iPhone For Seniors For Dummies, 2022nd Edition

iPhone For Seniors For Dummies, 2022nd Edition

by Dwight Spivey
Released November 2021
Publisher(s): For Dummies
ISBN: 9781119837183

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Book description

Become your own iPhone guru 

Your first time using an iPhone comes with a lot of excitement. It can also be a bit intimidating. After all, it’s jam-packed with apps and cool features, but there’s no handy manual to help you unravel all the device’s mysteries. iPhone For Seniors For Dummies can help you take your first iPhone steps and save you the trouble of finding someone to answer your questions. It features the tasks that you most likely want to do—like chatting on FaceTime, shooting videos and photos, and connecting on social media. It also introduces you to the App store so that you can break away from the iPhone’s pre-installed apps and really personalize your shiny gadget. 

The easy-to-follow steps in this book with its accompanying illustrations help you manage, personalize, and communicate using your iPhone. You discover how to do everything from shopping online and organizing appointments to taking and sharing pictures and downloading and listening to your favorite music. It provides help with brand new iPhone models as well as older devices, including how to upgrade older iPhones with the latest software. Topics include how to: 

  • Swipe, tap, and scroll through the iPhone interface 
  • Capture memorable photos and home videos 
  • Find apps in the App store 
  • Customize your iPhone’s accessibility features 
  • Bypass the keyboard and use Siri 
  • Read books and listen to music 
  • Keep your iPhone working 

If you’re new to the iPhone or just need a reminder on how to do a few things, iPhone For Seniors For Dummies gives you all the tips and tricks you need. You’ll soon be swiping and tapping its screen as if you’ve been doing it forever. 

