplesharecrashinformationanddataabouthowyouuseappswiththem.Again,Ithinkthisisworthwhileandrecommendthatyoudoit.Ifyouagree,tapShareWithAppDevelopers;ifnot,tapDon’tShare.

23.Ifyouwantlargerimagesandtextonthescreen,tapZoomed;otherwise,tapStandard.Youareshowntheimageyouhavechosen.Ifyouwanttochangeit,taptheoppositeatthetopofthescreen.Whenyouareready,tapNext.

24.Finally,yousee“WelcometoiPhone.”TapGetStarted.ThefamiliariPhoneHomepageisdisplayed.

QuickFacts

UsingtheOnscreenKeyboardWhen you need to enter text on your iPhone, an onscreen keyboard is

automaticallydisplayed.Simply tap thekeysyouwant touse.Here ishowtousetheotherfeaturesoftheonscreenkeyboard:

•Ifyoudon’tseeakeyboardwhenaformortextentryboxisdisplayed,simplytapinthetextboxinwhichyouwanttoplacetext.

•Tomakealetteruppercase,presstheupward-pointingarrowortheSHIFTkeysothearrowitselfdarkens,andthentaptheletter.Uppercasewillautomaticallybeturnedoffafteryoutaptheletter.

•Tomakeaseriesoflettersuppercase,double-tap(taptwiceinrapidsuccession)theSHIFTkeysoalineappearsbeneaththearrow.Thentapthekeysyouwantinuppercase.Whenyouaredone,taptheupward-pointingarrowagaintoturnitoff.

•Tocorrectanerror,taptheBACKSPACEkeyonceforeachletteryouwanttoreplace.Thentapthereplacementkey(s).

•Tocompleteonelineoftypeandgotothenextline,taptheRETURNkey.Youmayalsotapthenewlineonthescreen.

•Toenternumbersandsomeofthespecialcharacters,tapthe123key.Ifyoudon’tseethespecialcharactersyouwant,tapthe#+=keyforadditionalcharacters.Whenyouaredoneenteringnumbersand/orspecialcharacters,taptheABCkeytoreturntotheoriginalkeyboard.

•Withthe!and?keys,pressandholdthekeyforamomenttoseetwooptionsandthenpressthedesiredkeytogetthecharacteryouwant.Therearealsoanumberofadditionalchoicesbytappingandholdinganyofthesekeys:-/$&”.and’.

•Whenyoufinishenteringtextorcompleteaform,theonscreenkeyboardautomaticallydisappears.

AttachYouriPhonetoaComputerIfyouhavearecent(inthelastfiveyears)computeravailabletoyou,eitheraMacoraPC,youcanattachyouriPhonetoitandtransferinformationbetweenthetwodevices.To

dothat,youneedtoinstallApple’siTunesonthatcomputerifyouhaven’talready.ThisisaparticularlygoodapproachifyouhavealotofmusicorvideosonthecomputerthatyouwantontheiPhone.Seethe“ReviewingWhatYouNeed”QuickFactsearlierinthischapterforthespecificationsofthecomputeryouneedtouse.

IfyouhaveiTunesalreadyonthecomputer,makesureitisuptodate.OnaMac,presstheApplekeyandclickSoftwareUpdate.OnaPCwithWindows7orearlier,clickStart,clickAllPrograms,andclickAppleSoftwareUpdate.OnaWindows8PC,ontheStartscreen,starttypingAppleandclickAppleSoftwareUpdate.YouwillbetoldifiTunesisnotuptodate.Ifso,followtheinstructionstoupdateit.

DownloadandInstalliTunesIfyoudonotalreadyhaveiTunes,youcandownloaditforfreefromAppleandinstallitonyourcomputer.

TIPYoudonothave touseacreditcard tosetupan iTunesaccount.SimplyselectNoneor skip theentrywhenyouareaskedforapayment type.You,ofcourse,willnotbeable tobuyanything that’snot free(therearemanyfreeitemsonboththeAppStoreandiTunesStore).Also,youcangetaverylimitedcreditcardandusethatforyourAppleIDandotherpurchasesontheInternet.

1.Onyourcomputer,openabrowser,typeitunes.comintheaddressboxandpressENTER.TheAppleiTunesdownloadpagewillopen.

2.ClickDownloadiTunes.Onthenextpage,clickDownloadNow(youdon’thavetoenteryouremailaddress,andI’duncheckthetwoemailoffers)andclickRunatthebottomofthescreeninWindows7andearlierversionsorclickitunes64Setup.exeatthebottomofthewindowinWindows8.

3.IntheWelcomeToiTunesdialogboxthatopens,clickNext.Uncheckanyoftheoptionsyoudon’twant,andthenclickInstallandclickYestoallowiTunestomakechangestoyourcomputer.

4.Finally,whenyouaretoldthatiTuneshasbeeninstalled,clickFinish.iTuneswillopenonyourdesktop.

ConnectYouriPhonetoiTunesOnceyouhaveiTunesinstalledandyouriPhonesetup,itistimetoconnectthetwo.Herearethestepstofollow:

1.PlugtheAppleLightningconnectorintoyouriPhoneandtheUSBconnectorintoyourcomputer.TheiPhone’sscreenwillcomeon.TouchtheTouchIDorswipetheSlideToUnlockarrowlefttorightandenteryourpasscode,ifyouhaveenabledeitherofthese,andthentapTrustintheTrustThisComputer?dialogboxthatopens.

2.Ifitisn’talreadyrunningonyourcomputer,startiTunes.YoushouldseeyouriPhoneappearintheleftcolumn.Ifyoudon’thavealeftcolumn(orsidebar),clicktheViewmenuandclickShowSidebar.Ifyoudon’tseeamenubaracrossthetop,click

theSelectmenu(theblackandwhiterectangle)inthefarupper-leftcorner,andthenclickShowMenuBar.

3.ClickyouriPhoneintheleftcolumntoopenapaneontherightaboutyouriPhone,asyouseeinFigure1-2.

Figure1-2:iTunesnotonlyallowsyoutotransferinformation,butalsotocontrolsomeaspectsofyouriPhone.

4.IfyouhadapreviousiPhonethatyoubackedup,youcanrestoreitnowbyselectingthatoptionandjumpingtostep6.Alternatively,youcansetupasanewiPhone(ifyoudidn’tpreviouslyhaveaniPhoneorbackitup,thatistheautomaticselection).ClickContinue.

5.YouaretoldyoucansyncthemusiconyourcomputerthroughiTunestoyouriPhone.ClickGetStarted.

6.If,whenyousetupyouriPhoneasdescribedearlierinthechapter,youselectedtoautomaticallybackuponiCloud,itwillbeselectediniTunes,asyouseeinFigure1-3.

Figure1-3:iTunesallowsyoutoperformseveraloperationsonyouriPhoneremotely.

7.Youmayadditionally,orinlieuofiCloud,backuponthecomputeryouareconnectedto.Ifso,clickthatoption,ifdesired,clickEncryptLocalBackup,enterandverifyapassword,andclickBackUpNow.

Youwillseealotmoreaboutsyncingmusic,videos,andothermediabetweeniTunesandyouriPhoneinlaterchaptersofthisbook.

NOTEAlthoughyoucanbackupyouriPhonetoacomputer,Irecommendadditionally,orinlieuofthecomputer,backinguptoiCloud.Thecomputercanbedestroyedbyfireorbestolen;theiCloudcannotbe.Ifyouchoose tobackupboth toyourcomputerand to iCloud, I recommend thatyou leave iCloudselected forautomaticbackupandmanuallybackuptoyourcomputer.

TurnYouriPhoneOnorOffandPutIttoSleeporWakeItIngoingthroughthesetupofyouriPhone,youhaveprobablyexperiencedthescreenshuttingitselfoffautomaticallyaftertheiPhonehadbeeninactiveforaperiodoftime.ThisistheiPhone’ssleepmode,alow-powerconditionthatprolongsthebatterylife,butmakesitimmediatelyavailabletoperformsometaskforyou.Thisisoneofthreepowermodes:

•FullypoweredonwiththescreenlitandtheiPhoneisavailableatasingletouch.

•Insleepmodewiththescreendark,buttheiPhoneisavailablebywakingit.

•Fullypoweredoffandnotusinganypower.Itmustbeturnedontobeused.

TurntheiPhoneOnorOffWhentheiPhoneisfullypoweredoff,youmuststartitup.YouknowitisoffifyoupresstheHomekeyandnothinghappens(giventhatyourbatteryhasacharge).

•ToturnoffyouriPhone,pressandholdtheOn/Off–Sleep/WakebuttonuntilthePowerOffcommandappears,andthenswipethatcommandfromlefttoright.

•ToturnonyouriPhone,pressandholdtheOn/Off–Sleep/WakebuttonuntiltheAppleiconappears.Then,whentheSlideToUnlockcommandappears,swipeitfromlefttoright.Enteryourpasscode.EvenifyouareusingTouchID,youmustenterapasscodewhenstartingup.

PutYouriPhonetoSleeporWakeItByprovidingthesleepmode,Applehasmadeyourbatterylastalotlonger.RememberthatwhenyougettiredofyouriPhoneoftenbeingasleep.YoucanadjusttheperiodoftimebeforeyouriPhonegoestosleep,asyouwillseeinChapter2.

YoucanwakeyouriPhoneintwoways:

•PresstheHomebuttonandeitherswipetheSlideToUnlockcommandfromlefttoright,andenteryourpasscode,ortouchtheHomebuttontouseTouchID.

•PresstheOn/Off–Sleep/WakebuttonandeitherswipetheSlideToUnlockcommandfromlefttorightandenteryourpasscode,ortouchyourHomebuttontouseTouchID.

ToputyouriPhonetosleep,momentarilypresstheOn/Off–Sleep/Wakebutton.(Normally,youriPhonewillgotosleepautomatically,butifyouwant,youcanputittosleepmanually.)

GetAccessoriesforYouriPhoneAlargenumberofaccessoriesareavailableforyouriPhonefrombothApple(apple.com/us/iPhone/iphone-accessories)andretailerssuchasAmazon(gotoAmazon.comandsearchfor“iPhoneaccessories”).Someoftheaccessoriesyoucanconsiderincludecasesandcovers,screenprotectors,cables,andheadphones.

Chapter2

UsingYouriPhone

QuickStepsto…LetYourFingersDotheWork

ReviewtheInitialHomeScreenApps

UnderstandtheStatusBar

NavigateWithinandAmongApps

ExpandYourUseoftheOnscreenKeyboard

SetUpSiriandUseDictation

MakeCalls

ReceiveCalls

AddNewContacts

UseContacts

ReviewContactsSettings

Inthischapteryou’llexplorehowtheiPhoneisused,beginningwithitsscreen,howtouseitandmanipulatetheappsonit,whatthoseappsdo,andhowto,ingeneral,usethem.We’lltalksomemoreabouttypingonthescreenandthenhowtouseSiri,thevoiceassistant,anddictationtogetaroundhavingtotype.Finally,we’llgoindepthonusingthemostimportantapp,Phone,anditsrelatedapp,Contacts,tomakeandreceivecalls,managecalls,handlespecialsituations,andkeeptrackofandusecontacts.

EXPLORETHEIPHONESCREENThescreenisthecentralfocusoftheiPhone.ThescreenisusedtobothcontroltheiPhoneanddisplayaninitialsetofappsthattheiPhonehasavailable.Besidesthefewbuttonsalongtheedgesoratthebottomfront,theiPhoneiscontrolledonthescreen.Youdoitwithyourfingers,oftenwithjustatouch,butthereareothermovesofyourfingersthatyouneedtoknow.Thissectiondescribeshowtostart,pause,andleaveappsaswellashowtonavigateamongthem.

LetYourFingersDotheWorkTheprincipalcontroldeviceforyouriPhoneisyourfingers.Youdon’thavetoremembertobringthemalongorlearnhowtousethem,unlikeamouse,andtheiruseisintuitiveandsimple.

UseOneorTwoFingersTheprincipalcommandsusedinthisbookcanbeperformedwithoneortwofingers:

•TapLightlytouchandwithdrawyourhandoncefromanobjectonthescreentoselectit.

•TapanappontheHomescreentoopenorstarttheapp.

•Tapaniteminalist,suchasanoptioninamenuoraphotoinanalbum,toselectordisplayit.

•Tapanactioninanapp,suchasapreviousornextarrow,tofollowthataction(forexample,toreturntothepreviouspageinSafari).

•Tapatextbox,asintheaddressbarinSafariortextlineinNotes,toidentifythelineintowhichthetextyoutypewillgo.

•Tapakeyontheonscreenkeyboardtoplaceitscharacteronaselectedtextboxortextline.

•Tapthestatusbaratthetopofthescreenwhenawebpage,anemailmessage,oralistisdisplayedtoquicklymovetothetopofthepage,message,orlist.

NOTEItisnotalwayseasytoseeandtaponthestatusbar,whichmaybeabovethesearchbar.

•Double-tapTapadisplayonthescreentwice,suchasapageinSafarioramapinMaps,togenerallyenlargethecontentbeingdisplayed.

•FlickorSwipeQuicklymoveonefingerupordown,leftorright,toperformthefollowingactions:

•Scrollormoveawebpage,anemailmessage,oralistupordownorleftorright

•Turnthepagesinanewspaper,magazine,orbook

•OpentheNotificationCenterbyflickingdownfromthetopofthescreen

•OpentheControlCenterbyswipingupfromthebottomofthescreen

•DragPressandholdafingeronanobjectuntilitisselected,or,inthecaseoftheappsontheHomescreen,untilallappswiggleandthendragtheobjecttowhereyouwanttomoveit.

•PinchBringtogethertwofingers,oftenyourthumbandforefinger,tozoomoutanddisplaymoreareainawebpage,emailmessage,readingpage,oramap,showingmoreareabutatasmallertextsize.

•SpreadSpreadaparttwofingerstozoomin,enlarge,anddisplaylessareainawebpage,emailmessage,readingpage,oramap,butwithalargertextsize.

•PressPresstheHomebuttonwheninanapptoleavetheappandreturntothe

Homescreen.

•Double-pressDouble-presstheHomebuttontoopentheAppSwitcher,showingtheappsyouhaveusedthatarestillactive.Tapanyoftheappstoswitchtothatapp.AtthetopoftheAppSwitcherareyourfavoriteandrecentcontacts.Tapanyoneofthemtoplaceacalltothatperson.

NOTEIntheAppSwitcher,youcanswitchfromoneapptoanotherwithasinglefingerswipefromtherightorleft.

ReviewtheInitialHomeScreenAppsOnanewiPhonethereare23appsontheHomescreen,plusanothersevenonasecond

screen.Theiconsandtheirordercanbedifferent,dependingonwhenyougotyouriPhone,butherearetheHomescreenappsintheordertheyappeariniOS8inthefallof2014(seetheinsideofthefrontcoverfortheimages,orlookatyouriPhone):

•MessagesAllowsyoutosendandreceivetextmessageswithanyotherdeviceabletodothesame,asdiscussedinChapter4.

•CalendarAllowsyoutoenterandkeeptrackofcalendareventsandsyncwithothercalendars,asdiscussedinChapter5.

•PhotosStores,organizes,anddisplaysphotosthatyouhavetaken,asdiscussedinChapter6.

•CameraAllowsyoutotakebothstillandvideoimagesfromeitherthefrontorrearcamera,asdiscussedinChapter6.

•WeatherProvidesthecurrenttemperatureand10-dayforecastforoneormorecitiesworldwide,withhourlyforecastsforthenext12hours.

•ClockDisplaysthetimeofday,temperature,andweatherconditionsinupto12locationsaroundtheworld.

•MapsDisplaysmapsandsatelliteviews,givesdrivingdirections,andshowsyourcurrentposition,asdiscussedinChapter7.

•VideosProvidesthemeanstostore,organize,andplaymovies,TVshows,andothervideos,asdiscussedinChapter6.

•NotesAllowsyoutojotdownandorganizethoughtsyouhaveandthensave,email,print,anddeletethem,asdiscussedinChapter8.

•RemindersAllowsyoutocreateandkeeptrackofcalendar-orientedto-dolists,asdiscussedinChapter5.

•StocksProvidesinformationfrommajorexchangesaswellasbusinessnewsandallowsyoutotrackyourstockportfolio.

•GameCenterProvidesasocialnetworkingsitewhereyoucanfindpeopletoplaywithandgetrecognizedforyourabilitytoplayagame.

•NewsstandProvidesaplacetoget,store,organize,andreadmagazinesandnewspapersthatyouhavesubscribedto,asdiscussedinChapter7.

•iTunesStoreAllowsyoutopurchasemusic,movies,TVshows,anduniversitycourses,asdiscussedinChapter7.

•AppStoreProvidesaplacetosearchfor,learnabout,purchase,anddownloadadditionalapps,asdiscussedfurtherinChapter8andelsewhere.

•iBooksAllowsyoutoget,read,andorganizebooksandPDFsfromtheiBookstoreandothersources,asdiscussedinChapter7.

•HealthAllowstoyoutrackandstoremanyhealthandfitnessmeasurementsfromotherhealthandfitnessappsorvaluesyouenter,asdiscussedinChapter8.

•PassbookProvidesaccesstoApplePayandisaplacetostoreanduseboarding

passes,movietickets,andmore,asdiscussedfurtherinChapter8.

•SettingsAllowsyoutochangethesettingsfortheiPhoneitself,aswellasmanyoftheapps.Settingsisdiscussedfurtherinthischapterandinmanyotherchapters.

•PhoneAllowsyoutomakeandreceivephonecallsaswellastomaintainadetailedContactslist,aswellashandlevoicemail,asdiscussedlaterinthischapter.

•MailProvidesanemailprogramthatallowsyoutosend,receive,replyto,andforwardemailmessagesfromoneormoreemailaccounts,asdiscussedinChapter4.

•SafariProvidesawebbrowserthatallowsyoutosearchandsurftheInternet,asdiscussedinChapter3.

•MusicProvidesthemeanstostore,organize,andplaymusicthatyouhavecollected,asdiscussedinChapter7.

•FaceTimeAllowsyoutovideo-chat(conference)withanyonewhohasaniPhone,iPad,iPodtouch,oraMaccomputerforfreeifyouareusingWi-Fi,asdiscussedinChapter6.

•CalculatorAllowsyoutoperformstandardcalculatoroperationsinportraitorientationorscientificfunctionsinlandscapeorientation.

•PodcastsAllowsyoutosearchfor,select,download,andlistentoorwatchpodcasts,aswellasorganizeandautomaticallyupdatethoseyouchoose.

•CompassProvidesadirection,yourlatitude,andyourlongitude,aswellasallowsyoutofindlevel,matchaslope,andstayoncoursebylockinginacurrentheading.

•VoiceMemosAllowsyoutorecord,playback,store,andorganizevoicerecordingsusingtheiPhone’smicrophone,theEarPods’mic,oranotherexternalmicrophone.

•ContactsAllowsyoutostorenames,addresses,emailaddresses,phonenumbers,andnotesaboutpeopleandorganizations,asdiscussedlaterinthischapter.

•TipsProvidestipsonusingyouriPhone.

UnderstandtheStatusBarAlongthetopoftheiPhone’sscreenisthestatusbar,whichcancontainanumberoficonsthatappearatvarioustimesdependingonwhattheiPhoneoritsappsaredoing.Manyoftheseiconsarediscussedfurtherinthisandotherchapters.Seetheinsideofthebackcoverforimagesoftheseiconsinthefollowingorder:

•AirplaneModehasbeenturnedonandallcellular,Wi-Fi,andBluetoothtransmissionsbytheiPhonehavebeenturnedoff.

•Connectedtothecellularcarriershownandhasthesignalstrengthindicatedbythenumberofdots—themore,thebetter.

•Connectedusing4GLTE(LongTermEvolution)service.

•Connectedusing3G(thirdgeneration)or4G(fourthgeneration)service.

•ConnectedusingEDGE(EnhancedDataforGSMEvolution)service.

•ConnectedusingGPRS(GeneralPacketRadioService)service.

•MakingaWi-Fiphonecall.

•UsingaWi-FinetworktoconnecttotheInternet.Thenumberofquarter-circlesindicatesthestrengthoftheconnection.

•DoNotDisturbiscurrentlyturnedon,silencingallnotificationsandalerts,includingFaceTimecalls,butlettingalarmsstillsound(seeChapter5).

•PersonalhotspotorWi-FiconnectionusingthecellularconnectiontoallowotherdevicestoconnecttotheInternet.

•SyncedwithiTunesonyourMacorPCcomputer.

•Internetactivity,suchasdownloadingoruploadingdocuments.

•Callforwardinghasbeenturnedon.

•ConnectedusingVPN(virtualprivatenetworking).

•TTYinusetosendandreceivetextforhearingimpaired.

•Screenrotationlockedinportraitorientation.

•Alarmset(seeChapter7).

•LocationServicesinusebyanapptodetermineyourcurrentlocation.

•Bluetoothispairedwithadevice,ifblue.Ifwhite,itisusedtocommunicate.Ifgray,thepaireddeviceisoff,asleep,oroutofrange.

•BatterylevelofapairedBluetoothdevice.

•BatterylevelandchargingstatusofyouriPhone.

NavigateWithinandAmongAppsTheiPhonehastechniquesforhandlingallofthemanydifferentsituationsthatcanoccurwhenyou’reusingapps,includingusingyourfingeralone,theHomebutton,andtheAppSwitcher.

TIPWhenyoustartanapp,especiallyoneofthe30basicapps,andthenstartanotherapp,puttheiPhonetosleep,oreven turn the iPhoneoff,and thencomeback to thefirstapp, it isstillwhereyou left it. Inotherwords,whenyou leaveanappby simply startinganother apporby switchingaway from it, theoriginal appremains“active”(thedefinitionofactivedependsontheapp).Thisiswhatisconsidered“multitasking,”andyoucan see theapp in theAppSwitcher. Inalmost all cases,whenyoucomeback to theapp,youwill return towhereyouwereandwhatyouweredoingwhenyoulefttheapp.

NavigateWithinanApp

Therearedifferencesinthewaysthatvariousappswork;oneormoreofthefollowingtechniquesareusedtonavigatewithinthemajorityofapps:

•Dragyourfingerupordownorleftorrighttoslowlyscroll,ormove,tootherareasoftheapp.

•Flickorswipeyourfingerupordownorleftorrighttoquicklyscroll(move)tootherareasoftheapp.

•Tapalink,suchasatitle,aniteminalist,apicture,orahighlightedphrase,todisplaythepageassociatedwiththatlink.

•Tapacontrol,suchasaleft-orright-pointingarroworaNextorPrevbutton,togotothepreviousornextpageinanapp,ortapabuttonlabeled“BuyNow,”“AddToCart,”or“SignUp”togotothepageindicated.

LeaveanAppWhenyouaredoneusinganapp,youcanleaveitinthreeways:

•PresstheHomebuttontoredisplaytheHomescreen.

•QuicklypresstheSleep/Wake–On/Offbuttontoturnoffthescreen,locktheiPhone,andputitinsleepmode.

•PressandholdtheSleep/Wake–On/OffbuttontofullypowerdowntheiPhone.

TIPYoucanthinkoftheHomebuttonasa“return,”“goback,”or“escape”keyorcommand.

ShutDownanAppOnceyoustartanapp,itstaysrunning—whetheryouarelookingatitoryouleaveit—andishiddeninthebackgroundbehindotherrunningapps,evenafteryoushutdownyouriPhone.WhenyouturnyouriPhonebackonandjustwanttoseewhatappsarestillrunning,double-presstheHomebuttontodisplaytheAppSwitcher.WhileintheAppSwitcheryoucanshutdownanappbysimplyswipinguponit.TheappwilldisappearfromtheAppSwitcher,andifyourestarttheapp,itwillstartatitshomepage,notthepageyoulastlookedat.

SwitchtoOtherAppsWhenyouareinoneappandwanttoswitchtoanother,youcanuseoneofthefollowingtechniques:

•PresstheHomebuttontoredisplaytheHomescreenandthentaptheappyouwanttoswitchto.

•PresstheHomebuttontwiceinrapidsuccessiontoopentheAppSwitcherandthentaptheappyouwanttoswitchto.

TIP Ifyoudon’tsee therecentlyusedappyouwanton theAppSwitcher,scroll theappsbydraggingthemwithyourfingerfromrighttoleft.

GoBeyondtheInitialHomeScreenYouhavealreadyseenthattherearemorebuilt-inappsthanwhatcanfitontheinitialHomescreenandthatthereisasecondscreen—asecondHomescreenifyouwill.Youcanrearrangetheappiconssotheyappearonwhateverscreenyouwant.Inanycase,theiPhonehasmultiplescreensonwhichyoucanhaveapps.Justabovethesetofappsonthedockatthebottomofthescreenaretwoormorewhiteorgraydots,asyousawinthepreviouschapter.ThesedotsrepresentalternativepagesyouhavefortheHomescreen.Thewhitedotsignifiesthepageyouareon.Thegraydotsarethealternatives.Youcannavigateamongthesescreensbyswipingtotheleftorright.

•Dragorswipethescreenfromrighttolefttomovetoscreensontheright,orfromlefttorighttomovetoscreensontheleft.

•FromanyofthealternateHomescreens,pressingtheHomebuttonwillreturnyoutotheinitialHomescreen.

•FromanyappnotontheHomescreen,pressingtheHomebuttonwillreturnyoutotheinitialHomescreen.

QuickFacts

SearchingwithSpotlightSpotlight is the iPhone’s general-purpose search engine. With it, you can

searchtheinformationyouhavestoredontheiPhone,suchascontacts,music,andnotes,and theappsyouhavedownloaded. Itwillsearchforapps,names,authors,artists,titles,andwords,aswellasemailmessages,appointments,andwebsites.

OpenSpotlight

OpenSpotlighttoperformasearch.

•FromanyoftheHomescreens,swipedownbeginningatorbelowthefirstrowofapps(ifyouswipedownfromthetopofthescreen,youwillgettheNotificationarea).

•Fromanyapp,presstheHomebuttonandthendothe“midway”swipedown.

UseSearch

IntheSpotlightSearchboxatthetopofthescreen,begintotypewhatyouwanttosearchfor.Asyoutype,itemsmatchingwhatyoutypedappearinalistbelow.

•Ifitisanappyouwant,taptheappnametoopentheapp.

•Ifitisacontact,tapthenametoopenContacts.

•Ifitisasong,amovie,orothermedia,taptheitemtobeginplayingit.

ENTERINFORMATIONINTOYOURIPHONEYouneedtoenterinformationintoyouriPhonetotellitwheretogo,asintypinganaddressinSafari,orwhattodo,suchastypingapieceofmusictoplay.YoualsowillprobablywanttoaddtextintoMail,Messages,Notes,Reminders,Contacts,andCalendar.Todothis,youcanusetheonscreenkeyboard,asbrieflydescribedinChapter1,orvoicedictation,whichtheiPhonehasavailable.

ExpandYourUseoftheOnscreenKeyboardChapter1hasabriefQuickFactstogetyoustartedusingtheonscreenkeyboardandfacilitatesettingupyouriPhone.Here,wewilllookatanumberofadditionalfeaturesusedinenteringtext.

BenefitfromTypingShortcutsandAidsInadditiontotheprimarykeyboardtechniquesshowninChapter1,theiPhonehasanumberofshortcutsandaidstohelpyouquicklytypeandcorrecttext.Manyofthese,whichareonbydefault,canbeturnedoffinSettings,asyouwillseeinChapter5.TheiPhoneiswatchingwhatyoutypeandautomaticallyhelpswiththesefeatures:

•Capitalizationofthefirstcharacterafteraperiod.

•Wordsabovethekeyboardtocorrectmisspellingsaswellassuggestlogicalnextwords.TapSPACEtoacceptahighlightedcorrectedwordortapasuggestedwordtoinsertit.

•PeriodsandaspaceareaddedattheendofasentencewhenyoutapSPACEtwice.

•Phrasesarekeyboardshortcutsthatyoutypesuchas“btw”and“syl”toget“Bytheway”or“Seeyoulater.”YoucanaddshortcutsfromtheHomescreenbytappingSettings|General|Keyboard|Shortcuts|+.InthePhrasetextbox,typetheexpandedphraseyouwant(forexample,Bytheway),tapRETURN,typetheshortcut(forexample,btw),andtapRETURNagain.Thenexttimeyoutypebtw,youwillget“Bytheway.”

•Apostrophesareaddedtomanycontractions,suchas“don’t,”“won’t,”and“shouldn’t,”whenyoutypethewordwithoutone.PressSPACEtoaccepttheapostropheortouchthesuggestiontorejectit.

NOTE In this book, the pipe (| ) character is used to replace repetitions of the leading verb. Forexample, instead of saying “tapSettings, tapGeneral, tapKeyboard…,” I’ll use “tapSettings | General |Keyboard,”makingitlessverboseandeasiertoreadandfollow.

•Alternativelettersaddaccentmarkstoacharacter,suchasè,é,andë,whenyourholdyourfingerontheletter.Vowelsarethemostcommoncharacterswithalternatives,butsandchavealternatives,too.Somespecialcharacters,suchasthedollarsign,whichshowsothercurrencysymbols,alsohavealternatives.

UsetheLandscapeKeyboardWhenyouturnyouriPhoneontolandscapeorientation,whereitiswiderthanitistall,you’llseesixadditionalkeysthatcanbeveryuseful.Theseincludeanundokey,acomma,aclosekeythatremovesthekeyboard,aperiod,andforwardandbackinsertion-pointmovementkeys.Ifyouaredoingalotoftextediting,itcanbeworthwhileturningtheiPhonetolandscapeorientation.

EditTextTheiPhonegivesyouanumberofwaystoassistineditingtext,includingusingamagnifyingglasstoplaceaninsertionpoint;selectingthetextyouwanttochange;andcutting,copying,andpastingtextasneeded:

•Amagnifyingglassisdisplayedwhenyouholdyourfingeronapieceoftext.Youcanthenmoveyourfingertoexactlyplacetheinsertionpoint.

•Slidetothecorrectletterwhenyouseeyouarepointingatawrongletter.Don’tliftyourfingeroffthekeyboard,butslideittotheletteryouwant.Theletterisn’tselecteduntilyouliftyourfinger.

•Selecttext.Afterplacingtheinsertionpointandliftingyourfinger,yougettheoptionstoselectthecurrentword,selectalltext,or,ifyouhaverecentlycutorcopiedsomething,topasteit.Taptheoptionyouwant,oryoucantypeacharactertoinsertitattheinsertionpoint,oruseBACKSPACE.

•Changetheselectionbydraggingtheblueiconsattheendsoftheselection.

•Cut,copy,andpastetextoptionsareavailableifyouhavechosenSelectorSelectAll.Likeallsuchcomputeroptions,Cutremovestheselectedtextandmakesitavailabletobepastedelsewhere.Copyleavestheselectedtextandmakesitavailabletobepastedelsewhere,andPasteplacesthetextthatwasmostrecentlycutorcopiedatanewinsertionpoint.TheremaybeadditionaloptionssuchasReplace,whichsuggestsalternativestoaword,andDefine,whichprovidesadefinitionofaword.

•Shaketoundocuts,pastes,andtyping.ShakeyouriPhone(nottoovigorously)andgetamenuofundoand/orredooptionspertinenttowhatyouhavejustdone.Taptheoptionyouwant.

SetUpSiriandUseDictationSiriistheiPhone’svoiceassistant.ItallowsyoutospeaktotheiPhoneandhaveitrespond.Itcanuseinformationinyourphone,aswellaswhatitcanfindontheInternet.Youcansay,forexample,“WhattimeismyappointmentwithJohn?”andSiriwilllookitupintheCalendarandgiveyoutheanswer.Youcanalsosay,“Whereisthemovie100FootJourneyplaying?”andSiriwillsearchtheInternetfortheanswerandtellyouwhatitfound.

TurnOnandUseSiriSiriisturnedonbyachoiceyouhadwhenyousetupyouriPhone.Youshouldseeamicrophonekeyontheonscreenkeyboard,asshownearlierinthischapter.YoumustalsobeconnectedtotheInternetbyeitherWi-Fioracellularservice.IfyouuseSiri,someinformationaboutyouwillbesenttoAppletofacilitatethisuse—forexample,yourcontacts,whichmightallowyoutosaytoSiri“callHome,”andSiriwilllookatyourcontactsfor“Home”tocarryoutyourrequest.Ifyoudon’twanttodothat,youshouldnotuseSiri.Ifyoudon’tseethemicrophoneiconinthekeyboard,youcanturnitonand,inanycase,beginusingSiriwiththesesteps:

1.FromtheHomescreen,tapSettings|General|Siri|On.

2.TouseSiri,pressandholdtheHomebuttonuntilamicrophoneappears.Whenthathappens,Siriwillaskwhatitcanhelpyouwith.

3.SpeakinanormalvoicetorespondtoandaskSirianyquestion.Siriwillrespondasbestitcan,sometimeshumorously.

TIPAsyoumighthaveseeninSettings|General|Siri,youcanturnon“HeySiri”soyoucandirectlystarttalkingtoSiriinsteadofpressingandholdingtheHomebutton.

UseDictationTheiPhone’sdictationallowsyoutoverballyaddtextanywheretheonscreenkeyboardwouldnormallyappear.YoucantellifSiriisturnedonbywhetheramicrophonekeyappearsonyourkeyboard.

Tousedictation,tapthemicrophonekey(thefirsttimetapEnableDictation)andbegintalking.Youshouldseethemodulatedvoicewavewhileyouaretalking.Whenyouhavefinished,tapDone.Afterabit,thetextyoudictatedwillappear.Itisnotfast.Pauseoftentoletitcatchup.Youcanverballyindicatepunctuationbysayingthewordssuchas“period,”“comma,”and“newparagraph.”

NOTEThereasonthatyoumustbeconnectedtotheInternettouseSirianddodictationisthatyourvoice is sentover the Internet to serversatApplewhere it isconverted to textand thensentback toyou.Tofacilitate the conversion,Apple also collects a lot of information about you, such as your name, address, thenames in your Contacts list, your current location, and so on. If you are not comfortable with this, turn offdictationbyreversingthepreviousstepstosetupSiri.

USETHEPHONEAsIsaidinChapter1,theiPhoneisfirstandforemostatelephonewithwhichyoucaneasilymakeandreceivecallsusingthePhoneapp.Tofacilitatethat,thePhoneappincludesthefollowingitems:

•Anumerickeypadfordialing

•Acontactslistwhereyoucanstorephonenumbers,emailaddresses,andmuchmoreinformation

•Afavoriteslistforfrequentlycallednumbers

•Alistofrecentcallsbothmadeandreceived

•Avoicemailrecorderforpeopletoleavemessagesandforyoutorecordanoutgoingmessage

MakeCalls

YouriPhoneallowsyoutomakecallsinanumberofdifferentways,notallinthePhoneapp.Forexample,youcantapaphonenumberinanemailortextmessageoronawebpagetocallthatnumber.WithinPhone,though,youcanusethekeypad,callanumberinanyofthethreelists,andreturnacallfromamessageleftinvoicemail.

MakeCallsfromtheKeypadIfyouhaveevermadeacallfromaphonewithakeypad,thenmakingacallfromtheiPhone’skeypadwillbeveryfamiliar.Herearethestepstofollow:

1.FromtheHomescreen,tapPhone.Ifyoudon’tseethekeypad,tapKeypadonthebottomrightofthescreen.

