Acer Liquid MT S120 User Manual - Page 14

Using the touchscreen, The onscreen keyboard, Waking your smartphone

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Waking your smartphone If the screen is off and the smartphone does not react to any taps on the screen, then it has been locked and is in sleep mode. To wake your smartphone, press the power button. Your smartphone will display the widgets screen. Tap and drag starting from the bottom left corner to peel the screen and unlock the smartphone. For additional security, you may set an unlock pattern, a set of dots that must be tapped in the correct order to access the phone. Open the application menu and tap Settings > Location & security > Set up screen lock. Note: If you forget your unlock pattern, please refer to "Unlock pattern" on page 53. Unlocking your smartphone At the bottom left of the screen is the Page peel. Unlock your smartphone by dragging the peel up and right. Using the touchscreen Your smartphone uses a touchscreen for selecting items and entering information. Use your finger to tap the screen. Tap: Touch the screen once to open items and select options. Drag: Hold your finger on the screen and drag across the screen to select text and images. Tap and hold: Tap and hold an item to see a list of actions available for that item. On the pop-up menu that appears, tap the action you want to perform. Scroll: To scroll up or down the screen, simply drag your finger up or down the screen in the direction that you want to scroll. The onscreen keyboard When you tap a text box to enter text, an onscreen keyboard will appear. Simply tap on keys to enter text. If you require a larger keyboard, turn your smartphone 90 degrees to the left to use landscape mode. The layout of the keyboard varies slightly, depending on the application and information that is required. 14

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Waking your smartphone
If the screen is off and the smartphone does not react to any taps on the screen,
then it has been locked and is in sleep mode.
To wake your smartphone, press the power button.
Your smartphone will display the widgets screen. Tap
and drag starting from the bottom left corner to peel
the screen and unlock the smartphone.
For additional security, you may set an unlock pattern,
a set of dots that must be tapped in the correct order
to access the phone. Open the application menu and
tap
Settings
>
Location & security > Set up screen lock
.
Note
: If you forget your unlock pattern, please refer to
“Unlock pattern“ on page 53
.
Unlocking your smartphone
At the bottom left of the screen is the
Page peel
. Unlock your smartphone by
dragging the peel up and right.
Using the touchscreen
Your smartphone uses a touchscreen for selecting items and entering
information. Use your finger to tap the screen.
Tap
: Touch the screen once to open items and select options.
Drag
: Hold your finger on the screen and drag across the screen to select text
and images.
Tap and hold
: Tap and hold an item to see a list of actions available for that
item. On the pop-up menu that appears, tap the action you want to perform.
Scroll
: To scroll up or down the screen, simply drag your finger up or down the
screen in the direction that you want to scroll.
The onscreen keyboard
When you tap a text box to enter text, an onscreen keyboard will appear.
Simply tap on keys to enter text. If you require a larger keyboard, turn your
smartphone 90 degrees to the left to use landscape mode.
The layout of the keyboard varies slightly, depending on the application and
information that is required.