iPhone: The Missing Manual, 2nd Edition

Customizing List Land

Now you know how to sort your collection by every conceivable criterion. But what if you're a huge podcast nut? Are you really expected to open up the More screen (shown on the facing page) every time you want to see your list of podcasts? Or what if you frequently want access to your audiobooks or composer list?

Fortunately, you can add the icons of these lists to the bottom of the main iPod screen, where the four starter categories now appear (Playlists, Artists, Songs, Videos). That is, you can replace or rearrange the icons that show up here, so that the lists you use most frequently are easier to open.

To renovate the four starter icons, tap More and then Edit (upper-left corner). You arrive at the Configure screen.

Here's the complete list of music-and-video sorting lists: Albums, Podcasts, Audiobooks, Genres, Composers, Compilations, Playlists, Artists, Songs, and Videos.

To replace one of the four starter icons at the bottom, use a finger to drag an icon from the top half of the screen downward, directly onto the existing icon you want to replace. It lights up to show the success of your drag.

When you release your finger, you'll see that the new icon has replaced the old one. Tap Done in the upper-right corner.

Oh, and while you're on the Edit screen: You can also take this opportunity to rearrange the first four icons at the bottom. Drag them around with ...