iPad and iPhone Tips and Tricks, Third Edition (covers iOS7 for iPad Air, iPad 3rd/4th generation, iPad 2, and iPad mini, iPhone 5S, 5/5C & 4/4S) / Edition 1 available in Paperback, eBook
iPad and iPhone Tips and Tricks, Third Edition (covers iOS7 for iPad Air, iPad 3rd/4th generation, iPad 2, and iPad mini, iPhone 5S, 5/5C & 4/4S) / Edition 1
- ISBN-10:
- 0789752379
- ISBN-13:
- 9780789752376
- Pub. Date:
- 11/21/2013
- Publisher:
- Que
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Overview
iPad® and iPhone® Tips and Tricks
Covers iPad Air, iPad 3rd/4th generation, iPad 2, iPad mini, iPhone 5S, 5/5C and 4/4S running iOS 7
Easily Unlock the Power of Your iPad, iPad mini, or iPhone
Discover hundreds of tips and tricks you can use right away with your iPad, iPad mini, or iPhone
to maximize its functionality. Learn to use your iOS 7 mobile device as a powerful communication, organization, and productivity tool, as well as a feature-packed entertainment device.
In addition to learning all about the apps that come preinstalled on your iPad or iPhone, you will learn about some of the best third-party apps currently available, plus discover useful strategies for how to
best utilize them in your personal and professional life.
Using an easy-to-understand, nontechnical approach, this book is ideal for beginners and more experienced iPad, iPad mini, or iPhone users who want to discover how to use the iOS 7 operating
system with iCloud, and the latest versions of popular apps. If you’re using an iPad running iOS 7, this book is an indispensable tool!
Here’s just a sampling of what the tips, tricks, and strategies offered in this book will help you accomplish:
• Discover how to take full advantage of powerful iOS 7 features, such as Control Center and AirDrop.
• Create and maintain a reliable backup of your iOS 7 device.
• Learn secrets for using preinstalled apps, such as Contacts, Calendars, Reminders, Maps, Notes, Safari, Mail, and Music.
• Find, download, and install the most powerful and versatile apps and content for your iPad, iPad mini, or iPhone.
• Synchronize files, documents, data, photos, and content with iCloud, your computer, or other iOS mobile devices.
• Learn how to interact with your tablet or phone using your voice with Siri and the Dictation feature.
• Discover how to take visually impressive photos using the cameras built in to your iPad, iPad mini, or iPhone, and then share them using iCloud Shared Photo Streams, Facebook, Twitter, email, or other methods.
• Use your iOS mobile device as an eBook reader, portable gaming machine, and feature-packed music and video player.
Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780789752376 |
|---|---|
| Publisher: | Que |
| Publication date: | 11/21/2013 |
| Series: | Tips and Tricks Series |
| Pages: | 432 |
| Product dimensions: | 6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.90(d) |
About the Author
Jason R. Rich (www.JasonRich.com) is the bestselling author of more than 55 books, as well as a frequent contributor to a handful of major daily newspapers, national magazines, and popular websites. He also is an accomplished photographer and an avid Apple iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, and Mac user.
Jason R. Rich is the author of the books Your iPad at Work, Fourth Edition, as well as OS X Mountain Lion Tips and Tricks, both published by Que Publishing. He has also written How To Do Everything MacBook Air, How To Do Everything iCloud, Second Edition, and How To Do Everything iPhone 5 for McGraw-Hill, and Ultimate Guide to YouTube For Business for Entrepreneur Press.
More than 150 feature-length how-to articles by Jason R. Rich, covering the Apple iPhone and iPad, can be read free online at the Que Publishing website. Visit www.iOSArticles.com and click on the Articles tab. You can also follow Jason on Twitter (@JasonRich7) or read his blog, called Jason Rich’s Featured App Of The Week, to learn about new and useful iPhone and iPad apps (www.FeaturedAppOfTheWeek.com).
