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Home screen, Home screen panes, Homescreen Settings

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Home screen The Homescreen is the starting point for using your device. It's similar to the desktop on a computer screen. Your Home screen can have up to seven panes, which extend beyond the regular screen display width. The number of Home screen panes is represented by a series of dots at the lower part of the Home screen. The highlighted dot shows the pane that you are currently in. To go to the Home screen • Press . To browse the Home screen Home screen panes You can add new panes to your Home screen (up to a maximum of seven panes) and delete panes. You can also set the pane that you want to use as the main Home screen pane. To Set a Pane as the Main Homescreen Pane 1 Touch and hold any area on your Homescreen until the device vibrates. 2 Flick left or right to browse to the pane you want to set as your main Homescreen pane, and then tap in the top-left corner. To add a pane to your Homescreen 1 Touch and hold an empty area on your Homescreen. 2 To browse the panes, flick all the way to the right or left, then tap . To Delete a Pane from your Homescreen 1 Touch and hold any area on your Homescreen until the device vibrates. 2 Flick left or right to browse to the pane you want to delete, then tap in the topright corner of the pane. Homescreen Settings Use the Home Settings shortcut to adjust some basic settings on your Homescreen. For example, you can set your Homescreen to auto-rotate and adjust the size of icons. To Set your Homescreen to Auto Rotate 1 Touch and hold an empty area on your Homescreen, and then tap Settings. 2 Drag the slider beside Auto rotation to the On position. 23 This is an internet version of this publication. © Print only for private use.

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Home screen
The Homescreen is the starting point for using your device. It's similar to the desktop on
a computer screen. Your Home screen can have up to seven panes, which extend
beyond the regular screen display width. The number of Home screen panes is
represented by a series of dots at the lower part of the Home screen. The highlighted dot
shows the pane that you are currently in.
To go to the Home screen
Press
.
To browse the Home screen
Home screen panes
You can add new panes to your Home screen (up to a maximum of seven panes) and
delete panes. You can also set the pane that you want to use as the main Home screen
pane.
To Set a Pane as the Main Homescreen Pane
1
Touch and hold any area on your Homescreen until the device vibrates.
2
Flick left or right to browse to the pane you want to set as your main Homescreen
pane, and then tap
in the top-left corner.
To add a pane to your Homescreen
1
Touch and hold an empty area on your Homescreen.
2
To browse the panes,
flick
all the way to the right or left, then tap
.
To Delete a Pane from your Homescreen
1
Touch and hold any area on your Homescreen until the device vibrates.
2
Flick left or right to browse to the pane you want to delete, then tap
in the top-
right corner of the pane.
Homescreen Settings
Use the
Home Settings
shortcut to adjust some basic settings on your Homescreen. For
example, you can set your Homescreen to auto-rotate and adjust the size of icons.
To Set your Homescreen to Auto Rotate
1
Touch and hold an empty area on your Homescreen, and then tap
Settings
.
2
Drag the slider beside
Auto rotation
to the On position.
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