Easily Unlock the Power of Your iPad, iPad mini, or iPhone Discover hundreds of tips and tricks you can use right away with your iPad, iPad mini, or iPhone to maximize its functionality. Learn to use your iOS 6 mobile device as a powerful communication, organization, and productivity tool, as well as a feature-packed entertainment device. In addition to learning all about the apps that come preinstalled on your iPad or iPhone, you will learn about some of the best third-party apps currently available, plus discover useful strategies for how to best utilize them in your personal and professional life. Using an easy-to-understand, nontechnical approach, this book is ideal for beginners and more experienced iPad, iPad mini, or iPhone users who want to discover how to use the iOS 6 operating system with iCloud, and the latest versions of popular apps. If you’re an iPad 2, iPad 3rd or 4th generation, iPad mini, iPhone 4S, or iPhone 5 user, this book is an indispensible tool. Here’s just a sampling of what the tips, tricks, and strategies offered in this book will help you accomplish: Discover how to take full advantage of powerful iOS 6 features, like Notification Center. Learn secrets for using preinstalled apps, such as Contacts, Calendars, Reminders, Maps, Notes, Safari, Mail, and Music. Find, download, and install the most powerful and versatile apps and content for your iPad, iPad mini, or iPhone. Synchronize files, documents, data, photos, and content with iCloud, your computer, or other iOS mobile devices. Learn how to interact with your tablet or phone using your voice in conjunction with Siri and the Dictation feature. Create and maintain a reliable backup of your iOS 6 device. Discover how to take visually impressive photos using the cameras built into your iPad, iPad mini, or iPhone, and then share them using iCloud Shared Photo Streams, Facebook, Twitter, email, or other methods. Use your iOS mobile device as an eBook reader, portable gaming machine, and feature-packed music and video player.

Table of Contents:
INTRODUCTION   1 WHY YOU NEED iOS 6 ON YOUR DEVICE   2   NEW AND MODIFIED APPS AND FEATURES   3   WHICH DEVICES USE iOS 6?   4   NEW AND IMPROVED INTERACTIVITY   4 WHAT THIS BOOK OFFERS   10   ATTENTION, PLEASE   13 1  UPGRADING TO iOS 6   15 HOW TO UPGRADE FROM iOS 4.3.4 (OR EARLIER) TO iOS 6   16   HOW TO FIND OUT WHICH VERSION OF iOS YOUR DEVICE USES   16   AVOIDING iTUNES CONFUSION   18   HOW TO UPGRADE WITH iTUNES   18 WIRELESS UPGRADE FROM iOS 5 TO iOS 6 (OR LATER)   19 HOW TO CONFIGURE iOS 6 ON YOUR NEW iPHONE OR iPAD   20   HOW TO SET UP A NEW iPHONE OR iPAD   23   HOW TO RESTORE FROM iTUNES   26 WHERE’S MY DEVICE? HOW TO USE THE FIND MY iPHONE OR FIND MY iPAD FEATURE   27 INTEGRATE YOUR DATA, APPS, AND MORE WITH APPLE’S iCLOUD   28   SYNCHRONIZE YOUR DIGITAL PHOTOS   30   TRANSFER FILES AND DOCUMENTS   31   SYNC YOUR APPS, EBOOKS, BOOKMARKS, AND OTHER CONTENT   32   SYNC YOUR APP-SPECIFIC DATA WITH iCLOUD   33   MAINTAIN A RELIABLE REMOTE BACKUP OF YOUR iPHONE OR