iPod touch Made Simple

iPod touch Made Simple

by Martin Trautschold, Gary Mazo
Released November 2010
Publisher(s): Apress
ISBN: 9781430231950

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Book description

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.

Table of contents

  1. Copyright
  2. About the Authors
  3. About the Technical Reviewer
  4. Acknowledgments
  5. I. Quick Start Guide
    1. Getting Around Quickly
      1. Learning Your Way Around
        1. Keys, Buttons, and Switches
        2. Switching Apps (Multitasking)
        3. Music Controls and Portrait Screen Rotation Lock
        4. Starting Apps and Using Soft Keys
        5. Menus, Submenus, and Switches
        6. Reading the Wi-Fi Connectivity Status Icons
      2. Touch Screen Gestures
        1. Tapping and Flicking
        2. Swiping
        3. Scrolling
        4. Double-Tapping
        5. Pinching
      3. App Reference Tables
        1. Getting Started
        2. Staying Connected and Organized
        3. Being Entertained
        4. Staying Informed
        5. Networking Socially
        6. Being Productive
  6. II. Introduction
    1. Introduction
      1. Congratulations on Your New iPod touch!
      2. Getting the Most out of iPod touch Made Simple
        1. How This Book Is Organized
          1. Day in the Life of an iPod touch User
          2. Part I: Quick Start Guide
          3. Part II: Introduction
          4. Part III: You and Your iPod touch
          5. Part IV: iPod touch's Soulmate, iTunes
        2. Quickly Locating Tips, Cautions, and Notes
        3. Free iPod touch Email Tips
  7. III. You and Your iPod touch
    1. 1. Getting Started
      1. 1.1. Getting to Know Your iPod touch
        1. 1.1.1. What's in the Box
          1. 1.1.1.1. iPod touch Headset
          2. 1.1.1.2. USB to Dock Cable
          3. 1.1.1.3. Wall Plug Adapter Accessory
        2. 1.1.2. Charging Your iPod touch, and Battery Life Tips
          1. 1.1.2.1. Charging from the Power Outlet
          2. 1.1.2.2. Charging from Your Computer
          3. 1.1.2.3. Charging from Other Accessories
          4. 1.1.2.4. Expected Battery Life and Charging Times
          5. 1.1.2.5. Battery and Charging Tips
            1. 1.1.2.5.1. Getting More Out of Each Charge
            2. 1.1.2.5.2. Making the Battery Last Longer
            3. 1.1.2.5.3. Finding More Places to Charge
      2. 1.2. iTunes and Your iPod touch
        1. 1.2.1. Do You Need to Activate Your iPod touch?
        2. 1.2.2. Slide to Unlock and Your Home Screen
        3. 1.2.3. Install or Upgrade iTunes on Your Computer
        4. 1.2.4. Connecting Your iPod touch to iTunes the First Time
        5. 1.2.5. Start iTunes
        6. 1.2.6. Registering or Activating Your iPod touch the First Time
        7. 1.2.7. Apple's MobileMe Sync Service
        8. 1.2.8. Set Up Your iPod touch
        9. 1.2.9. Setup Complete: The iPod touch Summary Screen
      3. 1.3. Maintaining Your iPod touch
        1. 1.3.1. Cleaning Your iPod touch Screen
        2. 1.3.2. Cases and Protective Covers for Your iPod touch
        3. 1.3.3. Where to Buy Covers
        4. 1.3.4. What to Buy . . .
          1. 1.3.4.1. Rubber / Silicone Cases ($10–30)
          2. 1.3.4.2. Combined Cases with External Battery Packs ($50-80)
          3. 1.3.4.3. Waterproof Cases ($10–40)
          4. 1.3.4.4. Hard Plastic / Metal Case ($20–40)
          5. 1.3.4.5. Leather or Special Cases ($50–100+)
          6. 1.3.4.6. Front Screen Glass Protectors ($5–40)
      4. 1.4. iPod touch Basics
        1. 1.4.1. Powering On/Off and Sleep/Wake
        2. 1.4.2. Moving Around Inside Apps and the Settings Screens
        3. 1.4.3. The Home Button
        4. 1.4.4. Multitask by Double-Clicking the Home Button
        5. 1.4.5. Volume Keys for Ringer and Audio/Video Playback
          1. 1.4.5.1. Ringer Volume
          2. 1.4.5.2. Adjusting Playback or FaceTime Voice Volume
        6. 1.4.6. Locking Your Screen in Portrait (Vertical) Orientation
        7. 1.4.7. Adjust or Disable the Auto-Lock Time-Out Feature
        8. 1.4.8. Adjusting the Date, Time, Time Zone, and 24-Hour Format
        9. 1.4.9. Adjusting the Brightness
    2. 2. Typing Tips, Copy/Paste, and Search
      1. 2.1. Keyboards on Your iPod touch
        1. 2.1.1. Typing on the Screen with Two Thumbs
        2. 2.1.2. Saving Time with Auto-Correction
          1. 2.1.2.1. Hearing Auto-Correction Words Out Loud
      2. 2.2. Spell Checker
      3. 2.3. Accessibility Options
        1. 2.3.1. Getting Your iPod touch to Speak To You (VoiceOver)
        2. 2.3.2. Using Zoom to Magnify the Entire Screen
        3. 2.3.3. White on Black
          1. 2.3.3.1. Use Larger Text Size for Easier Reading
        4. 2.3.4. Triple-Click Home Button Options
      4. 2.4. Magnifying Glass for Editing Text/Placing the Cursor
      5. 2.5. Typing Numbers and Symbols
        1. 2.5.1. Touch and Slide Trick
          1. 2.5.1.1. Typing Uppercase Letters
          2. 2.5.1.2. Rapidly Typing a Single Number
        2. 2.5.2. Press and Hold to Type More Symbols
      6. 2.6. Caps Lock
      7. 2.7. Quickly Deleting or Changing Text
      8. 2.8. Keyboard Options and Settings
        1. 2.8.1. Auto-Capitalization
        2. 2.8.2. Auto-Correction ON/OFF
        3. 2.8.3. Check Spelling
        4. 2.8.4. Enable Caps Lock
        5. 2.8.5. "." Shortcut
      9. 2.9. Typing In Other Languages—International Keyboards
        1. 2.9.1. Adding a New International Keyboard
        2. 2.9.2. Editing, Reordering, or Deleting Keyboards
      10. 2.10. Copy and Paste
        1. 2.10.1. Selecting Text with Double-Tap
        2. 2.10.2. Selecting Text with Two-Finger Touch
        3. 2.10.3. Selecting Non-Editable Text with Touch and Hold
        4. 2.10.4. Cut or Copy the Text
        5. 2.10.5. Jumping Between Apps/App Switching/Multitasking
        6. 2.10.6. Pasting the Text
        7. 2.10.7. Pasting Text or an Image into Another App
        8. 2.10.8. Shake to Undo Paste or Typing
      11. 2.11. Find What You Need with Spotlight Search
        1. 2.11.1. Using Spotlight Search
        2. 2.11.2. Search Web or Search Wikipedia
        3. 2.12.1. Customizing Spotlight Search
    3. 3. Sync Your iPod touch with iTunes
      1. 3.1. Before You Set Up Your iTunes Sync
        1. 3.1.1. Prerequisites
        2. 3.1.2. Can You Sync iTunes with an iPhone or iPad and Your iPod touch?
