My iPhone for Seniors (Covers iOS 8 for iPhone 6/6 Plus, 5S/5C/5, and 4S)

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Covers iOS 8 on iPhone 6/6Plus, 5S/5C, 5, and 4S

Based on the best-selling My iPhone book, My iPhone for Seniors helps you quickly get started with your new smartphone and use its features to look up information and perform day-to-day activities from anywhere, any time.

• Step-by-step instructions with callouts to iPhone photos that show you exactly what to do
• Help when you run into iPhone problems or limitations
• Tips and Notes to help you get the most from your iPhone

Written for seniors, the full-color, step-by-step tasks—in legible print—walk you through getting and keeping your iPhone working just the way you want. Learn how to: 

• Connect to the Internet, Bluetooth devices, Wi-Fi networks, and other iPhones, iPods, and iPads; take advantage of AirDrop to instantly share with other iOS users around you
• Use Siri to get information, write texts and emails, set reminders/appointments, and more just by speaking to your iPhone
• Customize your iPhone with folders, wallpaper, ringtones, and much more
• Configure and sync your information, and efficiently manage contacts, reminders, and calendars
• Communicate via FaceTime videoconferences, conference calls, text, email, and more
• Make the most of Safari to browse the Web and Mail to manage all of your email from one Inbox
• Listen to music, subscribe to podcasts, and watch video–including movies and TV shows
• Capture and edit photos and video ; use the new camera features in iPhone 5S to take photos rapidly in Burst mode, and use the new slow-motion feature for video
• Use your photos in slideshows, for wallpaper, and your contacts or share them via email, iCloud, and texts ; use PhotoStream to automatically save and share your photos
• Find, download, install, and use awesome iPhone apps
• Take advantage of iCloud to keep your content and information in sync on all your devices

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Table of Contents

    Using This Book.............................xvii

        Activating Your iPhone.........................xxi

    Getting Started.................................ONLINE

        Preparing iTunes on a Macintosh Computer........................ONLINE

        Preparing iTunes on a Windows Computer...............................ONLINE

        Starting Your iPhone for the First Time..............................................ONLINE

        Connecting Your iPhone to iTunes for the First Time........................ONLINE

Chapter 1: Getting Started with Your iPhone 3

    Getting to Know Your iPhone’s External Features................................3

    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 Off.........................................................39

        Sleeping/Locking and Waking/Unlocking Your iPhone...........................40

        Signing In to Your Apple ID....................................................42

        Setting the Volume....................................................................43

        Using Airplane Mode...........................................................44

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