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HTC Desire X
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Setting up your phone
Setting up HTC Desire X for the first time
Home screen
Getting contacts into HTC Desire X
Getting photos, videos, and music on or off HTC Desire X
Getting to know your settings
Updating the HTC Desire X software
Transferring contacts from your old phone through Bluetooth
Your first week with your new phone
Features you'll enjoy on HTC Desire X
Touch gestures
Motion gestures
Sleep mode
Making your first call
Sending your first text message
Copying and sharing text
Capturing the HTC Desire X screen
Switching between recently opened apps
Can't find the Menu button?
Notifications
Unlocking the screen
The HTC Sense keyboard
Checking battery usage
Camera
Camera basics
Taking a photo
Recording video
Taking continuous camera shots
Camera scenes
Improving portrait shots
Using HDR
Taking a panoramic photo
Taking a group shot
Changing camera and video settings
Personalizing
Making HTC Desire X truly yours
Personalizing HTC Desire X with scenes
Changing your wallpaper
Applying a new skin
Personalizing your Home screen with widgets
Adding apps and other shortcuts on your Home screen
Rearranging or removing widgets and icons on your Home screen
Personalizing the launch bar
Grouping apps into a folder
Personalizing with sound sets
Rearranging application tabs
Phone calls
Making a call with Smart dial
Using Speed dial
Calling a phone number in a text message
Calling a phone number in an email
Calling a phone number in a Calendar event
Making an emergency call
Receiving calls
What can I do during a call?
Setting up a conference call
Internet calls
Call history
Home dialing
Call services
Returning a missed call
Messages
About the Messages app
Sending a text message (SMS)
Sending a multimedia message (MMS)
Resuming a draft message
Checking your messages
Replying to a message
Forwarding a message
WAP push messages
Managing message conversations
Backing up your text messages
Setting message options
Search and Web browser
Searching HTC Desire X and the Web
Browsing the Web
Private browsing
Adding and managing your bookmarks
Saving web content for later
Viewing your browsing history
Downloading files and apps
Setting browser options
Photos, videos, and music
Gallery
About the Gallery app
Viewing photos and videos
Watching a video
Editing your photos and videos
Viewing photos in your social networks
Sending your photos and videos
Sharing your photos and videos on the Web
Organizing your photos and videos
Music
Browsing music
Listening to music
Creating a playlist
Setting a song as a ringtone
Sharing music using Bluetooth
About the Music app
Making your music sound better
Adding a song to the queue
Don't know what song they're playing?
Storage
Encrypting data on HTC Desire X
Types of storage
Copying files to or from HTC Desire X
Making more storage space
Sync, backup, and reset
Sync
Adding your social networks, email accounts, and more
Adding one or more Google Accounts
Managing your online accounts
Syncing HTC Desire X with your online accounts
Removing an account
Backup
Backing up settings to Google
Backing up files, data, and settings
Reset
Restarting HTC Desire X (Soft reset)
Resetting HTC Desire X (Hard reset)
HTC Sync Manager
Syncing your media and data with HTC Sync Manager
Playing music in HTC Sync Manager
Viewing photos and videos in HTC Sync Manager
Installing on a Windows computer
The HTC Sync Manager main screen
Importing media to HTC Sync Manager
Importing music, videos, and playlists from other applications
Deleting an album from HTC Sync Manager
Syncing music with the computer
Syncing photos and videos with the computer
Syncing documents with the computer
Syncing your contacts with the computer
Syncing your calendar events
Syncing your web bookmarks with the computer
Quickly transferring media from HTC Sync Manager to HTC Desire X
People
About the People app
Your contacts list
Setting up your profile
Adding a new contact
Importing or copying contacts
Merging contact information
Contact information and conversations
Contact groups
Adding People widgets
Sending contact information
Backing up your contacts to the storage card
Social
Facebook
About Friend Stream
Updating your status in Friend Stream
Enjoying Facebook in Friend Stream
Tweeting in Friend Stream
Sharing LinkedIn updates in Friend Stream
Email
Gmail
Viewing your Gmail Inbox
Sending an email message in Gmail
Replying to or forwarding email messages in Gmail
Getting help
Mail
Adding a POP3/IMAP email account
Adding a Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync account
Checking your Mail inbox
Sending an email message
Reading and replying to an email message
Searching email messages
Working with Exchange ActiveSync email
Managing email messages
Changing email account settings
Syncing email less frequently
Calendar
About Calendar
Creating an event
Viewing the Calendar
Managing Calendar events
Accepting or declining a meeting invitation
Setting reminders for your events
Dismissing or snoozing event reminders
Showing or hiding calendars
Changing Calendar settings
Online storage and services
Dropbox
Using Dropbox on HTC Desire X
Setting up your Dropbox account
Sharing your photos and videos on Dropbox
Sending the links to Dropbox files by email
Keeping your documents in Dropbox
Checking your Dropbox storage space
Unlinking HTC Desire X from Dropbox
SkyDrive
About SkyDrive for HTC Sense
Signing in to SkyDrive
Uploading your photos to SkyDrive from Gallery
Sending the links to SkyDrive files by email
Keeping your documents in SkyDrive
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On the road with HTC Car
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Finding your way with HTC Car
Staying connected to your contacts
Changing HTC Car settings
Travel and maps
Location settings
Turning location services on or off
Locations
About Locations
Finding your location and what’s around you
Viewing maps
Recording favorite places with HTC Footprints
Getting directions
Using turn-by-turn navigation
Downloading maps or purchasing licenses
Google Maps
About Google Maps
Getting around maps
Searching for a location
Searching for a place of interest near you
Getting directions
Finding your friends with Google Latitude (available by country)
Getting help
Essential apps
Using the Clock
Checking Weather
Working on documents
Keeping track of your tasks
Google Play and other apps
Getting apps from Google Play
Watching videos on YouTube
Listening to FM Radio
Recording voice clips
Sharing games and apps
Internet connections
Data connection
Wi‑Fi
Connecting to a virtual private network (VPN)
Using HTC Desire X as a wireless router
Managing your data usage
Bluetooth
Bluetooth basics
Connecting a Bluetooth headset
Disconnecting or unpairing from a Bluetooth device
Sending information using Bluetooth
Receiving files using Bluetooth
Settings and security
Getting the battery to last longer
Turning Airplane mode on or off
Changing display settings
Changing sound settings
Changing the display language
Accessibility settings
Protecting your SIM card with a PIN
Protecting HTC Desire X with a screen lock
Checking your phone's HTC Sense version
Managing memory
Optimizing battery life with power saver mode
Other essentials
Status icons
Using the onscreen keyboard
Entering words with predictive text
Entering text by speaking
Using the Trace keyboard
Top 20 Help Topics
Features you'll enjoy on HTC Desire X
HTC Desire X
Getting the battery to last longer
SIM card
Updating the HTC Desire X software
Setting up HTC Desire X for the first time
Making HTC Desire X truly yours
Getting contacts into HTC Desire X
Syncing your media and data with HTC Sync Manager
Capturing the HTC Desire X screen
Switching the power on or off
Wi‑Fi
Camera basics
Getting apps from Google Play
Importing or copying contacts
Storage card
Back cover
Battery
Adding a Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync account
Home screen