My iPhone for Seniors (Covers iPhone 7/7 Plus and Other Models Running iOS 10)

Easy, clear, readable, and focused on what you want to do. Step-by-step instructions for the tasks you care about most. Large, full-color, close-up photos with callouts to iPhone photos that show you exactly what to do. Common-sense help when you run into iPhone problems or limitations. Tips and notes to help you get the most from your iPhone. Full-color, step-by-step tasks walk you through getting and keeping your iPhone working just the way you want. The tasks include how to: * Connect to the Internet, Bluetooth devices, Wi-Fi networks, and other iPhones, iPod touches, and iPads; take advantage of AirDrop to instantly share with other iOS and Mac users around you * Use Siri to get information, write texts and emails, set reminders/appointments, and more just by speaking to your iPhone * Customize your iPhone with folders, wallpaper, ringtones, and much more * Configure and sync your information, and efficiently manage contacts and calendars * Communicate via phone calls, FaceTime videoconferences, conference calls, text, email, and more * Make your text messages come alive by adding Digital Touches and effects * Make the most of Safari to browse the Web and Mail to manage all of your email from one Inbox * Listen to podcasts, listen to music with Music; find your way with Maps, and use other great iPhone apps * Capture and edit photos and video; use great camera features such as burst photos, time-lapse photos, and slow-motion video, and Live Photos * View your photos in memories and use them for wallpaper and for your contacts * Find, download, install, and use awesome iPhone apps * Take advantage of iCloud to keep your content and information in sync on all your devices

Using This Book...............................xvii Getting Started.............................xix Chapter 1: Getting Started with Your iPhone 3 Getting to Know Your iPhone's External Features..............................3 Getting to Know Your iPhone's Software..............................................7 Using Your Fingers to Control Your iPhone.................................7 Going Home.................................7 Touching the iPhone's Screen................................................8 Working with iPhone Apps..............................................14 Using the Home Screens.........................................................................20 Using the iPhone Plus' Split-Screen...............................................22 Working with the Control Center................................................23 Working with the Notification Center...............................26 Using Siri Suggestions................................................................28 Using the Do Not Disturb Mode..............................29 Using Airplane Mode..................................................30 Meeting Siri...................................31 Understanding iPhone Status Icons...............................33 Turning Your iPhone Off or On..............................................35 Sleeping/Locking and Waking/Unlocking Your iPhone..................36 Signing In to Your Apple ID.................................................39 Setting the Volume.........................................................40 Chapter 2: Using Your iPhone's Core Features 43 Getting Started........................................43 Introducing the Settings App......................45 Using and Configuring Widgets....................45 Accessing Widgets...........................................46 Configuring the Widget Center..........................................49 Working with Text........................................53 Working with Predictive Text................................53 Working with Keyboards.....................................................54 Using Emojis....................................56 Correcting Spelling as You Type...................................58 Editing Text............................................60 Selecting, Copying, Cutting, or Pasting Text................................61 Correcting Spelling After You've Typed......................................................63 Dictating Text.................................64 Searching on Your iPhone.......................66 Working with Siri Suggestions.................69 Working with Notifications............................71 Working with Visual Notifications.................................72 Working with Other Types of Notifications........................75 Configuring Your Notifications...........................................76 Configuring an App's Notifications...............................77 Configuring the Do Not Disturb Mode.........................................81 Printing from Your iPhone..........................................85 Working with the Wallet App and Apple Pay.......................................87 Working with the Wallet App.......................................87 Adding Passes or Cards to Your Wallet Using an App.........................................................................91 Adding Passes or Cards to Your Wallet by Scanning Their Codes......................................92 Working with Apple Pay......................................................94 Adding Credit or Debit Cards to Apple Pay.................................95 Managing Apple Pay...................................................98 Chapter 3: Connecting Your iPhone to the Internet, Bluetooth Devices, and iPhones/iPods/iPads 101 Getting Started...................................102 Securing Your iPhone.............................103 Using Wi-Fi Networks to Connect to the Internet........................................................107 Connecting to Open Wi-Fi Networks........................................................107 Connecting to Public Wi-Fi Networks....................................................................112 Using Cellular Data Networks to Connect to the Internet..................................114 Configuring Cellular Data Use..........................................................118 Using Bluetooth to Connect to Other Devices...............................122 Connecting to Bluetooth Devices..............................................123 Connecting Your iPhone to Other iPhones, iPod touches, or iPads........................................126 Using AirDrop to Share Content with Other iPhones, iPod touches, iPads, or a Mac..........127 Enabling AirDrop..............................128 Using AirDrop to Share Your Content..............................129 Using AirDrop to Work with Content Shared with You........................132 Chapter 4: Setting Up and Using iCloud and Other Online Accounts 135 Getting Started........................136 Configuring and Using iCloud............136 Obtaining an iCloud Account...............................138 