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iPhone for seniors--updated for iPhone 12 and iOS 14 / by Dwight Spivey.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781119730040
- ISBN: 111973004X
- Physical Description: xii, 450 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Edition: Tenth edition.
- Publisher: Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., [2021]
- Copyright: ©2021
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Includes index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Part 1. Getting to know your iPhone -- Part 2. Beginning to use your iPhone -- Part 3. Exploring the Internet -- Part 4. Enjoying media -- Part 5. Living with your iPhone. |
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| Subject: | iPhone (Smartphone) Smartphones. Mobile computing. Computers and older people. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pease Public Library | 004.167 SPIVEY
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iPhone for Seniors : Updated for iPhone 12 Models and iOS 14
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Table of Contents
iPhone for Seniors : Updated for iPhone 12 Models and iOS 14
| Section | Section Description | Page Number |
|---|---|---|
| Introduction | p. 1 | |
| About This Book | p. 1 | |
| Foolish Assumptions | p. 1 | |
| Icons Used in This Book | p. 2 | |
| Beyond the Book | p. 2 | |
| Where to Go from Here | p. 3 | |
| Part 1 | Getting to Know Your iPhone | p. 5 |
| Chapter 1 | Buying Your iPhone | p. 7 |
| Discover the Newest iPhones and iOS 14 | p. 8 | |
| Choose the Right iPhone for You | p. 11 | |
| Decide How Much Storage Is Enough | p. 14 | |
| Understand What You Need to Use Your iPhone | p. 16 | |
| Where to Buy Your iPhone | p. 17 | |
| What's in the Box | p. 18 | |
| Take a First Look at the Gadget | p. 18 | |
| Chapter 2 | Exploring the Home Screen | p. 21 |
| What You Need to Use iPhone | p. 22 | |
| Turn On iPhone for the First Time | p. 23 | |
| Meet the Multi-Touch Screen | p. 24 | |
| Say Hello to Tap and Swipe | p. 28 | |
| Introducing the App Library | p. 31 | |
| Display and Use the Onscreen Keyboard | p. 35 | |
| Keyboard shortcuts | p. 36 | |
| The Shift key | p. 38 | |
| Emojis | p. 39 | |
| QuickPath | p. 40 | |
| Flick to Search | p. 40 | |
| Chapter 3 | Getting Going | p. 43 |
| Update the Operating System to iOS 14 | p. 43 | |
| Learn App Switcher Basics | p. 45 | |
| Examine the iPhone Cameras | p. 46 | |
| Take a Look at Face ID | p. 48 | |
| Discover Control Center | p. 49 | |
| Lock Screen Rotation | p. 53 | |
| Explore the Status Bar | p. 53 | |
| Take Inventory of Preinstalled Apps | p. 55 | |
| Lock iPhone, Turn It Off, or Unlock It | p. 59 | |
| Chapter 4 | Beyond the Basics | p. 61 |
| Charge the Battery by Plugging In | p. 62 | |
| Charge the Battery Wirelessly | p. 63 | |
| Sign into an Apple ID for Music, Movies, and More | p. 63 | |
| Sync Wirelessly | p. 64 | |
| Understand iCioud | p. 68 | |
| Turn on iCioud Drive | p. 70 | |
| Set Up iCioud Sync Settings | p. 71 | |
| Browse Your iPhones Files | p. 73 | |
| Chapter 5 | Managing and Monitoring iPhone Usage | p. 77 |
| Meet Screen Time | p. 78 | |
| Create Some Downtime | p. 81 | |
| Allow Certain Apps During Downtime | p. 83 | |
| Set App Limits | p. 84 | |
| Set Content and Privacy Restrictions | p. 87 | |
| Manage Children's Accounts | p. 91 | |
| Part 2 | Beginning to Use Your iPhone | p. 93 |
| Chapter 6 | Making and Receiving Calls | p. 95 |
| Use the Keypad to Place a Call | p. 96 | |
| End a Call | p. 97 | |
| Place a Call Using Contacts | p. 98 | |
| Return a Recent Call | p. 100 | |
| Use Favorites | p. 101 | |
| Receive a Call | p. 103 | |
| Use Tools During a Call | p. 106 | |
| Turn On Do Not Disturb | p. 109 | |
| Set Up Exceptions for Do Not Disturb | p. 110 | |
| Reply to a Call via Text or Set a Reminder to Call Back | p. 111 | |
| Change Your Ringtone | p. 111 | |
| Chapter 7 | Organizing Contacts | p. 113 |
| Add a Contact | p. 114 | |
| Sync Contacts with iCioud | p. 117 | |
