TdM My iPhone for Seniors

Contents at a Glance

Chapter 1 Getting Started with Your iPhone…. 2
Chapter 2 Connecting Your iPhone to the Internet, Bluetooth Devices, and iPhones/iPods/iPads….48
Chapter 3 Setting Up and Using iCloud and Other Online Accounts….78
Chapter 4 Configuring an iPhone to Suit Your Preferences..108
Chapter 5 Working with iTunes on Your Computer… 180
Chapter 6 Downloading Apps, Music, Movies, TV Shows, and More onto Your iPhone…. 206
Chapter 7 Managing Contacts . 254
Chapter 8 Communicating with the Phone and FaceTime Apps …. 280
Chapter 9 Sending, Receiving, and Managing Email … 328
Chapter 10 Sending, Receiving, and Managing Texts and iMessages .. 366
Chapter 11 Managing Calendars, Reminders, and Clocks . 408
Chapter 12 Working with Siri …. 450
Chapter 13 Surfing the Web… 476
Chapter 14 Finding and Listening to Music .. 528
Chapter 15 Working with Photos and Video You Take with Your iPhone..570
Chapter 16 Using Other Cool iPhone Apps and Features..636
Chapter 17 Maintaining and Protecting Your iPhone and Solving Problems.ONLINE ONLY
Index …. 664

My iPhone for Seniors

Table of Contents

Getting Started with Your iPhone 3
Getting to Know Your iPhone’s External Features3
Getting to Know Your iPhone’s Software.6
Using Your Fingers to Control Your iPhone .. 6
Going Home….6
Touching the iPhone’s Screen..7
Working with iPhone Apps. 10
Using the Home Screens…14
Searching on Your iPhone …. 15
Working with the Control Center .. 17
Working with Notifications and the Notification Center…19
Using the Do Not Disturb Mode 22
Using the iPhone 6
Plus’ Split-Screen 23
Working with Text … 24
Dictating Text..34
Meeting Siri .. 36
Understanding iPhone Status Icons….38
Turning Your iPhone On or Off39
Sleeping/Locking and Waking/Unlocking Your iPhone . 40
Signing In to Your Apple ID 42
Setting the Volume 43
Using Airplane Mode…. 44
Using the Settings App…45
Printing from Your iPhone…. 46

Connecting Your iPhone to the Internet, Bluetooth Devices, and iPhones/iPods/iPads 49
Securing Your iPhone 51
Using Wi-Fi Networks to Connect to the Internet.55
Connecting to Open Wi-Fi Networks.. 55
Connecting to Public Wi-Fi Networks 60
Using Cellular Data Networks to Connect to the Internet.62
Using Bluetooth to Connect to Other Devices67
Connecting to Bluetooth Devices. 68
Connecting Your iPhone to Other iPhones, iPod Touches, or iPads… 70
Using AirDrop to Share Content with Macs, Other iPhones, iPod Touches, or iPads 71
Enabling AirDrop.72
Using AirDrop to Share Your Content 74
Using AirDrop to Work with Content Shared with You … 77

Setting Up and Using iCloud and Other Online Accounts 79
Configuring and Using iCloud….81
Obtaining an iCloud Account….82
Signing Into Your iCloud Account. 85
Enabling iCloud to Store Your Information on the Cloud 87
Configuring iCloud to Store Photos 88
Configuring Your iCloud Backup 91
Configuring Your iCloud Keychain …. 92
Configuring Find My iPhone..94
Setting Up Other Types of Online Accounts on Your iPhone .. 95
Configuring a Google Account….96
Configuring Other Types of Online Accounts … 98
Setting Up an Account Manually…99
Configuring a Facebook Account…101
Setting How and When Your Accounts Are Updated.. 103
Configuring How New Data is Retrieved for Your Accounts…. 104