        3. 3.1.3. There Are Other Sync Options (MobileMe and Exchange/Google)—Should You Use iTunes?
        4. 3.1.4. Wireless Sync vs. iTunes Desktop Sync
      2. 3.2. Setting Up Your iTunes Sync
        1. 3.2.1. The iPod touch Summary Screen (Manually Manage Music, Update, Restore, and More)
          1. 3.2.1.1. iTunes Navigation Basics
        2. 3.2.2. Getting to the Sync Setup Screen (Info Tab)
        3. 3.2.3. Sync Your Contacts and Calendars
        4. 3.2.4. Syncing Email Accounts, Browser Bookmarks, and Notes
      3. 3.3. Syncing Your iPod touch with iTunes
        1. 3.3.1. Keeping Track of the Sync
        2. 3.3.2. Handling Sync Conflicts
        3. 3.3.3. Cancelling a Sync in Progress
        4. 3.3.4. Why Might You Not Want to Use iTunes Automatic Sync?
        5. 3.3.5. Manually Stopping the Auto Sync Before It Starts
        6. 3.3.6. Turning Off the Auto Sync Permanently
        7. 3.3.7. Getting a Clean Start with the Sync
          1. 3.3.7.1. Resetting Sync History (Make iTunes Think It Is Syncing for the First Time)
          2. 3.3.7.2. Replacing All Information on the iPod touch (Next Sync Only)
      4. 3.4. Apps: Syncing and Managing Them
        1. 3.4.1. Syncing Apps in iTunes
        2. 3.4.2. Moving Apps, Working with Folders, or Deleting App Icons
        3. 3.4.3. Removing or Reinstalling Apps
        4. 3.4.4. Getting Downloaded Items into iTunes to Sync Them
          1. 3.4.4.1. Step 1: Download the content to your computer
          2. 3.4.4.2. Step 2: Unzip the file, if necessary
          3. 3.4.4.3. Step 3: Drag and drop the content into iTunes
          4. 3.4.4.4. Step 4: Select content to sync to your device
      5. 3.5. File Sharing (File Transfer) Between Your iPod touch and Your Computer
        1. 3.5.1. Copying Files from Your Computer to Your iPod touch
        2. 3.5.2. Copying Files from Your iPod touch to Your Computer
      6. 3.6. Syncing Media and More
        1. 3.6.1. Keeping an Eye on Capacity (Available Space)
        2. 3.6.2. Syncing Ringtones
        3. 3.6.3. Syncing Music
        4. 3.6.4. Syncing Movies
        5. 3.6.5. Syncing TV Shows
        6. 3.6.6. Syncing Podcasts
        7. 3.6.7. Syncing iTunes U
        8. 3.6.8. Syncing iBooks, PDF files, and Audiobooks
        9. 3.6.9. Syncing Photos
      7. 3.7. How to Know What Is New or Unplayed in iTunes
      8. 3.8. Manually Transferring Music, Movies, Podcasts, and More on Your iPod touch (Drag-and-Drop Method)
      9. 3.9. Troubleshooting iTunes and the Sync
        1. 3.9.1. Check Out the Apple Knowledgebase for Helpful Articles
        2. 3.9.2. iTunes Locked Up and Will Not Respond (Windows Computer)
        3. 3.9.3. iTunes Locked Up and Will Not Respond (Mac Computer)
      10. 3.10. Updating Your iPod touch Operating System
    4. 4. Other Sync Methods
      1. 4.1. Wireless Sync of Your Google or Exchange Information
        1. 4.1.1. Why Do We Say Google/Exchange?
        2. 4.1.2. If You Want a Google Account, Create One
        3. 4.1.3. Setting Up Your Google or Exchange Account on Your iPod touch
        4. 4.1.4. Editing or Deleting Your Google or Exchange Account
        5. 4.1.5. Working with Google or Exchange Data on Your iPod touch
          1. 4.1.5.1. New Group for Google/Exchange Contacts
          2. 4.1.5.2. Working with Contacts
          3. 4.1.5.3. Working with the Calendar
            1. 4.1.5.3.1. Each Calendar Has a Different Color
            2. 4.1.5.3.2. Inviting People to Meetings from Your iPod touch
            3. 4.1.5.3.3. Seeing the Status of Invitees on Your Calendar
            4. 4.1.5.3.4. Responding to Exchange Meeting Invitations from Your iPod touch
            5. 4.1.5.3.5. Responding to Google Meeting Invitations from Your iPod touch
      2. 4.2. Wireless Sync Using the MobileMe Service
        1. 4.2.1. Signing Up for the MobileMe Service (PC or Mac)
        2. 4.2.2. Setting Up MobileMe on Your Mac
        3. 4.2.3. Setting Up MobileMe on Your Windows PC
        4. 4.2.4. Multiple Ways to Access MobileMe
        5. 4.2.5. A Quick Tour of the MobileMe Web Site
        6. 4.2.6. Setting Up Your iPod touch to Access Your MobileMe Account
        7. 4.2.7. Using MobileMe After Setup
          1. 4.2.7.1. Find My iPod touch, Send Message, and Remote Wipe
        8. 4.2.8. Canceling Your MobileMe Account
          1. 4.2.8.1. Additional Settings for Google/Exchange or MobileMe
    5. 5. Wi-Fi Connectivity
      1. 5.1. What Can I Do When I'm Connected to a Wi-Fi Network?
