iPhone: The Missing Manual

What's On Your iPhone?

Once your iPhone is seated in the sync cradle, click its icon in the iTunes source list. The middle part of the iTunes window now reveals six file-folder tabs, representing the six categories of stuff you can sync to your iPhone. Here's what each one tells you:

• Summary. This screen gives basic stats on your iPhone, like its serial number, capacity, and phone number. Buttons in the middle let you check for iPhone software updates or restore it to its out-of-the-box state (Reset: Six Degrees of Desperation). At the bottom of the screen, you can specify how and what you'd like to sync.

• Info. The settings here control the syncing of your contacts, calendars, email account settings, and bookmarks.

• Music. You can opt to sync all your songs, music videos, and playlists here—or, if your collection is larger than the iPhone's capacity, just some of them.

• Photos. Here, you can get iPhone-friendly versions of your digital pictures copied over from a folder on your hard drive—or from a photo-management program like Photoshop Elements, Photoshop Album, or iPhoto.

• Podcasts. This screen lets you sync all—or just selected—podcasts. You can even opt to get only the unplayed ones from iTunes.

• Videos. You can choose both movies and TV shows from the iTunes Store for syncing here, along with other compatible video files in your library.

At the bottom of the screen, iTunes displays a colorful horizontal map that shows you the amount and types of files: Audio, Video, Photos, and Other ...