www.it-ebooks.info www.it-ebooks.info Early praise for iPad and iPhone Kung Fu iPad and iPhone Kung Fu is a handy and fun reference for those new to iOS, as well as those who have a lot of experience The tips contained in this book can help users open up a new level of usefulness for their Apple devices ➤ Jon Kurz President, Dycet Research Group This is a really great book In fact, I’m recommending it to my dad! I have used an iPhone since the 3G version and am surprised I had so many things to learn! ➤ Jeff Holland Web developer, University of Wisconsin—Eau Claire iOS devices are awesome and amazingly intuitive, but I was surprised to find out how much I didn’t know This book has tips and hints that take “It just works” to a whole different level ➤ Tony Bradley Principal analyst at Bradley Strategy Group Within minutes of picking up this book, I found several tips that helped me move around the interface more easily, enter text more quickly and accurately, and enjoy my iPad more Whether you just started using an iPad or have had one since the early days, this book offers something for you ➤ Ian Dees Author of Cucumber Recipes www.it-ebooks.info iPad and iPhone Kung Fu Tips, Tricks, Hints, and Hacks for iOS Keir Thomas The Pragmatic Bookshelf Dallas, Texas • Raleigh, North Carolina www.it-ebooks.info Many of the designations used by manufacturers and sellers to distinguish their products are claimed as trademarks Where those designations appear in this book, and The Pragmatic Programmers, LLC was aware of a trademark claim, the designations have been printed in initial capital letters or in all capitals The Pragmatic Starter Kit, The Pragmatic Programmer, Pragmatic Programming, Pragmatic Bookshelf, PragProg and the linking g device are trademarks of The Pragmatic Programmers, LLC Every precaution was taken in the preparation of this book However, the publisher assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions, or for damages that may result from the use of information (including program listings) contained herein Our Pragmatic courses, workshops, and other products can help you and your team create better software and have more fun For more information, as well as the latest Pragmatic titles, please visit us at http://pragprog.com The team that produced this book includes: Jacquelyn Carter (editor) Potomac Indexing, LLC (indexer) Candace Cunningham (copyeditor) David J Kelly (typesetter) Janet Furlow (producer) Ellie Callahan (support) For international rights, please contact rights@pragprog.com Copyright © 2014 The Pragmatic Programmers, LLC All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form, or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior consent of the publisher Printed in the United States of America ISBN-13: 978-1-93778-572-7 Encoded using the finest acid-free high-entropy binary digits Book version: P1.0—February 2014 www.it-ebooks.info Contents Acknowledgments Preface A Crash Course in iOS First-Time Setup Switching On and Off Setting Up Non-Apple Accounts Status Bar Charging Your iPad or iPhone Apps Gestures Security Spotlight Search System Configuration Cutting, Copying, and Pasting Notifications Sharing with Others Usability Tips and Tricks Jailbreaking The Tips Tip Tip Tip Tip Tip Tip Tip Tip Take photos in burst mode Instantly clear lock-screen notifications Let people FaceTime-call a specific iPad, iPhone, or Mac Preview driving directions in Maps See recently closed browser tabs Easily select paragraphs, sentences, and lines Use emoji—full-color emoticons Automatically end web and email addresses www.it-ebooks.info xxv xxvii 1 11 11 29 30 34 34 45 46 47 49 49 53 53 54 54 55 57 57 57 59 Contents Tip Tip Tip Tip Tip Tip Tip Tip Tip Tip Tip Tip Tip Tip Tip Tip Tip Tip Tip Tip Tip 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Tip 30 Tip 31 Tip 32 Tip Tip Tip Tip Tip Tip Tip Tip Tip Tip Tip Tip 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 Stop being told twice about new messages Record the screen of an iPad or iPhone Take better HDR pictures Type on the iPad keyboard with your thumbs Rotate clips in iMovie Get more weather information Know when iMessage is being used Use autoplay variations in GarageBand Undo and redo quickly in iWork and iLife Hide the keyboard when messaging Gain extra exposure within iPhoto Lock your iPad or iPhone with a long PIN Navigate without spoken directions Group shapes, photos, and text boxes in iWork View Map pins that are close together Jump to the top of any page or list Enable two-step verification for extra security Take photos while shooting video Move email addresses in the Mail app See a list of all upcoming calendar events Quickly rip your CD collection for your iPad or iPhone Move backward and forward when giving a Keynote presentation Control the Ken Burns effect in iMovie Forward an SMS/MMS message or iMessage to another person Create folders in the Dock Stop the phone’s ringing, but still take the call Trim movies you record Instantly align maps with north Easily rearrange home-screen icons Put your