        1. 5.2.1. What Can I Do When I'm Connected to a Wi-Fi Network?
      2. 5.2. Wi-Fi Connections
        1. 5.2.2. Connecting to a Wi-Fi Network
        2. 5.2.3. Connecting at a Public Wi-Fi Hotspot with Web Login
        3. 5.2.4. Secure Wi-Fi Networks—Entering a Password
        4. 5.2.5. Switching to a Different Wi-Fi Network
        5. 5.2.6. Verifying Your Wi-Fi Connection
      3. 5.3. Advanced Wi-Fi Options (Hidden or Undiscoverable Networks)
        1. 5.3.1. Why Can't I See the Wi-Fi Network I Want to Join?
        2. 5.3.2. Reconnecting to Previously Joined Wi-Fi Networks
          1. 5.3.2.1. Ask to Join Networks Main Switch
          2. 5.3.2.2. Ask to Join and Ask to Login Switch on Each Network
          3. 5.3.2.3. Forget (or Erase) a Network
      4. 5.4. Flying on an Airplane: Airplane Mode
      5. 5.5. VPN Connection Set Up on Your iPod touch
        1. 5.5.1. Knowing When You Are Connected to a VPN Network
        2. 5.5.2. Switching VPN Networks
    6. 6. Organize Your iPod touch Icons and Folders
      1. 6.1. Moving Icons to the Bottom Dock—Docking Them
        1. 6.1.1. Starting the Move
      2. 6.2. Moving Icons to a Different Page
      3. 6.3. Deleting Icons
      4. 6.4. Resetting All Your Icon Locations (Factory Defaults)
      5. 6.5. Working with Folders
        1. 6.5.1. Creating a Folder
        2. 6.5.2. Moving Folders
    7. 7. Personalize and Secure Your iPod touch
      1. 7.1. Changing Your Lock Screen and Home Screen Wallpapers
        1. 7.1.1. Changing Wallpaper from Your Settings App
        2. 7.1.2. Using Any Photo as Wallpaper
      2. 7.2. Downloading Great Wallpaper from Free Apps
        1. 7.2.1. Downloading Wallpapers from an App
        2. 7.2.2. Using Your Newly Downloaded Wallpaper
      3. 7.3. Adjusting Sounds on Your iPod touch
      4. 7.4. Keyboard Options
      5. 7.5. How to Secure Your iPod touch with a Passcode
        1. 7.5.1. Setting a Simple Four-Digit Passcode
        2. 7.5.2. Setting a More Complex Password
        3. 7.5.3. Passcode Options: Change Time-Out, Adjusting Passcode Options
      6. 7.6. Setting Restrictions
        1. 7.6.1. Restricting Apps
        2. 7.6.2. Restricting Content
    8. 8. Multitasking and Voice Control
      1. 8.1. Multitasking or App Switching
        1. 8.1.1. How to Jump Between Apps
        2. 8.1.2. How to Close Apps from the App Switcher
        3. 8.1.3. iPod Controls and Screen Portrait Orientation Lock
      2. 8.2. Voice Control
        1. 8.3.1. List of Voice Commands
        2. 8.3.2. General Commands
        3. 8.3.3. Music and Video Commands
        4. 8.3.4. Changing the Language for Voice Control
    9. 9. Playing Music
      1. 9.1. Your iPod touch as a Music Player
      2. 9.2. The Music App
        1. 9.2.1.
          1. 9.2.1.1. Editing the Soft Keys
        2. 9.2.2. Playlists View
        3. 9.2.3. Creating Playlists on the iPod touch
        4. 9.2.4. Searching for Music
      3. 9.3. Changing the View in the Music App
        1. 9.3.1. Artists View
        2. 9.3.2. Songs View
        3. 9.3.3. Albums View
        4. 9.3.4. Genres
        5. 9.3.5. Composers
      4. 9.4. Viewing Songs in an Album
        1. 9.4.1. Navigating with Cover Flow
          1. 9.4.1.1. Viewing Songs in Cover Flow
      5. 9.5. Playing Your Music
        1. 9.5.1. Pausing and Playing
        2. 9.5.2. To Play the Previous or Next Song
        3. 9.5.3. Adjusting the Volume
        4. 9.5.4. Double-Click the Home Button for iPod Controls
        5. 9.5.5. Repeating, Shuffling, Moving around in a Song
        6. 9.5.6. Moving to Another Part of a Song
        7. 9.5.7. Repeat One Song or All Songs
        8. 9.5.8. Shuffle
        9. 9.5.9. Shake to Shuffle
        10. 9.5.10. Genius
        11. 9.5.11. Now Playing
        12. 9.6.1. Viewing Other Songs on the Album
      6. 9.7. Adjusting Music Settings
        1. 9.7.1. Using Sound Check (Auto Volume Adjust)
        2. 9.7.2. EQ (Sound Equalizer Setting)
        3. 9.7.3. Volume Limit (Safely Listen to Music at a Reasonable Level)
        4. 9.7.4. Showing Music Controls When Your iPod touch is Locked
      7. 9.8. Listening to Free Internet Radio (Pandora)
        1. 9.8.1. Getting Started with Pandora
        2. 9.8.2. Pandora's Main Screen
        3. 9.8.3. Thumbs Up or Thumbs Down in Pandora
        4. 9.8.4. Pandora's Menu
        5. 9.8.5. Creating a New Station in Pandora
        6. 9.8.6. Adjusting Pandora's Settings—Your Account, Upgrading, and More
    10. 10. Viewing Videos, TV Shows, and More
      1. 10.1. Your iPod touch as a Video Player
        1. 10.1.1. Loading Videos onto Your iPod touch
        2. 10.1.2. Watching Videos on the iPod touch
        3. 10.1.3. Video Categories
      2. 10.2. Playing a Movie
        1. 10.2.1. To Pause or Access Controls
        2. 10.2.2. Fast-Forward or Rewind the Video
        3. 10.2.3. Using the Time Slider Bar
        4. 10.2.4. Changing the Size of the Video (Widescreen vs. Full Screen)
        5. 10.2.5. Using the Chapters Feature
        6. 10.2.6. Viewing the Chapters
      3. 10.3. Watching a TV Show
      4. 10.4. Watching Podcasts
      5. 10.5. Watching Music Videos
      6. 10.6. Video Options
        1. 10.6.1. Start Playing Option
        2. 10.6.2. Closed Captioned
