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Changing the settings of a widget, Adding icons and other shortcuts on your Home screen - specifications

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35 Personalizing Changing the settings of a widget You can modify basic settings of some widgets (for example, the People and Mail widgets) from the Home screen. 1. Press and hold a widget on the Home screen. The phone vibrates and you'll see a colored box around the widget. Don't lift your finger just yet. 2. Drag the widget to the Edit button (if it's enabled). The relevant screen where you can change some settings for this widget then opens. 3. Customize the widget settings. Adding icons and other shortcuts on your Home screen Place app icons on your Home screen to open apps quicker. You can also add shortcuts to settings and specific information such as a bookmarked webpage, someone's phone number, a music playlist, route directions, and many other items, to your Home screen. The shortcuts available depend on the apps that are installed on your phone. 1. Go to a part of the Home screen where there's space to add a new icon or shortcut. 2. Tap and then tap App to add an app icon, or Shortcut to add a shortcut to a setting or information.

Section	Page
Getting started	8
Inside the box	8
Your phone	8
Front panel	8
Left panel	9
Back panel	9
Top panel	9
Bottom cover	10
Removing the bottom cover	10
Replacing the bottom cover	11
Battery compartment door	12
Opening the battery compartment door	12
Closing the battery compartment door	12
SIM card	13
Inserting the SIM card	13
Removing the SIM card	13
Storage card	14
Inserting the storage card	14
Removing the storage card	14
Unmounting the storage card	14
Battery	15
Removing the battery thin film	15
Removing the battery	16
Inserting the battery	16
Charging the battery	17
Switching your phone on or off	18
Switching your phone on	18
Switching your phone off	18
Entering your PIN	18
Finger gestures	18
Setting up your phone for the first time	19
Ways of getting contacts into your phone	19
Home screen	20
Extended Home screen	20
Using Leap view	20
Basics	22
Adjusting the volume	22
Adjusting the ringer volume	22
Adjusting the media volume	22
Adjusting the earpiece volume for phone calls	22
Adjusting the volume via settings	22
Sleep mode	23
Switching to Sleep mode	23
Waking up from Sleep mode	23
Unlocking the screen	23
Status and notifications	24
Status icons	24
Notification icons	25
Notification LED	26
Notifications panel	27
Switching between recently opened apps	27
Using Quick Settings	28
Closing the Notifications panel	28
Connecting your phone to a computer	28
Copying files to or from the storage card	29
Copying text, looking up information, and sharing	29
Selecting text	30
Copying and pasting text	30
Searching or translating text	30
Pasting text in a new message or social network status update	31
Personalizing	32
Making your phone truly yours	32
Personalizing your phone with scenes	32
Using a preset scene	32
Creating a new scene	32
Renaming a scene	33
Deleting scenes	33
Changing your wallpaper	33
Applying a new skin	34
Personalizing your Home screen with widgets	34
Adding a widget to your Home screen	34
Changing the settings of a widget	35
Adding icons and other shortcuts on your Home screen	35
Adding folders on your Home screen	36
Creating a new folder and adding items to it	36
Renaming a folder	36
Rearranging or removing widgets and icons on your Home screen	36
Moving a widget or icon	36
Removing a widget or icon	37
Rearranging the Home screen	37
Using sound sets	38
Choosing a preset sound set	38
Creating a sound set	38
Customizing a sound set	38
Deleting sound sets	38
Changing your ringtones and alarms	39
Changing the ringtone	39
Changing notification sounds	39
Changing the alarm sound	39
Rearranging or hiding application tabs	40
Adding a tab back	40
Phone calls	41
Different ways of making calls	41
Making a call on the Phone dialer screen	41
What is Smart dial?	42
Using Speed dial	42
Assigning a speed dial key	42
Calling a phone number in a text message	42
Calling a phone number in an email	43
Making an emergency call	43
Receiving calls	44
Answering a call	44
Rejecting a call	44
Changing the text message to send out for rejected calls	44
Muting the ringing sound without rejecting the call	45
