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Tips and Tricks

On the Home Screen more

See programs and applications

Touch the All Applications button located to the left of the phone button.

Customize the Home screen(s)

You can customize your Home screen to display applications, shortcuts, and widgets. Add an application, widget, or shortcut to the Home screen.

1. Touch and hold a vacant spot on the Home screen or press the plus (+) button at the bottom of the screen.

2. Touch Application, Shortcut, or Widget from the pop-up menu.

3. Touch the desired application, shortcut, or widget, and, if necessary, select the desired type of widget to place on the Home screen.

4. The icon is added to the Home screen.

To remove an icon from the Home screen

1. Touch and hold the icon that you want to remove.

2. Slide the icon to the trash can at the bottom of the screen.

Open or select items

Tap any icon to start using the application.

Return to the Home screen

Tap the Home key.

Access the System Status (signal strength, network, battery level, etc.)

From the Home screen press Menu and then tap Settings > About Phone.

Notification window

Slide your finger from the top of the screen downward.

Add an applications shortcut

To quickly add an application shortcut to the Home screens, tap the Programs icon, then tap and hold an application icon, and then release in the desired location.

Turn the screen off

Press the Power button.

Rearrange the icons on the Home screen

Tap and hold on the desired icon or widget then drag the icon/widget to the desired location or screen.

Switch scenes

Press the Menu button, and then tap Scenes. Choose the desired Scene.

Change the style of widget displayed

Remove and re-add the desired widget choosing the desired style.

Download an attachment

Tap the down arrow next to the name of the attachment.

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Browser more

View all emails with attachments

Scroll to the paperclip icon in the inbox.

Save an attachment

After downloading the attachment, tap the paperclip icon for the attachment then select Save to SD card

Open an attachment

After downloading the attachment, tap the paperclip icon for the attachment and then select Open.

Access the browser

From the Home screen, touch the All Programs button and then tap Internet.

Switch windows

Press Menu, then Windows, and then tap on the desired window.

Open a desired webpage

Tap in the address bar and enter the desired URL.

Zoom out on a webpage

Use two fingers to make a pinching motion on the screen, or just double-tap the screen.

Zoom in on a webpage

Use two fingers to make an outward pinching motion on the screen, or just double-tap the screen.

Start a Google search

Press the magnifying glass button to bring up the search window.

Create a bookmark

Press Menu and then New bookmark while on the desired webpage.

Rotate the screen

Simply turn the device either to portrait or landscape mode.

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Typing more

Access the keyboard

Tap in a text box and the keyboard will appear. Was this helpful? Yes | No

General Tips more

Close the keyboard

Tap the keyboard with an arrow down icon on the bottom left of the keyboard.

Turn on CAPS

Tap and hold the up arrow/Shift key until it has an underline.

Access the special characters on the top of each letter

Tap and hold the desired key until the desired character appears.

Access the number pad

Tap the 12# button on the keyboard.

Change the keyboard settings

Tap the Gear icon on the keyboard.

View which applications are running

Press and hold the Home button until the task list appears.

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Phone Features more

Stop applications from running

Soft reset the device.

Put the device in vibrate mode

Press and hold the Power button and then tap Vibrate mode from the menu.

Put the device in silent mode

Press and hold the Power button and then tap Silent mode from the menu.

Put the device in Airplane mode

Press and hold the Power button and then tap Airplane mode from the menu.

Access settings

From the Home screen, press Menu and then tap Settings.

Access the Android Market

Tap the All Programs tab then tap Market. Note: Access to Android Market requires a Gmail account.

Install an application from the Android Market

Choose the desired application in the Market and then tap Install.

Remove an application that was installed to the device

From Settings, tap Application, and then Manage applications. Locate the desired application, tap it and then tap Uninstall.

Search

Press the magnifying glass button.

Enable or disable Wi-Fi

From Settings, tap Wireless & networks and then tap Wi-Fi to enable or disable.

Enable or disable Bluetooth

From Settings, tap Wireless& networks and then tap Bluetooth to enable or disable.

To conserve battery power, disable Bluetooth when not in use. The easiest way to do this is to:

Touch and hold an empty spot on the Home screen or press the plus (+) key.

Select Widget.

Select the Power Control Widget and add it to one of your Home screens.

You can then use this widget to quickly access your Bluetooth settings.

Set a screen lock

From Settings, tap Security and then tap Set unlock pattern.

Zoom in/out on the camera

Use two fingers in a pinching motion to zoom in/out.

Silence your phone

Press and hold Power button and then tap Silent mode.

Change volume during a call

Use the Volume Up/Down on the side of the device.

Change ringtones

From Settings, tap Sound and then tap Phone ringtone.

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Calendar more

Open the calendar

From the Home screen, tap the All Programs button and then tap Calendar.

Create a new appointment

While in the calendar, tap the plus (+) sign and fill in the necessary information.

Switch to Agenda View

While in the calendar, tap the three horizontal line button in the bottom-left corner.

Open an appointment

Tap the appointment.

Delete an appointment

Tap and hold the appointment and select Delete event from the menu.

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Navigating Screens more

Switch screens on the Home screen

Slide your finger left or right across the Home screen, or use the optical trackball to slide left and right.

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Messages more

Access Messages

On the Home screen, touch Messages.

Create a new message

Open Messages and then tap Compose Message.

Reply to a message

Tap the desired message and then tap in the Compose area to reply.

Forward a message

Tap and hold on the desired message and then tap Forward on the menu.

Delete a message

Tap and hold the desired message and then tap Delete message on the menu.

Attach a picture to a message

While composing a message, press Menu and then tap Attach. Choose Picture from the menu.

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