by Edward C. Baig
USA TODAY Personal Tech columnist
and
Bob LeVitus
Houston Chronicle “Dr.Mac”columnist
iPhone™ For Dummies®
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Edward C. Baig writes the weekly Personal Technology column in USA
TODAY and is co-host of the weekly USA TODAY’s Talking Tech podcast. He is
also the author of Macs For Dummies, 9th Edition, for Wiley Publishing. Before
joining USA TODAY as a columnist in 1999, Ed spent six years at Business
Week, where he wrote and edited stories about consumer tech, personal
finance, collectibles, and travel, among other topics. He received the Medill
School of Journalism 1999 Financial Writers and Editors Award for contributions
to the “Business Week Investor Guide to Online Investing.” That followed
a three-year stint at U.S. News & World Report, where Ed was the lead
tech writer for the News You Can Use section but also dabbled in other subjects.
He recalls fondly putting together features on baseball card investing,
karaoke machines, and the odd things people collect, including Pez dispensers,
vintage radios, and magic memorabilia.
Ed began his journalist career at Fortune magazine, gaining the best basic
training imaginable during his early years as a fact checker. Through the
dozen years he worked at the magazine, Ed covered leisure-time industries,
penned features on the lucrative dating market and the effect of religion on
corporate managers, and also started up Fortune’s Products to Watch column.
Bob LeVitus, often referred to as “Dr. Mac,” has written or co-written 50 popular
computer books, including Dr. Mac: The OS X Files and Mac OS X Leopard
For Dummies for Wiley Publishing; Stupid Mac Tricks and Dr. Macintosh for
Addison-Wesley; and The Little iTunes Book, 3rd Edition and The Little iDVD
Book, 2nd Edition for Peachpit Press. His books have sold more than a million
copies worldwide. Bob has penned the popular Dr. Mac column for the
Houston Chronicle for the past ten years and has been published in dozens of
computer magazines over the past fifteen years. His achievements have been
documented in major media around the world. (Yes, that was Bob juggling a
keyboard in USA Today a few years back!)
Bob is considered one of the world’s leading authorities on Mac OS. From
1989 to 1997, he was a contributing editor and columnist for MacUser magazine,
writing the Help Folder, Beating the System, Personal Best, and Game
Room columns at various times. In his copious spare time, Bob heads up a
team of expert technical consultants who do nothing but provide technical
help and training to Mac users via telephone, e-mail, and Internet-enabled
remote control software, which allows them to see and control your Mac no
matter where in the world you may be. If you’re having problems with your
Mac, you ought to give them a try. You’ll find them at www.boblevitus.com or 408-627-7577.
Authors’ Acknowledgments
Special thanks to everyone at Apple who helped us turn this book around so
quickly: Katie Cotton, Natalie Kerris, Greg (Joz) Joswiak, Bob Borchers, Keri
Walker, Jennifer Hakes, Jennifer Bowcock, and everyone else. We couldn’t
have done it without you.
Big-time thanks to the gang at Wiley: Bob “Can’t you work any faster?”
Woerner, Susan “Patience-is-my-middle-name” Pink, Andy “The Boss”
Cummings, Barry “Still no humorous nickname” Pruett, and our technical
editor Dennis R. Cohen, who did a rocking job in record time as always. And
extra-special thanks to Kevin Kirschner, Clint Lahnen, and Shelley Lea for
their patience and persistence in setting up the photo shoots and taking the
pictures to make this book look as great as it does. Finally, thanks to everyone
at Wiley who we don’t know by name. If you helped with this project in
any way, you have our everlasting thanks.
Bob adds: Thanks also to super-agent Carole “I won’t call you Swifty in my
next book” McClendon, for deal-making beyond the call of duty, yet again.
You’ve been my agent for more than twenty years and you’re still the greatest.
And thanks also to my family and friends for putting up with me during
this book’s gestation. Finally, thanks to Saccone’s Pizza, Home Slice Pizza,
The Iron Works BBQ, Chuy’s, Diet Coke Zero, and ShortStop for sustenance.
Ed adds: Thanks to my agent Matt Wagner for again turning me into a
Dummies author. It is a privilege to be working with you once more. I’d also
like to thank Jim Henderson, Geri Tucker, Nancy Blair and the rest of my
USA TODAY friends and colleagues (in and out of the Money section) for your
enormous support and encouragement. Most of all, thanks to my loving
family for understanding my nightly (and weekend) disappearances as we
raced to get this project completed on time.
And finally, thanks to you, gentle reader, for buying our book.
Introduction
Precious few products ever come close to generating the kind of buzz
seen with the iPhone. Its messianic arrival received front-page treatment
in newspapers and top billing on network and cable TV shows. People lined
up days in advance just to ensure landing one of the first units. Years from
now, people will insist, “I was one of them.”