Table of Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1 Tips and Tricks for Customizing Settings
Using the Settings App
Main Options Available from the Settings App
Control Center Gives You Quick Access to Popular Features and Functions
Organize Apps on Your Home Screen with Folders
Moving App Icons Around on the Home Screen
Add Frequently Used Web Page Icons to Your Home Screen
Discover What’s Now Possible from the Lock Screen
Manage Your Customized Notification Center Screen
Chapter 2 Using Siri, Dictation, and iOS In Your Car to Interact with Your Mobile Device
What You Should know Before Using Siri
Ways to Activate Siri
Setting Up Siri to Work on Your iPhone or iPad
Check Out How Siri Can Help You
Find, Display, or Use Information Related to Your Contacts
Initiate a Call
Find Your Friends
Set Up Reminders and To-Do Items
Read or Send Text Messages
Check the Weather or Your Investments
Find Information on the Web or Get Answers to Questions
Schedule and Manage Meetings and Events
Send Email and Access New (Incoming) Email
Set an Alarm or Timer
Get Directions Using the Maps App
Control the Music App
Forget Sticky Notes–Dictate Notes to Yourself
Siri Knows All About Sports and Movies Too
Practice (with Siri) Makes Perfect
Use Dictation Mode Instead of the Virtual Keyboard
Connect or Link Your iPhone To Your Car to Use The iOS In The Car Feature
Chapter 3 Strategies for Finding, Buying, and Using Third-Party Apps
App Store Basics
How New Apps Install Themselves
Free or Purchased?
Restoring or Reinstalling Apps You’ve Already Downloaded
Where to Find Apps, Music, and More
Everything You Need to Know About Apps
Compatibility: Does the App Run on Multiple Devices?
Quick Guide to App Pricing
How to Shop with the App Store App
Quick Tips for Finding Apps Relevant to You
Keep Your Apps Up to Date with the Latest Versions
Chapter 4 Sync, Share, and Print Files Using iCloud, AirDrop, AirPlay, and AirPrint
Content Saved to iCloud Is Available Anywhere
Access Your Purchased iTunes Store Content from Any Device
Use iCloud to Sync Your Apps, Data, Documents, and Files
Customizing iCloud to Work with Your Apps
Access Your App-Specific Data Online at iCloud.com
Automatically Transfer Documents Using iCloud
Create a Photo Stream Using iCloud
Using a Unique Apple ID for iCloud
Backing Up with iCloud
iTunes Sync Is Also a Viable Backup Option
iCloud: Many Uses, One Storage Space
Share Data with Other Nearby iPhone and iPad Users via AirDrop
Stream Content from Your iPhone or iPad to Other Compatible Devices Using AirPlay
Print Files Wirelessly Using an Airprint-Compatible Printer
Chapter 5 Organize Your Life with Reminders and Notes
Use Reminders to Manage Your To-Do Lists
Keep Up to Date with Reminders
How to Delete an Entire To-Do List
Perform Basic Text Editing and Note Taking with the Notes App
Chapter 6 Navigating with the Maps App
Get the Most from Using the Maps App’s Features
Overview of the Maps App’s Screen
The Maps App’s Info Screen
Obtain Turn-By-Turn Directions Between Two Locations
Look Up Contact Entries, Businesses, Restaurants, Landmarks, and Points of Interest
Use the Interactive Location Screens to Find More Information
The Maps App’s Flyover View
Chapter 7 Make the Most of Online Social Networking Apps
Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, and Vimeo Integration Is Built in to iOS 7
Manage Your Facebook Account Using the Official Facebook App
Participate in Chats Using the Facebook App
Read Your News Feed Using the Facebook App
Manage Your Twitter Account(s) Using the Official Twitter App
Discover the Official Apps for Other Popular Online Social Networking Services
The YouTube App
The Vine App
The Instagram App
The LinkedIn App
Become a Blogger and Start Blogging From Your iPhone or iPad
Chapter 8 Shoot, Edit, and Share Photos and Videos
Methods for Loading Digital Images into Your iPhone or iPad
The Redesigned Camera App
How to Snap a Photo
How to Shoot a Panoramic Photo (iPhone Only)
How to Shoot Video
Tips for Shooting Eye-Catching Photos
How to Use the Rule of Thirds when Shooting
Using the Photos App to View, Edit, Enhance, Print, and Share Photos and Videos
View an Image in Full-Screen Mode
Editing Photos and Videos
Printing Photos
Sharing Photos and Videos
Deleting Photos Stored on Your iOS Device
Edit Your Photos with Third-Party Photography Apps
Create and Manage a Photo Stream via iCloud
Create and Manage a Shared Photo Stream via iCloud
Chapter 9 Make and Receive Calls with an iPhone
Answering an Incoming Call
Managing the Do Not Disturb Feature
Manage Calls in Progress from the Call In Progress Screen
Respond to a Call Waiting Signal while on the Phone
