Video Tutorials

Video Tutorials for Ren Soc members and friends. The mantra for our class is "Touch Every Button" and this applies to learning about your device and the apps installed as well as updates to apps and the OS. 

Watch this page for new videos coming soon ... 

These videos are for wide screen viewing - on a computer, big screen TV or an iPad.


The videos on this page show the possibilities when apps work together with the operating system. The topics give beginners hints on the skills you are building by taking this seminar. Our idea is that you will learn something new watching a video one time. And you will learn more watching again. Later, by reading the contents covered, you can learn specifics to create your own learning path. 

If you want beginning tutorials, look at our video on Searching YouTube for iOS Tips created by users or go to the source: Apple Support YouTube Channel


Coming Soon to iPadOS 15 - More Widgets & App Library 8:30  7/29/2021
0:37   iPhone 2 Home Screens
0:50    iPad 3 Home Screens
1:10    iPad left edge for Widgets
1:30    iPhone widgets
1:49    iPhone widget search
1:53    iPhone from widget to Home Screen
2:04    Big difference now in iOS v iPadOS
2:22    iPhone App Library view
2:55    Close up look at curated app collection
3:47    Tap everywhere to leave view
4:28    Return to Home Screen
4:45    Home Screen tour
5:33    Setting app is in prominent location
5:52     Edit apps on Home Screens
6:06    Home Screen with Widget box of apps
7:05    Stop wiggling with Done on Face ID    iPhone
7:20    iPad edit app Home Screen location

Featuring iPad OS 14 - Interact with iOS devices: 

Website Tour: iOS Basics on iPad 8:17 minutes - 1/19/2021
00:00    iPad tour begins from email link 
00:11    Spotlight Search for app
00:34    Swipe Up to return to Home Screen 
00:53    Tap Mail app to open  
00:58    Touch & Hold on hyperlink to preview website 
01:10    Tap hyperlink to open web page in Safari
01:16    iPad/computer view of seminar website 
01:31    Tap at top edge to jump to top of page
01:51    Tap right edge to reveal scroll bar
02:33    View list of past articles on website 
03:42    Tap Home to return to (first) front page 
03:53    Other pages included in our website 
05:01    Safari Reader View - grayed out 
05:28    Safari Reader View - available 
06:15    Safari Print page
06:39    Print preview - Pinch out to Save as PDF 
06:50    Print preview - save as PDF
07:11    Reader View > PDF > Save to Files app

00:05    iPhone tour begins from QR Code 
00:56    iPhone view of website shows summaries
02:10    Expand summary to full article
02:58    Bottom of page > View Web Version 
03:36    Rotate iPhone to landscape for wide view 
03:56    Swipe to Search feature
04:24    Review search results
05:05    Rotate iPhone to portrait view
05:43    Address Bar with AA - to access Reader View
06:21    Tap at top edge to jump to top of  page 
06:56    Tap to reveal Scroll Bar
07:40    End Reader View to show website navigation 
08:03    iPhone navigation to pages [CRITICAL TIP] 
09:43    Open Video Tutorials webpage 
10:17    "Your videos are mostly about iPad!"

00:00    Review Web View and Mobile View 
00:17    Open Video Tutorials webpage 
00:33    Look at Video Tutorials in Reader View 
00:38    Tap Share button > Print
01:08    Print preview has Checkmarks on each page
01:30    Pinch Out on page to make PDF
01:54    PDF can be shared to Messages, Mail or Files apps
02:12    Share to Mail app (webpage becomes Subject)
02:41    Dismiss the print preview & return to webpage
03:05    Return to Home page 
03:14    Share website to Home Screen for easy access
03:25    Share > Add to Home Screen 
03:39    Edit name of icon 
03:53    Duplicate icons > Touch & Hold > Delete Bookmark
04:09    Drag related apps/bookmarks to make a Folder
04:41    Rename Folder 
05:23    Add icon on another Home Screen to Folder 
05:36    Add Folder to Dock
05:17    Move Folder to another Home Screen
06:23    Drag Folder from Dock to Home Screen

Gestures on iPad OS 14 and iPhone iOS 14 8:15 minutes - 12/18/2020
00:22    Download Apple iPad User Guide in Books app
00:40    User Guide Gesture Reference 
01:13    Swipe up to Home Screen
01:33    Swipe right to left on Home Screen
02:04    Tap to open a folder of apps
02:52    Tap to open  Sac Bee app - with 3 views*
03:29    Pinch to zoom in 
03:42    Swipe up and across
04:09    Tap to select pages
05:08    Pinch too far - multi-tasking view
05:28    Jump to top of the page
06:03    Scroll bar on page
07:03    Swipe to open Control Center 
07:34    4 finger swipe between Home Screens
*SacBee app has changed but you will still learn about Safari features

Gestures, Selections and On-Screen Keyboard 9:36 minutes - 12/19/2020
Touch with finger pad not fingernail 
01:33    Tap to open Notes app
01:50    Tap Mic icon to start Dictation
02:52    Double Tap to select a word
02:59    Touch and Drag to stretch selection handles
03:43    Tap to set text Cursor
05:04    Keyboard keys have dual letters
05:23    Press Hold Slide Up for alternate symbol
05:57    Tap to see Menu for selection
07:17    Tap Lookup on Menu for definition
07:59    Selection Menu choices 
08:33    Cut Copy Paste choices 

App Combo: Email Safari Notes 6:01 minutes - 12/24/2020
00:17    In Mail app look at email message
00:28    Hyperlink will open a webpage 
00:39    Press and Hold to see menu and preview of webpage
00:56    Dismiss pop-up preview screen
01:13    Press and Hold to open another preview
01:30    Tap to open website from preview
01:56    Gesture Review: go to previous apps 
02:49    Email preview option - Share
03:21    Share to Notes app
03:51    Share - search for existing Note page 
04:16    Share - Save to Note page
04:31    Tap to open Notes app to confirm content was saved 
04:49    Notes interface with 2 or 3 columns on iPad
05:01    Notes can store many individual notes (anyone over 700?) 
05:15    Tap to open keyboard for Notes text search