Acer A3-A20FHD User Manual - Page 13

The extended Home screen, The application menu, Status and notification area

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Using your tablet - 13 The extended Home screen The Home screen extends to either side of the initial Home screen, giving you more room to add widgets or organize shortcuts. To view the extended Home screen, swipe your finger to the left or right. A total of five pages are available, two to the left and two to the right. To change or add widgets on any of the screens see Personalizing the Home screen on page 16. The application menu To access the application menu, tap in the center of the application dock. The application menu displays APPs and widgets available on your tablet. APPs are displayed in alphabetical order. Swipe to the left to see more APPs. When you are on the last page of APPs, swipe to the left to see widgets available on your tablet. See Personalizing the Home screen on page 16. Tap the Play Store icon to open Google Play. Adding an application to a Home screen Tap and hold an icon to add a shortcut to one of your Home screens. When you select an icon, you are taken to the initial Home screen. You can drag the selected icon to any extended home screen. Status and notification area Status and notification icons are shown at the top of the screen. The top-right area displays a variety of information, such as time, battery status, and connectivity. The top-left area displays event icons, such as a new message. Swipe down from the top-left side to display notification details such as current downloads and media controls such as "play/pause" and

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Using your tablet - 13
The extended Home screen
The Home screen extends to either side of the initial Home screen,
giving you more room to add widgets or organize shortcuts. To view
the extended Home screen, swipe your finger to the left or right.
A total of five pages are available, two to the left and two to the right.
To change or add widgets on any of the screens
see Personalizing
the Home screen on page 16
.
The application menu
To access the application menu, tap
in the center of the
application dock. The application menu displays APPs and widgets
available on your tablet.
APPs are displayed in alphabetical order. Swipe to the left to see
more APPs. When you are on the last page of APPs, swipe to the left
to see widgets available on your tablet.
See Personalizing the Home
screen on page 16
.
Tap the
Play Store
icon to open Google Play.
Adding an application to a Home screen
Tap and hold an icon to add a shortcut to one of your Home screens.
When you select an icon, you are taken to the initial Home screen.
You can drag the selected icon to any extended home screen.
Status and notification area
Status and notification icons are shown at the top
of the screen. The top-right area displays a
variety of information, such as time, battery
status, and connectivity. The top-left area displays event icons, such
as a new message.
Swipe down from the top-left side to display notification details such
as current downloads and media controls such as "play/pause" and