iPhone

Creating New Contacts While Using an iPhone

You can create new contacts on your iPhone in a number of ways.You can start with some information, such as the phone number from a recent call, and create a contact from it, or you can create a contact manually “from scratch.” In this section, you learn how to create a contact from a recent […]

Making, Receiving, and Managing Calls (Iphone)

In this chapter, you’ll explore all the cell phone functionality that your iPhone has to offer. The topics include the following: Configuring phone settings Making calls Receiving calls Managing calls Using visual voicemail Getting information about your cell account Although it’s also a lot of other great things,such as an iPod, web browser, email tool,and […]

Configuring Phone Settings (Iphone)

Before jumping into iPhone calling, take a few minutes to configure your iPhone’s phone functions to work the way you want them to. Of course, we all know that your ringtone is the most important setting, and you’ll want to make sure your iPhone’s ringtone is just right.You can create custom ring-tones in iTunes and […]

Making Calls (Iphone)

There are a number of ways to make calls with your iPhone, but after a call is in progress, you can manage it in the same way no matter how you started the call. Dialing with the Keypad The most obvious way to make a call is to dial the number. 1. On the Home […]

Receiving Calls (Iphone)

Receiving calls on your iPhone enables you to access the same great tools you can use when you make calls, plus a few more for good measure. Answering Calls When your iPhone rings, it’s time to answer the call—or not. If you configured the ringer to ring, you hear your general ringtone or one associated […]

Managing Calls (Iphone)

You’ve already learned most of what you need to know to use your iPhone’s cell phone functions. In the following sections, you learn the rest. step-by-step Clearing Recent Calls Earlier,you learned about the Recents tool that tracks call activity on your iPhone.As you read,this list shows both completed and missed calls;you can view all calls […]

Using Visual Voicemail (Iphone)

Visual voicemail just might be the best of your iPhone’s many great features. No more wading through long, uninteresting voicemails to get to one in which you are interested.You simply jump to the message you want to hear. And because voicemails are stored on your iPhone, you don’t need to log in to hear them. […]

Listening to and Managing Voicemails (Iphone)

Unless you turned off the voicemail sound,you hear a tone each time a caller leaves a voicemail for you. In the Voicemail button on the Phone screen, you also see the number of new voicemails you have. (New is defined as those voicemails to which you haven’t listened.) If you receive a voicemail while your […]

Emailing (Iphone)

In this chapter, you explore all the email functionality that an iPhone has to offer. Topics include the following: Configuring email accounts on an iPhone Configuring general email settings Working with email For most of us,email is an important way we communicate with others,both in our professional and personal lives. Fortunately,the iPhone has great email […]

Configuring Email Accounts on an iPhone

Before you can start using an iPhone for email,you have to configure the email accounts you want to access with it.The iPhone supports a number of standard email services including MobileMe, Exchange (by far the most widely used email system in business), Gmail,Yahoo! Mail, and AOL. You can also configure any email account that uses […]

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