But we trust you didn’t pick up this book to read yet another account about
how the iPhone launch was an epochal event. We trust you did buy the book
to find out how to get the very most out of your remarkable new device.
Our goal is to deliver that information in a light and breezy fashion. We
expect you to have fun using your iPhone. We equally hope you will have fun
spending time with us.
About This Book
Let’s get one thing out of the way right from the get-go. We think you’re pretty
darn smart for buying a For Dummies book. That says to us you have the confidence
and intelligence to know what you don’t know. The Dummies franchise
is built around the core notion that all of us feel insecure about certain
topics when tackling them for the first time, especially when those topics
have to do with technology.
As with most products coming out of Apple, the iPhone is beautifully
designed and intuitive to use. And though our editors may not want us to
reveal this dirty little secret (especially on the first page, for goodness sakes),
the truth is you’ll get pretty far just by exploring the iPhone’s many functions
and features on your own, without the help of this or any other book.
Okay, now that we spilled the beans, let’s tell you why you shouldn’t run back
to the bookstore and request a refund. This book is chock full of useful tips,
advice, and other nuggets that should make your iPhone experience all the
more pleasurable. So keep this book nearby and consult it often.
Conventions Used in This Book
So let’s tell you how we go about our business. iPhone For Dummies makes
generous use of numbered and bulleted lists and pictures. Web addresses are
shown in a special monofont typeface, like this.
We’ve also included a few sidebars with information that is not required reading
(not that any of the book is) but that we hope will provide a richer understanding
of certain subjects. Overall, we aim to keep technical jargon to a
minimum, under the guiding principle that with rare exceptions you need not
know what any of it really means.
How This Book Is Organized
Here’s something we imagine you’ve never heard before: Most books have a
beginning, middle, and end, and you’ll do well by adhering to that linear
structure. Unless you’re one of those knuckleheads out to ruin it for the rest
of us by revealing Harry Potter’s fate.
Fortunately, there is no ending to spoil in a For Dummies book. So while you
may well want to digest this book from start to finish — and we hope you
do — we won’t penalize you for skipping ahead and jumping around. Having
said that, we organized iPhone For Dummies in an order that we think makes
the most sense, as follows.
Part I: Getting to Know Your iPhone
In the introductory chapters of Part I, you tour the iPhone inside and out,
find out how to activate the phone with Apple’s partner AT&T, and get handson
(or, more precisely, fingers-on) experience with the iPhone’s unique
virtual multitouch display.
Part II: The Mobile iPhone
There’s a reason the iPhone has phone in its name. Part II is mostly about all
the ways you can make and receive calls on the device. But you’ll also discover
how to exchange text messages and play with the Calendar, Clock, and
Calculator applications.
Part III: The Multimedia iPhone
Part III is where the fun truly begins. This is the iPhone as an iPod, meaning
music, videos, movies, pictures, and other diversions come to life.
Part IV: The Internet iPhone
Part IV covers the mobile Internet. You’ll master the Safari browser, e-mail,
maps, and more.
Part V: The Undiscovered iPhone
In Part V you find out how to apply your preferences through the iPhone’s
internal settings as well as discover where to go for troubleshooting assistance
if and when the iPhone starts misbehaving.
Part VI: The Part of Tens
Otherwise known as the Dummies answer to David Letterman. The lists presented
in Part VI steer you to terrific iPhone-related Web sites, provide handy
tips and shortcuts, and offer our own suggestions on how you’re newly
favored device might get even better.