        3. 10.6.3. TV-Out: Widescreen
        4. 10.6.4. TV Signal
      7. 10.7. Deleting Videos
      8. 10.8. YouTube on your iPod touch
        1. 10.8.1. Searching for Videos
        2. 10.8.2. Using the Bottom Icons
        3. 10.8.3. Playing Videos
        4. 10.8.4. Video Controls
        5. 10.8.5. Checking and Clearing your History
        6. 10.8.6. Netflix on the iPod touch
        7. 10.8.7. Hulu on the iPod touch
          1. 10.8.7.1. Searching for Videos
          2. 10.8.7.2. Watching Movies and Viewing Queue and History
          3. 10.8.7.3. Video Controls in Hulu Plus
    11. 11. iBooks and E-Books
      1. 11.1. Downloading iBooks
      2. 11.2. The iBooks Store
        1. 11.2.1. Using the Search Button
      3. 11.3. Reading iBooks
        1. 11.3.1. Customizing Your Reading Experience: Brightness, Fonts, and Font Sizes
        2. 11.3.2. Growing Your Vocabulary Using the Built-In Dictionary
        3. 11.3.3. Setting an In-Page Bookmark
        4. 11.3.4. Using Highlighting and Notes
          1. 11.3.4.1. Highlighting Text
          2. 11.3.4.2. Adding Notes
        5. 11.3.5. Using Search
      4. 11.4. Deleting Books
      5. 11.5. Reading PDF Files in iBooks
      6. 11.6. Other E-Book Readers: Kindle and Kobo
        1. 11.6.1. Download E-Reader Apps
        2. 11.6.2. Kindle Reader
        3. 11.6.3. Kobo Reader
    12. 12. Surfing the Web with Safari
      1. 12.1. Web Browsing on the iPod touch
        1. 12.1.1. An Internet Connection Is Required
        2. 12.1.2. Launching the Web Browser
        3. 12.1.3. Layout of Safari Web Browser Screen
        4. 12.1.4. Typing a Web Address
        5. 12.1.5. Moving Backward or Forward Through Open Web Pages
        6. 12.1.6. Using the Open Pages Button
        7. 12.1.7. Zooming In and Out in Web Pages
          1. 12.1.7.1. Double-Tapping
          2. 12.1.7.2. Pinching
        8. 12.1.8. Activating Links from Web Pages
      2. 12.2. Working with Safari Bookmarks
        1. 12.2.1. Adding a New Bookmark
        2. 12.2.2. Using Bookmarks and History
        3. 12.2.3. Managing Your Bookmarks
      3. 12.3. Safari Browsing Tips and Tricks
        1. 12.3.1. Jumping to the Top of the Web Page
        2. 12.3.2. Emailing a Web Page
        3. 12.3.3. Printing a Web Page
        4. 12.3.4. Watching Videos in Safari
        5. 12.3.5. Saving or Copying Text and Graphics
        6. 12.3.6. Saving Time with AutoFill
        7. 12.3.7. For Usernames and Passwords
          1. 12.3.7.1. For Personal Information
        8. 12.3.8. Adding a Web Page Icon to Your Home Screen
      4. 12.4. Adjusting the Safari Browser Settings
        1. 12.4.1. Changing the Search Engine
        2. 12.4.2. Adjusting Security Options
        3. 12.4.3. Speeding Up Your Browser by Clearing History and Cookies
        4. 12.4.4. Enabling AutoFill
    13. 13. FaceTime Video Messaging and Skype
      1. 13.1. Video Calling
        1. 13.1.1. Setting up FaceTime
        2. 13.1.2. Video Calling with FaceTime
          1. 13.1.2.1. Enabling FaceTime Calling on your iPod touch
          2. 13.1.2.2. Using FaceTime
        3. 13.1.3. Setting Favorites in FaceTime
        4. 13.1.4. Multitasking Using FaceTime
      2. 13.2. Making Phone Calls and More with Skype
        1. 13.2.1. Downloading Skype to Your iPod touch
        2. 13.2.2. Creating Your Skype Account on Your iPod touch
        3. 13.2.3. Log in to the Skype App
        4. 13.2.4. Finding and Adding Skype Contacts
        5. 13.2.5. Making Calls with Skype on Your iPod touch
        6. 13.2.6. Receiving Calls with Skype on your iPod touch
          1. 13.2.6.1. Buying Skype Credits or a Monthly Subscription
        7. 13.2.7. Chatting with Skype
        8. 13.2.8. Adding Skype to Your Computer
    14. 14. Email on Your iPod touch
      1. 14.1. Getting Started with Mail
        1. 14.1.1. A Network Connection Is Required
      2. 14.2. Setting up Email on the iPod touch
        1. 14.2.1. Entering Passwords for Email Accounts Synced from iTunes
        2. 14.2.2. Adding a New Email Account on the iPod touch
          1. 14.2.2.1. Specifying Incoming and Outgoing Servers
          2. 14.2.2.2. Verifying that Your Account Is Set Up
          3. 14.2.2.3. Fixing the "Cannot Get Mail" Error
      3. 14.3. A Tour of Your Mail Screens
        1. 14.3.1. Mailboxes Screen - Inboxes and Accounts
        2. 14.3.2. Inbox and Threaded Messages Views
        3. 14.3.3. Moving Around in Mail Folders
          1. 14.3.3.1. Move or Delete Multiple Messages
        4. 14.3.4. Viewing an Individual Message
          1. 14.3.4.1. Portrait View
          2. 14.3.4.2. Landscape View
      4. 14.4. Composing and Sending Emails
        1. 14.4.1. Composing a New Email Message
        2. 14.4.2. Addressing Your Message - Choose the Recipients
          1. 14.4.2.1. Deleting a Recipient
          2. 14.4.2.2. Adding a Cc or Bcc Recipient
        3. 14.4.3. Changing the Email Account to Send From
        4. 14.4.4. Type Your Subject
        5. 14.4.5. Typing Your Message
          1. 14.4.5.1. Email Signatures
        6. 14.4.6. Keyboard Options
        7. 14.4.7. Send Your Email
          1. 14.4.7.1. Save As Draft to Send Later
          2. 14.4.7.2. Checking Sent Messages
      5. 14.5. Reading and Replying to Mail
