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40 Phone Basics 1.6 Home Screen The Home screen lets you add the items you want and need up front. Add items like application icons, shortcuts, folders, and widgets to give you instant access to information and applications. For details, see "Personalizing your Home screen" in this chapter. Tap an icon to open the related application. Tap to open or close the All programs screen. (See "Applications" in this chapter for details.) Status bar For details, see "Phone Status, Notifications, and Proximity Sensor" in this chapter. Tap to open the phone dialer screen. Tap to add shortcuts, widgets, and folders on the Home screen. Tip When you're on the extended Home screen or navigating to other applications, press HOME ( ) to go back to the main Home screen. Extended Home screen The Home screen extends beyond the screen width to provide more space for adding icons, widgets, and more. Press HOME ( ), and then slide your finger horizontally across the screen to go to the left or right side of the extended Home screen. There are 6 "additional" screens apart from the main Home screen.

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40 Phone Basics
1.6 Home Screen
The Home screen lets you add the items you want and need up front.
Add items like application icons, shortcuts, folders, and widgets to
give you instant access to information and applications. For details,
see “Personalizing your Home screen” in this chapter.
Tap an icon to
open the related
application.
Tap to open or close the
All programs screen.
(See “Applications” in
this chapter for details.)
Status bar
For details, see
“Phone Status,
Notifications, and
Proximity Sensor” in
this chapter.
Tap to open the phone
dialer screen.
Tap to add shortcuts,
widgets, and folders on
the Home screen.
Tip
When you’re on the extended Home screen or navigating to other
applications, press HOME
(
)
to go back to the main Home screen.
Extended Home screen
The Home screen extends beyond the screen width to provide more
space for adding icons, widgets, and more. Press HOME
(
)
, and
then slide your finger horizontally across the screen to go to the left
or right side of the extended Home screen. There are 6 “additional”
screens apart from the main Home screen.