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192 Internet connections When your phone has disconnected from the VPN, the VPN disconnected icon is displayed in the notification area of the status bar. Using your phone as a modem (tethering) No Internet connection available for your computer? No problem. Use your phone's data connection to connect your computer to the Internet. Before you can use your phone as a modem, be sure to install HTC Sync on your computer first. To find out how, see "Synchronizing with your computer" in the Accounts and sync chapter. 1. Make sure your phone's data connection is turned on. See "Turning the data connection on or off" in this chapter for details. 2. Connect the phone to the computer using the provided USB cable. 3. On the Connect to PC screen, select Internet Connection Mode, and then tap Done. Connecting your phone to the Internet through a computer (Internet Pass-through) If you don't have a data plan for your phone or you don't have access to a Wi-Fi network, you can still go online on your phone by using your computer's Internet connection. Before you can use your computer as a modem, be sure to install HTC Sync on your computer first. To find out how to install HTC Sync,

Section	Page
Contents	6
Basics	12
Inside the box	12
Your phone	13
Back cover	15
Battery	16
Switching your phone on or off	18
Finger gestures	19
Getting started	20
Setting up your phone for the first time	20
Home screen	20
Status and notifications	23
Notifications panel	26
Connecting your phone to a computer	28
Searching your phone and the Web	32
Adjusting the volume	35
Sleep mode	36
Personalizing	38
Making your phone truly yours	38
Personalizing your phone with scenes	38
Applying a new skin	40
Changing your wallpaper	41
Personalizing your Home screen with widgets	41
Adding icons and other shortcuts on your Home screen	43
Adding folders on your Home screen	44
Rearranging or removing widgets and icons on your Home screen	45
Rearranging the Home screen	47
Changing your ringtones and alarms	48
Rearranging or hiding application tabs	50
Phone calls	52
Making calls	52
Receiving calls	58
HTC Caller ID	60
Using in-call options	60
Using Call history	63
Global Phone	65
Call services	67
Visual Voice Mail	69
Turning Airplane mode on or off	70
People	71
About People	71
Setting up My contact card	72
Ways of getting contacts into your phone	73
Merging contact information	74
Your contacts list	77
Contact information and conversations	80
Contact groups	83
People widget	86
Keyboard	88
Using the onscreen keyboard	88
Entering words with predictive text	91
Entering text by speaking	93
Editing text	94
Adjusting touch input settings	96
Messages	98
About Messages	98
Sending a text message (SMS)	99
Sending a multimedia message (MMS)	100
Resuming a draft message	103
Viewing and replying to a message	103
Managing message conversations	107
Setting message options	109
Accounts and sync	113
Synchronizing with online accounts	113
Synchronizing with your computer	118
Social	126
Facebook for HTC Sense	126
Tweeting on your phone	127
Friend Stream	131
Chatting in Google Talk	135
Skype mobile	139
Email	140
Using Gmail	140
Using Mail	150
Calendar	161
About Calendar	161
Creating calendar events	162
Changing calendar views	164
Managing calendar events	167
Calendar event reminders	169
Displaying and synchronizing calendars	170
Changing Calendar settings	171
About the Calendar widget	173
Clock and Weather	174
About the HTC Clock widget	174
About the Clock app	175
Using Desk Clock	175
Using World Clock	177
Setting the alarm clock	179
Checking weather	182
Internet connections	185
Data connection	185
Wi-Fi	187
Adding connection widgets	189
Connecting to a virtual private network (VPN)	190
Using your phone as a modem (tethering)	192
Connecting your phone to the Internet through a computer (Internet Pass-through)	192
Using your phone as a wireless router	193
Web browser	195
Using your phone’s web browser	195
Downloading from the Web	200
Copying text, looking up information, and sharing	201
Viewing bookmarks and previously visited pages	203
Setting browser options	205
Bluetooth	206
Bluetooth basics	206
Connecting a Bluetooth headset or car kit	207
Disconnecting or unpairing from a Bluetooth device	208
Sending information using Bluetooth	209
Receiving information using Bluetooth	212
Camera	215
Camera basics	215
Taking a photo	217
Recording video	219
Adding effects	220
After capturing	221
Changing camera settings	222
Photos, videos, and music	224
Browsing your Gallery	224
Listening to music	236
Sharing media on your home network	244
Maps and location	247
Turning on location services	247
Using Google Maps	247
Using HTC Footprints	253
Using VZ Navigator	256
More apps	257
Watching videos on YouTube	257
Reading news feeds	259
Working on documents, spreadsheets, and presentations	262
Keeping track of your stocks	264
Listening to FM Radio	266
Recording your voice	269
Using Flashlight	270
Finding and installing apps from Android Market	271
Sharing games and apps	274
Security	276
Protecting your phone with a screen lock	276
Changing your screen lock	277
Settings	278
Settings on your phone	278
Changing display settings	280
Changing sound settings	282
Changing the phone language	284
Optimizing your phone’s battery life	284
Managing memory	285
Checking information about your phone	287
Backup, update and reset	288
Backing up your contacts	288
Updating the phone software	289
Restarting or factory resetting your phone	290
Trademarks and copyrights	292