photos online instantly for non-Apple users Type rather than speak Siri questions Take a snapshot of the screen Copy and paste a text style in Pages Quickly scroll through home screens View lyrics while listening to music Access your email drafts www.it-ebooks.info • vi 59 60 61 62 64 64 64 65 65 66 66 66 68 68 69 70 70 72 73 73 73 74 74 75 76 77 77 78 78 79 80 81 81 82 82 83 Contents Tip Tip Tip Tip Tip Tip Tip Tip Tip Tip Tip Tip Tip Tip Tip 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 Tip 60 Tip Tip Tip Tip Tip Tip 61 62 63 64 65 66 Tip 67 Tip 68 Tip Tip Tip Tip 69 70 71 72 Tip Tip Tip Tip Tip Tip Tip 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 • vii Snooze an alarm quickly 83 Delete shared photo-stream comments 84 Shake to undo 84 Quit multiple apps in one gesture 85 Always quit GPS apps to save battery life 85 Quote only part of a message in an email reply 86 Quickly switch to large or small fonts in Pages 86 Use the built-in dictionary to look up definitions 86 Have directions repeated 88 Listen to just the audio of a music video 88 Make maps orient to the direction you’re facing 89 Cancel Siri 89 Forward just an email’s attachment 90 Be notified of only important emails 90 Use vocal or guitar tracks for sampling in GarageBand 91 Move from right to left when taking a panorama shot 92 Default to walking directions in Maps 92 Group slides in Keynote 93 Quickly type a period 94 Import contact photos from Facebook and Twitter 94 Get free stuff from Apple 95 View the number of items on your iPad/iPhone via iTunes 96 Store PDFs 96 Repeat calendar events on the first or last day of each month 97 Activate Siri using your headphones 98 Save time when typing numbers and symbols 98 Create fancy email signatures 98 Remotely view the remaining charge of your Apple devices 99 Why can’t I use a tune with iMovie?! 100 Copy contact photos 101 Send map locations from iPad to iPhone 101 Tap to shrink Control Center 102 Bow strings in GarageBand 102 Less obvious things to say to Siri 103 Access a hidden “field test” iPhone mode 104 www.it-ebooks.info Contents Tip 80 Tip 81 Tip Tip Tip Tip Tip Tip Tip Tip Tip Tip Tip 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 Tip 93 Tip 94 Tip Tip Tip Tip Tip 95 96 97 98 99 Tip 100 Tip Tip Tip Tip Tip Tip Tip Tip Tip Tip Tip Tip 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 Lock out notifications while using an app Print to any printer connected to a Mac or Windows PC Prune your contacts list without going insane Transfer photos from a Mac or Windows PC Use the Calculator app’s scientific mode Read manuals online Drop pins even when driving a route Play the drums better in GarageBand Use Bluetooth or Wi-Fi even in airplane mode Save and share iWork files with WebDAV Move shapes or images precisely in iWork Use Siri to plan a route in Google Maps Dial a voicemail PIN or phone extension automatically Take long and tall shots using Panorama mode Take photos like you would with a point-and-shoot camera Use Bluetooth devices Easily type capital letters when needed Undo photo edits—even after you’ve saved them Add words to the spelling dictionary Help iOS type contractions (“we’ll,” “I’ll,” and so on) Let people iMessage a specific iPad, iPhone, or Mac Divert all iPhone calls straight to voicemail Apply EQ to individual tracks or albums Listen quietly at night Start Safari ultraquickly in “clean” mode See if it’s dark somewhere Get your longitude and latitude Use kaomoji emoticons Share and print “moments” photo albums Jump to the Music app from Control Center Getting around a broken Home button See where suspicious links point Delete app folders and put apps in alphabetical order www.it-ebooks.info • viii 104 105 107 107 109 109 110 110 111 111 113 113 114 116 117 117 118 119 119 120 121 121 122 123 123 124 125 125 127 127 128 129 129 Contents Tip 113 Tip Tip Tip Tip Tip Tip Tip Tip 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 Tip 122 Tip 123 Tip Tip Tip Tip 124 125 126 127 Tip 128 Tip Tip Tip Tip Tip Tip Tip Tip Tip Tip Tip Tip Tip 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 Tip Tip Tip Tip Tip 142 143 144 145 146 Automatically stop music or videos playing after a time See your own number quickly Use nicknames for people Stop advertisers from tracking you Open browser tabs in the background Have iBooks read to you Take photos without touching your iPad or iPhone Know your pins in the Maps app See larger thumbnail previews when browsing photos Hard-reboot your iPhone or iPad Find out which apps understand which kinds of files Make Siri less loud! Jump to the beginning or end of an iMovie project Turn off in-app purchases Download from foreign App Stores or iTunes Stores Deal with photo-stream warnings when importing images Find a lost password for an iTunes backup Discover the IMEI and UDID Insert the ellipsis character Instantly create a calendar event Make images and shapes the same size in iWork Copy Calculator results Move the browser pane in iPhoto Rip CD tracks in the very best audio quality Avoid wearing out the Home