Chapter 12. Synchronizing Data Between Your Computer and Your iPhone

Chances are you have data stored on your computer that you want to store on your iPhone. For example, you might have a huge music library that you want to transfer to your iPhone so you can listen to your favorite songs while you're away from your computer.

If you have crucial names, addresses, or appointments stored on your computer, you'll probably want that information stored on your iPhone as well. You could retype all this information into your iPhone, but a better solution is to synchronize data to transfer it between your computer and iPhone automatically.

To synchronize your data, you need to use the USB cable that came with your iPhone and the iTunes program. Every

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