iPhone For Seniors For Dummies, 8th Edition

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

  1. Cover
  2. Introduction
    1. About This Book
    2. Foolish Assumptions
    3. Icons Used in This Book
    4. Beyond the Book
    5. Where to Go from Here
  3. Part 1: Getting to Know Your iPhone
    1. Chapter 1: Buying Your iPhone
      1. Discover the Newest iPhones and iOS 12
      2. Choose the Right iPhone for You
      3. Decide How Much Storage Is Enough
      4. Understand What You Need to Use Your iPhone
      5. Where to Buy Your iPhone
      6. What’s in the Box
      7. Take a First Look at the Gadget
    2. Chapter 2: Exploring the Home Screen
      1. What You Need to Use iPhone
      2. Turn On iPhone for the First Time
      3. Meet the Multi-Touch Screen
      4. Say Hello to Tap and Swipe
      5. Display and Use the Onscreen Keyboard
      6. Flick to Search
    3. Chapter 3: Getting Going
      1. Update the Operating System to iOS 12
      2. Learn App Switcher Basics
      3. Examine the iPhone Cameras
      4. Discover Control Center
      5. Lock Screen Rotation
      6. Explore the Status Bar
      7. Take Inventory of Preinstalled Apps
      8. Lock iPhone, Turn It Off, or Unlock It
    4. Chapter 4: Beyond the Basics
      1. Charge the Battery
      2. Sign into an iTunes Account for Music, Movies, and More
      3. Sync Wirelessly
      4. Understand iCloud
      5. Turn on iCloud Drive
      6. Make iCloud Sync Settings
      7. Browse Your iPhones Files
    5. Chapter 5: Managing and Monitoring iPhone Usage
      1. Meet Screen Time
      2. Create Some Downtime
      3. Allow Certain Apps During Downtime
      4. Set App Limits
      5. Set Content and Privacy Restrictions
  4. Part 2: Beginning to Use Your iPhone
    1. Chapter 6: Making and Receiving Calls
      1. Use the Keypad to Place a Call
      2. End a Call
      3. Place a Call Using Contacts
      4. Return a Recent Call
      5. Use Favorites
      6. Receive a Call
      7. Use Tools during a Call
      8. Turn On Do Not Disturb
      9. Set Up Exceptions for Do Not Disturb
      10. Reply to a Call via Text or Set a Reminder to Call Back
      11. Change Your Ringtone
    2. Chapter 7: Organizing Contacts
      1. Add a Contact
      2. Sync Contacts with iCloud
      3. Assign a Photo to a Contact
      4. Add Social Media Information
      5. Designate Related People
      6. Set Individual Ringtones and Text Tones
      7. Search for a Contact
      8. Go to a Contact’s Website
      9. Address Email Using Contacts
      10. Share a Contact
      11. View a Contact’s Location in Maps
      12. Delete a Contact
    3. Chapter 8: Communicating with FaceTime and Messages
      1. Understand Who Can Use FaceTime
      2. Get an Overview of FaceTime
      3. Make a FaceTime Call with Wi-Fi or 3G/4G (LTE)
      4. Accept and End a FaceTime Call
      5. Switch Views
      6. Set Up an iMessage Account
      7. Use Messages to Address, Create, and Send Messages
      8. Read Messages
      9. Clear a Conversation
      10. Send Emojis in Place of Text
      11. Use the App Drawer
      12. Send and Receive Audio
      13. Send a Photo or Video
      14. Send a Map of Your Location
      15. Understand Group Messaging
      16. Activate the Hide Alerts Feature
    4. Chapter 9: Using Handy Utilities
      1. Use the Calculator
      2. Find Your Way with Compass
      3. Record Voice Memos
      4. Trim a Voice Memo
      5. Share a Voice Memo
    5. Chapter 10: Making Your iPhone More Accessible
      1. Set Brightness
      2. Change the Wallpaper
      3. Set Up VoiceOver
      4. Use VoiceOver
      5. Use iPhone with Hearing Aids
      6. Adjust the Volume
      7. Set Up Subtitles and Captioning
      8. Manage Other Hearing Settings
      9. Turn On and Work with AssistiveTouch
      10. Turn On Additional Physical and Motor Settings
      11. Focus Learning with Guided Access
      12. One-Handed Keyboard
    6. Chapter 11: Conversing with Siri
      1. Activate Siri
      2. Understand All That Siri Can Do
      3. Get Suggestions
      4. Call Contacts
      5. Create Reminders and Alerts
      6. Add Tasks to Your Calendar
      7. Play Music
      8. Get Directions
      9. Ask for Facts
      10. Search the Web
      11. Send Email, Messages, or Tweets
      12. Use Dictation
      13. Translate Words and Phrases
      14. Type Your Commands or Questions
      15. Get Helpful Tips
  5. Part 3: Exploring the Internet
    1. Chapter 12: Browsing with Safari
      1. Connect to the Internet
      2. Explore Safari
      3. Navigate among Web Pages
      4. Use Tabbed Browsing
      5. View Browsing History
      6. Search the Web
      7. Add and Use Bookmarks
      8. Save Links and Web Pages to Safari Reading List
      9. Enjoy Reading More with Safari Reader
      10. Add Web Clips to the Home Screen
      11. Save Images to Your Photo Library
