Your Status and Account Information | Apple MD058LL/A, ME178LL/A

Your Status and Account Information

The Me screen summarizes information about your friends, your games, and your achievements.

The text field in the center of the screen lets you enter your current status message. Your status appears along with your nickname in other players’ Friends screens.

Change your status: Tap the status field and use the keyboard to enter or update your status.

View your account information: Tap the account banner, then tap View Account. You can change or update the following settings:

ÂÂ Nickname

ÂÂ Allow game invites ÂÂ Find Me By Email

ÂÂ Your mail address for Game Center ÂÂ Additional email addresses

When you finish, tap Done.

You can also sign out and sign in to a different account, or create a new account.

Sign out: Tap the account banner, then tap Sign Out.

To sign in to another account, enter your username and password, then tap Sign In. To create a new account, tap Create New Account and follow the onscreen instructions.

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Apple MD058LL/A, ME178LL/A, MC544LL/A manual Your Status and Account Information

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IPod touch User Guide Contents Camera Music and VideosFaceTime Photos YouTube SafariCalendar Stocks Voice Memos ClockCalculator ITunes Store Contacts SettingsAbout iBooks Using the iBookstore Nike + iPod Accessibility Appendix a Support and Other InformationIndex Page IPod touch at a Glance IPod touch OverviewIPod touch 4th generation Dock Connector to USB Cable AccessoriesFollowing accessories are included with iPod touch IPod touch 3rd generation Buttons On/Off Sleep/Wake Button Volume Buttons Home Button IPod touch Apps Following apps are included with iPod touch YouTube SafariCalendar Stocks Voice SettingsCalculator Memos Status Icons What You Need Getting StartedViewing the User Guide on iPod touch IPod touch User Guide is available in many languages Set up iPod touch Setting Up iPod touchDisconnecting iPod touch from Your Computer Cancel a sync Drag the slider on iPod touch VPN Access Connecting to the InternetJoining a Wi-Fi Network Adding Mail, Contacts, and Calendar Accounts Setting Up MobileMe Accounts Setting Up Microsoft Exchange AccountsSet up a MobileMe account Setting Up Google, Yahoo!, and AOL Accounts Set up an Exchange accountSet up an account Setting Up Other Accounts Basics Using AppsOpening and Switching Apps Go to the first Home screen Press the Home button Scrolling App is added to recent apps again the next time you open itBasics Choose an item Tap an item in the list Zooming In or Out Viewing in Portrait or Landscape Orientation Customizing the Home Screen Rearranging IconsRearrange icons Organizing with Folders Open a folder Add an icon to a folderRemove an icon from a folder Close a folder Typing Adding WallpaperEntering Text Delete the previous character Show numbers, punctuation, or symbolsType letters or symbols that aren’t on the keyboard Type uppercase Dictionary Accept or reject dictionary suggestions Editing-Cut, Copy, and Paste Enter Japanese Kana International KeyboardsAdd a keyboard Enter Japanese Qwerty Enter Simplified or Enter facemarksEnter Korean Traditional Chinese Pinyin Traditional Chinese Enter Vietnamese Using an Apple Wireless Keyboard IPod touch disconnects the keyboard when it’s out of rangeKeyboard Layouts Searching Music and Videos Voice Control See Using Voice Control with iPod on Bluetooth DevicesPairing a Bluetooth Device with iPod touch Pair an Apple Wireless Keyboard with iPod touch Unpairing a Bluetooth Device from iPod touch BatteryBluetooth Status Charging the Battery Security Features Maximizing Battery Life Replacing the BatteryPasscodes and Data Protection Find My iPod touch Cleaning iPod touch Restarting and Resetting iPod touch Syncing and File Sharing About SyncingSyncing Accounts Syncing with iTunes IPod touch Settings Panes in iTunes Set up iTunes syncingSummary Pane Apps Pane Music, Movies, TV Shows, Podcasts, iTunes U, and Books Panes Photos Pane Info Pane Automatic iTunes Syncing Turn off automatic syncing for iPod touchPrevent automatic syncing for all iPods, iPhones, and iPads Manually Managing Content Transferring Purchased Content to Another ComputerSet up iPod touch for manually managing content File Sharing Transfer a file from iPod touch to your computerTransfer a file from your computer to iPod touch Music and Videos Getting Music, Videos, and MoreMusic and Other Audio Controlling Audio Playback When you play a song, the Now Playing screen appearsPlaying Songs and Other Audio Play a song Tap the song Resume playback Raise or lower the