Configuring an iPhone to Suit Your Preferences 109
Using the Settings App on Any iPhone 110
Using the Settings App on an iPhone 6
Setting the Screen’s Brightness, View, Text Size, and Wallpaper …. 114
Setting the Screen Brightness, View, and Text Size …. 115
Setting the Wallpaper on the Home and Lock Screens… 118
Setting Passcode, Touch ID, and Auto-Lock Preferences.. 123
Securing Your iPhone with Auto-Lock…. 124
Configuring Your Passcode and Fingerprints (iPhone 5s and later) . 125
Choosing the Sounds Your iPhone Makes …. 132

Configuring Notifications …. 137
Understanding Notifications and the Notification Center….137
Setting Global Notification Preferences…. 140
Configuring Notifications for Specific Apps..142
Configuring the Control Center. 146
Setting Do Not Disturb Preferences…147
Setting Keyboard, Language, and Format Options .. 150
Setting Keyboard Preferences … 151
Creating and Working with Text Shortcuts 154
Setting Language and Region Preferences…. 155
Setting Restrictions for Content and Apps… 158
Setting Accessibility Options…. 164
Customizing Your Home Screens . 168
Moving Icons Around Your Home Screens 169
Creating Folders to Organize Apps on Your Home Screens 172
Placing Icons in Existing Folders.174
Configuring the Home Screen Toolbar.. 176
Deleting Icons.178

Working with iTunes on Your Computer 181
Converting Music on Audio CDs for Your iPhone… 182
Setting Up iTunes to Import Audio CDs…. 183
Importing Audio CDs to the iTunes Library… 185
Using iTunes to Download Movies, Music, Books, and More from the iTunes Store.. 186
Obtaining an iTunes Store Account (Apple ID)… 187
Signing Into the iTunes Store189
Shopping in the iTunes Store190
Synchronizing Content on Your Computer with Your iPhone . 195
Understanding the Sync Process 197
Configuring Summary Sync Settings..198
Syncing Content onto Your iPhone… 200
Keeping Your iPhone in Sync…. 203

Downloading Apps, Music, Movies, TV Shows, and More onto Your iPhone 207
Configuring Store Settings209
Configuring Automatic Store Downloads… 209
Using the App Store App to Find and Install iPhone Apps 211
Searching for Apps . 213
Browsing for Apps…. 216
Evaluating Apps 218
Downloading Apps 221
Adding Apps to the Wish List 222
Using Your Wish List … 223
Using the iTunes Store App to Download Music, Ringtones, Movies, and TV Shows . 226
Searching for iTunes Store Content.. 227
Browsing for iTunes Store Content…. 229
Previewing iTunes Store Content … 232
Downloading iTunes Store Content. 235
Using Your iTunes Store History List 237
Downloading Apps or iTunes Store Content You’ve Purchased Previously. 241
Downloading Previously Purchased App Store Apps … 241
Downloading Previously Purchased iTunes Content242
Using Family Sharing to Share Your Store Downloads with Others…. 245
Setting Up Family Sharing …. 245
Adding People to Family Sharing… 247
Managing Family Sharing.250
Accessing Shared Content…. 252

Managing Contacts 255
Setting Your Contacts Preferences .. 256
Creating Contacts on Your iPhone… 260
Creating New Contacts from Email… 260
Creating Contacts Manually….262
Working with Contacts on Your iPhone.. 270
Using the Contacts App.. 270
Accessing Contacts from Other Apps. 275
Managing Your Contacts on Your iPhone.. 276
Updating Contact Information. 277
Deleting Contacts 279

Communicating with the Phone and FaceTime Apps 281
Setting Phone Preferences. 282
Setting Phone Sounds and Notifications 282
Configuring Phone Settings…. 283
Making Voice Calls 287
Dialing with the Keypad 289
Dialing with Contacts…. 290
Dialing with Favorites…291
Dialing with Recents.. 292
Dialing from the App Switcher. 294
Managing In-Process Voice Calls … 295
Entering Numbers During a Call.296
Making Conference Calls…. 297
Using Another App During a Voice Call …. 301
Receiving Voice Calls … 302
Answering Calls . 302
Answering Calls During a Call…. 305
Managing Voice Calls.. 305
Clearing Recent Calls 305
Adding Calling Information to Favorites.. 307
Using the iPhones Headset for Calls 308
Using Visual Voicemail…. 309
Recording a Greeting …. 310
Listening to and Managing Voicemails . 312
Finding and Listening to Voicemails …. 313
Listening to and Managing Deleted Voicemails …. 315

