Apple watch for seniors for dummies / Dwight Spivey.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Spivey, Dwight, author.

Series:

--For dummies.

For dummies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Smartwatches.

Computers and older people.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (323 pages)

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Indianapolis, Indiana : John Wiley and Sons, [2022]

Summary:

All the info you want about Apple Watch, and none of the fluff you don't Apple Watch For Seniors For Dummies helps you get the most out of your smart device. Start with the very basics if you're an Apple Watch newbie, or, if you're upgrading, check out the no-nonsense coverage of the latest bells and whistles. The upgraded Sleep app, Afib monitoring that you can share with your doctor, the new Medications app for logging prescriptions, and, of course, all the texting, weather, and fitness features Apple users love. This book is packed with all the information you need to get up to speed on the latest versions of the Apple Watch and watchOS 9. For users in the 60+ crowd, this For Seniors guide uses a larger font for text and a larger size for figures to make the book as easy to read as possible. You'll also find Tips, Warnings, and Notes to help you stay safe while you make the most out of your watch and avoid common mistakes. Yep, it's a computer for your wrist. Let this friendly guide show you all it can do. Take a simple, step-by-step approach to getting started with Apple Watch Select the right watch model for your needs and link it to your iPhone or Mac Send text messages, receive calls, and keep track of your health--from your wrist Learn the ins and outs of the latest models for 2023-2024 Interested in keeping up with the latest technology trends? Get on board the Apple Watch train, thanks to this handy resource.

Contents:

Intro

Title Page

Copyright Page

Table of Contents

Introduction

About This Book

Foolish Assumptions

Icons Used in This Book

Beyond the Book

Where to Go from Here

1 Getting to Know Your Apple Watch

Chapter 1 Buying Your Apple Watch

Discover the Newest Apple Watch Models and watchOS 9

Choose the Right Apple Watch for You

Understand What You Need to Use Your Apple Watch

Find Out Where to Buy Your Apple Watch

See What's in the Box

Take a First Look at Apple Watch

Get Further Help for Your Apple Watch

Chapter 2 Setting Up

Set Up a New Apple Watch

Put on your Apple Watch

Turn on and pair your Watch

Navigating your Apple Watch

Keep Your Apple Watch Running

Charge your Apple Watch

Keep tabs on the battery power

What to do when the battery power is low

Optimize battery charging

Connecting Apple Watch to Wi-Fi

Connect Bluetooth Devices to Apple Watch

Pair a Bluetooth device

Select an audio output source

Meet the Apple Watch App

The My Watch tab

Change or add Watches

Manage your watch faces

Customize device settings

Customize app settings

Add more apps

The Face Gallery tab

The Discover tab

Wake Up and Turn Off Apple Watch

Wake up, Apple Watch!

Turn it off

Chapter 3 Getting Going

Update the Operating System

Update with iPhone

Update directly from your Apple Watch

Check Out the Apps

Activity

Alarms, Stopwatch, Timers, and World Clock

App Store

Audiobooks

Blood Oxygen

Calculator

Calendar

Camera Remote

Compass

Contacts

Cycle Tracking

ECG

Find Devices, Find Items, and Find People

Heart Rate

Home

Mail

Maps

Medications

Memoji

Messages

Mindfulness

Music

News

Noise

Now Playing

Phone

Photos

Podcasts

Reminders

Remote

Sleep

Stocks.

Voice Memos

Walkie-Talkie

Wallet

Weather

Workout

Organize Apps and Install New Ones

Organize apps on your Home screen

Install new apps

Know Your Status

Discover Control Center

Learn All about the Dock

Get In Touch with Haptics

Chapter 4 Making Your Apple Watch Accessible

Brighter and Bigger

Let's Get Visual

Zoom Zoom

Get Your Motor Runnin'

Touch Accommodations

Adjust the click speed

Tap Out

You Speak to Me, Apple Watch!

Set VoiceOver options

Enable VoiceOver

Navigate with VoiceOver

Hear Ye, Hear Ye!

Mono audio

Adjust AirPods options

Apple Watch Mirroring

Finally, the Accessibility Shortcut

2 Digging Deeper into Your Apple Watch

Chapter 5 What Time Is It?