        1. 14.5.1. Zooming In or Out
      6. 14.6. Email Attachments
        1. 14.6.1. Knowing When You Have an Attachment
        2. 14.6.2. Receiving an Auto-open Attachment
        3. 14.6.3. Opening Email Attachments
          1. 14.6.3.1. Tap for Quick Look Mode
          2. 14.6.3.2. Opening Docs in Other Apps
          3. 14.6.3.3. Viewing a Video Attachment
        4. 14.6.4. Opening and Viewing Compressed .zip Files
        5. 14.6.5. Issues When Opening Email Attachments
          1. 14.6.5.1. Supported Email Attachment Types
      7. 14.7. Replying, Forwarding, or Deleting a Message
        1. 14.7.1. Replying to an Email
        2. 14.7.2. Using Reply All
        3. 14.7.3. Using the Forward Button
      8. 14.8. Cleaning up and Organizing Your Inbox
        1. 14.8.1. Deleting a Single Message
        2. 14.8.2. Deleting or Moving Several Messages
        3. 14.8.3. Deleting from the Message Screen
        4. 14.8.4. Moving an Email to a Folder While Viewing It
      9. 14.9. Copy-and-Paste from an Email
      10. 14.10. Searching for Email Messages
        1. 14.10.1. Activating Email Search
      11. 14.11. Fine Tuning Your Email Settings
        1. 14.11.1. Automatically Retrieve Email (Fetch New Data)
          1. 14.11.1.1. Advanced Push Options
        2. 14.11.2. Adjusting Your Mail Settings
        3. 14.11.3. Changing Your Email Signature
        4. 14.11.4. Changing Your Default Mail Account (Sent From)
        5. 14.11.5. Toggling Sounds for Receiving and Sending Email
      12. 14.12. Advanced Email Options
        1. 14.12.1. Removing Email Messages from iPod touch After Deletion
        2. 14.12.2. Using SSL/Authentication
        3. 14.12.3. Deleting from Server
        4. 14.12.4. Changing the Incoming Server Port
      13. 14.13. Troubleshooting Email Problems
        1. 14.13.1. Email Isn't Being Received or Sent
        2. 14.13.2. Verifying Your Mail Account Settings
          1. 14.13.2.1. Using SSL
          2. 14.13.2.2. Changing the Method of Authentication
          3. 14.13.2.3. Changing the Server Port
    15. 15. Working with Contacts
      1. 15.1. Loading Your Contacts onto the iPod touch
      2. 15.2. When Is Your Contact List Most Useful?
        1. 15.2.1. Two Simple Rules to Improve Your Contact List
      3. 15.3. Adding a New Contact Right on Your iPod touch
        1. 15.3.1. Start the Contacts App
        2. 15.3.2. Adding a New Phone Number
        3. 15.3.3. Adding an Email Address and Web Site
        4. 15.3.4. Adding the Address
      4. 15.4. Adding a Photo to Contacts
      5. 15.5. Searching Your Contacts
        1. 15.5.1. Quickly Jump to a Letter by Tapping and Sliding on the Alphabet
        2. 15.5.2. Search by Flicking
        3. 15.5.3. Search Using Groups
      6. 15.6. Adding Contacts from Email Messages
        1. 15.6.1.
          1. 15.6.1.1. Linking Contact to Another App
      7. 15.7. Sending a Picture to a Contact
      8. 15.8. Sending an Email Message from Contacts
      9. 15.9. Showing Your Contacts Addresses on the Map
      10. 15.10. Changing Your Contact Sort Order and Display Order
        1. 15.10.1. Searching for Global Address List (GAL) Contacts
      11. 15.11. Contacts Troubleshooting
        1. 15.11.1. When Global Address List Contacts Don't Show Up (For Microsoft Exchange Users)
    16. 16. Your Calendar
      1. 16.1. Manage Your Busy Life on Your iPod touch
        1. 16.1.1. Today's Day and Date Shown on Calendar Icon
        2. 16.1.2. Syncing or Sharing Your Calendar(s) with Your iPod touch
        3. 16.1.3. Viewing Your Schedule and Getting Around
        4. 16.1.4. The Three Calendar Views
        5. 16.1.5. Working with Several Calendars
      2. 16.2. Adding New Calendar Events
        1. 16.2.1. Adding a New Appointment
        2. 16.2.2. Recurring Events
        3. 16.2.3. Calendar Alerts
        4. 16.2.4. Second Alert
        5. 16.2.5. Choosing which Calendar to Use
        6. 16.2.6. Availability
        7. 16.2.7. Adding Notes to Calendar Events
      3. 16.3. Using Copy-and-Paste Text in the Calendar
      4. 16.4. Editing Appointments
        1. 16.4.1. Editing a Repeating Event
        2. 16.4.2. Switching an Event to a Different Calendar
        3. 16.4.3. Deleting an Event
        4. 16.4.4. Meeting Invitations
      5. 16.5. Calendar Options
        1. 16.5.1. Changing the Default Calendar
    17. 17. iPod touch Photography
      1. 17.1. Using the Camera App
        1. 17.1.1. Geo-Tagging
        2. 17.1.2. Taking a Picture
          1. 17.1.2.1. Using the Zoom
          2. 17.1.2.2. Switching Cameras
        3. 17.1.3. Viewing Pictures You Have Taken
      2. 17.2. Getting Photos onto Your iPod touch
      3. 17.3. Viewing Your Photos
        1. 17.3.1. Launching from the Photos Icon
        2. 17.3.2. Choosing a Library
      4. 17.4. Working with Individual Pictures
        1. 17.4.1. Moving Between Pictures
      5. 17.5. Zooming In and Out of Pictures
        1. 17.5.1. Double-Tapping
        2. 17.5.2. Pinching
      6. 17.6. Viewing a Slideshow
        1. 17.6.1. Adjusting Slideshow Options
      7. 17.7. Using a Picture as Your iPod touch Wallpaper
      8. 17.8. Emailing a Picture
      9. 17.9. Email, Copy, or Delete Several Pictures At Once
