The Iphone Pocket Guide

by Breen, Christopher

• ISBN13: 9780321714787
• ISBN10: 0321714784
• Edition: 5th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-09-10
• Publisher: Peachpit Press

Summary

This handy, low-priced book is packed with quick results for people who want to jump in and master Apple's iPhone 4. bull; bull;Snappy writing and eye-catching graphics walk readers through the most common iPhone tasks. bull;Learn all the new features quickly such as Facetime and the new camera. bull;Experienced gadget author and iPhone expert unveils little known iPhone 4 tips and tricks. New Apple iPhone 4 users will want to start using their devices as soon as they get their hands on them, and The iPhone Pocket Guide shows them how. Trusted gadget teacher Christopher Breen reveals the quickest way to learn iPhone 4 features. Everything is covered including: bull; bull;Built-in Apps. bull;FaceTime video calling. bull;HD Video Recording --shoot, edit, and share all in HD. bull;5 megapixel camera with LED flash and 5x digital zoom Breen also covers the basics such as making calls and navigating through your music, TV shows, and movies. Along the way, Christopher Breen offers hints for making the most of the device's settings and troubleshooting advice for when the iPhone becomes uncooperative.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Meet the iPhone . . . . . 1
iPod, Phone, Internet Device, and More . . . . . . . 3
Boxed In . . . . . 5
On the Face of It . . . . 8
Applications . . . . . . . 14
Housekeeping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Full Gestures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Multitasking . . . . . . 25
Entering and Editing Text . . . . . . . . . 27

Chapter 2: Setup, Sync, and Settings . . . . 33
Setting up the iPhone . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Tabtastic . . . . . . . 36
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Chapter 3: Phone and Messaging . . . . . . . 81
Calling All Callers . . . . . . . . . 82
Exploring In-Call Options . . . . . . . . . 87
Managing Your Calling Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Working with Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Sending Them Messages . . . . . . . . . 109

Chapter 4: Mail and Calendar . . . . . . . . . . 119
Using Mail . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Sending and Receiving Mail . . . . . . . . . . 136
Using Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

Chapter 5: Safari . . . . . 161
Importing Bookmarks . . . . . . . . 161
Surfin’ Safari . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Setting Safari . . . . . . . . . . 174

Chapter 6: iPhone As iPod . . . . . . . . . 177
Getting the Goods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Creating and Configuring Playlists . . . . 185
Using the iPod App . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Applying iPod App Settings . . . . . . . 212
Managing Videos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215

Chapter 7: The Stores . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Prepare to Shop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
The iPhone’s iTunes Store . . . . . . . . . . 223
The App Store . . . . . 232
iBooks and the iBookstore . . . . . . . . . 239

Chapter 8: Photos, Camera, and YouTube . . . . . 249
You Ought to Be in Pictures . . . 250
Snapping Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
All About Movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
YouTube . . . . . . . . . . 269

Chapter 9: The Other Apps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Stocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Maps . . . . . . 278
Weather . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Clock . . . . . . 293
Calculator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
Compass . . . . . . 297
Voice Memos . . . . . . . . . . 298

Chapter 10: Tips and Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Getting Tipsy . . . . . 302
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . 313

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320