2.EnterthephonenumberyouwanttocallusingthekeypadandpressSend(thegreenclassichandsetbutton).

Youwillheartheotherphoneringingandthecallscreenwillappearwithseveralcalloptions:

•MuteTaptomuteallmicrophoneseitherintheiPhoneorintheEarPods.Touchandholdtoputthecallonhold.

•KeypadDisplaythekeypadtoenterkeystrokesduringacall.

•SpeakerHavetheiPhonebehavelikeaspeakerphoneoruseaBluetoothdevicewiththephone.

•AddCallDialanothercallwhileyouareonanexistingcallforconferencecalling.

•FaceTimeTurnacallintoaFaceTimecall.(FaceTimeisdiscussedfurtherin

Chapter6.)

•ContactsOpenContactstogetinformation.

Whenyouarefinishedwiththecall,taptheredhandsetbuttonatthebottomofthescreenorpresstheOn/Off-Sleep/Wakebutton,whichwillalsoputtheiPhonetosleep.

MakeaCallwithSiriMakingacallwithSiriismostintuitive:justpushandholdtheHomebuttonuntilthemicrophoneappearsandthedouble-beepsoundsorsay“HeySiri”andthensay“Call,”followedbyanyoneinyourContactslistoraphonenumber.ThecallwillgothroughasifyouhadtappedthepersoninyourContactslist.

MakeCallsfromListsYoucanmakeacallfromanyofthethreelists—Favorites,Recents,orContacts—byscrollingthelistuntilyouseetheentryandthentappingitinbothFavoritesandRecents.InContacts,afterscrollingtofindtheentry,tapitandthentapthedesiredphonenumber.

ManagetheFavoritesandRecentsListsTheFavoritesandRecentslistscanbevaluable,andyou’llwanttomaintainthemandtransferentriesfromonelisttoanother.TheContactslistisdiscussedindetailalittlelaterinthisbook.TheRecentslistinparticularneedstobeculled;otherwise,itwillgetbigfast.TherearetwooperationsthatyoucanperformonentriesintheFavoritesandRecentslists:

•DeletetheentryTapEditintheupperrightofRecentsorupperleftofFavorites,taptheentry,andtapDelete(theredcirclewithawhitebarontheleftoftheentry).

•WorkwiththeentryTaptheinformationicon(the“i”inacircle)toopenaworksheetwhereyoucanaddtheentrytoeitherFavoritesorContacts(orboth),makeregularorFaceTimecalls,sendatextmessage,orblockincomingcalls.

UseAnotherAppDuringaCallIf,duringacall,youwanttostartanduseanotherapp,youcandosowithiOS8.Here’show:

1.TaptheHomebuttontoopentheHomescreen.

2.Locateandtaptheappyouwanttouse.

3.Dowhateveryouwanttodowiththeappwhilestilltalkingonthephone.

4.Whenyouaredonewiththeappandwanttoreturntothephonecallscreen,tapthegreenbaratthetopofthescreen.

ReceiveCallsWhenyoureceiveacall,youriPhonewillring,vibrate,orboth,andascreenwillpopupwiththenameofthecaller(iftheyareinyourContactslist)orthephonenumber(iftheyarenot).Youcanthenperformthefollowingactions:

•TapAccept,dragtheslideriftheiPhoneislocked,orpressthecenterbuttononyourheadsettotalktothecaller.

•TapDecline,presstheOn/Off-Sleep/Wakebuttonquicklytwice,orpressandholdthecenterbuttononyourheadsettodeclinethecallandsendittovoicemail.

•TapRemindMetosetupareminderforthecall.

•TapMessagetosendatextmessageinplaceofthecall.

•SilencethecallbypressingtheOn/Off-Sleep/Wakebuttonoreithervolumecontrolbutton.Thecallcanthenbeacceptedordeclinedandsenttovoicemail.

HandleVoicemailVoicemailallowscallerstoleavevoicemessagestoyouonyouriPhone,aswellasallowsyoutorecordanoutgoingmessagethatcallershearwhenyoucan’tansweryourphone.Callersaresenttovoicemailwhenyoudonotorcannotansweryourphoneaswellas

whenyoudeclineacall.Whenacallerleavesavoicemailmessage,youknowaboutitinthreeways:

•Onthelockscreen,you’llseeanotethatyoumissedacallandthatthecallerleftvoicemail.

•OntheHomescreen,thePhoneappwillhaveanumberinaredcircleindicatingthenumberofvoicemailmessages.

•AtthebottomofthePhoneappscreens,you’llseeanumberinaredcircleovertheVoicemailiconindicatingthenumberofvoicemailmessages.

Tolistentoavoicemailmessage,openthePhoneapp,taptheVoicemailicon,tapthemessageyouwanttohear,andtapPlay(theright-pointingarrow).TapSpeakertohearthevoicemailthere.Also,youcandragtheslideroppositePlaytopositionwhereinthemessageyouwanttolisten.Tappingtheinformationicon(the“i”inacircle)displaystheinformationyouhaveonthecallerinContacts.Whenyouaredonelisteningtoamessage,tapoutsidethemessageboxtocloseit.

Torecordagreeting(theoutgoingmessagethatacallerhearswhentheygotovoicemail),openvoicemailasdescribedpreviouslyandtapGreetingintheupperleft.Youhavetwochoices:thedefaultyourcellularservicehassetup,andacustomgreetingyousetuponyouriPhone.Tocreateacustomgreeting,tapCustom|Record,speakthemessage,andtapStop.YoucanthentapPlaytolistentoyourmessage,and,ifdesired,re-recordit.Whenyouarehappywithyourmessage,tapSave.

CallWaitingCallwaitingoccurswhenyouareengagedinaphoneconversationandanothercallcomesin.Ifthecallerissomeoneinyourcontactslist,youwillseetheirnameandpossiblytheirpicture.Otherwise,youwilljustseethephonenumber.Inanycase,youwillgetthreeoptionsaboutwhatyouwanttodo:

•EndCurrentCallHanguptheoriginalcallandconnectthesecondcall.

•SendToVoicemailDeclinethesecondcallandkeepthefirstcallconnected.

•Hold&AcceptPutthefirstcallonholdandconnecttothesecondcall.When

youhangupthesecondcall,youwillbereconnectedtothefirstcall.

CallForwardingCallforwardingprovidesthemeansforyoutoforwardcallsreceivedbyyouriPhonetoanotherphonenumber.Thiscanbeveryhandy,butmaynotbeavailablewithallcellularservices—andtheremaybesomesmalldifferencesbetweenservicesthatdoofferit.Thebestsolutionistocallyourcellularservicetoseehowtousecallforwarding.WithVerizon,toactivatecallforwardingdial*71,thenumbertowhichyouwantcallsforwarded,andtouchSend(thegreencirclewithahandset);toendcallforwarding,dial*73andtouchSend.

WORKWITHCONTACTSContactsallowsyoutocollectphonenumbers,emailaddresses,andotherinformationaboutthepeopleandorganizationswithwhomyoucorrespondorotherwiseinteract.ContactsisahandyaddressbookinyouriPhone.

AddNewContactsYoucanaddcontactsdirectlybytypingthemin(see“AddContactsDirectly,”laterinthischapter),oryoucanhavecontactsautomaticallyaddedtoiPhone’sContactsinseveralotherways,includingfromthefollowing:

•iCloudContactsaretransferredfromotheriOSdevices(iPhone,iPod,andiPad)automaticallyusingWi-FiiftheyaresynchedwithiCloudandyouhavechosentouseiCloudasdescribedinChapter1.OnyouriPhone,tapSettings|iCloud|Contacts|On.

•iTunesContactsaretransferredfromaWindowsorMaccomputerifiTunesisinstalledonthecomputerandsyncedwiththeiPhone,asdescribedinChapter1.IniTunesonthecomputer,withtheiPhoneconnectedtoit,selectyouriPhoneintheleftpaneandselectInfointhetopcommandbar.Youwillbetoldyourcontactsarebeingsynced,asyouseeinFigure2-1.

Figure2-1:iTunesisagoodconduitbetweenemailappsonyourcomputerandiPhone,mostofwhicharenotiniCloud.

NOTEItispossibletogetduplicatecontactswhenusingbothiTunesandiCloud.However,youcanuseboth,withiTunesgettingcontactsfromyourcomputerandiCloudgettingthemfromotheriOSdevices.

•FacebookContactsaretransferredfromFacebook,creatingaContactsgroupofyourFacebookfriends.OnyouriPhone,tapSettings|Facebook|Contacts|On.

•ExchangeContactsaretransferredfromaMicrosoftExchangeGlobalAddressList.OnyouriPhone,tapSettings|Mail,Contacts,Calendars|Exchange(account)|Contacts|On.

•MailandSafariContactsarepickedupfromincomingemailorfromawebsite,asdescribedinthenextsection.

PickUpContactsfromMailandWebPagesWhenyougetapieceofemailwithaphonenumber,emailaddress,orsnail-mailaddress,allyouneedtodoistouchandholdforamomentonthenumberoraddressandamenuwillpopup,allowingyoutoaddittoContacts,amongotheroptions.

Similarly,whenyouarebrowsingthroughwebsitesandfindanemailaddress,phonenumber,ormailingaddress,touchandholdonitforamomenttogetapop-upmenuyoucanusetoaddittoContacts.

AddContactsDirectlyYoucan,ofcourse,directlyaddindividualstoContacts,oneatatime:

1.OpenContactsandtaptheAddicon(theplussign)atthetoprightoftheAllContactsscreen.TheNewContactpageopens.

2.Enterasmuchoftheinformationasyouhaveorwant.Tocall,youneedanameandaphonenumber;foremail,youneedatleastanemailaddressandaname.Ifyouhaveadditionalinformation,suchasanotherphonenumberand/oremailaddress,orahomeaddressforthecontact,tapthetextboxesforthoseitemsandfillinthedesiredinformation.

3.Whenyouaredone,tapDoneintheupper-rightcornertoclosetheNewContactpage.

TIPWhenyouhaveseveralphonenumbersoremailaddressesinasinglecontact’srecord,theyarealldisplayedwhenyougotocallthepersonorenterthecontactinanemailmessagesoyoucanselecttheoneyouwant.

UseContactsContactsisanelectronicaddressbookyoucaneasilycarrywithyouandreferenceoften.Itisveryintuitiveandeasytouse.

CallaContactTocallacontact:

1.OntheHomescreen,tapPhone|Contacts(youcanalsojusttapContactsontheHomescreen).TheAllContactslistwillpopup.

2.Taptheletterofthealphabetthatbeginsthecontact’slastnameandthentapthecontactyouwanttocall.Togetmoreinformationaboutthecontact,dragthecontact’spageup.

3.Tapthephonenumberyouwanttouse.Thecallwillstart,andthenormalcallingscreenwillappear.

ChangeContactsTochangecontacts:

1.OpenContacts,locatethecontactyouwanttochange,asdescribedintheprevioussection,andtapEditintheupper-rightcornerofthecontactpage.Apagesimilartotheoneforanewcontactwillopenthat’sfilledinwiththecontact’sexistinginformation.

2.Makechangestoanyofthefieldsoraddinformationtofieldsnotalreadyused.

3.Whenyouaredonewitheditingandlinking,tapDoneintheupper-rightarea.

DeleteContactsTodeleteanentirecontactentry,editthecontacttoopenitineditingmode,asjustdiscussed,andthenscrolltothebottomofthepageandtapDeleteContact.

SetaRingtoneForyourspecialcontacts(wife,husband,mother,daughter,andsoon),youcansetaspecialringtoneand/orvibrationsowhenthatpersoncalls,youimmediatelyknowwhothecallisfrom.Followthesestepstosetaringtone:

1.OpenContactsandselectthepersonwhoseringtoneyouwanttochange.

2.Intheindividual’scontactpage,tapEdit|Ringtonetoopenascreenofalternativeringtones.

3.Toucheachoftheringtonestolistentothemandchoosetheoneyouwanttouse.

Withsimilarstepsyoucanchangethevibrationthatisusedforthecontactaswellasthetexttoneandvibrationusedwhentextmessagesarereceivedfromtheperson.Youcansetthedefaultringtone,vibration,texttone,andsoonbytappingSettings|Sounds.

ReviewContactsSettingsToreviewContactssettings,tapSettings|Mail,Contacts,CalendarsandscrolldowntoContacts.Youhavethesesettingsavailable:

•SortOrderSpecifiestheorderinwhichtheentriesinyourcontactslistaredisplayed

•DisplayOrderSpecifieshowentriesareshowninthelist

•ShowInAppSwitcherShowsfavoritesandrecentcontactsalongthetopoftheAppSwitcher

•ShortNameSpecifieswhetherashortnameisusedandhowitisconstructed

•MyInfoSpecifiestheownerofortheoneresponsibleforthelist

•DefaultAccountSpecifiesthemailaccountthatwillbeassociatedwithcontactsthataren’tassociatedwithanyothermailaccount

Chapter3

ExploringtheInternet

QuickStepsto…EstablishaniPhoneWi-FiConnection

GetFamiliarwithSafari

BrowsetheInternet

SearchtheInternet

SaveaBookmark

OrganizeBookmarks

WorkwithaWebPage

ReadWebPages

PlayInternetAudioandVideoFiles

ControlInternetSecurity

SearchforInformation

ShopontheInternet

UseSiritoBrowsetheInternet

TheInternetprovidesbothworldwidecommunicationandamajormeansforlocatingandsharinginformation.TheInternetisatthefoundationoftheiPhone;theiPhonewouldn’texistwithoutitbecausemostofwhatyoudowiththeiPhoneisdonewiththeInternet.TousetheInternet,youmusthaveaconnectiontoitusingeithercellularorWi-Fi.Withthisconnectionyoucansendandreceiveemail;accesstheWorldWideWeb;shop;usesocialnetworkingsitessuchasFacebook;listentomusic;watchmoviesandTV;andparticipateinblogs,forums,andnewsgroups,amongmanyotherthings.

Inthischapter,we’llreviewhowtogetconnectedtotheInternet,takeagoodlookatSafarianditssettings,andthenseehowyoucanuseSafaritoexploretheInternetviabothnavigationandsearching.Next,we’llgooverhowtousetabs,bookmarks,andhistory,andthenwe’llreviewhowtogetanduseinformationontheInternet,includingaudioandvideofiles.Finally,we’llcoverhowtocontrolInternetsecurity.

CONNECTTOTHEINTERNETWithacellularservice,yousignupwithAT&T,Sprint,T-Mobile,orVerizon(intheUnitedStates),startyouriPhone,taptheSafariicon,andyouareontheInternet.WithWi-Fi,youcanusesomeoneelse’sconnection,suchasinacoffeeshop,library,hotel,orairport,oftenforfree(we’lltalkabouthowtoconnectthereinamoment).IfyouwantWi-

Fiinyourhomeorofficeanddon’talreadyhaveaconnection,youcangetonefromalocaltelephonecompany,acableTVcompany,asatellitelink,oranindependentInternetserviceprovider(ISP).IfyoualreadyhaveWi-FiavailableinyourhomeorofficeandjustneedtoconnectyouriPhonetoit,skipto“UsetheWorldWideWeb”alittlelaterinthischapter.

EstablishaniPhoneWi-FiConnectionTouseyouriPhoneinaWi-Fiarea,calleda“hotspot,”youmusttelltheiPhoneaboutitandprobablygivetheiPhonethepasswordforthehotspot.WhenyoufirstenteraWi-FihotspotthatyouwanttousewithyouriPhone,afterturningonyouriPhone,followthesesteps:

1.TapSettings|Wi-FiandturnWi-Fionifitisn’talready.ReviewthelistofWi-Finetworksthatareavailableatyourlocation.

2.Tapthewirelessnetworkyouwanttouse.Ifthereisalocksymbolforthisnetwork,indicatingthatapasswordisrequired,aPassworddialogboxwillappear.

3.Ifneeded,enterthenetworkpasswordandtapJoin.YouwillbeconnectedtotheWi-Finetworkand,inmostcases,totheInternet.

USETHEWORLDWIDEWEBTheWorldWideWeb(orjusttheWeb)isthesumofallthewebsitesintheworld—examplesofwhichareCNN(shownnext),Amazon,andtheBBC.TheWorldWideWeb

iswhatyoucanaccesswithawebbrowsersuchasSafari.

GetFamiliarwithSafariSafaricomesstandardwiththeiPhoneandprovidesanexcellentmeanstoaccesstheInternetanddoanythingitispossibletodowithawebbrowser.Severalotherbrowsers,includingGoogleChrome,areavailableasappsyoucandownloadfromtheAppStore,butthisbookassumesyouareusingSafaritoaccesstheInternet.

ReviewSafari’sControlsStartSafariandreviewitscontrols(fromtheiPhone’sHomescreen,tapSafari).AtthetopandbottomoftheSafariscreenareaseriesoficonsandfeaturesthatletyoucontrolit.Fromlefttoright,theseareasfollows:

•Theaddressandsearchbarallowsyoutotypeinawebaddress,orURL,toopenthewebsiteinSafari.Forexample,ifyouwantedtoopenCNN,youwouldtypecnn.comintheaddressbar.ThissamebaralsoallowsyoutoenterkeywordstouseinsearchingtheInternet,asyoumightdodirectlyinGoogle.Asyouwillseeinthenextsection,youcanselectthesearchenginethatisusedtodothesearchingforthisfield.Googleisthedefault,butYahoo!andBingarealsooptionsinSettings|Safari.

•Reloadletsyoure-downloadtheselectedwebpagefromitsservertoseeanychangesinthepage,suchaslate-breakingnewsorthelatestpricesonanauctionsite.Ifawebpageisnotbehavingthewayitshould,reloadingitcanoftenfixtheproblem.Whileawebpageisbeingloaded,theReloadiconisreplacedwithaStopicon(anX)that,ifyouclickit,willstoptheloadingofthewebpage.

•PreviousandNextletyoureturntothepagesyouhavevisitedprevioustoorfollowingthepresentpage.

•TheSharemenuallowsyoutotapvariousactionsyoucantaketosharethecurrentwebsiteaddress,includingAirDroptoanearbyiPhone,iPad,oriPod;textmessagingoremailingittoafriend;puttingitonTwitterorFacebook;addingittoyourHomescreen;printingorcopyingit;andaddingittoeitheryourBookmarksorReadingList.

•Bookmarks,ReadingList,andSharedLinksopensasetofthreelists:oneforthebookmarks(websitepages)thatyoutaptokeep,oneforwebpageswitharticlesyouwanttocomebackandread,andoneforwebpagesthathavebeensharedwithyou.

•Tabsidentifyseparatewebsitepagesyouhaveopened;simplytapatabtoseeitspage.

TIPWhenyouseeawebaddresssuchashttp://www.amazon.com,allyouhavetotypeisamazon.com(the“http://www.”isassumed).Ifyouhavebeentothesiterecently,youonlyhavetotypeenoughofthenameforittobeunique;asyouseeintheillustration,typingamazgotmeAmazon.com.

LookatSafari’sSettingsIniPhone’sSettings,thereisafullsetofsettingsforSafari.FromtheHomescreen,tapSettings|Safari.

Safari’ssettingsincludethefollowing:

•SearchEngineallowsyoutochoosethesearchengineused:Google(thedefault),Yahoo!,orBing.

•SearchEngineSuggestionsallowsyoutoturnoffsearchenginesuggestionsandonlydisplaythemostlikelyresultofthesearch.

•SpotlightSuggestionsallowsSafaritouseyourSpotlightsearchhistory,includingthesuggestionsyouselectedtodeterminethetopsuggestionsinthecurrentsearch.

•QuickWebsiteSearchallowsyoutosearchwithinawebsitebyincludingthewebsiteaddressinthesearch.Forexample,enteringAmazonQuickstepsdisplayssuggestionsofQuickStepsbooksonAmazon.

•PreloadTopHitallowsSafaritoimmediatelystartloadingwhatitdeterminesisthemostlikelysearchresultpagebasedonyourbookmarksandbrowsinghistory.

•Passwords&AutoFillallowsyoutoturnonorofftheautomaticfillingoutofwebformswithyourcontactinformation,includingnames,passwords,andotherinformationthatyouhavepreviouslygiventoawebsite.Thisisturnedoffbydefault,

anditisagoodideatoleaveitthatway.Althoughitisahandyfeature,itcanleadtogivingoutinformationwhenyoudon’twanttodoso.

•Favoritesallowsyoutoestablishthedefaultsthataresuggestedwhenyouenteranaddressorsearchterm.

•OpenLinksallowsyoutocontrolwhetherclickingalinkoropeninganewpagereplacesthecurrentpageinthecurrenttaboropensanewtabdisplayingthenewpage.

•BlockPop-upsallowsyoutopreventawebsitefromopeningasecondlittlewindowforwhateverpurpose.Hereagain,historyhascoloredtheprevailingviewofpop-ups.Theycanbeapainiftheyaregivingyouinformationyoudon’twant,butiftheyopenawebformyouneedtofillout,theycanbeuseful.ThedefaultisOn,blockingpop-ups.Dependingonwhatyouaredoing,youmightwanttoturnthisoff.

•DoNotTrackallowsyoutoturnonorofftheprevention(ifitison)ofcollectinginformation,suchaswebsitesyouvisitandyourname,address,andotherinformationyouhaveenteredintowebforms.WithDoNotTrackon,AutoFilldoesnotcollectinformationanditdoesn’tfillinforms.Also,thehistoryofthewebsitesyouhavevisitedisnotmaintained.

•BlockCookiesallowsyoutochoosewhetheryouwanttoacceptcookiesthatarestoredonyouriPhone:eitheralways,never,oronlyfromsitesyouvisit.(Cookiesaresmallsnippetsofinformationthatidentifyyoutothewebsitebasedoninformationyougavethem.)

•FraudulentWebsiteWarningtellstheiPhonetowarnyouwhenyouarevisitingawebsitethatisnotwhatitseemstobeandissuspectedofphishing.Phishingsitesmasqueradeasarealsite,suchasyourbank,andfraudulentlyaskyoutoenteryourpersonalinformation,suchasusernameandpassword.Ifyougetsuchawarning,youwanttoimmediatelyleavethesiteandnotenteranyinformation.

•ClearHistoryandWebsiteDataallowyoutoremovetheinformationonyouriPhonefromoraboutthewebsitesyouhavevisited.

•UseCellularDatatellstheiPhonethatitcanuseyourcellularnetworktosaveReadingListinformationtoiCloudforofflinereading.

•Advancedprovidesthreemoreoptions:

•WebsiteDatashowyouwhichwebsitesarestoringhowmuchinformationonyouriPhone.

•JavaScriptallowsyoutoturnoffacceptingprogramsorappsthatuseJavaScript,aprogramminglanguage.Generally,youwanttoleaveJavaScriptturnedon.Manyappslegitimatelyuseit,andifyouwanttousetheapp,youhavetoaccepttheuseofJavaScript.Historically,badthingsweredonewithJavaScript,and,ofcourse,theystillcanbe.However,ifyouarerunningappsfromtheAppStore,theyarereasonablysafe.Applehasvettedtheseapps.

•WebInspectorallowsyoutoopenSafarionyourcomputer,connectthecomputertoyouriPhonewithacable,andlookatwhatawebsiteisdoingonthe

iPhoneusingSafari’sAdvancedPreferencesoptiononyourcomputer.TheWebInspectoroptionisforusebyappdeveloperstodebug(removeproblemsfrom)theirapps.

BrowsetheInternetBrowsingtheInternetreferstousingabrowser,suchasSafari,togofromonewebsitetoanother.Youcanbrowsetoasitebydirectlyenteringasiteaddress,navigatingtoasitefromanothersite,orusingthebrowsercontrols.First,ofcourse,youhavetoopenthebrowser.

EnteraSiteDirectlyTogodirectlytoasite,followthesesteps:

1.OpenSafari,tapintheaddressbar,andtaptheXontherightofthebartoerasethecurrentcontents.

2.Begintypingtheaddressofthesiteyouwanttoopen.TheiPhonewillgiveyousuggestionsandfillintheaddressbar.Igottheseaftertypinggoproandneededtoonlytapthefirstsuggestiontogotothesite.Icouldalsohavetypedgopro.comandtappedGotoopenthatwebpage.

TIP The onscreen keyboards that appear when the address bar is tapped change the label of theRETURNkeytoGO.

UseSiteNavigationSitenavigationusesacombinationoflinksandmenusononewebpagetolocateandopenanotherwebpage,eitherinthesamesiteorinanothersite.

•Linksarewords,phrases,sentences,orgraphicsthat,whentapped,takeyoutoanotherlocation.Theyareoftenadifferentcolor,banded(as“LearnMore”;seethefollowingleftimage),orunderlined.

•Menuscontainoneorafewwordsinahorizontallist(asin“StandardSurfMusic”;seethefollowingrightimage)orverticallist(orboth)that,whentapped,takeyoutoanotherlocation.

Ifyouholdyourfingeronalinkoramenuoption,whichisreallyalinkwithinamenu,apop-upmenuwillbedisplayed,allowingyoutoopenthelinkinthesametab,openitinanewtab,addittoyourReadingList,orcopyit,allowingyoutopasteitinanemail,textmessage,orelsewhere.

UseBrowserNavigationBrowsernavigationusesthecontrolsonyourbrowseratthetopandbottomofSafari,asdescribedin“ReviewSafari’sControls,”earlierinthischapter,togotoanotherlocation.

SearchtheInternetYoucansearchtheInternetintwoways:byusingthesearchfacilitybuiltintoSafariandbyusinganindependentsearchfacilityontheWeb.

SearchfromSafariTapintheaddress/searchboxatthetopoftheSafariscreen,taponeofthepopularsitesorasiteyouhavevisited,orbegintotypeasitenametosearchforsitesyouhaverecentlyvisitedorsearchforsitesthatcontainkeywords.Forexample,typeveal.Thesearchengine—Googleisthedefault—willdisplayseveralsuggestedwebpageswhileyouaretyping,aswellaswhetherthereareanymatchesonthecurrentwebpage.Youcantapanyofthesuggestionstoopenthosepages.

SearchfromanInternetSiteThereareseveraldirectlyaccessedInternetsearchsites.AmongtheseareGoogle,Bing,andYahoo!BecauseGoogleisthedefault,youcanopenGooglebysimplytappingGoonthekeyboardtodisplayitssearchresults.Forexample,withtheword“veal”asenteredintheprevioussection,youwouldgettheseresults:

TIPWhenyouentersearchcriteria,placequotationmarksaroundcertainkeywordsorphrasestogetonlyresultsthatmatchthosewordsexactly.

SaveaBookmarkSometimes,youvisitasitethatyouwouldliketoreturntoquicklyoroften.Safarihastheabilitytosavesitesasbookmarksforeasyretrieval.

AddaBookmarkTosaveasitetotheBookmarkslist,followthesesteps:

1.OpenthewebpageyouwanttoaddtoyourBookmarkslist,andmakesureits

correctaddress(URL)isintheaddressbar.

2.TaptheSharemenuiconinthebottomcenterandthentapAddBookmark.TheAddBookmarkdialogboxwillopen(seethefollowingleftimage).

3.Adjustthenameasneededinthetextbox(youmaywanttotypeanewnameyouwillreadilyassociatewiththesite).

4.Initially,theLocationoptionis“Favorites,”meaningthatthelinkwillbesavedtotheFavoritesbar.Ifyoutapthatoption,though,youcanchoosetosavethelinktotheBookmarkslistortoasubfolderyouhavewithinBookmarks(seethefollowingrightimage).

5.ChoosewhereyouwanttosavethelinkandtapSave.

SavetotheHomeScreenYoucanchoosetohavealinktoawebsiteaddedtotheHomescreenasyouwouldanapp.Here’show:

1.OpenthewebpageyouwanttoaddtoyourHomescreen,andmakesureitscorrectaddress(URL)isintheaddressbar.

2.TaptheSharemenuiconandtapAddToHomeScreen.TheAddToHomedialogboxwillopen.

3.AdjustthenameasneededinthetextboxandtapAdd.You’llseetheiconforthepageappearontheHomescreen.

OrganizeBookmarksSafariprovidestwoplacestostoreyourbookmarks:aBookmarkslistandaFavoriteslist.

TIPThewebpagesyouhavepinnedtotheHomescreenfromSafaricanalsobeorganizedinanywayyouwant.

Rearrange,Edit,andDeleteBookmarksTheitemsonyourBookmarkslistaredisplayedintheorderyouaddedthem,withthenameyouleftthemwith,butyoucanmovethemtoanewlocation,edittheirnames,anddeletethem.Followthesesteps:

1.InSafari,taptheBookmarksReadingListSharedLinksiconandthen,ifneeded,taptheBookmarkssegmentontheleft.TapEditonthebottomright.TheBookmarkseditingfeaturesaredisplayed.

2.Locatethesiteyouwanttoreposition.Touchandholdthethreebars(gripstrip)ontherightofthebookmark,anddragitupordowntowhereyouwantit.

3.Toeditabookmark’sname,taptherightarrowonthemid-rightofthebookmarktoopentheEditBookmarkdialogbox.

4.Inthetoptextbox,editthenameasyouwouldeditothertextontheiPhone(seeChapter2).

5.InthebottomtextboxoppositeLocation,tapthegreater-thansignandtapwhereyouwanttostorethebookmark(seethefollowingsection).

6.Todeleteabookmark,tapthedeleteiconontheleftofitandthentapDelete.Whenyouaredoneeditingbookmarks,tapDone.

CreateNewFoldersYoucanaddyourownfolderswithinBookmarks:

1.InSafari,taptheBookmarksReadingListSharedLinksiconandthen,ifneeded,taptheBookmarksiconandtapEditonthebottomright.TheBookmarkseditingfeaturesaredisplayed,asyousawearlier.

2.TapNewFolderinthelowerleft,typethenameforthefolder,tapwhereyouwanttostorethefolder,andtapDONEonthekeyboard.

3.Usethestepsinthe“Rearrange,Edit,andDeleteBookmarks”sectionearliertomovethedesiredbookmarkstothenewfolder.

PutBookmarksinFoldersYoucanputasiteineitheryourownfolders(see“CreateNewFolders”)orthedefaultBookmarkslistandFavoritesbar,whichoperatelikefolders.Here’show:

1.OpenthewebpageyouwantinyourBookmarkslist,andmakesureitscorrectaddress,orURL,isintheaddressbar.

2.TaptheSharemenuicon,tapAddBookmark,adjustthenameasneededinthetextbox,tapLocation,tapthefoldertouse,andtapSave.

USEINTERNETINFORMATION

Ofcourse,thereasonforaccessingtheInternetistousetheinformationyoufindthere—toreadit,saveit,playitsmedia,orsendittoafriend.

WorkwithaWebPageAniPhonescreendisplayingawebpageinSafariworksjustlikeanyotheriPhonescreenandgivesyouthesametoolsyou’veusedelsewhereontheiPhone.InSafari,youcanperformthefollowingtasks:

•Selectpages,links,items,andoptionsbytappingthem.

•Moveapagebeingdisplayedupordown,leftorright,bydraggingitwithyourfinger.

•Changeapagebyswipingfromrighttoleftorbottomtotop.

•Enlargeapagebyspreadingtwofingersapart.

•Reduceapagebypinchingtwofingerstogether.

•Enlargejustanarticleifitisinaseparateframebydouble-tappingthearticle.

•Scrolljustanarticleifitisinaseparateframebydraggingwithtwofingers.

•Seealink’sdestinationbytouchingandholdingthelink,whichalsoallowsyoutoopenthelinkinanewtabandaddittotheReadingList.

•Filloutaformbytappingthefirstfield,typingwhatisrequested,andthentappingNextorPrevious.

•ReturntoawebpageyouhaveviewedbytappingtheTabiconinthelowerrightandtappingthepageyouwanttoreturnto.OntheTablistscreenyoucangotoanewpagebytappingtheplussigninthebottomcenter(seeearlierillustration).

ReadWebPagesSafarihasareaderwithwhichyoucanseparateoutanarticlefromadvertisementsandmakereadinganexcellentexperience.

1.NavigateinSafaritoanarticleyouwanttoreadandthentapit.OntheleftendoftheaddressbaryoushouldseetheReadericon(astackoflines).

2.TaptheReadericon.Thearticlewillappear,fillingthescreen.

3.Scrollbyswipingup(frombottomtotop)asyouwouldanyotherpage.

4.ToclosetheReader,taptheReadericonagainintheaddressbar.

NOTETheReaderprovidesagoodwaytoforwardanarticlebecauseitremovestheadsandtransfersjustthearticle.UsetheSharemenutodothis,whichworkswiththeReaderaswell.

PlayInternetAudioandVideoFilesYoucanplayaudioandsomevideofilesontheInternetwithSafaridirectlyfromalinkonawebpage.TheexceptionisthattheiPhonecannotplayvideofilesthatusetheAdobeFlashtechnology(severalappsareavailableintheAppStore,suchastheRoverbrowser,thatwillallowyoutoplayFlashcontent).Manywebpageshavelinkstoaudioandvideofiles,suchastheoneshownnext.Toplaythesefiles,simplytaptheplaybuttoninthecenter.Theplayerwillopentoplaytherequestedpiece.

TIPTosearchforinformationwithinanopenwebpageinSafari,typethekeywordsyouwanttosearchforintheSearchfieldintheupper-rightarea,andthentaptheentryorentriesunderOnThisPage.

ControlInternetSecurityAsyoureadearlierinthischapter,SafariSettingsallowyoutocontrolseveralaspectsofInternetsecurity.YoucandeterminehowyouwanttohandlecookiesplacedonyourcomputerbywebsitesanduseDoNotTracktopreventthewebsitefrombotheringyouinthefuture,amongseveralothersettings.ThesecontrolsarefoundinSettings.

HandleCookiesCookiesaresmallpiecesofdatathatwebsitesstoreonyourcomputersothattheycanremindthemselvesofwhoyouare.ThesecansaveyoufromhavingtoconstantlyenteryournameandID.Cookiescanalsobedangerous,however,lettingpeopleintoyouriPhonewheretheycanpotentiallydodamage.Safariletsyoudeterminewhenyouwillblockcookies:

1.IntheHomescreen,tapSettings|Safari.

2.InSafariSettings,tapBlockCookies.

3.Considerthefourchoicesyouhave:

•AlwaysBlockmeansthateverytimeyouvisitasite,youmustsignin,andthereisnomemoryofyourlastvisitthatmighttakeyoubacktowhatyouweredoingthelasttimeyouwereonthesite.

•AllowFromCurrentWebsiteOnlyisaonetimeexceptionforthecurrentwebsite.

•AllowFromWebsitesIVisitmeansthatyouwillallowcookiesfromthespecificwebsiteyouvisitbutblockcookiesfromthirdpartiesandadvertisers.

•AlwaysAllowmeansthatanysiteyoucomeacrosscanaddwhateverinformationtheywant.

Thedefault,andmyrecommendation,isAllowFromWebsitesIVisit.Inmymind,cookiescanbemoreofabenefitthanaproblem.YoucanseewhohasstoredinformationonyouriPhonebytappingAdvancedatthebottomofSafariSettingsandthentappingWebsiteData,asdiscussedearlierinthischapter.

