Apple Ipod Touch Ios6 User Guide

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Organizing with folders
You can use folders to organize the apps on your Home screens. Rearrange folders—just as you 
do apps—by dragging them around your Home screens or to the Dock.
Create a folder:  Touch and hold an app until the Home screen icons begin to jiggle, then drag 
an app onto another.
iPod touch creates a new folder that includes the two apps, and names the folder based on the 
type of apps. To enter a different name, tap the name field.
Open a folder:  Tap the folder. To close a folder, tap outside the folder or press the Home button .
Organize with folders:  While arranging apps (the icons are jiggling):
 •Add an app to a folder:  Drag the app onto the folder.
 •Remove an app from a folder:  Open the folder if necessary, then drag the app out.
 •Delete a folder:  Move all apps out of the folder. The folder is automatically deleted.
 •Rename a folder:  Tap to open the folder, then tap the name and enter a new one.
When you finish, press the Home button 
.
Changing the wallpaper
You can customize both the Lock screen and the Home screen by choosing an image or photo 
to use as wallpaper. Choose one of the supplied images, or a photo from your Camera Roll or 
another album on iPod touch.
Change the wallpaper:  Go to Settings > Brightness & Wallpaper. 
						

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Typing
The onscreen keyboard lets you type when you need to enter text.
Entering text
Use the onscreen keyboard to enter text, such as contact information, mail, and web addresses. 
Depending on the app and the language you’re using, the keyboard may correct misspellings, 
predict what you’re typing, and even learn as you use it.
You can also use an Apple Wireless Keyboard to type. See Apple Wireless Keyboard
 on page 24. 
To use dictation instead of typing, see Dictation
 on page 25 .
Enter text:  Tap a text field to bring up the keyboard, then tap keys 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.
 •Type uppercase:  Tap the Shift key  before tapping a letter. Or touch and hold the Shift key, 
then slide to a letter.
 •Turn on caps lock:  Double-tap the Shift key . To turn caps lock off, tap the Shift key.
 •Quickly type a period and space:  Double-tap the space bar. 
 •Enter numbers, punctuation, or symbols:  Tap the Number key . To see additional punctuation 
and symbols, tap the Symbol key .
 •Enter accented letters or other alternate characters:  Touch and hold a key, then slide to choose 
one of the options.
To type an alternate character, 
touch and hold a key, then slide 
to choose one of the options.
Set options for typing:  Go to Settings > General > Keyboard.
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Editing text
If you need to edit text, an onscreen magnifying glass lets you position the insertion point where 
you need it. You can select text, and cut, copy, and paste text. In some apps, you can also cut, 
copy, and paste photos and videos.
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. Tap Select to select the 
adjacent word, or tap Select All to select all text. You can also double-tap a word to select it. 
Drag the grab points to select more or less text. In read-only documents, such as webpages, 
touch and hold to select a word.
Cut or copy text:  Select text, then tap Cut or Copy.
Paste text:  Tap the insertion point, then tap Paste to insert the last text that you cut or copied. 
To replace text, select it before tapping Paste.
Undo the last edit:  Shake iPod touch, then tap Undo.
Make text bold, italic, or underlined:  Select text, tap , then tap B/I/U (not always available).
Get the definition of a word:  Select the word, then tap Define (not always available).
Get alternative words:  Select a word, then tap Suggest (not always available).
Auto-correction and spell checking
For many languages, iPod touch uses the active dictionary to correct misspellings or 
make suggestions as you type. When iPod touch suggests a word, you can accept the 
suggestion without interrupting your typing. For a list of supported languages, see 
www.apple.com/ipodtouch/specs.html.
Suggested word
Accept the suggestion:  Type a space, punctuation mark, or return character.
Reject a suggestion:  Tap the “x” next to the suggestion.
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Each time you reject a suggestion for the same word, iPod touch becomes more likely to accept 
the word.
iPod touch also underlines words you type that might be misspelled.
Replace a misspelled word:  Tap the underlined word, then tap the correct spelling. If the word 
you want doesn’t appear, 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 in place of a longer word or phrase. The expanded 
text appears whenever you type the shortcut. For example, the shortcut “omw” is expanded to 
“On my way!” 
Create a shortcut:  Go to Settings > General > Keyboard, then tap Add New Shortcut.
Prevent iPod touch from trying to correct a word or phrase:  Create a shortcut, but leave the 
Shortcut field blank.
Edit a shortcut:  Go to Settings > General > Keyboard, then tap the shortcut.
Use iCloud to keep your personal dictionary up to date on your other iOS devices:  Go to 
Settings > iCloud and turn on “Documents & Data.”