volumePause a song Restart a song or a chapter in an Additional Audio Controls Using Voice Control with iPod Podcast and Audiobook Controls Browsing Album Artwork in Cover Flow Searching Audio Content Using Genius on iPod touchViewing All Tracks on an Album Play a Genius Mix Tap the mix or tap Make a Genius playlist on iPod touch Making Playlists Make a playlistEdit a playlist Videos Playing VideosControlling Video Playback Searching for Videos Watching Rented Movies and TV Shows Watching Videos on a TV Setting a Sleep Timer Converting Videos for iPod touchDeleting Videos from iPod touch Changing the Browse Buttons FaceTime About FaceTime Signing Sign in to FaceTimeCreate a new account Switch between the front and main cameras Tap Making a CallWhile You’re Talking FaceTime Camera About Camera Taking Photos and Recording Videos Viewing and Sharing Photos and Videos Trimming VideosTrim a video Uploading Photos and Videos to Your Computer Syncing Photos and Videos with Your Computer PhotosAbout Photos Create an iPod touch version of a video Viewing Photos and Videos View photos and videos Tap in the upper-right corner of the screen Deleting Photos and VideosDelete photos and videos Tap Delete Slideshows Sharing Photos and VideosSending a Photo or Video in an Email Message Copying and Pasting Photos and Videos Adding a Photo or Video to a MobileMe GalleryCopy multiple photos or videos Saving Photos and Videos from Email Messages and Webpages Assigning a Photo to a ContactPublishing Videos to YouTube Publish a video to YouTube Wallpaper Set a photo as wallpaper iPod touch 3rd generation or laterSet a photo as wallpaper iPod touch 2nd generation About Game Center Setting Up Game CenterGame Center Allow notifications Tap OK Change account settings Sign in to a different accountGame Center Games Purchasing and Downloading GamesPlaying Games Game Center Leaderboards Achievements Recently Played Friends Add a friend to Game Center Get information about a friend Tap the friend’s name Your Status and Account Information Setting Up Email Accounts Mail Checking and Reading Email Open a meeting invitation Tap the invitation Using Links and Detected Data Viewing Attachments Sending Email Compose and send a messageTap Email message Send a photo in an email messagePaste and send a photo or video in an Open the most recently saved draft Organizing Email Searching Email Opening Webpages SafariViewing Webpages 100 Zooming and Scrolling Navigating WebpagesFollow a link on a webpage Tap the link Opening Multiple Pages Entering Text and Filling Out FormsClose a page Tap and tap Search Engine, then choose a different search engine BookmarksSearch the web Sync bookmarks with your computer Delete a web clip When you’re finished, tap DoneWeb Clips 104 Safari Syncing Calendars CalendarAbout Calendar You can sync Calendar in either of the following ways Viewing Your Calendars See the details of an event Tap the event106 Calendar Searching Calendars Adding and Updating Events on iPod touchCalendar 107 Responding to Meeting Invitations 108 Calendar Respond to an invitation in Calendar Calendar 109 Subscribe to a calendar Subscribing to CalendarsAlerts 110 Calendar YouTube Finding and Viewing Videos111 Play a video Tap the video Controlling Video PlaybackSearch for a video Show or hide the video controls Tap the screen Managing Videos Getting More Information Using YouTube Account Features Delete a video from a playlist YouTube 115 Add a stock, fund, or index to the stock reader StocksViewing Stock Quotes 116 Place in the list Delete a stock Tap and tapNext to a stock, then tap Delete Stocks 117 Maps 118 Finding and Viewing Locations Searching for LocationsFind a location and see a map Find your current location Tap Finding Your Current LocationQuick tap finds your current approximate location ÂÂ Get directions Drop pin lets you mark a location by hand Marking a Location with the Drop PinSatellite and Street Views Maps 121 Get directions Getting DirectionsStreet View may not be available in all areas 122 Maps Switch start and end points, for reverse directions Tap Maps 123 Find businesses in an area Showing Traffic ConditionsFinding and Contacting Businesses ÂÂ restaurants san francisco ca ÂÂ apple inc new york Sharing Location Information Bookmarking LocationsMaps 125 Add a city WeatherViewing Weather Summaries 126 Getting More Weather Information Weather 127 You can sync Notes in either of the following ways About NotesSyncing Notes 128 Writing and Reading Notes 129 You can search the text of notes Searching NotesEmailing Notes Search for notes Clock AlarmsSet an alarm World Clocks Use the stopwatch to time an event TimerStopwatch 132 Clock Standard Memory Functions