button Cancel an app download Create your own wallpaper from images Instantly redial a busy line Move images, shapes, or text boxes in straight lines in iWork Personalize the Music app Scroll text boxes on web pages Trim audio tracks to remove nonsense Send map locations to a desktop PC Be multilingual www.it-ebooks.info • ix 129 130 130 131 132 132 134 135 135 136 136 137 138 138 139 141 141 142 143 143 143 144 144 144 145 146 147 148 148 149 149 149 150 151 Index viewing message time and date, 172 zooming images with, 177 microphone headphones in-line, 153 interviews with Voice Memos app, 226 Microsoft Live, see Outlook.com Microsoft Office, sharing with WebDAV, 112 mirroring about, 18 choosing devices, 37 FaceTime, 234 screen recording, 60 security camera, 267 moment photo albums larger thumbnail previews, 135 sharing and printing, 127 motion sickness, 229 movies, see also iMovie; videos cueing, 217 Siri questions, 103, 200 streaming, 210 Trailers app, 27 moving alarms, 165 browser pane in iPhoto, 144 calendar events, 154 cursor in Pages with gestures, 239 email addresses between CC:/BCC: fields, 73 icons, 78 items in iWork, 113, 148 keyboard, 62 slides in Keynote presentations, 74 multilingual functions accented characters, 161 adding dictionaries, 87 autocorrection, 151 keyboards, 41 map titles in native languages, 163 selecting keyboards, 207 settings, 41 typing shortcuts, 230– 231 multitasking gestures activating/deactivating, 30, 40 avoiding Home button with, 146 quitting multiple apps, 85 support, 14 switching to last used app, 207 viewing apps, 14 music, see also GarageBand; iTunes; Music app applying EQ to individual tracks or albums, 122 Cover Flow mode, 202 downloading, 19 games, 239 Home Sharing, 44, 210 iMovie and, 100 iTunes Radio, 19, 197, 251 listening to audio of a music video, 88 multitasking, 14 playing on non-synced computers, 158 playlists, 19 purchasing, 20 quiet music with Late Night option, 123 rating, 193 reducing bit rate for storage, 185 restricting explicit, 203 ringtones from, 195 ripping, 73, 144, 149 scrubbing, 152, 194 Siri commands, 103 streaming with AirPlay, 18 streaming with Home Sharing, 210 syncing, 33, 223 timer, 129 trimming audio tracks, 149 viewing lyrics while listening to music, 82 viewing number of songs on device, 96 Music app, see also iTunes; music about, 19 Cover Flow mode, 202 games, 239 iTunes Radio, 19, 197, 251 jumping to, 127 Late Night option, 123 multitasking, 14 personalizing, 149 rating, 193 www.it-ebooks.info • 280 scrubbing, 152, 194 settings, 44 timer, 129 trimming audio tracks, 149 viewing lyrics while listening to music, 82 music videos listening to audio of, 88 purchasing, 20 muting calls, 16 Control Center icon, 35 placing calls on hold, 225 ringer, 35–36, 40, 77 Siri, 137 N names Siri pronunciation, 190 using nicknames, 130 navigation, see directions; Maps app network drives, mapping, 113 newspapers, Newsstand app, 20 Newsstand app, 20, 40 nicknames, contact, 130 night/day, seeing, 124 non-Apple accounts, setup, 6–8 north, aligning maps, 78 notes, non-Apple setup, 6–8 Notes app about, 24 settings, 42 syncing, 26 Notification Center about, 46 battery life, 259 clearing from lock-screen, 54 deactivating missed calls or messages, 156 duplicate notifications, 59 exchange rates, 241 flash alert, 188 flicking to dismiss, 191 geofencing, 24, 232–233 lock-screen access, 30, 32 locking while using an app, 104 muting, 36 Index ordering notifications, 168 photo streams, 20 responding from lockscreen, 206 Settings app, 38, 47 spam, 236 switching apps with, 146 transit times and privacy, vibration-only alerts, 221 VIP email, 91 weather, 47 work commute, 265 numbers dictation, 243 referring to page numbers, 180 Roman, 244 typing, 98 Numbers app, see also iWork about, 27 font styles, 157 numbers/symbols keyboard, character, 143 O Office, sharing with WebDAV, 112 on/off switching, OpenOffice, sharing with WebDAV, 112 ordering notifications, 168 outlines, 160 orientation locking iPhone in landscape mode, 208 maps, 78, 89 outlining with Pages, 159 Outlook.com, account setup, 6–8 P page numbers, referring to, 180 Pages, see also iWork about, 27 copying and pasting text styles, 81 creating and editing tabs, 227 font size, 86 font styles, 157 footnotes, 189 image cut-outs, 220 jumping in, 212 moving cursor with gestures, 239 outlining with, 159 referring to page numbers, 180 tabs, 159, 167, 227 viewing carriage returns and tabs, 167 watermarks, 245 word wrapping, 221 panorama mode, 92, 116 paragraphs copying and pasting text styles, 82 dictation, 243 selecting, 57, 191 parallax wallpaper, 229, 258 parental controls, filtering content, 41, 203, 261 parking, 233 Passbook app, 25–26 passcodes erase data option, 31 longer, 30, 40, 66 recovering disabled iPhones, 250 settings, 40 setup, stronger, 255 passwords file sharing with WebDAV, 112 finding lost iTunes backup password, 141 syncing, 26 two-step verification, 70– 72 viewing forgotten, 260 pasting between iWork apps, 194 calculator results, 144 text styles, 81 patterns, vibration, 167 pausing autodialing