Apple IPhone IOS 51 User Guide
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Zooming in or out When viewing photos, webpages, email, or maps, you can zoom in and out. Pinch your fingers together or apart. For photos and webpages, you can double-tap (tap twice quickly) to zoom in, then double-tap again to zoom out. For maps, double-tap to zoom in and tap once with two fingers to zoom out. Zoom is also an accessibility feature that lets you magnify the screen with any app you’re using, to help you see what’s on the display. See “Zoom” on page 15 3 . Viewing in portrait or landscape orientation Many iPhone apps let you view the screen in either portrait or landscape orientation. Rotate iPhone and the display rotates too, adjusting automatically to fit the new screen orientation. You may prefer landscape orientation for viewing webpages in Safari, or when entering text, for example. Webpages scale to the wider screen in landscape orientation, making the text and images larger. The onscreen keyboard is also larger. Movies viewed in Videos and YouTube appear only in landscape orientation. Street views in Maps also appear only in landscape orientation. Lock the screen in portrait orientation: Double-click the Home button , flick the bottom of the screen from left to right, then tap . The portrait orientation lock icon appears in the status bar when the screen orientation is locked. 21Chapter 3 Basics
Customizing the Home screen Rearranging apps You can customize the layout of app icons on the Home screen—including the apps in the Dock along the bottom of the screen. If you want, arrange them over multiple Home screens. You can also organize apps by collecting them in folders. Rearrange icons: 1 Touch and hold any app on the Home screen until it begins to jiggle. 2 Arrange the apps by dragging them. 3 Press the Home button to save your arrangement. Move an icon to another screenWhile arranging apps, drag an app to the side of the screen. Create additional Home screens While arranging apps, flick to the rightmost Home screen, then drag an app to the right edge of the screen. You can create up to 11 Home screens. Reset your Home screen to the default layout Go to Settings > General > Reset, then tap Reset Home Screen Layout. Resetting the Home screen removes any folders you’ve created and applies the default wallpaper to your Home screen. You can add icons on the Home screen to open your favorite webpages. See “ Web clips” on page 74 . When iPhone is physically connected to your computer (with the Dock Connector to USB Cable), you can customize your Home screens using iTunes. In iTunes, select iPhone in the Devices list, then click Apps at the top of the screen. Organizing with folders Folders let you organize apps on the Home screen. You can put up to 12 apps in a folder. iPhone names a folder automatically when you create it, based on the category of the apps you use to create the folder. You can change the name anytime you want. Like apps, folders can be rearranged by dragging them on the Home screens, or to the Dock. 22Chapter 3 Basics
Create a folder: Touch an app until the Home screen apps begin to jiggle, then drag the app onto another app. iPhone creates a new folder that includes the two apps, and shows the folder’s name. You can tap the name field and enter a different name. Tap a folder to open it, then you can tap to open an app inside. To close a folder, tap outside the folder, or press the Home button . While arranging apps: Add an app to a folderDrag the app onto the folder. Remove an app from a folder Tap to open the folder, then drag the app out of the folder. Delete a folder Move all apps out of the folder. The folder is deleted automatically. Rename a folder Tap to open the folder, then tap the name at the top and use the keyboard to enter a new name. When you finish organizing your Home screen, press the Home button to save your changes. Adding wallpaper You can set an image or photo as wallpaper for the Lock screen. You can also set wallpaper for your Home screen. You can choose an image that came with iPhone, a photo from your Camera Roll or other album on iPhone. Set wallpaper: 1 In Settings, choose Wallpaper, tap the image of the Lock and Home screens, then tap Wallpaper or an album. 2 Tap to choose an image or photo. If you choose a photo, drag to position it and pinch to zoom in or out, until it looks the way you want. 3 Tap Set, then choose whether you want to use the photo as wallpaper for your Lock Screen, Home screen, or both. 23Chapter 3 Basics
