Apple Ipod Touch Ios5 User Guide

							Searching
The search field in the upper-right corner lets you search the web, and the current page or PDF.
Search the web, and the current page or searchable PDF:  Enter text in the search field.
 ÂTo search the web:  Tap one of the suggestions that appear, or tap Search.
 ÂTo find the search text on the current page or PDF:  Scroll to the bottom of the screen, then tap 
the entry below On This Page.
The first instance is highlighted. To find later occurrences, tap 
.
Change the search engineGo to Settings > Safari > Search Engine.
Bookmarks and history
Bookmark a webpage:  Open the page, tap , then tap Add Bookmark.
When you save a bookmark, you can edit its title. By default, bookmarks are saved at the top level 
of Bookmarks. Tap Bookmarks to choose another folder.
View previous webpages (history):  Tap , then tap History. To clear the history, tap Clear.
Open a bookmarked webpageTap .
Edit a bookmark or bookmark 
folder Tap , choose the folder that has the bookmark or folder you want to edit, 
then tap Edit.
Use iCloud to keep bookmarks  
up to date on your iOS devices  
and computers Go to Settings > iCloud, then turn on Bookmarks. See “iCloud
”
 on page 16 .
Sync bookmarks with the web 
browser on your computer See “Syncing with iTunes
”
 on page 17 .
Printing webpages, PDFs, and other documents
Print a webpage, PDF, or Quick Look document:   Tap , then tap Print.
For more information, see “Printing” on page 26.
Web clips
You can create web clips, which appear as icons on the Home screen.
Add a web clip:   Open the webpage and tap . Then tap “Add to Home Screen.”
When you open a web clip, Safari automatically zooms to the part of the webpage showing when 
you saved the web clip. Unless the webpage has a custom icon, that image is also used for the 
web clip icon on the Home screen.
Web clips are backed up by iCloud and by iTunes, but they aren’t synced by iTunes or MobileMe. 
They also aren’t pushed to other devices by iCloud.
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							Newsstand
14
About Newsstand
Newsstand organizes your magazine and newspaper app subscriptions with a shelf that lets you 
access your publications quickly and easily. Newsstand apps appear on the shelf, and as new 
issues become available, a badge lets you know they’re ready for reading. They’re delivered to 
iPod touch automatically.
Touch and hold a 
publication to rearrange.
Find Newsstand apps:  Tap Newsstand to reveal the shelf, then tap Store.
When you purchase a newsstand app, it’s added to your shelf for easy access. After the app is 
downloaded, open it to view its issues and subscription options.
Subscriptions are In-App purchases, billed to your store account. See “Store settings
”  on page 99 .
Pricing varies, and Newsstand apps may not be available in all areas.
Reading the latest issues
When a newspaper or magazine has a new issue, Newsstand downloads it when connected to   
Wi-Fi and notifies you by displaying a badge on the app icon. To start reading, open Newsstand, 
and look for apps with a “New” banner.
Each app has its own method of managing issues. For information about how to delete, find, or 
work with individual issues, see the app’s help information or App Store listing. You can’t remove   
a Newsstand app from the shelf, or put other types of apps on the shelf.
Turn off automatic downloads:  Go to Settings > Store and turn automatic downloads off for  
the publication.
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							Calendar
15
About Calendar
Calendar makes it easy to stay on schedule. You can view individual calendars, or several calendars 
at once. You can view your events by day, by month, or in a list. You can search the titles, invitees, 
locations, and notes of events. If you enter birthdays for your contacts, you can view those 
birthdays in Calendar.
You can also make, edit, or cancel events on iPod touch, and sync them back to your computer. 
You can subscribe to iCloud, Google, Yahoo!, or iCal calendars. If you have a Microsoft Exchange or 
iCloud account, you can receive and respond to meeting invitations.
Viewing your calendars
You can view calendars individually or as a combined calendar, making it easy to manage work 
and family calendars at the same time.
Add an event.
Days with dots have 
scheduled events.
Go to today.Switch views.
Respond to a
calendar invitation.
Events for the
selected day
Change views:  Tap List, Day, or Month. To view the week, rotate iPod touch sideways.
In day view, swipe left or right to move between dates.
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							View the Birthdays calendarTap Calendars, then tap Birthdays to include birthdays from your Contacts 
with your events.
See the details of an event Tap the event. You can tap information about the event to get more details. 
If an address for the location is specified, for example, tap it to open Maps.
Edit or delete a calendar Tap Calendars, then tap Edit.
Select calendars to view Tap Calendars, then tap to select the calendars you want to view. The 
events for all selected calendars appear in a single calendar on iPod touch.
Adding events
You can add and update calendar events directly on iPod touch.
Add an event:  Tap  and enter event information, then tap Done.