HTC Caller ID	45
What can I do during a call?	45
Putting a call on hold	45
Switching between calls	46
Turning the speakerphone on during a call	46
Muting the microphone during a call	46
Ending a call	46
Setting up a conference call	47
Internet calls	47
Adding an Internet calling account	47
Making an Internet call	48
Using Call history	48
Checking a missed call	48
Checking calls in the Call History	48
Adding a new phone number to your contacts from Call History	49
Clearing the Call History list	49
Using Home dialing	49
Turning off Home dialing	50
Call services	50
Turning Airplane mode on or off	51
Messages	52
Opening Messages	52
Sending a text message (SMS)	52
Sending a multimedia message (MMS)	53
Creating a slideshow	54
Resuming a draft message	55
Viewing and replying to a message	55
Replying to another phone number of the contact	56
Viewing and saving an attachment from a multimedia message	56
Push messages	57
Opening and reading a new push message	57
Viewing all your push messages	57
Managing message conversations	57
Protecting a message from deletion	57
Copying a message to your SIM card	57
Deleting a single message	58
Deleting several messages within a conversation	58
Deleting a conversation	58
Deleting several conversations	58
Setting message options	59
People	60
Transferring contacts from your old phone	60
About the People app	61
Your contacts list	62
Setting up your profile	62
Importing contacts from your SIM card	62
Adding a new contact	63
Importing a contact from an Exchange ActiveSync account	63
Merging contact information	64
Accepting matched contacts suggestions	64
Viewing a list of all your linked contacts	64
Manually merging contact information	65
Breaking the link	65
Filtering your contacts list	65
Searching for a contact	65
Backing up your contacts to the storage card	66
Importing contacts from the storage card	66
Contact information and conversations	66
Editing a contact’s information	67
Deleting contacts	67
Sending contact information as a vCard	67
Contact groups	68
Creating a group	68
Editing a contact group	68
Sending a message or email to a group	69
Rearranging your contact groups	69
Rearranging the members of a contact group	69
Deleting a group	69
Adding People widgets	70
Setting the default communication method	70
Changing the default communication method	70
Getting in touch with a contact	71
Email	72
Gmail	72
Using Gmail	72
Viewing your Gmail Inbox	72
Sending a new message	72
Replying to or forwarding an email message	73
Getting help	73
Mail	73
About the Mail app	73
Adding a POP3/IMAP email account	74
Adding a Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync account	74
Checking your Mail inbox	75
Viewing the unified inbox of all your email accounts	75
Switching between different views of your inbox	75
Refreshing an email account	76
Sorting email messages	76
Quickly browsing your inbox	76
Managing email messages	76
Deleting an email message	76
Selecting several email messages	77
Moving several email messages to another folder	77
Moving an email message after reading	77
Deleting all messages	77
Switching to other mail folders	77
Sending an email message	77
Resuming a draft email message	79
Reading and replying to an email message	79
Setting the priority for an email message	79
Working with Exchange ActiveSync email	79
Flagging an email	79
Setting your Out of the office status	79
Sending a meeting request	80
Changing email account settings	80
Deleting an email account	80
Calendar	81
About Calendar	81
Creating an event	81
Inviting guests to your event (Google Calendar only)	82
Sending a meeting request using Calendar (Exchange ActiveSync only)	82
Changing Calendar views	83
Using month view	83
Using day and agenda views	83
Using week view	83
Managing Calendar events	84
Viewing an event	84
Editing an event	84
Deleting an event	84
Sharing an event (vCalendar)	85
Dismissing or snoozing event reminders	85
Displaying and synchronizing reminders	85
Showing or hiding calendars	86
Adding a Google calendar to sync with	86
Stop synchronizing a Google calendar	86
Changing Calendar settings	87
Reminder settings	87
Calendar view settings	87
About the Calendar widget	87
Search and Web browser	88
Searching your phone and the web	88
Setting search options	88
Performing searches on the web and your phone	88
Quickly looking up information on the Web	89