extensions, 116 by switching apps, 14 FaceTime video, 266 videos, 204 PDFs, storing, 96 period character quotes with, 190 typing tips, 94 www.it-ebooks.info • 281 Personal Hotspot activating/deactivating, 38–39 status-bar icon, 9–10 Phone app about, 16 answering/declining calls with headphones, 171 autodialing extensions and PINs, 114–116 blocking contacts, 42, 198–199 clearing notifications, 47 deactivating all calls, 122 deactivating missed calls or messages, 156 ending calls with Lock/Sleep button, 207 hold, 225 international phone numbers, 218 looking up phone numbers, 213 redialing busy lines, 148 restricting to specific callers, 217 silencing ringer, 35, 77 silent vibration, 156 straight to voicemail, 121, 171, 193, 217 switching calls while wearing headphones, 250 viewing own phone number, 130 phone numbers autodialing extensions and PINs, 114–116 blocking certain, 198–199 FaceTime settings and devices, 43, 54 international, 218 link in email signature, 237 looking up, 213 messaging settings, 42 searching by, 179 specifying iMessage devices, 121 two-step verification and, 71 viewing own, 130 photo streams about, 20, 48 accessing on Windows PC, 171 creating and viewing, 18, 20 Index deleting comments, 84 settings, 44 sharing with non-Apple users, 79 syncing, 26, 171 warnings when importing images, 141 photos, see also photo streams; Photos app beaming, 158 bokeh blurs, 147 burst mode, 53, 117 color tool, 163 contact, 49, 94, 101 copying, 46 cropping, 179, 247 deleting, 231 downloading without iCloud, 182–183 editing, 18, 119, 178, 249 exporting high-resolution edited images, 181 exposure tool, 66, 163 Facebook, 48, 94 filters, 17, 178 Flickr, 45, 48 HDR, 44, 61 hiding in iPhoto, 166 importing from Facebook and Twitter, 94 Ken Burns effect, 74 larger thumbnail previews, 135, 200 long and tall shots, 116 moving browsing grid, 144 multiple effects, 249 panorama mode, 92, 116 printing, 127, 179 remote control with headphones, 134 rotating, 247–248 scrolling and zooming when using Brushes tool, 215 selecting, 46 sharing moment photo albums, 127 sharing with non-Apple users, 79 slideshows, 18 sorting, 18 streaming with AirPlay, 49 transferring from computers, 107 Twitter, 94 undoing edits, 119 viewing number of items on device, 96 with volume controls, 117 wallpaper creation from, 147 warnings when importing photo streams, 141 while shooting video, 72 zooming, 177 zooming while taking, 188 Photos app, see also photos; photo streams about, 18 contact photos, 94, 101 cropping for printing, 179 deleting photos, 231 filters, 178 importing from Facebook and Twitter, 94 larger thumbnail previews, 135, 200 printing, 127, 179 settings, 44 sharing and printing moment photo albums, 127 trimming videos, 77 undoing photo edits, 119 videos, 18–19 web-page images, 172 zooming, 177 pick a number, Siri, 103 picture frame from home screen, 192 PIN autodialing, 114–116 long, 66 Restrictions setting, 138, 261 settings, 40 setup, two-step verification, 70– 72 pinching, avoiding Home button with, 146 pins, map dropping while driving, 110 parking, 233 permanent, 135 sharing, 101, 150, 233 temporary, 135 throwing random, 177 types, 135 viewing close together, 69 Pinterest, 252 www.it-ebooks.info • 282 pizzicato mode, 103 planes, Siri, 103 playback controls Control Center, 35–36 timer, 129 playhead Control Center icon, 35 cutting iMovie clips, 266 playlists Genius, 19 iTunes Radio, 251 Music app, 19 syncing, 33 podcasts, 27, 44 pop-ups, blocking, 43 POP3/IMAP, setup for nonApple accounts, pound sign (#), dictation, 244 pound-sterling symbol (£) dictation, 244 typing, 176 powering down, PPTP, settings, 41 presentations, see Keynote Presto, 106 Preview app, downloading photos with, 182 previewing slides, 156 thumbnails, 135, 144, 200 printing AirPlay, 105–107 AirPrint, 49–50, 105 photos, 127, 179 privacy Do Not Track switch, 131 Location Services, private browsing mode, 21, 238 settings, 42, 131 Siri, social media, 264 private browsing mode activating, 21 closing multiple browser tabs with, 238 Problem link, Report a, 162 Profile setting, 42 pronunciation, Siri, 190 punctuation dictation, 243–244 passcodes, 255 typing tips, 94 Index purchasing from App Store, 12–13 from Cydia, 51 disabling in-app purchases, 138 foreign App Stores or iTunes Stores, 139 free apps, 23 history, 20, 23, 161 from iTunes, 12–13, 20, 251 from iTunes Radio, 251 preventing, 13, 138 refunds, 161 rules, 15 wish list, 260 pushing vs fetching, Q quarter-speed scrubbing, 194 QuickTime, screen recording, 61 quitting apps, 14, 85, 173 crashes, 173 gesture, 85 GPS apps to save battery life, 85, 258 multiple browser tabs, 238 Siri, 146 quotes curly/straight, 173 dictation, 244 typing on iPad, 190 quoting, partial email messages, 86 R radio, iTunes Radio, 19, 197, 203, 251 Raise to Speak mode, 146, 224 rating music, 193 Reader tool, 264 reading aloud iBooks, 132–134 Siri, 206 reading lists sharing, 48 syncing, 26 rebooting, hard-, 136, 174 received strength indicator (RSSI), 104 recommended apps, 25–29 recording HD video, 267 screens, 60 trimming videos, 