Face to Face

Choose and Customize Faces

Change your watch face

Add a face to the selection list

Remove a face from the selection list

Customize your watch face

Meet the Face Gallery

Share a watch face

Discover Clock Options and Settings

Use Stopwatch and Timer

Stopwatch

Timer

Sound the Alarm(s)!

What Time Do You Have, Mate? Or Amigo? Or Vinur? . . .

Chapter 6 Communicating with Apple Watch

Calling All Apple Watch Users!

Call with Wi-Fi? Oh, my!

Answer a call

Listen to voicemail

Make a call

Emergency calls with Apple Watch

Place an emergency call

Disable automatic calling

Get Your Message Across

Create a message

Read and reply to messages

Yes, Virginia, You Can Email from Your Watch

Compose an email

Read and reply to emails

Put a Little Walkie in Your Talkie

Chapter 7 Staying on Top of Things

Keep On Schedule with Calendar

View Calendar events

Add and delete events

Customize Calendar event notifications

Notifications Aplenty

Work with a notification

View notifications you've missed.

Customize notifications

View and Create Reminders

Voice Memos 101

Keep On Course with Compass

Check Your Math with Calculator

Stay Frosty with Weather

Get more weather information

Add or remove cities

On the Go with Maps

Explore your current location

Search Maps

Get directions

Find Folks

First, add a friend

Second, find a friend

Finally, get notified

Chapter 8 Meeting Siri

Who Is This "Siri" You Speak Of?

Set Up Siri for Apple Watch

Understand What Siri Can Do on Apple Watch

Call contacts

Create reminders and alerts

Add tasks to your calendar

Play music

Ask for facts

Send messages

Chapter 9 It's a Wallet, Too?

Discover Apple Wallet and Apple Pay

Apple Wallet overview

Apple Pay overview

Set Up Apple Wallet

Add cards to Wallet

Set up Apple Wallet for Apple Watch

Use Apple Watch for purchases

Add passes and other items to Wallet

3 Just for the Health of It

Chapter 10 Tracking Your Health

Set Up a Medical ID

Check Out Your iPhone's Health App

Summary tab

Sharing tab

Browse tab

Just Breathe and Focus

Heartbeat City

Check your heart rate

Receive heart health notifications

Measure Blood Oxygen Levels

Electrocardio-what?

Measure Noise Levels

Catch Some Z's

Fall Detection

Medication Information Station

Chapter 11 Get Moving!

The Lord of the (Activity) Rings

Move

Exercise

Stand

Keep up with Daily Activity

Glance at the app

Dive a little more deeply

View a summary of weekly activity

Change your weekly goals

Explore a bit more with your iPhone's Fitness app

"It's a major award!" - Mr. Parker, A Christmas Story

Everything's Gonna Workout Just Fine

Start a workout

Monitor a workout

Pause or end a workout

Check your workout history.

4 A Media Extravaganza

Chapter 12 Shutterbugging

Take Pictures Remotely

Capture the photos

Configure options

Review photos you take with Camera Remote

Take Screenshots of Your Apple Watch Display

Work with Photos on Your Apple Watch

Select a photo album and adjust storage

View photos

Chapter 13 Reading Listening to Books

Peruse the Apple Book Store

Shop for audiobooks

Try before you buy

Buy Books

Sync Audiobooks to Your Apple Watch

Listen to audiobooks without syncing

Delete audiobooks from Apple Watch

Play Your Audiobooks

Chapter 14 Groovin' on a Sunday (or Any Other) Afternoon

Music for the Masses

How to listen

Music sources

Use Apple Watch to store music

Use your iPhone to store music

Remove music from Apple Watch

Use your Apple Watch to remove music

Use your iPhone to remove music

Play Your Music

Raised on Radio

Listen to Apple Music radio

Listen to broadcast radio

Podcast People

Subscribe to podcasts

Play podcasts

Chapter 15 Getting Things Under Control

Remotely Control Your Apple TV

Pair your Watch with Apple TV

Take control

Unpair your Watch and Apple TV

Control Music on Your Computer

Index

EULA.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-394-15905-6

1-394-15906-4

OCLC:

1371296514