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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 and iPods
• How to configure and sync your information, and efficiently manage contacts, calls, email, calendars, and events
• How to use the iPhone’s texting capabilities
• How to make the most of the iPhone’s powerful Safari web browser
• How to listen to music, subscribe to podcasts, and watch video–including movies and TV shows
• How to display slideshows, create wallpaper, email photos, and link photos to contacts
• How to customize settings ranging from wallpaper to ringtones
• How to secure your iPhone with Find My iPhone
• How to find, download, install, manage, and use iPhone applications
BONUS MATERIAL: Find additional tasks and other helpful information on this book’s website at www.informit.com/title/9780789742315
CATEGORY: Apple Digital Media
COVERS: Apple iPhone
USER LEVEL: Beginning-Intermediate
BONUS MATERIAL: Find additional tasks and other helpful information on this book’s website at www.informit.com/title/9780789742315
Chapter 1 Getting Started with Your iPhone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Touring Your iPhone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Getting to Know the iPhone’s External Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Knowing Why It’s Called a Multi-Touch Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Preparing iTunes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Downloading and Installing iTunes on a Windows PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Updating iTunes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Using an iTunes Store Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Preparing MobileMe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Obtaining a MobileMe Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Configuring MobileMe on a Windows PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Configuring MobileMe on a Mac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Managing MobileMe Syncs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Using This Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Chapter 2 Connecting to the Internet, Bluetooth Devices,
and iPhones/iPods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Connecting an iPhone to the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Connecting to an Open Wi-Fi Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Connecting to a Commercial Wi-Fi Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Connecting to a Closed Wi-Fi Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Changing Networks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .