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iPod touch Made Simple

Name: iPod touch Made Simple
ISBN: 9781430231950

by Martin Trautschold, Gary Mazo

November 2010

Beginner

712 pages

14h 35m

English

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Copyright
About the Authors
About the Technical Reviewer
Acknowledgments
I. Quick Start Guide
Getting Around Quickly
Learning Your Way AroundKeys, Buttons, and SwitchesSwitching Apps (Multitasking)Music Controls and Portrait Screen Rotation LockStarting Apps and Using Soft KeysMenus, Submenus, and SwitchesReading the Wi-Fi Connectivity Status IconsTouch Screen GesturesTapping and FlickingSwipingScrollingDouble-TappingPinchingApp Reference TablesGetting StartedStaying Connected and OrganizedBeing EntertainedStaying InformedNetworking SociallyBeing Productive
II. Introduction
Introduction
Congratulations on Your New iPod touch!Getting the Most out of iPod touch Made SimpleHow This Book Is OrganizedDay in the Life of an iPod touch UserPart I: Quick Start GuidePart II: IntroductionPart III: You and Your iPod touchPart IV: iPod touch's Soulmate, iTunesQuickly Locating Tips, Cautions, and NotesFree iPod touch Email Tips
III. You and Your iPod touch
1. Getting Started
1.1. Getting to Know Your iPod touch1.1.1. What's in the Box1.1.1.1. iPod touch Headset1.1.1.2. USB to Dock Cable1.1.1.3. Wall Plug Adapter Accessory1.1.2. Charging Your iPod touch, and Battery Life Tips1.1.2.1. Charging from the Power Outlet1.1.2.2. Charging from Your Computer1.1.2.3. Charging from Other Accessories1.1.2.4. Expected Battery Life and Charging Times1.1.2.5. Battery and Charging Tips1.1.2.5.1. Getting More Out of Each Charge1.1.2.5.2. Making the Battery Last Longer1.1.2.5.3. Finding More Places to Charge1.2. iTunes and Your iPod touch1.2.1. Do You Need to Activate Your iPod touch?1.2.2. Slide to Unlock and Your Home Screen1.2.3. Install or Upgrade iTunes on Your Computer1.2.4. Connecting Your iPod touch to iTunes the First Time1.2.5. Start iTunes1.2.6. Registering or Activating Your iPod touch the First Time1.2.7. Apple's MobileMe Sync Service1.2.8. Set Up Your iPod touch1.2.9. Setup Complete: The iPod touch Summary Screen1.3. Maintaining Your iPod touch1.3.1. Cleaning Your iPod touch Screen1.3.2. Cases and Protective Covers for Your iPod touch1.3.3. Where to Buy Covers1.3.4. What to Buy . . .1.3.4.1. Rubber / Silicone Cases ($10–30)1.3.4.2. Combined Cases with External Battery Packs ($50-80)1.3.4.3. Waterproof Cases ($10–40)1.3.4.4. Hard Plastic / Metal Case ($20–40)1.3.4.5. Leather or Special Cases ($50–100+)1.3.4.6. Front Screen Glass Protectors ($5–40)1.4. iPod touch Basics1.4.1. Powering On/Off and Sleep/Wake1.4.2. Moving Around Inside Apps and the Settings Screens1.4.3. The Home Button1.4.4. Multitask by Double-Clicking the Home Button1.4.5. Volume Keys for Ringer and Audio/Video Playback1.4.5.1. Ringer Volume1.4.5.2. Adjusting Playback or FaceTime Voice Volume1.4.6. Locking Your Screen in Portrait (Vertical) Orientation1.4.7. Adjust or Disable the Auto-Lock Time-Out Feature1.4.8. Adjusting the Date, Time, Time Zone, and 24-Hour Format1.4.9. Adjusting the Brightness

