• Author:
  • Baig, Edward C
  • LeVitus, Bob
• Subject:
  Computer Hardware
• Published by:
  John Wiley & Sons Inc (US)
• Published:
  23/10/2009
• Price:
  $22.99
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iPhone® for Dummies

Special Edition

Learn to:

• Set up your iPhone, send and receive e-mail, and browse the Internet

• Shoot great videos and take and share photos

• Use GPS maps, listen to music, and download your favorite apps

IN FULL COLOR!

Fill your iPhone with cool stuff, ask it to play a song or call a friend, and find anything with Spotlight!

The iPhone keeps getting better, and this book keeps you in tune with the newest features. The basics are here too: how to use the multitouch interface, set up iTunes and buy music, surf the Web, check and send e-mail and text messages, watch movies and TV shows (and YouTube), admire pictures, download apps — and even make phone calls.

• Stay organized — synchronize contacts, calendars, e-mail accounts, and bookmarks between your computer and your iPhone

• Do you copy? — copy, cut, and paste text, photos, and videos from one application to another

• Record it — capture a thought, a memo, or a meeting with Voice Memos; then trim your recording and send it via e-mail or MMS

• Shake and shuffle your music — create playlists, scroll through your music library, and customize your listening experience

• Find yourself — identify your location via GPS, get turn-by-turn directions, find true north with the compass, and search for a location

Open the book and find:

• Steps for getting started with your iPhone

• How to make a phone call with Voice Control

• Details about surfing the Web with the Safari browser

• Easy ways to check the weather and get stock quotes

• Suggestions for great apps you might want to buy

• Tips for taking advantage of push notifications

• Helpful tips on editing the videos you shoot

• Advice on troubleshooting your iPhone

Edward C. Baig is the Personal Technology columnist for USA TODAY and the author of Macs For Dummies, 10th Edition. Bob "Dr. Mac" LeVitus pens the popular Dr. Mac column for the Houston Chronicle and is the author of Mac OS X Snow Leopard For Dummies.