Typing The onscreen keyboard appears anytime you need to type. Entering text Use the keyboard to enter text. The keyboard corrects misspellings, predicts what you’re typing, and learns as you use it. Depending on the app you’re using, the intelligent keyboard may suggest corrections as you type, to help prevent mistyped words. Type text: Tap a text field to bring up the keyboard, then tap on the keyboard. As you type, each letter appears above your thumb or finger. If you touch the wrong key, you can slide your finger to the correct key. The letter isn’t entered until you release your finger from the key. Delete the previous characterTap . Type uppercase Tap the Shift key before tapping a letter. Or touch and hold the Shift key, then slide to a letter. Quickly type a period and space Double-tap the space bar. To turn this feature on or off, go to Settings > General > Keyboard. Use autocorrection to enter “’ll” Type “lll.” For example, type “youlll” to get “you’ll.” Turn caps lock on Double-tap the Shift key . Tap the Shift key again to turn caps lock off. You can turn this feature on or off in Settings > General > Keyboard. Enter numbers, punctuation, or symbols Tap the Number key . Tap the Symbol key to see additional punctuation and symbols. Set options for typing Go to Settings > General > Keyboard. To type an alternate character, touch and hold a key, then slide to choose one of the options. 24Chapter 3 Basics
Auto-correction and spell checking For many languages, iPhone automatically corrects misspellings or makes suggestions as you type. When iPhone suggests a word, you can accept the suggestion without interrupting your typing. Note: For a list of supported languages, see www.apple.com/iphone/specs.html. Suggested word Accept the suggestion: Type a space, punctuation mark, or return character. Reject a suggestion: Tap the “x”. Each time you reject a suggestion for the same word, iPhone becomes more likely to accept the word. iPhone may also underline words you’ve already typed that might be misspelled. Replace a misspelled wordTap the word, then tap one of the alternate spellings. If the word you want doesn’t appear, just retype it. Turn auto-correction or spell checking on or off Go to Settings > General > Keyboard. Shortcuts and your personal dictionary Shortcuts lets you type just a few characters instead of a longer word or phrase. The expanded text appears whenever you type the shortcut. For example, the shortcut “omw” expands to “On my way!” Create a shortcut: Go to Settings > General > Keyboard, then tap Add New Shortcut. Add a word or phrase to your personal dictionary so that iPhone doesn’t try to correct or replace it: Create the shortcut, but leave the Shortcut field blank. Edit a shortcutGo to Settings > Keyboard and tap the shortcut. 25 Chapter 3 Basics
Editing text The touchscreen makes it easy to change text you’ve entered. An onscreen magnifying glass helps you position the insertion point right where you need it. Grab points let you quickly select more or less text. You can also cut, copy, and paste text and photos within apps, or across apps. Position the insertion point: Touch and hold to bring up the magnifying glass, then drag to position the insertion point. Select text: Tap the insertion point to display the selection buttons. You can also double-tap to select a word. In read-only documents, such as webpages, or email messages you’ve received, touch and hold to select a word. Drag the grab points to select more or less text. Cut or copy textSelect text, then tap Cut or Copy. Paste text Tap the insertion point and tap Paste. The last text that you cut or copied is inserted. Or select text and tap Paste to replace the text. Undo the last edit Shake iPhone and tap Undo. Make text bold, italic, or underlined When available, tap , then tap B/I/U. Get the definition of a wordWhen available, tap , then tap Define. Get alternative wordsWhen available, tap Suggest, then tap one of the words. Keyboard layouts You can use Settings to set the keyboard layouts for software and hardware keyboards. The available layouts depend on the keyboard language. Select a keyboard layout: Go to Settings > General > Keyboard > International Keyboards, then select a keyboard. 26Chapter 3 Basics
For each language, you can make separate selections for both the onscreen software and any external hardware keyboards. The software keyboard layout determines the layout of the keyboard on the iPhone screen. The hardware keyboard layout determines the layout of an Apple Wireless Keyboard connected to iPhone. Using an Apple Wireless Keyboard You can use an Apple Wireless Keyboard (available separately) for typing on iPhone. The Apple Wireless Keyboard connects via Bluetooth. See “Pairing a Bluetooth device with iPhone ” on page 34. Once the keyboard is paired with iPhone, it connects whenever the keyboard is within range (up to 30 feet). You can tell that the keyboard is connected if the onscreen keyboard doesn’t appear when you tap in a text field. To save the battery, turn off or unpair the keyboard when not in use. Dictation With dictation, you create and edit text by speaking instead of typing. For example, you can dictate email messages, text messages, and notes. Dictation even works with third-party apps, so you can do things like update your Facebook status, post Tweets, or write and send Instagrams. You can dictate any time the onscreen keyboard appears with the key. Note: Turn Siri on in Settings > General > Siri. Dictation is available only on iPhone 4S, and requires Internet access via a cellular or Wi-Fi connection. Dictation may not be available in all languages or in all areas, and features may vary by area. Cellular data charges may apply. Dictate text: Tap on the keyboard. Tap Done when you finish. Tap to begin dictation. These appear while Siri composes the text from your dictation. To add text, tap again and continuing dictating. You can use dictation to insert a word or replace selected text. Place the insertion point where you want more text, or select the text to replace, then tap and dictate. To change a word, double-tap the word to select it, tap , then say the word you want. You can bring iPhone to your ear to start dictation, instead of tapping on the keyboard. To finish, move iPhone back down in front of you. Add punctuation: Say the punctuation. For example, “Dear Mary comma the check is in the mail exclamation mark” results in “Dear Mary, the check is in the mail!” 27Chapter 3 Basics