UseDoNotTrackSafari’sDoNotTrackoptioninSafariSettingsgivesyouawaytovisitawebsiteandnotleaveanyinformationonbothyouriPhoneandthevisitedwebsitethatyouhadvisitedit.Thisallowsyoutotakeapeekatawebsiteandnotleaveanytracesoastomoresafelybrowseandviewwebsites.WhileyouhaveDoNotTrackturnedon,yourbrowsinghistory,temporaryInternetfiles,andcookiesarenotstoredonyouriPhone,preventinganyonelookingatyourphonefromseeingwhereyouhavebrowsed.Inaddition,arequestispassedontotheInternetcontentprovider(thesiteyouvisit)nottotrackyourvisit.Itisuptothesitetohonorthatrequestornot!

NOTEIfyouareusingyouriPhoneinaschoolorbusinessthathassecuritycontrols,theymaybeableto seewhere you have browsed, evenwithDoNotTrack, and it is not perfect at preventing awebsite fromknowingwhoyouare.

TurnOnPrivateBrowsingPrivateBrowsing,whichisturnedonatthebottomoftheTabsscreen,isanotheraspectofDoNotTrack.IfyoutapPrivateontheTabsscreen,yourscreenwilldarken,Safariwillnotrememberthesitesyouvisit,theywillnotbestoredontheTabsscreen,andcookiesandotherinformationwillnotbestoredonyourphone.Also,thesiteswillberequestednottotrackyou.

EnableFraudulentWebsiteWarningFraudulentsitesarewebsitesthatpresentthemselvesaslegitimateones—includingbanks,brokerages,emailservices,andothers—wheninfacttheyarenotandonlywanttogetinformationfromyou,suchasyouruserID,password,SocialSecuritynumber,andotherinformation.Thisiscalledphishing.IfFraudulentWebsiteWarningisenabled,Safariwillwarnyouwhenitthinksasiteyouarevisitingissuspectedofphishing.Thisisenabledbydefault,andIstronglyrecommendthatyouleaveitthatway.Safari’sabilitytodothisislessthanperfect,soyouneedtobeawareofthispracticeandwatchoutforit.

GATHERINFORMATIONANDSHOPONTHEINTERNETTheWorldWideWebisaphenomenalsourceofinformationandplacetoshop.Itistheworld’slargestlibrary,museum,andshoppingmallrolledintoone—youonlyneedtouseit,whichyoucandowithyouriPhoneandSafari.

SearchforInformationWehavediscussedusingSafaritobrowseandsearchtheInternet,butnotwherethattakesyouandwhattodowhenyougetthere.Thereare,ofcourse,millionsofsubjectsyoucouldsearchon,butlet’slookattwoexamples:researchingahistoricalfigure(TheodoreRoosevelt)andgatheringdemographicinformation(thepopulationgrowthinthe10largestU.S.cities).

ResearchTheodoreRooseveltInSafari,simplytypingtheodprovidesseveralplacestostart.Thefirst,Wikipedia,isahugeonlineencyclopediamaintainedbyeverybodywhowantstocontributetoit.ThesecondistheofficialWhiteHousepresidentialbio.Thethirdisageneralsearchonthename.TappingtheWikipediaentryprovidesawealthofinformationthatyoucanreadanduseasneeded.Tappingthegeneralsearchprovidesnumerousothersitesandresources.

GatherDemographicInformationHere,togetwhatwewantIhadtofullytypegrowthoftenlargestuscities,butIgotnumeroussitestoexploreandmanyrelatedsearches.Youhavetolookatseveraltogettheinformationyouwant.

ShopontheInternetAswithsourcesofinformation,thereareinnumerableplacestobuygoodsandservicesontheInternet;youonlyneedtosearchforthem.TwoexamplesareasmallblackleatherpurseandFrenchrestaurantsinSeattle.

LookforaBlackPurseMywifewantedaclassicsmallblackleatherpurseandhadn’tseenonelatelyinstores,sosheturnedtotheInternet.Typingsmallblackleatherpurseproducedanumberoffirmsofferingthatproduct.Selectinganyoneormoreofthosesitesofferedmanyitemstoselectfrom.

FindaFrenchRestaurantIfyouliveinornearalargecity,youknowthatrestaurantscomeandgofairlyquickly,soifyoulikeaparticulartypeoffood,Internetsearchingcanbehelpful.HereisasearchforFrenchrestaurantsinSeattle.

Tappingonmostofthemopensamapandreviews,andfurthertappingopensawebsitefortherestaurantwithmenus,photos,andreservations.

UseSiritoBrowsetheInternetManytimesyoucanuseSiritodothesearchingforyou.Forexample,youcansay,“HeySiri,getinformationonTheodoreRoosevelt”or“findFrenchrestaurantsinSeattle.”Siridoesanexcellentjobgettinginformationon“T.R.”andprovidingalistofFrenchrestaurants.Inthelattercase,Sirigoesonautomaticallytodisplaythefirstrestaurantlistedandofferstomakereservationsforyou.

Chapter4

UsingEmailandMessages

QuickStepsto…SetUpMail

ChangeMailSettings

Send,Receive,andRespondtoEmail

ApplyFormatting

HandleAttachments

ManageEmail

StartandUseMessages

ReviewMessagesSettings

Formanypeople,emailandmessaginghavebecomeprimarymeansofcommunicatingandareanotherreasonforthemtohaveaniPhone.TheiPhonecomeswiththeMail,Messages,andContactsappsalreadyinstalled.Inaddition,theAppStorehasmanyalternativesforemailingandmessaging.Touseanyappsforemailingandmessaging,however,youmusthaveaconnectiontotheInternetandanemailaccount.IfyoudonotyethaveanInternetconnection,gobacktoChapter3andsetoneupnow.

Thischapterwilldiscussgettinganemailaccount;settinguptheMailandMessagesapps;sending,receiving,andmanagingemail;andsendingandreceivingtextmessages.

USEMAILTheiPhone’sMailappallowsyoutosend,receive,andmanageemailovertheInternet.ThisbookprimarilyfocusesontheuseoftheMailappbecauseitisamodernemailprogramthatworkswellandcomeswithandisdesignedforApple’siOS.Youcanalsosendandreceiveemailthroughotheremailapps,aswellaswebmailaccountsusingSafari,butthischapterwillbedevotedtousingMail.

SetUpMailxTobegintheuseofMail,youmustestablishanemailaccountwithanemailproviderrecognizedbyMailandthenconveythatinformationtoMail.YoumayhavealreadyautomaticallysetupMailduringyouriPhoneinstallationusingtheemailaccountyouusedforyourAppleaccount.Ifso,youcanskipto“ChangeMailSettings.”

EstablishanEmailAccountForanemailaccount,youneedthefollowing:

•Anemailaddress(forexample,mike@anisp.com).

•Thepasswordforyourmailaccount.

•Youmayalsoneedtoknowthetypeofmailserveryouareusing—eitherIMAPorPOP(ifyouhaveachoice,chooseIMAP;itisnewerandprovidesmoreflexibility).InternetMessageAccessProtocol(IMAP)keepsacopyofyourmailontheserveranddoesnotdeleteituntilyoudooruntilsomesettime,suchasthreemonths.Thisallowsyoutoreadyourmailonseveraldevicesuntilyoudeleteitononeofthem.PostOfficeProtocol(POP)allowsyoutodownloadyourmessagesonceandthendeletesitontheserver,unlessyouchooseotherwise,makingithardtouseitwithbothaniPhoneandacomputer.

Atthetimethiswaswritten,MailrecognizesaccountswithiCloud,MicrosoftExchange,Gmail,Yahoo!,AOL,MicrosoftHotmail,MicrosoftOutlook,andanumberofsmalleremailservices.BecauseyouhadtohaveanemailaccounttogetanAppleIDtouseiPhone,youcangenerallyusethatforyourMailaccount.ItisalsolikelythatwhenyousetupanInternetconnection,youweregivenanemailaccountthatyoucanuse.Finally,youcanopenSafariandgotoGoogle.com,Yahoo.com,Outlook.com(nottheOfficeproduct,butthereplacementforHotmail),andotherstocreateanewaccount.HerearethestepswithGoogle:

1.OntheHomescreen,tapSafari.Taptheaddressbar,tapthedeleteicon,andtypethesitefromwhichyouwantanemailaccount—inthiscase,typegoogle.com.

2.TapMore(thethreebarsontheleft)|Gmail|CreateAnAccount.Enteryourname,chooseausername,createandconfirmapassword,andcompletefillingouttheregistrationform.

3.Whenyouaredone,tapNextStep.Toconfirmyourentries,tapCreateProfile.

4.AttheWelcomemessage,tapContinueToGmail.

5.YouareaskedifyouwanttheGmailapp.BecauseyoualreadyhavethenativeiPhoneMailapp,forthemoment,IsuggestyouignoretheGmailappandtapGoToTheMobileSite.ThisshowsyouyourGooglemailinSafari.Fornow,closeSafari.

TheGmailaccountinSafariiscalled“webmail”andisoneofthreewaystolookatGmail.TheothertwoareaGmailappyoucandownloadandtheiPhone’sMailapp,whichisthewaywe’lluse.Aftercreatinganemailaccount,putasidelookingatyourmailandreturntotheHomescreentosetupMail.

SetUpGmailinMailWithaGmailaccount,younotonlycanviewyourmailinawebmailaccountonSafari,butalsosetitupinMail.Here’show:

1.IntheHomescreen,tapMail.IfyouhavenotpreviouslysetupanaccountinMail,itwilldisplayanumberofmailservers.TapGoogle.IfyouhavepreviouslysetupanaccountinMail,followtheinstructionsin“SetUpOutlook.cominMail,”substituting“gmail.com”for“outlook.com.”

2.Enteryourname,emailaddress,password,andadescriptionoftheaccountandthentapNext.Ifyouwant,choosetolinkContacts,Calendars,andNotestoGmailandthentapSave.YourGmailaccountwillopeninMail.

TIPAbluedotnexttoamessageinyourInboxindicatesthatamessagehasnotbeenread.

SetUpOutlook.cominMailOutlook.com(whichusedtobeHotmail,theMicrosoftmailservice,andmayinsomecaseshavebeenmovedtolive.com)issetupinMailinasimilarwaytoGmail,butonceyouhaveanyaccountconfiguredinMail,youstartinadifferentway.IfOutlook.comisyourfirstaccount,startwithstep1;otherwise,startwithstep2.

1.IntheHomescreen,tapMail.Mailwilldisplayanumberofmailservers.TapOutlook.comandskiptostep3.

2.IfyouhaveotherMailaccounts,fromtheHomescreen,tapSettings|Mail,Contacts,Calendars|AddAccount|Outlook.com.

3.Enteryouremailaddress,password,adescriptionoftheaccount,andtapNext.ChooseifyouwanttolinkMail,Contacts,Calendars,andReminderstoOutlookandtapSave.YouarereturnedtoSettings.

TIPBesidesthemajorsixemailservers,thereareagreatnumberofothermailserversyoucanaccessonyouriPhone,includingsmalleremailserversandemailonapersonalwebsite.

ChangeMailSettingsMailsettingsincludesettingsforeachaccount,aswellasforMailitself.

ChangeAccountSettingsTheaccount’ssettingsvarybyaccountandcangointoafairamountoftechnicaldepth,mostofwhich,ifyouhavebeenabletocompletethesetup,youdon’tneed.ThegeneralMailsettingsarediscussedunder“ChangeGeneralMailSettings,”laterinthischapter.Here’showtoviewthesettingsforaparticularaccount:

TIP If you are having trouble setting up a mail account, the quickest solution is to contact themailprovider(orInternetserviceprovider,calledtheISP)orIThelpdesk,eitheronlineorbyphone,andhavethemleadyouthroughthesetup.Theywillhelpyouwiththedetailsettingsforyouraccount.

1.TapSettings|Mail,Contacts,Calendars|accountname(forexample,“Gmail”).

2.Theaccount’stop-levelsettingswillopen.Here,youcanturnonoroffportionsofthemailservice,deletetheaccount,and,bytappingAccount,gointotheaccount’sdetailsettings.

3.Inthedetailsettings,youcanchangeyourbasiclogoninformationandopentheadvancedsettingsforyourmailprovider.Forthelatter,I’drecommendthatyoumakeanychangeswiththehelpofthemailprovider.

NOTE Somemail providers, Gmail in particular, provide the ability to archive messages that youmight want, but might not want them to take up room on your iPhone. See the discussion under “Archive,Delete,andRecoverMessages,”laterinthischapter.

ChangeGeneralMailSettingsThegeneralsettingsthatapplytoallmailaccountsarebelowtheaccount-specificsettingsdiscussedearlier.Asmentionedthere,tapSettings|Mail,Contacts,Calendarsandscrolldownabit.Thegeneralsettingsincludethefollowing:

•FetchNewDataallowsyoutochoosehowyoureceiveyouremailfromyourmailprovider.Youessentiallyhavethreechoices,withsomesubchoices.FromtheMail,Contacts,Calendarssettings,tapFetchNewData.Onthescreenthatopens,youhavethesechoicesthataffectallservices:

•PushYourmailisautomaticallypushedtoyoubytheserverwheneverthemailisavailable,causingtheiPhonetobemoreactiveand,therefore,usingmoreofthebattery.OnlysomemailservicesprovidethePushoption(intheexampleshere,itisonlyiCloud),andyoucanturnthatoffbytappingtheOn/Offbutton.

•FetchTheiPhone’sMailapprequeststheservertosendyouyourmail.Thiscanbedoneautomaticallyevery15minutes,30minutes,hourly,ormanually(meaningyoudeterminewhentodownloadyourmail).Manuallyputstheleastdrainonthebattery.Taptheoptionyouwouldlike.

Individualmailservices’settingscanbechangedbytappingtheserviceyouwanttochangeandthentappingtheselectionyouwantfromthefollowingoptions:

NOTEWith Push email, the email is receivedwhenever it is available, provided the iPhone is notpoweredoff,evenwhenitissleepingandregardlessofwhethertheMailappisactive.WithFetchsettoatimeinterval(15minutestohourly),mailisreceivedonlywhenMailisfirstopenedandthenperiodicallyonthetimeinterval,solongasMailremainsopen.WithFetchsettomanual,emailisonlyreceivedwhenyoumanuallydragdownthetopoftheInboxwithyourfinger.

•Previewallowsyoutodeterminethenumberofmessagelinesyouwant

displayedintheInbox.

•ShowTo/CcLabeladdsalabeltoreceivedemailstellingyouifyouareanaddresseeoraCc.Ifnolabelappears,theemailprobablycamefromamassmailingandmaybespam.

•FlagStyleallowsyoutoselectthestyleandcoloroftheflagsattachedtomailmessages.

•AskBeforeDeletinggivesyouawarningandasecondchancewhenyoudeleteamessage.

•LoadRemoteImagesallowsphotostobereceivedwithemailwhentheyareattached.

•OrganizeByThreadorganizesyouremailbysubjectinsteadoftimeanddate.

•AlwaysBccMyselfsendsacopyofanemailtoyousoyoucangetitonanothercomputer,suchasyourdesktoporlaptopcomputer,ifyoushareanemailaccountwiththatcomputer.

•MarkAddresseshighlightsaddressesinyourmailnotendinginacertaindomain,suchasanisp.com.

•IncreaseQuoteLevelincreasestheindentationofrepliesandrepliestorepliesinthelistofmessagesinyourInbox.Thisworksparticularlywellwhenyouorganizeyourmessagesbytheirthread(subject).

•Signatureallowsyoutoenterablockoftextthatisaddedattheendofyouremailmessages.Ifyouwanttohavedifferentsignaturesforeachofyouremailaccounts,tapSignature,tapPerAccount,andaddtoorreplacethedefault“SentfrommyiPhone”textwiththesignatureblockyouwanttouse.

•DefaultAccountallowsyoutospecifytheemailaccounttousewhenyousendemailfromanappotherthanMail(suchasNotesorPhotos)andyoutaptheShareiconandtapMail.

Send,Receive,andRespondtoEmailThepurposeofemail,ofcourse,istosendmessagestoothers,receivemessagesfromthem,andrespondtothemessagesyoureceive.Maildoesthiswithasimpleelegance.

CreateandSendEmailTocreateandsendanemailmessage,followthesesteps:

1.TapMailontheHomescreenandinthepagethatopens,taptheNewiconintheupper-rightcorner.TheNewMessagescreenwillopen.

2.StarttoenteranameintheTotextbox.IfthenameisinyourContacts(see“UseContacts”inChapter2),itwillbesuggestedinalistandyoucantaptoacceptthatname.Ifthenameisnotautomaticallycompleted,finishtypingafullemailaddress(suchastim@apple.com)andthentapRETURN.

3.Ifyouwantmorethanoneaddressee,afteracceptingasuggestednameortappingRETURNaftertypingone,asdirectedinstep2,youcansimplybegintypingasecondaddressafterthespacethathasbeenadded.

TIPTolookupanameinContacts,taptheplussigniconontherightoftheToaddressboxtoopentheAllContactslist,whereyoucanscrolldowntofindanameandthentapit.

4.Ifyouwanttodifferentiatetheaddresseestowhomthemessageisprincipallybeingsentfromthoseforwhomitisjustinformation,tapCc/BcctoopentextboxesforthoseitemsandthenenterthedesiredaddresseesthereasyoudidintheTotextbox.Ifyouwanttosendthemessagetoarecipientandnothaveotherrecipientsseetowhomitissent,taptheBcctextboxandthentypetheaddress(es)tobehidden.(Bccstandsfor“blindcarboncopy.”)

5.TapintheSubjecttextboxandtypeasubjectforthemessage.

6.TaptheareabeneaththelineunderSubjectandtypeyourmessage.

7.Whenyouhavecompletedyourmessage,tapSendintheupper-rightcornerofthemessage.Ifyouaredone,closeMail.

NOTEIfyouwanttodeleteormoveanemailaddressee,touchandholdonthename.Whileyouareholdingit,itwillpopawayfromthetextboxandyoucandragitwhereyouwant,suchasfromTotoCc.Ifyoujusttapittoselectit,youcanthentapthebackspacekeytodeleteit.

ReceiveEmailMailcanbereceivedautomaticallyiftheaccountispushingmessagestotheiPhoneorifyouhavetheaccountsetonautomaticfetch.Otherwise,youneedtomanuallydownloadyourmailbydraggingdowntheInboxonthescreen.YoucantellwhetheryouhavereceivedemailontheHomepagebyanumberintheupper-rightcorneroftheMailicon.OnceyouhaveunreadmailinyourInbox,youcanfollowthesesteps:

1.OpenMail(thenumberoppositethemailaccountisthenumberofunviewedmessages)andtaponeoftheaccountsthatcontainsnewlyreceivedmessages.

TIPHaveafriendsendyouanemailmessagesoyouknowwhetheryouarereceivingmessages.Thensend the friendamessagebackandask themto letyouknowwhen theyget it soyouknowyouaresendingmessages.

2.YoucantellwhichmessagesintheInboxarenewlyreceivedbythebluedotbesidethem.Tapamessagetohaveitdisplayedsoyoucanreadit.

3.Ifyouwish,youcandeleteamessagewhileitisselectedbytappingtheDeleteiconatthebottom-centerofthescreen.

NOTEYoucan alsodelete an emailmessage in the Inboxby swiping across it and tappingTrash.Alternatively,youcanarchiveitbytapingArchive(ifavailable).Onthesamefly-outmenuwithTrashareFlag,whichaddsacoloreddottothemessageintheInbox,andMore,whichgivesyouanumberofoptionsyoucanperformwiththemessage.

RespondtoEmailYoucanalsorespondtomessagesyoureceive.SimplytapthemessageinthemessagelistandthentaptheReplyiconontherightofthescreen.Alternatively,youcanswipeacrossthemessageintheInboxandtapMore|Reply.

Fromthemenuthatappears,youcantaponeofthefollowingoptions:

•ReplyToreturnamessagetojustthepersonwhosenttheoriginalmessage.

•ReplyAllToreturnamessagetoallthepeoplewhowereaddressees(bothToandCc)intheoriginalmessage.

•ForwardTorelayamessagetopeoplenotshownasaddresseesontheoriginal

message.

•SaveImageTosaveonyouriPhoneanattachedimageoranembeddedimagethatyoureceivedintheoriginalmessage.(Thisisonlypresentwhenthereisanattachment.)

•PrintToprinttheoriginalmessage.

Inthefirstthreecases,awindowsimilartotheNewMessagewindowopensandallowsyoutoaddorchangeaddresseesandthesubjectaswellastoaddanewmessage.

ApplyFormattingIniPhoneMail,youcanaddbold,italic,andunderlineformattingtothewords,phrases,andparagraphsinanemailmessage.Youcanalsoindentparagraphs.Followthesesteps:

1.Createanewemailmessageoronethatisinresponsetoamessageyouhavereceived,asdescribedintheprevioussectionsofthischapter.

2.Typethetextyouwantinthemessageandthentapthetextyouwantspeciallyformatted.TheSelectbarwillappear;tapSelect.

3.Whenthetextisselected,dragtheendsoftheselectionboxasneededtoselectthewordsyouwanttoformat.

4.Ifitisn’talreadydisplayed,taptheselectedtexttoopentheCut,Copy,Paste…bar.

5.Taptheright-pointingarrowtodisplaytheBIU,Define,…bar.

6.TapBIUtoopentheBold,Italics,Underlinebar.

7.Tapthestyle(s)youwanttouse(youcanusemorethanone).Whenyouaredone,tapoutsideoftheselection.

8.Toindentaparagraph,selectitandopentheSelectbar,asdonepreviouslyinstep2.

9.TapQuoteLevel,andthentapeitherDecreaseorIncreasetooutdent(movetotheleft)orindent(movetotheright),respectively.Youcandothisseveraltimesifyouchoose.Whenyouaredone,tapoutsidetheselection.

HandleAttachmentsWhenyousendemail,youmaywanttoincludeaphoto,avideo,anote,aniWorks(Pages,Numbers,andKeynote)document,aSafariwebpage,oroneofmanyotheritemsonyouriPhone.Youcandothateitherwhileyouareworkingonamessageorwhileyouarelookingattheitem.

TIPAnumberofappshaveaShareiconthatallowsyoutoemailtheitemsproducedbythatapp,among

otheractions.Ifyoudon’tseeaShareiconorothercommandthatallowsyoutoemailanitem,youcanalwaystakeascreenshotofit(pressandholdtheSleep/WakebuttonwhilepressingtheHomebutton)andthenemailtheresultingimagefromPhotos.

AddaPhototoaMessageFromwithinanemailmessage,youcanattachanumberofdocuments,includingphotosandvideos,withoutleavingthemessage.Let’slookatattachingaphotoasanexample:

1.Createanewemailmessageoronethatisinresponsetoamessageyoureceived,asdescribedintheprevioussectionsofthischapter.

2.Typethemessageyouwanttostartwith.Whenyouareatthespotwhereyouwanttoinsertthephoto,tapRETURNtwicetoleaveablankline.

3.PressandholdforamomentontheblanklinetoopentheSelectbar,taptherightarrow,andthentapInsertPhotoOrVideo.

4.Alistofyourphotofolderswillappear.Tapthefolder,tapthephoto,andthentapChoose.Thepicturewillappearinyourmessage.

Here’sanalternativemethod:

1.Whenyouareatthepointdescribedattheendofstep2intheprecedinglist,youcanalsopressHomeandtapPhotostoopenthePhotosapp.

2.Openthealbumneededtolocatethephotoyouwant.ThenpressandholdforamomentonthatphototohavetheCopy,Hidebarpopup.

3.TapCopy.PresstheHomebuttonandtapMail.Theemailmessagethatyouhavebeenworkingonwillappear.

4.PressandholdforamomentontheblanklinetoopentheSelectbarandthentapPaste.Thephotowillappearinyourmessage.

5.Whenyouareready,sendthemessageasyouwouldnormally.

EmailItemsDirectlyIntheprecedingsection,yousawhowtoinsertaswellascutandpasteitemsintoanopenemailmessage.Youcanalsosendphotosandotheritemsdirectlyfromtheirrespectiveapps.

1.Opentheappwiththeitemyouwanttoemail.Inthatapp,navigatetowhereyoucanseetheitem.

2.Selecttheitem,taptheShareicon,andtapMail.Anewemailmessagepopsupcontainingtheitemyouselected.

3.Addtheaddressees,asubject,andanymessageyouwanttoinclude.Whenyouareready,tapSend.

NOTEEmailthatissentdirectlyfromanappotherthanMailissentusingyourdefaultmailprovider,asdescribedearlierin“ChangeGeneralMailSettings.”

HandleReceivedAttachmentsYoualsomayneedtohandleattachmentsyoureceiveinemailonyouriPhone.Youcantellifamessagehasanattachmentbythepaperclipiconinthemessageheader.Theattachmentcanbeaphoto,video,orotherdocument,includingMicrosoftWord,Excel,andPowerPointfiles,aswellasAdobePDFfilesandwebpages.Toprocessanattachment,followthesesteps:

1.Openamessagewithanattachmentasyouwouldanyothermessage.Thebody

ofthemessagewillopen,andatthebottomyouwillseetheattachment.

2.Taptheattachmenttoopenit.IftheattachmentisadocumentthattheiPhonecanopen,itwilldosoandyoucanreadorviewit.Ifyouwanttosaveit,taptheShareiconandthentaptheappthatyouwanttosaveitin.InthecaseoftheWorddocument,chooseOpenInPagesorOpenInOfficeMobile,whereitisautomaticallysaved.

3.Iftheattachmentisaphoto,itwillautomaticallyopeninMailandyoucansaveitbypressingandholdingonthephototoopentheSharemenu.TapSaveImagetoplaceitinyourCameraRoll.

4.Iftheattachmentisnotacommonfiletype,youcannormallyre-senditinanotheremail,orstoreitinanoteorcloudapp.Taptheattachmenttoseewhatoptionsareavailable.Here,youcanseethatafilecreatedwithaprogramcalledXara(agraphicsprogramIusewithmywebsite)canbere-sentinemailorstoredinEvernote,OneNote,DropBox,orOneDrive.

ManageEmailMailallowsyoutoorganizeyourmailinbothexistingandnewfolders;toarchive,delete,andrecovermessages;andtoflag,mark,andsearchyourmessages.

UnderstandEmailFoldersEmailthatyoureceiveandsendisstoredinfolders,bothintheMailappontheiPhoneandthemailserveryouareusing,asshownearlier.Thefoldersyouhaveavailabledependtosomedegreeonthemailserviceand,ifyouhavepreviouslyuseditonanothercomputer,howyousetitupthere.Inthelattercase,theiPhonewillmimicthefolderstructureonyourcomputer.

Here’showtoworkwithfolders:

1.FromanInbox,themostcommonworkingareaofMail,tapthemailprovider’snameintheupper-leftcorner.ThismaytakeyoutothesetoffoldersforthatparticularmailproviderortoMailboxes,dependingonwhereyouoriginallystarted.IfyouareshowingMailboxes,tapanaccountinthelowerpartofthescreentoseethefoldersforthataccount.

2.Ifyouaredisplayingthefoldersforaprovider,tapMailboxesintheupper-leftcorner.Thisshowsyouyourmailaccounts,bothintermsoftheirInboxesatthetop,

wheretappinganyoftheaccountstakesyoutotheirInbox,andtheaccountsthemselvesinthelowerpartofthescreen,wheretappingtakesyoutothesetoffoldersforthataccount.

3.TapanaccountunderAllInboxestoopenandobservetherespectiveInbox.ThenreturntoMailboxesbytappingtheprovider’snameintheupper-leftcorner.

4.TapanaccountunderAccountstoopenandobservethesetoffoldersforthisaccount.TapInboxtoopenandobservetheInboxarrivedatinthismanner.YoucanseethereisnodifferenceintheInboxes.

5.ReturntoMailboxesbytappingfirsttheprovider’snameintheupper-leftcornerandthentappingMailboxesinthesamelocation.

UnderstandingthisnavigationfromMailboxestoaccountfolderstoInboxesandbackisimportanttoeasilygettingaroundMail.

AddandDeleteFoldersIfyoufindthatyouwouldreallyliketohaveadditionalfolderstobetterorganizeyourmail,youcandothateasily.Here’show:

1.FromtheMailboxesscreen,shownintheprevioussection,tapintheAccountsareathemailproviderwhereyouwanttheextrafolder.Thelistofexistingfoldersforthatproviderwillappear.

2.TapEditatthetop-rightcornerofthescreenandthentapNewMailboxinthebottom-rightcorner.

NOTESomefoldersinMailcanbemoved,havetheirnamechanged(whichmightsatisfytheneedforanewfolder),anddeleted,whereasothercan’t.YoucantellwhichcanbeeditedafteryoutapEditbecausetheyaredarker.

3.TypethenameforthenewfolderandthentaptheaccountfieldbeneathMailboxLocationtochoosewhereinthecurrentfolderhierarchyyouwantthenewfolder.

4.TapwhereyouwantthenewfolderandthentapSaveintheupper-rightcorner.

5.Ifyouwanttochangethepositionornameofthenewfolder,oranyotherfolder,tapEditintheupper-rightareaandthentapthefolderyouwanttochange.

6.IntheEditMailboxscreen,makeanydesiredchangestothename,tapMailboxLocation,tapthenewparentfolder,andtapSave.

7.Ifyouwanttodeleteafolder,performstep5andtheninEditMailbox,tapDeleteMailbox.ConfirmthatbytappingDeleteagainandthentappingDone.

OrganizeMessageswithFoldersUsethevariousfoldersthatyouhavebymovingyourmailamongthem:

1.FromMailboxes,tapanaccountintheupperpartofthescreentoopentheInboxforthataccount.Alternatively,tapanaccountinthelowerpartofthescreentoopenanotherfolderforagivenmailprovidertodisplaythemessage(s)youwanttomovetootherfolders.

2.Tapthemessageyouwanttomovesoitisdisplayedontherightofthescreen.

3.Tapthefoldericonatthetopofthescreen.Themailaccount’sfolderswillbedisplayed.

4.Tapthefolderinwhichyouwanttostorethemessage.Themessagewilldisappearfromitscurrentfolderandappearinitsnewone.

TIPTherearetwospecialmailboxesthatdisplayonlymessagesfromveryimportantpeople(VIP)andthosethathavebeenflagged.YoucanselectfromyourcontactsthosepeoplewhoareVIPs.

Archive,Delete,andRecoverMessagesYoumayhavenoticedthatwhenyouopenamessageinGmailintheiconsinthebottomareathereis,bydefault,anarchivebox,whereasinothermailprovidersthereisatrashcan.ThisisbecauseGmailallowsyouto“archive”amessageaswellastodeleteit.Archivingisanintermediatestepbetweenplacinganiteminanormalfolderanddeletingit.

•Todeleteorarchiveamessage,openthemessageandtapeitherthedeleteorarchiveicon.

•IfyouchooseArchive,youaregiventhechoicesofTrashMessageorArchiveMessage.

•Torecoveramessage,moveittoanewfolderusingthetechniquedescribedin“OrganizeMessageswithFolders,”earlierinthischapter.(GotoMailboxesandtaptheaccountinthelowerpartofthescreentodisplaythataccount’sfolders.)DeletedmessagesareineithertheTrashorDeletedMessagesfolder;archivedmessagesareintheAllMailfolder.

•Determinewhetherornottousearchiving,ifitisavailable,fromtheHomescreen.TapSettings|Mail,Contacts,Calendar|accountname|Account|Advanced|ArchiveMailboxorDeletedMailbox.

QuickFacts

Delete,Move,andMarkSeveralMessagesatOnceMailhasthemeanstodelete,move,andmarkanumberofmessagesatone

time:

1.Openthefoldercontainingthemessagesyouwanttodelete,move,ormark.

2.TapEditintheupper-rightcornerofthescreen.

3.Tapthemessagesyouwanttoworkon.Awhitecheckmarkwillappearinabluedotonthemessagesthatareselected.(Youunfortunatelycan’tuseMarkAll,whichonlyallowsyouto“Flag”or“MarkAsRead,”ifsomemessagesareunread,or“MarkAsUnread”ifallareread.)

4.Tapthecommandbuttonatthebottomofthescreenfortheactionyouwanttocarryout:

•IfyoutapTrash,theselecteditemsgointotheTrashfolderforthataccount.

•IfyoutapMove,thelistoffoldersforthatMailaccountwillopenandyoucantapwhereyouwantthemessagestomoveto.

•IfyoutapMark,amenupopsupgivingyouthechoicetoflagthemessage,markitasunread,ormoveittotheJunkfolder,ifsuchafolderexists.

SearchMessagesAsthenumberofmessagesyouhaveinvariousmailboxesbeginstostackup,itmaybecomedifficulttofindamessagethatyouwanttolookat.YoucanuseMail’sSearchfeatureforthatpurpose.Search,though,searchesallfoldersofallaccounts;youcan’tjustsearchasinglefolder.

1.OpenaMailaccountandfolder.

2.Swipedownthelistofmessages.Thesearchtextboxwillappearatthetopofthemessages.

3.Typethekeywordstosearchon.Asyoutype,Mailwillbegintoselectmessagesthatmatchwhatyou’retypinganddisplaytheirheadersinthescreen.

USEMESSAGESMessagesallowsyoutosendandreceivetextmessagesusinganemailaddressorcellularphonenumberwithanydevice,phone,ortabletthatwillreceivethem.ItwillalsosendandreceivemediamessagesthatincludephotosandvideosusingApple’siMessage,instantmessaging(IMorchat)withotheriPhone,iPod,iPad,andMac(MountainLionandlater)userswhoareonlineatthesametimeasyou.

StartandUseMessagesMessages,bydefault,isintheupper-leftcorneroftheHomescreen.TheuseofiMessagerequiresyourAppleID,whichyoumusthavetouseyouriPhone.Asaresultofthat,youwillautomaticallybesignedinwhenyouopenMessages.

1.FromtheHomescreen,tapMessages.Messageswillopen.

2.IfyouseeaTotextbox,tapinitandbegintotypeaname.Ifyoudon’tseetheTobox,taptheNewMessageiconintheupper-rightareaofthescreen.Ifyouwanttosearchforaname,taptheAddAContacticononthefarrighttoopenthelistofyourcontacts.Scrolldownandtapthecontactyouwanttochatwith.

3.Tapthetexttrayatthebottomofthescreen,typeyourmessage,andtapSend.

4.Ifyouhaveaphotothatyouwantinthemessage,youcanattachitbytappingthePhotoiconandtappingeitherPhotoLibraryorTakePhotoOrVideo.Intheformercase,selectthephoto,tapChoose,andtapSend.Inthelattercase,selectthefrontorbackcamera,taptheshutterrelease,andthen,ifyouarehappywiththephotoorvideo,tapUsePhoto.

5.IfyourcorrespondenthasaniPhoneorotherrecentAppledevice,youcansendvoicemessagesusingMessages.Tapandholdthemicrophoneiconwhilespeakingyourmessage.Asetofthreecontrolswillappearontheright,anarrowheadinthecentertoplaybackwhatyouhaverecorded,an“X”todeletewhatyourecorded,andanuparrowtosendthevoicemessage.

6.Continuetheconversationasyourcorrespondentreplies.Touchthearrowheadtoplayanaudioorvideomessage.

ReviewMessagesSettings

TheMessagessettings,openedbytappingSettings|Messages,providetheseoptions:

•iMessageAllowsyoutoturniMessageonandoff.

•SendReadReceiptsProvidesanoticetothesenderwhenyouhavereadtheirmessage.

•SendAsSMSUsesShortMessageService(SMS),whichistextonly,wheniMessageisnotavailableifturnedon;otherwise,MultimediaMessagingService(MMS)isused.

•Send&ReceiveLetsyousettheaddressesandphonenumberwhereyoucanbesentmessagesandfromwhichyoucansendmessages.