Translating words to other languages	89
Using your phone’s web browser	89
Going to a webpage	90
Changing the screen orientation	90
Navigating and zooming on a webpage	90
Selecting a link on a webpage	90
Selecting an address or phone number on a webpage	91
Opening a new browser window	91
Switching between browser windows	91
Downloading from the Web	92
Downloading apps from the Web	92
Viewing your downloads	92
Viewing bookmarks and previously visited pages	92
Bookmarking a webpage	92
Opening a bookmark	92
Editing a bookmark	93
Viewing a previously visited page	93
Clearing the list of previously visited pages	93
Viewing a page that you often visit	93
Clearing the list of most visited pages	93
Changing the view of bookmarks or most visited pages	93
Setting browser options	94
Setting your home page	94
Browsing full versions of all websites	94
Choosing when to show Flash content	94
Camera	95
Camera basics	95
Viewfinder screen	95
Zooming	96
Auto focusing	96
Using the front camera	96
Taking a photo	96
Recording video	97
Adding effects	98
After capturing	98
Changing camera settings	98
Photos, videos, and music	100
Gallery	100
About the Gallery app	100
Selecting an album	100
Viewing photos	101
Zooming in or out on a photo	102
Watching videos	102
Editing your photos	103
Rotating a photo	103
Cropping a photo	103
Adding effects	103
Sending your photos and videos	104
Sending photos or videos by email	104
Sending a photo or video by MMS	104
Sending photos or videos using Bluetooth	104
Sharing your photos and videos on the Web	105
Sharing photos or videos on Facebook	105
Sharing photos and videos on Flickr	105
Sharing photos on Picasa	106
Sharing videos on YouTube	106
Viewing photos in your social networks	106
Viewing photos on Facebook	106
Viewing photos on Flickr	107
Commenting on photos in your social networks	107
Music	107
Listening to music	107
Playing music from the Lock screen	108
Browsing albums in landscape view	109
About the Music widget	109
Browsing music in the library	109
Creating a playlist	109
Playing the songs in a playlist	110
Managing playlists	110
Deleting playlists	111
Setting a song as a ringtone	111
Trimming an MP3 ringtone	111
Checking if the song was added as a ringtone	112
Sharing music using Bluetooth	112
Finding music videos on YouTube	113
Connected Media	113
Sharing media on your home network	113
Accounts and sync	115
About online accounts	115
Synchronizing with a Google Account	115
Adding more Google Accounts	115
Forgot your Google Account password?	116
Adding a social network account	116
Managing your online accounts	116
Changing general sync settings	116
Synchronizing an account manually	117
Changing account settings	117
Removing an account	117
Social	118
Facebook for HTC Sense	118
What’s the difference between Facebook app and Facebook for HTC Sense?	119
Facebook app	119
Using the Facebook app	119
Adding the Facebook widget	120
Tweeting on your phone using Peep	120
Sending a tweet	121
Sending a direct message	121
Setting Peep options	122
Searching for Twitter users to follow	122
Unfollowing a Twitter user	122
Using Friend Stream	122
Updating your status	123
Commenting on and liking Facebook posts	124
Checking notifications from your social networks	124
About the Friend Stream widget	125
Chatting in Google Talk	125
Chatting with a friend	125
Accepting a chat invitation	125
Changing your online status and picture	126
Adding and managing friends	126
Changing settings or signing out	127
Maps and location	128
Location settings	128
Turning on location services	128
Locations	128
About Locations	128
Finding your location and what’s around you	129
Searching for a place of interest	129
Searching for an address	129
Viewing maps	130
Using the compass	130
Moving around the map	130
Zooming in or out of a map	130
Choosing which places of interest to show on the map	130
Pinning a location on the map	131
Changing the language of street names and places of interest	131
Recording favorite places as footprints	131
Adding a location as a footprint	131
Setting a footprint as your home location	132
Revisiting a footprint	132
Editing or deleting a footprint	132
Sharing your footprints	132
Deleting multiple footprints	132
Exporting your footprints	133
Importing footprints	133
Getting directions	133
Getting directions from your current location	133
