iPhone for Seniors in easy steps

by Nick Vandome

Overview

iPhone for Seniors in easy steps, 7th edition is now updated to cover all iPhones with iOS 14. It’ll show you how to:

Make and receive phone calls

Text with the Messages app, including a variety of fun features including Animojis and Memojis

Make video calls with FaceTime

Set up and use email accounts

Use Settings to customize your iPhone exactly to your style and requirement

Use Apple Pay on your iPhone to pay securely – no need to carry your wallet all the time

Use apps to stay healthy, shop online, plan your vacation, get instant news, and more.

Master the Control Center

Explore the entire iTunes Music library, share music, videos, apps, calendars and photos with family members – stay in the loop with children and grandchildren!

Apps are at the heart of the iPhone and iPhone for Seniors in easy steps, 7th edition gives a comprehensive introduction to using the preinstalled apps. It then shows how to find and download apps from the Apple App Store for:

Going on vacation

Online shopping

Social networking

Hobbies

Music and videos

Books

Photos

Keeping up-to-date with everyday tasks, through the use of the Notes, Calendar, Contacts and Reminders apps

Health and wellbeing, using the Health app that is designed to collate a range of health and fitness information

An in-depth chapter on iCloud, Apple's online storage, sharing and backup service, explains how iCloud works and shows how it can automatically store your data and share your photos so you don’t have to worry about losing information should anything happen to your iPhone.

iPhone for Seniors in easy steps, 7th edition is written in larger type for easier reading and takes the mystery out of using your iPhone, showing how it can become your most useful digital companion, ready to help keep you in touch, up-to-date, and entertained.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781840789089
Publisher:	In Easy Steps Limited
Publication date:	11/24/2020
Series:	In Easy Steps
Edition description:	7th ed.
Pages:	192
Sales rank:	1,103,722
Product dimensions:	7.20(w) x 8.80(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

Nick Vandome is an IT writer and trainer who specializes in digital imaging and web authoring subjects. In addition to his writing, he also works designing websites and runs training courses. Before he started working with computers he wrote books about working and traveling abroad.

Table of Contents

1 Your New iPhone 7

Hands on with the iPhone 8

iPhone Nuts and Bolts 12

Inserting the SIM 14

MagSafe Accessories 15

iPhone Gestures 16

Getting Set Up 19

iPhone Settings 20

About iOS 14 22

Using the Lock Screen 23

Face ID and Passcode 24

Opening and Closing Apps 26

Notifications 28

Updating Software 30

3 Starting to use your iPhone 31

Home Screens 32

App Library 33

Working with Home Screens 34

Using the App Library 36

Today View Panel 38

iPhone Widgets 40

Using the Dock 46

Using the Control Center 48

Setting Up Siri 52

Finding Things with Siri 54

Reachability 56

Night Shift 57

Do Not Disturb 58

Using Haptic Touch 59

Screen Time 60

Restrictions for Children 64

About Apple Pay 66

Using the EarPods 68

3 Head in the iCloud 69

What is iCloud? 70

iCloud Settings 71

Adding iCloud Storage 72

Backing Up with iCloud 73

About Family Sharing 74

Using Family Sharing 76

iCloud Drive and the Files App 78

4 Calls and Contacts 79

Adding Contacts 80

Making a Call 82

Receiving a Call 84

Saving Phone Contacts 86

Setting Ringtones 88

Phone Settings 90

5 Typing and Texts 91

The iPhone Keyboard 92

Keyboard Settings 94

Using Predictive Text 96

One Handed Keyboard 98

Entering Text 99

Editing Text 100

Text Messaging 102

Enhancing Text Messages 104

Voice Typing 108

Managing Messages 109

6 Camera and Photos 111

The iPhone Camera 112

Photo Settings 116

Viewing Photos 117

For You Tab 118

Editing Photos 119

7 The Online World 121

Getting Online 122

Safari Settings 123

Web Browsing with Safari 124

Using Tabs in Safari 126

Setting Up an Email Account 128

Emailing 130

Having a Video Chat 132

Adding Social Media 134

8 Hands on with Apps 135

What is an App? 136

Built-in Apps 137

About the App Store 140

Finding Apps 142

Downloading Apps 144

Updating Apps 145

Managing your Apps 146

9 Apps for Every Day 147

Apple Watch with the iPhone 148

Using the Health App 149

Jotting Down Notes 152

Keeping Up-to-Date 154

Setting Reminders 156

Getting the News 158

10 Relaxing with your iPhone 159

Around the iTunes Store 160

Buying Items 162

Music on the iPhone 163

Reading 166

Researching 168

11 On the Go 169

Finding Locations 170

Getting Directions 172

Booking a Trip 174

Booking Hotels 176

Finding Flights 177

Speaking their Language 178

12 Practical Matters 179

Accessibility Issues 180

Finding your iPhone 184

Avoiding Viruses 186

Index 187