Keypad

From time to time, of course, you have to dial the number of a person or company who hasn't earned a spot in your Contacts.


That's when you'll want to tap the Keypad icon to bring up the large keys of the virtual touchtone keypad.Despite what you may have read elsewhere, we find it surprisingly simple to manually dial a number of this keypad. Just tap the appropriate keys and tap Call.

To add this number to your address book, tap the + key (it's the one with the silhouette of a person) on the keypad and click either Create New Contact or Add to Existing Contact.

You can use the iPhone's keypad also to remotely check your voicemail at work or home.

Come to think of it, what a perfect seque into the next section. It's on one of our favorite iPhone features, visual voicemail.