77 viewing full frame while, 172 with volume controls, 117 recovering, disabled iPhones, 250 recovery key, two-step verification, 71 redialing busy lines, 148 redo in iLife and iWork, 65 keyboard switching to, 84 shaking to, 84 Reduce Motion setting, 229, 258 refreshing background apps, 40, 258 refunds, 161 registered payment card, Apple ID, 13 registered sign, dictation, 244 registration, Find My iPhone/iPad, 31 reinstalling apps, 14 reminders birthday, 184 non-Apple setup, 6–8 Reminders app about, 24 geofencing, 24, 232–233 grocery lists, 196 rearranging lists, 224 settings, 42 sharing, 253–254 syncing, 26, 42 viewing upcoming, 193 remote access, Back to My Mac, 26 Remote app, 28 remote control answering/declining calls with headphones, 171 Keynote app, 27, 246 photos, 134 Remote app, 28 viewing battery charge, 99 wiping lost or stolen devices, 32 renting, movies or books, 20 www.it-ebooks.info • 283 repeating calendar events, 97 directions, 88 Report a Problem link, 162 Reset setting, 42 resetting, Settings App, 42 restarting crashed apps, 174 restoring, from backup setup, Restrictions setting about, 41 disabling in-app purchases, 138 explicit music and video, 203 web pages, 261 right justification, 162, 227 ringer muting, 35–36, 40, 77 silent vibration, 156 ringtones creating, 195, 240 customizing for individuals, 167 purchasing, 20 settings, 42 ripping music automatic settings, 73 quality, 144 trimming audio tracks, 149 roaming, settings, 38 roll dice, Siri, 103 Roman numerals, dictating, 244 root powers, see jailbreaking rotating clips in iMovie, 64 gestures, 29 photos, 247–248 rotation lock activating/deactivating, 35 Control Center icon, 35 locking iPhone in landscape mode, 208 with side switch, 40 status-bar icon, 9, 11 RSSI (received strength indicator), 104 ruler, creating and editing tabs in Pages, 227 Index S Safari about, 21 adding web sites to home screen, 48 autocompletion of web addresses, 59 bookmarks, 21, 48 browser extensions with bookmarklets, 252 browser history, 174 clean mode, 123 clearing cache, 43 closing multiple browser tabs, 238 configuring, 43 credit-card details autofill, 215 Do Not Track switch, 131 emailing web-page text, 264 gestures, 29 history, 43, 57 map sharing, 101 opening tabs in background, 132 private browsing mode, 21, 238 Reader tool, 264 reading lists, 26, 48 restricting access, 261 search settings, 43 searching within web pages, 197 syncing, 26 Twitter links, 186 viewing forgotten passwords, 260 viewing more detail in browser tabs, 192 viewing recently closed tabs, 57 sampling, vocal or guitar tracks in GarageBand, 91 sandboxing, 50 saving, web-page images, 172 scams, viewing web addresses, 129 scientific calculator, 109 screencasting software, 61 screens, see also home screens; lock-screen locking iPhone in landscape mode, 208 recording, 60 screenshots with Lock/Sleep button, 81 recording with AirPlay, 60 scrolling home screens, 82 iBooks, 133 iPhoto, 215 jumping to top of page or list, 70 text boxes, 149 scrubbing, 152, 194 searching apps, 34 Contacts app by phone number, 179 email, 242 Google or Yahoo! with Siri, 206 Maps app, 170 Newsstand app, 20 on web pages, 197 Safari search engine settings, 43 with Siri, 103, 170, 206 Spotlight Search, 34, 40, 249 viewing upcoming calendar events, 73 web or Wikipedia, 249 section sign, dictation, 244 security Apple ID, 13 camera with AirPlay, 267 credit-card details autofill, 215 deactivating lock-screen access to Siri, Control Center, and Notification Center, 30, 32 enhancing, 30–33 erasing data, 31–32 Find My iPhone/iPad, 3, 26, 28, 30–32 finding lost iTunes backup password, 141 jailbreaking, 50 lock-screen message for lost or stolen devices, 186 passcodes, 3, 30, 40, 66, 250, 255 recovering disabled iPhones, 250 syncing passwords, 26 Touch ID, 3, 8, 177 two-step verification, 70– 72 www.it-ebooks.info • 284 viewing forgotten passwords, 260 viewing links’ web addresses, 129 voicemail, 114 WebDAV, 111 selecting paragraphs in iWork, 191 parts of email messages, 86 photos and videos, 46 text, 45, 57, 191 sentences, copying and pasting text styles, 82 serial number lost or stolen devices, 175 viewing, 142 Settings app about, 23 accessing app settings with Siri, 203 system configuration, 37– 45 viewing and deleting iCloud documents, 154 viewing own phone number, 130 setup first-time, 1–11 non-Apple accounts, 6–8 system configuration, 34– 45 shake to undo, 84 shapes moving in iWork, 113, 148 sizing in iWork, 143 share button, 48 sharing, see also photo streams AirDrop, 36, 47 bookmarks, 48 calendars, 253 Facebook, 48 files with WebDAV, 111 files with iTunes, 251 Flickr, 45, 48 games, 21 GarageBand songs, 248 high-resolution edited images, 181 Home Sharing, 44, 210 Mail app, 48 map locations, 101, 150, 234 moment photo albums, 127 Index options list, 47–49 photo albums, 127 photos by beaming, 158 photos with Flickr, 45, 48 photos with non-Apple users, 79 reading lists, 48 reminders, 253–254 social-media settings, 45 text messages, 48 video streams, 18, 20, 49, 210 videos with Flickr, 48 videos with Vimeo, 45, 48 