Signing In To Your iCloud Account...................................140 Enabling iCloud to Store Your Information on the Cloud.......................142 Configuring iCloud Drive.................................144 Configuring iCloud to Store Photos.......................145 Configuring Your iCloud Backup.........................148 Configuring Your iCloud Keychain............................149 Setting Up Other Types of Built-In Online Accounts on Your iPhone........151 Configuring a Google Account..................................152 Configuring Other Types of Built-In Online Accounts on Your iPhone..................154 Configuring Other Types of Online Accounts..................................154 Setting Up an Online Account that Isn't Built-in....................155 Configuring a Facebook Account...............................157 Setting How and When Your Accounts Are Updated......................................159 Configuring How New Data Is Retrieved for Your Accounts.................................................160 Chapter 5: Customizing How Your iPhone Works 167 Getting Started........................167 Working with the Settings App................................168 Using the Settings App on Any iPhone.......................168 Searching for Settings........................................170 Using the Settings App on an iPhone Plus.............................171 Setting Keyboard, Language, and Format Options...............172 Setting Keyboard Preferences................................173 Creating and Working with Text Replacements.................177 Setting Language and Region Preferences................................179 Setting Privacy and Location Services Preferences................182 Setting a Passcode and Configuring Touch ID.....................188 Configuring Your Passcode and Fingerprints ........................188 Setting Accessibility Options.....................196 Setting Restrictions for Content and Apps.........................202 Using the App Store App to Find and Install iPhone Apps....................208 Configuring Your iPhone to Download and Maintain Apps...............208 Using the App Store App to Find and Install iPhone Apps.................210 Searching for Apps............................211 Browsing for Apps..........................................214 Downloading Apps................................217 Chapter 6: Customizing How Your iPhone Looks and Sounds 221 Getting Started..............................221 Customizing Your Home Screens........................222 Moving Icons Around Your Home Screens...................................223 Creating Folders to Organize Apps on Your Home Screens...................................................226 Placing Icons in Existing Folders......................228 Configuring the Home Screen Dock...............230 Deleting Icons..........................................231 Setting the Screen's Brightness, Lock/Wake, Text, View, and Wallpaper Options.......233 Setting the Screen Brightness and Night Shift...............234 Setting Auto-Lock and Raise to Wake.........................237 Setting Text Size and Bold....................................238 Choosing a View........................239 Setting the Wallpaper on the Home and Lock Screens............................241 Choosing the Sounds and Vibrations Your iPhone Makes............................246 Chapter 7: Managing Contacts 251 Getting Started.........................251 Setting Your Contacts Preferences.....................252 Creating Contacts on Your iPhone.............................254 Creating New Contacts from Email..........................254 Creating Contacts Manually............................257 Working with Contacts on Your iPhone.............................266 Using the Contacts App..........................................266 Accessing Contacts from Other Apps.....................271 Managing Your Contacts on Your iPhone................................272 Updating Contact Information................................273 Deleting Contacts..............................275 Chapter 8: Communicating with the Phone and FaceTime Apps 277 Getting Started............................278 Configuring Phone Settings................278 Making Voice Calls..............................282 Dialing with the Keypad.................................283 Dialing with Contacts.....................................284 Dialing with Favorites....................................285 Dialing with Recents.........................................286 Dialing from the FAVORITES Widget...............................288 Managing In-Process Voice Calls..................289 Entering Numbers During a Call.....................290 Making Conference Calls......................291 Using Another App During a Voice Call....................295 Receiving Voice Calls......................296 Answering Calls.....................296 Answering Calls During a Call...........................299 Managing Voice Calls............................299 Clearing Recent Calls..........................300 Adding Calling Information to Favorites...............301 Using the iPhone's Headset for Calls....................................302 Using Visual Voicemail...........................303 Recording a New Greeting.............................304 Listening to, Reading, and Managing Voicemails......307 Finding and Listening to Voicemails...........................308 Listening to and Managing Deleted Voicemails...................310 Communicating with FaceTime.................312 Configuring FaceTime Settings.....................313 Making FaceTime Calls.......................315 Receiving FaceTime Calls.....................319 Managing FaceTime Calls..............................320 Chapter 9: Sending, Receiving, and Managing Email 325 Getting Started.............................325 Setting Mail App Preferences......................................326 Working with Email......................333 Receiving and Reading Email.........................................336 Receiving and Reading Email on an iPhone Plus ......................342 Using 3D Touch for Email .............................345 Sending Email............................348 Using Mail's Suggested Recipients................352 Replying to Email....................................353 Forwarding Emails..........................355 Managing Email.........................357 Checking for New Email................................357 Understanding the Status of Email........................358 Managing Email from the Message Screen.........................358 Managing Email from an Inbox.....................................360 Managing Multiple Emails at the Same Time.....................362 Organizing Email from the Message Screen.......................364 Organizing Email from the Inbox..................366 Viewing Messages in a Mailbox.......................368 