      10. 17.10. Assigning a Picture to a Contact
        1. 17.10.1. Deleting a Picture
      11. 17.11. Downloading Pictures from Web Sites
        1. 17.11.1. Finding a Picture to Download
    18. 18. Recording and Editing Videos
      1. 18.1. Video Recording
        1. 18.1.1. Starting the Video Recorder
          1. 18.1.1.1. Adjust Point of White Balance
          2. 18.1.1.2. Trimming the Video
          3. 18.1.1.3. Sending the Video
          4. 18.1.1.4. Uploading to YouTube
      2. 18.2. Using iMovie
        1. 18.2.1. Getting Started with iMovie
          1. 18.2.1.1. Constructing Your Movie
          2. 18.2.1.2. Sharing Your Movie
    19. 19. iTunes on Your iPod touch
      1. 19.1. Getting Started with iTunes on the iPod touch
        1. 19.1.1. A Network Connection Is Required
        2. 19.1.2. Starting iTunes
        3. 19.1.3. Navigating iTunes
      2. 19.2. Finding Music with New Releases, Top Tens, and Genres
        1. 19.2.1.
          1. 19.2.1.1. Top Tens: The Popular Stuff
          2. 19.2.1.2. Genres: Types of Music
          3. 19.2.1.3. Browsing for Videos (Movies)
        2. 19.2.2. Finding TV Shows
        3. 19.2.3. Audiobooks in iTunes
      3. 19.3. iTunes U: Great Educational Content
      4. 19.4. Download for Offline Viewing
      5. 19.5. Searching iTunes
      6. 19.6. Purchasing or Renting Music, Videos, Podcasts, and More
        1. 19.6.1. Previewing Music
        2. 19.6.2. Checking Out Customer Reviews
        3. 19.6.3. Previewing a Video, TV Show, or Music Video
        4. 19.6.4. Purchasing a Song, Video, or Other Item
      7. 19.7. Podcasts in iTunes
        1. 19.7.1. Downloading a Podcast
        2. 19.7.2. The Download Icon: Stopping and Deleting Downloads
        3. 19.7.3. Where the Downloads Go
      8. 19.8. Redeeming an iTunes Gift Card
      9. 19.9. Ping: Apples Music Social Networking App
        1. 19.9.1. Using Ping on the iPod touch
    20. 20. The Amazing App Store
      1. 20.1. Learning More About Apps and the App Store
        1. 20.1.1. Where to Find News and Reviews for Apps
      2. 20.2. A Few Cool Apps
      3. 20.3. App Store Basics
        1. 20.3.1. A Network Connection Is Required
        2. 20.3.2. Starting the App Store
        3. 20.3.3. The App Store Home Page
        4. 20.3.4. Viewing App Details
      4. 20.4. Finding an App to Download
        1. 20.4.1. Viewing the New Apps
        2. 20.4.2. Viewing What's Hot
        3. 20.4.3. Genius
          1. 20.4.3.1. Based On
          2. 20.4.3.2. Swipe to Remove
          3. 20.4.3.3. Disable the Genius Feature
        4. 20.4.4. Categories
        5. 20.4.5. Looking at the Top 25 Charts
        6. 20.4.6. Searching for an App
      5. 20.5. Downloading an App
        1. 20.5.1. Finding Free or Discounted Apps
      6. 20.6. Maintaining and Updating Your Apps
      7. 20.7. App Store Settings
    21. 21. Games and Fun
      1. 21.1. Using the iPod touch As a Gaming Device
        1. 21.1.1. Acquiring Games and Other Fun Apps
        2. 21.1.2. Reading Reviews Before You Buy
        3. 21.1.3. Looking for Free Trials or Lite Versions
        4. 21.1.4. Being Careful When You Play
        5. 21.1.5. Two-Player Games
        6. 21.1.6. Online and Wireless Games
      2. 21.2. Playing Music Games with Your iPod touch
        1. 21.2.1. Playing Songs from the Songbook
        2. 21.2.2. The World View
      3. 21.3. Game Center
        1. 21.3.1.
          1. 21.3.1.1. Setting up Game Center
          2. 21.3.1.2. Using Game Center
          3. 21.3.1.3. Playing a Multiplayer Game
      4. 21.4. Other Fun Stuff: Baseball on the iPod touch
    22. 22. Social Networking
      1. 22.1. Facebook
        1. 22.1.1. Different Ways to Connect to Facebook
          1. 22.1.1.1. Downloading and Installing the Facebook App
        2. 22.1.2. The Facebook App
          1. 22.1.2.1. Facebook App Basics
          2. 22.1.2.2. Navigating Around Facebook
          3. 22.1.2.3. Communicating with Your Friends
          4. 22.1.2.4. Uploading Pictures with the Facebook App
        3. 22.1.3. Facebook Notifications
          1. 22.1.3.1. Settings to Customize Your Facebook App
      2. 22.2. LinkedIn
        1. 22.2.1. Downloading the LinkedIn App
          1. 22.2.1.1. Logging In to LinkedIn App
          2. 22.2.1.2. Navigating Around the LinkedIn App
          3. 22.2.1.3. Communicating with LinkedIn Connections
      3. 22.3. Twitter
      4. 22.4. Making a Twitter Account
      5. 22.5. Twitter Options for the iPod touch
        1. 22.5.1. Downloading a Twitter App
        2. 22.5.2. Starting Any Twitter App for the First Time
        3. 22.5.3. Using TweetDeck
          1. 22.5.3.1. Accounts and Settings
          2. 22.5.3.2. Refresh Button
          3. 22.5.3.3. Add Column Button
          4. 22.5.3.4. Composing a Tweet
        4. 22.5.4. Reading and Replying
        5. 22.5.5. Using Twitter
        6. 22.5.6. Refreshing Your List of Tweets
          1. 22.5.6.1. Your Twitter Profile
        7. 22.5.7. Compose Button
        8. 22.5.8. Options within Tweet
    23. 23. Eliminate Your Paper Notes
      1. 23.1. The Notes App
        1. 23.1.1. Sync Notes
        2. 23.1.2. Getting Started with Notes
          1. 23.1.2.1. Multiple Notes Accounts
        3. 23.1.3. How Are My Notes Sorted?