| Assign a Photo to a Contact 1 | p. 118 | |
| Add Social Media Information | p. 121 | |
| Designate Related People | p. 123 | |
| Set Individual Ringtones and Text Tones | p. 124 | |
| Search for a Contact | p. 126 | |
| Share a Contact | p. 128 | |
| Delete a Contact | p. 129 | |
| Chapter 8 | Communicating with FaceTime and Messages | p. 131 |
| What You Need to Use FaceTime | p. 132 | |
| An Overview of FaceTime | p. 132 | |
| Make a FaceTime Call with Wi-Fi or Cellular | p. 133 | |
| Accept and End a FaceTime Call | p. 136 | |
| Switch Views | p. 139 | |
| Set Up an iMessage Account | p. 140 | |
| Use Messages to Address, Create, and Send Messages | p. 142 | |
| Read Messages | p. 143 | |
| Clear a Conversation | p. 144 | |
| Send Emojis in Place of Text | p. 145 | |
| Use the App Drawer | p. 146 | |
| Send and Receive Audio | p. 149 | |
| Send a Photo or Video | p. 150 | |
| Send a Map of Your Location | p. 152 | |
| Understand Group Messaging | p. 153 | |
| Activate the Hide Alerts Feature | p. 154 | |
| Chapter 9 | Using Handy Utilities | p. 155 |
| Use the Calculator | p. 155 | |
| Find Your Way with Compass | p. 157 | |
| Record Voice Memos | p. 159 | |
| Measure Distances and Level Objects | p. 162 | |
| Discover the Home App | p. 165 | |
| Translate Words and Phrases | p. 166 | |
| Chapter 10 | Making Your iPhone More Accessible | p. 171 |
| Set Brightness | p. 172 | |
| Change the Wallpaper | p. 173 | |
| Set Up VoiceOver | p. 175 | |
| Use VoiceOver | p. 178 | |
| Use iPhone with Hearing Aids | p. 182 | |
| Adjust the Volume | p. 183 | |
| Set Up Subtitles and Captioning | p. 185 | |
| Manage Other Hearing Settings | p. 186 | |
| Turn On and Work with AssistiveTouch | p. 187 | |
| Turn On Additional Physical and Motor Settings | p. 189 | |
| Focus Learning with Guided Access | p. 190 | |
| One-Handed Keyboard | p. 192 | |
| Control your iPhone with a Tap on the Back | p. 194 | |
| Control Your iPhone with Voice Control | p. 195 | |
| Chapter 11 | Conversing with Siri | p. 199 |
| Activate Siri | p. 200 | |
| Discover All That Siri Can Do | p. 202 | |
| Get Suggestions | p. 205 | |
| Call Contacts | p. 206 | |
| Create Reminders and Alerts | p. 207 | |
| Add Tasks to Your Calendar | p. 208 | |
| Play Music | p. 209 | |
| Get Directions | p. 211 | |
| Ask for Facts | p. 212 | |
| Search the Web | p. 213 | |
| Send Email, Messages, or Tweets | p. 213 | |
| Use Dictation | p. 213 | |
| Part 3 | Exploring the Internet | p. 215 |
| Chapter 12 | Browsing with Safari | p. 217 |
| Connect to the Internet | p. 218 | |
| Explore Safari | p. 219 | |
| Navigate Web Pages | p. 221 | |
| Use Tabbed Browsing | p. 223 | |
| View Browsing History | p. 225 | |
| Search the Web | p. 226 | |
| Add and Use Bookmarks | p. 227 | |
| Download Files | p. 230 | |
| Translate Web Pages | p. 231 | |
| Chapter 13 | Emailing with the Mail App | p. 233 |
| Add an Email Account | p. 234 | |
| Manually Set Up an Email Account | p. 236 | |
| Open Mail and Read Messages | p. 238 | |
| Reply To or Forward Email | p. 241 | |
| Create and Send a New Message | p. 243 | |
| Format Email | p. 245 | |
| Search Email | p. 249 | |
| Mark Email as Unread or Flag for Follow-Up | p. 251 | |
| Create an Event from Email Contents | p. 252 | |
| Delete Email | p. 253 | |
| Organize Email | p. 255 | |
| Create a VIP List | p. 256 | |
| Chapter 14 | Expanding Your iPhone Horizons with Apps | p. 259 |
| Explore Senior-Recommended Apps | p. 260 | |
| Search the App Store | p. 263 | |
| Get Applications from the App Store | p. 264 | |
| Organize Your Applications on Home Screens | p. 266 | |
| Organize Apps in Folders | p. 268 | |
| Delete Apps You No Longer Need | p. 270 | |
| Offload Apps to Keep Data | p. 271 | |
| Update Apps | p. 273 | |
| Purchase and Download Games | p. 275 | |
| Challenge Friends in Game Center | p. 278 | |
| Chapter 15 | Socializing with Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram | p. 279 |
| A Few Social Media Dos and Don'ts | p. 280 | |
| Find and Install Social Media Apps | p. 281 | |
| Create a Facebook Account | p. 282 | |
| Customize Facebook Settings for Your iPhone | p. 283 | |
| Create a Twitter Account | p. 284 | |
| Create an Instagram Account | p. 286 | |
| Part 4 | Enjoying Media | p. 289 |
| Chapter 16 | Shopping the iTunes Store | p. 291 |
| Explore the iTunes Store | p. 291 | |
| Buy a Selection | p. 294 | |
| Rent Movies | p. 295 | |
| Use Apple Pay and Wallet | p. 298 | |
| Set Up Family Sharing | p. 298 | |
| Chapter 17 | Reading Books | p. 301 |
| Find Books with Apple Books | p. 301 | |
| Buy Books | p. 304 | |
| Navigate a Book | p. 306 | |
| Adjust Brightness in Apple Books | p. 307 | |
| Change the Font Size and Type | p. 309 | |
| Chapter 18 | Enjoying Music and Podcasts | p. 311 |
| View the Library Contents | p. 312 | |
| Create Playlists | p. 314 | |
| Search for Music | p. 315 | |
| Play Music | p. 317 | |
| Shuffle Music | p. 320 | |
| Listen with Your Earbuds | p. 321 | |
| Use AirPlay | p. 322 | |
| Play Music with Radio | p. 323 | |
| Find and Subscribe to Podcasts | p. 324 | |
| Play Podcasts | p. 327 | |
| Chapter 19 | Taking and Sharing Photos | p. 329 |
| Take Pictures with the iPhone Cameras | p. 330 | |
| Save Photos from the Web | p. 334 | |
| View an Album | p. 336 | |
| View Individual Photos | p. 337 | |
| Edit Photos | p. 338 | |
| Organize Photos | p. 340 | |
| Share Photos with Mail, Twitter, or Facebook | p. 341 | |
| Share a Photo Using AirDrop | p. 343 | |
| Share Photos Using iCloud Photo Sharing | p. 344 | |
| Delete Photos | p. 345 | |
| Chapter 20 | Creating and Watching Videos | p. 347 |
| Capture Your Own Videos with the Built-in Cameras | p. 348 | |
| Using QuickTake for Videos | p. 349 | |
| Edit Videos | p. 351 | |
| Play Movies or TV Shows with the TV App | p. 352 | |
| Content from third-party providers | p. 353 | |
| Content from iTunes | p. 355 | |
| Turn On Closed-Captioning | p. 357 | |
| Delete a Video from the iPhone | p. 358 | |
| Chapter 21 | Navigating with Maps | p. 359 |
| Go to Your Current Location | p. 360 | |
| Change Views | p. 361 | |
| Zoom In and Out | p. 363 | |
| Go to Another Location or a Favorite | p. 365 | |
| Drop a Marker (or Pin) | p. 366 | |
| Find Directions DUO | ||
| Get Turn-by-Turn Navigation Help | p. 370 | |
| Part 5 | Living with Your iPhone | p. 375 |
| Chapter 22 | Keeping on Schedule with Calendar and Clock | p. 377 |
| View Your Calendar | p. 378 | |
| Add Calendar Events | p. 381 | |
| Add Events with Siri | p. 382 | |
| Create Repeating Events | p. 382 | |
| View an Event | p. 384 | |
| Add Alerts | p. 384 | |
| Search for an Event | p. 386 | |
| Delete an Event | p. 386 | |
| Display Clock | p. 387 | |
| Set an Alarm | p. 388 | |
| Use Stopwatch and Timer | p. 390 | |
| Chapter 23 | Working with Reminders and Notifications | p. 393 |
| Create a Reminder | p. 394 | |
| Edit Reminder Details | p. 395 | |
| Schedule a Reminder by Time, Location, or When Messaging | p. 397 | |
| Create a List | p. 399 | |
| Sync with Other Devices and Calendars | p. 401 | |
| Mark as Complete or Delete a Reminder | p. 402 | |
| Set Notification Types | p. 404 | |
| View Notification Center | p. 407 | |
| Get Some Rest with Do Not Disturb | p. 408 | |
| Chapter 24 | Keeping Tabs on Your Health | p. 411 |
| Health App Overview | p. 412 | |
| Apps that Health can collaborate with | p. 415 | |
| What equipment connects with Health | p. 415 | |
| Create Your Medical ID | p. 416 | |
| Become an Organ Donor | p. 417 | |
| View Health App Data | p. 418 | |
| Import and Export Health Data | p. 421 | |
| View Health Records | p. 421 | |
| Chapter 25 | Troubleshooting and Maintaining Your iPhone | p. 423 |
| Keep the iPhone Screen Clean | p. 424 | |
| Protect Your Gadget with a Case | p. 425 | |
| Extend Your iPhone's Battery Life | p. 426 | |
| Deal with a Nonresponsive iPhone | p. 427 | |
| Update the iOS Software | p. 428 | |
| Find a Missing Apple Device | p. 430 | |
| Back Up to iCloud | p. 432 | |
| Index | p. 435 |
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