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iPod touch® for Dummies®

by Tony Bove

August 2009

Beginner

283 pages

5h 33m

English

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About This BookConventions Used in This BookA Quick Peek AheadPart I: Touching All the BasicsPart II: Filling Up Your Empty CupPart III: Playing It Back with InterestPart IV: Touching the Online WorldPart V: Staying in Touch and Up-to-DatePart VI: The Part of TensBonus ChaptersIcons Used in This Book
1.1. Thinking Inside the Box1.1.1. Outside the box1.1.2. Computer and software not included1.2. Discovering What Your iPod touch Can Do1.2.1. Whipping up a multimedia extravaganza1.2.2. Communicating with the world1.2.3. Rolling the dice1.3. Connecting to Power1.4. Facing Charges of Battery1.4.1. Recharging your battery1.4.2. Saving power
2.1. Going on a Quick Tour of the iPod touch2.1.1. Sliding to the Home screen2.1.2. Status bar2.1.3. Searching for anything2.1.4. Tons of icons and what do you get?2.2. Touching and Gesturing2.3. Tickling the Keyboard2.3.1. Typing text, numbers, and symbols (using Notes)2.3.2. Editing text and handling word suggestions2.3.3. Copying (or cutting) and pasting2.3.4. Setting keyboard options
3.1. There's No Time Like the Right Time3.2. Rock Around the Clocks3.2.1. Checking the time in Paris and Bangkok3.2.2. Getting alarmed3.2.3. Timing your steps3.2.4. Using the stopwatch3.3. Setting the Passcode for Your Lock3.4. Getting Personal3.4.1. Brightening and wallpapering3.4.2. Sound effects3.4.3. Location, location, location3.4.4. Setting restrictions

