Samsung SGH-I897 User Manual (user Manual) (ver.f9) (English) - Page 35

Customizing Your Home Screen

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Customizing Your Home Screen You can customize your Home screen by doing the following: • Creating Shortcuts • Adding and Removing Widgets on the Home Screen • Repositioning Widgets • Creating Folders • Changing the Wallpaper • Adding and Deleting Home Screens Creating Shortcuts Shortcuts are different than the current Home screen Widgets that only launch an application. Shortcuts activate a feature, action, or launch an application. Note: To move a shortcut from one screen to another, it must first be deleted from its current screen. Navigate to the new screen, then add the shortcut. Adding a shortcut from the Applications Menu 1. Press to activate the Home screen. 2. Navigate to the desired Home Page. 3. Tap to display your current applications. 4. Scroll through the list and locate your desired application. 5. Touch and hold the on-screen icon. This creates an immediate shortcut of the selected icon and closes the Applications tab. The new shortcut then appears to hover over the Home screen. 6. While still holding the on-screen icon, position it on the current page. Once complete, release the screen to lock the new shortcut into its new position on the current screen. Adding a shortcut via the Add to Home screen 1. Press to activate the Home screen. 2. Touch and hold on an empty area of the Home screen. 3. From the Add to Home screen window tap Shortcuts. 4. Tap a selection from the available list: • Applications • Bookmark • Contact • Direct dial • Direct message • Directions & Navigation • Email (only displays after you create an email account) Understanding Your Phone 30

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Understanding Your Phone
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Customizing Your Home Screen
You can customize your Home screen by doing the following:
Creating Shortcuts
Adding and Removing Widgets on the Home Screen
Repositioning Widgets
Creating Folders
Changing the Wallpaper
Adding and Deleting Home Screens
Creating Shortcuts
Shortcuts are different than the current Home screen Widgets
that only launch an application. Shortcuts activate a feature,
action, or launch an application.
Note:
To move a shortcut from one screen to another, it must first be deleted
from its current screen. Navigate to the new screen, then add the
shortcut.
Adding a shortcut from the Applications Menu
1.
Press
to activate the Home screen.
2.
Navigate to the desired Home Page.
3.
Tap
to display your current applications.
4.
Scroll through the list and locate your desired application.
5.
Touch and hold the on-screen icon. This creates an
immediate shortcut of the selected icon and closes the
Applications tab. The new shortcut then appears to hover
over the Home screen.
6.
While still holding the on-screen icon, position it on the
current page. Once complete, release the screen to lock
the new shortcut into its new position on the current
screen.
Adding a shortcut via the Add to Home screen
1.
Press
to activate the Home screen.
2.
Touch and hold on an empty area of the Home screen.
3.
From the
Add to Home screen
window tap
Shortcuts
.
4.
Tap a selection from the available list:
Applications
Bookmark
Contact
Direct dial
Direct message
Directions & Navigation
Email (only displays after you create an email account)