Making Calls from Your iPhone
Manual Dialing
Dialing from a Contacts Entry in the Phone App
Use Siri to Initiate Calls
Initiating a Conference Call
Managing Your Voicemail
Record Your Outgoing Message
How to Play and Delete Voicemail Messages
Create and Use a Favorites List
Accessing Your Recents Call Log
Do You Talk too Much? Keeping Track of Usage
Customizing Ringtones
Custom Ringtones for Specific Contacts
A Few Thoughts About Wireless Headsets
Chapter 10 Video Phone Call Strategies Using FaceTime
How to Use FaceTime for Video Phone Calls
Launch FaceTime on Your iPhone
Launch FaceTime on your iPad
Create a FaceTime Favorites List
Use FaceTime’s Automatic Recents List
Choose a Contact from Your Contacts Database
How to Initiate a FaceTime Call
Participating in a FaceTime Call
Answering an Incoming FaceTime Call
FaceTime Quick Tips
Use Skype to Make and Receive Voice and/or Video Calls via the Internet
Chapter 11 Send and Receive Emails, Text, and Instant Messages with the Mail and Messages Apps
How to Add Email Accounts to the Mail App
How to Customize Mail Options from Settings
Tips for Viewing Your Incoming Email
Composing an Email Message
Insert a Photo or Video into Your Outgoing Email
Using Select, Select All, Cut, Copy, and Paste
How to Save an Unsent Draft of an Email Message
Tips for Reading Email
The Mail App’s Inbox
Communicate Effectively with Apple’s iMessage Service
Quick Start: Apple’s iMessage Service
Set Up a Free iMessage Account
Pros and Cons of Using iMessage
Tips and Tricks for Using the Messages App
Create and Send a Text Message
Participating in a Text-Message Conversation
Responding to an Incoming Message
Relaunch or Review Past Conversations
Customize the Messages App
Chapter 12 Surf the Web More Efficiently Using Safari
Customize Your Web Surfing Experience
How to Use Tabbed Browsing with Safari
Switching Between Web Pages on an iPhone
Tabbed Browsing on the iPad
Take Advantage of the iCloud Tabs Feature of Safari
Remove Screen Clutter with Safari Reader
Create and Manage Reading Lists
New Options for Sharing Web Content in Safari
Create, Manage, and Sync Safari Bookmarks
Sync Usernames and Passwords Using iCloud Keychain
Launch Your Favorite Websites Quickly with Home Screen Icons
Chapter 13 Calendar and Contact Management Strategies
Get Acquainted with the Calendar App
Sync App-Specific Data with Online-Based Apps
Controlling the View
How to Enter a New Event
Use Siri to Enter New Events into the Calendar App
Viewing Individual Appointment Details
Quickly Find Appointment or Event Details
Viewing One or More Color-Coded Calendars
Customizing the Calendar App
Adjusting Time Zone Support
Use Contacts to Keep in Touch with People You Know
The Contacts App Is Highly Customizable
The Contacts App Works Seamlessly with Other Apps
Who Do You Know? How to View Your Contacts
Meet someone new? Create a New Contacts Entry
How to Add a Photo to a Contacts Entry
Editing or Deleting an Entry
How to Link Contact Entries Together
Sharing Contact Entries
Chapter 14 Get Acquainted with the Music, Videos, and iTunes Store Apps
Tips for Using the Music App
Music App Controls On The iPhone
Create a Music App Playlist
Find Your Way Around the Now Playing Screen
Music App Controls on iPad
More Music App Features
Stream Music to Your iPhone or iPad Using iTunes Radio
Use the Videos App to Watch TV Shows, Movies, and More
Use the iTunes Store App to Acquire New Music, TV Shows, Movies, and More
Quickly Find TV Episodes You Want to Purchase on iTunes
Streaming Video on Your iOS Mobile Device
Watch ABC
HBO Go
Hulu Plus
Xfinity TV
Max Go
Netflix
YouTube
Chapter 15 Customize Your Reading Experience with iBooks and Newsstand
Customize iBooks settings
The iBooks Main Library Screen
Managing Your eBook Collection from the Library Screen
Browse and Shop for eBooks via iBookstore
Using the iBookstore Options
How to Find a Specific eBook–Fast
Learn About an eBook From Its Description
Purchasing an eBook
Using iCloud with iBooks
How to Reload a Previously Purchased eBook
iBookstore Quick Tips
Customize Your eBook Reading Experience Using iBooks
Read PDF Files with iBooks
Create Your Own eBooks Using Apple’s iBooks Author Software
Alternative Methods for Reading Your eBooks
Acquire Digital Editions of Newspapers and Magazines with the Newsstand App
Working with the Newsstand App
Reading Digital Publications
Managing Your Newspaper and Magazine Subscriptions
Appendix A Set Up Your New iPhone or iPad
Appendix B Take Advantage of the Passbook App and Discover Other Awesome Things Your iOS Device Can Do
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