iCloud Essential Training (2022)

Course details

Learn how to take advantage of iCloud, an online service from Apple that helps you synchronize and share important data across multiple computers, iPhones, and iPads. Nick Brazzi shows how to set up an iCloud account, manage storage space, understand the relationship between iCloud and Apple ID., and upgrade to iCloud+ or Apple One. He explains how to link an iPhone, an iPad, a Mac, or a Windows computer to iCloud, and shows how to synchronize your address books, calendars, mail, bookmarks, photos, and more to be linked across several machines. Nick covers how to work with iCloud Mail, use iCloud+ to hide your email, and use the “Find My” app to locate lost iPhones, iPads, and computers. Plus, learn how to work with Private Relay and Family Sharing, as well as how to set up iCloud Drive.

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Store and sync data online with iCloud

1. Set Up iCloud

02 - What is iCloud
03 - Create an iCloud account
04 - Link a Mac computer to iCloud
05 - Link a Windows computer to iCloud
06 - Link an iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch to iCloud
07 - Secure your account with two-factor authentication
08 - Work with the iCloud website
09 - Manage storage space
10 - Upgrade to iCloud+ or Apple One
11 - Adjust account settings

2. Share and Synchronize

12 - Synchronize Calendars, Contacts, bookmarks, and other data
13 - Use iCloud to share content with others
14 - Continuity and handoff

3. Use iCloud for Mail and Messaging

15 - Work with iCloud Mail
16 - Use Mail Drop to send very large email attachments
17 - Hide My Email with iCloud+
18 - Messages and FaceTime

4. Synchronize and Share Photos and Videos

19 - Synchronize photo libraries on a Mac, iPhone, or iPad
20 - Synchronize photo libraries on Windows
21 - Share photos with other people
22 - Make a shared photo library

5. Security and Privacy Tools

23 - Locate people, lost devices, and AirTags
24 - Use Activation Lock to lock a lost or stolen device
25 - Store and sync passwords with iCloud Keychain
26 - Back up an iPhone or iPad
27 - iCloud Private Relay with iCloud+

6. Work with iCloud Drive

28 - Store files on iCloud Drive from a Mac
29 - Move the Documents and Desktop folders to iCloud Drive
30 - Use iCloud Drive on an iOS device
31 - Use iCloud Drive on a Windows Computer

7. Manage Family Sharing

32 - Set up Family Sharing
33 - Share media purchases and subscriptions
34 - Parental controls

Conclusion

35 - Next steps