Acer B1-760HD User Manual - Page 10

Using your tablet, Using the touchscreen, The Home screen, The extended Home screen, TABLET

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10 - Using your tablet USING YOUR TABLET Using the touchscreen Your tablet uses a touchscreen for selecting items and entering information. Use your finger to tap the screen. Tap: Touch the screen once to open items and select options. Drag: Hold your finger on the screen and drag across the screen to select text and images. Tap and hold: Tap and hold an item to see a list of actions available for that item. On the pop-up menu that appears, tap the action you want to perform. Scroll: To scroll up or down the screen, simply drag your finger up or down the screen in the direction that you want to scroll. The Home screen When you start your tablet, or wake it from power saving, it will display the Home screen. This screen gives you quick access to applications (or "APPs"), widgets, and folders. See Adding APPs to a Home screen on page 15. Widgets are a little different than APPs. They provide special functions, quick shortcuts to a certain APP features, or serve as small APPs that display constantly-updated information (like the time and weather). Some have been pre-installed on your tablet, while others may be downloaded from Google Play. See Adding widgets to a Home screen on page 16. Folders are simply groups of APPs that occupy one APP-sized space on a Home screen. See Adding folders to a Home screen on page 17. The extended Home screen You can extend the Home screen to give you more room to add widgets or organize shortcuts. To do so, you must add an APP or

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10 - Using your tablet
U
SING
YOUR
TABLET
Using the touchscreen
Your tablet uses a touchscreen for selecting items and entering
information. Use your finger to tap the screen.
Tap
: Touch the screen once to open items and select options.
Drag
: Hold your finger on the screen and drag across the screen to
select text and images.
Tap and hold
: Tap and hold an item to see a list of actions available
for that item. On the pop-up menu that appears, tap the action you
want to perform.
Scroll
: To scroll up or down the screen, simply drag your finger up or
down the screen in the direction that you want to scroll.
The Home screen
When you start your tablet, or wake it from power saving, it will display
the
Home
screen. This screen gives you quick access to applications
(or "APPs"), widgets, and folders.
See Adding APPs to a Home
screen on page 15
.
Widgets are a little different than APPs. They provide special
functions, quick shortcuts to a certain APP features, or serve as small
APPs that display constantly-updated information (like the time and
weather). Some have been pre-installed on your tablet, while others
may be downloaded from Google Play.
See Adding widgets to a
Home screen on page 16
.
Folders are simply groups of APPs that occupy one APP-sized space
on a
Home
screen.
See Adding folders to a Home screen on
page 17
.
The extended Home screen
You can extend the
Home screen
to give you more room to add
widgets or organize shortcuts. To do so, you must add an APP or