Book description
The full-color guide to making the most of your iPhone
The iPhone is a hugely popular smartphone that offers many convenient features, including a camera, turn-by-turn driving directions, a calendar, and more. But if you’re just adopting one for the first time, chances are you could use a friendly companion to help you make sense of its features.
The easy-to-follow steps in this book will help you manage, personalize, and communicate using your new iPhone. With iPhone For Seniors For Dummies, you will discover how to do everything from shop online and organize appointments using iCal, to taking and sharing pictures and downloading and listening to your favorite music.
- Stay in touch with FaceTime and email
- Use iCal and Reminders to stay organized
- Share photos, play games, and read e-books
- Download and use apps
There’s no better resource around for first-time, over-50 iPhone users!
Table of contents
- Cover
- Introduction
- Part 1: Getting to Know Your iPhone
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Part 2: Beginning to Use Your iPhone
- Chapter 6: Making and Receiving Calls
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Chapter 7: Organizing Contacts
- Add a Contact
- Sync Contacts with iCloud
- Assign a Photo to a Contact
- Add Social Media Information
- Designate Related People
- Set Individual Ringtones and Text Tones
- Search for a Contact
- Go to a Contact’s Website
- Address Email Using Contacts
- Share a Contact
- View a Contact’s Location in Maps
- Delete a Contact
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Chapter 8: Communicating with FaceTime and Messages
- Understand Who Can Use FaceTime
- Get an Overview of FaceTime
- Make a FaceTime Call with Wi-Fi or 3G/4G (LTE)
- Accept and End a FaceTime Call
- Switch Views
- Set Up an iMessage Account
- Use Messages to Address, Create, and Send Messages
- Read Messages
- Clear a Conversation
- Send Emojis in Place of Text
- Use the App Drawer
- Send and Receive Audio
- Send a Photo or Video
- Send a Map of Your Location
- Understand Group Messaging
- Activate the Hide Alerts Feature
- Chapter 9: Using Handy Utilities
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Chapter 10: Making Your iPhone More Accessible
- Set Brightness
- Change the Wallpaper
- Set Up VoiceOver
- Use VoiceOver
- Use iPhone with Hearing Aids
- Adjust the Volume
- Set Up Subtitles and Captioning
- Manage Other Hearing Settings
- Turn On and Work with AssistiveTouch
- Turn On Additional Physical and Motor Settings
- Focus Learning with Guided Access
- One-Handed Keyboard
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Chapter 11: Conversing with Siri
- Activate Siri
- Understand All That Siri Can Do
- Get Suggestions
- Call Contacts
- Create Reminders and Alerts
- Add Tasks to Your Calendar
- Play Music
- Get Directions
- Ask for Facts
- Search the Web
- Send Email, Messages, or Tweets
- Use Dictation
- Translate Words and Phrases
- Type Your Commands or Questions
- Get Helpful Tips
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Part 3: Exploring the Internet
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Chapter 12: Browsing with Safari
- Connect to the Internet
- Explore Safari
- Navigate among Web Pages
- Use Tabbed Browsing
- View Browsing History
- Search the Web
- Add and Use Bookmarks
- Save Links and Web Pages to Safari Reading List
- Enjoy Reading More with Safari Reader
- Add Web Clips to the Home Screen
- Save Images to Your Photo Library
- Send Links
- Adjust Privacy Settings
- Print Web Pages
- Understand iCloud Tabs
- Chapter 13: Working with Email in Mail
- Chapter 14: Expanding Your iPhone Horizons with Apps
- Chapter 15: Socializing with Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram
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Chapter 12: Browsing with Safari
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Part 4: Enjoying Media
- Chapter 16: Shopping the iTunes Store
- Chapter 17: Reading Books
- Chapter 18: Enjoying Music and Podcasts
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Chapter 19: Taking and Sharing Photos
- Take Pictures with the iPhone Cameras
- Save Photos from the Web
- View an Album
- View Individual Photos
- Edit Photos
- Organize Photos
- View Photos by Years and Location
- Share Photos with Mail, Twitter, or Facebook
- Share a Photo Using AirDrop
- Share Photos Using iCloud Photo Sharing
- Run a Slideshow
- Delete Photos
- Chapter 20: Creating and Watching Videos
- Chapter 21: Playing Games
- Chapter 22: Navigating with Maps
- Part 5: Living with Your iPhone
- Index
- About the Author
- Advertisement Page
- Connect with Dummies
- End User License Agreement
Product information
- Title: iPhone For Seniors For Dummies, 8th Edition
- Author(s):
- Release date: November 2018
- Publisher(s): For Dummies
- ISBN: 9781119520061
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