Saving Images Attached to Email...........369 Filtering Email......................371 Searching Your Email..........................373 Working with VIPs......................................374 Designating VIPs....................................375 Accessing VIP Email..........................375 Managing Junk Email...................................377 Marking Junk Email.......................378 Chapter 10: Sending, Receiving, and Managing Texts and iMessages 381 Getting Started..........................................381 Preparing the Messages App for Messaging............................................................................................................382 Setting Your Text and iMessage Preferences................................................................................................383 Blocking People from Messaging or Texting You..................................................................................391 Sending Messages..........................................393 Creating a New Message and Conversation..........................................394 Sending Messages in an Existing Conversation........................................399 Applying Effects to Messages You Send..............................................................401 Including Photos or Video in Messages You Send.......................403 Using Digital Touches in Messages You Send..................................410 Managing Apps in Messages.............................414 Adding Content from Apps to Messages You Send........................418 Including Instant Audio in Messages You Send.........................420 Adding Your Location to Messages You Send....................421 Using Quick Actions to Send Messages .........................423 Receiving, Reading, and Replying to Messages............................423 Receiving Messages.....................................424 Reading Messages..............................................425 Viewing Images or Video You Receive in Messages..............................427 Listening to Audio in Messages You Receive in Messages.........................431 Replying to Messages from the Messages App....................................432 Replying to Messages from a Banner Alert................................434 Having a Messages Conversation............................434 Working with Messages........................436 Managing Messages Conversations........................436 Receiving and Reading Messages on an iPhone Plus.................440 Using 3D Touch for Messages ...............................442 Browsing Attachments to Conversations........................................443 Working with Messages from People You Might Not Know.....................444 Responding to a Message with Icons.............................446 Deleting Messages and Conversations.........................447 Deleting Conversations............................449 Chapter 11: Managing Calendars 451 Getting Started...........................451 Setting Calendar, Date, and Time Preferences........................452 Working with Calendars.......................455 Viewing Calendars and Events......................456 Navigating Calendars......................................460 Viewing Calendars..................................................461 Using 3D Touch for Events (iPhone 6s/6s Plus and Later)...........465 Adding Events to a Calendar....................................467 Using Quick Actions with the Calendar App (iPhone 6s/6s Plus and Later)...479 Searching Calendars...................................479 Working with Invitations...........................482 Sharing Calendars.................................................486 Managing Calendars, Events, and Invitations..............................488 Chapter 12: Working with Siri 491 Getting Started...........................491 Setting Up Siri....................................................492 Understanding Siri's Personality...............................494 Learning How to Use Siri by Example.....................................500 Using Siri to Make Voice Calls......................................500 Composing New Email with Siri..................................501 Replying to Emails with Siri.............................................503 Having Messages Read to You..................................................505 Replying to Messages with Siri..............................506 Sending New Messages with Siri.................................507 Using Siri to Create Events........................................508 Using Siri to Create Reminders........................509 Using Siri to Get Information..............................512 Using Siri to Play Music...................................513 Using Siri to Get Directions..............................514 Using Siri to Open Apps..........................................516 Using Dictation to Speak Text Instead of Typing.................517 Chapter 13: Surfing the Web 521 Getting Started...................................521 Setting Safari Preferences..........................523 Visiting Websites..............................528 Using Bookmarks to Move to Websites..........................528 Using Your Favorites to Move to Websites........................531 Typing URLs to Move to Websites...............................................534 Using Your Browsing History to Move to Websites....................536 Viewing Websites........................538 Working with Multiple Websites at the Same Time..........................541 Opening New Pages in the Background.............................543 Opening New Pages in a New Tab...........................................543 Using Tab View to Manage Open Web Pages.....................................544 Opening Web Pages That Are Open on Other Devices..........................547 Searching the Web.....................548 Saving and Organizing Bookmarks......................550 Creating Bookmarks.............................550 Organizing Bookmarks............................................552 Deleting Bookmarks or Folders of Bookmarks.........................557 Using 3D Touch with Safari .................................557 Sharing Web Pages.....................................559 Emailing a Link to a Web Page.............................560 Messaging a Web Page....................................561 Signing In to Websites Automatically...............................563 Chapter 14: Taking Photos and Video with Your iPhone 567 Getting Started...................................568 Setting Your Photos & Camera Preferences...........................................569 Using the Camera App to Take Photos and Videos with Your iPhone.................................571 Taking Photos..................................576 Taking Panoramic Photos.............................................580 Taking Telephoto Photos (iPhone 7