Getting directions by setting a start and end location	134
Using turn-by-turn navigation (Premium navigation)	135
Using Locations to navigate to a destination	135
Setting navigation preferences	135
Turning off speed and safety camera alerts	135
Answering a call while using navigation	135
Using Car Panel	136
Car Panel keeps opening by itself when you’re using a mini-to-micro USB converter?	136
Using your phone with the car kit	136
Automatically connecting to a Bluetooth car kit or headset	137
Managing Locations services	137
Downloading maps or purchasing services	137
Adding navigation widgets	138
Google Maps	138
About Google Maps	138
Getting around maps	138
Searching for a location	139
Clearing the map	140
Searching for a place of interest near you	140
Getting directions	140
Getting help	141
Finding your friends with Google Latitude (available by country)	141
Opening and joining Latitude	141
Market and other apps	142
Finding and installing apps from Android Market	142
Finding and installing an app	142
Opening an installed app	143
Uninstalling an app	143
Getting help	143
Using the Clock	144
About the HTC Clock widget	144
Changing the city for the Clock widget	144
Using the Clock app	144
Using Desk Clock	145
Using World Clock	145
Setting your home city	145
Setting the time zone, date, and time	145
Adding a city to the World Clock screen	145
Setting an alarm	146
Deleting an alarm	146
Changing alarm sound settings	146
Checking Weather	147
Adding a city to the Weather screen	147
Changing the order of cities on the Weather screen	147
Deleting cities from the Weather screen	147
Changing Weather options	148
About the Weather widget	148
Reading eBooks	148
Searching inside an eBook	149
Adding a note or highlighting selected text	149
Viewing notes and highlights you've created	150
Downloading an eBook	150
About the My Shelf widget	151
Reading news feeds	151
Subscribing to news channels	151
Adding a keyword	151
Reading a story	151
Changing update schedule and content settings	152
About the News widget	153
Keeping track of your stocks	153
Adding a stock quote or stock market index	153
Changing update schedule and color settings	154
About the Stocks widget	154
Working on documents, spreadsheets, and presentations	154
Viewing a document, spreadsheet, or presentation	154
Editing a document or worksheet	155
Creating a new document or worksheet	155
Watching videos on YouTube	155
Searching for videos	155
Clearing the search history	156
Sharing a video link	156
Capturing and sharing videos on YouTube	156
Listening to FM Radio	156
Tuning in to an FM station	157
Closing or turning off FM Radio	157
About the FM Radio widget	157
Recording your voice	157
Sharing a voice clip	158
Setting a voice clip as a ringtone	158
Using Flashlight	158
Sharing games and apps	159
HTC Sync	160
About HTC Sync	160
Installing HTC Sync that came with the storage card	161
Setting up HTC Sync to recognize your phone	161
Getting to know the workspace	162
Setting up synchronization	162
Music sync options	162
Gallery sync options	163
Calendar sync options	163
People sync options	164
Bookmarks sync options	164
Documents sync options	165
Synchronizing your phone	165
Installing an app from your computer to your phone	166
Synchronizing another phone with your computer	166
Downloading the latest HTC Sync upgrade	166
HTCSense.com	167
Signing up for your HTCSense.com account	167
Signing up from your phone	167
Signing up from your computer	167
Updating your HTCSense.com account details	167
Using HTCSense.com	167
Turning on Phone finder	168
Forwarding calls and messages	168
Making your phone ring	168
Locating your phone	168
Locking your phone	168
Erasing your phone contents	169
Deleting your HTCSense.com account	169
Keyboard	170
Using the onscreen keyboard	170
Selecting a keyboard layout	170
Entering text	170
Enabling multiple keyboard languages	171
Changing to the landscape onscreen keyboard	171
Entering words with predictive text	171
Setting a second language for the keyboard	172
Adding a word to the predictive text dictionary	172
Editing or deleting a word in the predictive text dictionary	172
Backing up your personal dictionary to your storage card	172
Importing your personal dictionary from your storage card	173
Entering text by speaking	173
Setting the voice input language	173