voice memos, 24 Shift (B) key, caps-lock shortcut, 160 shortcuts keyboard, 41, 229–231 typing, 229–231 shrinking, see also sizing Control Center, 102 music files, 185 signatures, email, 98, 237 silencing alarms while setting, 225 ringer, 35–36, 77 Siri, 137 vibrations, 156 SIM cards changing phone numbers, 130 ICCID number, 142 Siri accessing app settings with, 203 activating/deactivating, 3, 40, 98, 146, 224 avoiding Home button with, 146 banking, 235 canceling, 89 creating calendar events, 143 driving directions, 213 emails, 103, 214 feedback setting, 40, 137 fun questions/commands, 103, 200 Google Maps, 113 grocery lists, 196 launching apps with, 146 lock-screen access, 30, 32 nicknames, 130 parking, 233 pronunciation, 190 quitting, 146 Raise to Speak mode, 146, 224 reading aloud, 206 reminders default list, 42 replying to emails and messages, 214 searching Google or Yahoo! with Siri, 206 searching Maps app, 170 settings, 40, 263 setup, 3–4 transit directions, 220 typing questions, 80 voice deactivating, 137 voice setting, 40, 137, 263 volume, 137 sizing apps, 16 fonts, 228 fonts in Pages, 86 items in iWork, 143 text, 40, 86 Skype link in email signature, 238 sleep mode, see also Lock/Sleep button auto-lock setting, 40 ending calls, 207 manual, passcode setting, 40 waking, 4, 145 slides grouping, 93 previewing, 156 slideshows creating, 18 settings, 49 Smart Case/Cover lock settings, 41 sleeping/waking devices, 4, 145 SMS/MMS messages about, 17 banking, 235 blocking contacts, 42, 198–199 copying contact photos, 101 deactivating missed notifications, 156 detecting iMessage when used, 64 duplicate notifications, 59 forwarding, 75 www.it-ebooks.info • 285 hiding keyboard, 66 link in email signature, 237 replying with Siri, 214 settings, 42 setup, sharing, 48 spam, 236 viewing all images from a sender, 263 viewing message time and date, 172 SMTP, setup for non-Apple accounts, snooze, 83 social media, see also Facebook; Twitter bookmarklets, 252 Location Services, photo streams, 79 privacy, 42, 264 settings, 42, 45 Software Update in Settings app, 39 sorting documents in iWork apps, 181 notifications, 168 photos, 18 sounds Find My iPhone/iPad, 32 keyboard clicks, 229 settings, 42 Space key, period character, 94 spaces dictation, 242–243 inserting, 94 spam, 236 speakerphone, 16 speaking, see also dictation; Voice Memos app disabling spoken directions, 68 emoji names, 59 Raise to Speak mode, 146, 224 reading aloud, 132–134, 206 Siri settings, 40, 137, 263 typing Siri questions, 80 special characters, see also emoticons currency symbols, 41, 176 Index passcodes, 255 typing, 161 spelling dictionary, 119, 230– 231 spiccato mode, 102 splitting, keyboard, 62–64 Spotlight Search about, 34 settings, 40 web and Wikipedia, 249 spreadsheets, see Numbers app status, checking service, 202 status-bar icons, 8–11 Stocks app about, 25 adding new stocks, 25 defaults, 153 exchange rates, 241 viewing additional data, 153 stolen devices, see lost or stolen devices storage creating folders in iCloud, 236 free apps, 191 iWork files with WebDAV, 111 maps, memory usage and backups, 155 music, 185 PDFs, 96 viewing and deleting iCloud documents, 154 viewing free space, 39–40 viewing number of items on device, 96 straight quotes, 173 streaming, see also photo streams AirPlay, 18–19, 49 Home Sharing, 44, 210 strings, bowing in GarageBand, 102 subscriptions, Newsstand app, 20 swiping about, 29 avoiding Home button with, 146 deleting miskeyed calculator entries, 213 responding to notifications from lock-screen, 206 slides in Keynote presentations, 74 switching apps, 14, 30, 146, 207 browser tabs, 21 calls while wearing headphones, 250 camera modes, 17 email addresses between CC:/BCC: fields, 73 font sizes in Pages, 86 keyboards by sliding, 98 map modes, 24 on/off, Siri’s voice, 263 symbols character, 143, 244 currency, 41, 176, 244 dictation, 243–244 passcodes, 255 typing, 98 syncing automatic, 41, 108 backups, 26 bookmarks, 21, 26 calendars, 23, 26 contacts, 24, 26 EQ, 122 GarageBand, 248 iBooks, 26 iLife, 26 iTunes, 26, 33, 41, 122, 223 iTunes U, 44 iWork, 26–27 manual, 223 Notes app, 26 passwords and usernames, 26 photo streams, 26, 171 photos from computers, 108 playlists, 33 pushing vs fetching nonApple accounts, reading lists, 26 recovering disabled iPhones with, 250 reminders, 26, 42 Safari, 26 status-bar icon, 9–10 system configuration, 34–45 system status, 202 www.it-ebooks.info • 286 T tabs, Pages creating and editing, 227 outlining, 159 viewing, 167 tabs, browser closing all, 238 opening in background, 132 switching between, 21 syncing, 26 viewing more detail, 192 viewing recently closed, 57 tapping capitalization, 118 fast-forwarding music, 152, 194 period character, 94 pop-up menus, 49 selecting paragraphs, 191 selecting photos and videos, 46 selecting text, 45, 191 to quit Siri, 146 to scroll text boxes, 149 zooming with, 45 television, see Apple TV television shows, purchasing, 20 terms and conditions, setup, test mode, accessing, 104 tethered jailbreaking, 51 tethering, see Personal Hotspot text boldface, 228 