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CUSTOMIZATION Add stuff to your Home screen You can add shortcuts to applications or contacts, widgets, folders, browser bookmarks, and a whole ton of stuff to your Home screen panels (yes, all of them). Touch and hold anywhere on your Home screen, and there are your choices! Bonus Tip: Decided you don't want to add anything to your Home screen but that weird 'Add to Home screen' window is still there? Press . This works for ALL screens and menus in your phone - you can always use it to move backward. Delete stuff from your Home screen Want to get rid of something on your Home screen? Drag it into the handy trash can. Just touch and hold the shortcut/widget/folder you want to remove from your Home screen, and the arrow at the bottom of the screen turns into a trash can. Drag the item over the trash can and let go. While it's no longer cluttering your home screen, it has not been deleted from your phone (except for folders). If you change your mind, you can add a widget or shortcut to your Home screen again or drag an app from the main menu back onto your Home screen. Change the wallpaper on your Home screen Need a change of scenery? Change your wallpaper whenever you like. You can select from preloaded wallpapers, or use pictures of your own. 1 From the Home screen, press > Wallpaper. 2 Browse through the choices, tap the picture to use, and then tap Set wallpaper. Another way to access this option is to touch and hold a blank area on your Home screen, then tap Wallpaper. Change phone and notification ringtones You can change the default ringtone for all calls, and can adjust the sounds used to notify you of incoming messages. From the Home screen, press > Settings > Sound & display > Phone ringtone or Notification ringtone. To download tons of additional ringtones, visit Market. Bonus Tip: You can use custom ringtones for each contact, too! Just open the contact and then press > Edit contact and scroll down to Ringtone. Rename a Home screen folder To rename a folder on the Home screen, tap the folder to open it, then touch and hold the title bar at the top. Enter the new name. Bonus Tip: To delete a folder from the Home screen, just tap and drag it into the garbage can that appears at the bottom of the screen. Shhh...turn off keyboard and screen selection sounds Or if you prefer them, turn them on! Whether or not you want your touchscreen taps heard, here's how to set this option. 1 From the Home screen press Sound & display. > Settings > 2 Tap the checkboxes for Audible touch tones and Audible selection.