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Tips and Tricks

From the Today Screen: TouchFLO 3D more

Switch between the different tabs of TouchFLO 3D
Slide your finger across the face of the touch screen left-to-right or right-to-left, or tap and hold on the current tab then drag your finger across the icons on the screen, or use the left or right keys on the 5-way navigation pad

Return to the Home tab of TouchFLO 3D
Press the Home Button once.

Customize the Today screen, including the background image
Start > Settings > Today

Customize TouchFLO 3Ds background image
Access the Settings icon in TouchFLO 3D and tap Wallpaper

Open or select items
Tap on the icon using your finger or stylus

Return to the Today Screen
Press the Home Button in any application.

Access the Notification screen
Tap anywhere on the Notification area next to the Start button at the top of the screen (data indicator, signal bars, speaker, battery, etc) Was this helpful? Yes | No

Messaging more

Access Messaging
Tap Start > Messaging or slide over to the Mail or Messages icon in TouchFLO 3D

Messaging Shortcuts
While in an email box, press and hold the QWERTY H key to see a pop up list of messaging shortcuts.

Open selected message
Tap on the message

Compose a new message
Using TouchFLO 3D on the Today screen, slide to Messages or Email, tap the New Message icon in Text Messages or New Email icon in email.

Reply to a message
For email, open the message and then tap Menu > Reply. For SMS, open the message, enter text and tap Send.

Reply to All
For Email, from within the message select Reply All.

Forward a message
For Email, from within the message select Menu > Forward. For SMS, in the Thread list, Highlight the message. Tap Menu>Forward.

View text messages
Switch to the Messages tab in TouchFLO 3D or tap Start > Messaging >Text/Multimedia

Switch between messages in TouchFLO 3D
Quickly swipe your finger upwards or downwards on the message to flip through messages

Switch between emails in TouchFLO 3D
Quickly swipe your finger upwards or downwards on the e-mail to flip through e-mails

Switch between email accounts in TouchFLO 3D
Tap the account icon on the right side of the email screen.

Quickly add common messages to an email
From within the message, tap Menu > My Text and tap a desired message

Check spelling for emails
From within the message tap Menu > Spell Check

Check voice mail messages
Tap the New Voicemail icon from the Status bar on the Home screen or press and hold the 1 key on the Phone keypad.

Set the message priority for an email
While composing the message, tap Menu > Message Options and select the priority from the drop down menu.

Store attachments on the Storage rather than on the device
From Start> All Programs> Messaging, select Menu>Options>Storage tab. Select "When available, use this storage card to store attachments" check box. (Note: You must have a SD memory card in the device)

Always include the original message when replying to messages
From Start > Messaging, select >Menu > Options > Message Tab"When replying to e-mail, include body" check box

Delete an email account
From Start > Messaging > Highlight the desired message to be deleted > Menu > Delete Was this helpful? Yes | No

Browser more

Open the default web browser
Slide to the Internet tab of TouchFLO 3D and tap Launch Browser.

Browse to Web address
Type in Web address in the address bar that appears at top of screen, select the search icon to the right of the address bar.

Set a homepage
In Internet Explorer, browse to the desired homepage and tap Menu > Tools > Options > Homepage -- then to use the displayed page as the homepage, tap Current Page

Rotate the screen to landscape view
Slide open the keyboard.

Zoom in to a webpage
Tap and hold the area you want to zoom in on or slide your finger along the magnification sensor below the screen.

Zoom out of a webpage
Tap and hold the area you want to zoom out on or slide your finger along the magnification sensor below the screen.

View different parts of the webpage
Tap and hold your finger on the touch screen and drag around the page Was this helpful? Yes | No

Calendar and Contacts more

Access the Calendar
Tap the Calendar on the Home tab in TouchFLO 3D to access the calendar, or tap Start > Calendar

Access addresses and phone numbers from Contacts
From the Home tab in TouchFlo, tap All People or navigate to People from the Home Tab in TouchFlo and tap All People.

View or edit a calendar appointment
From within the Calendar, tap the specific calendar entry, then Menu > Edit to modify it

Add a new calendar entry
From within the Calendar tap Menu > New

Delete an appointment
From within the Calendar , highlight the specific calendar entry then tap Menu > Delete Appointment

Move between days
Tap the up and down arrows beside the date.