      12. Send Links
      13. Adjust Privacy Settings
      14. Print Web Pages
      15. Understand iCloud Tabs
    2. Chapter 13: Working with Email in Mail
      1. Add an Email Account
      2. Manually Set Up an Email Account
      3. Open Mail and Read Messages
      4. Reply To or Forward Email
      5. Create and Send a New Message
      6. Format Email
      7. Search Email
      8. Mark Email as Unread or Flag for Follow-Up
      9. Create an Event from Email Contents
      10. Delete Email
      11. Organize Email
      12. Create a VIP List
    3. Chapter 14: Expanding Your iPhone Horizons with Apps
      1. Explore Senior-Recommended Apps
      2. Search the App Store
      3. Get Applications from the App Store
      4. Organize Your Applications on Home Screens
      5. Organize Apps in Folders
      6. Delete Apps You No Longer Need
      7. Offload Apps to Keep Data
      8. Update Apps
    4. Chapter 15: Socializing with Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram
      1. Find and Install Social Media Apps
      2. Create a Facebook Account
      3. Customize Facebook Settings for Your iPhone
      4. Create a Twitter Account
      5. Create an Instagram Account
  6. Part 4: Enjoying Media
    1. Chapter 16: Shopping the iTunes Store
      1. Explore the iTunes Store
      2. Find a Selection
      3. Preview Music, a Video, or an Audiobook
      4. Buy a Selection
      5. Rent Movies
      6. Use Apple Pay and Wallet
      7. Set Up Family Sharing
    2. Chapter 17: Reading Books
      1. Discover E-Reading
      2. Find Books with Apple Books
      3. Explore Other E-Book Sources
      4. Buy Books
      5. Navigate a Book
      6. Adjust Brightness in Apple Books
      7. Change the Font Size and Type
    3. Chapter 18: Enjoying Music and Podcasts
      1. View the Library Contents
      2. Create Playlists
      3. Search for Music
      4. Play Music
      5. Shuffle Music
      6. Listen with Your Earbuds
      7. Use AirPlay
      8. Play Music with Radio
      9. Find and Subscribe to Podcasts
      10. Play Podcasts
    4. Chapter 19: Taking and Sharing Photos
      1. Take Pictures with the iPhone Cameras
      2. Save Photos from the Web
      3. View an Album
      4. View Individual Photos
      5. Edit Photos
      6. Organize Photos
      7. View Photos by Years and Location
      8. Share Photos with Mail, Twitter, or Facebook
      9. Share a Photo Using AirDrop
      10. Share Photos Using iCloud Photo Sharing
      11. Run a Slideshow
      12. Delete Photos
    5. Chapter 20: Creating and Watching Videos
      1. Capture Your Own Videos with the Built-In Cameras
      2. Play Movies or TV Shows with TV
      3. Turn On Closed-Captioning
      4. Delete a Video from the iPhone
    6. Chapter 21: Playing Games
      1. Purchase and Download Games
      2. Challenge Friends in Game Center
    7. Chapter 22: Navigating with Maps
      1. Go to Your Current Location
      2. Change Views
      3. Zoom In and Out
      4. Go to Another Location or a Favorite
      5. Drop a Marker (or Pin)
      6. Find Directions
      7. Get Turn-by-Turn Navigation Help
      8. View and Share Information about a Location
      9. Add a Location to a Contact
      10. Find Local Places with Nearby
  7. Part 5: Living with Your iPhone
    1. Chapter 23: Keeping on Schedule with Calendar and Clock
      1. View Your Calendar
      2. Add Calendar Events
      3. Add Events with Siri
      4. Create Repeating Events
      5. View an Event
      6. Add Alerts
      7. Search for an Event
      8. Create a Calendar Account
      9. Use a Family Calendar
      10. Delete an Event
      11. Display Clock
      12. Delete a Clock
      13. Set an Alarm
      14. Set Bedtime and Waking Alerts
      15. Use Stopwatch and Timer
    2. Chapter 24: Working with Reminders and Notifications
      1. Create a Reminder
      2. Edit Reminder Details
      3. Schedule a Reminder by Time or Location
      4. Create a List
      5. Sync with Other Devices and Calendars
      6. Mark as Complete or Delete a Reminder
      7. Set Notification Types
      8. View Notification Center
      9. Work with Notifications in Notification Center
      10. Get Some Rest with Do Not Disturb
    3. Chapter 25: Troubleshooting and Maintaining Your iPhone
      1. Keep the iPhone Screen Clean
      2. Protect Your Gadget with a Case
      3. Extend Your iPhone’s Battery Life
      4. Deal with a Nonresponsive iPhone
      5. Update the iOS Software
      6. Restore the Sound
      7. Get Support
      8. Find a Missing iPhone
      9. Back Up to iCloud
  8. Index
  9. About the Author
  10. Advertisement Page
  11. Connect with Dummies
  12. End User License Agreement

Product information

  • Title: iPhone For Seniors For Dummies, 8th Edition
  • Author(s): Dwight Spivey
  • Release date: November 2018
  • Publisher(s): For Dummies
  • ISBN: 9781119520061