HTC EVO View 4G User Manual (Gingerbread) - Page 36

Customizing the Home Screen, To go directly to a particular screen, To add a Home screen item

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To go directly to a particular screen: 1. From any screen, pinch the screen to display thumbnail images of all screens. Tip: On the Home screen, you can press to show the thumbnail overview. 2. Tap the screen you want to open. Customizing the Home Screen To add a Home screen item: 1. Press and tap . Note: You can also press and hold an empty area on the Home screen. 2. On the Personalize screen, tap the item you want to add to the Home screen or an extended screen: Ⅲ Widget: Add HTC or Android™ widgets to a screen such as a clock, calendar, mail, people, Footprints, and more. Ⅲ App: Add shortcuts to applications on your device. To quickly add an application shortcut that is on the All apps screen to a screen, press and hold an application icon. When the device vibrates, drag the icon to an empty area on the screen, and then release it. Ⅲ Shortcut: Add shortcuts to bookmarked Web page, a favorite contact, a Gmail™ label, a music playlist, and more. Ⅲ Folder: Add a folder where you can organize screen items. Add a shortcut to all your contacts, contacts with phone numbers, or starred contacts. Contact details are automatically updated when there are changes in the source. Customize any screen by adding application shortcuts and widgets. You can also use preset widgets from a Scene. To use a Scene, press and then tap > Scenes. Tip: You can also create and save your custom scene. (See "Creating and Saving a Custom Scene" for details.) To add a widget: 1. Press and tap . 2. On the Personalize screen, tap Widget. 3. Select a widget to add to a screen, and then select a layout to use, when available. 24 2A. Device Basics

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2A. Device Basics
To go directly to a particular screen:
1.
From any screen, pinch the screen to display
thumbnail images of all screens.
2.
Tap the screen you want to open.
Customizing the Home Screen
To add a Home screen item:
1.
Press
and tap
.
2.
On the Personalize screen, tap the item you want
to add to the Home screen or an extended screen:
²
Widget
: Add HTC or Android™ widgets to a
screen such as a clock, calendar, mail, people,
Footprints, and more.
²
App
: Add shortcuts to applications on your
device. To quickly add an application shortcut that
is on the All apps screen to a screen, press and
hold an application icon. When the device
vibrates, drag the icon to an empty area on the
screen, and then release it.
²
Shortcut
: Add shortcuts to bookmarked Web
page, a favorite contact, a Gmail™ label, a music
playlist, and more.
²
Folder
: Add a folder where you can organize
screen items. Add a shortcut to all your contacts,
contacts with phone numbers, or starred contacts.
Contact details are automatically updated when
there are changes in the source.
Customize any screen by adding application shortcuts
and widgets. You can also use preset widgets from a
Scene. To use a Scene, press
and then tap
>
Scenes
.
To add a widget:
1.
Press
and tap
.
2.
On the Personalize screen, tap
Widget
.
3.
Select a widget to add to a screen, and then select
a layout to use, when available.
Tip:
On the Home screen, you can press
to show the
thumbnail overview.
Note:
You can also press and hold an empty area on the
Home screen.
Tip:
You can also create and save your custom scene. (See
“Creating and Saving a Custom Scene” for details.)