Communicating with FaceTime. 317
Configuring FaceTime Settings 318
Making FaceTime Calls321
Receiving FaceTime Calls…324
Managing FaceTime Calls.. 325

Sending, Receiving, and Managing Email 329
Setting Mail App Preferences… 330
Working with Email .. 336
Receiving and Reading Email 338
Sending Email.343
Replying to Email . 347
Forwarding Emails… 349
Managing Email… 350
Checking for New Email.351
Understanding the Statuses of Email . 351
Managing Email from the Message Screen…. 352
Managing Email from an Inbox….353
Managing Multiple Emails at the Same Time… 356
Organizing Email from the Message Screen. 357
Organizing Email from the Inbox…. 358
Viewing Messages in a Mailbox … 359
Saving Images Attached to Email .. 360
Searching Your Email 361
Working with VIPs 362
Designating VIPs…. 363
Accessing VIP Email 364
Managing Junk Email…. 365

Sending, Receiving, and Managing Texts and iMessages 367
Preparing Messages for Messaging …. 368
Setting Your Text and iMessage Preferences 369
Sending Messages 376
Creating and Sending Messages377
Receiving, Reading, and Replying to Messages…380
Receiving Messages … 381
Reading Messages…382
Viewing Images or Video You Receive in Messages…. 383
Listening to Audio in Messages You Receive in Messages…. 385
Watching Video in Messages You Receive in Messages .. 386
Replying to Messages from the Messages App . 387
Replying to Messages from a Banner Alert….389
Having a Messages Conversation… 389
Working with Messages…. 391
Managing Messages Conversations 391
Receiving and Reading Messages on an iPhone 6
Adding Images and Video to Conversations 396
Adding Audio Recordings to Conversations 400
Adding Video to Conversations…. 401
Adding Locations to Conversations.402
Browsing Attachments to Conversations 403
Deleting Messages and Conversations . 405
Deleting Conversations… 406

Managing Calendars, Reminders, and Clocks 409
Working with Calendars … 413
Viewing Calendars and Events.. 413
Navigating Calendars…. 417
Viewing Calendars…418
Adding Events to a Calendar.. 421
Searching Calendars..429
Managing Calendars, Events, and Invitations.. 430
Working with Reminders. 431
Creating Reminders….433
Organizing Reminders with Lists …. 438
Managing Reminders…. 439
Working with the Clock 440
Setting and Using Alarms . 441
Managing Alarms. 444
Using the Stopwatch. 446
Using the Timer.. 448

Working with Siri 451
Setting Up Siri…. 453
Understanding Siri’s Personality….456
Learning How to Use Siri by Example… 461
Using Siri to Make Voice Calls 462
Composing New Email with Siri .. 462
Replying to Emails with Siri. 464
Having Messages Read to You .. 465
Replying to Messages with Siri 466
Sending New Messages with Siri …. 466
Using Siri to Create Events…. 468
Using Siri to Create Reminders. 469
Using Siri to Get Information.471
Using Siri to Play Music … 472
Using Siri to Get Directions . 473
Using Dictation to Speak Text Instead of Typing 474

