HTC EVO 4G Sprint Getting Started - Page 4

Getting Around Your Device

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Getting Around Your Device Move Around Your Device's Menus and Screens Tap: When you want to type using the onscreen keyboard, select items such as application and settings icons, or press onscreen buttons, simply tap them with your finger. A light touch works best. Press and hold: To open the available options for an item (for example, a link in a Web page), simply press and hold the item. Flick: Move your finger in lighter, quicker strokes than swiping. This finger gesture is always used in a vertical motion, such as when flicking through contacts or a message list. Tap Flick Press and hold Swipe or slide: Quickly drag your finger vertically or horizontally across the screen. Drag: Press and hold your finger with some pressure before you start to move it. Do not release your finger until you have reached the target position. Rotate: Automatically change the screen orientation from portrait to landscape by turning the device sideways. Pinch: "Pinch" the screen using your thumb and forefinger to zoom out or zoom in when viewing a picture or a Web page. (Move fingers inward to zoom out and outward to zoom in.) Swipe, Slide or Drag Rotate Pinch

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Getting Around Your Device
Move Around Your Device’s Menus
and Screens
Tap:
When you want to type using the
onscreen keyboard, select items such as
application and settings icons, or press
onscreen buttons, simply tap them with
your finger. A light touch works best.
Press and hold:
To open the available
options for an item (for example, a link
in a Web page), simply press and hold
the item.
Flick:
Move your finger in lighter, quicker
strokes than swiping. This finger gesture
is always used in a vertical motion, such
as when flicking through contacts or a
message list.
Swipe or slide:
Quickly drag your finger
vertically or horizontally across the screen.
Drag:
Press and hold your finger with some
pressure before you start to move it. Do not
release your finger until you have reached
the target position.
Rotate:
Automatically change the screen
orientation from portrait to landscape by
turning the device sideways.
Pinch:
“Pinch” the screen using your thumb
and forefinger to zoom out or zoom in when
viewing a picture or a Web page. (Move
fingers inward to zoom out and outward to
zoom in.)
Tap
Swipe, Slide
or Drag
Rotate
Pinch
Flick
Press
and hold