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Using Task Manager, To open Task Manager

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136 Managing Your Device 13.4 Using Task Manager Task Manager lets you view and stop running programs, configure the Menu on the Home screen. button, and enable the Quick To open Task Manager • Tap the Quick Menu button on the top right corner of the Home screen to open the Quick Menu, then tap . • On the Home screen, slide to the Settings tab and then tap All Settings. On the System tab, tap Task Manager. To switch back to a running program • Tap the program name in the Quick Menu. • On the Task Manager screen, tap and hold the program name on the Running tab, then tap Activate. To configure the Exit ( ) button You can configure the Exit button to shut down running programs when the button is tapped, or to just temporarily close the program screen but keep the program running. 1. On the Task Manager screen, tap the Button tab. 2. Select the Enable the "X" button to end running programs check box. Note When the Enable the "X" button to end running programs check box is not selected, tapping the Exit button will only close a program screen. The program is not ended and continues to run in the background. 3. Choose the action for shutting down programs (by tapping the the button). 4. Tap OK. button, or by tapping and holding To close running programs from the Task Manager 1. On the Task Manager screen, tap the Running tab. 2. Do one of the following: • Select the check box of the programs that you want to close, then tap Stop Selected. • Tap Stop All to close all programs in the list. • Tap Menu > Stop All but Selected to close all programs except those which check boxes are selected. Tip You can also close running programs from the Quick Menu on the Home screen. See "Quick Menu" in Chapter 1 for details. 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, then tap Add Exclusive. Tip To remove a program from the exclusive list, tap the Exclusive tab, select the check box of the program, then tap Remove. To set the sorting preference and program icon size in the Quick Menu 1. On the Task Manager screen, tap the Others tab. 2. In Sort programs in Quick Menu by, choose whether to sort according to Program name or Memory usage. The list will be sorted in ascending order. 3. In Program icon size in Quick Menu, choose whether to use Small size or Large size.

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136  Managing Your Device
13.4 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, then 
tap 
.
On the Home screen, slide to the 
Settings
tab and then tap 
All Settings
. On the 
System
tab, tap 
Task
Manager
. 
To switch back to a running program
Tap the program name in the Quick Menu.
On the Task Manager screen, tap and hold the program name on the 
Running
tab, then tap 
Activate
.
To configure the Exit (
) button
You can configure the 
Exit
button to shut down running programs when the button is tapped, or to just 
temporarily close the program screen but keep the program running.
1.
On the Task Manager screen, tap the 
Button
tab.
2.
Select the 
Enable the “X” button to end running programs
check box.
Note
When the 
Enable the “X” button to end running programs
check box is not selected, tapping the  
Exit
button will only close a program screen. The program is not ended and continues to run in the  
background.
3.
Choose the action for shutting down programs (by tapping the 
button, or by tapping and holding 
the 
button).
4.
Tap 
OK
.
To close running programs from the Task Manager
1.
On the Task Manager screen, tap the 
Running
tab.
2.
Do one of the following:
Select the check box of the programs that you want to close, then tap 
Stop Selected
.
Tap 
Stop All
to close all programs in the list.
Tap 
Menu > Stop All but Selected
to close all programs except those which check boxes are 
selected.
Tip
You can also close running programs from the Quick Menu on the Home screen. See “Quick Menu” in Chapter 1 for 
details.
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, then tap 
Add Exclusive
.
Tip
To remove a program from the exclusive list, tap the 
Exclusive
tab, select the check box of the program, then tap 
Remove
.
To set the sorting preference and program icon size in the Quick Menu
1.
On the Task Manager screen, tap the 
Others
tab.
2.
In 
Sort programs in Quick Menu by
, choose whether to sort according to 
Program name
or 
Memory
usage
. The list will be sorted in ascending order. 
3.
In 
Program icon size in Quick Menu
, choose whether to use 
Small size
or 
Large size
.