•MMSMessagingTurnsonMultimediaMessagingService,whichallowsaudio,video,andphotographicimagestobesentwithorastextmessages.

•GroupMessagingAllowsmultiplepeopletoshareatextmessageconversation.

•ShowSubjectFieldAllowsyoutodisplaytheSubjectfieldornot.

•CharacterCountProvidesacountofthenumberofcharacterswhenSMSorMMSisbeingused,ifturnedon.

•BlockedOpensyourContactsandallowsyoutoselectthosefromwhomyoudonotwanttoreceivemessagesorFaceTimecalls.

•KeepMessagesAllowsyoutochoosethelengthoftimetokeeptextmessages—from30days,1year,orForever.

•AudioMessagesExpireProvidestwochoices:After2MinutesandNever.

•RaiseToListenIfthisoptionisselected,raisingthephonetoyourearautomaticallystartsplayinganaudiomessage.

•VideoMessagesExpireProvidestwochoices:After2MinutesandNever.

Chapter5

ManagingTimeandEvents

QuickStepsto…GetFamiliarwithCalendar

UseCalendar

WorkwithMultipleCalendars

HandleInvitations

ShareaCalendar

SetUpReminders

UsetheClockandAlarms

HandleNotificationsandAlerts

SetUpandUseNotifications

UsetheControlCenter

UseAirDrop

TheiPhoneprovidesseveralappsorareas—includingCalendar,Reminders,Clock,Notifications,andControlCenter—tohelpyoucontroltheeventsofyourlife.Thischapterprovidesareviewofallofthese,showingyouhowtosetthemup,handletheirsettings,andusetheminseveralcircumstances.

SETUPANDUSECALENDARTheprimarypurposeofacalendar,ofcourse,istokeeptrackofupcomingevents,suchasmeetings,appointments,birthdays,andanniversaries.Youcanalsonotedate-relatedobjectives,suchasprojectstobecompleted(bookdeadlines,inmycase)andgoalstobeaccomplished(suchasweightlossbyacertaindate).Whateverthepurpose,Calendarhastoolstoworkwithitandseveralviewstolookatit.

GetFamiliarwithCalendarTheiPhoneCalendarhasimplementedonthescreenfourviewsofcalendarentriesandgivenyoueasywaystonavigateamongthem.OpenCalendarbytappingitsiconontheHomescreen.OneofCalendar’sfourviewswillappear.

ExploreCalendarViewsWhentheiPhoneisheldupright,inportraitorientation,thefourCalendarviewsareasfollows:

•DayviewDisplaystheeventsinonedayandprovidesatime-of-daydisplayontheleftandthedetailforeventsinthatdayontheright.Thedayviewissimilartothedaybooksthatwerepopularbeforecomputers.Youcanswipethedatesatthetopofthescreentodisplaydifferentdaysaswellasswipethescreenupanddowntoseeothertimes.

•ListviewProvidesasummarylistofeventsforasmanydaysandmonthsasthereisroomonthescreen.Youcanswipeupordowntoseeadditionalevents.IliketousethisviewasmyprimaryonebecauseIcankeeptrackofanumberofevents.

•MonthviewProvidesahigh-levelviewofthemonthwiththecurrentdayshownwithinareddot.Eachdaywithaneventhasagraydotbeneaththedate.Swipeupanddowntoseeadditionalmonths.

•YearviewDisplays12monthsononescreenwiththecurrentdaymarkedwithareddot.Yearviewprimarilyallowsyoutoselectthemonthinwhichyouwanttowork.Swipeupanddowntoseeadditionalyears.

WhenyouholdtheiPhonehorizontally,inlandscapeorientation,alltheviewschangetoaweekviewwithtimesdowntheleftside.Youcanswipethedatesatthetoptodisplayotherdatesandswipethescreenupordowntoseeothertimes.

ReviewCalendarControlsWhentheiPhoneisinportraitorientation,thecalendarhasthreepermanentcontrolsatthebottomaswellastwotofourcontrolsatthetop,whicharedetailedherefromlefttoright:

•MonthorYearSelectorAllowsyoutogofromthecurrentdaytothecurrentmonth,andfromthecurrentmonthtothecurrentyear.Thiscontroldisappearsinyearview.

•ListSelectorOpensthefulleventsviewifthescreenwasdisplayingaday,orapartialeventslistifthescreenwasdisplayingamonth.Ifyouaredisplayingthemonthviewandwantthefulllistofevents,displayadayfirstandthenevents.

•SearchOpensasearchtextboxwhereyoucanenterkeywordsonwhichtosearchCalendar.

•AddEventThisistheplusiconatthetopright,whichopenstheAddEventscreenwithwhichyouentereventsintothecalendar.

Acrossthebottomfromlefttorightarethefollowingitems:

•TodayIdentifiesthecurrentdayinthecurrentview.

•CalendarsOpensalistofthevariouscalendarsyouhaveavailable.Fromthislist,youcanchoosewhichyouwanttodisplay,ifnotallofthem.Also,bytappingthe“i”inacircleforoneofthecalendars,youcanchoosewhichcoloryouwanttorepresentthatcalendar.

•InboxDisplaysthecalendarinvitationsyouhavereceivedandletsyoureplytothem.

ChangeCalendarSettingsThecalendarsettings,openedbytappingSettings|Mail,Contacts,Calendarsandscrollingdowntothebottomofthescreen,includethefollowing:

•TimeZoneOverrideChangesthedefaultfromshowingeventsinthelocaltimezonetheiPhoneisintoaselectedtimezone.

•AlternateCalendarsAllowsthedisplayofChinese,Hebrew,andIslamicdates.

•WeekNumbersDisplaysthenumberoftheweekwithintheyearinday,week,andmonthview.

•ShowInviteeDeclinesShowsifaninviteehasdeclinedaninvitation.

•SyncLetsyouautomaticallysynchistoricalaswellasfutureevents.Tappingthisoptionallowsyoutoselectamongseveraltimeperiods.

•DefaultAlertTimesDetermineswhenalertsarecreatedforbirthdays,events,andall-dayevents.Foreach,youhaveachoiceofwhenthealertisposted,fromthetimeoftheeventtooneweekbeforetheevent.

•StartWeekOnLetsyouspecifywhichdayoftheweekisontheleftofaweeklycalendar.

•DefaultCalendarLetsyouspecifywhichcalendartousewitheventsthatarecreatedoutsideofCalendar.

UseCalendar

TheiPhone’sCalendarappismadeforactiveuseasyouareonthego.ItwillsynctheentriesyouhavefromyourdesktoporlaptopcomputerorsuchonlinecalendarresourcesasFacebookandGoogleCalendar.Itisalsoagoodresourcefordirectlyenteringandmanagingeventsasyougoalong.

ChooseYourCalendarDependingonyouremailaccountsandwhatyouhaveoncomputersandtablets,youmayhaveanumberofcalendars.Tostart,I’drecommendthatyouworkwithonlyone.Laterinthischapterwe’llcomebackandlookathowtohandlemultiplecalendars.

Ifyouhavemultiplecalendars,beginbyturningoffallbutone.Youcanthenuseitforthenextseveralsectionsuntilwegettothediscussionofmultiplecalendars.

1.FromtheHomescreen,tapCalendarandthentapCalendarsinthebottom-middlearea.Youwillseethelistofyourcalendars.

2.Ifyouhaveothercalendarsturnedon(theyhaveacheckmarkbesidethem),tapallbutonecalendartoturnthemoff.

3.TapDoneatthetop-rightofthescreentoclosethelistofcalendars.

SelectaDateCalendarevents,ofcourse,areonacertaindateorseriesofdates;therefore,thefirsttaskinusingCalendaristoselectadate.Youhaveseveraloptions,dependingonwhereyouarelooking:

•Ifyouareinyearview,tapthemonthwiththeeventandthentaptheday.

•Ifyouaremonthview,taptheday.

•Ifyouareindayorweekview,dragthedatesatthetopofthescreentodisplaythecorrectweekandthentapthedayifyou’reindayview.

AddCalendarEventsWithadayselectedindayview,here’showtoaddaneventanditsspecifics:

1.TaptheiconforAddEventinthetop-rightcornerofthescreentoopentheNewEventscreen.

TIPYoucanalsoopentheNewEventscreenbypressingandholdingforamomentonadayandtimeindayorweekview.Acoloredboxwillappearunderyourfingerwiththewords“NewEvent.”

2.Typethetitleoftheevent,tapintheLocationtextbox,andtypethelocation.

3.Ifitisanall-dayevent(orcloseenoughtocallitthat),taptheOn/Offbuttonforthat.

4.TapStartstoopenthedateandtimerotator.Moveyourfingerupanddownonthedatetoselectitandthendothesamethingwiththehour,minutes,andAM/PMtoselectthestarttime.

5.Ifyouwantadifferenttimezonethanyourcurrentlocation,taptheTimeZoneselection,ifneeded,andtapDone.

6.TaptheEndstimeandselecttheappropriatetime.

7.Ifyouwantatimezoneotherthanyourdefault,tapTimeZone,begintypingadifferenttimezone,andtapthetimezonethatappearsinthelist.

8.Iftheeventwillhappenperiodically,tapRepeatandthentaptheperiodofrepetition.

9.Ifitisafactor,tapTravelTime,turniton,andenterastartinglocation(ifrelevant),and/orselectatimeandtapNewEventintheupper-leftcorner.

10.TapCalendarifyouwantthiseventlistedonacalendarotherthanthedefault(see“WorkwithMultipleCalendars,”laterinthischapter),andtapNewEventtoreturnthere,ifnecessary.

11.Ifyouwanttoinvitepeopletotheevent,tapInvitees.

a.BegintypinganameinyourContactslist.Whenthenamethatyouwantisdisplayed,tapthatname.

b.Toaddmoreinvitees,taptheAddicon(theplussign)toopenyourAllContactslistandthentapthepersonyouwanttoinvite.Repeatthisforasmanypeopleasyouwanttoinvite.

c.Whenyouarefinishedaddinginvitees,tapDone.

12.TapAlertandthentapwhenyouwantthealert.Repeatthisforthesecondalertifdesired.

13.Thedefaultistoshowyourtimeasbeing“Busy”whenyouhaveanevent.Thisisforsharedcalendarssootherswillnotscheduleeventsforyouduringthattime.Ifyouwanttochangefrom“Busy”to“Free,”tapShowAsandtapFree.

14.Ifdesired,youmaytypeinauniformresourcelocator,orURL(thatis,awebaddress),andenternotesfortheevent.Whenyouareready,tapAddtocompletetheevent.

15.Taptheeventtoseeitsinformation.

TIPFortheURLandnotessectionsofanewevent,youcancopyandpasteinformationfromawebsitethatmightbeofinteresttothepeopleyouareinvitingtoanevent.

ChangeCalendarEventsChanginganeventisveryeasy:

1.WithCalendaropenonthescreen,selectthedateoftheevent,asdescribedearlierinthischapter.

2.Inday,week,ormonthview,taptheeventandtapEdittoopentheEditEventscreen.

3.IntheEditEventscreen,tapthefieldyouwanttochangeandmakethedesiredchanges.See“AddCalendarEvents,”earlierinthischapter,forfield-by-fieldconsiderations.

4.Whenyouhavemadethechangesthatyouwant,tapDone.

DeleteCalendarEventsDeletingeventsiseveneasier:

1.Followsteps1and2in“ChangeCalendarEvents”immediatelyprecedingthissection.

2.IntheEditEventscreen,scrolltothebottomandtapDeleteEvent.TapDeleteEventasecondtimetoconfirmit.Iftheeventisrepeated,youwillhaveachoiceofdeletingthecurrenteventonlyorthisandallfuturerepetitionsoftheevent.

WorkwithMultipleCalendarsAsyoubegintouseCalendar,youmayfindthatyouaregettingeventsfromseveralsourcesthatyouwouldliketokeepondifferentcalendarssoyoucanmanagethemasagroup.Also,youprobablywanttolookatallyourcalendareventstogetherperiodicallyon

onecalendardisplay.TheiPhoneprovideswaystodobothofthose.

WhenyoustartupyouriPhoneforthefirsttimeaftersettingitupandsyncingtoiCloud,youwillseethat,bydefault,CalendarwithiCloudstartsoutwiththreeindependentcalendars,labeled“Home,”“Work,”and“Birthdays.”Youcan,therefore,immediatelyplaceeventsonmorethanonecalendar.

AddEventstoaDifferentCalendarToaddeventstooneofseveralcalendars,youcanuseoneofthreetechniques:

•WhileenteringaneweventintheAddEventscreen,tapCalendarsandthentapthecalendaryouwanttouse.

•Toaddanumberofeventstoasinglecalendar(forexample,yourWorkcalendar),turnoffallothercalendarssothatwhenyouopentheAddEventscreen,thedefaultisyourWorkcalendar.

•Ifyouaregoingtobeworkingprimarilywithonecalendar,butdon’twanttoturnoffothercalendars,youcanchangethedefaultcalendarinSettings.FromtheHomescreen,tapSettings|Mail,Contacts,Calendars|DefaultCalendarandthentapthecalendaryouwanttobethedefault.

ShowSeveralCalendarsTogetherWithjustonecalendar,thereisnoproblemfindinganeventyouwanttolookat,butassoonasyouaddanothercalendar,youhavetoaskthequestion,“WhichcalendardoIlookat?”Theanswer,ofcourse,istosuperimposeonecalendarontheothersoyoucanseethembothatthesametime.Calendarallowsyoutodothisbysimplyturningonthecalendarsyouwanttodisplay.

1.WithCalendaropenonyouriPhone,tapCalendars.

2.TapthecalendarsintheCalendarsscreenthatyouwanttobedisplayed,asyouhaveseenearlier.

AddAnotherCalendarTheCalendarapphastwotypesofcalendars:thosetiedtomailaccounts(suchasGmail,Outlook,andiCloud)andthosecreatedwithinCalendar.Youcan,therefore,addcalendarsfromeithersource.Here’showtoaddacalendarwithinCalendarthat’snotconnectedwithamailaccount:

1.FromwithinCalendar,tapCalendarstoopentheShowCalendarsscreen.

2.TapEditintheupper-rightcornerandthentapAddCalendarintheapproximatemiddleofthescreen.

3.IntheAddCalendarscreenthatopens,typethenameofthenewcalendarandtapthecoloryouwanttoassociatewiththatcalendar.

4.Whenyouareready,tapDone.

Toaddacalendarfromamailaccount,followthesesteps:

1.PressHometoreturntotheHomescreen.

2.TapSettings|Mail,Contacts,Calendarsandtapthemailaccountwhosecalendaryouwanttoadd.Themailaccount’ssettingswillopen.TaptheOn/OffbuttontotherightofCalendarstoturniton(notallmailservershavecalendarservices).

3.PressHomeandtapCalendartoreturnthereandeventuallyseeyourmailcalendar(s).

NOTEIttakesawhilebeforeCalendarwillseeanewmailcalendar.

DeleteaCalendarAsinaddingcalendars,youcandeletethemeitherfrommailaccountsorfromCalendaritself.Youcandeleteamailaccount–relatedcalendarby,inessence,turningitoff.Herearethestepstofollow:

1.FromtheHomescreen,tapSettings|Mail,Contacts,Calendars.

2.UnderAccounts,taptheaccountwithanassociatedcalendarthatyouwanttoturnoff(thosewithacalendarwillsay“Calendars”).

3.Inthemailaccountdetails,taptheOn/Offbuttontoturnitoff.

4.TapDeletetoconfirmthatiswhatyouwanttodoandthentapDone.

TodeleteacalendarcreatedwithinCalendar,followthesesteps:

1.FromtheHomescreen,tapCalendar|Calendarsinthebottommiddle.

2.Taptherightend(the“i”inacircle)ofthecalendarthatyouwanttodeletetoopentheEditCalendarscreen.YoucanalternativelytapEditandtapthecalendaryouwanttodelete.

3.Scrolltothebottomofthescreen,tapDeleteCalendar,andthentapDeleteCalendaragaintoconfirmthedeletion.

TIPFacebook’scalendarisdeletedlikeamailaccount’scalendar.TapSettings|Facebook|CalendartoturnaFacebookcalendaroffifitison,andthentapContactsofftoremoveFacebookBirthdays.

HandleInvitationsEarlierinthischapteryousawhowyoucanaddinvitationstoanewcalendarevent.Whenyoudothat,aninvitationissenttotheinvitee.IftherecipienthasarecentiOSdevice(iPhone,iPad,oriPodtouch)anditissetupnormally,theywillgetanotificationatthetopoftheircurrentscreen,andtheinvitationwillgodirectlytotheCalendar’sinbox.Ifanyofthoseconstraintsarenottrue,therecipientwillgetanemailmessagewiththeinvitation.BoththeCalendarandemailinvitationsprovidethreelinkstherecipientcanclickortaptoaccept,decline,ormaybeaccepttheinvitation.

Inanemailmessagethereisalsoanattachment,whichyoucantapintheInbox,toopenaCalendarevent.TapAddtoCalendar,selectthecalendartouse,andtapDone.PressHometocloseMailandthentapCalendartoopenitanddisplaytheevent.

InaCalendarinvitation,tappingAcceptorMaybecreatesacalendareventthatyoucanviewlikeanyother.Witheitheracalendaroremailinvitation,accepting,declining,orsayingmaybegeneratesinformationbacktotheoriginatorintheformofanotificationandaCalendarInboxmessage.

ShareaCalendarIfseveralpeopleareworkingtogether,sharingaproject,haveafamilyincommon,orare

inanorganizationtogether,itcanbeworthwhilesharingacalendartobettercoordinatewhattheyaredoing.iPhone’sCalendarprovidestwotoolstofacilitatethis:fullysharingwithoneormorepeopleacalendarthatallcanchange,andpublishingapubliccalendarthatotherscansubscribetobutonlyyoucanchange.

ShareaCommonCalendarTocreateacommoncalendarthattwoormorepeoplecansharewithequalabilitytoaddandchangeevents,followthesesteps:

1.FromtheHomescreen,tapCalendar.TapCalendarsandtaptheinformationicon(“i”inacircle)onthecalendaryouwanttoshare.ThisopenstheEditCalendarscreen.

2.UnderSharedWith,tapAddPersonandbegintypingthenameofthepersoninyourContactswithwhomyouwanttosharethiscalendar.Thepersonandtheiremailaddressshouldpopup.Tapthepersontoselectthem.

3.Ifyouwanttosharewithanotherperson,eitherbegintypinganameortaptheplussignontherightandrepeatstep2.

4.Whenyouhaveaddedallthepeopleyouwant,tapAddtobeshowntheEditCalendarscreen,whereyoucantapView&Edittodisallowtheotherpersonfromeditingthecalendarormakingandchangingevents.

5.TapDonewhenyouareready.UponreturningtotheCalendarsscreen,youwillseethatthecalendaryouchosetosharewillnowhave“SharedWith…”underthenameofthecalendar.

TherecipientgetsaCalendarnotificationthatyouwanttoshareacalendarwiththem.IntheirCalendarInboxtheyneedtotapJoinCalendarandDone.YouarethentoldthattheyhavejoinedtheofferedCalendar.

IftherecipienttapsCalendarfromtheHomescreenandthentapsCalendars,theyshouldseethenewlysharedcalendarinthelistofcalendars.

Theoriginatorwillgetanoticethattherecipienthasacceptedtheinvitation.

OnaPC,therecipientgetsaninvitationthatlookslikeotherinvitationsandisabletoaccessthecalendarthroughalinkintheinvitationtoaniCloudPCwebapp.OnaMac,therecipientgetsaninvitationandthencanlookatthecalendariniCal.

PublishaPublicCalendarIfyouareresponsibleforalargerpublicgroup,suchasaBoyorGirlScouttroop,aLittleLeagueteam,orabookclub,andyouwanttomakeavailableacalendarforthatorganization,youcanmakeacalendarapubliccalendarthatallowsanyonetosubscribetoitandperuseit.However,theywillnotbeabletochangeorwritetothatcalendar.Topublicallyshareacalendar,followthesesteps:

1.InCalendar,tapCalendarsandtapontheright(the“i”inacircle)ofthecalendarthatyouwanttomakepublic.

2.InEditCalendar,taptheOn/OffbuttonoppositePublicCalendaratthebottomtoturniton.Thiswillallowanyonetosubscribetoaread-onlyversionofthecalendar.

3.Afterturningonthepubliccalendar,anewoptionappears:ShareLink.Tapthis.

4.YouareallowedtosendtheInternetlink(URL)foryourpubliccalendartoanyoneyouwantusingAirDrop,textmessaging,email,Twitter,Facebook,orbycopyingittoadocument,website,orblog.Taptheoptionyouwanttouse.Forexample,tapMail,fillintheaddressees,andthentapSend.

5.Whenyouaredone,tapCancel,ifneeded,andthentapDone.

Therecipientgetsanemail,textmessage,orotherinvitation,which,whentheyopenit,givesthemaverylongInternetlink.Whentheytaporclickthatlink,theyareaskediftheywanttosubscribetothepubliccalendar.IftheytaporclickSubscribe,theyaretoldthatthecalendarhasbeenadded,andtheycantaporclickViewEventstoseeit.IfyouopenCalendars,youcanalsoseeit.

WORKWITHREMINDERSRemindersisformakinglists,to-dolists,shoppinglists,andlistofstepstocompleteaproject.Remindersmaybedateandtimesensitiveandcanbemarkedascompleted.Theycanalsoremindyouthatanitemhasnotbeencompletedandcanbeassignedapriority.Listscanbebydateorbylist,severalofwhichhavebeencreatedforyou,butyoucancreateasmanymoreasyoulike.YoucansynclistswithiCloudandseveralotherproducts,suchasHotmail’sCalendar.Ifyouaddadateandtimetoanitemonalist,theitemwillappearonboththeScheduledandReminderslistsaswellastheoriginallistonwhichyouaddedit.

SetUpRemindersRemindersisverysimple.Theonlysetupnecessaryistheadding,deleting,renaming,andrearrangingoflists,andthereisonlyonesettingtoconsider.Here’showsetupReminders:

1.FromtheHomescreen,tapReminders,whichwillopentheapp.

2.Forgeneralreminders,tapunderReminderstwicetoopenthekeyboardandtypeareminder.Afteryouhavecompletedthereminder,taptheinformationiconontherighttoopentheDetailsscreenforthereminder.

3.Ifyouwanttoberemindedonaparticularday,tapRemindMeOnADayandselectthedateandtime.Ifdesired,tapRepeatandselecttheperiod.

4.Ifyouwanttoberemindedwhenyouareleavingorarrivingataparticularlocation,tapRemindMeAtALocationandenterorselectthelocationandthentapDetails.

5.Tapapriority,enteranydesirednotes,andwhenyouareready,tapDone.

6.Tochangeareminderthatyouhaveentered,tapthereminder,makeanydesiredtextchanges,taptheinformationicon,andmakeanynecessarychangestothedetailsofthereminder.Whenyouareready,tapDone.

7.Todeletethereminderormakechangestothelist,tapEdit,taptheDoNotEntericon,andtapDelete.TapDonewhenyou’reready.

8.Toaddanewlist,tapthewordRemindersatthetopofthelist,tapNewList,typeanameforthelist,pickacolor,andtapDone.

9.EntertheitemsonthenewlistandthentapDone.

10.Tomakechangestoalist,tapEditinthetop-rightarea.TapColorandtapanewcolortomakeachange.TapSharing,tapAddPerson,begintypingtheperson’sname,selecttheperson’snamewhenitappears,tapAdd,andtapDone.

11.WhileinEditmode(seestep10),pressandholdontherightendlines(“gripstrips”)ofthelistyouwanttomoveupordownandthendragitasdesired.

12.Ifyouwanttodeletealist,whileinEditmode,scrolltothebottomofthelistandtapDeleteListandthentapDeletetoconfirmit.

13.TapDoneinthetop-rightareawhenyouhavemadethechangesyouwant.

14.ReviewReminders’settingsbypressingtheHomebuttonandtappingSettings|Reminders.TapDefaultList,tapthelistyouwantotherappsoutsideofReminderstoautomaticallyaddto,andtapReminders.

GETTIMEANDEVENTINFORMATIONTheiPhoneprovidesanumberofmethodstogetinformationtoyou,includingclocks,alarms,notifications,alerts,andacontrolcenter.We’lllookattheseinthreegroups:clocksandalarms,notificationsandalerts,andtheControlCenter.

UsetheClockandAlarmsTheClockappcontainsfourcomponents:WorldClock,Alarm,Stopwatch,andTimer.TappingClocktoopentheappdisplaysthelastcomponentthatyouused.Ifitisnotalreadydisplayed,tapWorldClockatthebottomoftheClockscreentobeginwiththatcomponent.

WorldClockWorldClockdisplaysanumberofclocksforcitiesaroundtheworld.Taptheplussignintheupper-rightcornertoaddaclockandselectthecityforit.TapEdit,usetheDoNotEntericononthelefttodeleteaworldclock,andusethegripstripsontherighttochangetheorderoftheclocks.TapDonetocompletetheediting.

AlarmTheAlarmcomponentallowsyoutosetmultiplealarmsandturnthemonandoffasneeded.Taptheplussignintheupper-leftcornertoaddanewalarm.Usethetimespinner

toselectthetimethealarmwillgooff,tapRepeattoselectthedaysoftheweekthealarmwillsound,tapLabeltotypealabelforthealarm,tapSoundtoselectasoundorasongfromyourmusic,andtapSnoozetoturnthatabilityonandoff.Whenyouhavesetanalarm,tapSave.Onceyouhaveanalarm,youcanturnitonandoff.

StopwatchStopwatchallowsyoutotapStart,tapLapforeachlap,andthentapStoptocollectasetoftimes.YoucanthentapResettostartover.

TIP To save individual times before resetting the stopwatch, take a picture of the iPhone’s screen (a“screenshot”)bypressingandholdingtheOn-Off/Sleep-WakebuttonwhilepressingHome.

TimerTimerallowsyoutosetatimeinhoursandminutesandthentapStarttobeginatimerforthetimeyouset.YoucantapPausetoholdthetimeruntilyoutapResume.Whenthetimerisfinished,youwillhearasoundthatyoucanselect,andamessagewillappearonthescreen.

HandleNotificationsandAlertsIfyouhaveusedyouriPhoneforanytime,youhaveprobablyseenalertspopupandnotifyyouaboutsomething.Theycancomefromyourmail,fromyourcalendar,orfromappsyouhaveinstalled,especiallynews,sports,andinvestmentpublications,asyouhaveseenearlierinthisandpreviouschapters.Alertsgenerallyhaveself-explanatorybuttons—suchasOK,View,Close,andOptions—thatyoucantaptocarryoutthatcommand.

Notificationsareanotherformofalertthatrepeattheirmessage.Notallnotificationshavearelatedalert,butallalertshaveanotification.Notificationsareintheformofabannerthatcanbepulleddownfromthetopofthescreenbyswipingdown,usuallywithanumberofothernotifications.Tapabannernotificationtoopentherelatedappanddisplaytheiteminthenotification.

SetUpandUseNotifications

Themostimportantaspectofnotificationsandalertsistheneedtocontrolwhatyougetsoyougetwhatisimportantforyouanddon’tgetsomuchitoverwhelmsyou.NotificationsandalertsarecontrolledinSettings.

1.FromtheHomescreen,tapSettings|NotificationstoopenthelistofappsinNotificationsandothersettings.

NOTEDependingontheappsyouhavedownloaded,youmayhavemoreorfewerappsthanshownhere.

2.Many(ifnotmost)apps,whentheyaredownloadedandsetup,putthemselvesinNotificationsandyougetahaphazardlistofyourapps.Thedefaultisthesortingofappsmanually,butthatmeansyoumustdoit.Here’show:

a.TapEditintheupper-rightcorner.

b.Pressandholdonthegripstrip(lines)totherightofanappyouwanttomove.

c.Dragtheappwhereyouwantitinthelist.

d.Repeatstepsbandcforalltheappsyouwanttomove.

e.TapDonewhenyouareready.

3.EachapphasseveralsettingswithinNotifications.Asanexample,tapReminders(whilestillunderNotificationsinSettings).

a.ThefirstoptionturnsonRemindersinAllowNotifications,thesecondoptionletsyoudeterminethenumberofremindersinNotifications,andthethirdoptionsletsyouselectthesound,ifany,tobeplayedwhenthenotificationappears.

b.Youcandetermineiftheapp’sbadgeicon(theiconontheHomepage)reflectsthenotificationintheformofanumberinaredcircleandwhetherthenotificationappearsonthelockscreen(thescreenyouhavetoswipefromlefttorightoruseyourfingerprinttoopentheiPhone).

c.Youhaveachoiceofthreestylesofalerts:

•None

•AbannerinNotificationspulleddownfromthetopofthescreen

•Alertsthatpopupinthemiddleofthescreeninadditiontothebanner

4.Repeatstep3foralltheappswhosenotificationsettingsyouwanttochange.Someappshaveoneormorespecialsettings,suchaswhethertorepeatthealertandwhomtoallowalertsfrom.

5.Whenyouareready,returntotheHomescreen.

NOTEAt the bottomof the list of apps inNotifications is an equally important list of apps not inNotifications.Foreachofthese,askyourselfiftheyareproperlycategorized.

QuickFacts

UsingDoNotDisturbDoNotDisturb,whichyoucanturnonorofffromSettings|DoNotDisturb

and from the Control Center (the crescent moon icon; see the next section),allowsyoutosilencealertsandincomingFaceTimecallsbytappingtheOn/OffbuttonoppositeManualinsettingsorbytappingthecrescentmooniconintheControl Center. If you tap Do Not Disturb in Settings, you can do thefollowing:

•OverridetheprohibitionofalertsforscheduledeventsbytappingtheOn/OffbuttonoppositeScheduled.

•AllowcallsandFaceTimecallsfromcertainindividualsbytappingFavoritesoppositeAllowCallsFromandtappingwhomtoallow.

•AllowcallsandFaceTimecallswhenthecallisrepeatedfromthesamepersonwithinthreeminutes.

•Choosewhetheryouwantcalls,FaceTimecalls,andnotificationssilencedwhenDoNotDisturbisturnedonalwaysoronlywhiletheiPhoneislocked.

WhenDoNotDisturbisturnedon,acrescentmooniconappearstotheleftofthegroupoficonsontherightatthetopofthescreen.

UsetheControlCenterTheControlCentertakesthemostheavilyusedsettingsandgivesyouimmediateaccess

tothemfromanyscreen.YoucanopentheControlCenterbyswipingupfromthebottomofthescreen.

HerearethecontrolsthatappearontheControlCenter:

•Airplanemodeon/offAllowsyoutoturnonoroffWi-FiandBluetooth,whichyoumightberequiredtodoonanairplane.

•Wi-Fion/offAllowsyoutoturnonoroffWi-Fi.

•Bluetoothon/offAllowsyoutoturnonoroffBluetooth,whichisusedtocommunicatewithaccessoriessuchasheadphonesandkeyboards.

•DoNotDisturbon/offAllowsyoutoturnonoroffthesilencingofalertsandincomingFaceTimecalls.

•LockrotationAllowsyoutopreventthescreenfromrotatingwhentheiPhoneisinportraitorientationandyouturnitsideways,oriflockedwheninlandscapeorientationandyouturnitupright.

•BrightnesscontrolAllowsyoutosetthescreen’sbrightness.

•MediaplayercontrolsAllowyoutostartandpauseplayingthecurrentlyselectedplaylist,togotothebeginningofasong(singletap)andtheprevioussong(double-tap),tothenextsong,andtoanypointwithinasongonthebaratthetop.

•VolumecontrolAllowsyoutoadjustthecurrentvolume.

•AirDropAllowsyoutoturnonAirDropandselectwhomyoureceiveinformationfrom.See“UseAirDrop”laterinthischapter.

•TurnontheflashlightAllowsyoutoturnonthebrightlightonthebackoftheiPhonethatisnormallyusedtotakepictures.

•OpenTimerappAllowsyoutoopentheTimerapp,whichincludestheclock,alarm,andstopwatch.

•CalculatorAllowsyoutoopenandusetheCalculatorappasyouwouldanycalculator.

•OpenCameraappAllowsyoutoopentheCameraappandtakestillandvideoimages,asdescribedinChapter8.

UseAirDropWithAirDropyoucandirectlysharefilesbetweentwonearby(within33feet,or10meters)compatibledevices(aMacwithOSXLionorlaterandaniPhone,iPod,oriPadwithiOS7orlater)withouttheneedforWi-Fiorcellular.Here’showtouseAirDrop:

1.Havetwocompatibledeviceswithin33feetofoneanother.

2.TurnonAirDroponbothdevicesbyopeningtheControlCenterandselectingeitherContactsOnly(iftheotherdeviceisownedbyacontact)orEveryone.Thismakesthedevicesdiscoverablebyoneanother.

3.Inoneofthedevices,displayandselectsomethingyouwanttosendtotheotherdevice,suchasaphoto,adocument,orawebpage.(Theselectedphotosshownnext

arecourtesyofHankNelson,CloudstoneSculpture.)

4.TaptheShareicontoopentheSharemenu.Thediscoverabledevicesnearyoushouldappear.

5.Tapthedevicetowhichyouwanttosendthefileorlink.

6.Onthereceivingdevice,youshouldseeanoticethattheotherdevicewouldliketoshareafile.Ifyouwanttoacceptit,tapAccept.

Chapter6

TakingPhotosandVideos

QuickStepsto…TakePhotos

UsePhotoOptions

UsethePhotosApp

DownloadVideos

MakeVideos

EditandShareVideos

TheiPhoneistrulyamultimediadevice.Inthenextchapteryouwillseehowwellithandlesliteratureandmusic.Inthischapteryou’llseehowitdoesanequallygoodjobwithphotosandvideos.Inaddition,youcanuseittotakeandeditphotosandvideos.We’lllookathowtotake,edit,andviewthemontheiPhoneaswellashowtouseFaceTime.

USETHEIPHONEASACAMERATheiPhonehastwocameras:theiSightcameraonthebackandtheFaceTimecameraonthefront.TheiSightcameraontheiPhone6and6Plusprovidesan8MP(megapixel)stabilized(opticalstabilizationonthe6Plus)imagewithautomaticfacedetectionandexposurecontrol,bothburstandtimermodes,andgeotaggingtoaddyourcurrentlocationtoaphoto.TheFaceTimecameraprovidesa1.2MPstabilizedimagewithmanyofthesameotherfeatures.TheiPhoneprovidesanexcellentalternativetosmallpoint-and-shootcameras.

TakePhotosIbetyouhavealreadyfiguredouthowtotakeapicturewithyouriPhone.Regardless,herearethesteps:

1.FromtheHomescreen,tapCamera.Animageofwhatthecameraislookingatwillbedisplayed.

2.Presstheshutterbuttoninthemiddleofthebottomofthescreen.Thatisallthereistoit.YourpicturewillappearattheendoftheCameraRollalbum.

TIPIfyouareinahurrytotakeapicture,youdon’thavetounlockyouriPhonefirst;simplyswipeupon

the camera icon in the lower-right corner of the lock screen toopen theCamera app and immediately take apicture.

Aftertakingacoupleofpictureswithjustthesetwosteps,youaregoingtowanttochangethefocus,zoominorout,andjumptoPhotosandjumpbacktoCamera.