        4. 23.1.4. Adding a New Note
        5. 23.1.5. Adding a Title to the Note
        6. 23.1.6. Viewing or Editing Your Notes
        7. 23.1.7. Editing Your Notes
        8. 23.1.8. Deleting Notes
        9. 23.1.9. Emailing a Note
        10. 23.1.10. Creating a New Calendar Event from an Underlined Day and Time
      2. 23.2. An Alternative Note App: Evernote
        1. 23.2.1. Getting Started with Evernote
        2. 23.2.2. Adding and Tagging Notes
          1. 23.2.2.1. Text Notes
          2. 23.2.2.2. Snapshot
          3. 23.2.2.3. Camera Roll
          4. 23.2.2.4. Voice Notes
        3. 23.2.3. Refresh, Email, Delete, or Edit a Note
        4. 23.2.4. Editing Rich Text Notes (Voice and Picture)
        5. 23.2.5. Note Grouping
        6. 23.2.6. Searching for Notes
        7. 23.2.7. The Evernote Places View
        8. 23.2.8. Evernote Synchronization and Settings
        9. 23.2.9. Viewing or Updating Evernotes on Your Computer or Other Mobile Device
    24. 24. Bluetooth on the iPod touch
      1. 24.1. Understanding Bluetooth
        1. 24.1.1. Bluetooth Devices That Work with the iPod touch
      2. 24.2. Pairing with a Bluetooth Device
        1. 24.2.1. Turning On Bluetooth
        2. 24.2.2. Pairing with a Headset or Any Bluetooth Device
      3. 24.3. Bluetooth Stereo (A2DP)
        1. 24.3.1. Connecting to a Stereo Bluetooth Device
      4. 24.4. Disconnecting or Forgetting a Bluetooth Device
    25. 25. Utilities: Clock, Calculator, and Weather
      1. 25.1. The World Clock App
        1. 25.1.1. Adding a New World Clock Entry
          1. 25.1.1.1. Re-sorting or Deleting World Time Entries
        2. 25.1.2. The Alarm Clock
        3. 25.1.3. Using the Stopwatch
          1. 25.1.3.1. Showing "Lap" Times
          2. 25.1.3.2. Stopping and Resetting
          3. 25.1.3.3. Using the Countdown Timer Feature
          4. 25.1.3.4. Setting the Timer
          5. 25.1.3.5. Turning Off (Sleeping) Your iPod After a Set Time
          6. 25.1.3.6. Starting the Timer
      2. 25.2. The Calculator App
        1. 25.2.1. Viewing the Basic Calculator (Portrait Mode)
        2. 25.2.2. Viewing the Scientific Calculator (Landscape Mode)
      3. 25.3. The Weather App
        1. 25.3.1. Getting Started with "Weather"
          1. 25.3.1.1. Adding a New Location
          2. 25.3.1.2. Deleting a Weather Location
          3. 25.3.1.3. Re-ordering the Locations in Weather
          4. 25.3.1.4. Moving Between Weather Locations
        2. 25.3.2. Other Weather Apps
          1. 25.3.2.1. The Weather Channel
          2. 25.3.2.2. AccuWeather
    26. 26. New Media: Reading Newspapers, Magazines, and More
      1. 26.1. Newspapers on the iPod touch
        1. 26.1.1. Popular Choices: The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and USA Today
        2. 26.1.2. The New York Times App
        3. 26.1.3. The Wall Street Journal App
        4. 26.1.4. USA Today App
        5. 26.1.5. Moving Through and Enjoying Content
          1. 26.1.5.1. Adjusting Font Sizes and Sharing, Emailing, or Saving an Article
      2. 26.2. Magazines on the iPod touch
        1. 26.2.1. The Zinio Magazine App – a Sampler
      3. 26.3. Comic Books on the iPod touch
      4. 26.4. The iPod touch as a PDF Reader
        1. 26.4.1. Transferring Files to Your iPod touch
        2. 26.4.2. Connecting to Google Docs and other Servers with GoodReader
    27. 27. Find Your Way with Maps
      1. 27.1. Getting Started with Maps
        1. 27.1.1. Determining Your Location (the Blue Dot)
      2. 27.2. Changing Your Map Views
        1. 27.2.1. Checking Traffic
      3. 27.3. Searching for Anything
      4. 27.4. Mapping Options
        1. 27.4.1. Working with Bookmarks
          1. 27.4.1.1. Adding a New Bookmark
          2. 27.4.1.2. Accessing and Editing Your Bookmarks
        2. 27.4.2. Adding a Mapped Location to Contacts
        3. 27.4.3. Searching for Establishments Around Your Location
        4. 27.4.4. Zooming In and Out
        5. 27.4.5. Dropping a Pin
        6. 27.4.6. Using the Street View
      5. 27.5. Getting Directions
        1. 27.5.1. Tap the Current Location Button First
        2. 27.5.2. Choosing a Start or End Location
        3. 27.5.3. Looking at the Route
        4. 27.5.4. Switching Between Driving, Transit, and Walking Directions
        5. 27.5.5. Reversing the Route
      6. 27.6. Maps Options
    28. 28. Troubleshooting
      1. 28.1. Basic Troubleshooting
        1. 28.1.1. What to Do If the iPod touch Stops Responding
        2. 28.1.2. How to Hard-Reset Your iPod touch
        3. 28.1.3. How to Soft-Reset Your iPod touch
        4. 28.1.4. No Sound in Music or Video
        5. 28.1.5. If You Can't Make Purchases from iTunes or the App Store
      2. 28.2. Advanced Troubleshooting
