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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 touchscreen left-to-right or right-to-left, or tap and hold on the current tab at the bottom of the screen then drag your finger across the icons on the screen

Return to the Home tab of TouchFLO 3D
Press the End Call Button once from any application.

Customize the Today screen, including the background image
Settings Tab > All Settings > Personal Tab > Today

Customize the Home tab’s background image
Access the Settings Tab 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 End Call 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)

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Messaging more

Access Messaging
Select the Mail or Messages Tab 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
Select the Messages or Email Tab, 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
Select the Messages tab in TouchFLO 3D

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
Select the Mail tab.
Select Menu>Accounts>Accounts>Menu>Options.
On the Storage tab, select "When available, use this storage card to store attachments" check box.
Always include the original message when replying to messages
Select the Mail tab.
Select Menu > Accounts > Accounts > Menu > Options.
On the Messages tab, select "When replying to e-mail, include body" check box

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Browser more

Open the default web browser (Opera)
Slide to the Internet tab of TouchFLO 3D and tap the picture of the Earth in the middle of the screen 

Browse to Web address
Type a Web address in the address bar that appears at the top of screen, then press Enter.

Set a homepage
In Opera, navigate to the desired page and then tap Menu icon (in the lower right corner) and then Settings>Start Page. Select Use Current and tap either the X or checkmark in the lower portion of the screen to save and close.
In Internet Explorer, browse to the desired homepage and tap Menu > Tools > Options > General (tab) -- then to use the displayed page as the homepage, tap Use Current

Rotate the screen to landscape view
Slide open the keyboard.

Zoom in to a webpage in Opera
Double tap the area you want to zoom in on or slide your finger along the magnification sensor below the screen.

Zoom out of a webpage in Opera
Double tap 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 touchscreen and drag the page

View the hidden address bar or menu
Tap on the up arrow in the lower right hand corner of the screen Was this helpful? Yes | No

Calendar & Contacts more

Access the Calendar Tap the Calendar tab in TouchFLO 3D

Access addresses and phone numbers from Contacts
Select the People Tab and tap All People.

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

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

Delete an appointment
From the Calendar tab, select the date, and then highlight the specific calendar entry and tap Menu > Delete Appointment

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

Add a picture or assign a ring tone to a New contact
Select the People Tab > All People. Tap Menu > New Contact and enter the contact information. Tap the picture icon in the top right corner to select a picture. For ringtones, tap the arrow next to none in the ringtone field and select the desired tone.Tap OK or Done to save.

Create a contact from Call History
Access Call History by going to Phone > Menu > Call History, or by tapping Call History on the Home tab.. Tap the New Contact button to the right of the phone number and select Yes, Create a New Contact. 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 or slide out keyboard, tap/press Shift and then the corresponding key.

Type all uppercase letters
On the onscreen or slide out keyboard, tap Shift twice to enter CAPS mode. You can also press FN>Shift on the slide out keyboard to enter CAPS mode. Tap shift again to return to normal mode.

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

Enable or disable T9 predictive text
On the onscreen keyboard, tap the XT9/ABC button to switch between modes. On the slide out keyboard, press FN>up arrow to enable XT9 Was this helpful? Yes | No

General Tips more

Change the sleep and backlight settings
Settings Tab > All Settings > System > 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 Power 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 Tab > All Settings > System > 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 screen and tap the X next to the application you want to close

Access the Camera
Select the Photos and Videos Tab and tap the Camera or Video Recorder icon

Switch between Camera capture modes
Tap the icon in the bottom right corner of the screen while in the Camera application to access the capture mode menu

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 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. Tap done when finished Was this helpful? Yes | No

Phone more

Open Phone screen
Press the Send/Talk Button or tap Phone at the bottom of the screen

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, press and hold the Send Call button, or simply turn the device facedown

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 > Menu > Call History or tap Call History on the Home Screen.

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