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Friday, March 26, 2010

iPhone How To: Ring/Silent Switch and Vibrate Modes

Ring/Silent Switch and Vibrate Modes

A switch on the side of iPhone makes it easy to turn the ringer on or off.

Turn the ringer on or off: 

Flip the switch on the side of iPhone.
The upper portion of iPhone with two close-ups of the Ring/Silent switch—one showing the switch set to ring mode and the other showing the switch set to silent mode.
IMPORTANT: Clock alarms still sound even if you set the Ring/Silent switch to silent.

Set iPhone to vibrate: 

In Settings, choose Sounds. Separate controls let you set vibrate for both ring mode and silent mode.
For more information, see Settings.

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Friday, March 19, 2010

iPhone How To: Favorite Calls Using iPhone

Favorites

Favorites gives you quick access to your most-used phone numbers.

Add a contact’s number to your favorites list: 

Tap Contacts and choose a contact. Then tap “Add to Favorites” and choose the number you want to add.

Add a recent caller’s number to your favorites list: 

Tap Recents and tap Blue dot with right arrow next to a caller, then tap “Add to Favorites.”

Go to favorites: 

Double-click the Home Home button icon button. See Home.

Call a contact from your favorites: 

Tap Favorites and choose a contact.

Delete a contact from your favorites: 

Tap Favorites and tap Edit. Then tap Red dot with minus sign next to a contact or number and tap Remove.

Reorder your favorites list: 

Tap Favorites and tap Edit. Then drag Grabber icon next to a contact to a new place in the list.

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Friday, March 12, 2010

iPhone How To: Using iPhone Abroad

International

Use International settings to set the language for iPhone, turn keyboards for different languages on or off, and set the date, time, and telephone number formats for your region.

Set the language for iPhone: 

Choose General > International > Language, choose the language you want to use, then tap Done.

Set the Voice Control language for iPhone: 

Choose General > International > Voice Control, then choose the language you want to use (available only on iPhone 3GS).

Turn international keyboards on or off: 

Choose General > International > Keyboards, and turn on the keyboards you want.
If more than one keyboard is turned on, tap International keyboard icon to switch keyboards when you’re typing. When you tap the symbol, the name of the newly active keyboard appears briefly. See International Keyboards.

Set date, time, and telephone number formats: 

Choose General > International > Region Format, and choose your region.
The Region Format also determines the language used for the days and months that appear in native iPhone applications.

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Friday, March 5, 2010

How To Make Conference Calls Using iPhone

Conference Calls

You can talk to more than one person at a time, and merge up to five calls, depending on your carrier.
NOTE: Conference calling may be an optional service in some countries. Contact your carrier for more information.

Create a conference call: 

  1. Make a call.
  2. Tap Add Call and make another call. The first call is put on hold.
  3. Tap Merge Calls. The calls are merged on one line and everyone can hear each other.
  4. Repeat steps two and three to add up to five calls.

Drop one call: 

Tap Conference and tap Red dot with white phone icon next to a call. Then tap End Call.

Talk privately with a call: 

Tap Conference, then tap Private next to a call. Tap Merge Calls to resume the conference.

Add an incoming call: 

Tap Hold Call + Answer, then tap Merge Calls.
If your service includes conference calling, iPhone always has a second line available in addition to the conference call.

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