Introduction

The iPhone is the ultimate computing device for seniors. It is small, light, very portable, and very capable, allowing seniors to have with them at all times the means for making and receiving phone calls, doing email, messaging, scheduling, getting news and information, working with photos and videos, socializing, reading, listening to music, and watching movies. I believe that every senior should have an iPhone, and it is my objective to make that assimilation as easy as possible with the end result being the fullest possible use of the iPhone.

Most of my friends and acquaintances are seniors, as I am, and I have spent a fair amount of time helping them get comfortable with computers in general and the iPhone in particular. This book is written for them in a voice without jargon using relevant examples in clear, step-by-step instructions. This book zeroes in on only the most important topics, and it uses brief instructions in plain language, with many color visuals to clearly lead the reader through the steps necessary to perform a task.

QuickSteps® books are recipe books for computer users. They answer the question “How do I…” by providing a quick set of steps to accomplish the most common tasks with, in this case, an iPhone and iOS 8.

QuickSteps® are the central focus of the book, showing you how to quickly perform tasks. QuickFacts sidebars provide information that, although outside the primary discussion, is important to understand for the overall use of the iPhone. Notes, Tips, and Cautions augment the steps with concepts and thoughts that the reader needs to be aware of. The introductions are minimal, and other narrative is kept brief. Numerous full-color illustrations and figures, some with callouts, support the steps.

You can easily find the tasks you want to perform through

       •   The table of contents, which lists the functional areas (chapters) and tasks in the order they are presented

       •   A QuickSteps® To list of tasks on the opening page of each chapter

       •   The index, which provides an alphabetical list of the terms that are used to describe the functions and tasks

       •   Color-coded tabs for each chapter or functional area, with an index to the tabs in the Contents at a Glance (just before the table of contents)

Conventions Used in This Book

iPhone for Seniors QuickSteps® uses several conventions designed to make the book easier for you to follow:

       •   A in the table of contents references a QuickFacts sidebar in a chapter.

       •   Bold type is used for words on the screen that you are to do something with, such as “…tap Settings, and tap Calendar.”

       •   Italic type is used for a word or phrase that is being defined or otherwise deserves special emphasis.

       •   SMALL CAPITAL LETTERS are used for keys on the keyboard, such as ENTER and SHIFT.

       •   When there are several commands in a row with the same verb (for example, tap Settings, tap General, tap Siri, tap On/Off), the instruction becomes long and hard to follow. To simplify that, I have replaced the comma and repeated verb with the | character (called the vertical line or pipe character). Thus, the example becomes tap Settings | General | Siri | On/Off.