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Personalizing 39 Personalizing your Home screen with widgets Widgets put at-a-glance important information and media content up front on your Home screen. Some widgets are already added to your Home screen for your convenience. You can add more from the available selections of widgets, or download more widgets. Adding a widget to your Home screen A wide selection of widgets is available for you to choose from, such as Calendar, Music, Photo Album, Friend Stream, Twitter, and more. 1. Press HOME. Go to the part of the Home screen where there's space to add a new widget. To find out how, see "Navigating the Home screen" in the Basics chapter. 2. Tap or press and hold on the Home screen to open the Add to Home options menu. 3. Tap Widget and then select a widget that you want. 4. Most HTC widgets are available in a variety of designs and sizes to suit your needs. Tap the right or left arrow button at the bottom of the screen to view the different styles, and then tap Select to choose one. You can also add widgets that allow you to quickly switch on or off certain settings of your phone, such as Wi-Fi, Mobile Network, Bluetooth, and more. Scroll down the widgets list, tap Settings, and then tap the widget that you want. Downloading HTC widgets A selection of fun and useful HTC widgets are also available for download. 1. Press HOME. Go to the part of the Home screen where there's space to add a new widget. To find out how, see "Navigating the Home screen" in the Basics chapter. 2. Tap or press and hold on the Home screen to open the Add to Home options menu. 3. Tap Widget and then tap Get more HTC widgets. 4. Tap to select a widget. 5. Tap Details to see a short description about the widget. After reading, press BACK. 6. When you're ready to download and add the widget to your Home screen, tap Download.

