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Manage Home Screens, Change the Wallpaper, Widgets, by adding application shortcuts

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The Home screen is the starting point for using your device. Customize your Home screen by adding application shortcuts, widgets, folders, and using wallpapers. Manage Home Screens Your device comes with multiple Home screens to hold apps and widgets. You can rearrange the Home screens in a different order. 1. From a Home screen, pinch the screen. - or - Touch and hold an empty space on the screen. 2. Use these options to manage screens: • Add a screen: Swipe to the end of the screens, and then tap Add. • Remove a screen: Touch and hold on a screen, and then drag it to Remove. • Set a screen as the main Home screen: Tap Main Home screen at the top of a screen. This screen displays when you press the Home key. • Change the order of screens: Touch and hold on a screen, and then drag to a new position. 3. To stop editing the Home screens, tap Back. Change the Wallpaper Change the look of the Home and Lock screens with wallpaper. You can display a favorite picture or choose from preloaded wallpapers. 1. From a Home screen, pinch the screen. - or - Touch and hold an empty space on the screen. 2. Tap Wallpapers, and then choose HOME SCREEN, LOCK SCREEN, or HOME AND LOCK SCREENS. 3. Tap a wallpaper to see a sample, and then tap SET AS WALLPAPER. For more information, see Wallpaper Settings. Widgets Widgets are self-contained apps that run on a Home screen. There are all kinds of widgets, including links to a specific contact, Internet bookmarks, Gmail and email accounts, and many others. Add a Widget to a Home Screen 1. From a Home screen, pinch the screen. - or - Touch and hold an empty space on the screen. 2. Tap Widgets. 3. Touch and hold a widget, drag it to a Home screen and release it. Remove a Widget 1. From a Home screen, touch and hold a widget to release it. 2. Drag the widget to Remove and release it. Note: Removing a widget does not delete the widget, it just removes the widget from the Home screen. Know Your Device 9 Home Screen

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9
Home Screen
Know Your Device
 
The Home screen is the starting
point for using your device.
Customize your Home screen
by adding application shortcuts,
widgets, folders, and using
wallpapers.
Manage Home Screens
Your device comes with multiple Home screens to
hold apps and widgets. You can rearrange the Home
screens in a di³erent order.
1. ±rom a Home screen, pinch the screen.
– or –
Touch and hold an empty space on the screen.
2. Use these options to manage screens:
•
Add a screen
: Swipe to the end oF the ²
screens, and then tap ²
Add
.
•
Remove a screen
: Touch and hold on a ²
screen, and then drag it to ²
Remove
.
•
Set a screen as the main Home screen
:
Tap
Main Home screen
at the top oF a
screen. This screen displays when you press
the Home key.
•
Change the order o² screens
: Touch and hold
on a screen, and then drag to a new position.
3. To stop editing the Home screens, tap
Back
.
Change the Wallpaper
Change the look oF the Home and Lock screens
with wallpaper. You can display a Favorite picture or
choose From preloaded wallpapers.
1. ±rom a Home screen, pinch the screen.
– or –
Touch and hold an empty space on the screen.
2. Tap
Wallpapers
, and then choose
HOME
SCREEN
,
LOCK SCREEN
, or
HOME AND LOCK
SCREENS
.
3. Tap a wallpaper to see a sample, and then tap
SET AS WALLPAPER
.
±or more inFormation, see
Wallpaper Settings
.
Widgets
Widgets are selF-contained apps that run on a
Home screen. There are all kinds oF widgets,
including links to a specifc contact, Internet
bookmarks, Gmail and email accounts, and
many others.
Add a Widget to a Home Screen
1. ±rom a Home screen, pinch the screen.
– or –
Touch and hold an empty space on the screen.
2. Tap
Widgets
.
3. Touch and hold a widget, drag it to a
Home screen and release it.
Remove a Widget
1. ±rom a Home screen, touch and hold a widget to
release it.
2. Drag the widget to
Remove
and release it.
Note
: Removing a widget does not delete the widget,
it just removes the widget from the Home screen.