Even when instruction manual is printed and included in the box, most of us never bother to read them!  So what happens when the manual not even in the box and you have a really beautifully designed and intuitive device?  We wing it of course!

The first great thing about the iPhone is that it is so easy to use.

The second great thing about the iPhone is that there are many more tips and tricks that will allow you to do what you want better and faster.

So in the spirit of sharing we’ve decided to put together our list of 12 top tips that every iPhone user really should know.

We’ve divided this article into two articles, so without further ado here we go with the first of our two-part post on The 12 Best iPhone Tips.

Enjoy!

First of all you need to go to “Settings” and select the “General” option.  Scroll down the list and select “Keyboard” and then slide the “Enable Caps Lock” option to “ON”.

Once you’ve done this you are ready to go.

Try sending a text message or an email and if you want to write something in CAPS then simply double-tap the “Shift” key to activate caps lock.

The microphone on the iPhone earbuds is also three buttons. To the top and the bottom are buttons that will control the volume, most people know this.

But the middle part is a button as well!

Squeeze it once to start playing music, squeeze it again to pause. Squeezing it twice will advance to the next track and squeeze it three times quickly to go back to the previous track.

If a call is coming in you can answer it by squeezing the middle button once.  Repeat this to hang up!

When you are browsing a website on your iPhone and want to open a link without leaving the current page, simply hold your finger down on the link.  After a second or two you will get a pop up option to either “Open”, “open in New Page” or “Copy” that link.  Make your choice and off you go!

By pressing the “Home” and “Power” buttons at the same time you can get a screenshot of your current screen. There will be a camera shutter sound and a brief flash of the screen.  To see the screenshot just select “Photos” from the iPhone Home Screen.

From time to time you may find that an app will not respond. By pressing and holding the “Home” button for at least six seconds you can force quit that application.

When in doubt, re-boot! If force quitting won’t work (Tip 8, above) you can reset of your iPhone by pressing and holding both the “Home” and “Power” buttons for about ten seconds. After the iPhone has shut down you can power it back up and it should now respond.