4.1. Discovering What You Can Do with iTunes4.1.1. Browsing your iTunes library4.1.2. Setting up an iTunes Store account4.2. Shopping at the iTunes Store4.2.1. Cruising in the multimedia mall4.2.2. Buying and downloading items4.2.3. Appearing at the App Store4.3. Going Online with Your iPod touch4.3.1. Turning Wi-Fi on or off4.3.2. Choosing a Wi-Fi network4.4. Shopping with Your iPod touch4.4.1. Browsing and downloading content4.4.2. Browsing and downloading apps4.4.3. Updating apps you've downloaded
5.1. Syncing with Your iTunes Library and Account5.2. Copying Everything5.3. Choosing What to Sync5.3.1. Syncing everything but the kitchen5.3.2. Getting picky about playlists, artists, and genres5.3.3. Picking and choosing podcast episodes5.3.4. Choosing movies and TV shows5.4. Manually Managing Music and Videos5.4.1. That album is just a drag5.4.2. Delete to make room for more5.4.3. Autofill it up
6.1. Apps to Organize Your Life6.2. Syncing Your Personal Info Using iTunes6.3. Going MobileMe to Sync Your iPod touch6.3.1. Setting up on a Mac6.3.2. Setting up on Windows6.3.3. When you sync upon a cloud6.4. Setting Up Mail Accounts on Your iPod touch6.5. Changing and Deleting Mail Accounts
7.1. Locating "A Song for You"7.1.1. Going with the Cover Flow7.1.2. Touching artists and albums7.1.3. Choosing a playlist7.1.4. Tapping song titles and more7.2. Controlling Song Playback7.2.1. Repeating songs7.2.2. Shuffling song order7.3. Creating Playlists on Your iPod touch7.3.1. Ordering playlists On-The-Go7.3.2. Consulting the iTunes Genius7.4. Adjusting and Limiting the Volume7.5. Tweaking the Sound7.5.1. Peaking with the Sound Check7.5.2. All things being equal(ized)
8.1. Everything's Coming Up Videos8.1.1. Playback under your thumb8.1.2. Scaling the picture8.2. YouTube in Your Hand8.2.1. Running down a stream: Playback control8.2.2. Bookmarking and sharing8.2.3. Searching for videos8.3. One Chapter at a Time: Audio Books and Podcasts
9.1. Syncing with Photo Albums and Folders9.1.1. Putting images on the iPod touch9.1.2. Syncing recently saved images9.2. Viewing Images9.3. On with the Slideshow9.3.1. Setting up a slideshow9.3.2. Playing a slideshow9.4. Sharing Images9.4.1. Sending an image by e-mail9.4.2. Selecting and copying multiple images9.4.3. Saving an image attached to an e-mail9.4.4. Sharing photo albums9.4.5. Capturing a screen shot
10.1. Take a Walk on the Web Side with Safari10.1.1. Go URL own way10.1.2. Hanging loose with your bookmarks10.1.3. Pearl diving with Google or Yahoo!10.2. Let Your Fingers Do the Surfing10.2.1. Scrolling and zooming10.2.2. It's all touch and go10.2.3. Surfing multiple pages10.2.4. Interacting with pages10.2.5. Copying text10.3. Bookmarking As You Go10.3.1. Saving a bookmark10.3.2. Sending a Web link by e-mail10.4. Bringing It All Back Home
11.1. Checking E-Mail11.1.1. The message is the medium11.1.2. Deleting a message11.2. Sending E-Mail11.3. Message Settings and Sending Options11.3.1. What you see is what you got11.3.2. Return to sender, address unknown11.4. If Not Push, Then Fetch
12.1. Tapping Your Maps12.1.1. Where are you?12.1.2. Searching locations12.1.3. Pinpointing the spot12.1.4. Bookmarking the spot12.1.5. A bird's-eye view12.1.6. Getting directions12.2. Riding on the Storm12.3. Tapping Your Moneymaker
13.1. Checking Your Calendar13.1.1. A change is gonna come13.1.2. Yesterday's settings (and today's)13.2. Using Your Contacts13.2.1. Orders to sort and display13.2.2. Soul searchin'13.2.3. Adding, editing, and deleting contacts13.3. Recording Voice Memos13.4. Socializing on Networks13.4.1. You've got a Facebook friend13.4.2. MySpace odyssey13.4.3. Dedicated follower of Twitter
14.1. Powering Down and Resetting14.1.1. Resetting your iPod touch system14.1.2. Resetting your settings14.2. Updating Your iPod touch14.2.1. Checking the software version14.2.2. Updating with newer software14.3. Restoring Your iPod touch14.3.1. Restoring previous settings14.3.2. Restoring to factory conditions
15.1. Saving the Life of Your Battery15.2. Keeping Your Screen Clean15.3. Getting Healthy with Nike15.4. Rating Your Songs15.5. Deleting Apps from Your iPod touch15.6. Deleting Videos and Podcasts from Your iPod touch15.7. Measuring Traffic in Maps15.8. Turning On International Keyboards15.9. Drawing Chinese Characters15.10. Stopping a Wi-Fi Network From Joining
16.1. Remote16.2. Enigmo16.3. Tap Tap Revenge16.4. Flick Fishing16.5. Ocarina16.6. iBeer16.7. Google Mobile16.8. AP Mobile16.9. Stanza16.10. Tony's Tips

Overview

The perfect full-color guide to the iPod touch for both Mac and Windows users

Your iPod touch can do so many things. With this full-color guide, you can get hip to all your iPod touch has to offer and take full advantage of the iTunes store and the App Store, as well.

You'll start by learning how to manage the multi-touch interface and setting up iTunes. Then you'll discover how to connect to the Internet via Wi-Fi, receive and send e-mail, get directions and use maps, play games, download and watch movies, shop for cool new apps at the App Store, and much more.

Starts with the basics of setting up and using the iPod touch, richly illustrated in full color
Covers listening to music, synchronizing your data, working with the calendar, setting up iTunes, and getting online via Wi-Fi
Shows how to send and receive e-mail, shop for movies and music at the iTunes Store, browse the Web, share photos, download and watch movies and TV shows, and download apps from the App Store
Explains how to use your iPod touch as a portable game console and how to manage your contacts and to-do lists
Also covers protecting your information and troubleshooting

iPod touch For Dummies helps you make the most of this amazing device that combines a widescreen iPod with touch controls, a portable game console, and a breakthrough Internet device.