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Contents at a Glance
Introduction .........1
Part I: Getting to Know Your iPhone .........5
Chapter 1: Unveiling the iPhone ........................7
Chapter 2: Basic Training .....................17
Chapter 3: The Kitchen Sync: Getting Stuff to and from Your iPhone ...........29
Part II: The Mobile iPhone ..........43
Chapter 4: Understanding the Phone-damentals ..............45
Chapter 5: Texting 1, 2, 3: SMS Messages and Notes .............57
Chapter 6: Calendars and Calculators and Clocks, Oh My ..............63
Part III: The Multimedia iPhone ........73
Chapter 7: Get in Tune(s): Audio on Your iPhone ..........75
Chapter 8: iPhone Video: Seeing Is Believing .............87
Chapter 9: You Oughta Be in Pictures .........95
Part IV: The Internet iPhone ..........105
Chapter 10: Going On a Mobile Safari ...........107
Chapter 11: The E-Mail Must Get Through .......119
Chapter 12: Monitoring Maps, Scrutinizing Stocks, and Watching Weather ..........135
Part V: The Undiscovered iPhone .........147
Chapter 13: Setting You Straight on Settings ........149
Chapter 14: When Good iPhones Go Bad .........163
Part VI: The Part of Tens .............175
Chapter 15: Ten Things for the Wish List ..............177
Chapter 16: Ten Terrific Web Resources .........183
Chapter 17: Ten Helpful Hints, Tips, and Shortcuts .............197
Index .........207
Table of Contents
Introduction..........1
About This Book .......1
Conventions Used in This Book ....1
How This Book Is Organized ...............2
Part I: Getting to Know Your iPhone ......2
Part II: The Mobile iPhone ........2
Part III: The Multimedia iPhone ........2
Part IV: The Internet iPhone ........2
Part V: The Undiscovered iPhone .....3
Part VI: The Part of Tens ...........3
Icons Used in This Book .........3
Where to Go from Here ....4
Part I: Getting to Know Your iPhone
Chapter 1: Unveiling the iPhone
The Big Picture ................................................................................................7
The iPhone as a phone and a digital camera .....................................9
The iPhone as an iPod ..........................................................................9
The iPhone as an Internet communications device ..........................9
Technical specifications .....................................................................10
A Quick Tour Outside ...................................................................................10
On the top ............................................................................................10
On the bottom ......................................................................................11
On the front ..........................................................................................12
On the back ..........................................................................................13
Status bar .............................................................................................14
The iPhone’s Sweet Sixteen .........................................................................15
Chapter 2: Basic Training . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Turning the iPhone On and Off ....................................................................18
Locking the iPhone .......................................................................................18
Activating the iPhone ...................................................................................19
Mastering the Multitouch Interface ............................................................24
The incredible, intelligent, and virtual iPhone keyboard ...............25
Training your digits .............................................................................26
Finger-typing ........................................................................................26
Editing mistakes ..................................................................................28
Chapter 3: The Kitchen Sync: Getting Stuff
to and from Your iPhone
Starting to Sync .............................................................................................30
Disconnecting the iPhone ............................................................................32
Synchronizing Your Data ..............................................................................33
Contacts ................................................................................................33
Calendars ..............................................................................................34
Mail accounts .......................................................................................34
Web browser ........................................................................................35
Advanced ..............................................................................................35
Synchronizing Your Media ...........................................................................36
Music, podcasts, and video ................................................................36
Photos ...................................................................................................40
How much space did I use? ................................................................41
Part II: The Mobile iPhone
Chapter 4: Understanding the Phone-damentals
Making a Call ..................................................................................................46
Contacts ................................................................................................46
Favorites ...............................................................................................47
Recents .................................................................................................48
Keypad ..................................................................................................49
Visual voicemail ...................................................................................49
Recording a greeting ...........................................................................51
Receiving a Call .............................................................................................52
Accepting the call ................................................................................52
Rejecting the call .................................................................................52
Choosing ringtones .............................................................................53
While on a Call ...............................................................................................54
Juggling calls ........................................................................................54
Merging calls ........................................................................................55
Conference calls ..................................................................................55
Chapter 5: Texting 1, 2, 3: SMS Messages and Notes
Texting ............................................................................................................57
You send me: Sending SMS text messages .......................................58
Being a golden receiver: Receiving SMS text messages .................59
Smart SMS tricks ..................................................................................60
Take Note of Notes ........................................................................................61
Chapter 6: Calendars and Calculators and Clocks, Oh My
Working with the Calendar ..........................................................................63
List view ................................................................................................64
Day view ...............................................................................................65
Month view ...........................................................................................65
Adding Calendar Entries ..............................................................................66
Calculate This ................................................................................................68
Punching the Clock .......................................................................................68
World clock ..........................................................................................68
Alarm clock ..........................................................................................69
Stopwatch .............................................................................................70
Timer .....................................................................................................70
Part III: The Multimedia iPhone
Chapter 7: Get in Tune(s): Audio on Your iPhone
Introducing the iPod inside Your iPhone ...................................................76
Playing with playlists ..........................................................................76
Artistic license .....................................................................................76
Song selection ......................................................................................77
Taking Control of Your Tunes ......................................................................77
Go with the (cover) flow .....................................................................78
Flow’s not here right now ...................................................................79
Customizing Your Audio Experience ..........................................................81
If you still want more . . . ....................................................................81
Setting preferences ..............................................................................82
Make a playlist on your iPhone .........................................................84
Set a sleep timer ..................................................................................85
Chapter 8: iPhone Video: Seeing Is Believing
Finding Stuff to Watch ...................................................................................87
Playing Video .................................................................................................89
Hey You, It’s YouTube ...................................................................................91
Hunting for YouTube gems .................................................................92
Sharing YouTube videos .....................................................................94
Chapter 9: You Oughta Be in Pictures
Taking Your Best Shot ...................................................................................96
Importing Pictures ........................................................................................98