copying, 45 creating and editing tabs, 227 emailing web-page text, 264 font size, 86, 228 footnotes, 189 justification, 162, 227 referring to page numbers, 180 selecting, 45, 57, 191 sizing, 40, 86 text boxes moving in iWork, 113, 148 scrolling, 149 text messaging about, 17 Index banking, 235 blocking contacts, 42, 198–199 copying contact photos, 101 deactivating missed message notifications, 156 default to iMessages, 17 detecting when iMessage is used, 64 duplicate notifications, 59 forwarding, 75 hiding keyboard, 66 link in email signature, 237 non-Apple accounts, 6, 42 replying with Siri, 214 settings, 42 setup, sharing, 48 sharing map locations between devices, 102 spam, 236 specifying devices, 121 viewing all images from a sender, 263 viewing time and date, 172 text styles, copying and pasting, 81 themes, iMovie, 232 thumb typing, 62–64 thumbnails moving browsing grid, 144 viewing larger, 135, 200 time picker in Calendar app, 205 settings, 41 UTC/GMT, 238 viewing message, 172 time zones seeing night/day, 124 setting, 41 timeline details, iMovie, 259 timers Control Center icon, 35 music or videos, 129 parking, 234 viewing from lock-screen, 203 tips, calculating with Siri, 104 title case, dictation, 242 Touch ID about, additional users, 177 disabling, setup, touch sensitivity, GarageBand, 111 tracking, see advertising traffic mode, 164 Trailers app, 27 transit directions privacy, route planning with Siri, 113, 220 third-party apps, 219 transparency, watermarks, 245 trimming audio tracks, 149 iMovie clips, 266 videos, 77 troubleshooting checking service status, 202 crashes, 173 frozen downloads, 146 hard-rebooting, 136, 174 music in iMovie, 100 Touch ID, Tumblr, 252 Twelve Days of Xmas app, 95 Twitter importing contact photos, 94 privacy, 42, 264 settings, 42, 45 sharing, 48 Siri, 103 viewing links, 186 two-step verification, 70–72 typing accented characters, 161 apostrophes and quotes on iPad, 190 capitalization, 118, 160 contractions, 120 curly quotes, 173 currency symbols, 176 ellipsis character, 143 numbers and symbols, 98 periods and spaces, 94 shortcuts, 229–231 Siri questions, 80 thumb, 62–64 www.it-ebooks.info • 287 U UDID, 142 unblocking contacts, 199 undo in iLife and iWork, 65 keyboard switching to, 84 photo edits, 119 shaking to, 84 undocking, keyboard, 62 uninstalling apps, 14 dictionaries, 88 unique device ID, 142 unlock setting, Smart Case/Cover, 41 unread emails, viewing, 165 untethered jailbreaking, 51 updates App Store, 12, 43 battery life and automatic, 259 icon, 12 Settings app, 39 uploading GarageBand songs to iCloud, 248 WebDAV, 112 uppercase, see capitalization URLs, autocompletion, 59 usability tips, 49 Usage setting, 40 USB cable, charging with, 11 Use Side Switch To setting, 40 usernames, syncing, 26 UTC/GMT, 238 V vCard contacts backup, 155 sharing map locations, 151 vcf backups, 155 sharing map locations, 151 verification, two-step, 70–72 Verizon, call forwarding, 122 versions apps, 16 viewing device, 39 vertical bar, dictation, 244 vibration alerts, 221 Index customizing for individuals, 167 settings, 42, 156 silent, 156 video calling, see also FaceTime non-Apple accounts, Skype link in email signature, 238 videos copying, 46 cueing, 217 cutting clips, 266 fast-forwarding, 194 Flickr, 48 HD, 159, 267 Home Sharing, 44, 210 iMovie theme, 232 iMovie timeline details, 259 Ken Burns effect, 74 listening to audio of, 88, 204 Music app, 19 pausing, 204 Photos app, 18–19 playing on non-synced computers, 158 purchasing, 20 remote control with headphones, 134 restricting explicit, 203 rotating clips, 64 scrubbing, 194 selecting, 46 settings, 44 still photos while shooting, 72 streaming with AirPlay, 18, 49 streaming with Home Sharing, 210 streaming with Photo Stream, 20 syncing, 26, 33 taking with volume controls, 117 timer, 129 trimming, 77 viewing full frame while recording, 172 viewing number of items on device, 96 Vimeo, 45, 48 zooming while recording, 188 viewing all images from iMessage sender, 263 battery charge, 40, 99 browser tabs with more detail, 192 browser tabs, recently closed, 57 calendar events, 73 carriage returns and tabs in Pages, 167 countdown timer on lock screen, 203 driving directions in Maps app, 55 email drafts, 83 FaceTime address, 237 file types for apps, 136 forgotten passwords, 260 full frame while recording, 172 iCloud documents, 154 iMessage address, 237 IMEI, UDID, and ICCID numbers, 142 international keyboards, 207 larger photo thumbnails, 135, 200 links’ web addresses, 129 lyrics while listening to music, 82 map modes, 24 number of items on device, 96 open apps, 14 phone number of device, 130 serial number, 142, 175 storage space, 39–40 text message time and date, 172 Twitter links, 186 unread emails, 165 version, 39 weather details, 64 Vimeo, 45, 48 VIP mailboxes creating, 22, 90 notifications, 91 virtual private network, see VPN vocals, sampling in GarageBand, 91 voice disabling spoken directions, 68 Siri settings, 40, 137, 263 www.it-ebooks.info • 288 Voice Memos app about, 24 interviews, 226 ringtones and alerts, 240 voicemail autodialing