Keyboard layouts
You can use Settings to set the layouts for the onscreen keyboard or for an Apple Wireless 
Keyboard that you use with iPod touch. The available layouts depend on the keyboard language. 
See Apple Wireless Keyboard
 below and Appendix A, International Keyboards, on page 12 7 .
Select keyboard layouts:  Go to Settings > General > International > Keyboards, select a 
language, then choose the layouts.
Apple Wireless Keyboard
You can use an Apple Wireless Keyboard (available separately) for typing on iPod touch. The 
Apple Wireless Keyboard connects via Bluetooth, so you must first pair it with iPod touch. See 
Pairing Bluetooth devices
 on page 31 .
Once the keyboard is paired, it connects whenever the keyboard is within range of iPod touch—
up to about 33 feet (10 meters). When a wireless keyboard is connected, the onscreen keyboard 
doesn’t appear when you tap a text field. To save your batteries, turn off Bluetooth and the 
keyboard when not in use.
Turn off a wireless keyboard:  Hold down the On/off switch on the keyboard until the green light 
goes off. 
iPod touch disconnects the keyboard when the keyboard is turned off or out of range.
Switch the language when using a wireless keyboard:  Press Command–Space bar to display a 
list of available languages. Press the Space bar again while holding down the Command key to 
choose a different language.
Unpair a wireless keyboard:  Go to Settings > Bluetooth, tap  next to the keyboard name, 
then tap “Forget this Device.” 
						

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Dictation
On iPod touch 5th generation, you can dictate text instead of typing. To use dictation, Siri must 
be turned on and iPod touch must be connected to the Internet. You can include punctuation 
and give commands to format your text.
Note:  Dictation may not be available in all languages or in all areas, and features may vary.
Turn on dictation:  Go to Settings > General > Siri, then turn on Siri.
Dictate text:  From the onscreen keyboard, tap , then speak. When you finish, tap Done.
Tap to begin dictation.
These appear while Siri 
composes the text from 
your dictation.
To add text, tap  again and continuing dictating. To insert text, tap to place the insertion point 
first. You can also replace selected text by dictating.
Add punctuation or format text:  Say the punctuation or formatting command. 
For example, “Dear Mary comma the check is in the mail exclamation mark” results in “Dear Mary, 
the check is in the mail!”
Punctuation and formatting commands include:
 •quote … end quote
 •new paragraph
 •cap—to capitalize the next word
 •caps on … caps off—to capitalize the first character of each word
 •all caps—to make the next word all uppercase
 •all caps on … all caps off—to make the enclosed words all uppercase
 •no caps on … no caps off—to make the enclosed words all lowercase
 •no space on … no space off—to run a series of words together
 •smiley—to insert :-)
 •frowny—to insert :-(
 •winky—to insert ;-)
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Voice Control
Voice Control lets you control music playback using voice commands. On iPod touch 5th generation, 
you can also use Siri to control iPod touch by voice. See Chapter 4, Siri, on page 35.
Note:  Voice Control may not be available in all languages. Voice Control and Voice Control 
settings are not available 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. 
For best results:
 •Speak clearly and naturally.
 •Pause slightly between commands.
 •Say only iPod touch commands and names.
For a list of available commands, see Siri and Voice Control on page 45 .
Voice Control normally expects you to speak voice commands in the language that’s set for 
iPod touch (in 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, then 
tap the language or country.
For more about using Voice Control, including information about using Voice Control in different 
languages, go to support.apple.com/kb/HT3597 . 
						

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Searching
You can search many of the apps on iPod touch, as well as Wikipedia and the web. Search an 
individual app, or search all the apps at once using Spotlight. Spotlight also searches the names 
of apps on iPod touch—if you have a lot of apps, you might want to use Spotlight to locate and 
open them.
Search an individual app:  Enter text in the search field. 
Search iPod touch using Spotlight:  Swipe right from the first Home screen, or press the Home 
button 
 from any Home screen. Enter text in the search field. 
Search results appear as you type. To dismiss the keyboard and see more results, tap Search. Tap 
an item in the list to open it. The icons let you know which apps the results are from. 
iPod touch may display a top hit for you, based on previous searches.
Spotlight searches the following:
 •Contacts—All content
 •Apps—Titles
 •Music—Names of songs, artists, and albums, and the titles of podcasts and videos
 •Podcasts—Titles
 •Videos—Titles
 •Audiobooks—Titles
 •Notes—Text of notes
 •Calendar (Events)—Event titles, invitees, locations, and notes 
 •Mail—To, From, and Subject fields of all accounts (the text of messages isn’t searched)
 •Reminders—Titles
 •Messages—Names and text of messages
Search the web or Wikipedia from Spotlight:  Scroll to the bottom of the search results, then tap 
Search Web or Search Wikipedia.