ChangeFocusandExposureTheiPhone’scamerashaveautomaticfocusandexposurecapability.Bydefault,theyaimthatcapabilityatthecenteroftheimageonthescreen.Theyalsoprovidefacedetectionandbalancetheexposureacrossuptotenfaces.InCamera,whenyouholdtheiPhonestillwhilepreparingtotakeapicture,ayellowsquarebrieflyappearsontheimageshowingwherethefocusisaimedandusinganormalor“medium”exposure.AsyoumovetheiPhoneandchangetheimage,Camerawillrefocusandtheyellowsquarewillbrieflyreappeartoshowyouwhatitisfocusingon.AtanytimeyoucantouchthescreentotelltheiPhonetofocusandsettheexposureonthatspot.You’llseeasmalleryellowsquarewithasunburstorbrightnesssettingappearwhereyoutouchedthescreen,andfacedetectionwillbeturnedoff.Youcandragthesunburstupforlongerexposure,ordownforshorterexposure.

ZoomInorOutCamerahasthestandardiPhonezoomcapability,whereyoucanzoomin(enlargetheimage)byspreadingtwofingersapartonthescreenandzoomout(reducetheimage)bybringingtwofingerstogether(pinching)onthescreen.Whenyoustarttouseyourfingerstozoominorout,aslidercontrolappearsatthebottomofthescreen.Youcandragthesliderineitherdirectiontoaccomplishthezooming.

JumptoPhotosAsyouaretakingpictures,youwillprobablywanttoquicklylookatyourlatestpicturetoseeifyougotwhatyouwanted.Youcandothatbytappingthethumbnailimageofyourlastsnapshotinthelower-leftcorner.Thattakesyoutothefull-screenimageofyourlastphoto.Useyourfingertoscrollfromlefttorighttoseepreviousphotos.Youcanalsouse

anyoftheCameraRollcontrolsyoulearnedaboutearlierinthischapter.Ifthecontrolsdisappear,tapthescreentoredisplaythem.WhenyouarereadytoreturntotheCameraapp,tapDoneintheupper-rightcorner.

UsePhotoOptionsTheiPhoneprovidesanumberofoptionsforyoutousewhiletakingapicture.Theseincludetheuseofagridforalignment,aflashinlow-lightsituations,aself-timertoallowyoutojumpintothephoto,andtheabilitytoswitchbetweenthefrontandbackcameras.

UseaGridAsyoutrytocomposeapicture,itissometimeshardtoaligntheobjectyouarephotographingwithintheframeofthepicture.Tohelpwiththat,Cameraallowsyoutoturnonagridthatyoucanuseforaligningobjectsonthescreen,asyousawearlier.TurnonoroffthegridbytappingSettings|Photos&Camera|Grid,asdescribedearlierinthechapter.Thegridappearsonthescreenbutwillnotshowupinthephoto.

UsetheFlashTheiSightcameraonthebackoftheiPhonehasaTrueToneflashnexttoitthatcanbeusedtoaddlighttoyourpicturesandprovideveryclosetoreal-lifecolorbalance.Control

whentheflashisusedbytappingthelightningbolticonintheupper-leftcornerofthescreen.Thisgivesyoutheoptionsofturningtheflashonoroff,orputtingitintoautomaticmodewherethecamerasensestheneedfortheflash.

TIPYoucanusethecameraflashasaflashlightwhenitisdarkbyturningitonintheControlCenter,whichyoucanopenbyswipingupfromthebottomoftheiPhonenexttotheHomebutton.SeethediscussionoftheControlCenterinChapter5.

UsetheSelf-TimerTheself-timerallowsyoutosetuptheiPhonecameraandthenjumpintothepicturefora“selfie.”Settheself-timerbytappingthetimericonintheupper-center-rightofthescreenandselecting3S(forthreeseconds)or10S(for10seconds).Then,wheneverythingisset,taptheshutterbutton.TheiPhonewillcountdowntheappropriatenumberofsecondsandthentriptheshutter.

SwitchfromBacktoFrontTheiPhonehastwocameras:oneonthebackwithahigherresolutionthatismeantfortakingthemajorityofpicturesandvideos,andoneonthefrontthatisprimarilyforFaceTimeconversationsorselfies.Youcanswitchbetweenthetwobytappingthecameraandcirculararrowsiconintheupper-rightcorner.

TIPYoucanfindtripods,tripodheads,Bluetoothremoteshutteractivators,andlensaccessoriesthatfitorworkwithyouriPhoneatmostcameraandphotographyoutlets,includingAmazon.com.

TakeAlternativeTypesofPhotosInadditiontonormalphotographs,theiPhonecantakesquare,panoramic,HDR(HighDynamicRange),andburstmodephotos,aswellasapplyfilterstoaphotoasyoutakeit.

TakeaSquarePhotoThenormalphototakenbytheiPhoneisrectangular.iOSgivesyoutheoptiontomakethephotosquare.Inthecommandbaronthebottom,tapSquareordragittotheyellowdot.Youwillseetheelongatedsidesshortentoformasquare.Taptheshuttertotakeasquarephoto.

TakeaPanoramicPhotoTheiPhonewithiOS8letsyouautomaticallytakeaseriesofpicturesandstitchthemtogethertocreateapanoramicpicture.Inthecommandbaronthebottom,tapPanoordragittotheyellowdot.Youwillseeanarrowappear,showingthedirectiontomovethecameratocaptureapanoramicimage.TaptheshutterbuttonandmovetheiPhoneinthedirectionofthearrow.Taptheshutterbuttonagaintocompletethecapture.

TakeanHDRPhotoSeriesHDR,whenitisactive,takesthreeshots,oneeachatlong,short,andnormalexposure,andthenblendsthebestpartsintoasinglepicture.HDRisparticularlyusefulinsituationswithextremecontrastandwidevariationsinlighting.Inthetopofthescreen,tapHDRandselectOn,Off,orAuto.InSettings,youcanchoosetokeepanormalphotoinadditiontoanHDRone.See“ReviewPhotos&CameraSettings,”laterinthechapter.

ApplyFiltersYoucanapplyvariouscolorandmonochromaticfilterstoaphoto.TaptheFiltericoninthelower-rightcornerandtaponeoftheeightfiltersdisplayed.TaptheFiltericonagaintoremovethefilterchoices.Alternatively,youcantapNoneinthecentertonothaveafilterapply.Ifyouwantafilteronapicturealreadytaken,youcanedititandapplyafilterthen.See“EditPhotos,”laterinthischapter.

UseBurstModeBurstmodeallowsyoutotakeaquickseriesofphotosandthenchoosethebestone.Touchandholdtheshutterbuttontotakeaburstofphotos.You’llseethecounterquicklytellingyouhowmanyyouhavetaken.Toselectthephotoyouwanttokeepintheburstyouhavetaken,tapthethumbnailinthelower-leftcornerandtapSelectinthebottom-middlearea.Theburstphotosetwillbeshownatthebottomofthescreenwithoneofthesetsdisplayedonthescreen.Inthesetatthebottom,theonesthattheiPhonebelievestobethebestwillhaveagraydotbeneaththemandthecurrentonedisplayedwillhaveatriangleaboveit.Selectaphotoyouwanttokeepbytappingthecircleinthelower-rightcornerofthephotodisplayedonthescreen.Whenyouhaveselectedtheburstphotosyouwanttokeep,tapDone.Thenyoucandeletetheremainderoftheburstsetbydisplayingitandtappingthedelete(trashcan)icon.

QuickFacts

MovingiPhonePhotostoYourComputerAsyou take pictures or otherwise collect themon your iPhone, you likely

willwantthemalsoonyourcomputer.YoumaybeabletodothisviaiCloud,dependingonyouruseofit,butyoucanalsodothisbysimplypluggingyouriPhoneintoyourcomputer.

MovetoaPC

WhenyouplugyouriPhoneintoaPCcomputer,anAutoPlaymessagepopsup,givingyouseveraloptionsaboutwhattodowithyouriPhoneinformation.All are good options, but I like to control where information is put on mycomputer, so I chooseOpenDeviceToViewFiles because theother optionsdon’tgiveyouthesamedegreeofcontrol.Fromthere,followthesesteps:

1.OnaPC,intheAutoPlaydialogbox,clickOpenDeviceToViewFiles.ThisopenstheWindowsExplorer(FileExploreronWindows8)displayingtheinternalstorageofyouriPhone.

2.Todrilldowntoyourphotos,double-clickInternalStoragetoopenit.Double-clicktheDCIMfilefoldertoopenit,andthendouble-clickthefinalfilefolder.ThisopenstheCameraRollalbumonyouriPhone,displayingthephotositcontains,asyouseeinFigure6-1.

Figure6-1:GettingphotosfromyouriPhoneisjustlikegettingpicturesfromanotherfolderonyourcomputer.

3.UsetheFile(Windows)ExplorerasyounormallywouldtomovetheiPhone’sphotosontherighttofoldersonyourcomputerontheleft.

MovetoaMac

OnaMac,whenyouplugyouriPhoneintothecomputer,iTunesmayopenitif that is your default setting. Close iTunes, open iPhoto, click your iPhone,clickthephotosyouwanttoimportontoyourMac,andclickImportSelected,asshowninFigure6-2.ClickeitherDeleteOriginalsorKeepOriginals.UsetheFinder asyounormallywould tomove the iPhone’sphotos towhereyouwantthem.

Figure6-2:OnaMac,youneedtouseiPhototoinitiallygetphotosofftheiPhone.

WORKWITHPHOTOSTherearemanyreasonswhyyouwouldwantphotosonyouriPhone:fromthesimplefactthatyoulikethemorwantthemforthewallpaperontheHomescreen,tousingthemtoillustratepointsinadocument,todisplaytheminaphotoessay,ortosendtoafriend.Whateverthereason,theiPhonemakesiteasytoacquire,take,edit,store,andusephotos.Alloftheseactionsarediscussedinthissection.

UsethePhotosAppOntheiPhone’sHomescreen,tapPhotos.Ascreenofphotosshouldopen,asyouseeonmyiPhonenext.

OrganizeYourPhotosThePhotosappprovidesthreeprimarywaysoflookingat(orviewsof)yourphotos,eachofwhichhasfurthercategorization:

•PhotosTakesallyourphotosandautomaticallyorganizesthemintoMoments(bydateandtime),Collections(bylocationformorerecentphotoswithgeocoding),andYears.

•SharedIfyouhavesetupaniCloudaccount,ShareddisplaysSharedStreamsthatcontainphotosyousharewiththeotherdevicesthatareonyouriCloudaccountoraresharedwithspecificpeople.We’lltalkaboutthislaterinthischapterintheQuickFacts“UsingPhotoStream.”

•AlbumsOrganizesyourphotosintogroupingscalled“albums”thatyoucreate.Forthephotosyoubroughtacrossfromyourcomputer,eachalbumisafolderthatyouhadonyourcomputer,asyousawearlierinFigure6-2.ThealbumnamedCamera

RollappearswhenyoutakepictureswithyouriPhone’scameraortakescreencaptures.Seediscussionslaterinthischapterontakingpicturesandcapturingscreens.

TIPScreencaptures,orscreenshots,are imagesofwhat iscurrentlyon the iPhone’sscreen.Allof theiPhone screen images in this book are screenshots frommy iPhone. You take a screenshot by pressing andholdingtheOn/Off-Sleep/WakebuttonwhilepressingtheHomebutton.Thescreenwillgoblankforafractionofasecond,andyouwillheara“click”sound.TheimageswillgointotheCameraRollalbumand,ifenabled,intoyourPhotoStream.

AccessYourPhotosYoucanaccesswithyourphotographsineithertheAlbumsorPhotosview.Theobjective,though,istogettoanindividualpicture.Here,we’llstartwithAlbums.

1.InthePhotosapp,ifitisn’talreadyselected,tapAlbumsatthebottom-rightareaofthePhotosscreen.

2.Tapanalbumtoopenitandseeandselectthephotos.

3.Tapaphototoenlargeit.(ThephotosofsculpturesonthispagearecourtesyofHankNelson,CloudstoneSculpture.)

4.Dragthephotototheleftorrighttoviewotherphotos.

5.Tapaphototoredisplaythecontrolsatthetopandbottom.

6.TaptheShareicon,selectanyadditionalphotosinthealbumbytappingthecircleatthebottomofaphoto,andtaponeoftheactionstotakewiththeselectedphoto(s).

7.Whenyouareready,tapCancelintheupper-leftcorner,ifyouarestillintheSharescreen,thentaptheleftarrowintheupper-leftcornertoclosethephotoandreturntothedisplayofthealbum’sphotos.There,youcanselectanotherphotoortapAlbumstoreturntothealbumscreen.Ifyouactuallyshareaphotointhisprocess,youarereturnedtothealbumyouwereworkingwith.

WorkwithAlbumsAsyoureadearlier,foldersonaPCoralbumsonaMacthatyoudownloadedfromyourcomputerbecomealbumsontheiPhone.Afteryouhavetakenpicturesorcapturedscreens,theiPhonecreatesanalbumfortheseitemscalled“CameraRoll.”Inaddition,youcancreateasmanyalbumsasyoulike.Here’show:

1.Toaddanotheralbumfromthealbumscreen,taptheplussignintheupper-leftcorner,typeanalbumname,andtapSave.InthePhotosscreenthatopens,tapthephotosyouwanttoaddtothenewalbum.TapDonewhenyouareready.

2.TapEditonthefarupper-rightoftheAlbumsscreen.Hereyoucanperformthefollowingactions:

•Moveanalbumbydraggingthegripstripontherighttowhereyouwantthealbum.

•DeleteanalbumthatyouhavecreatedontheiPhone(youcan’tdeleteanalbumthatyoubroughtoverfromyourcomputer)bytappingtheDoNotEntericon(aredcirclewithawhitedashinthemiddle)ontheleftandthentappingDelete.

•RenameanalbumthatyouhavecreatedontheiPhonebytappingthenameandusingtheonscreenkeyboardtomakethechangesyouwant.

NOTEYoucanonlyrenameanddeletealbumsthatyoucreateontheiPhone.

3.TapDonewhenyouhavecompletededitingalbums.

4.TapPhotostoopenascreenofyourphotosand,ifneeded,gototheMomentsdisplay.TapSelectandthentapthephotosyouwanttoshare,delete,oraddtootheralbums.

•TaptheShareicontoopentheSharemenu,whereyoucanattachaphototoamessageoremail;sendittoiCloud,Twitter,Facebook,Pinterest,orFlickr;andcopy,print,orperformotheractionsonit.

•TapAddTotoaddselectedphotostoalbumsthatwerecreatedontheiPhone.Youcan’taddtoalbumsthatyoubroughtoverfromfoldersonyourcomputer.

•TapDelete(thetrashcan)todeleteselectedimagesyouhavetakenorcopiedonyouriPhonethatdon’talsoexistonyourcomputeroranotherdevice.TapDeletePhototocompletetheprocess.

•TapCanceltostopanyoperationyouhavestarted.

5.CopyaphotobypressingandholdingituntiltheCopy,Hidemenuappears.TapCopyandopenanalbumyoucreatedontheiPhone.TheneitherpressandholdanexistingphotoandthentapPastetopastethecopytotheleftoftheexistingphoto,orpressandholdablankareaofthealbumandtapPastetopastethecopytorightofthelastexistingphoto.(ThephotosofsculpturesinthenextseveralexamplesarecourtesyofHankNelson,CloudstoneSculpture.)

EditPhotosWithasinglephotodisplayed,tapEditontheupper-rightcornertoperformanumberofoperations:

•TapRed-Eyeandtapeacheyeforwhichyouwanttoremovered-eye.

•TapEnhancetoapplyanautomaticenhancement,generallybrightening.

•TapCroptoopenthecrop,rotate,andaspectratioscreen.Dragthecornersintowardthecentertocropthephotoontwosides.Taptherotateicononthelefttorotatetheimageby45degrees,ordragtheprotractortoanydegreeofrotationdesired.Taptheaspectratioiconontherightandselectadifferentratio.TapResettoreturntotheoriginalimageandtapDonewhenyouarefinished.

•TapFilterstoapplyoneofeightfilters,whichyoucanchoosefromtheoptiondisplayedacrossthebottomofthescreen.

•TapColorDialatthebottomright,andselectvariousdegreesoflight,color,andblackandwhite.

•TapCanceltostopwhatevereditingfunctioniscurrentlyunderway.

SetUpaSlideshowAslideshowdisplaysthephotosinthecurrentalbum,oneaftertheother.FromtheAlbumview,selectaphoto,taptheShareicon,andtapSlideshowtocreateone.TheSlideshowOptionsmenuwillopen.See“ReviewPhotos&CameraSettings,”laterinthischapter.

•TapTransitionsandreviewthevarioustransitionsavailable.Tryseveraltoseewhichoneyoulikeandthenuseit.

•Ifdesired,tapthePlayMusicon/offswitch,tapMusic,andthenselectthepieceyouwanttoplayinthebackground.

•TapStartSlideshowtostartyournewslideshow.

QuickFacts

UsingPhotoStreamPhoto Stream is a component of iCloud that allows you to share recent

photos thatyouhave takenonyour iPhonewithotherdevices thatshareyouriCloud account. Of course, you must have set up and enabled an iCloudaccount, as described in Chapter 1. Also, Photo Stream must be enabled inSettings, as described in “Review Photos & Camera Settings,” later in thischapter.

Photos you take with Camera or screenshots (see the Tip earlier in thischapternearthe“AccessYourPhotos”section)youcaptureonyouriPhonegointo the Camera Roll album. They are automatically uploaded to your PhotoStreamoniCloud,ifitisenabled,afteryouleaveCamera.ThephotoscanthenbeviewedonallthedevicesthatshareyouriCloudaccount,includingPCandMaccomputers.OnyouriPhoneyouwillalsoseephotostakenorcapturedonyourother iCloud-enableddevices.Youcankeepup to1,000photosonyourPhotoStream,andtheywon’tcountagainstyourtotaliCloudstorage.

It’seasytomanageyourPhotoStream:

1.FromtheHomescreen,tapPhotos(ifnecessary),returntoAlbums,tapMyPhotoStream,andtapSelectonthetopright.

2.Tapthephoto(s)youwanttoshare,delete,orsavetoyouriPhone.

3.TaptheShareiconinthebottom-leftcornertoopentheSharemenuandaddthephoto(s)toamessage,anemail,iCloudPhotoSharing(seethenextsection),orFacebook(orthatyouwanttocopy,print,orperformotheractionson),asyouhaveseenearlierinthischapter.

4.TapAddTotosavetheselectedphoto(s)toanexistingalbumthatyouhavecreatedortoanewalbum.

5.TapDelete(thetrashcan)toremovetheselectedphoto(s)fromyourPhotoStreamonyouriPhone.Thisdoesnotdeletetheoriginalphoto(s).

iCloudPhotoSharing

iCloudPhotoSharingisaseparatealbumyousharewithotherpeoplenotonyour iCloudaccountbutwhohave iOS6or laterorOSXMountainLionorlater devices (recent iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch devices as well asMacs).Here’showtocreateaniCloudPhotoSharingalbum:

1.InSettings|Photos&Cameras,turnoniCloudPhotoSharing,ifitisn’talreadyon(see“ReviewPhotos&CameraSettings,”laterinthischapter).

2.FrommostPhotosscreens,tapSharedatthebottomofthescreentoopeniCloudPhotoSharing.

3.Taptheplussignintheupper-leftcornertoopenandnameanewstreamyouarecreating.

4.TapNextandentertheemailaddressofsomeoneyouwanttoshareyournewstreamwith.Taptheplussigninacircletoenteradditionalemailaddressestoshareyourstreamwithmorepeople.

5.Whenyouareready,tapCreate.

6.TapthenewstreamandtaptheplussigntoopenPhotos.Tapthephotosyouwanttoincludeinyournewphotostream,tapDone,andtapPost.Thenewfolderwillopenanddisplaytheselectedphotos.

7.TapPeopleatthebottomofthescreentoinviteadditionalpeopleanddecidehowyouwanttomanagethephotostream.

The people you have invitedwill receive an emailmessage asking if theywanttosubscribetoyourphotostream.

ReviewPhotos&CameraSettingsThefollowingsettingsareavailableforPhotos;fromtheHomescreen,tapSettings|Photos&Camera:

•iCloudPhotoLibraryallowsyoutoturnonorofftheautomaticuploadingofyourentirephotolibrarytoiCloudsoyoucanaccessthislibraryonanyiOSdeviceusingyouriCloudIDandpassword.

•MyPhotoStreamallowsyoutoturnonoroffthebasicPhotoStreamcapability.Seethe“UsingPhotoStream”QuickFacts.

•UploadBurstPhotosallowsyoutoturnonoroffafastsequenceofphotosthatcanbeupto10framespersecond.

•iCloudPhotoSharingallowsyoutoturnonorofftheSharedPhotoStreamcapability.Seethe“UsingPhotoStream”QuickFacts.

•SummarizePhotosallowsyoutochooseacompactsummarizedviewforCollectionsandYears.

•PlayEachSlideForallowsyoutosetthenumberofseconds(from2to20)forwhicheachslideplaysinaslideshow.

•Repeatallowsyoutoturnonorofftheplayingofaslideshow.

•Shuffleallowsyoutoturnonorofftherandommixingofslidesinaslideshow.

•Gridallowsyoutoturnonoroffagridforbetteraligningaphoto.Thisdoesnotshowinthefinalpicture.

•RecordVideoAt60FPSallowsyoutoturnonorofftheabilitytotakehigh-speedvideoat60fps(framespersecond).

•KeepNormalPhotosavesanormalphotowhenanHDR(HighDynamicRange)seriesofphotosistakenthatblendsthebestpartsofthreeseparateexposures.

WORKWITHVIDEOSYouriPhoneprovidesanexcellentwaytorecord,edit,andevenwatchvideos.TheiPhones6and6Plusallowyoutorecord1,080-pixelhigh-definition(HD)videoateither30fpsor60fps.Youcanalsorecordslow-motionvideoateither120fpsor240fps,aswellastime-lapsevideo.ThismakestheiPhoneagoodvideo-recordingdevice.WiththeiPhone’scameras,youcanrecordvideosinmuchthesamewayasyoutakeaphoto,dosomelimitededitingwiththedefaultapps,anddownloadappsformorecomprehensivevideoediting.YoucanalsodownloadmoviesandTVshowsandwatchthemontheiPhone.AlthoughtheiPhonehasasmallscreen,ifyouaretheonlyonewatchingitandyouusetheEarPodstolisten,itisnotabadexperience,especiallyonanairplane.

DownloadVideosThereisanalmostunlimitednumberofvideosyoucanviewonyouriPhone.Thisincludesmovies,TVshows,musicandpersonalvideos,andvideopodcasts.YoucandownloadvideosfromiTunesandmanyadditionalsourcesontheInternet.Whenyoudownloadavideo,youmayhaveitpermanently,althoughinthecasesofrentalsandlibraryloans,whatyoudownloadedwilldisappearafterasettime.Youcanalsostreamavideo,whichmeansthatitissenttoyouinsmallbitesasyouviewit.Streaming,though,requiresthatyouhaveafaster,stableInternetconnection.LookatwhatisavailableandhowtousevideosfromtheiTunesStoreandthenlookatwhatelseisavailable.

CAUTION! Full-lengthmovies are large files in the range of 3GB to 4GB.They take a goodamountoftimetodownload;requirestable,fastInternetandWi-Ficonnections;andifyouusecellular,theywilltakeafairbiteoutofyourdataplan.TheycanalsouseuptheiPhone’smemoryprettyfast.

DownloadfromiTunesUsingiTunesonyouriPhonetogetvideosissimilartousingittogetbooksandmusic,althoughittakesalotlonger.

1.FromtheHomescreen,taptheiTunesStoreiconandonthebottommenubartowardtheleft,tapMoviestoseeanumberofmoviesdisplayed.

2.Seeadditionalvideoswithinanindividualcategory,generallylistedinarow,byswipingittotheleft.Seeadditionalcategoriesbyswipingup.

3.Tapavideotoseeadditionalinformationandviewtrailersofit.Tapatrailertoviewit.

TIP Formanymovies on iTunes, you can choose to rent or buy them. If you buy amovie, you canpermanentlykeep itandwatch itasmanytimesasyouwish. Ifyourentamovie,youhave30days tobeginwatchingitandthen24hours tofinishwatchingit (in theUSA;48hourselsewhere)fromthetimeyouclickPlay.

4.TapeithertheBuypriceortheRentprice(ifitisavailable)andthenselectHD(highdefinitionandalargefilesize)orSD(standarddefinitionandamuchsmallerfilesize).TapBuyMovie(orBuyVideo)orRentMovie,enteryourAppleIDpassword,possiblyverifyyourcreditcard,andthentapOKtocompletetheprocess.Youwillseethedownloadingiconwheretheamountwas.IfyoutapDownloadsinthelower-rightcorner,youwillseetheprogressofthedownloading.

5.Tapoutsideoftheinformationboxtoclosetheaddedinformation.

6.Whenthedownloadinghasfinished,pressHome,tapVideos,andtapyourvideotoplayit.Ifyourentedavideo,youwillbetoldthenumberofdaysyouhaveleft.

MakeVideosTheiPhone’scamerasmakevideosaswellasphotos,andyoumakeavideoverymuchlikeyoudoaphoto.Normalvideoistakenat30fps,butinSettings|Photo&Camera,youcanchangethisto60fps(see“ReviewPhotos&CameraSettings,”earlierinthischapter).

1.OntheHomescreen,tapCameraandthentapordragtheVideooptionovertotheyellowmarkonthescreen.

2.Aimthecamerawhereyouwanttobeginthevideocapture,presstheredbuttonatthebottomcenter,andthenpantheiPhone(moveitfromlefttorightorfromrighttoleft)tocapturewhatyouwantinthevideo.Atimeratthetopofthescreenshowsyouhowlongyouhavebeenshooting.

TIPWhileyouareshootingavideo,youcantakeastillphotographbypressingtheshutterbuttoninthebottom-leftcorner.

3.Whenyouaredonecapturing,presstheredsquarebuttonthathasreplacedtheredroundbuttoninthebottomcenter.Youcanthenviewwhatyoujustshotbytappingthethumbnailofyourvideoatthebottomright.

4.Tapthetriangleinthemiddleofthescreentoplaythevideo.VideosyouproducearekeptinPhotos,notinVideos,butintheVideosalbum.

5.Youcanstartplayingavideoatanyplaceduringitsdurationbytappinginthesequenceofframesatthetopofthescreen,oryoucandragafingeracrosstheframes

toquicklyorslowlyviewthevideo.

TIPYoucantakeascreenshotofaparticularframeinthevideoandinthiswayyoucanidentifythebestphotointhesequenceofaction.

EditandShareVideosAsyoutakevideos,youmaynoticethatyouhaveframesateitherthebeginningorendofthevideothatyouwanttoremove.TheiPhoneprovidesasimplevideoeditorthatletsyoutrimframesfromeitherendofavideoclip,butnotremoveframesfromthemiddleofit.Youcanalsodeleteavideoorshareitwithothersinvariousways.

1.FromtheHomescreen,tapPhotos,tapAlbums(ifneeded),tapVideosorthealbumyouareusingforyourvideos,andtapthevideoyouwanttoworkwith.Itwillopenandhavethefeaturesyousawattheendofthelastsection.Ifyoudon’tseetheseriesofframesatthetopofthescreen,tapthevideo.

2.Totrimanendofftheselectedvideo,tapeitherendoftheseriesofframessoitbecomesenclosedinayellowborder.Dragtowardthemiddlefromeitherenduntiltheframesyouwanttotrimhavebecomedim.TapTrimintheupper-rightcornerand

thentapeitherTrimOriginal,soyouonlyhaveaclipwithouttheframesyoutrimmed,orSaveAsNewClip,tocreateanewclipwithoutthetrimmedframesandstillhavetheoriginalclipwiththeframes.

3.Todeletetheentirevideo,taptherecyclebininthelower-rightcornerandthentapDeleteVideo.

4.Toshareavideowithotherpeople,taptheShareiconinthelower-leftcornerofthescreenandthentapthemethod(MessageorMail)orservice(YouTube,Facebook,orVimeo)youwanttouse.NotethatYouTubeandVimeoareuniquetovideos.Inbothcases,youmusthaveanexistingaccounttouploadvideos.

TIPAppleoffersforfreeaverycapablevideo-editingappcallediMovie,whichyoucandownloadandusefromtheAppStore.

TakeTime-LapseandSlow-MotionVideoTheiPhone6and6Plusofferbothtime-lapseandslow-motionvideo.InCamera,tapTime-Lapseandthentaptheshutterbutton.TheiPhonewilltakeastillphotoaboutevery

sevenseconds,untilyoutaptheshutteragain.Itwillthenputthestillphotostogetherintoavideothatyoucaneditassuch.Forslow-motion,inCameratapSlo-Moatthebottomofthescreenandthentapthespeed,either120fpsor240fps.Taptheshuttertostartthevideoandthentapitagainwhenyouaredone.Ifyouselecttheslow-motionvideoinPhotos,youwillseeatimebarbeneaththevideoframes.Youcandragthetwoblackverticalbars,representingthestartandendoftheslow-motionsegment,anywherewithinthetimebartoindicatethepartyouwantinslowmotion.

USEFACETIMEFaceTimemakestheiPhone(oraniPadoriPodtouch)intoavideophone,whereyoucancontactsomeoneandhaveaface-to-faceconversationwiththem—inotherwords,avideochat.TouseFaceTime,youneedtohaveanAppleIDandeitheraWi-FiorcellularconnectiontotheInternet.Note,however,thatinusingacellularserviceforFaceTimeyoumayincurdatacharges.

Here’showtomakeaFaceTimecall:

1.TaptheFaceTimeiconontheHomescreen.TheFaceTimescreenwillappearwithsomeofyourcontacts.

2.Tapthepersoninyourcontactlistthatyouwanttocall.Anintermediatescreen

willappearshowingwhoyouarecallingandgivingyoucontrolstoswitchthefrontandbackcamera,disconnectthecall(hangup),andmutethecall.

3.Whentheotherpersonanswers,theywillappearonyourscreenwithyourpictureinsetinacorner.Youcanbegintalkingasyounormallywould.TheiPhone’smicrophoneisprettygood,andyoushouldn’thavetoleanin.

4.Dragthesmallimageofyoutoanyofthefourcorners.

5.Whenyouaredonewiththecall,tapthescreenandthentapDisconnect(thereddotwithahandset).

6.Youcanshowthepersonyouaretalkingtowhatyouarelookingatbytappingtheswitchcameraicon,ontheleft,toactivatetheothercameraintheiPhoneandthenaimingtheiPhoneatwhatyouwanttoshow.

7.YoucanalsomutetheiPhone’smicrophone—if,forexample,youwanttotakeacallonanotherphone—bytappingthemuteicon.

8.IfyouwanttoresumeaFaceTimecall,tapRecentsandthentapthecallyouwanttoresume.

Chapter7

ListeningtoandReadingontheiPhone

QuickStepsto…GetMusicfromiTunes

TransferMusicfromaComputer

CreatePlaylists

ListentoMusic

ListentoiTunesRadio

ReadUsingSafari

ReadUsingtheNewsstand

ReadUsingiBooks

ExploreMaps

GetDirections

Inthefirstsixchapters,I’veprimarilycoveredhowtogetthemostproductiveuseoutofyouriPhone.Inthischapter,you’llseehowtorelaxandenjoyyouriPhonebylocating,getting,organizing,andlisteningtomusicandthenhowtolocate,organize,andreadelectronicbooks(ebooks)andotherdocuments.

LISTENTOMUSICMusichasalwaysbeenapowerfulpartofhumanhistory,anditremainssointhismobiledigitalage.Peoplemaynotagreeonthetypeofmusictheylike,butthemajorityofpeopleliketolistentosomeformofit—andtheiPhonesupportsthatinspades.Here,we’lllookatgettingmusicfromtwosources(iTunesandyourcomputer),organizingitintoplaylists,andthenlisteningtoit.

GetMusicfromiTunesiTunesmakesavailableforpurchaseanddownloadover37millionsongs.iTunesiseasytousetosearch,open,preview,andbuymusicthatyouwanttolistento.

TIP In addition tomusic, at the iTunes Store you can buymovies, TV shows, and othermedia. Thegeneraldiscussionhereonhow touse iTunesapplies equally to all the typesofmediaavailable through it. ItalkedbrieflyaboutgettingvideosandmoviesinChapter6.

SetUpiTunesiTunescomesalreadyinstalledontheiPhone,andusingitrequireslittlemorethanopeningit.Youmust,ofcourse,haveanAppleID,butyoumostlikelyhavethat,asdescribedinChapter1.TakeabrieflookattheiTunessettingsbytappingSettings|iTunes&AppStoresfromtheHomescreen:

•ShowAllallowsyoutodeterminewhetheryouwanttoshowallofthemusicandvideosyouhavepurchasedfromiTunesandiniTunesMatches(seenextitem)aswellaswhetheryouhavedownloadedthemtoyouriPhone.Thedefaultistoshowthem.

•iTunesMatchallowsyoutosubscribe(for$24.99ayear)toaniCloudservicethatstoresallofyourmusic,regardlessofwhetheryouboughtitoniTunesornot.

•ThefourAutomaticDownloadsoptionsallowpurchasesonotherdevices,suchasaniPad,tobeautomaticallydownloadedtoyouriPhone.Theseareonbydefault,andundermostcircumstances,youwanttoleavethemthatway.

•Ifyouhavealimiteddataplan,youprobablydonotwanttousecellularfortheautomaticdownloadsbetweenAppledevicesandforiTunesMatch.Thisisthedefault,whichyouprobablywanttoleave.

•SuggestedAppsallowsyoutoturnonoroffthesuggestionsonthelockscreenandAppSwitcherofappsthatyouhaveinstalledorareavailablefromtheAppStorerelatedtoyourcurrentlocation.Thedefaultisthattheyarebothturnedon.

BecomeFamiliarwithiTunesTakeaquicklookaroundiTunesandgetfamiliarwiththeinterface.OpenitbytappingiTunesStoreontheHomescreen.TheiTunesscreenthatopenshastwosetsofselectors.AtthebottomofthescreenaretheprimarycategoriesofMusic,Movies,TVShows,Search,andMore.Foreachofthefirstthreecategoriesatthebottomthereisasetofgenres,orsubcategories,availablebytappingGenresatthetop-leftareaofthescreen.

ThelasttwoitemsonthebottomallowyoutosearchiTunesoropenfiveadditionalsourcesofmusic.Atthetopofthescreen,inadditiontoselectingalistofgenres,youcanchoosebetweenFeatured,piecesselectedbyiTunes(thedefault),andCharts,piecesselectedbasedontheirpopularity.WithinChartsyoucanseethemostpopularsinglesatthetop,followedbyalbumsandmusicvideos.OnboththeFeaturedandChartsscreens,youcanscrollmostrowsfromrighttoleft.

NOTEAsseniors,wemaynotrecognizemuchofthemusicthatisdisplayed,butiTuneshasourmusicalso.

SearchiTunesThekeyhurdleinusingiTunes,ofcourse,isfindingthemusicyouwanttobuy.iTunesgivesyouseveralwaysofreviewingwhatisavailable.

1.WhenyoufirstopeniTunes,AllGenresisselectedontheGenresscreen.Thisprovidesasmatteringofrecentpopularalbumsandsongsofdifferenttypes.

2.Tohoneinonaparticulargenre,tapGenresatthetop-leftcornertoreviewwhatisavailable.

