Contents
Switching Apps (AKA Multitasking)
Music Controls and Portrait Screen Rotation Lock
Starting Apps and Using Soft Keys
Reading the Connectivity Status Icons
Flying on an Airplane—Airplane Mode
Congratulations on Your New iPod touch with iOS 5!
Quickly Locating Tips, Cautions, and Notes
Part III: You and Your iPod touch …
Getting to Know Your iPod touch
Charging Your iPod touch and Battery Life Tips
Knowing If You Need to Set Up Your iPod touch
Setting up Your iPod touch Over-the-Air Using iCloud
Setting up a New iPod touch Using iCloud
Restoring Your iPod touch Using iCloud
Setting up Your iPod touch Using iTunes
Restoring Your iPod touch From a Previous Backup
Cleaning Your iPod touch Screen
Cases and Protective Covers for Your iPod touch
Powering On/Off and Sleep/Wake
Slide to Unlock and Quick Camera and Media Access
Moving Around Inside Apps and Your Settings Screens
Access the Fast App Switcher by Double–Clicking the Home Button
Locking Your Screen in Portrait (Vertical) Orientation
Adjusting or Disabling the Auto-Lock Time-Out Feature
Adjusting the Date, Time, Time Zone, and 24-Hour Format
Configuring Notification Center
Accessibility Options For Notification Center
Chapter 2: Typing, Copy, and Search
Typing on the Screen with Two Thumbs
Type Quick Phrases with Shortcuts
Saving Time with Auto-Correction
Getting Your iPod touch to Speak To You (VoiceOver)
Speak Selection and Speak Auto-text
Using Zoom to Magnify the Entire Screen
Triple-Click Home Button Options
Using the Magnifying Glass for Editing Text or Placing the Cursor
Press and Hold Keyboard Shortcut for Typing Symbols and More
Quickly Selecting and Deleting or Changing Text
Setting Auto-Correction to ON or OFF
Typing in Other Languages—International Keyboards
Adding a New International Keyboard
Editing, Re-Ordering, or Deleting Keyboards
Selecting Text by Double-Tapping It
Selecting Text with Two-Finger Touch
Selecting a Web Site or Other Non-Editable Text with Touch and Hold
App Switching and Multitasking
Finding Things with Spotlight Search
Searching the Web or Wikipedia
Chapter 3: Sync with iCloud, iTunes, and More
Managing iCloud Storage and Backup
Syncing iTunes with an iPhone or iPad and Your iPod touch?
There Are Other Sync Methods—Should I Use iTunes?
Getting to the Sync Setup Screen (Info Tab)
Syncing Your iPod touch with iTunes
Move Apps, Work with Folders, or Delete App Icons
Troubleshooting iTunes and the Sync
Check Out the Apple Knowledgebase for Helpful Articles
iTunes Locked Up and Will Not Respond (Windows Computer)
iTunes Locked Up and Will Not Respond (Apple Computer)
Updating Your iPod touch Operating System
Setting Up Your Google or Exchange Account on Your Device
Chapter 4: Connect to the Network
What Can I Do When I'm Connected to a Wi-Fi Network?
Connecting at a Public Wi-Fi Hotspot with Web Login
Secure Wi-Fi Networks—Entering a Password
Switching to a Different Wi-Fi Network
Verifying Your Wi-Fi Connection
Advanced Wi-Fi Options (Hidden or Undiscoverable Networks)
Why Can't I See the Wi-Fi Network I Want to Join?
Reconnecting to Previously Joined Wi-Fi Networks
Flying on an Airplane: Airplane Mode
Knowing When You Are Connected to a VPN Network
Chapter 5: AirPlay and Bluetooth
AirPlay Devices That Work with the iPod touch
Bluetooth Devices that Work with the iPod touch
Pairing with a Bluetooth Device
Pairing with a Headset or Any Bluetooth Device
Connecting to a Stereo Bluetooth Device
Disconnecting or Forgetting a Bluetooth Device
Moving Icons to the Bottom Dock
Moving Icons to a Different Home Page
Resetting All Your Icon Locations (Factory Defaults)
Killing Apps from the Fast App Switcher Bar
Media Controls and the Screen Portrait Orientation Lock
Chapter 8: Personalize and Secure
Changing Your Lock Screen and Home Screen Wallpapers
Changing Wallpaper from Your Settings App
Downloading Great Wallpaper from Free Apps
Using Your Newly Saved Wallpaper
Adjusting Sounds on Your iPod touch
Securing Your iPod touch with a Passcode
Setting a Simple Four-Digit Passcode
Setting a More Complex Password
Adjusting Your Passcode Options
Enabling iMessage and Adjusting Settings
Composing a Message from the Messages App
Options After Sending a Message
Composing a Message from Contacts
Message Tone and Sound Options
Sending a Picture or Video with Messages
Choosing a Picture or Video from Photos to Send via Messages
Chapter 10: Video Messaging and Skype
Connecting to a Bluetooth Headset or Car Stereo
Making Phone Calls and More with Skype
Downloading Skype to Your iPod touch
Finding and Adding Skype Contacts
Making Calls with Skype on Your iPod touch
Receiving Calls with Skype on Your iPod touch
Your iPod touch as a Music Player
Creating Playlists on the iPod touch
Changing the View in the Music app
To Play the Previous or Next Song
Double-Click the Home Button for Media Controls
Repeating, Shuffling, Moving around in a Song
Moving to Another Part of a Song
Viewing Other Songs on the Album
Using Sound Check (Auto Volume Adjust)
Volume Limit (Safely Listen to Music at a Reasonable Level)
Showing Media Controls When Your iPod touch is Locked
Listening to Free Internet Radio (Pandora)
Thumbs Up or Thumbs Down in Pandora
Creating a New Station in Pandora