        1. 28.2.1. Remember to Reregister with Your iTunes Account
        2. 28.2.2. When Your iPod touch Does Not Show Up in iTunes
        3. 28.2.3. Synchronization Problems
          1. 28.2.3.1. Using iTunes to Sync
          2. 28.2.3.2. Using Apple's MobileMe or Microsoft Exchange to Sync
        4. 28.2.4. Reinstalling the iPod touch Operating System (with or Without a Restore)
      3. 28.3. Additional Troubleshooting and Help Resources
        1. 28.3.1. On-Device iPod touch User Guide
        2. 28.3.2. The Apple Knowledge Base
        3. 28.3.3. iPod touch-Related Blogs
  8. IV. iPod touch's Soulmate: iTunes
    1. 29. Your iTunes User Guide
      1. 29.1. Seeing If iTunes Is Already Installed
      2. 29.2. Downloading and Installing iTunes Software
      3. 29.3. Updating iTunes Software
      4. 29.4. What iTunes Can Do For You
      5. 29.5. Common Questions About iTunes
      6. 29.6. iTunes Guided Tour
        1. 29.6.1. Apple Video Tutorials for iTunes
      7. 29.7. Using Ping in iTunes
        1. 29.7.1. Getting Started and Creating Your Profile
        2. 29.7.2. Following Your Favorite Artists
        3. 29.7.3. Following Your Friends and Other People
        4. 29.7.4. Recent Activity Feed
        5. 29.7.5. Concerts: Find Out and Share with Friends
        6. 29.7.6. Seeing What Artists Like in Ping
        7. 29.7.7. Using Ping Drop-Down Menu for a Song
        8. 29.7.8. Viewing Ping in the Right Column
        9. 29.7.9. Ping Mobile
      8. 29.8. Changing Views in iTunes
        1. 29.8.1. Song List View
        2. 29.8.2. Album List View
        3. 29.8.3. Grid View
        4. 29.8.4. Cover Flow View
      9. 29.9. Playing Songs, Videos, and More
      10. 29.10. iTunes Visualizer
        1. 29.10.1. Using the iTunes Equalizer
        2. 29.10.2. iTunes Mini Player
        3. 29.10.3. iTunes DJ
        4. 29.10.4. Apple Remote App
        5. 29.10.5. AirPlay: Wirelessly Stream Your iTunes Music Around Your House
      11. 29.11. Using iTunes Search
        1. 29.11.1. Ways to Search iTunes
      12. 29.12. Creating a New Playlist
        1. 29.12.1. Creating a Normal Playlist
          1. 29.12.1.1. Adding Individual Songs
          2. 29.12.1.2. Adding Multiple Songs or Videos (Not in a List)
          3. 29.12.1.3. Adding a List of Songs or Videos
      13. 29.13. Creating a New Smart Playlist
        1. 29.13.1. Editing a Smart Playlist
      14. 29.14. The iTunes Genius Feature
        1. 29.14.1. Creating Genius Mixes and Playlists
        2. 29.14.2. Turning Off Genius
        3. 29.14.3. Updating Genius
      15. 29.15. How to Back Up and Restore Your iTunes Library
        1. 29.15.1. Backup with CDs or DVDs (for Smaller Libraries)
        2. 29.15.2. To Restore from CDs or DVDs
        3. 29.15.3. Backup to External Hard Disk (for Larger Libraries)
        4. 29.15.4. Step 1: Make Sure All Media is In a Single Folder
          1. 29.15.4.1. Step 2: Drag and Drop Your Library to the External Hard Disk
          2. 29.15.4.2. Restoring from an External Hard Disk Backup
          3. 29.15.4.3. Step 1: Copy Your Library Back to Your Computer
          4. 29.15.4.4. Step 2: Open iTunes and Select the Library
      16. 29.16. The Home Sharing Feature
        1. 29.16.1. Filtering a Home-Shared Library to Only Show Items Not in Your Library
        2. 29.16.2. Two Types of Shared Libraries
        3. 29.16.3. Importing Shared Content into Your Library
          1. 29.16.3.1. Importing by Manually Dragging and Dropping
          2. 29.16.3.2. Automatically Importing New Purchases
        4. 29.16.4. Toggling Home Sharing Off and On
        5. 29.16.5. Troubleshooting Home Sharing
      17. 29.17. Creating an iTunes Account
      18. 29.18. Signing into the iTunes Store
        1. 29.18.1. Getting to the iTunes Store
      19. 29.19. Buying or Getting Free Media from the iTunes Store
        1. 29.19.1. Making Sure All Items Are Downloaded
      20. 29.20. Redeeming an iTunes Gift Card
      21. 29.21. Getting Your Stuff into iTunes
        1. 29.21.1. Importing Music CDs
        2. 29.21.2. Importing Movies from DVDs
        3. 29.21.3. Importing e-Book (PDF and iBook Format) Files
        4. 29.21.4. The Drag-and-Drop Method
          1. 29.21.4.1. Using Menu Commands
        5. 29.21.5. Getting Album Artwork
      22. 29.22. Authorizing and Deauthorizing Computers
      23. 29.23. iTunes Troubleshooting
        1. 29.23.1. What to Do If the iTunes Automatic Update Fails
        2. 29.23.2. Fixing the Apple ID Security Error
        3. 29.23.3. How Do I Get My Music Back If My Computer Crashes?

Product information

  • Title: iPod touch Made Simple
  • Author(s): Martin Trautschold, Gary Mazo
  • Release date: November 2010
  • Publisher(s): Apress
  • ISBN: 9781430231950