Printing AirPrint AirPrint lets you print wirelessly to AirPrint-enabled printers. You can print from:Mail—email messages and attachments that can be viewed in Quick Look  Photos and Camera—photos  Safari—webpages, PDFs, and other attachments that can be viewed in Quick Look  iBooks—PDFs  Maps—view of map showing on the screen  Notes—currently displayed note  Other apps available from the App Store may also support AirPrint. An AirPrint-enabled printer doesn’t need setup—just connect it to the same Wi-Fi network as iPhone. For more information, go to support.apple.com/kb/HT4356. Printing a document AirPrint uses your Wi-Fi network to send print jobs wirelessly to your printer. iPhone and the printer must be on the same Wi-Fi network. Print a document: Tap , , or (depending on the app you’re using), then tap Print. Select a printer and printing options, then tap Print. See the status of a print jobDouble-click the Home button , then tap Print Center. The Print Center app appears as the most recent app when a document is printing. A badge on the app shows how many documents are queued for printing. If you’re printing more than one document, select a print job to see its status summary. Cancel a print jobDouble-click the Home button , tap Print Center, select the print job (if you’re printing more than one document), then tap Cancel Printing. 28 Chapter 3 Basics
Searching You can search many apps on iPhone, including Contacts, Mail, Calendar, Music, Messages, Notes, and Reminders. You can search an individual app, or all apps at once. Search iPhone: Go to the Search screen. (From the first Home screen, flick right or press the Home button .) Enter text in the Search field. Search results appear as you type. Tap an item in the list to open it. Tap Search to dismiss the keyboard and see more results. Icons next to the search results show which app the results are from. iPhone may display a top hit for you, based on your previous searches. Safari search results include options to search the web or to search Wikipedia. AppWhat’s searched Contacts First, last, and company names Mail To, From, and Subject fields and the messages of all accounts Calendar Event titles, invitees, locations, and notes Music Music (names of songs, artists, and albums) and the titles of podcasts, videos, and audiobooks Messages Names and text of messages Notes Text of notes Reminders Titles Search also searches the names of the native and installed apps on iPhone, so if you have a lot of apps, you may want to use Search to locate and open apps. Open apps from SearchEnter the app name, then tap to open the app directly from the search results. Use the Spotlight Search setting to specify which contents are searched and the order the results are presented in. See “Spotlight Search ” on page 165 . 29Chapter 3 Basics
Voice Control Voice Control lets you make phone calls and control music playback using voice commands. On iPhone 4S, you can also use Siri to control iPhone by voice. See Chapter 4, “Siri,” on page 39 . Note: Voice Control may not be available in all languages. Voice Control is not available on iPhone 4S when Siri is turned on. Use Voice Control: Press and hold the Home button until the Voice Control screen appears and you hear a beep. You can also press and hold the center button on the iPhone earphones. For best results: Speak into the iPhone microphone as if you were making a phone call. You can also use the  microphone on your Bluetooth headset or compatible Bluetooth car kit. Speak clearly and naturally.  Say only iPhone commands and names, and numbers. Pause slightly between commands.  Use full names.  For more about using Voice Control, including information about using Voice Control in different languages, go to support.apple.com/kb/HT359 7. Voice Control normally expects you to speak voice commands in the language that’s set for iPhone (go to Settings > General > International > Language). Voice Control settings let you change the language for speaking voice commands. Some languages are available in different dialects or accents. Change the language or country: Go to Settings > General > International > Voice Control and tap the language or country. Voice Control for the Music app is always on, but for better security you can prevent voice dialing when iPhone is locked. Prevent voice dialing when iPhone is locked: Go to Settings > General > Passcode Lock and turn Voice Dial off. Unlock iPhone to use voice dialing. See “ Voice dialing ” on page 57 and “Using Siri or Voice Control with Music” on page 78 . 30Chapter 3 Basics