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Using Task Manager, 6 Protecting Your Phone

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136 Managing Your Phone 13.5 Using Task Manager Task Manager lets you view and stop running programs, configure the button, and enable the Quick Menu on the Home screen. To open Task Manager Tap the Quick Menu button tap . on the top-right corner of the Home screen to open the Quick Menu, and then To configure the Exit ( ) button By default, running programs are shut down when you tap and hold the button. 1. On the Task Manager screen, tap the Button tab. Note When you clear Enable the "X" button to end running programs, tapping the Exit button only closes a program screen. The program is not ended and continues to run in the background. 2. Choose the action for shutting down programs (by tapping the button, or by tapping and holding the button). 3. Tap OK. To add a running program to the exclusive list If you add a running program to the Exclusive Programs List, it will not be closed when you tap Stop Selected or Stop All and will not be listed in the Quick Menu on the Home Screen. 1. On the Task Manager screen, tap the Running tab. 2. Tap and hold the program name, and then tap Add Exclusive. Tip To remove a program from the exclusive list, select the program on the Running tab, and then tap Remove. 13.6 Protecting Your Phone Protecting your phone with a password You can help keep your data more secure by requiring a password every time the phone is turned on, or after a timeout that you set. To set a phone password 1. Tap Start > Settings > All Settings > Lock. 2. Select the Prompt if phone unused for check box, and then specify the idle time before the phone requires a password. If you choose 0 Minutes, you will need to input the password every time you wake the phone up from Sleep mode. For more information, see "Switching to Sleep mode" in Chapter 1. 3. In the Password type box, select the type of password you would like to use. Tip If your phone is configured to connect to a network, use an alphanumeric password for increased security. 4. Enter the password in both the Password and Confirm boxes. 5. Tap OK. If the phone is idle for the timeout period that you set, you will need to enter your password to unlock your phone. If you used a simple PIN password, the Lock screen will be displayed before you enter your password. For information, see "Using the Lock Screen" in Chapter 1. Notes • To ensure that you can always make emergency calls, do not begin your password with the digits of your local emergency number. • If you entered a hint, the hint will be displayed after the wrong password is entered five times. • If you forget your password, you can hard reset or clear the phone memory. For more information about hard resetting the phone and clearing the memory, see "Resetting Your Phone".

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136 Managing Your Phone
13.5 Using Task Manager
Task Manager
lets you view and stop running programs, configure the
button, and enable the Quick Menu
on the Home screen.
To open Task Manager
Tap the
Quick Menu
button
on the top-right corner of the Home screen to open the Quick Menu, and then
tap
.
To configure the Exit (
) button
By default, running programs are shut down when you tap and hold the
button.
On the Task Manager screen, tap the
Button
tab.
Note
When you clear
Enable the “X” button to end running programs
, tapping the Exit button only closes a
program screen. The program is not ended and continues to run in the background.
Choose the action for shutting down programs (by tapping the
button, or by tapping and holding
the
button).
Tap
OK
.
To add a running program to the exclusive list
If you add a running program to the
Exclusive Programs List
, it will not be closed when you tap
Stop Selected
or
Stop All
and will not be listed in the Quick Menu on the Home Screen.
On the Task Manager screen, tap the
Running
tab.
Tap and hold the program name, and then tap
Add Exclusive
.
Tip
To remove a program from the exclusive list, select the program on the
Running
tab, and then tap
Remove
.
13.6 Protecting Your Phone
Protecting your phone with a password
You can help keep your data more secure by requiring a password every time the phone is turned on, or after a
timeout that you set.
To set a phone password
Tap
Start > Settings
>
All Settings > Lock
.
Select the
Prompt if phone unused for
check box, and then specify the idle time before the phone
requires a password. If you choose
0 Minutes
, you will need to input the password every time you wake
the phone up from Sleep mode. For more information, see “Switching to Sleep mode” in Chapter 1.
In the
Password type
box, select the type of password you would like to use.
Tip
If your phone is configured to connect to a network, use an alphanumeric password for increased security.
Enter the password in both the
Password
and
Confirm
boxes.
Tap
OK
.
If the phone is idle for the timeout period that you set, you will need to enter your password to unlock your
phone. If you used a simple PIN password, the Lock screen will be displayed before you enter your password.
For information, see “Using the Lock Screen” in Chapter 1.
Notes
•
To ensure that you can always make emergency calls, do not begin your password with the digits of your local
emergency number.
•
If you entered a hint, the hint will be displayed after the wrong password is entered five times.
•
If you forget your password, you can hard reset or clear the phone memory. For more information about hard
resetting the phone and clearing the memory, see “Resetting Your Phone”.
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