brand new iphone user, need help

2012-09-24 Thread Candy
Hello everyone, I am a brand newiphone user. Thursday I got the 4s, and of course on Friday it updated. I have so many questions, I really don't where to start, but, one thing at a time. I understand that siri and voice over don't get along. Okay, I want to make a call, I

Re: brand new iphone user, need help

2012-09-24 Thread Scott Howell
You do not have to turn VoiceOver off in order to use Siri. You only need activate Siri and speak what you want and wait for a few seconds after you are done speaking. Siri will carryout your requested action. I hope that helps get you started. Don't worry you will become a pro at using the

Re: brand new iphone user, need help

2012-09-24 Thread Garth Humphreys
Hi Candy. You might want to check out my website at Www.iblindtech.com I have a podcast feed there which is specifically designed to help new users with there iPhones. You can subscribe in iTunes or simply download the episodes from the Democast tab on the site. I don't have a 4S/5 so

Re: brand new iphone user, need help

2012-09-24 Thread reggie.alvar...@gmail.com
Garth, Has nothing to do with subject, but would like to bookmark your site. When I am on the site and touch bookmark I am presented with a list of search engines. I have a folder for bookmarks, but can't remember how I got my bookmarks there.can you help please? Only did it twice, and do not

Re: brand new iphone user, need help

2012-09-24 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hi, I believe you double tap utilities not bookmark in order to bookmark a site. hth Ricardo Walker rica...@appletothecore.info Twitter:@apple2thecore www.appletothecore.info On Sep 24, 2012, at 9:19 AM, reggie.alvar...@gmail.com reggie.alvar...@gmail.com wrote: Garth, Has nothing to do

Re: brand new iphone user, need help

2012-09-24 Thread reggie.alvar...@gmail.com
Candy, No this will not get the better of you!! I am 60 years old and like you had never held an Apple device. Big learning curve and much frustration later, I am using it and maintaining it fairly easily. Practice your gestures in setting/general/accessibility/practice and once familiar with

Re: brand new iphone user, need help

2012-09-24 Thread Marianne Denning
I think most of us were frustrated in the beginning. Learn to do one thing at a time rather than going several directions at once. I focused on making and receiving calls in the beginning. Then I started tackling new things. On 9/24/12, reggie.alvar...@gmail.com reggie.alvar...@gmail.com