PIN, 114–116 direct dial, 114 straight to, 121, 171, 193, 217 volume adjusting in Control Center, 36, 137 Control Center icon, 35 headphones, 153 photo taking with headphones, 134 photo/video taking with volume button, 104, 117 Settings app, 42 Siri, 137 snooze controls, 83 VPN settings, 41 status-bar icon, 9–10 W waking, 4, 145 walking, directions default, 92 wallpaper background contrast, 228 creating from images, 147 lock-screen message for lost or stolen devices, 186 parallax, 229, 258 settings, 42, 49 without app icons, 192 warranties and jailbreaking, 50 watermark, adding to Pages documents, 245 weather detailed view, 64 Notification Center, 47 viewing with Clock app, 266 Weather app, 24, 64 Weather app about, 24 detailed display, 64 web addresses autocompletion, 59 viewing links’, 129 web browsers, see Safari Index web forms, autocompletion, 230 web pages adding to home screen, 48 emailing text of, 264 non-Safari browsers, 222 restricting access, 261 saving images, 172 scrolling text boxes, 149 searching Google or Yahoo! with Siri, 206 searching on page, 197 sharing photos with nonApple users, 79 Spotlight Search, 249 viewing forgotten passwords, 260 WebDAV, 111 whitelisting sites, 261 Wi-Fi activating/deactivating, 34 AirDrop, 36 airplane mode, 9, 34, 38, 111 AirPort Utility, 28 automatic syncing, 41 battery life, 258 configuring and settings, 38, 42 Control Center icon, 35 forgetting networks, 38 Keynote Remote app, 27 resetting networks, 42 setup, status-bar icon, streaming with AirPlay, 18 WPS, Wikipedia, searching with Spotlight Search, 249 wiping erase data option for failed passcode attempt, 31 lost or stolen devices, 32 wireless beaming, 158 wish list, apps, 260 word processing, see Pages words, see also autocompletion; autocorrection copying and pasting text styles, 82 definitions, 86 dictating without spaces, 243 selecting, 57 wrapping, 221 work address, 265 www.it-ebooks.info • 289 Worldwide Developers Conference app, 28 WPS, Location Services, wrapping, word, 221 WWDC app, 28 X Xcode, viewing serial numbers of lost/stolen devices, 175 Y Yahoo! account setup, 6–8 Currency Converter, 241 Finance page, 153 searching with Siri, 206 Z zooming activating/deactivating, 229 Cover Flow mode, 202 gestures, 29, 188 magnifying apps, 16 photos and images, 177, 215 tapping, 45 while recording or taking photos, 188 Learn iOS and Mac OS X Get a solid grounding on development for iOS, or discover the the coolest, most helpful tricks and tips in Mac OS X iOS SDK Development Since the iPhone’s launch in 2008, the iOS platform has added two new device families, thousands of new APIs, new tools and programming practices, and hundreds of thousands of new apps Yours can be one of them This book guides you through the state of the art of iOS development, including the radically overhauled Xcode toolchain, the iOS SDK, and the new iPhone You’ll accelerate your development with new tools like Storyboards, practice on new APIs like the Twitter framework, and learn the latest features of the Objective-C programming language Chris Adamson and Bill Dudney (296 pages) ISBN: 9781934356944 $35 http://pragprog.com/book/adios Mac Kung Fu (2nd edition) Squeeze every drop of juice from OS X with over 400 quick and easy tips, tricks, hints and hacks in Mac Kung Fu: Second Edition Exploit secret settings and hidden apps, push built-in tools to the limit, radically personalize your Mac experience, and make “it just works” even better In addition to core OS X technologies, this significantly revised and expanded update to the best-selling first edition dissects new OS X Mountain Lion tools such as iCloud, Notifications, Reminders, and Calendar See The Unofficial Apple Weblog review at http://www.tuaw.com/2012/12/19/tuaw-bookshelfmac-kung-fu-by-keir-thomas/ Keir Thomas (424 pages) ISBN: 9781937785079 $39 http://pragprog.com/book/ktmack2 www.it-ebooks.info More for iOS Learn how to full-stack testing of your iOS apps and get up to speed 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your iPhone, iPad, and OS X projects by using NSPredicate to filter data, and see how to add iCloud to your applications Marcus S Zarra (256 pages) ISBN: 9781937785086 $33 http://pragprog.com/book/mzcd2 www.it-ebooks.info The Joy of Math and Healthy Programming Rediscover the joy and fascinating weirdness of pure mathematics, and learn how to take a healthier approach to programming Good Math Mathematics is beautiful—and it can be fun and exciting as well as practical Good Math is your guide to some of the most intriguing topics from two thousand years of mathematics: from Egyptian fractions to Turing machines; from the real meaning of numbers to proof trees, group symmetry, and mechanical computation If you’ve ever wondered what lay beyond the proofs you struggled to complete in high school geometry, or what limits the capabilities of the computer on your desk, this is the book for you Mark C Chu-Carroll (282 pages) ISBN: 9781937785338 $34 http://pragprog.com/book/mcmath The Healthy 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