2. Typing Tips, Copy/Paste, and Search
2.1. Keyboards on Your iPod touch2.1.1. Typing on the Screen with Two Thumbs2.1.2. Saving Time with Auto-Correction2.1.2.1. Hearing Auto-Correction Words Out Loud2.2. Spell Checker2.3. Accessibility Options2.3.1. Getting Your iPod touch to Speak To You (VoiceOver)2.3.2. Using Zoom to Magnify the Entire Screen2.3.3. White on Black2.3.3.1. Use Larger Text Size for Easier Reading2.3.4. Triple-Click Home Button Options2.4. Magnifying Glass for Editing Text/Placing the Cursor2.5. Typing Numbers and Symbols2.5.1. Touch and Slide Trick2.5.1.1. Typing Uppercase Letters2.5.1.2. Rapidly Typing a Single Number2.5.2. Press and Hold to Type More Symbols2.6. Caps Lock2.7. Quickly Deleting or Changing Text2.8. Keyboard Options and Settings2.8.1. Auto-Capitalization2.8.2. Auto-Correction ON/OFF2.8.3. Check Spelling2.8.4. Enable Caps Lock2.8.5. "." Shortcut2.9. Typing In Other Languages—International Keyboards2.9.1. Adding a New International Keyboard2.9.2. Editing, Reordering, or Deleting Keyboards2.10. Copy and Paste2.10.1. Selecting Text with Double-Tap2.10.2. Selecting Text with Two-Finger Touch2.10.3. Selecting Non-Editable Text with Touch and Hold2.10.4. Cut or Copy the Text2.10.5. Jumping Between Apps/App Switching/Multitasking2.10.6. Pasting the Text2.10.7. Pasting Text or an Image into Another App2.10.8. Shake to Undo Paste or Typing2.11. Find What You Need with Spotlight Search2.11.1. Using Spotlight Search2.11.2. Search Web or Search Wikipedia2.12.1. Customizing Spotlight Search
3. Sync Your iPod touch with iTunes
3.1. Before You Set Up Your iTunes Sync3.1.1. Prerequisites3.1.2. Can You Sync iTunes with an iPhone or iPad and Your iPod touch?3.1.3. There Are Other Sync Options (MobileMe and Exchange/Google)—Should You Use iTunes?3.1.4. Wireless Sync vs. iTunes Desktop Sync3.2. Setting Up Your iTunes Sync3.2.1. The iPod touch Summary Screen (Manually Manage Music, Update, Restore, and More)3.2.1.1. iTunes Navigation Basics3.2.2. Getting to the Sync Setup Screen (Info Tab)3.2.3. Sync Your Contacts and Calendars3.2.4. Syncing Email Accounts, Browser Bookmarks, and Notes3.3. Syncing Your iPod touch with iTunes3.3.1. Keeping Track of the Sync3.3.2. Handling Sync Conflicts3.3.3. Cancelling a Sync in Progress3.3.4. Why Might You Not Want to Use iTunes Automatic Sync?3.3.5. Manually Stopping the Auto Sync Before It Starts3.3.6. Turning Off the Auto Sync Permanently3.3.7. Getting a Clean Start with the Sync3.3.7.1. Resetting Sync History (Make iTunes Think It Is Syncing for the First Time)3.3.7.2. Replacing All Information on the iPod touch (Next Sync Only)3.4. Apps: Syncing and Managing Them3.4.1. Syncing Apps in iTunes3.4.2. Moving Apps, Working with Folders, or Deleting App Icons3.4.3. Removing or Reinstalling Apps3.4.4. Getting Downloaded Items into iTunes to Sync Them3.4.4.1. Step 1: Download the content to your computer3.4.4.2. Step 2: Unzip the file, if necessary3.4.4.3. Step 3: Drag and drop the content into iTunes3.4.4.4. Step 4: Select content to sync to your device3.5. File Sharing (File Transfer) Between Your iPod touch and Your Computer3.5.1. Copying Files from Your Computer to Your iPod touch3.5.2. Copying Files from Your iPod touch to Your Computer3.6. Syncing Media and More3.6.1. Keeping an Eye on Capacity (Available Space)3.6.2. Syncing Ringtones3.6.3. Syncing Music3.6.4. Syncing Movies3.6.5. Syncing TV Shows3.6.6. Syncing Podcasts3.6.7. Syncing iTunes U3.6.8. Syncing iBooks, PDF files, and Audiobooks3.6.9. Syncing Photos3.7. How to Know What Is New or Unplayed in iTunes3.8. Manually Transferring Music, Movies, Podcasts, and More on Your iPod touch (Drag-and-Drop Method)3.9. Troubleshooting iTunes and the Sync3.9.1. Check Out the Apple Knowledgebase for Helpful Articles3.9.2. iTunes Locked Up and Will Not Respond (Windows Computer)3.9.3. iTunes Locked Up and Will Not Respond (Mac Computer)3.10. Updating Your iPod touch Operating System
4. Other Sync Methods
4.1. Wireless Sync of Your Google or Exchange Information4.1.1. Why Do We Say Google/Exchange?4.1.2. If You Want a Google Account, Create One4.1.3. Setting Up Your Google or Exchange Account on Your iPod touch4.1.4. Editing or Deleting Your Google or Exchange Account4.1.5. Working with Google or Exchange Data on Your iPod touch4.1.5.1. New Group for Google/Exchange Contacts4.1.5.2. Working with Contacts4.1.5.3. Working with the Calendar4.1.5.3.1. Each Calendar Has a Different Color4.1.5.3.2. Inviting People to Meetings from Your iPod touch4.1.5.3.3. Seeing the Status of Invitees on Your Calendar4.1.5.3.4. Responding to Exchange Meeting Invitations from Your iPod touch4.1.5.3.5. Responding to Google Meeting Invitations from Your iPod touch4.2. Wireless Sync Using the MobileMe Service4.2.1. Signing Up for the MobileMe Service (PC or Mac)4.2.2. Setting Up MobileMe on Your Mac4.2.3. Setting Up MobileMe on Your Windows PC4.2.4. Multiple Ways to Access MobileMe4.2.5. A Quick Tour of the MobileMe Web Site4.2.6. Setting Up Your iPod touch to Access Your MobileMe Account4.2.7. Using MobileMe After Setup4.2.7.1. Find My iPod touch, Send Message, and Remote Wipe4.2.8. Canceling Your MobileMe Account4.2.8.1. Additional Settings for Google/Exchange or MobileMe
5. Wi-Fi Connectivity
5.1. What Can I Do When I'm Connected to a Wi-Fi Network?5.2.1. What Can I Do When I'm Connected to a Wi-Fi Network?5.2. Wi-Fi Connections5.2.2. Connecting to a Wi-Fi Network5.2.3. Connecting at a Public Wi-Fi Hotspot with Web Login5.2.4. Secure Wi-Fi Networks—Entering a Password5.2.5. Switching to a Different Wi-Fi Network5.2.6. Verifying Your Wi-Fi Connection5.3. Advanced Wi-Fi Options (Hidden or Undiscoverable Networks)5.3.1. Why Can't I See the Wi-Fi Network I Want to Join?5.3.2. Reconnecting to Previously Joined Wi-Fi Networks5.3.2.1. Ask to Join Networks Main Switch5.3.2.2. Ask to Join and Ask to Login Switch on Each Network5.3.2.3. Forget (or Erase) a Network5.4. Flying on an Airplane: Airplane Mode5.5. VPN Connection Set Up on Your iPod touch5.5.1. Knowing When You Are Connected to a VPN Network5.5.2. Switching VPN Networks
6. Organize Your iPod touch Icons and Folders
6.1. Moving Icons to the Bottom Dock—Docking Them6.1.1. Starting the Move6.2. Moving Icons to a Different Page6.3. Deleting Icons6.4. Resetting All Your Icon Locations (Factory Defaults)6.5. Working with Folders6.5.1. Creating a Folder6.5.2. Moving Folders
7. Personalize and Secure Your iPod touch
7.1. Changing Your Lock Screen and Home Screen Wallpapers7.1.1. Changing Wallpaper from Your Settings App7.1.2. Using Any Photo as Wallpaper7.2. Downloading Great Wallpaper from Free Apps7.2.1. Downloading Wallpapers from an App7.2.2. Using Your Newly Downloaded Wallpaper7.3. Adjusting Sounds on Your iPod touch7.4. Keyboard Options7.5. How to Secure Your iPod touch with a Passcode7.5.1. Setting a Simple Four-Digit Passcode7.5.2. Setting a More Complex Password7.5.3. Passcode Options: Change Time-Out, Adjusting Passcode Options7.6. Setting Restrictions7.6.1. Restricting Apps7.6.2. Restricting Content
8. Multitasking and Voice Control
8.1. Multitasking or App Switching8.1.1. How to Jump Between Apps8.1.2. How to Close Apps from the App Switcher8.1.3. iPod Controls and Screen Portrait Orientation Lock8.2. Voice Control8.3.1. List of Voice Commands8.3.2. General Commands8.3.3. Music and Video Commands8.3.4. Changing the Language for Voice Control
9. Playing Music
9.1. Your iPod touch as a Music Player9.2. The Music App9.2.1.9.2.1.1. Editing the Soft Keys9.2.2. Playlists View9.2.3. Creating Playlists on the iPod touch9.2.4. Searching for Music9.3. Changing the View in the Music App9.3.1. Artists View9.3.2. Songs View9.3.3. Albums View9.3.4. Genres9.3.5. Composers9.4. Viewing Songs in an Album9.4.1. Navigating with Cover Flow9.4.1.1. Viewing Songs in Cover Flow9.5. Playing Your Music9.5.1. Pausing and Playing9.5.2. To Play the Previous or Next Song9.5.3. Adjusting the Volume9.5.4. Double-Click the Home Button for iPod Controls9.5.5. Repeating, Shuffling, Moving around in a Song9.5.6. Moving to Another Part of a Song9.5.7. Repeat One Song or All Songs9.5.8. Shuffle9.5.9. Shake to Shuffle9.5.10. Genius9.5.11. Now Playing9.6.1. Viewing Other Songs on the Album9.7. Adjusting Music Settings9.7.1. Using Sound Check (Auto Volume Adjust)9.7.2. EQ (Sound Equalizer Setting)9.7.3. Volume Limit (Safely Listen to Music at a Reasonable Level)9.7.4. Showing Music Controls When Your iPod touch is Locked9.8. Listening to Free Internet Radio (Pandora)9.8.1. Getting Started with Pandora9.8.2. Pandora's Main Screen9.8.3. Thumbs Up or Thumbs Down in Pandora9.8.4. Pandora's Menu9.8.5. Creating a New Station in Pandora9.8.6. Adjusting Pandora's Settings—Your Account, Upgrading, and More
10. Viewing Videos, TV Shows, and More
10.1. Your iPod touch as a Video Player10.1.1. Loading Videos onto Your iPod touch10.1.2. Watching Videos on the iPod touch10.1.3. Video Categories10.2. Playing a Movie10.2.1. To Pause or Access Controls10.2.2. Fast-Forward or Rewind the Video10.2.3. Using the Time Slider Bar10.2.4. Changing the Size of the Video (Widescreen vs. Full Screen)10.2.5. Using the Chapters Feature10.2.6. Viewing the Chapters10.3. Watching a TV Show10.4. Watching Podcasts10.5. Watching Music Videos10.6. Video Options10.6.1. Start Playing Option10.6.2. Closed Captioned10.6.3. TV-Out: Widescreen10.6.4. TV Signal10.7. Deleting Videos10.8. YouTube on your iPod touch10.8.1. Searching for Videos10.8.2. Using the Bottom Icons10.8.3. Playing Videos10.8.4. Video Controls10.8.5. Checking and Clearing your History10.8.6. Netflix on the iPod touch10.8.7. Hulu on the iPod touch10.8.7.1. Searching for Videos10.8.7.2. Watching Movies and Viewing Queue and History10.8.7.3. Video Controls in Hulu Plus
11. iBooks and E-Books
11.1. Downloading iBooks11.2. The iBooks Store11.2.1. Using the Search Button11.3. Reading iBooks11.3.1. Customizing Your Reading Experience: Brightness, Fonts, and Font Sizes11.3.2. Growing Your Vocabulary Using the Built-In Dictionary11.3.3. Setting an In-Page Bookmark11.3.4. Using Highlighting and Notes11.3.4.1. Highlighting Text11.3.4.2. Adding Notes11.3.5. Using Search11.4. Deleting Books11.5. Reading PDF Files in iBooks11.6. Other E-Book Readers: Kindle and Kobo11.6.1. Download E-Reader Apps11.6.2. Kindle Reader11.6.3. Kobo Reader
12. Surfing the Web with Safari
12.1. Web Browsing on the iPod touch12.1.1. An Internet Connection Is Required12.1.2. Launching the Web Browser12.1.3. Layout of Safari Web Browser Screen12.1.4. Typing a Web Address12.1.5. Moving Backward or Forward Through Open Web Pages12.1.6. Using the Open Pages Button12.1.7. Zooming In and Out in Web Pages12.1.7.1. Double-Tapping12.1.7.2. Pinching12.1.8. Activating Links from Web Pages12.2. Working with Safari Bookmarks12.2.1. Adding a New Bookmark12.2.2. Using Bookmarks and History12.2.3. Managing Your Bookmarks12.3. Safari Browsing Tips and Tricks12.3.1. Jumping to the Top of the Web Page12.3.2. Emailing a Web Page12.3.3. Printing a Web Page12.3.4. Watching Videos in Safari12.3.5. Saving or Copying Text and Graphics12.3.6. Saving Time with AutoFill12.3.7. For Usernames and Passwords12.3.7.1. For Personal Information12.3.8. Adding a Web Page Icon to Your Home Screen12.4. Adjusting the Safari Browser Settings12.4.1. Changing the Search Engine12.4.2. Adjusting Security Options12.4.3. Speeding Up Your Browser by Clearing History and Cookies12.4.4. Enabling AutoFill
13. FaceTime Video Messaging and Skype
13.1. Video Calling13.1.1. Setting up FaceTime13.1.2. Video Calling with FaceTime13.1.2.1. Enabling FaceTime Calling on your iPod touch13.1.2.2. Using FaceTime13.1.3. Setting Favorites in FaceTime13.1.4. Multitasking Using FaceTime13.2. Making Phone Calls and More with Skype13.2.1. Downloading Skype to Your iPod touch13.2.2. Creating Your Skype Account on Your iPod touch13.2.3. Log in to the Skype App13.2.4. Finding and Adding Skype Contacts13.2.5. Making Calls with Skype on Your iPod touch13.2.6. Receiving Calls with Skype on your iPod touch13.2.6.1. Buying Skype Credits or a Monthly Subscription13.2.7. Chatting with Skype13.2.8. Adding Skype to Your Computer
14. Email on Your iPod touch
14.1. Getting Started with Mail14.1.1. A Network Connection Is Required14.2. Setting up Email on the iPod touch14.2.1. Entering Passwords for Email Accounts Synced from iTunes14.2.2. Adding a New Email Account on the iPod touch14.2.2.1. Specifying Incoming and Outgoing Servers14.2.2.2. Verifying that Your Account Is Set Up14.2.2.3. Fixing the "Cannot Get Mail" Error14.3. A Tour of Your Mail Screens14.3.1. Mailboxes Screen - Inboxes and Accounts14.3.2. Inbox and Threaded Messages Views14.3.3. Moving Around in Mail Folders14.3.3.1. Move or Delete Multiple Messages14.3.4. Viewing an Individual Message14.3.4.1. Portrait View14.3.4.2. Landscape View14.4. Composing and Sending Emails14.4.1. Composing a New Email Message14.4.2. Addressing Your Message - Choose the Recipients14.4.2.1. Deleting a Recipient14.4.2.2. Adding a Cc or Bcc Recipient14.4.3. Changing the Email Account to Send From14.4.4. Type Your Subject14.4.5. Typing Your Message14.4.5.1. Email Signatures14.4.6. Keyboard Options14.4.7. Send Your Email14.4.7.1. Save As Draft to Send Later14.4.7.2. Checking Sent Messages14.5. Reading and Replying to Mail14.5.1. Zooming In or Out14.6. Email Attachments14.6.1. Knowing When You Have an Attachment14.6.2. Receiving an Auto-open Attachment14.6.3. Opening Email Attachments14.6.3.1. Tap for Quick Look Mode14.6.3.2. Opening Docs in Other Apps14.6.3.3. Viewing a Video Attachment14.6.4. Opening and Viewing Compressed .zip Files14.6.5. Issues When Opening Email Attachments14.6.5.1. Supported Email Attachment Types14.7. Replying, Forwarding, or Deleting a Message14.7.1. Replying to an Email14.7.2. Using Reply All14.7.3. Using the Forward Button14.8. Cleaning up and Organizing Your Inbox14.8.1. Deleting a Single Message14.8.2. Deleting or Moving Several Messages14.8.3. Deleting from the Message Screen14.8.4. Moving an Email to a Folder While Viewing It14.9. Copy-and-Paste from an Email14.10. Searching for Email Messages14.10.1. Activating Email Search14.11. Fine Tuning Your Email Settings14.11.1. Automatically Retrieve Email (Fetch New Data)14.11.1.1. Advanced Push Options14.11.2. Adjusting Your Mail Settings14.11.3. Changing Your Email Signature14.11.4. Changing Your Default Mail Account (Sent From)14.11.5. Toggling Sounds for Receiving and Sending Email14.12. Advanced Email Options14.12.1. Removing Email Messages from iPod touch After Deletion14.12.2. Using SSL/Authentication14.12.3. Deleting from Server14.12.4. Changing the Incoming Server Port14.13. Troubleshooting Email Problems14.13.1. Email Isn't Being Received or Sent14.13.2. Verifying Your Mail Account Settings14.13.2.1. Using SSL14.13.2.2. Changing the Method of Authentication14.13.2.3. Changing the Server Port
15. Working with Contacts
15.1. Loading Your Contacts onto the iPod touch15.2. When Is Your Contact List Most Useful?15.2.1. Two Simple Rules to Improve Your Contact List15.3. Adding a New Contact Right on Your iPod touch15.3.1. Start the Contacts App15.3.2. Adding a New Phone Number15.3.3. Adding an Email Address and Web Site15.3.4. Adding the Address15.4. Adding a Photo to Contacts15.5. Searching Your Contacts15.5.1. Quickly Jump to a Letter by Tapping and Sliding on the Alphabet15.5.2. Search by Flicking15.5.3. Search Using Groups15.6. Adding Contacts from Email Messages15.6.1.15.6.1.1. Linking Contact to Another App15.7. Sending a Picture to a Contact15.8. Sending an Email Message from Contacts15.9. Showing Your Contacts Addresses on the Map15.10. Changing Your Contact Sort Order and Display Order15.10.1. Searching for Global Address List (GAL) Contacts15.11. Contacts Troubleshooting15.11.1. When Global Address List Contacts Don't Show Up (For Microsoft Exchange Users)
16. Your Calendar
16.1. Manage Your Busy Life on Your iPod touch16.1.1. Today's Day and Date Shown on Calendar Icon16.1.2. Syncing or Sharing Your Calendar(s) with Your iPod touch16.1.3. Viewing Your Schedule and Getting Around16.1.4. The Three Calendar Views16.1.5. Working with Several Calendars16.2. Adding New Calendar Events16.2.1. Adding a New Appointment16.2.2. Recurring Events16.2.3. Calendar Alerts16.2.4. Second Alert16.2.5. Choosing which Calendar to Use16.2.6. Availability16.2.7. Adding Notes to Calendar Events16.3. Using Copy-and-Paste Text in the Calendar16.4. Editing Appointments16.4.1. Editing a Repeating Event16.4.2. Switching an Event to a Different Calendar16.4.3. Deleting an Event16.4.4. Meeting Invitations16.5. Calendar Options16.5.1. Changing the Default Calendar
17. iPod touch Photography
