Motorola DROID User Guide- Verizon - Page 9

Home screen, Quick start: Home screen, Widgets

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Home screen quick access to the things you need most Quick start: Home screen The home screen gives you all your latest information in one place. It's what you see when you turn on the phone or touch Home from a menu. It's basically like this: Status Indicators Status Bar Touch & drag this bar down to check notifications. Messaging Market Phone Contacts Browser Maps Shortcuts Touch to open. Applications Tab Drag up to see all your apps. Note: Your home screen might look a little different. The home screen extends beyond what you see on the screen to give you more room for adding shortcuts, widgets, and more. Flick the home screen left and right to see more panels or to add widgets or shortcuts. Messaging Market Phone Contacts Browser Maps Widgets Add a widget, such as a clock, music player, or a calendar that shows upcoming appointments. To open a widget, touch it. To add widgets, touch Menu > Add > Widgets. If your home screen is full, you won't see the add option. You'll have to delete widgets or shortcuts to make room. Note: If you install apps from Android Market that have widgets, touch and hold the home screen, then select a widget to add to the home screen. Home screen 7

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Home screen
Home screen
quick access to the things you need most
Quick start: Home screen
The
home screen
gives you all your latest information
in one place. It’s what you see when you turn on the
phone or touch Home
from a menu. It’s basically
like this:
Note:
Your home screen might look a little different.
Phone
Messaging
Market
Contacts
Browser
Maps
St
a
tus B
a
r
Touch & drag this bar down
to check notifications.
St
a
tus Ind
ica
tors
Short
c
uts
Touch to open.
A
pp
l
ica
t
i
ons T
ab
Drag up to see
all your apps.
The home screen extends beyond what you see on
the screen to give you more room for adding
shortcuts, widgets, and more. Flick the home screen
left and right to see more panels or to add widgets or
shortcuts.
Widgets
Add a
widget
, such as a clock, music player, or a
calendar that shows upcoming appointments.
To open a widget, touch it. To add widgets, touch
Menu
>
Add > Widgets
. If your home screen is full,
you won’t see the add option. You’ll have to delete
widgets or shortcuts to make room.
Note:
If you install apps from Android Market that
have widgets, touch and hold the home screen, then
select a widget to add to the home screen.
Phone
Messaging
Market
Contacts
Browser
Maps