iPAD   33   SHARE iTUNES PURCHASES WITH ALL YOUR DEVICES   34   UPGRADE TO THE PREMIUM iTUNES MATCH SERVICE   35 HOW TO UPDATE YOUR APPS WIRELESSLY   35 KEEP iOS UP TO DATE WIRELESSLY   37 2  TIPS AND TRICKS FOR CUSTOMIZING SETTINGS   39 USING THE SETTINGS APP   41   MAIN OPTIONS AVAILABLE FROM THE SETTINGS APP   43 KEEP YOUR DEVICE AND DATA PRIVATE: HOW TO ACTIVATE AND USE THE PASSCODE LOCK FEATURE   64 ORGANIZE APPS ON YOUR HOME SCREEN WITH FOLDERS   66 ADD FREQUENTLY USED WEB PAGE ICONS TO YOUR HOME SCREEN   68 ACCESSING THE MULTITASKING BAR   69 3 STRATEGIES FOR FINDING, BUYING, AND USING THIRD-PARTY APPS   73 APP STORE BASICS   74   FREE OR PURCHASED?   74   HOW NEW APPS INSTALL THEMSELVES   75   RESTORING OR REINSTALLING APPS YOU’VE ALREADY DOWNLOADED   75 WHERE TO FIND APPS, MUSIC, AND MORE   76 EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT APPS   77   COMPATIBILITY: DOES THE APP RUN ON MULTIPLE DEVICES?   77   QUICK GUIDE TO APP PRICING   81   HOW TO SHOP WITH THE APP STORE APP   86   HOW TO SHOP FROM iTUNES ON YOUR COMPUTER   96 QUICK TIPS FOR FINDING APPS RELEVANT TO YOU   99 KEEP YOUR APPS UP TO DATE WITH THE LATEST VERSIONS   100 4 MAKE THE MOST OF NOTIFICATION CENTER   103 NOTIFICATION CENTER’S MAIN WINDOW   106 QUICK STRATEGIES FOR PERSONALIZING NOTIFICATION CENTER   109   STEP BY STEP: CUSTOMIZE HOW NOTIFICATION CENTER MONITORS APPS    111   WHAT TO DO WHEN ALERTS, NOTIFICATIONS, AND ALARMS GET ANNOYING   113   STAY INFORMED OF YOUR APPOINTMENTS, DEADLINES, AND RESPONSIBILITIES   114   HOW TO LIMIT THE CONTENT IN THE NOTIFICATION CENTER WINDOW   114 INFORMATIVE NOTIFICATION CENTER WIDGETS YOU CAN ADD TO YOUR iPHONE   116 5  USING SIRI AND DICTATION TO INTERACT WITH YOUR iOS DEVICE   119 WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW BEFORE USING SIRI   120 WAYS TO ACTIVATE SIRI   121 SETTING UP SIRI TO WORK ON YOUR iPHONE OR iPAD   123 CHECK OUT HOW SIRI CAN HELP YOU!   126   FIND, DISPLAY, OR USE INFORMATION RELATED TO YOUR CONTACTS   126   INITIATE A CALL   128   FIND YOUR FRIENDS   129   SET UP REMINDERS AND TO-DO ITEMS   130   READ OR SEND TEXT MESSAGES   131   CHECK THE WEATHER OR YOUR INVESTMENTS   132   FIND INFORMATION ON THE WEB OR GET ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS   134   SCHEDULE AND MANAGE MEETINGS AND EVENTS   134   SEND EMAIL AND ACCESS NEW (INCOMING) EMAIL   135   SET AN ALARM OR TIMER   135   GET DIRECTIONS USING THE MAPS APP   135   CONTROL THE MUSIC APP   136   FORGET STICKY NOTES—DICTATE NOTES TO YOURSELF   137   SIRI KNOWS ALL ABOUT SPORTS AND MOVIES TOO   137 PRACTICE (WITH SIRI) MAKES PERFECT   138 USE DICTATION MODE INSTEAD OF THE VIRTUAL KEYBOARD   139 6  SYNC AND SHARE FILES USING iCLOUD   141 CONTENT SAVED TO iCLOUD IS AVAILABLE ANYWHERE   143   ACCESS YOUR PURCHASED iTUNES CONTENT FROM ANY DEVICE   144   USE iCLOUD TO SYNC YOUR APPS, DATA, DOCUMENTS, AND FILES   147   CUSTOMIZING iCLOUD TO WORK WITH YOUR APPS   149 ACCESS YOUR APP-SPECIFIC DATA ONLINE AT iCLOUD.COM   150 CREATE A PHOTO STREAM USING