You can also touch and hold to add a new event to an empty spot on a calendar. Drag the grab 
points to adjust the event’s duration.
Set an alertSet an alert for 5 minutes to two days before the event. 
Set a default alert for events Go to Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendar > Default Alert Times.
Update an event Tap Edit, then change event information. 
To adjust an event’s time or duration, touch and hold the event to select it. 
Then drag it to a new time, or drag the grab points to change its duration.
Delete an event Tap the event, tap Edit, then scroll down and tap Delete Event.
Invite others to an event Tap Invitees to select people from Contacts. Requires an iCloud, Microsoft 
Exchange, or CalDAV account.
Responding to invitations
If you have an iCloud, Microsoft Exchange, or a supported CalDAV account, you can receive and 
respond to meeting invitations from people in your organization. When you receive an invitation, 
the meeting appears in your calendar with a dotted line around it and 
 appears in the lower-
right corner of the screen.
Respond to an invitation:  Tap an invitation in the calendar. Or, tap  to display the Event screen 
and tap the invitation.
See the organizer’s contact 
informationTap “invitation from.”
See other invitees Tap Invitees. Tap a name to see the person’s contact information.
Add comments in reply Tap Add Comments. Your comments are visible to the organizer but not 
to other attendees. Comments may not be available, depending on the 
calendar service you’re using.
Set your availability Tap Availability and select “busy” or “free.” Busy identifies the time as 
reserved when someone invites you to a meeting.
Searching calendars
In list view, you can search the titles, invitees, locations, and notes fields of the events in your 
calendars. Calendar searches the events for the calendars you’re currently viewing.
Search for events:  Tap List, then enter text in the search field.
Calendar events can also be included in searches from the Home screen. See “Searching
”  on page 27 .
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							Subscribing to calendars
You can subscribe to calendars that use the iCalendar (.ics) format. Many calendar-based services 
support calendar subscriptions, including iCloud, Yahoo!, Google, and the iCal application in OS X.
Subscribed calendars are read-only. You can read events from subscribed calendars on iPod touch, 
but you can’t edit them or create new events.
Subscribe to a calendar:  Go to Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars, then tap Add Account. Tap 
Other, then tap Add Subscribed Calendar.
You can also subscribe to an iCal (or other .ics) calendar published on the web by tapping a link to 
the calendar.
Importing calendar events from Mail
You can add events to a calendar by importing a calendar file from an email message. You can 
import any standard .ics calendar file.
Import events from a calendar file:  In Mail, open the message and tap the calendar file.
Calendar accounts and settings
There are several available for Calendar and your calendar accounts. Calendar accounts are also 
used to sync to-do items for Reminders. 
Add a CalDAV account:  Go to Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars, tap Add an Account, then tap 
Other. Under Calendars, tap Add CalDAV Account.
These options apply to all of your calendars:
Set calendar alert tonesGo to Settings > Sounds > Calendar Alerts. 
Sync past events Go to Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars > Sync, then choose a time 
period. Future events are always synced.
Set alerts to sound when you 
receive a meeting invitation Go to Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars> New Invitation Alerts.
Turn on Calendar time zone 
support Go to Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars > Time Zone Support, then turn 
on Time Zone Support.
Set a default calendar Go to Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars > Default Calendar.
Use iCloud to keep Calendar  
up to date on your iOS devices  
and computers Go to Settings > iCloud, then turn on Calendar. See “iCloud
”
 on page 16 .
Important:   When Time Zone Support is on, Calendar displays event dates and times in the time 
zone of the city you selected. When Time Zone Support is off, Calendar displays events in the time 
zone of your current location as can best be determined by your Internet connection. When you 
travel, iPod touch may not display events or sound alerts at the correct local time. To manually set 
the correct time, see “Date & Time”  on page 106.
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							YouTube
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About YouTube
YouTube lets you watch short videos submitted by people from around the world. Some YouTube 
features require a YouTube account. To set up an account, go to www.youtube.com.
Note:  YouTube may not be available in all languages and locations.
Browsing and searching for videos
Browse videos:   Tap any browse button at the bottom of the screen, or tap More to see additional 
browse buttons. If you’re watching a video, tap Done to see the browse buttons.
See related videos, or 
save or share this video.
See additional browse 
buttons, or rearrange
the buttons.
Tap a video to play it.
Tap a browse button to see a list of videos.
Rearrange the browse buttonsTap More, then tap Edit. Drag a button to the bottom of the screen, over 
the button you want to replace. Drag a button left or right to move it.   
When you’re finished, tap Done.
Browse related videos Tap 
 next to any video in a list.
Search for a videoTap Search at the bottom of the screen, then tap the search field.
