Book description
Step-by-step instructions with callouts to iPhone images that show you exactly what to do.
Help when you run into iPhone problems or limitations.
Tips and Notes to help you get the most from your iPhone.
Full-color, step-by-step tasks walk you through getting and keeping your iPhone working just the way you want. The tasks include how to:
Connect to the Internet, Bluetooth devices, Wi-Fi networks, and other iPhones, iPod touches, and iPads; take advantage of AirDrop to instantly share with other iOS and Mac users around you
Use Siri to get information, write texts and emails, set reminders/appointments, and more just by speaking to your iPhone
Customize your iPhone with folders, wallpaper, ringtones, and much more
Configure and sync your information, and efficiently manage contacts, reminders, and calendars
Communicate via FaceTime videoconferences, conference calls, text, email, and more
Make the most of Safari to browse the Web and Mail to manage all of your email from one Inbox
Listen to music, subscribe to podcasts, and use the Health app to help keep yourself in top form
Capture and edit photos and video; use the great camera features such as burst, timed and time-lapse photos, and slow-motion video
Use your photos in slideshows, for wallpaper, and for your contacts or share them via email, AirDrop, and texts; use iCloud to automatically save and share your photos
Find, download, install, and use awesome iPhone apps
Take advantage of iCloud to keep your content and information in sync on all your devices
BONUS MATERIAL: Register this book at quepublishing.com/register to access an online chapter, additional tasks, and other helpful information
Table of contents
- About This eBook
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents at a Glance
- Table of Contents
- About the Author
- Dedication
- Acknowledgments
- We Want to Hear from You!
- Reader Services
- Using This Book
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1. Getting Started with Your iPhone
- Getting to Know Your iPhone’s External Features
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Getting to Know Your iPhone’s Software
- Using Your Fingers to Control Your iPhone
- Going Home
- Touching the iPhone’s Screen
- Working with iPhone Apps
- Using the Home Screens
- Using the iPhone 6 Plus’ Split-Screen
- Searching on Your iPhone
- Working with the Control Center
- Working with Notifications and the Notification Center
- Using the Do Not Disturb Mode
- Working with Text
- Dictating Text
- Meeting Siri
- Understanding iPhone Status Icons
- Turning Your iPhone On or Off
- Sleeping/Locking and Waking/Unlocking Your iPhone
- Signing Into Your Apple ID
- Setting the Volume
- Using Airplane Mode
- Using the Settings App
- Printing from Your iPhone
- 2. Connecting Your iPhone to the Internet, Bluetooth Devices, and iPhones/iPods/iPads
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3. Setting Up and Using iCloud and Other Online Accounts
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Configuring and Using iCloud
- Obtaining an iCloud Account
- Signing Into Your iCloud Account
- Enabling iCloud to Store Your Information on the Cloud
- Configuring iCloud Drive
- Configuring iCloud to Store Photos
- Configuring Your iCloud Backup
- Configuring Your iCloud Keychain
- Configuring Find My iPhone
- Performing Advanced Configuration of Your iCloud Account
- Setting Up Other Types of Online Accounts on Your iPhone
- Configuring Other Types of Online Accounts
- Setting How and When Your Accounts Are Updated
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Configuring and Using iCloud
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4. Configuring an iPhone to Suit Your Preferences
- Customizing Your Home Screens
- Working with the Settings App
- Setting the Screens Brightness, View, Text Size, and Wallpaper
- Setting Keyboard, Language, and Format Options
- Choosing the Sounds Your iPhone Makes
- Setting Up Notifications and the Notification Center
- Configuring the Control Center
- Setting Do Not Disturb Preferences
- Setting Privacy and Location Services Preferences
- Setting Passcode, Touch ID, and Auto-Lock Preferences
- Setting Restrictions for Content and Apps
- 5. Working with iTunes on Your Computer
- 6. Downloading Apps, Music, Movies, TV Shows, and More onto Your iPhone
- 7. Managing Contacts
- 8. Communicating with the Phone and FaceTime Apps
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9. Sending, Receiving, and Managing Email
- Configuring Email Accounts
- Setting Mail App Preferences
- Working with Email
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Managing Email
- Checking for New Email
- Understanding the Statuses of Email
- Managing Email from the Message Screen
- Managing Email from an Inbox
- Managing Multiple Emails at the Same Time
- Organizing Email from the Message Screen
- Organizing Email from the Inbox
- Viewing Messages in a Mailbox
- Saving Images Attached to Email
- Searching Your Email
- Working with VIPs
- Designating VIPs
- Accessing VIP Email
- Managing Junk Email
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10. Sending, Receiving, and Managing Texts and iMessages
- Preparing Messages for Messaging
- Sending Messages
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Receiving, Reading, and Replying to Messages
- Receiving Messages
- Reading Messages
- Viewing Images or Video You Receive in Messages
- Listening to Audio in Messages You Receive in Messages
- Watching Video in Messages You Receive in Messages
- Replying to Messages from the Messages App
- Replying to Messages from a Banner Alert
- Having a Messages Conversation
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Working with Messages
- Managing Messages Conversations
- Receiving and Reading Messages on an iPhone 6 Plus
- Adding Images and Video to Conversations
- Adding Audio Recordings to Conversations
- Adding Video to Conversations
- Adding Locations to Conversations
- Browsing Attachments to Conversations
- Deleting Messages and Conversations
- Deleting Conversations
- 11. Managing Calendars and Reminders
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12. Working with Siri
- Setting Up Siri
- Understanding Siri’s Personality
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Learning How to Use Siri by Example
- Using Siri to Make Voice Calls
- Composing New Email with Siri
- Replying to Emails with Siri
- Having Messages Read to You
- Replying to Messages with Siri
- Sending New Messages with Siri
- Using Siri to Create Events
- Using Siri to Create Reminders
- Using Siri to Get Information
- Using Siri to Play Music
- Using Siri to Get Directions
- Using Dictation to Speak Text Instead of Typing
- 13. Surfing the Web
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14. Finding and Listening to Music
- Stocking Your iPhone with Music
- Configuring Music Settings
- Using the Cover Browser to Find and Listen to Music
- Finding Music
- Playing Music
- Creating and Using Genius Playlists
- Using AirPlay to Listen to Your iPhone’s Music on Other Devices
- Listening to Music with iTunes Match
- Listening to iTunes Radio
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15. Working with Photos and Video You Take with Your iPhone
- Setting Your Photos & Camera Preferences
- Taking Photos and Video with Your iPhone
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Viewing, Editing, and Working with Photos on Your iPhone
- Finding Photos to Work With by Browsing
- Finding Photos to Work With by Searching
- Viewing Photos Individually
- Viewing Photos in Slideshows
- Working with Burst Mode Photos
- Editing Photos
- Enhancing Photos
- Straightening, Rotating, and Cropping Photos
- Applying Filters to Photos
- Removing Red-Eye from Photos
- Making Smart Adjustments to Photos
- Working with Photos
- Sharing Photos via Email
- Organizing Photos in a New Album
- Adding Photos to an Existing Album
- Deleting Photos
- Viewing, Editing, and Working with Video on Your iPhone
- Using AirPlay to View Photos and Videos on a TV
- Using iCloud with Your Photos
- 16. Using Other Cool iPhone Apps and Features
- 17. Maintaining and Protecting Your iPhone and Solving Problems
- Index
Product information
- Title: My iPhone® (Covers iOS 8 on iPhone 6/6 Plus, 5S/5C/5, and 4S), Eighth Edition
- Author(s):
- Release date: October 2014
- Publisher(s): Que
- ISBN: 9780133891652
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