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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 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, then release in the desired location

Turn the screen off
Press the Power button

Quickly unlock the screen
 Press the Menu 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 on the down arrow next to the name of the attachment Was this helpful? Yes | No

Browser more

View all emails with attachments
Scroll to the paper clip icon in the inbox

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

Open an attachment
After downloading the attachment, tap on the paperclip icon for the attachment 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 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 on 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 then New bookmark while on the desired webpage

Rotate the screen
Simply turn the device either to portrait or landscape mode Was this helpful? Yes | No

Can I install applications to my microSD card? more

Currently programs can only be installed on the device's internal storage. Was this helpful? Yes | No

Calendar & Contacts more

Access the Calendar
Press HOME, open the Applications Tab and touch Calendar.

Create a new appointment in the Calendar
Press HOME, open the Applications tab and then tap the Calendar icon.
Touch and hold on the date you want to add the appointment for and select New Event from the pop-up menu or Press MENU>New Event.

Add a new Contact entry
Press HOME, then tap Contacts. Your contacts list appears > Press MENU, then tap New contact > enter all information you want to store for the contact > When finished, tap Done.

How to add E-mail address to contact list
From within the email, Touch and hold on the email address that you want to add and then from the pop-up menu, select either Add as New Contact or Add to Existing Contact. 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 Was this helpful? Yes | No

Phone more

To silence your phone
To silence your phone quickly, press and hold END CALL/POWER, then tap Silent mode on the options menu.

Change volume during a call
You can also increase or lower the volume during a call. Use the up/down volume button on the left side of the device during a call

How to add contacts from incoming calls
If a person who is not in your list of contacts calls you and you want to save that personal phone number, tap and hold the phone number in the Call log tab and then tap Save to Contacts on the menu. Was this helpful? Yes | No

What kind of data/information/content can I sync with my device? more

If you are set up to sync with a Microsoft Exchange server: Email, Contacts, and Calendar.

If you are using HTC Sync: Contacts and Calendar from Outlook or Outlook Express (wired syncing only). Was this helpful? Yes | No

Typing more

Access the keyboard
Tap in a text box and the keyboard will appear
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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 then tap Vibrate mode from the menu

Put the device in silent mode
Press and hold the Power button then tap Silent mode from the menu

Put the device in Airplane mode
Press and hold the Power button then tap Airplane mode from the menu

Access settings
From the home screen, press Menu 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 then tap Install

Remove an application that was installed to the device
From Settings, tap Application then Manage applications. Locate the desired application then tap on it then tap Uninstall.

Search
Press the Magnifying Glass button

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

Enable or disable Bluetooth
From Settings, tap Wireless & networks 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 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, 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 & display then tap Phone ringtone Was this helpful? Yes | No

Calendar more

Open the calendar
From the home screen, tap the All Programs button 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 on the appointment

Delete an appointment
Tap and hold on the appointment and select Delete event from the menu Was this helpful? Yes | No

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 Was this helpful? Yes | No

Messages more

Access Messages
On the Home Screen, touch Messages

Create a new message
Open Messages then tap Compose Message

Reply to a message
Tap on the desired message then tap in the Compose area to reply

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

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

Attach a picture to a message
While composing a message, press Menu then tap Attach. Choose Picture from the Menu. Was this helpful? Yes | No