17.1. Using the Camera App17.1.1. Geo-Tagging17.1.2. Taking a Picture17.1.2.1. Using the Zoom17.1.2.2. Switching Cameras17.1.3. Viewing Pictures You Have Taken17.2. Getting Photos onto Your iPod touch17.3. Viewing Your Photos17.3.1. Launching from the Photos Icon17.3.2. Choosing a Library17.4. Working with Individual Pictures17.4.1. Moving Between Pictures17.5. Zooming In and Out of Pictures17.5.1. Double-Tapping17.5.2. Pinching17.6. Viewing a Slideshow17.6.1. Adjusting Slideshow Options17.7. Using a Picture as Your iPod touch Wallpaper17.8. Emailing a Picture17.9. Email, Copy, or Delete Several Pictures At Once17.10. Assigning a Picture to a Contact17.10.1. Deleting a Picture17.11. Downloading Pictures from Web Sites17.11.1. Finding a Picture to Download
18. Recording and Editing Videos
18.1. Video Recording18.1.1. Starting the Video Recorder18.1.1.1. Adjust Point of White Balance18.1.1.2. Trimming the Video18.1.1.3. Sending the Video18.1.1.4. Uploading to YouTube18.2. Using iMovie18.2.1. Getting Started with iMovie18.2.1.1. Constructing Your Movie18.2.1.2. Sharing Your Movie
19. iTunes on Your iPod touch
19.1. Getting Started with iTunes on the iPod touch19.1.1. A Network Connection Is Required19.1.2. Starting iTunes19.1.3. Navigating iTunes19.2. Finding Music with New Releases, Top Tens, and Genres19.2.1.19.2.1.1. Top Tens: The Popular Stuff19.2.1.2. Genres: Types of Music19.2.1.3. Browsing for Videos (Movies)19.2.2. Finding TV Shows19.2.3. Audiobooks in iTunes19.3. iTunes U: Great Educational Content19.4. Download for Offline Viewing19.5. Searching iTunes19.6. Purchasing or Renting Music, Videos, Podcasts, and More19.6.1. Previewing Music19.6.2. Checking Out Customer Reviews19.6.3. Previewing a Video, TV Show, or Music Video19.6.4. Purchasing a Song, Video, or Other Item19.7. Podcasts in iTunes19.7.1. Downloading a Podcast19.7.2. The Download Icon: Stopping and Deleting Downloads19.7.3. Where the Downloads Go19.8. Redeeming an iTunes Gift Card19.9. Ping: Apples Music Social Networking App19.9.1. Using Ping on the iPod touch
20. The Amazing App Store
20.1. Learning More About Apps and the App Store20.1.1. Where to Find News and Reviews for Apps20.2. A Few Cool Apps20.3. App Store Basics20.3.1. A Network Connection Is Required20.3.2. Starting the App Store20.3.3. The App Store Home Page20.3.4. Viewing App Details20.4. Finding an App to Download20.4.1. Viewing the New Apps20.4.2. Viewing What's Hot20.4.3. Genius20.4.3.1. Based On20.4.3.2. Swipe to Remove20.4.3.3. Disable the Genius Feature20.4.4. Categories20.4.5. Looking at the Top 25 Charts20.4.6. Searching for an App20.5. Downloading an App20.5.1. Finding Free or Discounted Apps20.6. Maintaining and Updating Your Apps20.7. App Store Settings
21. Games and Fun
21.1. Using the iPod touch As a Gaming Device21.1.1. Acquiring Games and Other Fun Apps21.1.2. Reading Reviews Before You Buy21.1.3. Looking for Free Trials or Lite Versions21.1.4. Being Careful When You Play21.1.5. Two-Player Games21.1.6. Online and Wireless Games21.2. Playing Music Games with Your iPod touch21.2.1. Playing Songs from the Songbook21.2.2. The World View21.3. Game Center21.3.1.21.3.1.1. Setting up Game Center21.3.1.2. Using Game Center21.3.1.3. Playing a Multiplayer Game21.4. Other Fun Stuff: Baseball on the iPod touch
22. Social Networking
22.1. Facebook22.1.1. Different Ways to Connect to Facebook22.1.1.1. Downloading and Installing the Facebook App22.1.2. The Facebook App22.1.2.1. Facebook App Basics22.1.2.2. Navigating Around Facebook22.1.2.3. Communicating with Your Friends22.1.2.4. Uploading Pictures with the Facebook App22.1.3. Facebook Notifications22.1.3.1. Settings to Customize Your Facebook App22.2. LinkedIn22.2.1. Downloading the LinkedIn App22.2.1.1. Logging In to LinkedIn App22.2.1.2. Navigating Around the LinkedIn App22.2.1.3. Communicating with LinkedIn Connections22.3. Twitter22.4. Making a Twitter Account22.5. Twitter Options for the iPod touch22.5.1. Downloading a Twitter App22.5.2. Starting Any Twitter App for the First Time22.5.3. Using TweetDeck22.5.3.1. Accounts and Settings22.5.3.2. Refresh Button22.5.3.3. Add Column Button22.5.3.4. Composing a Tweet22.5.4. Reading and Replying22.5.5. Using Twitter22.5.6. Refreshing Your List of Tweets22.5.6.1. Your Twitter Profile22.5.7. Compose Button22.5.8. Options within Tweet
23. Eliminate Your Paper Notes
23.1. The Notes App23.1.1. Sync Notes23.1.2. Getting Started with Notes23.1.2.1. Multiple Notes Accounts23.1.3. How Are My Notes Sorted?23.1.4. Adding a New Note23.1.5. Adding a Title to the Note23.1.6. Viewing or Editing Your Notes23.1.7. Editing Your Notes23.1.8. Deleting Notes23.1.9. Emailing a Note23.1.10. Creating a New Calendar Event from an Underlined Day and Time23.2. An Alternative Note App: Evernote23.2.1. Getting Started with Evernote23.2.2. Adding and Tagging Notes23.2.2.1. Text Notes23.2.2.2. Snapshot23.2.2.3. Camera Roll23.2.2.4. Voice Notes23.2.3. Refresh, Email, Delete, or Edit a Note23.2.4. Editing Rich Text Notes (Voice and Picture)23.2.5. Note Grouping23.2.6. Searching for Notes23.2.7. The Evernote Places View23.2.8. Evernote Synchronization and Settings23.2.9. Viewing or Updating Evernotes on Your Computer or Other Mobile Device
24. Bluetooth on the iPod touch
24.1. Understanding Bluetooth24.1.1. Bluetooth Devices That Work with the iPod touch24.2. Pairing with a Bluetooth Device24.2.1. Turning On Bluetooth24.2.2. Pairing with a Headset or Any Bluetooth Device24.3. Bluetooth Stereo (A2DP)24.3.1. Connecting to a Stereo Bluetooth Device24.4. Disconnecting or Forgetting a Bluetooth Device
25. Utilities: Clock, Calculator, and Weather
25.1. The World Clock App25.1.1. Adding a New World Clock Entry25.1.1.1. Re-sorting or Deleting World Time Entries25.1.2. The Alarm Clock25.1.3. Using the Stopwatch25.1.3.1. Showing "Lap" Times25.1.3.2. Stopping and Resetting25.1.3.3. Using the Countdown Timer Feature25.1.3.4. Setting the Timer25.1.3.5. Turning Off (Sleeping) Your iPod After a Set Time25.1.3.6. Starting the Timer25.2. The Calculator App25.2.1. Viewing the Basic Calculator (Portrait Mode)25.2.2. Viewing the Scientific Calculator (Landscape Mode)25.3. The Weather App25.3.1. Getting Started with "Weather"25.3.1.1. Adding a New Location25.3.1.2. Deleting a Weather Location25.3.1.3. Re-ordering the Locations in Weather25.3.1.4. Moving Between Weather Locations25.3.2. Other Weather Apps25.3.2.1. The Weather Channel25.3.2.2. AccuWeather
26. New Media: Reading Newspapers, Magazines, and More
26.1. Newspapers on the iPod touch26.1.1. Popular Choices: The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and USA Today26.1.2. The New York Times App26.1.3. The Wall Street Journal App26.1.4. USA Today App26.1.5. Moving Through and Enjoying Content26.1.5.1. Adjusting Font Sizes and Sharing, Emailing, or Saving an Article26.2. Magazines on the iPod touch26.2.1. The Zinio Magazine App – a Sampler26.3. Comic Books on the iPod touch26.4. The iPod touch as a PDF Reader26.4.1. Transferring Files to Your iPod touch26.4.2. Connecting to Google Docs and other Servers with GoodReader
27. Find Your Way with Maps
27.1. Getting Started with Maps27.1.1. Determining Your Location (the Blue Dot)27.2. Changing Your Map Views27.2.1. Checking Traffic27.3. Searching for Anything27.4. Mapping Options27.4.1. Working with Bookmarks27.4.1.1. Adding a New Bookmark27.4.1.2. Accessing and Editing Your Bookmarks27.4.2. Adding a Mapped Location to Contacts27.4.3. Searching for Establishments Around Your Location27.4.4. Zooming In and Out27.4.5. Dropping a Pin27.4.6. Using the Street View27.5. Getting Directions27.5.1. Tap the Current Location Button First27.5.2. Choosing a Start or End Location27.5.3. Looking at the Route27.5.4. Switching Between Driving, Transit, and Walking Directions27.5.5. Reversing the Route27.6. Maps Options
28. Troubleshooting
28.1. Basic Troubleshooting28.1.1. What to Do If the iPod touch Stops Responding28.1.2. How to Hard-Reset Your iPod touch28.1.3. How to Soft-Reset Your iPod touch28.1.4. No Sound in Music or Video28.1.5. If You Can't Make Purchases from iTunes or the App Store28.2. Advanced Troubleshooting28.2.1. Remember to Reregister with Your iTunes Account28.2.2. When Your iPod touch Does Not Show Up in iTunes28.2.3. Synchronization Problems28.2.3.1. Using iTunes to Sync28.2.3.2. Using Apple's MobileMe or Microsoft Exchange to Sync28.2.4. Reinstalling the iPod touch Operating System (with or Without a Restore)28.3. Additional Troubleshooting and Help Resources28.3.1. On-Device iPod touch User Guide28.3.2. The Apple Knowledge Base28.3.3. iPod touch-Related Blogs
IV. iPod touch's Soulmate: iTunes
29. Your iTunes User Guide