Adjusting Pandora's Settings—Your Account, Upgrading, and More
Chapter 12: iBooks and E-Books
Switching Collections (Books, PDFs, More)
Customizing Your Reading Experience: Brightness, Fonts, and Font Sizes
Grow Your Vocabulary Using the Built-In Dictionary
Other E-Book Readers: Kindle and Kobo
Chapter 13: Newsstand and More
Buying and Subscribing to Periodicals
Moving Through and Enjoying Content
The Zinio Magazine App—A Sampler
The iPod touch as a PDF Reader
Transferring Files to your iPod touch
Connecting to Google Docs and other Servers with GoodReader
Your iPod touch as a Video Player
Loading Videos onto Your iPod touch
Watching Videos on the iPod touch
Fast-Forward or Rewind the Video
Changing the Size of the Video (Widescreen vs. Full Screen)
Checking and Clearing your History
Chapter 15: Safari Web Browser
Web Browsing on the iPod touch
An Internet Connection Is Required
Layout of the Safari Web Browser Screen
Moving Backward or Forward Through Open Web Pages
Zooming In and Out in Web Pages
Activating Links from Web Pages
Safari Browsing Tips and Tricks
Jumping to the Top of the Web Page
Emailing or Tweeting a Web Page
Saving or Copying Text and Graphics
Adding a Web Page Icon to Your Home Screen
Adjusting the Safari Browser Settings
Chapter 16: Communicate with Email
A Network Connection Is Required
Setting up Email on the iPod touch
Entering Passwords for Email Accounts
Adding a New Email Account on the iPod touch
The Mailboxes Screen—Inboxes and Accounts
Adding or Editing Email Folders or Mailboxes
Inbox, Flagged (Marked) and Threaded Messages
Addressing Your Message—Choose the Recipients
Changing the Email Account to Send From
Auto-Correction and Auto-Capitalization
Marking Messages as Unread or Flagged
Knowing When You Have an Attachment
Receiving an Auto-Open Attachment
Opening and Viewing Compressed .zip Files
Replying, Forwarding, or Deleting a Message
Cleaning up and Organizing Your Inbox
Deleting, Moving or Marking Several Messages
Deleting from the Message Viewing Screen
Moving an Email to a Folder While Viewing It
Fine Tuning Your Email Settings
Automatically Retrieve Email (Fetch New Data)
Changing Your Default Mail Account (Sent From)
Toggling Sounds for Receiving and Sending Email
Removing Email Messages from Your iPod touch After Deletion
Changing the Incoming Server Port
Troubleshooting Email Problems
E-Mail Isn’t Being Received or Sent
Chapter 17: Contacts and Notes
Loading Your Contacts onto the iPod touch
When Is Your Contact List Most Useful?
Adding a New Contact on Your iPod touch
Quickly Jump to a Letter by Tapping and Sliding on the Alphabet
Adding Contacts from Email Messages
Sending a Picture to a Contact
Sending an Email Message from Contacts
Showing Your Contacts Addresses on the Map
Changing Your Contact Sort and Display Order
Searching for Global Address List (GAL) Contacts
When Global Address List Contacts Don’t Show Up (For Microsoft Exchange Users)
Data Detectors - Cool Things With Underlined Words
Chapter 18: Calendar and Reminders
Managing Your Busy Life on Your iPod touch
Syncing or Sharing Your Calendar and Reminders
Today's Day and Date Shown on the Calendar Icon
Viewing Your Appointments and Getting Around in Calendar
Working with Several Calendars
Adding Notes to Calendar Events
Using Copy and Paste Between the Email and Calendar Apps
Switching an Event to a Different Calendar
Chapter 19: Working with Photos
Viewing Pictures You Have Taken
Getting Photos onto Your iPod touch
Launching from the Photos Icon
Working with Individual Pictures
Zooming in and out of Pictures
Using a Picture As Your iPod touch Wallpaper
Emailing or Tweeting a Picture
Share, Copy, Print, or Delete Several Pictures at Once
Assigning a Picture to a Contact
Viewing a Photo on Your Apple TV
Downloading Pictures from Web Sites
Determining Your Location (the Blue Dot)
Adding a Mapped Location to Contacts
Searching for Establishments Near You
Tap the Current Location Button First
Choosing Start or End Location
Switching Between Driving, Transit, and Walking Directions
Chapter 21: iTunes on Your Device
A Network Connection Is Required
Finding Music with New Releases, Top Tens, and Genres
iTunes U: Great Educational Content
Purchasing or Renting Music, Videos, Podcasts, and More
Previewing a Video, TV Show, or Music Video
Purchasing a Song, Video, or Other Item
The Download Icon: Stopping and Deleting Downloads
Chapter 22: The Amazing App Store
Learning More About Apps and the App Store
Where to Find Apps News and Reviews
A Network Connection Is Required
Finding Free or Discounted Apps
Redeeming Gift Cards or iTunes Codes
Maintaining and Updating Your Apps
Using the iPod touch As a Gaming Device
Acquiring Games and Other Fun Apps
Reading Reviews Before You Buy
Looking for Free Trials or Lite Versions
Different Ways to Connect to Facebook
Refreshing Your List of Tweets
What to Do If the iPod touch Stops Responding
How to Hard-Reset Your iPod touch
How to Soft-Reset Your iPod touch
No Sound in Music, Video, Alerts or Ringer
If You Can’t Make Purchases from iTunes or the App Store
When Your iPod touch Does Not Show Up in iTunes
Reinstalling the iPod touch Operating System (with or Without a Restore)
Additional Troubleshooting and Help Resources