iPod touch User Guide for iOS 5.0 Software

iPod touch

User Guide

For iOS 5.0 Software

Contents

9 Chapter 1: iPod touch at a Glance

9 iPod touch overview

10 Buttons

12 Status icons

13 Chapter 2: Getting Started

13 Viewing this user guide on iPod touch

13 What you need

13 Setting up iPod touch

14 Connecting iPod touch to your computer

14 Connecting to the Internet

15 Setting up mail and other accounts

15 Managing content on your iOS devices

16 iCloud

17 Syncing with iTunes

18 Chapter 3: Basics

18 Using apps

20 Customizing the Home screen

22 Typing

26 Printing

26 Searching

27 Voice Control

28 Notifications

29 Twitter

30 AirPlay

30 Bluetooth devices

31 Battery

33 Security features

34 Cleaning iPod touch

34 Restarting or resetting iPod touch

35 Chapter 4: Music

35 Chapter 4: Music

35 Adding music and audio

35 Playing songs and other audio

37 Additional audio controls

37 Podcast and audiobook controls

38 Using Voice Control with Music

38 Browsing album artwork in Cover Flow

38 Viewing tracks on an album

38 Searching audio content

39 iTunes Match

39 Genius

40 Playlists

41 Home Sharing

42 Chapter 5: Videos

42 About Videos

42 Playing videos

43 Searching for videos

43 Watching rented movies

44 Watching videos on a TV

44 Deleting videos from iPod touch

44 Using Home Sharing

45 Setting a sleep timer

45 Converting videos for iPod touch

46 Chapter 6: Messages

46 Sending and receiving messages

47 Sending messages to a group

47 Sending photos, videos, and more

48 Editing conversations

48 Searching messages

49 Chapter 7: FaceTime

51 Chapter 8: Camera

49 Chapter 7: FaceTime

49 About FaceTime

50 Making a FaceTime call

50 While on a FaceTime call

Chapter 01 Camera

51 About Camera

51 Taking photos and videos

52 Viewing, sharing, and printing

52 Editing photos

53 Trimming videos

53 Uploading photos and videos to your computer

53 Photo Stream

54 Chapter 9: Photos

54 Viewing photos and videos

55 Viewing slideshows

55 Organizing photos and videos

56 Sharing photos and videos

56 Printing photos

57 Chapter 10: Game Center

Chapter 10: Game Center

About Game Center

Signing in to Game Center

Purchasing and downloading games

Playing games

Playing with friends

Game Center settings

60 Chapter 11: Mail

60 Checking and reading email

61 Working with multiple accounts

61 Sending mail

62 Using links and detected data

62 Viewing attachments

62 Printing messages and attachments

63 Organizing mail

63 Searching mail

63 Mail accounts and settings

65 Chapter 12: Reminders

65 About Reminders

66 Setting a reminder

66 Managing reminders in list view

67 Managing reminders in date view

67 Managing completed reminders

67 Searching reminders

68 Chapter 13: Safari

58 Viewing webpages

69 Links

69 Reading List

69 Reader

69 Entering text and filling out forms

70 Searching

70 Bookmarks and history

70 Printing webpages, PDFs, and other documents

70 Web clips

72 Chapter 15: Calendar

71 Chapter 14: Newsstand

71 About Newsstand

71 Reading the latest issues

72 About Calendar

72 Viewing your calendars

73 Adding events

73 Responding to invitations

74 Searching calendars

74 Subscribing to calendars

74 Importing calendar events from Mail

74 Calendar accounts and settings

75 Chapter 16: YouTube

Chapter 10: YouTube

About YouTube

Browsing and searching for videos

Playing videos

Watching YouTube on a TV

Keeping track of videos you like

Sharing videos, comments, and ratings

Getting information about a video

Sending videos to YouTube

78 Chapter 17: Stocks

78 Viewing stock quotes

79 Getting more information

80 Chapter 18: Maps

80 Finding locations

81 Getting directions

82 Getting and sharing info about a location

82 Showing traffic conditions

83 Satellite and street views

84 Chapter 19: Weather

84 Getting weather information

Chapter 20: Notes

About Notes

Writing notes

Reading and editing notes

Searching notes

Printing or emailing notes

87 Chapter 21: Clock

89 Chapter 22: Calculator

89 Using the calculator

89 Scientific calculator

87 About Clock

87 Setting world clocks

88 Setting alarms

88 Using the stopwatch

88 Setting a timer

90 Chapter 23: Voice Memos

90 About Voice Memos

91 Recording

91 Listening to a recording

92 Managing and sharing recordings

92 Sharing voice memos with your computer

Chapter 24: iTunes Store

93 About the iTunes Store

93 Finding music, videos, and more

94 Purchasing music, audiobooks, and tones

94 Purchasing or renting videos

94 Following artists and friends

95 Streaming or downloading podcasts

95 Checking download status

96 Changing the browse buttons

96 Viewing account information

96 Verifying downloads

97 Chapter 25: App Store

97 About the App Store

98 Finding and downloading apps

98 Deleting apps

99 Store settings

100 Chapter 26: Settings

100 Airplane Mode

101 Wi-Fi

102 Notifications

102 Location Services

103 VPN

103 Sounds

103 Brightness

103 Wallpaper

103 General

108 Settings for apps

109 Chapter 27: Contacts

109 Chapter 27: Contacts

109 About Contacts

109 Syncing contacts

110 Searching contacts

110 Adding and editing contacts

111 Unified contacts

111 Contacts accounts and settings

112 Chapter 28: Nike + iPod

112 About Nike + iPod

112 Activating Nike + iPod

112 Linking a sensor

113 Working out with Nike + iPod

113 Calibrating Nike + iPod

113 Sending workout data to Nikeplus.com

Chapter 29: iBooks

About iBooks

Using the iBookstore

Syncing books and PDFs

Reading books

Reading PDFs

Changing a book's appearance

Searching books and PDFs

Looking up the definition of a word

Having a book read to you

Printing or emailing a PDF

Organizing the bookshelf

Syncing bookmarks and notes

119 Chapter 30: Accessibility

119 Universal Access features

119 VoiceOver

129 Triple-click Home

129 Zoom

130 Large Text

130 White on Black

130 Speak Selection

130 Speak Auto-text

130 Mono Audio

131 AssistiveTouch

131 Universal Access in Mac OS X

131 Minimum font size for mail messages

132 Widescreen keyboards

132 Voice Control

132 Closed captioning

133 Appendix A: International Keyboards

133 Adding and removing keyboards

133 Switching keyboards

133 Chinese

135 Japanese

135 Typing Emoji characters

135 Using the candidate list

135 Using shortcuts

136 Vietnamese

137 Appendix B: Support and Other Information

137 Appendix B: Support and Other Information

137 iPod touch Support site

137 Restarting and resetting