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What’s On Your iPhone?
Once your iPhone is seated in the sync cradle, click its icon in the iTunes
source list. The middle part of the iTunes window now reveals six file-folder
tabs, representing the six categories of stuff you can sync to your iPhone.
Here’s what each one tells you:
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Summary. This screen gives basic stats on your iPhone, like its serial
number, capacity, and phone number. Buttons in the middle let you
check for iPhone software updates or restore it to its out-of-the-box state
(page 271). At the bottom of the screen, you can specify how and what
you’d like to sync.
Info. The settings here control the syncing of your contacts, calendars,
email account settings, and bookmarks.
Music. You can opt to sync all your songs, music videos, and playlists
here—or, if your collection is larger than the iPhone’s capacity, just some
of them.
Photos. Here, you can get iPhone-friendly versions of your digital
pictures copied over from a folder on your hard drive—or from a photomanagement
program like Photoshop Elements, Photoshop Album, or
iPhoto.
Podcasts. This screen lets you sync all—or just selected—podcasts. You
can even opt to get only the unplayed ones from iTunes.
Videos. You can choose both movies and TV shows from the iTunes
Store for syncing here, along with other compatible video files in your
library.
At the bottom of the screen, iTunes displays a colorful horizontal map that
shows you the amount and types of files: Audio, Video, Photos, and Other (for
your personal data). More importantly, it also shows you how much room
you have left to wedge even more stuff onto your little black-and-chrome
traveling companion.
The following pages detail how to sync each kind of iPhone-friendly material
onto your phone: music, audio books, podcasts, videos, photos, contacts,
calendars, bookmarks, and email account settings.
Chapter 11