Where Have All My Pictures Gone? .............................................................98
Admiring Pictures .......................................................................................100
Launching Slideshows ................................................................................101
Special slideshow effects ..................................................................102
Adding music to your slideshow .....................................................102
Deleting pictures ...............................................................................102
More (Not So) Stupid Picture Tricks .........................................................103
Part IV: The Internet iPhone
Chapter 10: Going On a Mobile Safari
Surfin’ Dude ..................................................................................................108
Exploring the browser ......................................................................108
Blasting off into cyberspace ............................................................110
I Can See Clearly Now .................................................................................111
Opening multiple Web pages at once .............................................113
Lovable links ......................................................................................113
Book(mark) ’em Dano .......................................................................114
Altering bookmarks ...........................................................................115
Letting History repeat itself .............................................................115
Launching a mobile search mission ................................................116
Smart Safari Settings ...................................................................................116
Chapter 11: The E-Mail Must Get Through
Prep Work: Setting Up Your Accounts ......................................................119
Set up your account the easy way ..................................................120
Set up your account the less easy way ...........................................120
Darling, You Send Me (E-Mail) ...................................................................123
Makin’ messages ................................................................................123
Settings for sending e-mail ...............................................................127
See Me, Read Me, File Me, Delete Me: Working with Messages .............128
Reading messages .............................................................................128
Managing messages ..........................................................................128
Setting your message and account settings ...................................131
Chapter 12: Monitoring Maps, Scrutinizing Stocks,
and Watching Weather
Maps Are Where It’s At . . . .........................................................................135
Finding a person, place, or thing with Maps ..................................135
Views, zooms, and pans ....................................................................136
Maps and contacts ............................................................................137
Timesaving map tools .......................................................................138
Smart map tricks ...............................................................................140
Taking Stock with Stocks ............................................................................142
Weather Watching .......................................................................................145
Part V: The Undiscovered iPhone
Chapter 13: Setting You Straight on Settings
Sky-High Settings .........................................................................................150
Airplane mode ...................................................................................150
Wi-Fi .....................................................................................................151
Using Usage ........................................................................................153
Settings for Your Senses .............................................................................153
Sounds ................................................................................................153
Brightening up your day ...................................................................154
Wallpaper ............................................................................................154
In General .....................................................................................................155
About About .......................................................................................155
Date and time .....................................................................................156
Auto-lock .............................................................................................156
Passcode .............................................................................................157
FYI on VPN ..........................................................................................157
Brushing up on Bluetooth ................................................................157
Keyboard ............................................................................................159
Reset ....................................................................................................159
Phoning In More Settings ...........................................................................159
Sorting and displaying contacts ......................................................160
Call forwarding ..................................................................................160
Call waiting .........................................................................................161
Displaying Caller ID ...........................................................................161
TTY ......................................................................................................161
Locking your SIM ...............................................................................161
AT&T Services ....................................................................................161
Chapter 14: When Good iPhones Go Bad
iPhone Issues ...............................................................................................163
Recharge .............................................................................................164
Restart ................................................................................................164
Reset your iPhone .............................................................................165
Remove content .................................................................................165
Reset settings and content ...............................................................166
Restore ................................................................................................166
Problems with Calling or Networks ..........................................................167
Sync, Computer, or iTunes Issues .............................................................169
More Help on the Apple Web Site .............................................................169
If Nothing We Suggested So Far Helped ...................................................172
Part VI: The Part of Tens
Chapter 15: Ten Things for the Wish List
A Faster Network .........................................................................................178
Freedom of Choice ......................................................................................178
iTunes Ringtones and Music Downloads .................................................179
Games ...........................................................................................................180
The Ability to Use My Own Headphones .................................................180
A Built-in GPS ...............................................................................................181
More Storage ................................................................................................181
Voice Dialing ................................................................................................181
Removable Batteries ...................................................................................182
A Video Camera ...........................................................................................182
Chapter 16: Ten Terrific Web Resources
Wi-Fi Hotspot Finder Extraordinaire .........................................................184
A Double-Threat for Everything iPhone ...................................................185
Fast, Easy Shopping with OneTrip Shopping List ...................................186
Calculating Tips Has Never Been Easier ..................................................187
Match Three Gems ......................................................................................188
Practice Typing ............................................................................................190
An Instant Messaging Workaround ...........................................................191
Wassup with Widgets? ................................................................................192
iPhone Network Speed Tester ...................................................................193
Read Your Fortune ......................................................................................194
Chapter 17: Ten Helpful Hints, Tips, and Shortcuts
Do the Slide for Accuracy and Punctuation .............................................197
Don’t Bother with Don’t .............................................................................198
Three Ways to View the iPhone’s Capacity ..............................................199
So You Want to Sync Notes, Do You? ........................................................200
Tricks with Links and Phone Numbers ....................................................201
Share the Love .............................................................................................201
Make Web Browsing with EDGE Up to Five Times Faster! .....................202
Choosing a Home Page for Safari ..............................................................203
Storing Files .................................................................................................203
Stupid Dock Tricks ......................................................................................205
Index........................................................................207
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