29.1. Seeing If iTunes Is Already Installed29.2. Downloading and Installing iTunes Software29.3. Updating iTunes Software29.4. What iTunes Can Do For You29.5. Common Questions About iTunes29.6. iTunes Guided Tour29.6.1. Apple Video Tutorials for iTunes29.7. Using Ping in iTunes29.7.1. Getting Started and Creating Your Profile29.7.2. Following Your Favorite Artists29.7.3. Following Your Friends and Other People29.7.4. Recent Activity Feed29.7.5. Concerts: Find Out and Share with Friends29.7.6. Seeing What Artists Like in Ping29.7.7. Using Ping Drop-Down Menu for a Song29.7.8. Viewing Ping in the Right Column29.7.9. Ping Mobile29.8. Changing Views in iTunes29.8.1. Song List View29.8.2. Album List View29.8.3. Grid View29.8.4. Cover Flow View29.9. Playing Songs, Videos, and More29.10. iTunes Visualizer29.10.1. Using the iTunes Equalizer29.10.2. iTunes Mini Player29.10.3. iTunes DJ29.10.4. Apple Remote App29.10.5. AirPlay: Wirelessly Stream Your iTunes Music Around Your House29.11. Using iTunes Search29.11.1. Ways to Search iTunes29.12. Creating a New Playlist29.12.1. Creating a Normal Playlist29.12.1.1. Adding Individual Songs29.12.1.2. Adding Multiple Songs or Videos (Not in a List)29.12.1.3. Adding a List of Songs or Videos29.13. Creating a New Smart Playlist29.13.1. Editing a Smart Playlist29.14. The iTunes Genius Feature29.14.1. Creating Genius Mixes and Playlists29.14.2. Turning Off Genius29.14.3. Updating Genius29.15. How to Back Up and Restore Your iTunes Library29.15.1. Backup with CDs or DVDs (for Smaller Libraries)29.15.2. To Restore from CDs or DVDs29.15.3. Backup to External Hard Disk (for Larger Libraries)29.15.4. Step 1: Make Sure All Media is In a Single Folder29.15.4.1. Step 2: Drag and Drop Your Library to the External Hard Disk29.15.4.2. Restoring from an External Hard Disk Backup29.15.4.3. Step 1: Copy Your Library Back to Your Computer29.15.4.4. Step 2: Open iTunes and Select the Library29.16. The Home Sharing Feature29.16.1. Filtering a Home-Shared Library to Only Show Items Not in Your Library29.16.2. Two Types of Shared Libraries29.16.3. Importing Shared Content into Your Library29.16.3.1. Importing by Manually Dragging and Dropping29.16.3.2. Automatically Importing New Purchases29.16.4. Toggling Home Sharing Off and On29.16.5. Troubleshooting Home Sharing29.17. Creating an iTunes Account29.18. Signing into the iTunes Store29.18.1. Getting to the iTunes Store29.19. Buying or Getting Free Media from the iTunes Store29.19.1. Making Sure All Items Are Downloaded29.20. Redeeming an iTunes Gift Card29.21. Getting Your Stuff into iTunes29.21.1. Importing Music CDs29.21.2. Importing Movies from DVDs29.21.3. Importing e-Book (PDF and iBook Format) Files29.21.4. The Drag-and-Drop Method29.21.4.1. Using Menu Commands29.21.5. Getting Album Artwork29.22. Authorizing and Deauthorizing Computers29.23. iTunes Troubleshooting29.23.1. What to Do If the iTunes Automatic Update Fails29.23.2. Fixing the Apple ID Security Error29.23.3. How Do I Get My Music Back If My Computer Crashes?

Overview

The iPod touch is much more than just music. You have all of the features of a PDA—including email, calendar, Google Maps, the App Store, and even phone capabilities—as well as the ability to watch movies and play your favorite games, all packed into Apple's sleek design. With iPod touch Made Simple, you'll learn how to take advantage of all these features and more. Packed with over 1,000 visuals and screenshots, this book will help you master the all of the functions of the iPod touch and teach you time-saving techniques and tips along the way. Written by two successful smartphone trainers and authors, this is the go-to guide for the iPod touch.

What you'll learn

Support for both Windows and Mac users
Sync and manage all your music on the iPod touch or your computer
Find the best App Store applications and games
Save time with Copy / Paste & Spotlight Search
Play music, videos, TV Shows, and podcasts
Sync playlists, videos, contacts, calendar, and notes
Fast email, phone, calendar, and browser Tips
Use Google Maps to find just about anything!
Bluetooth and Wi-Fi network setup & security
All the best tips and tricks for the touch screen

Who this book is for

This book is for those new to iPod touch, for those considering an iPod touch, and even for seasoned users who will learn new tips and techniques.

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