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Create a folder using iTunes, numbered badge shows the total number of items you haven't attended

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iPod touch creates a new folder that includes the two icons, and shows the folder's name. You can tap the name field and enter a different name. You can also create folders within iTunes. Create a folder using iTunes: With iPod touch connected to your computer, select iPod touch in the Devices list in iTunes. Click Apps at the top of the screen, and on the Home screen near the top of the window, drag an app on top of another. Add an icon to a folder Remove an icon from a folder Open a folder Close a folder Delete a folder Rename a folder While arranging icons, drag the icon onto the folder. While arranging icons, tap to open the folder, then drag the icon out of the folder. Tap the folder. You can then tap an app icon to open that app. Tap outside the folder, or press the Home button. Move all icons out of the folder. The folder is deleted automatically when empty. While arranging icons, tap to open the folder, then tap the name at the top and use the keyboard to enter a new name. Press the Home button to save your changes. When you finish organizing your Home screen, press the Home button to save your changes. Some apps, such as Mail and the App Store, display a badge on their Home screen icon with a number (to indicate incoming items) or exclamation mark (to indicate a problem). If these apps are contained in a folder, the badge appears on the folder. A numbered badge shows the total number of items you haven't attended to, such as incoming email messages and updated apps to download. An alert badge indicates a problem with an app in the folder. Chapter 3 Basics 29

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iPod touch creates a new folder that includes the two icons, and shows the folder’s
name. You can tap the name field and enter a different name.
You can also create folders within iTunes.
Create a folder using iTunes:
With iPod touch connected to your computer, select
iPod touch in the Devices list in iTunes. Click Apps at the top of the screen, and on the
Home screen near the top of the window, drag an app on top of another.
Add an icon to a folder
While arranging icons, drag the icon onto
the folder.
Remove an icon from a folder
While arranging icons, tap to open the folder,
then drag the icon out of the folder.
Open a folder
Tap the folder. You can then tap an app icon to
open that app.
Close a folder
Tap outside the folder, or press the Home button.
Delete a folder
Move all icons out of the folder.
The folder is deleted automatically when empty.
Rename a folder
While arranging icons, tap to open the folder,
then tap the name at the top and use the
keyboard to enter a new name. Press the Home
button to save your changes.
When you finish organizing your Home screen, press the Home
button to save
your changes.
Some apps, such as Mail and the App Store, display a badge on their Home screen
icon with a number (to indicate incoming items) or exclamation mark (to indicate a
problem). If these apps are contained in a folder, the badge appears on the folder. A
numbered badge shows the total number of items you haven’t attended to, such as
incoming email messages and updated apps to download. An alert badge indicates a
problem with an app in the folder.
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