Apple Ipod Touch Ios6 User Guide

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Organizing with folders
You can use folders to organize the apps on your Home screens. Rearrange folders—just as you 
do apps—by dragging them around your Home screens or to the Dock.
Create a folder:  Touch and hold an app until the Home screen icons begin to jiggle, then drag 
an app onto another.
iPod touch creates a new folder that includes the two apps, and names the folder based on the 
type of apps. To enter a different name, tap the name field.
Open a folder:  Tap the...

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Typing
The onscreen keyboard lets you type when you need to enter text.
Entering text
Use the onscreen keyboard to enter text, such as contact information, mail, and web addresses. 
Depending on the app and the language you’re using, the keyboard may correct misspellings, 
predict what you’re typing, and even learn as you use it.
You can also use an Apple Wireless Keyboard to type. See Apple Wireless Keyboard
 on page 24. 
To use dictation instead of typing, see Dictation
 on...

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Editing text
If you need to edit text, an onscreen magnifying glass lets you position the insertion point where 
you need it. You can select text, and cut, copy, and paste text. In some apps, you can also cut, 
copy, and paste photos and videos.
Position the insertion point:  Touch and hold to bring up the magnifying glass, then drag to 
position the insertion point.
Select text:  Tap the insertion point to display the selection buttons. Tap Select to select the 
adjacent word,...

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Each time you reject a suggestion for the same word, iPod touch becomes more likely to accept 
the word.
iPod touch also underlines words you type that might be misspelled.
Replace a misspelled word:  Tap the underlined word, then tap the correct spelling. If the word 
you want doesn’t appear, retype it.
Turn auto-correction or spell checking on or off:  Go to Settings > General > Keyboard.
Shortcuts and your personal dictionary
Shortcuts lets you type just a few characters in...

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Dictation
On iPod touch 5th generation, you can dictate text instead of typing. To use dictation, Siri must 
be turned on and iPod touch must be connected to the Internet. You can include punctuation 
and give commands to format your text.
Note:  Dictation may not be available in all languages or in all areas, and features may vary.
Turn on dictation:  Go to Settings > General > Siri, then turn on Siri.
Dictate text:  From the onscreen keyboard, tap , then speak. When you finish,...

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Voice Control
Voice Control lets you control music playback using voice commands. On iPod touch 5th generation, 
you can also use Siri to control iPod touch by voice. See Chapter 4, Siri, on page 35.
Note:  Voice Control may not be available in all languages. Voice Control and Voice Control 
settings are not available when Siri is turned on.
Use Voice Control:  Press and hold the Home button  until the Voice Control screen appears 
and you hear a beep. 
For best results:
 •Speak...

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Searching
You can search many of the apps on iPod touch, as well as Wikipedia and the web. Search an 
individual app, or search all the apps at once using Spotlight. Spotlight also searches the names 
of apps on iPod touch—if you have a lot of apps, you might want to use Spotlight to locate and 
open them.
Search an individual app:  Enter text in the search field. 
Search iPod touch using Spotlight:  Swipe right from the first Home screen, or press the Home 
button 
 from any...

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Notifications
To help make sure you don’t miss important events, many iPod touch apps can provide alerts. 
An alert can appear briefly as a banner at the top of the screen, which goes away if you don’t 
respond to it, or as a notice in the center of the screen that remains until you acknowledge it. 
Some apps can also display badges on their icons on the Home screen, to let you know how 
many new items await—for example, how many new email messages you have. If there’s a...

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Manage alerts for your apps:  Go to Settings > Notifications. See Do Not Disturb and 
Notifications
 on page 12 0 .
Choose alert sounds, adjust the alert volume, or turn vibrate on or off:  Go to Settings > Sounds.
Sharing
iPod touch gives you lots of ways to share with other people.
Sharing within apps
In many apps, tapping  displays options for sharing, as well as other actions such as printing or 
copying. The options vary depending on the app you’re using.
Facebook
Sign in to...

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When you’re composing a Tweet, the number in the lower-right corner of the Tweet screen 
shows the number of characters remaining that you can enter. Attachments use some of a 
Tweet’s 140 characters.
Add Twitter user names and photos to your contacts:  Go to Settings > Twitter, then tap 
Update Contacts.
Set options for Twitter:  Go to Settings > Twitter.
Install the Twitter app:  Go to Settings > Twitter, then tap Install. 
To learn how to use the Twitter app, open the app, tap...