3.Tapseveralgenresthatappealtoyou,suchasBlues,Classical,Jazz,Pop,andRock,andlookatwhatisavailable.

4.TapSearchinthebottom-rightareatoopentheSearchboxatthetopofthescreen,whereyoucanenteralbum,artist,andcomposernames,aswellascategoriesofmusic.Forexample,tosearchforthemusicofmyyouthandyoungadulthood,I

enteredMusicofthe50sand60sandwasamazedatallIgot.

TIPDon’tlimityoursearchestoalbumsorartists.Tryanyuniquecategoriesyoumightthinkof.

PreviewandBuyMusicOnceyouhavefoundthemusicyoumaywant,thenextstepistopreviewitandmakesureitiswhatyoureallywant—and,ifso,tobuyit.Topreviewandpotentiallybuyanalbumorsongthatyouhavefound,followthesesteps:

1.FromtheiTunespageyoufoundearlier—forexample,theresultofmy“Musicofthe50sand60s”search—tapanalbumorsongyouareinterestedin.ItappedCruisin’totheHitsofthe‘50sand‘60s.

2.Yougetanoverview,reviewsummary,price,andlistofthesongsonthealbumorjusttheindividualsong.Tapanyofthesongstohavea90-secondpreviewofitplayedonyouriPhone.

3.Whenyoufindasongoralbumthatyouwanttobuy,taptheprice,tapBuySong,

useyourTouchIDorenteryourAppleIDpassword,andtapOK.Youwillseeyoursongdownloading,andwhenitisdone,theword“Play”replacestheprice.

ThefirsttimeyoubuysomethingfromtheiTunesorAppStore,youwillbeaskedtoagreetoApple’stermsofsale(a34-pagedocumentyoucanhaveemailedtoyou).Youare

askedthiseveniftheapporsongyouaregettingisfree.

TransferMusicfromaComputerIfyouhavehadacomputerforanylengthoftime,youprobablyhaveputsomemusiconit,eitherbydownloadingthemusicorbycopyingCDsyouhavetoyourcomputer(called“ripping”CDs).ThemajorwaytogetmusicfromotheriTunessourcestoyouriPhoneisthroughyourcomputer,andtodothatyouneedtohaveiTunesinstalledonyourcomputer.YoumayalreadyhaveiTunesonyourcomputer,butifnotreturntoChapter1andinstallitnow;thenlookatcollectingthemusicyouhaveonyourcomputer,rippingCDstoiTunes,andfinallytransferringandsyncingyourmusicbetweenyourcomputerandyouriPhone.

CollecttheMusiconYourComputerTogetthemusicfromyourcomputerontoyouriPhone,itmustfirstresideiniTuneson

yourcomputer.InmanyinstancesiTuneswillautomaticallyfindandlistthemusicfromyourcomputerifitisinthestandardfolders,andyouwillnotneedtodoanythingmore(seeFigure7-1).

Figure7-1:iTunesismorethanaconduitforcommunicatingbetweenyouriPhoneandyourcomputer;itisalsoagreatorganizerandplayerofmusiconyourcomputer.

IfiTunesdidnotautomaticallylocateandlistyourmusic,assistitbyopeningthefilesystemonyourcomputer(WindowsorFileExploreronWindows,orFinderonaMac)andlocatingyourmusic.OnrecentWindowscomputers(7and8),itisprobablylocatedwithinLibraries/Music/.OnMacs(recentOSXversions),itisprobablylocatedwithinMusic.Withthatknowledge,followthesesteps:

1.IniTunesonyourcomputer,thefirsttimeyouuseit,clickScanForMedia.Thiswillpickuptheeasilyrecognizedmusic.Onmycomputeritpickedupmostofthe27albumsIhave.

2.StilliniTunesonyourcomputer,clickFile|AddFolderToLibrary.Navigatetothefolderthatcontainsanymusicnotautomaticallypickedup.

3.Clickthetopalbum,pressandholdSHIFT,clickthebottomalbumtoselectthemall,andclickSelectFolder.

4.YoumaybetoldthatoneormoreofthesongsyouareaddingtoiTunesneedstobeconvertedtoadifferentformat.ClickConvert.TheprocessofconvertingandaddingyourmusictoiTunesmaytakeseveralminutes,dependingonhowbigyourlibraryis.

RipCDstoiTunesHere’showtoriporaddmusicfromaCDtoiTunes:

1.Ifitisn’talready,startiTunesonyourcomputer.

2.PlacetheCDinyourcomputer’sCDdrive.iTuneswillopen,displayingtheCDyouinsertedanditssongs.

3.iTuneswillaskifyouwanttoimporttheCD.ClickYes.

TIPIfyoudon’twanttoimporttheentireCD,youcanuncheckthesongsyoudonotwanttoimport.

4.Ifyouareaskedaboutimportsettings,unlessyouhaveaspecialneed,acceptthedefaultandclickOK.

5.AstheCDisbeingimported,you’llseethestatusatthetopandagreencheckmarkinagreencircle.

6.Ifyouaretoldthatthecoverartworkcannotbefound,clickOK.Youcanlivewithoutitorcomebacklaterandtrytofindit(doanInternetsearchonthetitle).

7.Whenyouaredoneimporting,removetheCDfromthecomputer.

TransferandSynctoiPhoneYoucantransferallorselectedpartsofthemusiconyourcomputertoyouriPhoneautomaticallybysyncingit,inessencemakingthemusiconyouriPhonethesameasthemusiconyourcomputer.

1.PlugyouriPhoneintoaUniversalSerialBus(USB)portonyourcomputerandunlocktheiPhone,ifnecessary.

2.Onyourcomputer,startiTunes,clickyouriPhoneintheobjectsbar(itshouldbetheobjectontheleftbutclosesttothecenter),andclickMusicunderSettings,asyoucanseeinFigure7-2.

Figure7-2:iTunesonyourcomputerallowsyoutohaveconsistentmusiconbothyourcomputerandyouriPhone.

3.ClickSyncMusicandclickeitherEntireMusicLibraryorSelectedPlaylists.IrecommendSelectedPlayliststoconservespaceontheiPhone.

4.Reviewtheplaylists,artists,genres,andalbumsandselect(check)theonesyou

wantonyouriPhone.Notethatthelistsduplicateeachother.Probablytheleastconfusingistoselectalbumsandnotanyothercategory.

5.Whenyouhaveselectedthemusicyouwanttotransfer,clickApplyinthelower-rightcorner.

SyncingtransfersthemusicthatisnotcurrentlyonyouriPhonefromyourcomputertotheiPhone,buttheoppositeisnottrue—musicthat’sontheiPhonebutnotonthecomputerwillnotbetransferredtothecomputer.

CreatePlaylistsAplaylistisalistofsongsfromvariousalbumsthatyouwanttoplaytogetherinsequence.Selectingtheplaylistplaysallthesongsonit.Theprocessofcreatingaplaylistentailssimplyselectingthesongsyouwantonthelistandgivingitaname.HereishowyoudoitintheiPhone’sMusicapp:

1.FromtheiPhone’sHomescreen,tapMusic|Playlistsonthebottomleft.IfyouseePlaylists,tapMoreontherightandthentapPlaylists.Ifyouhavepurchasedseveralindividualsongsonanalbum,theywillbeshownasaplaylistunderthealbum’sname.

NOTETheiconsatthebottomoftheMusicscreencanberearrangedaccordingtowhatyouusemostoftenbytappingMore|Editanddraggingtheiconstowhereyouwantthem.

2.Tocreateanewplaylist,tapNewPlaylist(theplussign),typeaname,andtapSave.

3.TapSongsatthebottomofthescreen.ThiswillopenalistofallthesongsonallthealbumsyouhaveeitherimportedfromyourcomputerorpurchasedoniTunes.

4.Eitherswipeuporusethealphabeticindexonthefarrighttoscrollthroughthelistsoyoucanfindthesongsyouwant.

5.Tapthesongsyouwantontheplaylist.Whenyouhaveselectedallthesongsyouwant,tapDone.Thelistofsongsonyourplaylistwillappear.

6.TapEditintheupperlefttogointoeditmode.

NOTEOnlyplayliststhatyoucreateontheiPhonecanbeedited.Playliststhatyoubringoverfromyourcomputercannotbe.

7.Todeleteasongonthelist,tapthewhitebarintheredcircleandthentapRemove.Dragthegripstriponthefarrighttorepositionsongswithinthelist.

8.Toaddasongtothelist,taptheplussignintheupperrightandrepeatsteps3through5.Whenthelististhewayyouwantit,tapPlaylistsontheleft.YournewplaylistwillappearonMusic’sPlaylistspage.

ListentoMusicYoucanlistentomusiconyouriPhoneusingiPhone’sMusicapp,whichhasanumberoffeaturestofulfillthatfunction.Unlessithasbeenmoved,theMusiciconisontherightendofthedockatthebottomoftheHomescreen.

TIPTheMusicappallowsyoutoplaynotonlymusic,butalsopodcastsandaudiobooks,aswellaslistento“radio”(streamingaudio).

ToplaymusiconyouriPhonefromtheHomescreen,tapMusic,taponeofthecategoriesatthebottom,tapRadio,Playlists,Songs,Artists,orMorewhereyoufindAlbums,Genres,Compilations,andComposers,andfinallytapanindividualsongyouwanttoplay.TheiPhone’splayerwillopenwiththesecontrols:

•Returntolibrary(thearrowintheupper-leftcorner)leavesthecurrentsongandreturnstothePlaylist,Album,orArtistlibrary,butleavesthesongplayingunlessyoupauseit.

•Thesonglist(thethreelinesintheupper-rightcorner)displaysthelistofsongsinthealbum.

•Thecurrentpositionshowswhereyouarecurrentlyinthesongthatisplaying.Youcandragtheredpositionmarker(alsocalleda“Playhead”)ineitherdirectiontomovewhatiscurrentlyplaying.

•Theprogressbarprovidesthespanformarkingthecurrentpositioninasongthatisplaying.Thenumberofminutesalreadyplayedandremainingareateitherendoftheprogressbar.

•PlayercontrolswithPreviousandNextallowyoutostepthroughanalbumonetrackatatimeineitherdirection,andPlayandPauseallowyoutostartandstopplayingthecurrentsong.

•Thevolumeslidercanbedraggedleftorrighttolowerorraisethevolumeofthemusicbeingplayed.

•Repeatrepeatsthecurrentsong.

•Createallowsyoutocreateanewplaylistorradiostationbasedonthecurrentlyselectedartistorsong.

•Shufflerearrangesthelistofsongsinanalbumandplaystheminarandomorder.

TIPTodeleteanalbumfromyouriPhone,tapMore|Albums (unlessyouhaverearrangedtheicons),swipethealbumfromrighttoleft,andtapDelete.YoucannotdeletealbumsthatareoniCloud(forexample,thefreeU2albumApplegaveeveryone).ToremoveitfromyouriPhone,inSafarigotoitunes.com/soi-remove,tapRemoveAlbum,signinwithyourIDandpassword,andyouwillbetoldthealbumisremoved.

ControlMusicActuallycontrollingthemusicyouareplayingis,atthispoint,anticlimactic,andyouprobablyhave,withthetouchcontrolssoobvious,figureditout.This,ofcourse,variesabit,dependingontheviewyouhaveonthescreen.

1.Aftertappingthesongyouwanttoplay,theplayerwillopenwiththeprogressbar,playercontrols,andvolumeslider,asdescribedpreviously,andthesongwillbegin.Theentireplaylist,album,orartistcollectionwillplayifyoudon’tinterruptit.

2.TapPauseintheplayercontrolstotemporarilystopplayingthemusic.TapPlaytostartplayingagainwhereyouleftoff.

3.TapPreviousorNexttogotothepreviousornextsongortrackinthealbum.

4.Dragthevolumeslidertoincreaseordecreasethevolume.

TIPSomeheadphones,suchasApple’sEarPods,whichcanbepluggedinonthe leftof theLightningUSBcable,allowyoutoadjustthevolumeremotelyonthewiretotheheadphones.

SetUpMusicOpenMusic’ssettingsfromtheHomescreenbytappingSettings|Music.Optionsincludethefollowing:

•ShakeToShuffleletsyoushakeyouriPhonetochangetheorderinwhichsongsareplayed.

•SoundCheck,whenturnedon,levelsoutvolumehighsandlows.

•EQallowsyoutoselectpresetequalizersettingsforvarioustypesofmusic.

•VolumeLimitletsyousetamaximumvolumelimit,whichyoumightwanttousewithheadphones.

•Lyrics&PodcastInfoprovidesaddedinformationwhenitisavailable.

•GroupByAlbumArtistgroupsalbumsbyoneartisttogether.

•ShowAllMusicprovidesforthedisplayofallmusicthathasbeendownloadedtotheiPhoneorstoredonyouriCloudaccount.

•GeniusallowsAppletoanonymouslygatherinformationaboutyourmusiclibrarysotheycansuggestsimilarmusictoyou.

•iTunesMatchsetsupthestoringofallofyourmusiconiCloud,includingmusicyouhaverippedfromCDsanddownloadedfromothersources.See“SetUpiTunes”earlierinthischapter.

•HomeSharingdisplaystheAppleIDusedwithHomeSharing.

TIP Turning the iPhone to Landscape orientation (lengthwise) displays a full screen of your albumcovers.

UsetheControlCenterControlsIfyouareplayingmusicwhilealsousinganotherapp,suchasanappforreadingabookormagazine,youcanquicklygettoasetofplayercontrolsintheControlCenterwithouthavingtoopentheMusicappandpossiblylosingyourplaceinwhatyouarereading.

YoucandisplaytheaudiocontrolsfromanyopenscreenonyouriPhonebyswipingupfromthebottomofthescreenandusingthesameplayercontrolsdescribedearlier.

ListentoiTunesRadioiTunesRadioisacompetitorofPandoraandotherstreamingInternet“radio”stations(wherethemusicissenttoyouasyouarelisteningtoit).iTunesRadioprovidesanumberofstationseitherdedicatedtoparticulartypesorgenresofmusicorgroupingsofmusicsuchasthecurrenttop50songsorTheBeatlesRadio.Youcanalsocreateyourownstation,whichisstoredoniCloud,soyoucanlistentoitandanyoftheotherstationsanywhereyouhaveiTunes,includingyouriPhone,iPad,iPod,andyourPCorMaccomputer.

NOTEiTunesRadioisitselffree,buttherewillbeoccasionaladstolistento,andyouareremindedthatyoucanbuythecurrentsongforyourownlibrarybyclickingthepriceassociatedwithit.IfyousignupforiTunesMatch(explainedearlierinthischapter),youwillbesparedtheadvertising.

IfyouhaveneverusediTunesRadio,youmaynotseetheiconatthebottomoftheMusicscreenandyouwillneedtodownloadtheappfromtheAppStore.TapAppStoreandtapSearchonthebottomrightofthescreen.TapintheSearchboxatthetopofthescreen,typeitunesradio,andtapSearch.WheniTunesRadioappears,tapListenNow.

IfyoudoseetheiTunesRadioiconatthebottomleftoftheMusicscreen,tapit.Ineithercase,iTunesRadiowillopen.Acrossthetoparefeaturedstations,andonthebottomisspaceforyourownselectedones.TouseiTunesRadioonyouriPhone,followthesesteps:

1.ScrollFeaturedStationsbyswipingfromrighttoleft.

2.Selectastationtolistentobytappingit.TheNowPlayingscreenwillopenanddisplaythealbumcoverforthecurrentsong,aswellasthefamiliarplayercontrols.

3.Taptheinfoiconformoreinformationaboutthecurrentsongandtocreateanewstationbasedonthecurrentartistorcurrentsong.Youcanalsotunethecurrentstationtoplayonlythetophitsoravarietyofrelatedmusic,oryoucanexploresomevariationsofthethemeofthecurrentstation.Finally,youcanchoosetoallowexplicittracksaswellasifandhowyouwanttosharethisstationwithothers.

4.Thereareseveralwaystostartastationofyourown.Asyoureadinstep3,youcanstartanewstationbasedonanartistorasongyouarecurrentlyplaying.YoucanalsotapNewStation(theredplussign)ontheiTunesRadiopageandselectagenreandpossiblyasubcategory.Finally,youcanusethesearchboxatthetopofthescreenandenteranartist,song,orgenre.

TIPIfyouonlyhaveoneofyourownradiostations,youcanseetheNewStationplussignontheinitialiTunesRadioscreen.Ifyouhavetwoormoreofyourownstations,youwillneedtoscrollupfrombottomtotoptoseeNewStation.

5.Tochangeordeletearadiostationyouhavecreated,tapEditontheleftoftheMyStationsheading.Tapthestationyouwanttoworkwith.Youcanaddartists,songs,and/orgenresthatyouwantmoreofordon’twanttohear.Alternatively,you

cantapDeleteStationandthentapDeletetoremovethestation.

READONTHEIPHONEReadingontheiPhoneiseasy,andtheiPhoneoffersalottoread.ManynewspapersareavailablebothinSafariandintheirownapps.Also,alargenumberofmagazines,againbothonlineandintheirownapps,areavailable.ThenthereistheiBookappthatcomeswithiPhonewithwhichyoucanbuybooksandreadthem.Finally,severalthird-partyebookreadersareavailableintheAppStore,alongwiththousandsoffreebooksthatyoucanread,andagreatnumbermorethatyoucanbuy.

ReadUsingSafariAgreatdealofmaterialtoreadontheInternetisavailabledirectlyinSafariwithoutanotherapp,asyouhaveseeninChapter3.Thisincludeswebpagesthemselves,blogs(weblogs,orongoingwritingaboutaparticularsubject),newspapers,andmagazines.ToreadonSafari(forexample,TheNewYorkTimeswebsite),followthesesteps:

1.FromtheHomescreen,tapSafari.

2.TapintheaddressboxatthetopcenterofthescreenandthentaptheXontherightendoftheboxtoremoveitscontents.

3.Typenytimes.comandtapGo.TheNewYorkTimeshomepagewillopen.

4.Whenyouseeanarticleyouwanttoread,tapittoopenapagewiththatstory.

5.TapReader(thestackoflines)attheleftendoftheaddressbar.Thearticlewillappearinawell-formatted,easy-to-readpage.

ReadUsingtheNewsstandTheNewsstandisaholderforcertainnewspapersandmagazineswhoseapphasbeencustomizedsothatthepublicationgoesintotheNewsstand(theNewsstanditselfisnotanapp).OnesuchmagazineisNationalGeographic.Here’showtogetanduseit:

1.FromtheHomescreen,taptheNewsstandicontoopentheNewsstand.

2.TapStoreonthebottom-rightcorneroftheNewsstand.TheAppStorewillopenanddisplayseveralmagazines.

3.Tolocateamagazineyoudon’timmediatelysee,tapandclearthesearchboxintheupper-rightcorner,typethemagazinename,andtapSearch.Asetofmagazineappswillappear.

4.TapNationalGeographicineithertheoriginalsetofmagazines,ifitappearedinstep2,orasaresultofthesearchinstep3.

5.TapFree,tapInstall,andthentapOpen.Apageopensshowingrecentcopiesofthemagazine,whereyoucanbuyindividualissuesorsubscribeforayear.

6.Tapyourchoice,tapBuy,typeyourAppleIDpassword,andtapOK.TapDownload.Themagazinewilldownloadandthenbedisplayed.

TIPSomemagazines automaticallydownloadnew issues and sometimesautomatically chargeyou forthatnew issue,dependingonyour subscriptionarrangementwith them.By tappingSettings | iTunes&AppStore,youcanturnofftheAutomaticDownloadsUpdates.

ReadUsingiBooksWithiBooks,youcancarryasmalllibraryaroundwithyou;addtothattheiBookstoreandtheiCloud,andyouhaveanendlesssupplyofreadingmaterial.TheiBooksappisnotonlyacontainerandorganizerforyourbooks,asisNewsstandformagazines,butitisalsoareader,aportaltotheiBookstore,andameanstofullyannotateyourbookswithbookmarks,highlighting,andnotes.

SetUpiBooksStartyouriBookexperiencebysettingitupthewayyouwant:

1.PressHomeandtapSettings|iBookstoopentheiBookssettings.

2.Reviewthesettingsandconsiderifyouwanttochangeanyofthem:

•FullJustification,whenenabled,alignsthetexttothemarginsonboththeleftandrightedgesbyspreadingoutthecharactersandwords.Thealternativeistohavearaggedrightedgewithconsistentcharacterandwordspacing.

•Auto-hyphenation,whenenabled,allowssplittingwordsontherightmargintofacilitatejustificationwithoutdrasticchangestothecharacterandwordspacing.

•BothMarginsAdvance,whenenabled,allowsyoutoadvancetothenextpageontherightbytappingtheleftmarginaswellastherightmargin.Otherwise,tappingtheleftmarginwilltakeyoubackonepage.

•SyncBookmarksAndNotesandSyncCollections,whenenabled,syncyourbookmarks,notes,andcurrentpageinformation,aswellasthewayyouhaveorganizedyourbooksintocollectionsacrossyouriOSdevicessuchasiPadsandiPods.

•OnlineContent,whenenabled,allowsthebookyouarereadingtogoonlineandaccesscontentfromthebook’spublisher.

•AcknowledgementsissimplyAppleacknowledgingthepeoplewhocontributedtoiBooks.

3.PressHometoleaveSettings.

SearchandBuyfromtheiBookstore

TheiBookstoreisliketheiTunesStore,exceptthatitisforbooks.Hereishowtobuyoracquire(somearefree)oneormorebooks:

1.FromtheHomescreen,tapiBooksandtapFeaturedinthebottom-leftarea.TheiBookstorewillopen.

2.Swipefromrighttoleftthevariouslinesofbooks.Swipeuptoreviewvariouscategoriesofbooks.YoumightwanttoexploreCategoriesatthetopleftorTopChartsatthebottomcenter.YoucanalsotapSearchandentertosearchforspecificbooks,authors,orcategories.

3.Whenyoufindabookyouareinterestedin,tapittoopendetailedinformationaboutit.

4.Ifyouwanttoreadasampleofthebook,tapSample.Thebookwillappearonyourbookshelfwiththeword“Sample”onthecover.Somesamplesarequiteextensive.

5.Whenyouarereadytobuyabook,tapthebook’spriceandthenBuyBook,enteryourAppleIDpassword,andtapReturn.ThebookwillappeariniBooks.

UseiBooksAlthoughtheprincipalpurposeofiBooksistofacilitatethereadingofbooks,italsoprovidesfortheacquiring,organization,display,anddisposalofbooks.ThefunctionsthatcanbeperformediniBooksincludethefollowing:

•Viewbookseitherinthestandardbookshelfview,shownnextatleft,orinalistview,shownnextatrightbytappingthestackoflinesiconintheupper-leftcorner.

•Sortlistviewbytappingoneofthefoursortmethodsatthetopofthelistviewscreen.

•Arrangebooksonthebookshelfbytouchingandholdingonabookwhiledraggingittoanotherlocation.

•Searchforabookbyscrollingtothetop(swipingfromtoptobottom)ofthebookshelforbooklist;tappinginthesearchbox;enteringthekeywordssuchasauthor,title,orsubject;andtappingSearch.

•DeleteabookineitherviewbytappingSelectinthefar-upper-rightcornerandtappingthebook(orbooks)youwanttodeletetoplaceawhitecheckmarkinabluecircleonthebook(s).Whenyouareready,tapDelete.YouthencantapeitherDeleteThisCopytodeletethecopyonyouriPhoneorDeleteFromAllDevicestodeletecopiesfromyouriPhoneaswellasanycopiesonyourotheriOSdevices.TapDone.ThebookwillremainavailabletoyouiniCloud(seetheiconintheupper-rightcornerofthebook).TapthebooktobringacopybackontotheiPhone.

•Organizebooksbyputtingyourlibraryintocollectionsorcategoriesthatyousetupsimilartothecategoriesinlistview,butwithyourowncategories(or“collections”)thatappearinbothBookshelfandlistview.DothisbytappingSelect,selectingthebooks,tappingMove,andselectingthecollectionorcreatinganewone.

ReadaBookUsingiBooktoreadabookisquiteeasy,butiBookalsoprovidesthemeanstodomuchmorethanjustread—intermsofenlargingthepage,changingthefontsize,jumpingtoaparticularpage,jumpingtothetableofcontents,lookingupthedefinitionofaword,andaddingabookmark.NotallbooksthatyoureadiniBookshaveexactlythesamefeatures,butmanyhavetheonesdescribedhere:

•FromiBook,swipethebookshelf(ifneeded)toopenthecollectionandthentapthebookthatyouwanttoread.Thebookwillopen.IfyouhaveneverreadanyofthebookontheiPhonebefore,itwillopentopage1.IfyouhavepreviouslyreadsomeofthebookontheiPhoneorotheriOSdevicewithwhichyouaresharingthebook,thebookwillopentowhereyouwerelastreading.

•Turnapagebytappingintheleftmarginorswipingfromtheleftedgetogobackapage,orbytappingintherightmarginorswipingfromtherightedgetogoforwardapage.

•Displaythecontrolsbytappingvirtuallyanywhereonthepage(althoughApplerecommendstowardthecenterofthepage).

•ReturntothelibrarybytappingtheLibrarybuttonintheupper-leftcorner.

•DisplaythetableofcontentsoralistofbookmarksoryournotesbytappingtheContentsiconandthentappingeitherBookmarksorNotes(theContentspageisdisplayedbydefault).

•ChangethefontandsizebytappingtheFontsicontoopentheFontsmenu,whereyoucanchangethebrightnessusingtheslideratthetop,decreaseorincreasethefontsizebyrepeatedlytappingthesmallerorlarger“A,”changethefontbytappingFontsandselectingafont.

•SearchthetextbytappingtheSearchicontoopentheSearchbox.TypeawordorpagenumbertosearchforandtapSearch.

•AddabookmarkbytappingtheBookmarkicononthefarright.Taptheiconagaintodeleteit.BecauseiBookkeepstrackofwhereyouarecurrentlyreading,bookmarksareforotherpurposesyoumighthave.SeealistofbookmarksbytappingtheContentsiconandthenBookmarks.

•Gotoanotherpagebydraggingtheslideratthebottomofthepageineitherdirection.

AnnotateaBookForthosewholiketoannotatethebookstheyread,readinginiBookhastobearealasset.Besidesleavingbookmarks,asdiscussedearlier,youcanalsoperformthefollowingtasks:

•Selecttext,anyamountofit,bydouble-tappingsomeofwhatyouwanttoselectandthendraggingtheendpointstoencloseallofthetextyouwanttoselect.Whenyoudothat,amenuappearsthatallowsyoutocopy,getadefinition,highlight,makeanote,search,orsharetheselection.

•HighlighttextbydraggingacrossitorbyselectingitandtappingHighlight.Inthelattercase,intheHighlightmenuthatopens,tapthecolordiscsontheleftandthentaponeofthefivecolorsortheunderline.Closethehighlightmenubytappinganywhereoutsideofthehighlight.

•AddanotebyselectingthetexttobenotedandtappingNoteintheselectionmenu.Ablanknotewillappear,whereyoucantypethenoteyouwant.Whenyouarefinished,tapoutsidethenoteorhighlight.Thenotewilldisappear,andalittleyellowiconwillappearinthemargin.

•Removehighlightandanotebytappingthehighlightedtext,tappingHighlight,andtappingtherecyclebin.Ifyouhaveanote,youwillbetoldthatthenotewillalsobedeleted,andyoucantapCancelorDelete;otherwise,justthehighlightwillberemovedfromthetextandyouarereturnedtothenormalpage.

•SearchbyselectingawordandtappingSearch.AsearchpanelopensdisplayingthelocationsinthebookwherethewordappearsandallowingyoutosearchtheWebandWikipedia.

TIPManypublic libraries, even smaller ones, have programs for lending ebooks on the Internet.Youneedalibrarycardandalibraryappsuchas3M(usedwithsmallerlibraries),OverDrive(whichisabletohandlemultiplelibrarycards),andothers.Youmaybeabletochoosetogetbooksindifferentformats.Ifyouchoosethe Kindle version, it goes through the Amazon store and your device must be registered to your Amazonaccount.Therearedifferencesamonglibrariesonhowtheebooklendingworks,soyou’llneedtoexploreyourownlocallibrary.

UseMapsiPhone’sMapsisoneofitsmostusefulandpracticalapps,aswellasbeingfascinatingandevenfun.Youcanquicklyfindwhereanaddressislocatedaswellasgetdirectionstoit.Youcanalsoseewhereyouarecurrentlyandgetinformationaboutthatarea,aswellasfindoutaboutpointsofinterestandlocalestablishments.Youcanseethisinastandardmapview,ina3-Dview,inasatelliteview,orinahybridview,wherethestreetnames,pointsofinterest,andestablishmentsareoverlaidonthesatelliteview.Ifthatisn’tenough,youcanviewthesatelliteandhybridviewsstraightupanddown(soyoucanbetterseethestreets)oratanangle(soyoucanbetterseethebuildings).Mapshastwoprimarypurposes:tofindoutwheresomethingislocatedandtogetdirectionstoalocation.

NOTE Maps requires an Internet connection, eitherWi-Fi or cellular, and voice-driving directionsrequireacellularconnectionthatwillincurdatausage.Togetyourcurrentlocationyoumustgivepermissionforthat.Althoughmapsarerelativelyaccurateandquiteuseful,theyarenotperfectandyoumustallowforsomeerror.

ExploreMapsMapscanbefuntoexplore,butisalsoveryusefultofindoutwheresomethingislocated.

1.FromtheHomescreen,tapMaps.Mapswillopenandshowyouwhereyouarecurrentlylocatedwithabluedotinawhitecircle.

2.Youcanchangewhatyouareseeing:

•Movearoundamapbydraggingitwithasinglefinger.

•Changetheorientationofthemapbyrotatingitwithtwofingers.

•ReturntotheNorthatthetopbytappingthecompassintheupper-rightcorner,whichonlyappearswhenyouhaverotatedthemap.

•Zoominbydouble-tappingwithasinglefingerorbyspreadingtwofingersapart.

•Zoomoutbytappingwithtwofingersorbybringingtogethertwofingers.

3.Searchforalocationbytappinginthesearchboxatthetopofthescreenandtypinganaddress;thenameortypeofanestablishment;oralandmark,area,town,city,ZIPcode,orregion.Mapsmaysuggestadestinationasyouaretyping.Ifyouwantthesuggestion,tapit.

4.Touchandholdonalocationonthemaptodropapinthere,identifyit,andmarkitforfuturereference.Taptheinfoiconinthelower-rightcornertochangethemapview,dropapininthecenterofthemap,showa3-Dmap,reportaproblemwiththemap,orshowtrafficonlocalstreetsusingincreasinglythickerreddashedlinesforincreasingtrafficcongestionandyellowdottedlinesforconstruction.

5.Taponeofthemanyiconsonthemaptogetinformationaboutthatlocationorestablishment.

6.Tapthearrowheadinthelower-leftcornertoseeyourcurrentlocation.

7.SelectSatelliteandShow3DMapontheInfomenutoseeanawesomeviewofbuildingsinthatarea.

8.TaptheSharemenuiconintheupper-rightcornertosendmapinformationofeitheryourcurrentlocationoraselectedlocationtoothersusingAirDrop,Message,Mail,orothermeans.

9.PresstheHomebuttonandtapSettings|Maps.Here,youcancontrolthevolumeofvoicenavigation,choosewhetherdistanceisinmilesorkilometers,andwhetherlabelsareinEnglish.

GetDirectionsItisonethingtolocateaplaceoranestablishment,butitmightstillbedifficulttogetthere.Mapscanshowyouhowtogettoadestinationwithalternativeroutesonamap,withasetofwritteninstructions,andcangiveyouturn-by-turnvoiceinstructions.

1.FromtheMapsscreen,taptheDirectionsiconintheupper-leftcornertoopentheDirectionsmenu.

Alternatively,youcanopenDirectionsbytappingtheautomobilesymbolonapinyoudroppedorthatappearswhenyoutouchandholdonamapfeatureorthemapitself.YoucanalsotapDirectionsTo/FromHereininformationdrop-downs.

2.AtthetopoftheDirectionsmenu,selectwhetheryouwantdirectionsfordrivingorwalking,ortousethird-partyappsfordirections.

3.EnterorselectthestartingandendinglocationsandthentapRoutetodisplaytherouteonthemap.Therecommendedroutewillbeshownindarkblue,whilealternativerouteswillbeshowninlighterbluewiththeapproximatedrivingtimesshownwitheachroute.

4.StartgettingvoicedirectionsbytappingStartatthebottomcenter.ThevoicedirectionswillbeginandthenpauseuntilMapsdetectsyouhavecompletedthatstep.YoucanstopthevoicedirectionsbytappingEndintheupper-leftcorner,changethevolumebytappingtheloudspeakerinthelower-rightcorner,ordisplaywrittendirectionsbytappingListStepsinthebottommiddleofthescreen.

5.TapOverviewintheupper-rightcornerofthevoicedirectionmappagetoexpandthemapandseethefullroute.

Chapter8

ExploringApplePayandOtherApps

QuickStepsto…SetUpPassbookandApplePay

UseApplePay

UsePassbook

SetUptheHealthApp

UsetheHealthApp

UseNotes

SetUpNotes

WehavecoveredmanyoftheiPhone’sappsinotherchaptersofthisbook,buttherearestillthreeothersthatdeserveexploring:PassbookwithApplePay,Health,andNotes.Inthischapterwe’lllookateachandseehowtheyaresetupandused.

PAYWITHPASSBOOKPassbookallowsyoutostoreairlineboardingpasses,movieandconcerttickets,coupons,andloyaltycards.ItisalsowhereyousetupApplePay.

SetUpPassbookandApplePaySettingupPassbookwithaniPhone6or6Plusisprimarilyaboutaddingandmanagingcreditcards.Yourcreditcardinformationisencryptedandkeptverysecurelyonyourphone—sosecure,infact,thattheU.S.governmentcomplainstheycan’tgetintoit!YoucansetupPassbookandApplePayeitherintheinitialPassbookapporinSettings.

SetUpApplePayfromPassbookStartbysettingupApplePayfromPassbook.

1.FromtheiPhone’sHomepage,tapPassbookandintheupperhalfofthescreentapSetUpApplePay.

2.TapAllowtoallowPassbookandApplePaytouseyourcurrentlocationforrelevantpasses,cardsetup,andstorelocations.

3.EnteryourAppleIDpasswordandtapOK.IfyouhaveacreditordebitcardonfilewithiTunesandwanttouseitwithApplePay,tapthatoptionandgotostep4.Otherwise,tapUseADifferentCreditOrDebitCardandgotostep5.

4.ForyourcardonfilewithiTunes,tapintheSecurityCodefieldandenterthenumber;thentapNext|Agree|Agree.Yourcardwillbeactivated.Whentheactivationprocessiscomplete,youwillbetolditisreadyforApplePay.Gotostep6.

5.Foranewcard,tapintheNamefieldandthencorrectorenterthenameonthecard,asneeded.TapintheCardNumberfieldandenterthecardnumber(alternatively,tapthecameraiconandpositionthecardintheframe;thename,cardnumber,andexpirationdatewillautomaticallybecaptured).Finally,tapintheSecurityCodefield,enterthenumber,andthentapNext|Agree|Agree.Yourcardwillbeactivated.Whentheactivationprocessiscomplete,youwillbetolditisreadyforApplePay.

