iPhone: The Missing Manual, Second Edition
Covers the iPhone 3G
By
David Pogue
August 2008
Pages: 376
| Table of Contents
Table of Contents
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The Phone as Phone
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Chapter 1 The Guided Tour
- Sleep Switch (On/Off)
- SIM Card Slot
- Audio Jack
- The Screen
- Screen Icons
- Home Button
- Silencer Switch, Volume Keys
- The Bottom and the Back
- In the Box
- Seven Basic Finger Techniques
- The Keyboard
- Charging the iPhone
- Battery Life Tips
- Rearranging the Home Screen
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Chapter 2 Phone Calls
- Making Calls
- Answering Calls
- Fun with Phone Calls
- Editing the Contacts List
- Favorites List
- Recents List
- The Keypad
- Overseas Calling
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Chapter 3 Fancy Phone Tricks
- Visual Voicemail
- SMS Text Messages
- Chat Programs
- Call Waiting
- Call Forwarding
- Caller ID
- Bluetooth Earpieces and Car Kits
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The iPhone as iPod
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Chapter 4 Music and Video
- List Land
- Other Lists
- Customizing List Land
- Cover Flow
- The Now Playing Screen (Music)
- Controlling Playback (Music)
- Multi(music)tasking
- Controlling Playback (Video)
- Zoom/Unzoom
- Familiar iPod Features
- The Wi-Fi iTunes Store
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Chapter 5 Photos and Camera
- Opening Photos
- Flicking, Rotating, Zooming, and Panning
- Deleting Photos
- Photo Controls
- Photo Wallpaper
- Photos by Email—and by Text Message
- Headshots for Contacts
- The Camera
- Photos to Your Web Gallery
- Capturing the Screen
- Geotagging
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The iPhone Online
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Chapter 6 Getting Online
- A Tale of Three Networks
- Sequence of Connections
- The List of Hot Spots
- Commercial Hot Spots
- How to Turn Off 3G
- Airplane Mode and Wi-Fi Off Mode
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Chapter 7 The Web
- Safari Tour
- Zooming and Scrolling
- The Address Bar
- Bookmarks
- Web Clips
- The History List
- Tapping Links
- Saving Graphics
- Searching the Web
- Audio and Video on the Web
- Manipulating Multiple Pages
- RSS: The Missing Manual
- Web Security
- Web Applications
- Web-Application Launchers
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Chapter 8 Email
- Setting Up Your Account
- The "Two-Mailbox Problem"
- Reading Mail
- What to Do with a Message
- Writing Messages
- Surviving Email Overload
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iphone_apps
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Chapter 9 Maps and Apps
- Calendar
- YouTube
- Stocks
- Maps
- Weather
- Clock
- Calculator
- Notes
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Chapter 10 Custom Ringtones
- iTunes Ringtones
- GarageBand Ringtonesa
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Chapter 11 The App Store
- Welcome to App Heaven
- Two Ways to the App Store
- Shopping in iTunes
- Organizing Apps
- App Updates
- Troubleshooting Apps
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Beyond iPhone
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Chapter 12 iTunes for iPhoners
- The iTunes Window: What's Where
- Five Ways to Get Music
- Playlists
- Authorizing Computers
- Geeks' Nook: File Formats
- TV, Movies, and Movie Rentals
- Controlling it All — From Your iPhone
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Chapter 13 Syncing the iPhone
- Automatic Syncing
- Manual Syncing
- Eight Tabs to Glory
- Info Tab (Contacts, Calendars, Settings)
- The Ringtones Tab
- The Music Tab
- The Photos Tab (Computer→iPhone)
- The Podcasts Tab
- The Video Tab
- The Applications Tab
- One iPhone, Multiple Computers
- One Computer, Multiple iPhones
- Conflicts
- One-Way Emergency Sync
- Backing Up the iPhone
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Chapter 14 MobileMe
- The Setup
- MobileMe on the iPhone
- MobileMe Photos
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Chapter 15 The Corporate iPhone
- The Perks
- Setup
- Exchange + MobileMe
- A Word on Troubleshooting
- Virtual Private Networking (VPN)
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Chapter 16 Settings
- Airplane Mode
- Wi-Fi
- Fetch New Data
- Carrier
- Sounds
- Brightness
- Wallpaper
- General
- Mail, Contacts, Calendars
- Phone
- Safari
- iPod
- Photos
- App Store Preferences
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Appendixes
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Appendix Setup and Signup
- Activation
- AT&T Fringe Cases
- Upgrading an Original iPhone
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Appendix Accessories
- Proper Shopping for the iPhone
- Protecting Your iPhone
- Making the iPhone Heard
- Power to the iPhone
- Double-Dipping: iPod Accessories
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Appendix Troubleshooting and Maintenance
- First Rule: Install the Updates
- Reset: Six Degrees of Desperation
- iPhone Doesn't Turn On
- Doesn't Show Up in iTunes
- Phone and Internet Problems
- Email Problems
- Problems That Aren't Really Problems
- iPod Problems
- Warranty and Repair
- Where to Go From Here
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