See more videos submitted by the 
same account Tap 
 next to the current video on the video information screen, then  
tap More Videos.
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							Playing videos
Watch a video:  Tap any video as you browse. Playback starts when enough of the video is 
downloaded to iPod touch. The shaded portion of the scrubber bar shows download progress.
Tap the video 
to show or 
hide the 
controls.
Watch on a 
TV with 
Apple TV.
Drag to skipforward or back. Download progress
Add the video to your
YouTube Favorites.Drag to adjust the volume.
Pause or resume playbackTap  or . You can also press the center button on the iPod touch 
earphones.
Start again from the beginning Tap 
 while the video is playing. If you’ve watched less than five seconds 
of the video, you’ll skip instead to the previous video in the list.
Scan back or forward Touch and hold 
 or .
Skip to any pointDrag the playhead along the scrubber bar.
Skip to the next or previous video 
in a list Tap 
 to skip to the next video. Tap  twice to skip to the previous video. 
If you’ve watched less than five seconds of the video, tap only once.
Switch between fill screen and  
fit screen Double-tap the video while watching. You can also tap 
 to make the 
video fill the screen, or tap  to make it fit the screen.
Watch YouTube on a TVConnect iPod touch to your TV or AV receiver using AirPlay or a cable.  
See “ Watching videos on a TV
” on page 44 .
Stop watching a video Tap Done.
Keeping track of videos you like
Add a video to your list of favorites or to a playlist:   Tap  next to a video to see buttons for 
adding the video to a list.
Add a video to FavoritesTap “Add to Favorites.” If you’re watching the video, tap .
Add a video to a playlistTap “Add to Playlist” on the video information screen, then tap an existing 
playlist or tap 
 to create a new playlist.
Delete a favoriteTap Favorites, tap Edit, and then tap  next to the video.
Delete a video from a playlistTap Playlists, tap the playlist, tap Edit, then tap .
Delete an entire playlistTap Playlists, tap Edit, then tap .
Subscribe to an accountTap  next to the current video (above the Related Videos list). Then tap 
More Videos, scroll to the bottom of the list, and tap “Subscribe to  account.”
Unsubscribe from an account Tap Subscriptions (tap More first if you don’t see it), tap an account in the 
list, then tap Unsubscribe.
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Chapter 16    YouTube 
						

							Sharing videos, comments, and ratings
Show the controls for sharing, commenting, and rating:  Tap  next to the video.
Email a link to a videoTap  next to a video and tap Share Video. Or, if you’re watching the  
video, just tap 
.
Rate or comment on a video On the More Info screen, tap “Rate, Comment, or Flag,” then choose “Rate   
or Comment.”
Send a video to YouTube Open the Photos app, select the video, then Tap 
.
Getting information about a video
View a description and viewer comments:   Tap  next to the video in a list, then tap  again 
when it appears at the top of the screen.
Sending videos to YouTube
If you have a YouTube account, you can send videos directly to YouTube. See “Sharing photos and 
videos
” on page 57 .
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							Stocks
17
Viewing stock quotes
Stocks lets you see the latest available quotes for your selected stocks, funds, and indexes. To use 
Stocks, iPod touch must join a Wi-Fi network that’s connected to the Internet. See “Connecting to 
the Internet
”  on page 14 .
Quotes may be delayed up to 20 minutes or more, depending upon the reporting service.
Add a stock, fund, or index to the stock reader:  Tap , then tap . Enter a symbol, company 
name, fund name, or index, then tap Search.
Show the change in value of a stock, fund, or index over time:   Tap the stock, fund, or index in 
your list, then tap 1d, 1w, 1m, 3m, 6m, 1y, or 2y.
When you view a chart in landscape orientation, you can touch the chart to display the value for a 
specific point in time.
Use two fingers to see the change in value over a specific period of time.
You can also view your stock ticker in Notification Center. See “Notifications”  on page 29 .
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							Delete a stockTap  and tap  next to a stock, then tap Delete.
Change the order of the listTap . Then drag  next to a stock or index to a new place in the list.
Switch the view to percentage 
change, price change, or market 
capitalizationTap any of the values along the right side of the screen. Tap again to switch 
to another view.
Use iCloud to keep your stock list 
up to date on your iOS devices Go to Setting > iCloud > Document & Data, then turn on Documents & 
Data (it’s on by default). See “iCloud
”
 on page 16 .
Getting more information
See the summary, chart, or news page for a stock, fund, or index:   Select the stock, fund, or  
index in your list, then flick the pages underneath the stock reader to view the summary, chart,   
or news page.
On the news page, you can scroll up or down to read headlines, or tap a headline to view the 
article in Safari.
See more stock information at Yahoo.com:   Select the stock, fund, or index in your list, then tap .
80Chapter 17    Stocks