Acer Liquid MT S120 S120 Gingerbread User Manual - Page 16

The Home screen, The extended Home screen

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The Home screen After rebooting, your smartphone will display the home screen. This screen gives you quick, icon-based access to many of the frequently used features of your smartphone. At the bottom of the screen is the application dock which displays default applications. Tap an icon to open the application. Drag the application dock towards the top of the screen to see the applications menu. To change applications, see "Changing application dock icons" on page 20. The extended Home screen The Home screen extends to either side of the screen, giving you more room to add icons, widgets or features. To view the extended screen, slide your finger to the left or right. Note: To change how many screens are available, tap Home Decor from the applications menu, and select how many screens under Home screen. Adding or removing icons You can set icons for installed applications on the Home screen. Tap and hold an icon in the Applications menu to copy it to the Home screen. To remove an icon from the Home screen, tap and drag the icon from the Home screen to the trash tab that appears at the bottom of the screen. Adding or removing shortcuts or widgets To add shortcuts or widgets, press the menu button while in the Home screen, and tap Add, or tap and hold anywhere on the Home screen to open the Add to Home screen menu. 16

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The Home screen
After rebooting, your smartphone will display the
home screen. This screen gives you quick, icon-based
access to many of the frequently used features of your
smartphone.
At the bottom of the screen is the
application dock
which displays default applications. Tap an icon to
open the application. Drag the application dock
towards the top of the screen to see the applications
menu. To change applications, see
“Changing
application dock icons“ on page 20
.
The extended Home screen
The Home screen extends to either side of the screen, giving you more room to
add icons, widgets or features. To view the extended screen, slide your finger to
the left or right.
Note:
To change how many screens are available, tap
Home Decor
from the
applications menu, and select how many screens under
Home screen
.
Adding or removing icons
You can set icons for installed applications on the Home screen. Tap and hold
an icon in the Applications menu to copy it to the Home screen. To remove an
icon from the Home screen, tap and drag the icon from the Home screen to the
trash tab that appears at the bottom of the screen.
Adding or removing shortcuts or widgets
To add shortcuts or widgets, press the menu button while in the Home screen,
and tap
Add
, or tap and hold anywhere on the Home screen to open the
Add to
Home screen
menu.