Open an app from Search:  Enter all or part of the app name, then tap the app.
Choose which items are searched, and the order they’re searched:  Go to Settings > General > 
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Notifications
To help make sure you don’t miss important events, many iPod touch apps can provide alerts. 
An alert can appear briefly as a banner at the top of the screen, which goes away if you don’t 
respond to it, or as a notice in the center of the screen that remains until you acknowledge it. 
Some apps can also display badges on their icons on the Home screen, to let you know how 
many new items await—for example, how many new email messages you have. If there’s a 
problem—such as a message that couldn’t be sent—an exclamation mark 
 appears on the 
badge. A numbered badge on a folder shows the total number of alerts for all the apps in 
the folder.
Alerts can also appear on the Lock screen. 
Respond to an alert when iPod touch is locked:  Swipe the alert from left to right.
Notification Center displays all your alerts in one place. So if you weren’t able to respond when 
you first received an alert, you can respond to them in Notification Center when you’re ready. 
Alerts can include:
 •Missed FaceTime calls
 •New email
 •New text messages
 •Reminders
 •Calendar events
 •Friend requests (Game Center)
You can also get the local weather, and display your personal stock ticker. If you’re signed 
in to your Twitter or Facebook account, you can post or tweet to your account from 
Notification Center.
View Notification Center:  Swipe down from the top of the screen. Scroll the list to see 
additional alerts.
 •Respond to an alert:  Tap it.
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Manage alerts for your apps:  Go to Settings > Notifications. See Do Not Disturb and 
Notifications
 on page 12 0 .
Choose alert sounds, adjust the alert volume, or turn vibrate on or off:  Go to Settings > Sounds.
Sharing
iPod touch gives you lots of ways to share with other people.
Sharing within apps
In many apps, tapping  displays options for sharing, as well as other actions such as printing or 
copying. The options vary depending on the app you’re using.
Facebook
Sign in to your Facebook account (or create a new account) in Settings to enable posting directly 
from many of the apps on iPod touch.
Sign in to or create a Facebook account:  Go to Settings > Facebook.
Post from Notification Center:  Tap “Tap to Post.”
Post using Siri:  Say “Post to Facebook ….”
Post an item from an app:  In most apps, tap . In Maps, tap , tap Share Location, then 
tap Facebook.
Set options for Facebook:  Go to Settings > Facebook to:
 •Update Contacts on iPod touch with Facebook names and photos
 •Allow apps (such as Calendar and Contacts) to use your account
Install the Facebook app:  Go to Settings > Facebook, then tap Install. 
Twitter
Sign in to your Twitter account (or create a new account) in Settings to enable Tweets with 
attachments from many of the apps on iPod touch.
Sign in to or create a Twitter account:  Go to Settings > Twitter. 
Tweet from Notification Center:  Tap “Tap  to  Tweet.”
Tweet using Siri:  Say “Tweet  ….”
Tweet an item from an app:  View the item, tap , then tap Twitter. If  isn’t showing, tap the 
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When you’re composing a Tweet, the number in the lower-right corner of the Tweet screen 
shows the number of characters remaining that you can enter. Attachments use some of a 
Tweet’s 140 characters.
Add Twitter user names and photos to your contacts:  Go to Settings > Twitter, then tap 
Update Contacts.
Set options for Twitter:  Go to Settings > Twitter.
Install the Twitter app:  Go to Settings > Twitter, then tap Install. 
To learn how to use the Twitter app, open the app, tap Me, then tap Help.
Connecting iPod touch to a TV or other device
You can use AirPlay with Apple TV to stream content to an HDTV, or connect iPod touch to your 
TV using cables.
AirPlay
With AirPlay, you can stream music, photos, and video wirelessly to Apple TV and other  
AirPlay-enabled devices. Or mirror the contents of your iPod touch screen on a TV. AirPlay 
controls appear when an AirPlay-enabled device is available on the same Wi-Fi network  
as your iPod touch.
Stream content to an AirPlay-enabled device:  Tap , then choose the device.
Access the AirPlay and volume controls while using any app:  When the screen is on,  
double-click the Home button 
 and scroll to the left end of the multitasking bar.
Switch playback back to iPod touch:  Tap , then choose iPod touch.
Mirror the iPod touch screen on a TV (iPod touch 5th generation):  Tap  at the left end of 
the multitasking bar, choose an Apple TV, then tap Mirroring. A blue bar appears at the top of 
the iPod touch screen when AirPlay mirroring is turned on. Everything on the iPod touch screen 
appears on the TV.
Connecting iPod touch to a TV using a cable
Apple cables and adapters (available separately) may be used to connect iPod touch to a TV, 
projector, or other external display. For more information, go to support.apple.com/kb/HT4108.