6.Toaddmorecards(youcanstoreuptoeightcards),taptheplussigninthetop-rightcornerofyourlistofcardsortapAddAnotherCardontheinitialPassbookscreenandreturntostep5.

SetUpPassbookandApplePayfromSettingsSettingsprovidesasimilarsetupforcreditanddebitcards,plusallowsyoutomakeseveralothersettings.

1.FromtheiPhone’sHomescreen,tapSettings|Passbook&ApplePay|AddCreditOrDebitCard.

2.IntheCardDetailsscreenthatappears,enteryourinformationorusethecamera,asdescribedinstep5under“SetUpApplePayfromPassbook,”earlierinthischapter.

3.TapDefaultCard,tapthecardyouwanttobeyourdefault,andtapBack.

4.TapBillingAddress|EnterNewBillingAddress,enteryournameandaddress,andtapDone.Alternatively,youcantapAddFromExistingContactandselecttheaddressyouwantfromyourcontactlist(forexample,yourselfifyouhaveenteredyourself).Unfortunately,theautomaticentryinyourcontactslabeled“Home”isnotavailabletobeselected.

5.TapShippingAddress|EnterNewShippingAddress,enteryournameandaddress,andtapDone.

6.TapEmailandenterthenecessaryinformationifitisnotalreadythere.DothesamethingforPhone.

7.ToremoveacardfromyouriPhone,tapthecardtoberemoved,scrolldown,andtapRemoveCard.

8.Whenyouareready,returntotheiPhoneHomescreen.

UseApplePay

WithaniPhone6or6Plus,ApplePaywillallowyoutopayforpurchases,eitherwhileyouareonlineorwhileyouareinastore.Thispaymentisverysecure;yourcreditcardinformationisneverseenbythevendor.

PayataStoreYoucanusetheiPhonetopayforapurchaseinestablishmentsthathavecontactlessreaderdevicesthatworkwithyouriPhone.Lookforoneofthefollowingsymbols:

Manystoresalready(asoffall2014)supportApplePay—andthelistisgrowing.AfewexamplesofcurrentstoresincludeAéropostale,Bloomingdales,Chevron,Macy’s,McDonalds,OfficeDepot,Panera,RadioShack,Staples,Subway,Texaco,andWholeFoods.TouseApplePaywhileinoneoftheseestablishments,followthesesteps:

1.Whenyouarereadytopay,holdyouriPhoneaboutaninchawayfromacontactlessreader;thereisnoneedtowakeyourphoneorstartanapp,andyourdefaultcreditordebitcardwillbedisplayedwith“PaywithTouchID”onthescreen).

2.Ifyouwanttopaywithadifferentcard,tapthedefaultcard;yourcreditanddebitcardsshouldappearonthescreen.

3.Tapthecardyouwanttouse,placeyourTouchIDfingerontheHomebutton,andcontinuetoholdtheiPhoneaboutaninchawayfromthereaderuntiltheiPhonevibrates.Ifyoudon’thaveyourfingercorrectlyontheHomebutton,youwillseeamessageaskingyoutoauthenticatewithyourTouchIDoryourpasscode.KeeptheiPhoneinfrontofthereaderuntilthetransactionhasbeencompleted,andyouwillseeacheckmarkandtheword“Done.”Afteramoment,thedetailsofthetransactionwillappear.

PayOnlineUsingApplePayonlinesimplyinvolvesgettingthestore’sApplePayappandchoosingtouseittopayforapurchase.

1.FromtheiPhone’sHomescreen,tapAppStore|Search,typeApplePay,andtapBrowseNow.ScrolldowntoreviewthelistofestablishmentswithappsthatallowyoutobuyonlinewithApplePay.

2.TapGet|Get|Install|Openfortheestablishmentwhereyouwanttoshop.Browseandusethesearchfeaturestolocatewhatyouwanttobuy.SelectitandthentaptheApplePaylogo.

3.Inthebillthatappears,tapthecreditcardtoselectadifferentoneandtaptheshippingaddressand/orcontactinformationtochangeeitherone.

4.Whenyouareready,presstheHomebuttonwithyourTouchIDfingertoconcludethesale.Ifyoudon’twanttogoahead,tapCancel.

IfyouopenPassbook,youwillseeyourlasttransactionandthecarditwasmadewith.

UsePassbookTousePassbook,youneedtodownloadorscaninboardingpasses,movieandconcerttickets,coupons,andgiftandrewardcards.Youcangettheseinmanyplaces,butagoodplacetostartistodownloadappsthatsupportPassbook.YoucanopenPassbookandtapFindAppsForPassbookontheWelcomescreen,oryoucanopenitunes.com/passbookappsinSafariorinabrowseronyourcomputer.

1.FromtheiPhoneHomescreen,tapPassbook.Ifyoudon’tstillhavethePassbookWelcomescreendisplayed,taptheplussignintheupper-rightcornertodisplayit.

2.TapFindAppsForPassbookandtapGetforseveralappsthatmightbeusefultoyou.

3.Usetheapptolocatecouponsanddiscountandrewardcards.Forexample,tapGet|Install|OpenWithStarbucks.TapSignUpandenteryourname,email,apassword,themonthanddayofyourbirthday(forafreecoffee),andyourpostalcode.TapContinue,tapAddStarbucksCard|GetANewDigitalCard,andthentapContinuetoaddthecardtoPassbook.IdentifyseveralStarbuckslocationsnearyou,andtapAddasthefinalsteptoplaceitinyourPassbook.OpenPassbooktoseethecard.

4.Youcanalsoscanseveraltypesofdocuments,includingretailloyaltyandrewardcards.Placethedocumentonaflat,nondistractingsurface.FromthePassbookWelcomescreen,tapScanCode,aimtheiPhoneatthecode,andthecamerawilllockontoit.Unfortunately,notallcodesproduceapass.

TRACKYOURHEALTHTheiPhone’sHealthapphelpsyoukeeptrackofyourfitnessandhealthinformationsoyoucantrackhowyouaredoinginbothareas.Youcandirectlyenterinformation,andyoucanhaveexternaldevicesthatuseBluetoothtomanuallyorautomaticallytransferinformationtoHealth.

SetUptheHealthAppTherearethreewaystouseHealth:bydirectlyenteringandviewingdata(see“UsetheHealthApp,”laterinthischapter),withseparateexternaldevices(followtheinstructionsforthedevice),andbyusingappsthatinterfacewithHealth,whichwe’lllookatnext.

SetUpHealthAppsTherearealargenumberofhealth-andfitness-relatedapps,onlysomeofwhichinterfacewiththeiPhone’sHealthapp.Hereishowtofindandsetuptheonesthatdo:

1.FromtheiPhone’sHomescreen,tapAppStore|Search,typehealthapps,andtapSearch.

2.UnderAppsForHealth,tapBrowseNow.Inthescreenthatopensarethreecategoriesofapps:Fitness&Wellness,Food&Nutrition,andHealthcare.Drageachcategoryfromrighttolefttoseeadditionalapps.

3.Selectseveralappsthatarecorrectforyou.Here,I’llgetandsetupHealthMate,CalorieCounter(byMyFitnessPal),MyChart,andAskMDasexamples,notas

recommendations(onlyAskMDinterfaceswiththeHealthapp).

4.TapHealthMate|Get|Install,signintotheAppStoreifnecessary,andtapOpen.Ifyouwish,reviewtheirdata-gatheringdevicesandthentapNoDevicesYet.

5.Entertherequestedinformation,tapNextasneeded,andthentapCreate.TaptheWelcometourandreadhowtousetheapp(andgetinvitedtobuytheirdevices).Withouttheirdevices,youcanstillmeasureyourheartrateusingyourcamera,trackthenumberofstepsyoutakeifyoukeepyouriPhoneinyourpocket,andenteryourweightandbloodpressurethatyougetfromsomeotherdevices.

6.FromtheAppStoreAppsforHealth,tapCalorieCounter|Get|Install,signintotheAppStoreifnecessary,andtapOpen|SignUp.ChoosetosignupwithyouremailaddressoryourFacebookaccountandselectyourweightgoalandrelatedinformation,tappingtherightarrowintheupper-rightcornerasneeded.

7.Whenyouhaveenteredalltheinformation,youwillbetoldwhatyourdailycaloriegoalis.TapStartTrackingNow.Pickameal,enteratypeoffoodtosearchfor,selectamatch,andtapAdd(1).Repeatforalltheitemsyoueatandforthemealsinaday.Tapthedaycompleteiconintheupper-rightcornerandtapCompleteEntry.ExplorethemanyaspectsofCalorieCounter.

8.FromtheAppStoreAppsforHealth,tapMyChart|Get|Install,signintotheAppStoreifnecessary,andtapOpen|Accept.Chooseyourstateandmedicalprovider,signin,andacceptthetermsandconditions.Thisprovidessomeaccesstothemedicalrecordsofyourmedicalprovider.Ifyourproviderisnotlisted,thisappwillnotworkforyou.

9.FromtheAppStoreAppsforHealth,tapAskMD|Get|Install,signintotheAppStoreifnecessary,andtapOpen|SignUp.Entertherequestedinformation,tapYestoshareinformationtotheHealthapp,andselecttheelementsyouwanttoshare.Browsethroughtheappandusethefeaturesthatinterestyou.

SetUpEmergencyInformationTheiPhone’sHealthappprovidesfortheenteringofemergencymedicalinformationthatcanbeviewedonthelockscreen.Hereishowtosetitup:

1.FromtheiPhoneHomepage,tapHealth|MedicalIDinthebottom-rightcornerandthentapCreateMedicalID.

2.ChoosewhethertoshowthisinformationwhentheiPhoneislocked;thengodownthroughthecategoriesofinformationandenterwhatyouthinkispertinent.Tap

Donewhenyouarefinished.YoucanalwayscomebackandtapEdittomakeanychangesyouwant.

3.Toaccessthisinformationwhenthephoneislocked,presstheHomebutton,swipethescreenfromlefttoright,andtapEmergency|MedicalID.Theinformationappears.

UsetheHealthAppAsstatedearlier,theprimaryuseoftheHealthappistheenteringandtrackingoffitnessandhealthinformation.Someoftheinformationcanbeenteredbydevicesandotherapps,andsomeisgeneratedbytheiPhoneitself,butmuchoftheinformationmustbeenteredbyyou.Oncethisisentered,Healthprovidesanumberofwaystotracktheinformation.

GetInformationintoHealthHerearesomeexamplesofwhattheiPhonecancollectandwhatyouneedtoenter:

1.FromtheiPhoneHomescreen,tapHealth|HealthDatainthebottomleft.Heretherearesevencategoriesofhealthandfitnessinformation,plusonethatcombinesalltheothers.

2.TapBodyMeasurements|Height|AddDataPoint.EnteryourheightininchesandtapAdd|Backintheupper-leftcorner.

3.TapWeight|AddDataPoint.EnteryourweightinpoundsandtapAdd|Back|HealthDataintheupper-leftcorner.

4.TapFitness|FlightsClimbed.ThisinformationisautomaticallycollectedbytheiPhone,asisStepsandWalking+RunningDistance.Youcanaddmoredatapointsifyouwish.ReturntoHealthDatawhenyouareready.

5.TapNutrition.Tapanutritionalelementyouwanttotrack,tapAddDataPoint,andentertheamountofthatelement.ReturntoNutritionandrepeatthisstepforotherelements.Whenyouaredone,returntoHealthData.

6.TapSleep|SleepAnalysis|AddDataPoint,enterthestartandenddatesandtimes,andtapAdd.ReturntoHealthData.

7.TapVitals|BloodPressure|AddDataPoint,enterthesystolicanddiastolicfigures,andtapAdd.ReturntoVitals.

8.TapHeartRate|AddDataPoint,enterthebeatsperminute,andtapAdd.ReturntoHealthData.

TrackHealthInformationOnceyouenterinformation,youwanttoseetheresultsandyourprogressinachievinggoals.Thisisaccomplishedintwoways:thedashboard,whereyoucanseeaselectedsetofcharts,andinthechartsforeachelement.Whenyouenteraparticularelement,youcanseeandanalyzethechartforthatelement.Also,youcanchoosewhetheryouwanttoshowtheelementonthedashboardbytappingthatoption.

TAKENOTESNotesisveryhandy,allowingyoutorecordbriefideas,reminders,andlistsandtoorganizethoseinlimitedways.NotescanbesharedthroughiCloudwithotherAppledevicesandthroughthemailaccountsyouhave.Youcanalsosharenoteswithothersandprintthem.

UseNotesUsingNotesissimplicityitself:

1.FromtheiPhone’sHomescreen,tapNotes|Newandbegintypingthenote.Thefirstlineyoutypewillbeusedasthetitleofthenote.

2.Whenyouarefinished,tapDone|Backtoreturntothelistofyournotes.That’sallthereistoit.Herearetwoexamplesofnotes:

3.Asyoucreatenotes,alistisbuiltontheopeningpagethatallowsyoutoquicklyselectandreturntoanynote.

TIPYoucandictateanotebytappingthemicrophonekeyintheonscreenkeyboard,dictatingthetextyouwant, includingpunctuation(forexample,bysaying“period,”“colon,”or“newparagraph”),and tappingDonewhenyou are finished.Youmayneed to do some editing, but dictating should still be faster.Here arescreenshotsofbeforeandaftereditingatodolist:

EditNotes

NotescanbeeditedlikeanyothertextthathasbeenenteredintotheiPhone.

1.Fromyourlistofnotes,taptheoneyouwanttoeditandthentapanywhereinthenotetoplacetheinsertionpoint.Youarethenaskedifyouwanttoselectthewordorselectallofthetext.

2.IfyoutapSelect,youcandragtheselectionhandlesoneitherendoftheselectiontoselectthetextyouwanttoworkon.

3.Whenyouhavethedesiredselection,youwillbeaskedifyouwanttocut,copy,replace,orformatit.Basedonthechoiceyoumake,completetheprocess.

4.Repeatsteps1through3,asneeded,tocompleteeditingthetext.Whenyouarefinished,tapDone|Back.

5.Todeleteanote,tapitinthelistofnotes,tapDelete(thetrashcan)inthelower-leftcorner,andtapDeleteNote.Alternatively,inthelistofnotes,youcanswipeanotefromrighttoleftandtapDelete.

6.Tocreateanewnotewhileyouareinanote,taptheNewNoteiconinthelower-rightcorner.

7.Tosearchnotesfromthelistofnotes,dragthetopdown,tapintheSearchboxthatappears,typewhatyouwanttosearchfor,tapSearchinthekeyboard,andthentaptheappropriatenote.Thewordorphraseyouaresearchingforwillbehighlighted.

NOTEYoucannotsortnotesalphabetically,thoughthatwouldbeagreataddition.Instead,theyshowaccordingtothelastoneopened.

ShareandPrintNotes

Youcansharenoteswithothersandprintthemonawirelessprinter.

1.Fromthelistofnotes,taptheoneyouwanttoshareandthentaptheShareiconinthebottommiddleofthescreen.

2.IntheSharemenuthatopens,tapthemeansofsharingyouwanttouse,filloutthesendingdocument,andtapSend.

3.Toprint,tapPrintintheSharemenu,selectthenumberofcopies,selecttheappropriateprinter,andtapPrint.

SetUpNotesYoucanattachnotestoiCloudortoanyofyourmailaccountsthatacceptnotes,suchasGmailandYahoo!Todothat,youmustturnonNotesiniCloudandmailaccountsandthenselecttheprimaryaccountinNoteswiththesesteps:

NOTEYoudonotneedtoenableNotesiniCloudandyourmailaccountsifyoudonotforeseeaneedfortheiruse.IfyoujustwanttouseNotesonyouriPhoneanddon’thaveotherdevicesorneedsfornotes,youcanignoretheNotessettingsdiscussedhere.

1.FromtheiPhone’sHomepage,tapSettings|iCloud|NotestoallowiCloudtoreceiveandpassontootherAppledevicesthenotesyoucreate.TapSettingstoreturnthere.

2.FromSettings,tapMailContactsCalendarandtapthemailaccountyouwant

toreflectNotes.Forexample,tapGmailandtapNotestoturnitonifitiscurrentlyoff.TapMailintheupper-leftcornerwhenyouareready.

3.Repeatstep2forasmanymailaccountsasyouwanttoreflectNotes.TapSettingsintheupper-leftcornerwhenyouareready.

4.FromSettings,tapNotes|DefaultAccountandtaptheaccountthatyouwanttoreflectyournotes.IfyouwantthemonlyonyouriPhone,tapthatchoice.TapNotes|Settingsintheupper-leftcornerwhenyouareready.

Chapter9

SocializingandPlayingGames

QuickStepsto…EnableandExploreTwitter

PostTweetsandBuildaFollowing

StartUsingFacebook

ManageYourFacebookAccount

DownloadandPlayGames

ExploretheGameCenter

YouhaveseentheiPhone’spracticalandentertainingsides;inthischapteryou’llseeitssocializingandfunsides:interactingwithyourfamilyandfriends,andplayinggames.ThischaptershowsyouhowtogetconnectedanduseTwitterandFacebook,aswellasfind,download,anduseafewofthemanygamesavailableontheiPhone,someofwhicharemultiplayergameswhereyoucaninteractwithyourfriends.

FOLLOWTWITTERTwitterisasocialnetworkingserviceontheInternetthatallowsyoutopostverysmallmessages,called“Tweets,”ofnomorethan140characters.Youcanchoosetofollowthisstreamofmessages,orTweets,onanytopicandfromanyindividual.YoucanalsochoosetoaddyourownTweets,whichanyonecanread.Youcanreadthepublicpostingsofanyoneelseandsignuptofollowanyone.

EnableandExploreTwitterYoumustregisterwithTwitterbeforeyoucanuseit.YoucanaccessTwitterfromSafariatTwitter.com,oryoucandownloadforfreetheTwitterappfromtheAppStore.TheappistailoredtoyouriPhone,sobeginbydownloadingtheappandthenregisteringwithTwitter.Next,locatesomeinformationandcontributorsyouwanttofollow.Finally,youcanpostTweetsofyourownandbuildafollowing.

DownloadandRegisterwithTwitterUsethefollowingstepstodownloadandregisterwithTwitter:

1.FromtheHomescreen,taptheAppStore|Search.CleartheSearchboxifneeded.TypetwitterandthentapTwitterinthesearchresults.

2.TapFree|Install,useTouchIDorenteryourAppleIDpassword,andtapOK.TheTwitterappwillbedownloaded.TapOpentodisplayTwitter.Ifyouwant,tap

AllowtoallowTwittertouseyourcurrentlocation.

3.Ifyoudon’thaveanexistingTwitteraccount,tapSignUpandentertherequestedinformation.Otherwise,entertheemailaddressandpasswordforyourexistingTwitteraccount.TapDon’tAlloworOKtoallownotifications.

4.Youareaskedifyouwanttofollowyourfriends.TapOK,ifyouwish,toallowaccesstoyourcontacts.Alistofpeople,includingsomeofyourcontactswhoareonTwitter,willbedisplayed.Tapthecheckboxontherightforeachpersonyouwanttofollow,ortapSelectAlltodothat.

5.TapNextor,ifyouselectedsomepeople,tapFollowtodisplayalistofyourcontactswhoarenotonTwitterandwhomyoucaninvitetojoinTwitterandfollowyou.TapInvitetodisplayalistofpeoplewhoyourfriendsarefollowingandaresuggestedaspeopleyoumightwanttofollow.Tapthecheckboxforeachoneyouwanttofollow,ortapSelectAlltodothatandthentapFollow.

6.YouareaskedifyouwanttoaddyourphototoyourTwitteraccount,andyouaregiventheoptionoftakingaphotowiththeiPhoneorchoosinganexistingphoto.Ifyouchoosethelatter,youareaskedifyouwanttoallowTwitteraccesstoyourphotos.TapOKorDon’tAllow(ifyouchooseDon’tAllow,youwillneedtotakeaphotoandinsertit,unlessyouchoosenottohaveaphotoonTwitter).Selectthephotoyouwant,

moveandscaleit,andtapUse|Finish.

SearchforTweetsInsettingupTwitter,you’veaddedthepeopleinyourcontactslistwhoyouwanttofollow,butitislikelythatyouwanttofollowothersinareasthatyouareinterestedin.I’minterestedintheAppleWatchandwhatpeoplearesayingaboutit.Also,Iliketocook,soIaminterestedinnewanduniquerecipes.IcansearchonbothofthesetopicstoseewhoisTweetingaboutthem.

1.TaptheSearchicon,typewhatyouwanttosearchfor,andthentaptheresultyouwanttoexplore.Inmycase,ItypeandthentapAppleWatchtogetthisscreen:

2.ScrolldowntheTweetsuntilyouseeoneyoumightwanttofollowandthentapit.TheselectedTweetwillexpand.

3.TaptheFollowiconifyouwanttofollowthisTweeterorsubject.

4.Repeatthefirstthreestepsforasmanysubjectsasyouwanttofollow.

TIPSomesubjects,suchasmyinterestincooking,canprovideagreatmanyTweeterstofollow,manyofwhomdoalotofTweeting.

ExploreWhatElseIsHappeningAfteryouhaveselectedseveralpeopleandorganizationsthatyouwanttofollow,taptheleftarrowintheupper-leftcorner.ThisopenstheHomepage,whichdisplaystheTweetsofthoseyouarefollowing.

InadditiontotheHomepage,therearetwomorepagestitled“Discover”and“Activity.”TheDiscoverpageshowsyouwhatistrending,bothingeneralandwiththoseyouarefollowing.TheActivitypagedisplaystheTweetsofpeopleandorganizationsbeingfollowedbythoseyouarefollowing.

1.WiththeiPhoneinportraitorientationandTwitter’sHomepagedisplayed,swipethepagefromrighttolefttodisplaytheDiscoverpageandswipeagaintodisplaytheActivitypage.

2.Oneitherpage,scrolldowntoseeadditionalTweets.TaponeoftheTweetstoexploreitfurther.Itmayleadyoutoawebsite,andthatmayleadyoutoothersites.

3.Whenyouhaveexploredapathasfarasyouwant,returntoTwitterbytappingtheXintheupper-leftcorner.

4.BeneatheachoftheTweetsontheHome,Discover,andActivitypagesisasetoffouricons(threeontheHomepageandoneforTweetsfromthoseyouarealreadyfollowing),asshownhere:

•ReplyUsedtosendaTweettothepersonororganizationthatpostedtheTweetyouarereplyingto.

•RetweetUsedtoreposttheTweetunderyourname;tapRetweetasecondtimetoundoit.

•FavoriteUsedtostatethattheTweetisoneofyourfavorites.

•FollowUsedtoaddtheTweetertothoseyoufollow.

PostTweetsandBuildaFollowingAlthoughreadingtheTweetsofotherscanbeinterestingandworthwhile,thereisanequallycompellinguseofTwitter:tostateyourthoughtsandcommentsbypostingyourownTweets,withandwithoutphotos,byreplyingtotheTweetsofothers,andbyretweetingwhatothershaveposted.

PostaTweetPostingTweetsisnoharderthanpostingatextmessage,exceptthatyouarelimitedto140characters,and,ofcourse,youmustfigureoutwhattosayinthatnumberofcharacters.Herearethestepstofollow:

1.OnanyTwitterpage,taptheTweeticonintheupper-rightcornertoopenthenewTweetmessagearea.

2.Typewhateveryouwanttosayinthemessagearea.Noticethenumberintheupperright,whichstartsat140anddecreasesasyoutype,tellingyouthenumberofcharactersyouhaveleft.

3.Whenyouareready,tapTweetintheupper-rightcornertopostonTwitter.

4.Ifyouarenotalreadythere,taptheTwitterHomescreen(“Timelines”inthebottom-leftcorner)andyouwillseewhatyouposted.

TweetwithPhotosandAddYourLocationYoumayhavenoticedtwoiconsinthelower-leftcorneroftheNewTweetdialogbox.TheseallowyoutoaddaphototoyourTweetandtoaddyourlocation.Here’show:

1.CreateandenteranewTweet,asdescribedpreviously.

2.TapthePhotoiconinthelower-rightcorner.

3.TaptheLocationicontobeaskedifyouwanttoaddyourcurrentlocationtoyourTweets.TapEnabletodothat,ortapCanceltonotaddyourlocation.

4.WhentheTweetisready,tapTweettosendit.

TailorTwitterSettingsYoucanchangeTwittersettingsinboththeiPhone’ssettingsandinTwitter.

1.FromtheiPhone’sHomescreen,tapSettings|Twitter.Tapyouraccounttochangeyourpasswordand/ordescription.TapFindMeByEmailtoallowpeopleto

searchTwitterandfindyouusingyouremailaddress.

2.AlsoiniPhoneSettingsyoucanaddanotherTwitteraccount,eitherexistingornew.YoucanalsoupdateyourpossibleTwitterfollowingsbasedonchangestoyourcontactsaswellasallowTwittertouseyourAppleaccountsothatyousignintoTwitterwhenyousignintoyouriPhone.

3.WhileiniPhoneSettings,tapNotifications|TwitterandchoosethenotificationsettingsforTweetsthatarecorrectforyou.ReturntotheiPhoneHomescreenwhenyouarefinished.

4.TapTwitter|MeandtapEditProfileintheupperrighttochangeyourphoto,headerimage,name,location,website,andbio.TapSavewhenyouareready.

5.TapthegeariconandthenSettingstochangeyouraccount,imageuploadquality,soundeffects,imagepreviews,notificationstimeline,textsize,andaccessibility.TapDonewhenyouareready.

EXPLOREFACEBOOKFacebookallowspeople13andoldertoconnectwiththeirfriendsandsharecomments,pictures,andvideos.Todothat,eachuser,afterregistering,createstheirownwebpageandidentifiesthefriendstheywanttosharewith.Youcanlimitsharingtojustyourfriends,orhaveapublicpagethatanyonecanview.YoucansendinvitationstopeopletobeyourFacebookfriends,andyouwilllikelyreceiveinvitationsfromotherstobetheirfriends.MakingfulluseofFacebookisabook-lengthsubject,andmywife,CaroleMatthews,haswrittenone—FacebookforSeniorsQuickSteps—publishedbyMcGraw-HillEducation.

StartUsingFacebookAswithTwitter,youcanuseFacebookeitherthroughSafariorwiththeapp,whichyoucandownloadforfreefromtheAppStore.Also,aswithTwitter,Irecommendusingtheapp.OnceyougetFacebookopen,evenifitisforthefirsttime,youcanimmediatelystartusingitbypostingcomments,photos,andvideos.Youwillwanttoaddfriendswhocanseeandrespondtowhatyouhaveposted.

DownloadandRegisterwithFacebookUsethefollowingstepstodownloadandregisterwithFacebook:

1.FromtheHomescreen,taptheAppStore.CleartheSearchbox,typefacebook,andthentapFacebookinthesearchresults.

2.TapFree|Install,enteryourAppleIDpassword,andtapOK.TheFacebookappwillbedownloaded.TapOpentodisplayFacebook.

3.Ifyoudon’thaveanexistingFacebookaccount,tapSignUpForFacebookandentertherequestedinformation,chooseapictureofyoutouse(youhavetogiveFacebookpermissiontouseyourphotos),andtapGetStarted.ChoosetofindfriendsbyallowingFacebooktouseyourcontactslist.Finally,confirmyouremailaddresstoFacebook.Otherwise,entertheemailaddressandpasswordforyourexistingFacebookaccount.Facebookwillopen.

UseFacebookIfyouhaveanexistingFacebookaccount,yourcurrentFacebookpagewillopen;otherwise,youareaskedwhereyouwanttostart.

1.TapStatusintheupper-leftcorner.Selectwhetheryouwantyourstatustogotojustyourfriends,everybody(“public”),orjustselectedfriends,andthenenterwhat’sonyourmindorcommentthatyouwouldliketosharewithothers.Whenyouhave

completedenteringthecomment,tapPost.Yourstatusorcommentwillappearonyourpage.2.TapthePhotoiconinthelower-leftcornertoaddone.TapeithertheCamera

iconintheupper-leftcornerandtakeaphotoasyounormallywould,orchoosefromtheCameraRollaphotoyouwant,andthentapPost.

3.TapCheckInintheupper-rightcorner.FacebookwillaskifitcanturnonLocationServices.Ifthatisacceptabletoyou,fromtheiPhone’sHomescreen,tapSettings|Facebook|Settings|Location|WhileUsingTheApp.Ifyouallowtheuseofyourcurrentlocation,FacebookwilldisplayalistofFacebookpagesthatareclosetoyou.

4.TaptheMessageicon(thesilhouetteandthreebars)intheupper-leftcornertoopenthelistofyourfriendstowhomyoucansendindividualmessages.Tosendamessage,tapthefriend’sname,tapinthetextboxatthebottomofthescreen,typeamessage,andtapSend.

AddandContactFriendsAtthebottomoftheFacebookscreenarefiveiconsforfiveareasofFacebook.TheFacebookdiscussionsofarhasdealtwiththedefaultNewsFeedarea.Thisiswherepoststhatyoureceivearedisplayed.ThesecondareaisRequests,whichshowsyouthefriendrequestsyouhavereceived,peopleyoumayknow(generallyfriendsoffriends)andwhomyoumayrequesttobeyourFacebookfriend,andallowsyoutoexpandthepeopleyoumayknowandsearchforothers.

YouneedtostartoutwithafewfriendsonFacebook.Withthatstart,thenumberofyourfriendswillquicklygrowasyougetsuggestionstoaddfriendsoffriends.Also,otherswillrequestthatyoubetheirfriendastheylearnyouareonFacebook.

1.TapRequestsatthebottomoftheFacebookscreenandreviewthefriendrequestsatthetopofthescreen.TapConfirmforthoseyouwanttobeyourfriend,andtapDeleteforothers.

2.ForallthepeopleontheFriendRequestspage,taptheperson’sphotographtoopentheperson’sFacebookpage.Fromanindividual’spageyoumaytappicturestoenlargethem,tapViewProfileatthebottomcentertoseemoreabouttheperson,andswipefromrighttolefttoseeotherfriendrequests.

3.FromthesummaryFriendsRequestpage,taptheplussignintheupper-rightcornertoopentheFindFriendspage.Here,youcanseeseveralwaystoaddfriends.Ifyouarejuststartingout,youwillprobablynotseeanypeopleunderSuggestionsorRequests.

4.TapSearch|NameOrEmailandtypeafriend’snameoremailaddress(anemailaddressispreferredbecauseifyouenteraname,youmustsearchthroughallthepeopleonFacebookwiththesamename—whichisprobablyalot).Finally,tapSearch.

5.Whenyouseeafriendyouwouldliketoadd,tapthatfriend’snametoopentheirpageandthentapAddFriend.Youwillseethelabel“AddFriend”changeto“Undo.”Underthenameyouwillsee“RequestSent.”

6.Ifneeded,tapthereturnarrowintheupper-leftcornertoreturntotheFindFriendspageandthentapContactstoseewhoonyourcontactspageisonFacebook.TapGetStartedandthenOKtoproceed.AlistofpeoplefromyouraddressbookandonFacebookwillappear.TapAddFriendoppositethepeopleyouwanttobeyourfriends.Theywillreceiveanoticelikethis:

7.YoucanthentapSkipandlookateverybodyelseinyouraddressbook.TapInvitetoinvitethemtocreateaFacebookpageandbeyourfriend.TapDonewhenyouareready.

8.TapBrowsetosearchforpeoplefromorganizationsandinstitutionsyouareaffiliatedwith.

9.Afteraddingseveralrequestsforfriends,tapSuggestions.Youwillseethatyounowhaveanumberofsuggestionsbasedontherequestsyouhavemadeandwhotheirfriendsare.TaptheAddFriendiconontherightofthepeopleyouwanttobeyourfriends.

10.Afteryourfriendshavehadachancetoseetheiremailandrespond,youwillseethemintherightcolumnonyourNewsFeedpage.IfyoutaptheNotificationiconinthebottomofthepage,youwillseethefriendswhoacceptedyourrequests.

NOTEWhenyoustartusingFacebook,beprepared to receivea lotof suggestionsand requests forfriends.

ManageYourFacebookAccountFacebookcandisseminatealotofinformationaboutyou,anditisimportantthatyouusethecontrolsthatFacebookprovidestoplacethelimitationsyouwantonwhocanseewhat.TherearetwolistsofsettingsyoucanworkwithtohaveFacebookbehavethewayyouwant:theiPhone’ssettingsandFacebook’ssettings.

ReviewiPhone’sFacebookSettingsTheiPhone’sFacebooksettingshavetodowithwhetherappscanuseyourFacebookaccountandwhetherFacebookcanuseotheriPhoneapps.

1.OntheiPhoneHomepage,tapSettings|Facebook|Settings.ReviewtheappsthatFacebookcanaccess.Thedefaultisallthoselisted.Tapanyyoudon’twantaccessed.

2.TapFacebookinthetop-leftcornerandtapyourname.Here,youcanenteryourpasswordanddeleteyourFacebookaccountfromyouriPhone(itdoesnotdeleteyourFacebookaccount).

3.InthelistofappsthatcanuseyourFacebookaccount,whichareallselectedbydefault,selecttheonesyoudonotwanttouseit.

4.IfyouwantFacebooktohavetemporaryaccesstotheemailaddressesandphonenumbersofyourcontacts,tapUpdateAllContacts.

AdjustFacebook’sOwnSettingsFacebookhasseveraldifferentplaceswheretherearesettings,andtheyduplicateeachotherinsomecases.Here,I’lltrytopointoutsomeofthemoreimportantones,butitisworthwhileforyoutoreviewthem.Therearefarmorethancanbelistedhere.

1.InFacebook,tapMore(thethreebarsinthelower-rightcorner).

2.DragorscrollthelistofoptionsupuntilyouseetheprimaryheadingSettingsandtapPrivacyShortcutstoopenwhatisprobablythemostimportantofFacebookSettings.

3.TapWhoCanSeeMyStuff|WhoCanSeeMyFuturePosts,choosethecategoryoffriendstodothis,andtapthereturnarrowintheupper-leftcorner.

4.TapWhereDoIReview…,reviewyourActivityLogandseewhosawtheitemsyoupostedandliked,andtapthereturnarrowintheupper-leftcorner.

5.TapWhoCanContactMeandthenunderWhoseMessagesDoIWantFiltered,choosetheleveloffilteringyouwant.

6.TapWhoCanSendMeFriendRequests,choosetheoptionyouwant,andtapthereturnarrowintheupper-leftcorner.

7.TapHowDoIStopSomeone…,enterthenameofthepersontobestopped,andtapthereturnarrowintheupper-leftcornertoreturntotheoverallFacebooksettingspage.

8.ScrolldownandtapSettingsundertheSettingsheading.Tapeachofthe13categories,reviewtheoptions,makethechangesthatarecorrectforyou,andtapthereturnarrowintheupper-leftcorner.

CAUTION!ConsidercarefullytheinformationyouputonFacebookandthedegreetowhichyouallowothers toviewyour information.Even thoughyouput limitsonwhocan seeyour information, agoodassumption is that anything you put on Facebook is public information. In your exploring Facebook, usecommonsensetoprotectyourself,asdiscussedinthe“ProtectingYourOnlineIdentity”QuickFacts.

QuickFacts

ProtectingYourOnlineIdentityIt is a wonderful thing to be able to find and exchange information with

people with similar interests. Social networking facilitates thesecommunications so that we connectwith broaderwebs of people, aswell aswithpeoplewesimplydonotknow.Intoday’sworld,though,it iswisetobe“streetsmart”whenitcomestothestreetsoftheInternet.Hereareafewhard-and-fast rules for keeping your identity to yourself and your informationprivate:

•Makesureyourpasswordisreasonablydifficulttofigureoutandprotectyourpasswordsbynotsharingthemandbychangingthemoften.

