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Getting Around Your Device

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Getting Around Your Device _ Move Around Your Device's Menus and Screens Tap: When you want to type using the onscreen keyboard, select items such as application and settings icons, or press onscreen buttons, simply tap them with your finger. A light touch works best. Press and hold: To open the available options for an item (for example, a link in a Web page), simply press and hold the item. Flick: Move your finger in lighter, quicker strokes than swiping. This finger gesture is always used in a vertical motion, such as when flicking through contacts or a message list. Swipe or slide: Quickly drag your finger vertically or horizontally across the screen. Drag: Press and hold your finger with some pressure before you start to move it. Do not release your finger until you have reached the target position. Rotate: Automatically change the screen orientation from portrait to landscape by turning the phone sideways. Pinch: "Pinch" the screen using your thumb and forefinger to zoom out or zoom in when viewing a picture or a Web page. (Move fingers inward to zoom out and outward to zoom in.) Trackball: Press or roll the trackball to select or highlight items on the screen.

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Getting Around Your Device
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Move Around Your Device’s Menus and Screens
Tap:
When you want to type using
the onscreen keyboard, select
items such as application and
settings icons, or press onscreen
buttons, simply tap them with your
finger. A light touch works best.
Press and hold:
To open the
available options for an item (for
example, a link in a Web page),
simply press and hold the item.
Swipe or slide:
Quickly drag your
finger vertically or horizontally
across the screen.
Drag:
Press and hold your finger
with
some pressure before you start to move it.
Do not release your finger until you have
reached the target position.
Rotate:
Automatically change the
screen orientation from portrait
to landscape by turning the
phone sideways.
Flick:
Move your finger in lighter,
quicker strokes than swiping. This
finger gesture is always used in a
vertical motion, such as when
flicking through contacts or a
message list.
Pinch:
“Pinch” the
screen using your
thumb and forefinger to
zoom out or zoom in
when viewing a picture
or a Web page. (Move
fingers inward to zoom
out and outward to
zoom in.)
Trackball:
Press or roll
the trackball to select
or highlight items on
the screen.