HTC Touch HD Quick Start Guide - Page 18

Adding Favorite Contacts, Backlight and battery saving settings

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18 Quick Start Guide Backlight and battery saving settings Conserve battery power by adjusting backlight and battery saving settings. 1. On the Home screen, slide to the Settings tab and then tap All Settings. 2. On the System tab, tap Power. 3. On the Backlight tab, clear the Auto adjust backlight check box and then adjust the brightness for battery power and for AC power by dragging the battery power and external power sliders. 4. On the Advanced tab, set when you want the backlight and device screen to turn off when using battery and external power. Tap OK. 12. Adding Favorite Contacts On the Home screen's People tab, you can add up to 15 favorite contacts. This allows you to quickly make calls, send text messages, and send e-mails to contacts who you most frequently communicate with. To add contacts to your device Before you can add favorite contacts to the Home screen's People tab, you need to have contacts already stored in your your device's contacts list. Follow the steps below to add them first to your device. 1. Tap Start > Contacts. 2. Tap New > Outlook Contact. 3. Enter the contact information and then tap OK. Tip If you have contacts stored on your SIM card and you want to add them as your favorite contacts, copy them first to your device. Tap Start > Programs > SIM Manager, tap Menu > Select All, and then tap Menu > Save to Contacts. (Copying SIM contacts to your device results in duplicate contacts when you view them on the Contacts screen.)

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Quick Start Guide
Backlight and battery saving settings
Conserve battery power by adjusting backlight and battery saving settings.
On the Home screen, slide to the
Settings
tab and then tap
All Settings
.
On the
System
tab, tap
Power
.
On the
Backlight
tab, clear the
Auto adjust backlight
check box and then adjust
the brightness for battery power and for AC power by dragging the battery power
and external power sliders.
On the
Advanced
tab, set when you want the backlight and device screen to turn
off when using battery and external power. Tap
OK
.
12. Adding Favorite Contacts
On the Home screen’s
People
tab, you can add up to 15 favorite contacts. This allows you
to quickly make calls, send text messages, and send e-mails to contacts who you most
frequently communicate with.
To add contacts to your device
Before you can add favorite contacts to the Home screen’s People tab, you need to have
contacts already stored in your your device’s contacts list. Follow the steps below to add
them first to your device.
Tap
Start > Contacts
.
Tap
New > Outlook Contact
.
Enter the contact information and then tap
OK
.
Tip
If you have contacts stored on your SIM card and you want to add them as your favorite
contacts, copy them first to your device. Tap
Start > Programs > SIM Manager
, tap
Menu > Select All
, and then tap
Menu > Save to Contacts
. (Copying SIM contacts to your
device results in duplicate contacts when you view them on the Contacts screen.)
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