iCLOUD   151 AUTOMATICALLY TRANSFER DOCUMENTS USING iCLOUD   153 USING A UNIQUE APPLE ID FOR iCLOUD   155 BACKING UP WITH iCLOUD   156   iOS 6 STILL OFFERS WIRELESS iTUNES SYNC   156   iCLOUD BACKUP: NO CABLE NEEDED   159 iCLOUD: MANY USES, ONE STORAGE SPACE   161 7  COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY WITH iMESSAGE   163 BENEFITS OF COMMUNICATING VIA TEXT MESSAGE OR INSTANT MESSAGE   166 QUICK START: APPLE’S iMESSAGE SERVICE   167   SET UP A FREE iMESSAGE ACCOUNT   167   PROS AND CONS OF USING iMESSAGE   170 TIPS AND TRICKS FOR USING THE MESSAGES APP   171   CREATE AND SEND A TEXT MESSAGE   172   PARTICIPATING IN A TEXT-MESSAGE CONVERSATION   174   RESPONDING TO AN INCOMING TEXT MESSAGE   175   RELAUNCH OR REVIEW PAST CONVERSATIONS   176   CUSTOMIZE THE MESSAGES APP   177 LEARN TO UNDERSTAND TEXT-MESSAGING ABBREVIATIONS   178 8  ORGANIZE YOUR LIFE WITH REMINDERS AND NOTES   181 USE REMINDERS TO MANAGE YOUR TO-DO LISTS   182   KEEP UP TO DATE WITH REMINDERS   184   MANAGE MULTIPLE TO-DO LISTS SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH REMINDERS   188   HOW TO DELETE AN ENTIRE TO-DO LIST   189   HOW TO VIEW YOUR INDIVIDUAL LISTS   189   REMINDERS ALSO WORKS WITH iCLOUD   191 PERFORM BASIC TEXT EDITING AND NOTE TAKING WITH THE NOTES APP   192 9  NAVIGATING WITH THE NEWLY REVAMPED MAPS APP   199 GET THE MOST FROM USING NEW MAPS APP FEATURES   200 OVERVIEW OF THE MAPS APP’S SCREEN   202   THE MAPS APP’S MENU SCREEN   205 OBTAIN TURN-BY-TURN DIRECTIONS BETWEEN TWO LOCATIONS   209 LOOK UP CONTACT ENTRIES, BUSINESSES, RESTAURANTS, LANDMARKS, AND POINTS-OF-INTEREST   213   USE THE INTERACTIVE LOCATION SCREENS TO FIND MORE INFORMATION    214 THE MAPS APP’S FLYOVER VIEW   217 CUSTOMIZE MAP-RELATED SETTINGS   218 10  MAKE THE MOST OF SOCIAL NETWORKING APPS   219 TIPS FOR USING THE OFFICIAL TWITTER APP   221   CUSTOMIZING THE OFFICIAL TWITTER APP   222   USING THE OFFICIAL TWITTER APP   225   COMPOSE AN OUTGOING TWEET   227   SENDING TWEETS FROM OTHER APPS   228   REPLYING TO TWEETS AND OTHER TWITTER FEATURES   229   HOW TO RE-TWEET MESSAGES   231 IF YOU’RE CONCERNED ABOUT PRIVACY, DON’T SHARE YOUR LOCATION   232 MANAGE YOUR FACEBOOK ACCOUNT WITH THE OFFICIAL FACEBOOK APP   233   UPDATE YOUR STATUS, CHECK-IN, OR UPLOAD PHOTOS   237   UPDATE YOUR FACEBOOK STATUS FROM OTHER APPS   237 OTHER SPECIALIZED APPS FOR ONLINE SOCIAL NETWORKING   239   SEESMIC PING   240   TWITTERIFIC FOR TWITTER   240   INSTAGRAM   240   YOUTUBE242 11  SHOOT, EDIT, AND SHARE PHOTOS AND VIDEOS   243 METHODS FOR LOADING DIGITAL IMAGES INTO YOUR iPHONE OR iPAD   245 THE NEW AND IMPROVED CAMERA APP   246   HOW TO SNAP A PHOTO   248   HOW TO SHOOT A PANORAMIC PHOTO   250   HOW TO SHOOT VIDEO   252   USE PHOTO BOOTH TO SNAP WHIMSICAL PHOTOS   253 TIPS FOR SHOOTING EYE-CATCHING PHOTOS   253   HOW TO USE THE RULE OF THIRDS WHEN SHOOTING   255 USING THE PHOTOS APP TO VIEW, EDIT, ENHANCE, PRINT, AND SHARE PHOTOS AND VIDEOS   257   VIEWING PHOTOS AND VIDEOS (iPAD)   257   VIEWING PHOTOS AND VIDEOS (iPHONE)   