Surfing the Web 477
Setting Safari Preferences … 479
Configuring Safari’s Search Settings 479
Configuring Safari’s General Settings . 482
Configuring Safari’s Privacy & Security Settings 486
Visiting Websites. 488
Using Bookmarks to Move to Websites 489
Using Your Favorites to Move to Websites.. 492
Typing URLs to Move to Websites.. 494
Using Your Browsing History to Move to Websites. 496
Viewing Websites…. 498
Working with Multiple Websites at the Same Time.. 500
Opening New Pages in the Background .. 501
Opening New Pages in a New Tab 502
Using Tab View to Manage Open Web Pages… 503
Opening Web Pages That Are Open on Other Devices…. 505
Searching the Web …. 506
Saving and Organizing Bookmarks 508
Creating Bookmarks… 508
Organizing Bookmarks 511
Deleting Bookmarks or Folders of Bookmarks…. 515
Creating Bookmarks on the Home Screens… 515
Sharing Web Pages…. 516
Emailing a Link to a Web Page.. 517
Messaging a Web Page…. 518
Completing Forms on the Web .. 520
Manually Completing Forms..520
Using AutoFill to Complete Forms522
Signing In to Websites Automatically … 523
Using Safari’s Reading List.. 524
Adding Pages to Your Reading List … 525
Using Your Reading List .. 526

Finding and Listening to Music 529
Stocking Your iPhone with Music 530
Configuring Music Settings … 531
Using the Cover Browser to Find and Listen to Music….534
Finding Music 538
Finding Music by Playlist…. 538
Finding Music by Artist…. 541
Finding Music in Other Ways.. 544
Finding Music by Searching …. 546
Playing Music. 547
Playing Music on the Now Playing Screen.547
Playing Music from the Control Center. 552
Playing Music from the Lock Screen …. 553
Shuffling Music… 554
Creating and Using Genius Playlists… 556
Using AirPlay to Listen to Your iPhone’s Music on Other Devices …. 558
Listening to iTunes Radio …. 560
Listening to a Featured Station 561
Creating Your Own iTunes Radio Stations Based on an Artist, a
Genre, or a Song. 562
Creating an iTunes Radio Station Based on Music in Your iTunes Library… 565
Listening to Your iTunes Radio Stations…. 566
Playing iTunes Radio Music.566

Working with Photos and Video You Take with Your iPhone 571
Setting Your Photos & Camera Preferences. 572
Taking Photos and Video with Your iPhone 577
Taking Photos.. 577
Applying Filters to Your Photos …. 582
Taking Panoramic Photos.. 584
Taking Photos in Burst Mode. 586
Taking Photos Using the Timer 588
Taking Video. 589
Taking Time-Lapse Video… 591
Taking Photos and Video from the Lock Screen 592
Taking Photos and Video from the Control Center. 593
Viewing, Editing, and Working with Photos on Your iPhone 594
Finding Photos to Work With by Browsing 594
Finding Photos to Work With by Searching … 599
Viewing Photos Individually…. 600
Working with Burst Mode Photos.. 602
Editing Photos 604
Enhancing Photos….604
Straightening, Rotating, and Cropping Photos..606
Applying Filters to Photos 609
Removing Red-Eye from Photos . 610
Making Smart Adjustments to Photos… 611
Working with Photos614
Sharing Photos via Email…. 615
Organizing Photos in a New Album 617
Adding Photos to an Existing Album.. 618
Deleting Photos. 620
Viewing, Editing, and Working with Video on Your iPhone…. 621
Finding and Watching Videos …. 621
Watching Slow-Motion Video 623
Editing Video …. 624
Using iCloud with Your Photos … 625
Sharing Your Photos… 626
Adding Photos to a Shared Album…. 628
Adding Comments to Shared Album . 630
Inviting People to a Shared Photo Album .. 632
Working with Photo Albums Shared with You…. 633

Using Other Cool iPhone Apps and Features 637
Listening to Podcasts with the Podcasts App….638
Using the Podcasts App to Subscribe to Podcasts..638
Choosing a Podcast …. 642
Listening to Podcasts …. 644
Managing Podcasts and Episodes of Podcasts … 646
Finding Your Way with the Maps App .. 650
Managing Your Health with the Health App… 653
Working Seamlessly Across Your Devices.. 656
Working with Handoff . 657
Taking Phone Calls on Macs or iPads .. 659
Using Even More Great Apps … 659
Looking into the Future …. 662

Apple Pay 662
Apple Watch . 663