HTC HTC-Magic User Manual - Page 34

34 Phone Basics Using automatic screen rotation For some applications, you can automatically change the screen orientation from portrait to landscape simply by turning the phone sideways to your left. When entering text, you can turn the phone sideways to bring up a bigger keyboard. Refer to Chapter 4 for more details. Note To disable automatic screen rotation, clear the Orientation check box in HOME > MENU > Settings > Sound & display. 1.5 Getting Around Your Phone There are different ways to navigate around the Home screen, menus and application screens on your phone. Using finger gestures Do this Tap Press and hold Swipe or slide Drag Flick When you want to Type using the onscreen keyboard, select onscreen items such as application and settings icons, or press onscreen buttons. Open the available options for an item, for example, press and hold a contact or a link in a web page. Quickly move vertically or horizontally across the screen. Move items on the screen or shift the view on the screen. Before you drag, apply some pressure when you press and hold your finger on the screen. While dragging, do not release your finger until you have reached the target position. Quickly browse your contacts and messages in a vertical direction. Flicking the screen is similar to swiping, except that you need to swipe your finger in light, quicker strokes.