260   VIEW AN IMAGE IN FULL-SCREEN MODE   260   EDITING PHOTOS AND VIDEOS   262   PRINTING PHOTOS   263   SHARING PHOTOS AND VIDEOS   264   DELETING PHOTOS STORED ON YOUR iOS DEVICE   268 EDIT YOUR PHOTOS WITH THIRD-PARTY PHOTOGRAPHY APPS   268 CREATE AND MANAGE A PHOTO STREAM VIA iCLOUD   268 CREATE AND MANAGE A SHARED PHOTO STREAM VIA iCLOUD   269 12   MAKE AND RECEIVE CALLS WITH AN iPHONE   273 ANSWERING AN INCOMING CALL   275   RESPOND TO A CALL WAITING SIGNAL WHILE ON THE PHONE   282 MAKING CALLS FROM YOUR iPHONE   285   MANUAL DIALING   285   DIALING FROM A CONTACTS ENTRY IN THE PHONE APP   287   USE SIRI TO INITIATE CALLS   287   INITIATING A CONFERENCE CALL   287 MANAGING YOUR VOICEMAIL   288   RECORD YOUR OUTGOING MESSAGE   288   HOW TO PLAY AND DELETE VOICEMAIL MESSAGES   289 CREATE AND USE A FAVORITES LIST   291 ACCESSING YOUR RECENTS CALL LOG   292 DO YOU TALK TOO MUCH? KEEPING TRACK OF USAGE   293 CUSTOMIZING RINGTONES   294   CUSTOM RINGTONES FOR SPECIFIC CONTACTS    295 A FEW THOUGHTS ABOUT WIRELESS HEADSETS   296 13  USE NEW SAFARI FEATURES TO SURF MORE EFFICIENTLY   297 CUSTOMIZE YOUR WEB SURFING EXPERIENCE   300 HOW TO USE TABBED BROWSING WITH SAFARI   303   SWITCHING BETWEEN WEB PAGES ON AN iPHONE   304   TABBED BROWSING ON THE iPAD   305   DISCOVER THE NEW iCLOUD TABS FEATURE OF SAFARI   306 REMOVE SCREEN CLUTTER WITH SAFARI READER   306 CREATE AND MANAGE READING LISTS   307 NEW OPTIONS FOR SHARING WEB CONTENT IN SAFARI   309 CREATE, MANAGE, AND SYNC SAFARI BOOKMARKS   313 LAUNCH YOUR FAVORITE WEBSITES FAST WITH HOME SCREEN ICONS   314 14  MANAGE YOUR EMAIL EFFICIENTLY   317 HOW TO ADD EMAIL ACCOUNTS TO THE MAIL APP   318 HOW TO CUSTOMIZE MAIL OPTIONS FROM SETTINGS   322 TIPS FOR VIEWING YOUR INCOMING EMAIL   325   FETCH NEW DATA   327 COMPOSING AN EMAIL MESSAGE   328   INSERT A PHOTO OR VIDEO INTO YOUR OUTGOING EMAIL   331   USING SELECT, SELECT ALL, CUT, COPY, AND PASTE   332   HOW TO SAVE AN UNSENT DRAFT OF AN EMAIL MESSAGE   333 TIPS FOR READING EMAIL   334   THE MAIL APP’S INBOX   336 15   CALENDAR AND CONTACT MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES   345 GET ACQUAINTED WITH THE CALENDAR APP   346   SYNC APP-SPECIFIC DATA WITH ONLINE-BASED APPS   346   CONTROLLING THE VIEW   348   HOW TO ENTER A NEW APPOINTMENT   351   USE SIRI TO ENTER NEW EVENTS INTO THE CALENDAR APP   353   VIEWING INDIVIDUAL APPOINTMENT DETAILS   354   QUICKLY FIND APPOINTMENT OR EVENT DETAILS   354   VIEWING ONE OR MORE COLOR-CODED CALENDARS   355 CUSTOMIZING THE CALENDAR APP   355   ADJUSTING TIME ZONE SUPPORT   356 USE CONTACTS TO KEEP IN TOUCH WITH PEOPLE YOU KNOW   357   THE CONTACTS APP IS HIGHLY CUSTOMIZABLE   357 THE CONTACTS APP WORKS SEAMLESSLY WITH OTHER APPS   358   WHO DO YOU KNOW? HOW TO VIEW YOUR CONTACTS   359   MEET SOMEONE NEW? CREATE A NEW CONTACTS ENTRY   362   HOW TO ADD A PHOTO TO A CONTACTS ENTRY   365   EDITING OR DELETING AN ENTRY   366   INTERACTIVE CONTACTS ENTRIES   366   HOW TO LINK CONTACT ENTRIES TOGETHER   367   SHARING CONTACT ENTRIES   