•BewiseabouttheinformationyouputontheInternetandbynotputtingonhighlypersonalinformation.

•Don’tclicklinksfromunknownpersonsororganizations.Thesecanbeprogrammedtogatherinformationfromyouoryourcomputer.ChecktheactualURLofpeoplesolicitingyourinformationandmakesuretheyarewhoyouthinktheyare.

Social networking can be fun and a greatway tomeet people and interactwiththem.Justkeepinmindthatyouwanttobe“streetsmart”whileyouarehavingthatgreattime.

BylookingatonlyTwitterandFacebook,Ihaveonlytouchedonsocialnetworkingapps—althoughtheyarefarandawaythemostpopularones,especiallyforseniors.Ifyouareinterestedinbusinessandjobnetworking,IrecommendlookingatLinkedIn,andifyouwanttoshareacommoninterest,IrecommendPinterestasaniPhoneapp.Talktoyourfriendsandassociatesaboutwhattheyareusingandpossiblytryoutothersocialnetworkingapps.

PLAYGAMESAlmosteverybodylikestoplaygames.TheiPhoneAppStoreoffersalargenumberofthemyoucandirectlyplay,andtheiPhone’sGameCenterallowsyoutocompetewithothersinmultiplayergamesandtokeeptrackofhowyouaredoing.TheGameCenterisseparatefromindividualgamesthemselves,sowe’lldiscussthemfirst.

DownloadandPlayGamesManyiPhonegamesarefree,oratleaststartoutfree,andmanymorecostsomething(from99centsonup).Justtofindagameyouwantisamajorundertaking,andtomakesureitiswellthoughtofandfuntoplaytakesresearch.Therearemanydifferenttypesofgames,suchasactiongames,boardgames,cardgames,andmanyothers.Youcanlimityourselftofreegames,knowingthatmany“free”gamesgetyouhookedduringfreeplayandthenhavevariouswaystogetyoutopaysomething.Althoughwe’lldiscussseveralgameshere,IsuggestthatyoudosomeinitialresearchbytypingbestiPhonegamesorbestfreeiPhonegamesintoGoogleorBingandreadingthroughthereviews.Ifyouarelookingforaparticulartypeofgame,enterbestcardgamesoniPhone,forexample.

BackonyouriPhone,opentheAppStoreandperformsearchesongamesingeneral,freegames,andthenonparticulartypesofgames.InwhatfollowsI’lldescribetwogamesIthinkarefuntoplayandwellcraftedasexamplesofthemanytypesavailable.

SolitaireThecardgameSolitairehasbeenontheiPhonesincethebeginning.IfyouperformaniPhoneAppStoresearchonSolitaire,youwillseeanumberofgames.OnethatIlikeis

thefreeversionbyFingerArts.Itdoeshaveads,buttheyappearatthebottomofthescreen.

YoucanchoosethelookofthecardsbytappingthatoptionatthelowerleftandmakeothersettingsbytappingOptionsontheright.YoucanalsojumprightinandbeginplayingbyclickingPlayandthenchoosingadifficultyandthenumberofcardstodraw.Atthatpoint,youcantapthecarddeckontheupperrighttobeginplay.

MahjongMahjongisanancientChinesegamewhereyoutrytouseupallthetilesbymatchingthem.Youtapfirstonetileandthenamatchingtileandthetwodisappear,allowingyoutoseeandworkwithothertiles.The1001UltimateMahjongversionofthisgameisfree,buthassomein-apppurchasesyoucanmake.Thefreeversionofthegamewithoutadditionsplayswell.

Whenthegamefirstopens,youareaskedtochoosefrommanydifferentinitiallayoutsofthetiles.YoualsocantapOptionsandchoosefromanumberoftilesets,backgrounds,andthemes,aswellassetthevolume.Uponchoosingalayout,thegameiscreated.Workfromthetopdownandtheedgesin.Itistrulyaddictive.

ExploretheGameCenterTheGameCenterisnotwhereyougotoplaygames.YouplaygamesbystartingthemfromtheHomescreen.GameCenteriswhereyoukeeptrackofhowwellyouaredoingand,mostimportantly,whereyouconnectwithotherswhoplaythesamegamesasyouandchallengethemtoplayagainstyou.TheGameCenterhelpsyouconnectwithotherplayers,keepstrackoftheaccomplishmentsofyouandyouropponents,andtellsyouaboutothermultiplayergames.

IndexPleasenotethatindexlinkspointtopagebeginningsfromtheprintedition.Locationsareapproximateine-readers,andyoumayneedtopagedownoneormoretimesafterclickingalinktogettotheindexedmaterial.

|(pipe)character,25

!key,12

?key,12

#+=key,12

3Gnetworks,21

3Mapp,133

4GLTEservice,21

4Gnetworks,21

123key,12

AABCkey,12

accentmarks,25

accessories,2,3,16,96

activatingiPhone,6–8

AddCallbutton,28

addressandsearchbar,39

AdobeFlashtechnology,48

AirDrop,39,83,90,91

AirplaneMode,21,90

alarmclock,21,86,91

alerts,87–90.Seealsonotifications;Reminders

defaultalerttimes,76

DoNotDisturb,21,89–90

forevents,78

modifying,89

styles,89

typesof,89

using,87–88

Amazon,16,133

AOLemailaccounts,56

appiconpage,3,4

appicons,3,4

AppStore

AppleIDand,8

buyingmagazines/newspapers,128,129

buyingmusic,118

considerations,12,42

described,20

games,162

suggestedapps,116

usingApplePay,141

AppSwitcher,19,22,36

AppleID,5,8–11,110,118

AppleIDpassword,8,110,118,138

ApplePay,138–141.SeealsoPassbook

addingnewcredit/debitcards,138–139

payingatastore,140

payingonline,141

removingcredit/debitcards,139

securityof,137,140

settingup,137–139

switchingcredit/debitcards,140,141

usingexistingiTunespaymentinfo,138

usingTouchID,140,141

AppleSoftwareUpdate,12

AppleCareProtectionPlan,2

Apple-to-USBcable,6

apps.Seealsospecificapps

accessedbyFacebook,159

active,21

considerations,4,21

crashinformation,10

ondock,4

emailingdirectlyfrom,65

exiting,22

games,162–163

health/fitness-related,143–144

hiding/showing,4

Homescreen,19–20

library,133

memory,4

multiplescreensfor,22–23

navigating,21–23

forPassbook,141–142

rearrangingicons,22

showing/hiding,4

shuttingdown,22

SuggestedApps,116

switchingbetween,22

usingduringcalls,29–30

AskMDapp,143,144

AT&T,5,37

attachments,63–66

audio.Seealsosoundsettings

controls,126

muting,28,113

playingonInternet,48

streaming,123

audiomessages,71

audiobooks,123

autofillfeature,41,42

automaticdownloads,116,129

AutoPlay,99

BBACKSPACEkey,12

backups,6,8,9,13

badgeicon,89

battery

Bluetoothdevices,21

chargingstatus,21

percentagecharged,6

sleepmodeand,13–14

batteryicon,6

Bingsearchengine,44

BlockCookiesoption,42,49–50

BlockPop-upssetting,41–42

blockingmessages,71

Bluetooth,21,28,90

bookmarks

adding,45

Books,132

deleting,46

editing,46

foldersfor,46–47

organizing,45–47

rearranging,46

Safari,45–47

savingtoHomescreen,45

syncing,129

Bookmarkslist,39,40

books.SeeiBooks

brightness,90,132

browsers.Seewebbrowsers

burstmode,96,98,108

Ccables,5,6,42,125

Calculator,20,91

Calendar,73–84.Seealsoevents

addingcalendarfrommailaccount,80

addingevents,75,77–80

alternatedatadisplay,76

changingevents,79

choosingcalendar,75,76

color-coding,75

commoncalendar,82–83

controls,75

Dayview,74

defaultcalendar,76

deletingcalendars,81

deletingevents,79

described,19

Facebookcalendar,81

Inbox,75

invitations,76,78,81–82

listselector,75

Listview,74

listingevents,74

Monthview,74

month/yearselector,75

multiplecalendars,76,79–81

publishingpubliccalendar,83–84

searchingforkeywords,75

selectingdate,76

settings,76

sharingcalendars,82–84

showingasbusy/free,78

subscribingto,84

syncing,76

timezones,76,77–78

Today,75

using,76–79

views,73–74

weeknumbers,76

Weekview,74

Yearview,74

calling

acceptingcalls,30

callforwarding,21,32

callwaiting,31–32

conferencecalling,28

fromContactslist,29,35

decliningcalls,30

DoNotDisturb,21,89–90

endingcall,28

FaceTimecalls,28

Favoriteslist,29

withkeypad,28

fromlists,29

makingcalls,28–30

missedcalls,31

Phoneapp,20,28

receivingcalls,30–32

Recentslist,29

remindersforcalls,30

sendingtextmessageinstead,30

silencingcalls,30

withSiri,29

speakerphone,28

usingappsduring,29–30

vibratefunction,2,30,36

voicemail,28,30–31,32

Wi-Fiphonecalls,21

CalorieCounterapp,143–144

camera,93–100.Seealsophotos

burstmode,96,98,108

exposure,94

facedetection,94

FaceTimecamera,2,3,93

filters,96,97

flash,2,96

focus,94

gridlines,95,108

HDRmode,96,97

iSightcamera,2,3,93,96

movingphotostocomputer,98–100

panoramas,97

photooptions,95–100

self-timer,96

settings,108

switchingfront/back,96

takingphotos,93–95

usingasflashlight,2,91,96

videomode,110–111

viewingthumbnails,95

zoomingin/out,94–95

cameraaccessories,96

Cameraapp,19,91,94,95

CameraRoll,94,95,101,103

CDs,4,118,120,125

cellularcarriers,4,5,21,37

cellularnetworks,7,42

cellularservice

activating,6

default,31

FaceTimeand,112

optionsfor,37

vs.Wi-Fiservice,5

chargingiPhone,4,6,21

chargingstatus,21

ClearHistoryoption,42

Clock.Seealsotime

alarmclock,21,86,91

described,19

stopwatch,86–87,91

timer,87,91

WorldClock,86

closekey,25

Compass,20

computer

backupsto,6,13

connectingiPhoneto,5,12–13

findingmusicon,118–120

movingphotostofromiPhone,98–100

transferringmusicfrom,118–122

conferencecalling,28

contacts

adding,32–35

calling,29,35

deleting,36

display/sortorder,36

fromExchangeaccounts,33

Facebook,33,160

iCloudsyncing,33

iTunessyncing,33,34

makingchangesto,35

MyInfo,36

shortnames,36

specialringtones/vibrationfor,36

using,35–36

Contacts,32–36

addingemailaddressesto,9,10,35

described,20

lookingupnames,61

openingfromkeypad,28

settings,36

using,35–36

Contactsbutton,28

Contactslist,29,35

ControlCenter,90–91,126

cookies,42,49–50

crashinformation,10

creditcards,10,12,137–141

currencysymbols,25

Ddebitcards,138–139,140

dictation(Siri),26–27

directions,getting,134–136

DoNotDisturboption,21,89–90

DoNotTrackoption,42,50

dock,3,4

documents.Seefiles

double-presses,18–19

double-taps,18

dragging,18,22

Eearpiece,phone,2,3

EarPods,4,28,125.Seealsoheadphonejack

ebookreaders,third-party,127

ebooks,133.SeealsoiBooks

EDGE(EnhancedDataforGSMEvolution)service,21

electronicbooks.Seeebooks;iBooks

email,55–70.SeealsoMail

accountcreation,56–58

addsendertocontacts,34–35

addingaddressestoContacts,9,10,35

addingcalendarfrommailaccount,80

addingphotosto,64–65

addressees,60–61

alternateemailaddress,9

archiving,68

attachments,63–66

ccandbcc,59–60

defaultaccount,60

deletingmessages,59,62,68,69

emailingdirectlyfromapps,65

FetchNewData,59

flags,59

formatting,63

forwarding,62

frequencyofchecking,59

Gmail,56,57,58,68

iCloudemailaddress,9

IMAPaccounts,56

Inbox,66,67

invitations,81–82

loadremoteimages,59

lookingupnamesinContacts,61

mailservers,56,58

Mailboxes,66–68

managing,66–70

marking,69

modifyingsettings,58–60

moving,69

notesin,150

organizing,68

Outlook-based,57

passwords,9,56,57

POPaccounts,56

printing,62

pushdataon/off,59

quotelevel,60

receivingmessages,61–62

recoveringmessages,68

replyingto,62

savingimages,62

searching,69–70

sending,60–61

settingup,9,55–58

showingTo/Cclabel,59

signatures,60

threads,59

typesofaccounts,56

VIPmailbox,68

webmail,56–58

Yahoo!,56

emailfolders,66–68,69

emailupdates,9

emergencyinformation,145

EnhancedDataforGSMEvolution(EDGE)service,21

events.SeealsoCalendar

addingtocalendars,75,77–80

alertsfor.Seealerts

deleting,79

editing,79

informationabout,78

invitingpeopleto,78,81–82

listinginCalendar,74

timezones,77–78

URLsfor,78,79

Exchangeaccounts,33,56

Ffacedetection,94

Facebook,156–162

adding/contactingfriends,157–159

appsaccessedby,159

calendar,81

Contactsgroups,33

downloading/registering,156

managingaccount,159–162

overview,156

password,160,161

precautions,161

privacy,160–161

settings,159–161

updatingcontacts,160

using,157

Facebookapp,156

FaceTime,112–113

cellularserviceand,112

described,20

DoNotDisturboption,21,89–90

endingcalls,113

initiatingcalls,112–113

mutingaudio,28,113

resolutionand,2,96

resuming,113

switchingcameraorientation,113

turningcallsintoFaceTimecalls,28

turningon/off,9

FaceTimeapp,2

FaceTimebutton,28

FaceTimecamera,2,3,93

Favoriteslist

callingfrom,29

deletingentries,29

managing,29

workingwithentries,29

Favoritessetting,41

files

audio/video,48

emailattachments,63–66

memoryusedby,4,109

sharing.Seesharing

size,109

viewing,98

filters(cameraeffects),96,97,105

FindMyiPhone,7,9

fingermovements,18–19,22

fingerprintidentitysensor,3,9–10,140

flash,camera,2,95,96

Flashtechnology,48

flash,TrueTone,2,3

flashlight,2,91,96

flicking,18,22

folders

bookmarks,46–47

email,66–68,69

music,118

photos,64,102,103

forms.Seewebforms

forwardingcalls,32

FraudulentWebsiteWarning,42,50–51

Ggameapps,162

GameCenter,20,162,163

games,162–163

downloading,162

free,162,163

Mahjong,163

playing,162–163

searchingfor,162

Solitaire,162

typesof,162

GB(gigabyte),5

GeneralPacketRadioService(GPRS)service,21

Geniusplaylists,125

gigabyte(GB),5

Gmail,56,57,58,68

Googlesearchengine,44

GPRS(GeneralPacketRadioService)service,21

GPS,7

groupmessaging,71

HHD(high-definition)video,108,110

HDR(HighDynamicRange),96

HDRphotoseries,97

HDRphotos,108

headphonejack,2,3,4.SeealsoEarPods

headphones,4,125

Healthapp,142–147

addingmedicalinformation,146–147

AskMDapp,143,144

bloodpressure,147

described,20

emergencyinformation,145

health/fitness-relatedapps,143–144

heartrate,147

MedicalID,145

medicalrecords,144

nutritioninformation,146

settingup,142–145

sleepinformation,147

trackinghealthinformation,147

using,145–147

vitals,147

HealthMateapp,143

health/fitness-relatedapps,143–144

“HeySiri”option,27

HighDynamicRange.SeeHDR

high-definition(HD)video,108,110

history,41,42,50

Homebutton,2,3,6,22

Homescreen.Seealsoscreen

addingshortcuts,24

displaying,6,22

goingbeyondinitialscreen,22–23

savingwebsitelinksto,45

using,3,18

Homescreenapps,19–20

HomeSharing,125

Hotmail,56

hotspots

establishingconnection,38

finding,37

personal,21

IiBooks.Seealsoreading

addingbookmarks,132

addingnotes,132–133

annotatingbooks,132–133

arrangingbooks,130

buyingfromiBookstore,129–130

controls,129

deletingbooks,131

described,20

displayingcontrols,132

fonts/fontsize,132

highlightingtext,133

onlinecontent,129

organizingbooks,131

readingbooks,131–132

searchingforbooks,129–130

searchingtextinbooks,132,133

sortmethods,130

syncingbookmarks/notes,129

tableofcontents,131

turning/viewingpages,131,132

viewingbooks,130

iBookstore,129–130

iCloud

attachingnotesto,150

backingupiPhoneto,13

considerations,5

Contactssyncing,33

iCloudPhotoLibrary,108

passwords,9,10

PhotoStream,101,106–107,108

sharingphotos,101,103,106–107,108

signingupfor,9

tipsfor,5

transferringto/from,5

iCloudDrive,9

iCloudemailaccounts,9,56

iCloudKeychain,10

iCloudPhotoLibrary,108

iCloudPhotoSharing,106,108

images.Seealsophotos

inemail,59

loadingremote,59

memoryusedby,4

savingfromemail,62

screencaptures,101

IMAPaccounts,56

iMessage,9,70–71

iMovie,112

Internet,37–53.Seealsoweb/Wi-Fientries

bookmarks,45–47

browsing,42–44,53

connectingto,5,21,37–38

cookies,42,49–50

described,37

DoNotTrackoption,42,50

FraudulentWebsiteWarning,42,50–51

hotspotconnections,21,37,38

personalhotspot,21

playingaudio/videofiles,48

PrivateBrowsingoption,50

searching,44,51–52

security,49–51

shoppingon,52–53

usesfor,37

usingSiri,53

WorldWideWeb,38–47

Internetactivity,21

Internetradio.SeeiTunesRadio

Internetsearchsites,44

Internetserviceprovider(ISP),38,58

invitations,76,78,81–82

iOSdevices,33,108,129

iOSversions,2,106

iPhone

accessoriesfor,16

activating,6–8

backingup.Seebackups

backups,6,8,9,13

charging,4,6,21

choosinglanguage,7

connectingtocomputer,5,12–13

connectingtoInternet,5,21,37–38

connectingtoiTunes,13

enteringinformationinto,24–27

features,1

fingermovements,18–19

introductionto,1–16

iOSversions,2,106

makingcalls.Seecalling

memory,4–5,109

overview,1–2

passcode.Seepasscode

password,5

passwords.Seepasswords

physicalfeatures,2–5

pluggingin,6

poweringup,2

ring/silentswitch,2

ringtones,2,36

settingup,8–11

sleepmode,2,13–16

turningon/off,2,3,6–7,14–16

unlocking,15

using,28–32

voicemail,28,30–31,32

wakingfromsleep,2,15–16

warranty,2

iPhoto,99,100.Seealsophotos;Photosapp

iSightcamera,2,3,93,96

ISP(Internetserviceprovider),38,58

iTunes.Seealsomusic;Musicapp

automaticdownloads,116

basics,116–117

buyingmusic,118

connectingiPhoneto,13

copyingmusicfromcomputer,118–122

coverartwork,120

downloading,12–13

downloadingvideosfrom,109–110

Geniusplaylists,125

gettingmusicfrom,115–118

importsettings,120

installing,13

iTunesMatch,116,125,126

iTunesRadio,123,124,126–127

iTunesStore.SeeiTunesStore

movies.Seemovies

playlists,122–123,124,125

previewingmusic,118

rippingCDsto,118,120

searchingin,117–118

settingup,116

showingallmusic/videos,116

SyncedwithiTunesoption,21

syncingcontacts,33,34

syncingmusic,120–122

TVshows.SeeTVshows

iTunesMatch,116,125,126

iTunesRadio,123,124,126–127

iTunesStore,116–118

buyingmusic,118

categories/genres,116–117

described,20

previewingmusic,118

searchingin,117–118

JJavaScript,42

JavaScriptoption,42

KKB(kilobyte),5

keyboard,onscreen

editingtext,25–26

expandinguseof,24–26

external,90

landscapeorientation,25

openinginReminders,85

specialcharacters,12

typingshortcuts/aids,24–25

using,11–12

usingSiriwith,26–27

Keychain,10

keypad,28

Keypadbutton,28

keywords

Calendar,75

email,70

iBooks,130

Safari,39,44,49

kilobyte(KB),5

Kindleapp,133

Llandscapekeyboard,25

language,choosingforiPhone,7

libraryapps,133

lightningbolt,6

Lightningconnector,3,4

Lightning-to-USBcable,6

LinkedIn,162

links,43

LocationServices,7–8,21

lockrotation,90

LongTermEvolution(LTE)networks,21

LTE(LongTermEvolution)networks,21

lyricinformation,125

MMaccomputers.Seealsocomputer

connectingiPhoneto,5,12–13

systemrequirements,5

magazines,4,20,128–129

magnifyingglass,25

Mahjong,163

Mail,55–60.Seealsoemail

described,20,55

modifyingsettings,58–60

notesin,150

settingup,55–58

mailservers,56,58

Maps,133–136

considerations,134

currentlocation,134,135

described,19

droppingpins,134

gettingdirections,135–136

navigatingin,134

overview,133–134

searchingforlocations,134

sharinginformation,135

views,134,135

voicedirections,136

MB(megabyte),5

mediaplayercontrols,90

megabyte(MB),5

memory,4–5,109

menubar,13

menus,43

Messages,19,70–71

microphone,3,4

microphonekey,26

MicrosoftExchangeGlobalAddressList,33

MicrosoftOutlook,56

misspellings,24

MMS(MultimediaMessagingService),71

movies.Seealsovideo

buying/renting,109–110,116

considerations,109

filesize,109

iMovie,112

memoryusedby,4,109

watchingoniPhone,108–109

MultimediaMessagingService(MMS),71

multitouchscreen.Seetouchscreen

music,115–127.SeealsoiTunes;Musicapp

albumcovers,125

buyinginiTunes,118

categories/genres,116–117

ControlCenter,126

controlsfor,124–125,126

convertingtodifferentformat,120

coverartwork,120

displayingaudiocontrols,126

equalizersettings,125

findingonyourcomputer,118–120

Geniusplaylists,125

gettingfromiTunes,115–118

groupingbyartist,125

iTunesMatch,116,125,126

iTunesRadio,123,124,126–127

listeningtooniPhone,123–126

lyricinformation,125

memoryusedby,4

playlists,122–123,124,125

podcasts,20,123,125

previewinginiTunes,118

searchingforiniTunesStore,116–117

settings,125

ShaketoShuffle,125

showingall,125

inslideshows,105

syncing,120–122

transferringfromcomputer,118–122

transferringtoiPhone,120–122

volume,124

Musicapp,122–127.SeealsoiTunes;music

audiobooks,123

controls,123–125

deletingalbumsfrom,124

described,20

equalizersettings,125

Geniusplaylists,125

iTunesRadio,123,124,126–127

listeningtomusic,123–126

pausing,124

playingmusiconiPhone,123

podcasts,123,125

previous/nextsong,124

repeatingsongs,124

settings,125

ShaketoShuffle,125

shufflingsongs,108,124,125

songlist,124

streamingaudio,123

volumecontrols,124,125

Mutebutton,28,113

MyPhotoStream,101,106–107,108

MyChartapp,143,144

Nnetworks

3G,21

4G,21

cellular,7,42

connectingto,7,38

listing,7

LTE,21

passwords,7,38

social.Seesocialnetworking

typesof,21

VPN,21

Wi-Fi.SeeWi-Finetworks

newspapers,20,128–129

Newsstand,20,128–129

Nexticon,39

Notes,147–150

attachingtoiCloud,150

described,19,87,147

dictating,148

editing,149

inemail,150

printing,149,150

searching,23

settingup,150

sharing,149

syncing,129

using,148–150

Notifications,87–90.Seealsoalerts

DoNotDisturb,21,89–90

numberofremindersin,89

soundsfor,89

Tweets,152,156

typesofalerts,89

OOn/Off–Sleep/Wakebutton,2,3,6–7,14–16

onscreenkeyboard

editingtext,25–26

expandinguseof,24–26

landscapeorientation,25

openinginReminders,85

specialcharacters,12

typingshortcuts/aids,24–25

using,11–12

usingSiriwith,26–27

OpenLinkssettings,41

opticalstabilization,93

Outlook-basedemail,57

OverDriveapp,133

Ppanoramicphotos,97

Passbook,137–142.SeealsoApplePay

coupons/discounts,142

described,20

findingappsfor,141–142

rewardcards,142

settingup,139

settingupforApplePay,137–139

using,141–142

passcode.Seealsopasswords

considerations,15

creating,10

usingfingerprintas,3,9–10

Password&Autofillsetting,41,42

passwordlists,9

passwords.Seealsopasscode

AppleID,8,110,118,138

autofillfeature,41,42

considerations,5

email,9,56,57

Facebook,160,161

iCloud,9,10

Keychain,10

networks,7,38

personalhotspot,38

tipsfor,9,161

webforms,41

PCs.Seecomputer

personalhotspot,21

phishing,42

Phoneapp,20,28.Seealsocalling

phonecalls.Seecalling

PhotoStream,101,106–107,108

photos,100–108.Seealsocamera;images

addingtoemailmessages,64–65

addingtoTwitter,152,155

adjustingcolor,105

albums,101,102–104

assigningtoMessages,70

burstmode,96,98,108

Collections,101

copying/pasting,104

cropping,104

deleting,104

editing,104–105

enhancing,104

filters,96,97,105

folders,64,102,103

HDR,96,97,108

iCloudPhotoLibrary,108

iPhoto,99,100

memoryusedby,4

Moments,101

movingfromcameratocomputer,98–100

MyPhotoStream,101,106–107,108

optionsfor,95–100

organizing,101

panoramic,97

red-eyeremoval,104

rotating,104

settings,108

sharing,101,103,106–107,108

slideshows,105,108

square,96

takingwithiPhone,93–95

viewing,98

workingwith,101–102

Years,101

Photosapp,101–108

described,19

editingphotos,104–105

MyPhotoStream,106–107

organizingphotos,101

settings,107

slideshows,105

workingwithalbums,102–104

workingwithphotos,101–102

pictures.Seeimages;photos

pinching,18

Pinterest,162

pipe(|)character,25

playingaudio/videoonInternet,48

playingmusic,124

playlists,90,122–123,124,125

podcasts,20,109,123,125

Podcastsapp,20

POPaccounts,56

pop-ups,blocking,41–42

powermodes,14

PowerOffcommand,14

PreloadTopHitsetting,41

presses,18

Previousicon,39

printers,5

printing

email,62

notes,149,150

wireless,5

privacy.Seealsosecurity

DoNotTrackoption,42,50

Facebookand,160–161

FraudulentWebsiteWarning,42,50–51

LocationServicesand,7

PrivateBrowsingoption,50

PrivateBrowsingoption,50

publiclibrary,133

punctuation,148

Qquestions,askingSiri,10,27

questions,security,9

QuickWebsiteSearchsetting,41

Rradio.SeeiTunesRadio

Readermode(Safari),48,128

reading,127–136

withiBooks.SeeiBooks

withNewsstand,128–129

publiclibraryebooks,133

withSafari,127–128

ReadingList,39,40,42

Recentslist,29

redhandsetbutton,28

redooptions,26

releasehold,3

Reloadicon,39

reloadingwebsites,39

Reminders,19,84–85.Seealsoalerts

resolution,2,96

RETURNkey,12

ringer,2,3

ringervolume,2,3

ring/silentswitch,2,3

ringtones,2,36

rippingCDs,118,120

SSafari,38–52.Seealsowebbrowsers

autofillsettings,41,42

blockingpop-ups,41–42

bookmarks,45–47

browsingInternet,42–44,53

clearingcache,42

clearinghistory,42

controls,39–41

cookies,42,49–50

described,20

DoNotTrackoption,42,50

FraudulentWebsiteWarning,42,50–51

introductionto,38–42

navigation,39,43–44,47,48

OpenLinkssettings,41

openingwebsitesin,39,42–43

passwords,41

PrivateBrowsingoption,50

Readermode,48,128

ReadingList,39,40,42

readingwith,127–128

searchenginechoice,41

searching,41,44,51–52

settings,41–42

WebInspector,42

screen,17–23.SeealsoHomescreen

brightness,90

described,4

fingermovements,18–19

illustrated,3

image/textsizeon,10

lockrotation,90

locking,21

overview,17

rotation,21

screencaptures,101

Screenrotationlocked,21

screenshots,101

scrolling,18

SearchEnginesettings,41

searchengines,39,41,44

searching

Calendar,75

emailmessages,69–70

Favorites,41

iBookstore,129–130

Internet,44,51–52

iTunes,117–118

iTunesStore,117–118

withinopenwebpage,49

PreloadTopHit,41

QuickWebsiteSearch,41

fromSafari,44

withSpotlight,23

SpotlightSuggestions,41

fortextinbooks,132,133

viasearchengines,39,41,44

security.Seealsopasscode;passwords

cookies,42,49–50

DoNotTrackoption,42,50

FraudulentWebsiteWarning,42,50–51

Internet,49–51

LocationServicesand,7–8,21

phishing,42

privacy.Seeprivacy

PrivateBrowsingoption,50

securityquestions,9

selectingtext,25–26

“selfies,”96

self-timer,camera,96

Settingsapp,20

ShaketoShuffle,125

Shareicon,64

Sharemenu,39,48

SharedLinks,39,40

SharedStreams,101

sharing

AirDrop,39,83,90,91

calendars,82–84

HomeSharing,125

notes,149

photos,101,103,106–107,108

video,112

websiteaddress,39–40

SHIFTkey,12

shoppingonInternet,52–53

ShortMessageService(SMS),71

sidebar,13

silent/ringswitch,2

SIMcard,3

SIMcardreleasehold,3

SIMcardtray,3

Siri

askingquestions,10,27

browsingInterneton,53

described,10

dictation,26–27

gettingdirections,10

“HeySiri”option,27

turningon,26,27

using,26–27

sleepmode,2,13–16

Sleep/Wakebutton,2,3,6–7,14–16

SlideToUnlockcommand,15

slideshows,105,108

SMS(ShortMessageService),71

socialnetworking

Facebook.SeeFacebook

LinkedIn,162

Pinterest,162

Twitter.SeeTwitter

SoftwareUpdate,12

Solitaire,162

songs.Seemusic

soundsettings,2,4,36.Seealsoaudio

speaker,3,4,28

Speakerbutton,28

specialcharacters,10,25

Spotlight,23,41

SpotlightSuggestions,41

spreadingfingers,18

Sprint,5

statusbar,3,4,21

Stocks,20

stopwatch,86–87,91

streamingaudio,123

streamingphotos,101,106–107,108

streamingvideo,109

SuggestedApps,116

SummarizePhotosoption,108

support,2

swiping,18,22

switchcameraicon,113

synccollections,129

SyncedwithiTunesoption,21

syncing

bookmarks,129

Calendar,76

contacts,33,34

iTunes,21,120–122

music,120–122

notes,129

synccollections,129

TTabicon,39,40,48

tapping,18,22

text

cutting/copying/pasting,26

editing,25–26

enteringintoiPhone,24–27

magnifying,25

selecting,25–26

slidingtocorrectletter,25

usingdictation(Siri),26–27

textmessages,19,30,70–71

time.SeealsoClock

displaying,19

settingforalarms,86

settingforalerts,76

settingforevents,76–78

settingforreminders,84–85

settingforstopwatch,86–87

settingfortimer,86–87

timezones,76,77–78

timer,87,91

timer,self(camera),96

Tips,20

T-Mobile,5,37

TouchID

ApplePay,140,141

described,3

usingfingerprintaspasscode,3,9–10

touchscreen.Seescreen

Trash,62

TrueToneflash,2,3,96

TTYinuse,21

TVshows

buying/renting,109–110,116

memoryusedby,4

purchasingoniTunes,116

watchingoniPhone,108–109

Tweets.SeeTwitter

Twitter,151–156

Activitypage,154

addingphotos,152,155

addingyourlocation,155

buildingafollowing,154–156

Discoverpage,153–154

downloading/registering,151–152

followingpeople/groups,152–154

modifyingsettings,155–156

postingTweets,154–155

searchingforTweets,152–153

settingup,151–152

Tweetnotifications,156

viewingTweets,153–154

typingshortcuts/aids,24–25

Uundokey,25

undooptions,26

unlockingiPhone,15

updates

contacts,160

email,9

podcasts,20

SoftwareUpdate,12

UploadBurstPhotosoption,108

URLs,39,78,79

USBadapters,6

USBcables,5,6,125

USB-to-ACadapter,6

UseCellularConnectionoption,7

UseCellularDataoption,42

VVerizon,5,32,37

vibratefunction,2,30,36

video,108–112.Seealsomovies

considerations,108–109

creating,110–111

deleting,112

downloading,109–110

editing,111–112

FaceTimecalls,112–113

filesize,109

HD,108

high-speed,108

iMovie,112

memoryusedby,4,109

playing,111

playingonInternet,48

recording,110–111

sharing,112

slow-motion,108,112

streaming,109

time-lapse,108,112

trimming,111

TVshows.SeeTVshows

typesof,109

Vimeo,112

watchingoniPhone,108–109

YouTube,112

videomessages,71

Videooption,110

Videosapp,19

Vimeo,112

VIPmailbox,68

virtualprivatenetworking(VPN),21

voicedirections,136

VoiceMemos,20

voicemessages,70–71

voicemail,28,30–31,32

voicemailindicator,31

volumecontrol,90

volumeup/downbuttons,2,3

VPN(virtualprivatenetworking),21

WwakingiPhone,2,15–16

warranties,2

Weather,19

Web,38–47.SeealsoInternet

webbrowsers.SeealsoSafari

considerations,39

history,41,42,50

navigation,39,43–44,47,48

Safari.SeeSafari

webforms,41,42,47

WebInspectoroption,42

webmail,56–58

webpages

addingcontactsfrom,34–35

bookmarking.Seebookmarks

DoNotTrackoption,42,50

enlarging/reducing,47

forms,41,42,47

links,43

menus,43

moving,47

navigating,39,43–44,47,48

playingaudio/videofiles,48

Readermode(Safari),48,128

reading,48

reloading,39

returningto,48

scrolling,47,48

searchingon,49

selecting,47

tabs,40

viewinglinkdestination,47

WebsiteDataoption,42

websites

cookies,42,49–50

DoNotTrackoption,42,50

FraudulentWebsiteWarning,42,50–51

OpenLinkssettings,41

openinginSafari,39,42–43

phishing,42

savinglinkstoHomepage,45

sharingaddress,39–40

Wi-Fi

vs.cellular,5

hotspotconnections,21,37,38

personalhotspot,21

turningon/off,90

voicecallsusing,21

Wi-Finetworks

vs.cellularnetworks,5

establishinginhome,37–38

joining,7,38

passwords,7,38

settings,21

Wi-Fiservice,5

Wikipedia,51

Windowscomputers.Seealsocomputer

connectingiPhoneto,5,12–13

systemrequirements,5

wirelessnetworks.SeeWi-Finetworks

worddefinitions,26

WorldClock,86

WorldWideWeb,38–47.SeealsoInternet

YYahoo!emailaccounts,56

Yahoo!searchengine,44

YouTube,112