Using the CalculatorCalculator19 133 Scientific Calculator Keys 2nd134 Calculator Sin-1 LogSin Cos Voice Memos Recording Voice Memos136 Listening to Voice Memos Managing Voice Memos Trimming Voice Memos Trim a voice memo138 Voice Memos Share a voice memo Sharing Voice MemosSyncing Voice Memos Sync the Voice Memos playlist to iPod touch ITunes Store About the iTunes Store140 Finding Music, Videos, and More ITunes Store 141 Following Artists and Friends 142 ITunes Store Purchasing Music or Audiobooks ITunes Store 143 Purchasing or Renting Videos Preview a video Tap Preview Purchase or rent a video144 ITunes Store Download a pre-ordered item Tap the item, then tap Streaming or Downloading PodcastsChecking Download Status ITunes Store 145 Syncing Purchased Content 146 ITunes Store Verify your purchases Viewing Account InformationVerifying Downloads ITunes Store 147 App Store About the App Store148 Browsing and Searching App Store 149 Info Screen 150 App Store Downloading Apps Purchase and download an appApp Store 151 Delete an App Store app Deleting AppsWriting Reviews Replace a deleted app Syncing Purchased Apps Update an appUpdating Apps App Store 153 Settings Airplane Mode154 Wi-Fi Settings 155 156 Settings Notifications Brightness Settings 157Sounds Set the FaceTime ringtone Choose Sounds Ringtone About 158 SettingsGeneral Network Bluetooth Location ServicesSettings 159 Auto-Lock Set which content areas are searched by SearchSpotlight Search Passcode Lock Settings 161 RestrictionsTurn on restrictions 162 Settings Restrict multiplayer games Turn off Multi Player Games Keyboard Settings 163Date and Time Add international keyboards 164 Settings International Resetting iPod touch Settings 165Profiles 166 Settings MusicVideo FaceTime Settings 167Photos TV Out Mail, Contacts, Calendars 168 SettingsStore Accounts Settings 169 Fetch New Data 170 Settings Contacts, Calendars, then turn Always Bcc Myself on or off Settings 171 Calendars General 172 SettingsSafari Security Settings 173 Nike + iPodDeveloper Adding Contacts ContactsAbout Contacts 174 Set up an Ldap or CardDAV account Searching ContactsContacts 175 Add a contact on iPod touch Tap Contacts and tap Using Contact InformationManaging Contacts on iPod touch ÂÂ Delete an item Tap , then tap Delete Unified Contacts Contacts 177 178 Contacts Challenges Nike + iPodActivating Nike + iPod 179 Working Out with Nike + iPod Work out using Nike + iPodLinking a Sensor Link a sensor to iPod touch Calibrate iPod touch Sending Workouts to Nikeplus.comCalibrating Nike + iPod Nike + iPod 181 Nike + iPod Settings 182 Nike + iPod IBooks About iBooks183 Using the iBookstore 184 IBooks Reading Books IBooks 185 Changing a Book’s Appearance 186 IBooks Having a Book Read to You Searching BooksLooking up the Definition of a Word Organizing Your Bookshelf Bookmark and Note Syncing 188 IBooks Turn accessibility features on or off in iTunes Accessibility27Universal Access Features ÂÂ Large Text 190 Accessibility VoiceOver Use phonetics Setting Up VoiceOverAccessibility 191 Use pitch change 192 Accessibility VoiceOver Gestures Accessibility 193 ActivateÂÂ Three-fingertriple-tapTurn the screen curtain on or off Rotor Control Reading text Adjust VoiceOver speaking by Using VoiceOverSpeech available using Apple Wireless Keyboard only Entering text Scroll a list or area of the screen 196 AccessibilityTwist the rotor control to have VoiceOver read word-by-word Use a list index Entering and Editing Text Select a text field to bring up the onscreen keyboard VoiceOver tells you when it thinks you’ve misspelled a word 198 Accessibility Controlling VoiceOver Using an Apple Wireless Keyboard VoiceOver Keyboard CommandsVO = Control-Option Using Maps Quick Nav Accessibility 201 Using a Braille Display with VoiceOverSetting Up a Braille Display Set up a braille display Editing Voice Memos 202 Accessibility ZoomControlling VoiceOver with Your Braille Display Mono Audio Large TextWhite on Black Speak Auto-text Closed Captioning and Other Helpful Features Backing Up iPod touch Support and Other InformationApple iPod touch Support Site Comprehensive support information is available online at Remove a backup Creating a BackupRemoving a Backup 206 Updating and Restoring iPod touch Software Update iPod touchRestore iPod touch Updating iPod touch Restoring from a Backup Restore iPod touch from a backup208 Safety, Software, and Service Information Using iPod touch in an Enterprise EnvironmentÂÂ Microsoft Exchange ÂÂ Installing configuration profiles Disposal and Recycling Information 210 Apple and the Environment 211 Index 212 213 Imap 214 215 216 217 USB 218 VPN 219 Finder, Multi-Touch, and Shuffle are trademarks of Apple Inc