Section	Page
Basics	1
Inside the box	1
Your Phone	1
Front panel	1
Back panel	1
Top panel	1
Left panel	1
Bottom panel	1
Before turning on your phone	1
Back cover	1
SIM card	1
Storage card	1
Battery	1
Finger gestures	1
Getting started	1
Turning on your phone	1
Turning off your phone	1
Setting up your phone for the first time	1
Sleep mode	1
Home screen	1
Extended Home screen	1
Navigating the Home screen	1
Phone status and notifications	1
Phone status icons	1
Notification icons	1
Checking notifications	1
Using the optical trackball to interact with the touch screen	1
Going to an extended Home screen	1
Selecting an item onscreen	1
Selecting a tab	1
Moving the cursor when entering text	1
Selecting a link on a webpage	1
Adjusting the volume	1
Adjusting the ringer volume	1
Adjusting the media volume	1
Connecting your phone to a computer	1
Copying files to and from the storage card	1
Searching your phone and the Web	1
Setting Web and Quick Search Box options	1
Searching the Web and your phone using the Quick Search Box	1
Personalizing	1
Making your phone truly yours	1
Changing the ringtone	1
Personalizing your phone with scenes	1
Using a preset scene	1
Customizing and saving a scene	1
Renaming or deleting a scene	1
Changing your wallpaper	1
Personalizing your Home screen with widgets	1
Adding a widget to your Home screen	1
Downloading HTC widgets	1
Adding application icons and other shortcuts on your Home screen	1
Adding folders on your Home screen	1
Creating a new folder and adding items to it	1
Renaming a folder	1
Rearranging or removing widgets and icons on your Home screen	1
Moving a widget or icon	1
Removing a widget or icon	1
Phone calls	1
Making calls	1
Calling somebody using your phone	1
Calling a speed dial number	1
Calling a phone number in a text message	1
Calling a phone number in an email	1
Making an emergency call	1
Receiving calls	1
Answering an incoming call	1
Rejecting an incoming call	1
Rejecting a call and sending a text message	1
Using in-call options	1
Handling multiple calls	1
Setting up a conference call	1
Putting a call on hold	1
Muting the microphone during a call	1
Turning the speakerphone on or off during a call	1
Ending a call	1
Using call history	1
Adding a new phone number to your contacts from call history	1
Checking a missed call	1
Clearing the call history list	1
Call services	1
Turning Airplane mode on or off	1
People	1
About People	1
Ways of getting contacts into your phone	1
People screen	1
Setting up My contact card	1
Your contacts list	1
Adding a new contact	1
Importing contacts from your SIM card	1
Importing contacts from an Exchange ActiveSync account	1
Merging contact information	1
Editing a contact’s information	1
Searching for a contact	1
Backing up your contacts to the storage card	1
Importing contacts from the storage card	1
Deleting contacts	1
Sending contact information as a vCard via MMS	1
Sending your contact information as a vCard via MMS	1
Contact groups	1
Creating a group and adding contacts	1
Deleting a group	1
Adding or removing contacts from a group	1
Sending an SMS/MMS message or email to a group	1
Contact information and conversations	1
People widget	1
Adding the People widget	1
Setting the default communication method	1
Changing the default communication method	1
Getting in touch with a contact	1
Keyboard	1
Using the onscreen keyboard	1
Using the landscape onscreen keyboard	1
Changing the onscreen keyboard layout	1
Entering text	1
Entering words with predictive text	1
Adjusting touch input settings	1
Touch Input settings	1
Text input	1
Messages	1
About Messages	1
Sending text and multimedia messages	1
New message notifications	1
WAP push messages	1
Managing message conversations	1
Protecting a message from deletion	1
Deleting a message thread	1
Deleting several message threads	1
Deleting a single message	1
Viewing contact details and communicating with a contact	1
Setting text and multimedia message options	1
Adding the Messages widget	1
Accounts and sync	1
Synchronizing with online accounts	1
Adding a social network account	1
Synchronizing with a Google Account	1
Synchronizing with a Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync account	1
Managing your accounts	1
Using HTC Sync	1
Installing HTC Sync that came with the microSD card	1
Setting up HTC Sync to recognize your phone	1
Setting up synchronization	1
Setting up more sync options	1
Synchronizing your phone	1
Downloading the latest HTC Sync upgrade	1
Installing apps from your computer to your phone	1
Social	1
Facebook for HTC Sense and Facebook for Android application	1
Facebook for HTC Sense	1
Facebook for Android application	1
Differences between Facebook for HTC Sense and Facebook for Android application	1
Tweeting on your phone	1
Peep screen	1
Sending a tweet	1
Searching for Twitter users to follow	1
Sending a direct message	1
Setting Peep options	1
Adding the Twitter widget	1
Using Friend Stream	1
Friend Stream screen	1
Updating your status	1
Adding the Friend Stream widget	1
Chatting in Google Talk	1
Signing in to Google Talk	1
Chatting with friends	1
Changing your online status and picture	1
Managing your Friends list	1
Changing Google Talk settings	1
Email	1
Using Gmail/Google Mail	1
Viewing your Gmail/Google Mail inbox	1
Reading your messages	1
Sending a message	1
Managing conversations and messages	1
Changing Gmail/Google Mail settings	1
Mail	1
Adding a POP3/IMAP email account	1
Viewing your email inbox	1
Exchange ActiveSync email	1
Composing and sending an email message	1
Viewing and replying to an email message	1
Editing email account settings	1
Deleting an email account	1
Adding the Mail widget	1
Calendar	1
About Calendar	1
Creating a calendar event	1
Inviting guests to your event (Google Account only)	1
Sending a meeting request using Calendar (Exchange ActiveSync only)	1
Changing calendar views	1
Month view	1
Day and Agenda views	1
Week view	1
Viewing, editing or deleting an event	1
Viewing and editing an event	1
Deleting an event	1
Calendar event reminders	1
Viewing, dismissing, or snoozing event reminders	1
Displaying and synchronizing calendars	1
Showing or hiding calendars	1
Choosing which Google Calendars are synchronized on your phone	1
Changing Calendar settings	1
Reminder settings	1
Calendar view settings	1
Sending a vCalendar	1
About the Calendar widget	1
Clock and Weather	1
About the HTC Clock widget	1
About the Clock application	1
Using Desk Clock	1
Using World Clock	1
Setting your home city	1
Setting the time zone, date, and time	1
Adding a city to the World Clock screen	1
Setting the alarm clock	1
Setting an alarm	1
Deleting an alarm	1
Changing alarm sound settings	1
Checking weather	1
Adding a city to the Weather screen	1
Changing the order of cities on the Weather screen	1
Deleting cities from the Weather screen	1
Changing weather options	1
About the Weather widget	1
Internet	1
Data connection	1
Checking the data connection you are using	1
Turning the data connection on or off	1
Creating a new access point	1
Enabling data roaming	1
Wi-Fi	1
Turning Wi-Fi on and connecting to a wireless network	1
Connecting to a Wi-Fi network with EAP-TLS security	1
Checking the wireless network status	1
Connecting to another Wi-Fi network	1
Adding the Data connection and Wi-Fi widgets	1
Connecting to a virtual private network (VPN)	1
Preparing your phone for VPN connection	1
Adding a VPN connection	1
Connecting to a VPN	1
Disconnecting from a VPN	1
Using your phone’s web browser	1
Opening the browser	1
Going to a web page	1
Setting your home page	1
Changing the screen orientation	1
Browsing full versions of all web sites	1
Navigating on a web page	1
Zooming in or out on a web page	1
Selecting a link in a web page	1
Opening a new browser window	1
Switching between browser windows	1
Finding text within a web page	1
Downloading applications from the web	1
Copying text, looking up information, and sharing	1
Viewing bookmarks and previously visited pages	1
Setting browser options	1
Using your phone as a modem (tethering)	1
Bluetooth	1
Using Bluetooth	1
Turning Bluetooth on or off	1
Changing the phone name	1
Connecting a Bluetooth headset or car kit	1
Reconnecting a headset or car kit	1
Disconnecting or unpairing from a Bluetooth device	1
Disconnecting a Bluetooth device	1
Unpairing from a Bluetooth device	1
Sending and receiving information using Bluetooth	1
Sending information from your phone to another device	1
Receiving information from another device	1
Camera	1
Camera basics	1
Viewfinder screen	1
Using the optical trackball as the shutter release	1
Review screen	1
Zooming	1
Taking a photo	1
Face detection	1
Capturing a video	1
Camera settings	1
Changing basic settings	1
Changing advanced settings	1
Photos	1
About the Photos application	1
Selecting an album	1
Viewing photos and videos	1
Browsing in filmstrip or grid view	1
Viewing a photo in landscape orientation	1
Zooming in or out on a photo	1
Watching video	1
Viewing photos in your social networks	1
Viewing photos on Facebook	1
Viewing photos on Flickr	1
Working with photos	1
Rotating and saving a photo	1
Cropping a photo	1
Sharing	1
Sending photos or videos by email	1
Sending a photo or video by MMS	1
Sending photos or videos using Bluetooth	1
Sharing photos on Facebook	1
Sharing photos on Flickr	1
Sharing photos on Picasa	1
Sharing videos on YouTube	1
Music	1
About the Music application	1
Playing music	1
Browsing music in the Library	1
Creating a playlist	1
Playing the songs in a playlist	1
Managing playlists	1
Setting a song as ringtone	1
Checking if the song was added as a ringtone	1
Sending music using Bluetooth	1
About the Music widget	1
Maps and location	1
Using Google Maps	1
Viewing locations	1
Viewing map layers	1
Searching for a location	1
Getting directions	1
Finding your friends with Google Latitude (available by country)	1
Using HTC Footprints™	1
Creating a footprint	1
Revisiting a footprint	1
Editing or deleting a footprint	1
Exporting your footprints	1
Importing footprints	1
Adding the Footprints widget	1
More apps	1
Watching videos on YouTube	1
Watching videos	1
Searching for videos	1
Sharing a video link	1
Capturing a video and sharing it on YouTube	1
Viewing a PDF	1
Viewing documents, presentations, and spreadsheets	1
Keeping track of your stocks	1
Adding a stock quote or stock market index	1
Changing the stock list order	1
Deleting stock quotes and indices	1
Setting stock information update frequency	1
Manually updating stock information	1
Adding the Stocks widget	1
Listening to the radio	1
Listening to an FM station	1
Adding station names	1
Minimizing or turning off FM Radio	1
Recording your voice	1
Recording your voice	1
Sharing a voice clip	1
Setting a voice clip as a ringtone	1
Renaming a voice clip	1
Finding and installing apps from Android Market	1
Finding and installing an application	1
Creating a Google Checkout account	1
Requesting a refund for an application	1
Opening an installed application	1
Uninstalling an application	1
Getting help	1
Reading news feeds	1
News screen	1
Subscribing to a news channel from a list	1
Subscribing to a news channel by entering a URL	1
Setting update frequency for stories	1
Reading a story	1
Starring a story	1
Adding a keyword	1
Adding the News widget	1
Security	1
Protecting your SIM card with a PIN	1
Restoring a SIM card that has been locked out	1
Protecting your phone with a screen lock	1
Settings	1
Settings on your phone	1
Changing display settings	1
Adjusting the screen brightness manually	1
Adjusting the time before the screen turns off	1
Preventing automatic screen rotation	1
Recalibrating the G-sensor	1
Keeping the screen on while charging the phone	1
Switching animation effects on or off	1
Changing sound settings	1
Changing the phone language	1
Optimizing your phone’s battery life	1
Using the GSM network of your mobile operator	1
Checking the power usage of applications	1
Managing memory	1
Checking how much phone memory is available for use	1
Checking the available storage card space	1
Clearing application cache and data	1
Uninstalling third-party applications	1
Freeing up more phone memory or storage card space	1
Checking information about your phone	1
Backup, update and reset	1
Backing up phone data	1
Checking if automatic backup is enabled	1
Restoring backed up data to your phone	1
Updating your phone’s system software	1
Checking for phone system software updates manually	1
Performing a hard/factory reset	1
Specifications	1