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Introduction
    1. About This Book
    2. Foolish Assumptions
    3. Icons Used in This Book
    4. Beyond the Book
    5. Where to Go from Here
  5. Part 1: Getting to Know Your iPhone
    1. Chapter 1: Buying Your iPhone
      1. Discover the Newest iPhones and iOS 15
      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 the iPhone
      2. Turn On iPhone for the First Time
      3. Meet the Multi-Touch Screen
      4. Say Hello to Tap and Swipe
      5. Introducing App Library
      6. Display and Use the Onscreen Keyboard
      7. Flick to Search
      8. Wonderful Widgets
    3. Chapter 3: Getting Going
      1. Update the Operating System to iOS 15
      2. Learn App Switcher Basics
      3. Examine the iPhone Cameras
      4. Take a Look at Face ID
      5. Discover Control Center
      6. Lock Screen Rotation
      7. Explore the Status Bar
      8. Take Inventory of Preinstalled Apps
      9. Put Your iPhone to Sleep or Turn It Off
    4. Chapter 4: Beyond the Basics
      1. Charge the Battery by Plugging In
      2. Charge the Battery Wirelessly
      3. Sign into an Apple ID for Music, Movies, and More
      4. Sync Wirelessly
      5. Understand iCloud
      6. Turn on iCloud Drive
      7. Set Up iCloud Sync Settings
      8. Browse Your iPhone's 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
      6. Manage Children’s Accounts
  6. Part 2: Using Your iPhone
    1. Chapter 6: Making and Receiving Calls
      1. Place a Call by Using the Keypad
      2. End a Call
      3. Place a Call by 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 a Driving Focus
      10. Set Up Exceptions for Do Not Disturb
      11. Reply to a Call via Text or Set a Reminder to Call Back
      12. 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. Share a Contact
      9. Delete a Contact
    3. Chapter 8: Communicating with FaceTime and Messages
      1. What You Need to Use FaceTime
      2. An Overview of FaceTime
      3. Make a FaceTime Call with Wi-Fi or Cellular
      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 with Your Text
      11. Use App Drawer
      12. Send and Receive Audio
      13. Send a Photo or Video
      14. Understand Group Messaging
      15. Activate the Hide Alerts Feature
    4. Chapter 9: Using Handy Utilities
      1. Use the Calculator App
      2. Find Your Way with Compass
      3. Record Voice Memos
      4. Measure Distances and Level Objects
      5. Discover the Home App
      6. Translate Words and Phrases
    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
      13. Control Your iPhone with a Tap on the Back
      14. Control Your iPhone with Voice Control
      15. Adjust Accessibility Settings on a Per-App Basis
    6. Chapter 11: Conversing with Siri
      1. Activate Siri
      2. Discover All That Siri Can Do
      3. Get Suggestions
      4. Call Contacts
      5. Create Reminders and Alerts
      6. Add Events 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
  7. Part 3: Exploring the Internet and Apps
    1. Chapter 12: Browsing with Safari
      1. Connect to the Internet
      2. Explore Safari
      3. Navigate Web Pages
      4. Use Tabbed Browsing
      5. Organize with Tab Groups
      6. View Browsing History
      7. Search the Web
      8. Add and Use Bookmarks
      9. Download Files
      10. Translate Web Pages
    2. Chapter 13: Working with Email in the Mail App
      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
      9. Purchase and Download Games
      10. Challenge Friends in Game Center
    4. Chapter 15: Socializing with Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram
      1. A Few Social Media Dos and Don’ts
      2. Find and Install Social Media Apps
      3. Create a Facebook Account
      4. Customize Facebook Settings for Your iPhone
      5. Create a Twitter Account
      6. Create an Instagram Account
  8. Part 4: Enjoying Media
    1. Chapter 16: Shopping the iTunes Store
      1. Explore the iTunes Store
      2. Buy a Selection
      3. Rent Movies
      4. Use Apple Pay and Wallet
      5. Set Up Family Sharing
    2. Chapter 17: Reading Books
      1. Find Books with Apple Books
      2. Buy Books
      3. Navigate a Book
      4. Adjust Brightness in Apple Books
      5. Change the Font Size and Type
    3. Chapter 18: Enjoying Music and Podcasts
      1. View the Music Library
      2. Create Playlists
      3. Search for Music
      4. Play Music
      5. Shuffle Music
      6. Listen with Your Earbuds
      7. Listen with Spatial Audio
      8. Use AirPlay
      9. Play Music with Radio
      10. Find and Subscribe to Podcasts
      11. 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. Share Photos with Mail, Twitter, or Facebook
      8. Share a Photo Using AirDrop
      9. Share Photos Using iCloud Photo Sharing
      10. Delete Photos
    5. Chapter 20: Creating and Watching Videos
      1. Capture Your Own Videos with the Built-In Cameras
      2. Using QuickTake for Videos
      3. Edit Videos
      4. Play Movies or TV Shows with the TV App
      5. Turn On Closed-Captioning
      6. Delete a Video from the iPhone
    6. Chapter 21: 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. Go Globetrotting!
  9. Part 5: Living with Your iPhone
    1. Chapter 22: 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 an Alert to an Event
      7. Search for an Event
      8. Delete an Event
      9. Display the Clock App
      10. Set an Alarm
      11. Use Stopwatch and Timer
    2. Chapter 23: Working with Reminders and Notifications
      1. Create a Reminder
      2. Edit Reminder Details
      3. Schedule a Reminder by Time, Location, or When Messaging
      4. Create a List
      5. Sync with Other Devices and Calendars
      6. Mark as Complete or Delete a Reminder
      7. Get Notified!
      8. Stay Focused and Undisturbed
    3. Chapter 24: Keeping Tabs on Your Health
      1. Understand the Health App
      2. Create Your Medical ID
      3. Become an Organ Donor
      4. View Health App Data
      5. Import and Export Health Data
      6. Sharing Is Caring
      7. View Health Records
    4. 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. Find a Missing Apple Device
      7. Back Up to iCloud
  10. Index
  11. About the Author
  12. Advertisement Page
  13. Connect with Dummies
  14. End User License Agreement

Product information

  • Title: iPhone For Seniors For Dummies, 2022nd Edition
  • Author(s): Dwight Spivey
  • Release date: November 2021
  • Publisher(s): For Dummies
  • ISBN: 9781119837183