iPod Tips and Tricks

16 Tips to a Better iPod Life : 

16 Tips to a Better iPod Life Tips and Tricks to help you in your new life as an iPod Touch user. Presented by Brian Subia

1. Soft Reset : 

1. Soft Reset Press and hold the Home button and the Sleep button to restart your iPod. The screen will shut off and then turn back on. Keep holding until the screen turns back on.

2. Move "dock" Icons : 

2. Move "dock" Icons You'd be surprised how often this tip is overlooked. The 4 icons located on the grey bar at the bottom of your iPod – Music, Videos, Photos, and iTunes - are movable, just like the rest of the icons. Just press and hold the icons, then drag them while they are shaking. Press the home button when you're done. You can put any 4 icons on your dock. In the screenshots, note the difference between pic 1 and 2.

3. Tap the bottom corner tonavigate home screens : 

3. Tap the bottom corner tonavigate home screens When on your home screen, try tapping the bottom right/left corner to switch between pages instead of swiping your finger across the screen.

4. Domain Resolution : 

4. Domain Resolution When typing a URL in Safari, you don't have to type the "www" or the ".com". For instance, for www.msnbc.com just type "msnbc" in the URL box.

5. Domain Suffix : 

5. Domain Suffix Hold down the ".com" key for ".net, .edu, .org" keys. Note: Slide your finger from .com to .net/.edu/.org, rather than lifting and pressing.

6. Scroll to Top of Page : 

6. Scroll to Top of Page In any application, Safari included, you can automatically scroll to the top of the page by tapping on the "top bar", which has the time, service bars, and battery. In Safari, this not only brings you to the top of the page, but also brings up the URL bar.

7. Double tap a columnon Safari to fit-to-page : 

7. Double tap a columnon Safari to fit-to-page When browsing the Internet on your iPod's Safari browser, double tap any column, word, or picture to fit it's width to your iPod's screen. This is extremely useful for reading blogs. The first screenshot is the page when it firsts load. The second screenshot is the page once the main text was double tapped.

8. Click & Hold URL's : 

8. Click & Hold URL's In Safari, hold a link to see the URL and site name.

9. Save any imagefrom Safari : 

9. Save any imagefrom Safari To save any image from the web to your Photos, simply press and hold the image. A menu will appear asking "Save Image" or "Cancel". Once the image is in your Photos, you can set it as your wallpaper.

10. Manually select the iconfor a bookmarked webpage : 

When you are browsing a website on your iPod's Safari browser and want to add its icon to your home screen, press the plus sign and select "Add to Home Screen". The image in the icon, however, is a screenshot of the page you were on. So if you want the icon to look a specific way, zoom in on a particular item on the page. Whether you want the website's logo, or some picture on the page, simply zoom in on that part of the page before you press "Add to Home Screen". Note: This doesn't work with all websites. Popular sites like Google have special icons for the iPod's home screen. 10. Manually select the iconfor a bookmarked webpage

10. Manually select the iconfor a bookmarked webpage : 

10. Manually select the iconfor a bookmarked webpage Go to your website of choice. Zoom in on your favorite part. Press the + sign and choose Add to Home Screen.

10. Manually select the iconfor a bookmarked webpage : 

10. Manually select the iconfor a bookmarked webpage Name the bookmark appropriately. Now that exact part of the webpage is displayed in your icon.

11. Fast Forward/RewindMusic & Video : 

11. Fast Forward/RewindMusic & Video Press and hold the skip forward/back arrows to fast forward or rewind rather than skip tracks.

12. Double Tap Home Button : 

12. Double Tap Home Button Double clicking the home button from the "Slide to unlock" screen or while in any program will always bring up iPod controls, right over the current screen. You can control your iPod without even unlocking your phone!

13. Press & Hold ForAlternate Characters : 

13. Press & Hold ForAlternate Characters Hold a letter for a popup of various versions of the character (i.e. to type España with the "ñ" simply hold "n" and simply slide/release to the appropriate character).

14. Double tap space barfor a period : 

14. Double tap space barfor a period When typing on your iPod, double tapping the space bar at the end of a sentence automatically enters a period followed by a space. No need to press "123" to get to the numbers and symbols page where the period typically resides.

15. Delete Emails : 

15. Delete Emails You can do both "bulk deletes" and "individual deletes" when browsing email. To do a bulk delete, simply click Edit, check off the desired emails, and then choose delete or move. To delete a single email, simply "cross it out" by swiping your finger across the email, then press delete.

16. Take a Screenshot : 

16. Take a Screenshot To take a screenshot, hold the home button and click the sleep button. The screen will flash white and the screenshot will be stored in your camera roll.

NICE THINGS : 

NICE THINGS For being such an attentive audience you will now be rewarded with NICE THINGS.