Add a picture or assign a ringtone to a New contact
Access People > All People. Tap Menu>New Contact and enter the contact information (there will be areas to select a custom picture or ringtone). Tap OK to save.

Create a contact from Call History
Access Call History by going to Phone (green button) > Tap the New Contact button to the right of the phone number and select Yes, Create a New Contact.

How to change the weather showing in Calendar
From the Home tab in TouchFlo tap on the clock > Select your City or select Add city then select your local city. Was this helpful? Yes | No

Typing more

Access onscreen keyboard
While in a text entry field, tap the keyboard icon at bottom of screen.

Change the type of the onscreen keyboard being used
Tap the arrow icon next to the keyboard icon and select the desired keyboard

Type a single uppercase letter
On either the onscreen and slide out keyboard, tap/press Shift and then the corresponding key.

Type all uppercase letters
On the onscreen keyboard, tap Shift. On the slide out keyboard, tap Shift twice to enter CAPS mode

Enter a number or a symbol
On the onscreen keyboard, tap the 12# button. On the slide out keyboard, press the ALT button and the corresponding key

Enable or disable T9 predictive text
On the onscreen keyboard, tap the XT9/ABC button to switch between modes. Was this helpful? Yes | No

General Tips more

Change the sleep and backlight settings
Settings > All Settings > System (tab) > Power. On the Advanced tab of the Power settings screen, you can specify when your device turns off (to conserve battery power). Note: Changing these settings will impact the length of time that the screen stays on while on a call.

Switch to/from sleep mode
Tap the Backlight button (located on the top of the device) once, or remove the stylus from the device to wake it up

Add or remove cities in the Weather tab of TouchFLO 3D
Tap Menu > Add Location or Remove Location.
Note: Add Location will only be available if there is room for more cities, this application will support up to 10 cities at a time.

Switch between cities in the Weather tab of TouchFLO 3D
Quickly swipe your finger upwards or downwards on the current weather to switch cities

Change font size to see more/less content on the screen
Settings> All Settings > System tab > Screen > Text Size tab; use the onscreen slider to adjust the text size.

Close running applications
Tap the Quick Menu icon in the upper right of the Today screen and tap the X next to the application you want to close

Access the Camera
Slide to the Photos and Videos tab in TouchFLO 3D and tap the Camera or Video Recorder icon, or select Start > Programs > Camera

Preview pictures in the Photos and Videos tab in TouchFLO 3D
Swipe your finger upwards/downwards on the image to switch between the different pictures in the device memory

View a picture in full screen
From the Photos and Videos tab of TouchFLO 3D tap the picture you want to see full size

Zoom in/out of a picture in the HTC Photo Album
While viewing a picture full screen, use the magnification sensor below the screen.

Adjust the size of the clock on the Home tab
Quickly swipe your finger upwards on the face of the clock to shrink the clock -- swipe downwards to make the clock larger

Adjust the time, time zone, or alarm clock settings
Tap on the clock from the Home tab Was this helpful? Yes | No

Phone more

Open Phone screen
Press the Send/Talk Button

Make a call
Tap numbers to dial on the screen then press the Send/Talk button

Call selected name or number
Slide to People in TouchFLO 3D and select your contact from your Favorites or tap All People to see all contacts

Turn mute on/off during call
Tap the Mute icon on the Call Status screen

Switch between Speakerphone and earpiece during a call
Tap the Speaker icon on the Call Status screen or press and hold the Send Call button.

Change volume during a call
Use the up/down volume button on the side of the device during a call

Adjust the ringer volume
Use the up/down volume button on the side of the device (when not on a call)

Silence an incoming call
Tap the Mute Ring icon on screen, or simply turn the device over so it is face down.

Write a quick note while on a call
Pull the stylus out of the device while on the call -- this will launch the notes application so you can jot down notes from your call

View phone call logs
Phone (Green button) > Menu > Call History.

Place a call using Voice Command software
Press and hold the Send Call Button until you hear the beep -- clearly say "Call" Was this helpful? Yes | No