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Switching the power off, Finger gestures, Setting up HTC Wildfire S for the first time - unlock

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14 Getting started Switching the power off 1. If the display is off, press the POWER button to turn it back on, then unlock the screen. 2. Press and hold the POWER button for a few seconds. 3. When the Power options menu appears, tap Power off. Finger gestures Tap When you want to type using the keyboard, select items onscreen such as application and settings icons, or press onscreen buttons, simply tap them with your finger. Press and To open the available options for an item (for example, a contact or link hold in a web page), simply press and hold the item. Swipe or To swipe or slide means to quickly drag your finger vertically or slide horizontally across the screen. Drag Press and hold your finger with some pressure before you start to drag. While dragging, do not release your finger until you have reached the target position. Flick Flicking the screen is similar to swiping, except that you need to swipe your finger in light, quicker strokes. This finger gesture is always in a vertical direction, such as when flicking the contacts or message list. Rotate For most screens, you can automatically change the screen orientation from portrait to landscape by turning HTC Wildfire S sideways. When entering text, you can turn HTC Wildfire S sideways to bring up a bigger keyboard. Pinch In some apps, like Gallery or the web browser, you can "pinch" the screen using two fingers (for example, thumb and index finger) to zoom in or zoom out when viewing a picture or a web page. Setting up HTC Wildfire S for the first time When you switch on HTC Wildfire S for the first time, you'll be asked to set it up. You can choose how you want to connect to the Internet and whether you want your current location to be automatically detected. If you still have personal contacts and calendar events stored on your old phone, you can easily transfer them to HTC Wildfire S through Bluetooth as well. Be sure to sign in to your Google® Account so you can use Google apps like Gmail™ and Android Market™. You can also set up your other email accounts, favorite social networks like Facebook® and Twitter™, and more. Just follow the onscreen instructions and you'll be up and running in no time.

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Switching the power off
1.
If the display is off, press the POWER button to turn it back on, then unlock the
screen.
2.
Press and hold the POWER button for a few seconds.
3.
When the Power options menu appears, tap
Power off
.
Finger gestures
Tap
When you want to type using the keyboard, select items onscreen such
as application and settings icons, or press onscreen buttons, simply tap
them with your finger.
Press and
hold
To open the available options for an item (for example, a contact or link
in a web page), simply press and hold the item.
Swipe or
slide
To swipe or slide means to quickly drag your finger vertically or
horizontally across the screen.
Drag
Press and hold your finger with some pressure before you start to drag.
While dragging, do not release your finger until you have reached the
target position.
Flick
Flicking the screen is similar to swiping, except that you need to swipe
your finger in light, quicker strokes. This finger gesture is always in a
vertical direction, such as when flicking the contacts or message list.
Rotate
For most screens, you can automatically change the screen orientation
from portrait to landscape by turning HTC Wildfire S sideways. When
entering text, you can turn HTC Wildfire S sideways to bring up a bigger
keyboard.
Pinch
In some apps, like Gallery or the web browser, you can “pinch” the screen
using two fingers (for example, thumb and index finger) to zoom in or
zoom out when viewing a picture or a web page.
Setting up HTC Wildfire S for the first time
When you switch on HTC Wildfire S for the first time, you’ll be asked to set it up. You
can choose how you want to connect to the Internet and whether you want your
current location to be automatically detected. If you still have personal contacts and
calendar events stored on your old phone, you can easily transfer them to
HTC Wildfire S through Bluetooth as well.
Be sure to sign in to your Google
®
Account so you can use Google apps like Gmail
™
and Android Market
™
. You can also set up your other email accounts, favorite social
networks like Facebook
®
and Twitter
™
, and more.
Just follow the onscreen instructions and you’ll be up and running in no time.
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Getting started