The iPhone’s bright and detailed screen is perfect for watching movies and TV shows while on the go. Videos purchased in iTunes are relatively easy to transfer to the iPhone. Videos from other, non-iTunes sources are a different matter (see the Notes section at the end of this post). The following are instructions on how to transfer movies and TV shows purchased from iTunes onto the iPhone.

How to Sync iTunes Movies and TV Shows to the iPhone

1. Connect your iPhone to the computer.

2. In iTunes, click on your iPhone in the left sidebar.
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Occasionally, a misspelled word can get added to the iPhone’s dictionary. This can happen when you tap the “X” that appears next to the iPhone’s autocorrection. No worries though–you can reset the dictionary in the iPhone’s settings and remove the misspelled words. Here’s how.

1. Open Settings:

2. Tap General:

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It is possible to send multiple photos in an email on the iPhone, but you need to start in the iPhone’s Photo app, not the Mail app like you’d assume. Below are step-by-step instructions for attaching multiple photos to an email.

1. Launch the Photo App:

2. Tap the album where the photos are located:

3. You’ll see a bunch of thumbnails of the pictures in the album. Tap the Share button in the bottom left corner:

4. Tap the pictures you want to share in the email (you can tap more than one). A red check mark will appear on each photo to indicate you’ve selected it:

5. Tape Share in the bottom left.

6. Tap Email:

7. A new email will pop up with your photos inserted into the email:

Choose your recipients, write a subject and message, and hit Send.

Notes and Tips:

In Step 5, you’ll also notice a button that says Copy. Selecting Copy will also let you share multiple photos in an email–it just takes a few more steps than using the Share button (with Copy, you’ll have to open the Mail app yourself and then paste the photos).

Using the Copy button does have one big advantage: it allows you to send full-resolution pictures. You may not know that the iPhone automatically shrinks your pictures taken with the iPhone’s camera from 2048 x 1536 to 800 x 600 in size when you send them in an email via Share. Use Copy and Paste to get the full resolution.

The main downside to using Copy to share photos is that the email will take much longer to send over 3G/EDGE because of the larger file sizes.

Be sure to check out more of our posts on iPhone Basics.

*Updated 8/4/09 for iPhone 3.0 Changes*

One of the lesser known features of the iPhone is the ability to rent and movies in iTunes or even on the iPhone itself, then watch those movies on the iPhone. Air travelers especially will find this feature useful, as it means they can rent and carry a movie wherever they go without those bulky mobile DVD players.

Renting a movie in iTunes costs $2.99 for a standard “classic” rental and $3.99 for new releases, with $0.99 weekly specials available.

How to Rent Movies on the iPhone

Renting a movie directly onto the iPhone requires the Iphone be connected to a WiFi network. This is because Apple and AT&T do not allow files bigger than 10MB to be downloaded over 3G/EDGE.

1. To find a movie or TV to rent, open the iTunes app and click on the videos tab at the bottom:

2. Browse or search through the selections. Tap one to select it, then tap Rent:

3. The button will turn green. Tap it again to confirm, then enter your iTunes store password to confirm the purchase.

Once it finished download, launch the iPod app on the iPhone. You’ll find the movies under the Videos tab.

How to Rent Movies in iTunes and Move Them to the iPhone:

1. In iTunes, select iTunes Store in the left sidebar: