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Tap a name or number to dial. Or tap the O button to view the details of
a call—when, where, how long—and, if you like, to add this number to
your Contacts list.
Contacts. Your master phone book. If your social circle is longer than one
screenful, you’ll have the distinct pleasure of flicking through it (page 17).
Or, if you’re in a hurry to get to the T’s, use the A to Z index down the
right edge of the screen. You can tap the last-name initial letter you want
(R, or W, or whatever). Alternatively, you can drag your finger up or down
the index. The list scrolls in real time.
In any case, when you see the name you want, tap it to open its “card,”
filled with phone numbers and other info. Tap the number you want to
dial.
To edit the Contacts list, see page 44.
How would you like your phonebook sorted alphabetically: by last name or by first
name? and how would you like the names to appear: as “Potter, Harry” or as “Harry
Potter”? The iPhone lets you choose. See page 255.
Keypad. This dialing pad may be virtual, but the buttons are a heck of a
lot bigger than they are on regular cellphones, making them easy to tap,
even with fat fingers. You can punch in any number and then tap Call to
place the call.
Once you’ve dialed, no matter which method, either hold the iPhone up to
your head, put in the earbuds, turn on the speakerphone (page 14), or put on
your Bluetooth earpiece—and start talking!
Answering Calls
When someone calls your iPhone, you’ll know it; three out of your five senses
are alerted. Depending on how you’ve set up your iPhone, you’ll hear a ring,
feel vibration, and see the caller’s name and photo fill that giant iPhone screen.
(Scent and taste will have to wait until iPhone 2.0.)
For details on choosing a ring sound (ringtone) and vibrate mode, see page 245.
and for info on the Silence all switch, see page 12.
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