367   ADDITIONAL WAYS TO MAKE CONTACT FROM WITHIN CONTACTS   368 16  iOS 6 GAMING   369 MANY DIFFERENT GAMING EXPERIENCES ARE AT YOUR FINGERTIPS   370 TIPS FOR FINDING GAMES YOU’LL LOVE   378 55 iOS GAMES WORTH PLAYING   380 EXPERIENCE MULTIPLAYER GAMES WITH GAME CENTER   384 OTHER ENTERTAINMENT ACTIVITIES   387 EDUCATE AND ENTERTAIN YOUR KIDS   388 17   USE THE MUSIC AND VIDEOS APPS   391 TIPS FOR USING THE MUSIC APP   393   MUSIC APP CONTROLS ON THE iPHONE   397   MUSIC APP CONTROLS ON iPAD   404   MORE MUSIC APP FEATURES   408 USE THE VIDEOS APP TO WATCH TV SHOWS, MOVIES, AND MORE   411 MUSIC, TV SHOWS, MOVIES, AND MORE: THE COST OF iTUNES CONTENT   416 STREAMING VIDEO ON YOUR iPAD   418   ABC PLAYER   419   HBO GO   419   HULU PLUS   420   INFINITY TV   421   MAX GO   421   NETFLIX   421   YOUTUBE   422 18   CUSTOMIZE YOUR READING EXPERIENCE WITH iBOOKS AND NEWSSTAND   423 CUSTOMIZE iBOOKS SETTINGS   425 DOWNLOAD AND INSTALL iBOOKS ON YOUR iOS DEVICE   426 THE iBOOKS MAIN LIBRARY SCREEN   426   MANAGING YOUR eBOOK COLLECTION FROM THE LIBRARY SCREEN   429 BROWSE AND SHOP FOR eBOOKS VIA iBOOKSTORE   430   iBOOKSTORE COMMANDS ON THE iPHONE   432   iBOOKSTORE COMMANDS ON THE iPAD   433   HOW TO FIND A SPECIFIC eBOOK—FAST   436   LEARN ABOUT AN eBOOK FROM ITS DESCRIPTION   437 USING iCLOUD WITH iBOOKS   440   HOW TO RELOAD A PREVIOUSLY PURCHASED eBOOK   441 CUSTOMIZE YOUR eBOOK READING EXPERIENCE USING iBOOKS   442   READ PDF FILES WITH iBOOKS   446 CREATE YOUR OWN eBOOKS USING APPLE’S iBOOKS AUTHOR SOFTWARE   448 ALTERNATIVE METHODS FOR READING YOUR eBOOKS   448 READ DIGITAL EDITIONS OF NEWSPAPERS AND MAGAZINES WITH THE NEWSSTAND APP   449   WORKING WITH THE NEWSSTAND APP   449   READING DIGITAL PUBLICATIONS   451   MANAGING YOUR NEWSPAPER AND MAGAZINE SUBSCRIPTIONS   452 19   BE PRODUCTIVE USING PAGES, NUMBERS, AND KEYNOTE   455 WORD PROCESSING WITH PAGES   457   USING GRAPHICS, CHARTS, AND SHAPES WITHIN PAGES   459   ACCESSING THE TOOLS MENU WITHIN PAGES   460   USING THE DOCUMENT NAVIGATOR FEATURE   461   WORKING IN FULL-SCREEN MODE   462   INSERT SPECIAL SYMBOLS OR CHARACTERS INTO YOUR DOCUMENTS   463 NUMBER CRUNCHING WITH THE NUMBERS APP   466   THE FORMATTING ICON WITHIN NUMBERS   467   ACCESS THE GRAPHICS MENU WITHIN NUMBERS   468   ACCESS THE TOOLS MENU WITHIN NUMBERS   468 WORKING WITH THE KEYNOTE APP   469   THE FORMATTING TOOLS WITHIN KEYNOTE   471   THE GRAPHICS TOOLS WITHIN KEYNOTE   472   ACCESSING THE TOOLS MENU WITHIN KEYNOTE   472   THE PLAY ICON WITHIN KEYNOTE   473 USING THE iWORK FOR iPAD APPS WITH iCLOUD   473 A  TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE PASSBOOK APP AND DISCOVER OTHER AWESOME THINGS YOUR iOS DEVICE CAN DO   477 THERE’S SO MUCH MORE YOUR iPHONE OR iPAD CAN DO   479 INDEX   481 ONLINE CONTENT The following online-only content can be downloaded from www.quepublishing.com/title/9780789750969. 20   VIDEOCONFERENCING AND VOICE-OVER-IP (VOIP) CALLING 21   USE AIRPLAY FOR ENTERTAINMENT CONNECTIVITY B   APPENDIX B: GETTING STARTED WITH ITUNES 11