Samsung SGH-I437Z User Manual - Page 34

Accessing Recently-Used Apps, Customizing Your Home Screen, Creating Shortcuts

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Accessing Recently-Used Apps 1. Press and hold from any screen to open the recently-used applications window. 2. Tap an icon to open the selected application. - or - Tap one of the following icons at the bottom of the screen: • Task manager : to go to the Task manager. • Google Search : to go to the Google Search where you can search by text or voice. • Delete : to delete the record of all recently used applications. Customizing Your Home Screen You can customize your Home screen by doing the following: • Creating Shortcuts • Adding and Removing Widgets on the Home Screen • Repositioning Widgets • Creating Folders • Changing the Wallpaper • Adding and Deleting Home Screens 29 Creating Shortcuts Shortcuts are different than the current Home screen widgets that only launch an application. Shortcuts activate a feature, action, or launch an application. Adding a shortcut from the Apps Menu 1. Press to activate the main Home screen. 2. Navigate to the desired Home Page. 3. Tap to display your current applications. 4. Scroll through the list and locate your desired application. 5. Touch and hold the application icon. 6. While still holding the, position it on the current page. Once complete, release the screen to lock the new shortcut into its new position on the current screen. This creates an immediate shortcut of the selected icon and closes the Apps tab.

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Accessing Recently-Used Apps
1.
Press and hold
from any screen to open the
recently-used applications window.
2.
Tap an icon to open the selected application.
– or –±
Tap one of the following icons at the bottom of the ±
screen:±
• Task manager
:
to go to the Task manager.
• Google Search
:
to go to the Google Search where you
can search by text or voice.
• Delete
:
to delete the record of all recently used
applications.
Customizing Your Home Screen
You can customize your Home screen by doing the following:
Creating Shortcuts
Adding and Removing Widgets on the Home Screen
Repositioning Widgets
Creating Folders
Changing the Wallpaper
Adding and Deleting Home Screens
Creating Shortcuts
Shortcuts are different than the current Home screen widgets
that only launch an application. Shortcuts activate a feature,
action, or launch an application.
Adding a shortcut from the Apps Menu
1.
Press
to activate the main Home screen.
2.
Navigate to the desired Home Page.
3.
Tap
to display your current applications.
4.
Scroll through the list and locate your desired ±
application.±
5.
Touch and hold the application icon.
6.
While still holding the, position it on the current page.
Once complete, release the screen to lock the new
shortcut into its new position on the current screen.
This creates an immediate shortcut of the selected
icon and closes the
Apps
tab.
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