Huawei Honor8 HONOR 8 User Guide FRD-L04 01 English - Page 29

Automatic screen rotation, Organizing applications and widgets on the home screen

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Getting Started On the home screen, pinch two fingers together or touch and hold a blank area on the screen to access the home screen editor. You can: • Set the default home screen: Touch at the top of the home screen to set the chosen home screen as the default home screen. • Move a home screen: Drag the home screen to the desired location. • Add a home screen: Touch on the home screen furthest to the left or right. • Delete a blank home screen: Touch at the bottom of a blank screen. Automatic screen rotation When you rotate your phone, some applications will automatically adjust the screen orientation to make them easier to use. This feature also lets you use tilt-controlled applications. Swipe down from the status bar to open the notification panel, and then touch Auto-rotate in the Shortcuts tab to enable or disable automatic screen rotation. Organizing applications and widgets on the home screen Adding a widget to the home screen Add frequently used widgets to the home screen for quick access. On the home screen, pinch two fingers together to open the home screen editor. Touch Widgets and select a widget. Touch and hold the widget and drag it to a blank area on the home screen. You must have enough space on the home screen to add widgets. If there is not enough space, add another home screen or free up some space. 22

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Getting Started
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On the home screen, pinch two fingers together or touch and hold a blank area on the screen to
access the home screen editor. You can:
Set the default home screen
: Touch
at the top of the home screen to set the chosen
home screen as the default home screen.
Move a home screen
: Drag the home screen to the desired location.
Add a home screen
: Touch
on the home screen furthest to the left or right.
Delete a blank home screen
: Touch
at the bottom of a blank screen.
Automatic screen rotation
When you rotate your phone, some applications will automatically adjust the screen orientation
to make them easier to use. This feature also lets you use tilt-controlled applications.
Swipe down from the status bar to open the notification panel, and then touch
Auto-rotate
in
the
Shortcuts
tab to enable or disable automatic screen rotation.
Organizing applications and widgets on the home screen
Adding a widget to the home screen
Add frequently used widgets to the home screen for quick access.
On the home screen, pinch two fingers together to open the home screen editor. Touch
Widgets
and select a widget. Touch and hold the widget and drag it to a blank area on the home screen.
You must have enough space on the home screen to add widgets. If there is not enough
space, add another home screen or free up some space.