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Personalizing

Personalizing your Home screen with widgets

Widgets put at-a-glance important information and media content up front on your Home

screen. Some widgets are already added to your Home screen for your convenience. You can

add more from the available selections of widgets, or download more widgets.

Adding a widget to your Home screen

A wide selection of widgets is available for you to choose from, such as Calendar, Music,

Photo Album, Friend Stream, Twitter, and more.

Press HOME. Go to the part of the Home screen where there’s space to add a new widget.

To find out how, see “Navigating the Home screen” in the Basics chapter.

Tap

or press and hold on the Home screen to open the Add to Home options menu.

Tap

Widget

and then select a widget that you want.

Most HTC widgets are available in a variety of designs and sizes to suit your needs. Tap

the right or left arrow button at the bottom of the screen to view the different styles, and

then tap

Select

to choose one.

You can also add widgets that allow you to quickly switch on or off certain settings of your

phone, such as Wi-Fi, Mobile Network, Bluetooth, and more. Scroll down the widgets list, tap

Settings

, and then tap the widget that you want.

Downloading HTC widgets

A selection of fun and useful HTC widgets are also available for download.

Press HOME. Go to the part of the Home screen where there’s space to add a new widget.

To find out how, see “Navigating the Home screen” in the Basics chapter.

Tap

or press and hold on the Home screen to open the Add to Home options menu.

Tap

Widget

and then tap

Get more HTC widgets

Tap to select a

widget.

Tap

Details

to see a short description about the widget. After reading, press BACK.

When you’re ready to download and add the widget to your Home screen, tap

Download