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Using the applications, Starting an application, Task manager, Getting to know your phone, P990i

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Using the applications Starting an application You have the following options in the Main menu: • Flip open - rotate the Jog Dial to highlight an application. Press the Jog Dial, or tap the application icon/name, to start the application. • Flip closed - rotate the Jog Dial or press or to highlight an application. Press the Jog Dial or press to start the application. Leaving an application You can leave an application in two ways: • Close it by using the back key or the back button. All data is saved. The next time you open the application, it will open in the base view. • Leave it open and switch to another application using Task manager, see Task manager on page 18. When you switch back to it, you will return to the same view you were in when you left it. Closing an application • Flip open - from the application base view, tap or press on the side of the phone. • Flip closed - from the application base view, press on the keypad or . Task manager Task manager helps you switch between applications. Leaving an application via Task manager rather than closing it, lets you return to the same view when you switch back to the application. This is useful, for example, when cutting and pasting text from one application to another. To open Task manager: • Flip open - tap in the status bar. • Flip closed - press and hold the More key. With the flip open, select the Recent tab. You can switch to recently used applications, or select Main menu and open a new application from there. You can also switch directly to any ongoing call. To switch to an application in the list, tap it or highlight it and select Switch. These options are also available with the flip closed. With the flip open, you can also access some advanced features on the Open tab. This tab contains a list of all running applications, as well as those that are closed but still reserve memory. Highlight an application and select End to end the application and free up all the memory used by it. From the Task manager menu, you can sort the applications in the list by time, size or name. 18 Getting to know your phone P990i This is the Internet version of the user guide. © Print only for private use.

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18
Getting to know your phone
P990i
This is the Internet version of the user guide. © Print only for private use.
Using the applications
Starting an application
You have the following options in the Main menu:
•
Flip open
–
rotate the Jog Dial to highlight an
application. Press the Jog Dial, or tap the application
icon/name, to start the application.
•
Flip closed
–
rotate the Jog Dial or press
or
to highlight an application. Press the Jog
Dial or press
to start the application.
Leaving an application
You can leave an application in two ways:
•
Close it by using the back key or the back button.
All data is saved. The next time you open the
application, it will open in the base view.
•
Leave it open and switch to another application
using Task manager, see
Task manager
on page 18.
When you switch back to it, you will return to the
same view you were in when you left it.
Closing an application
•
Flip open
– from the application base view, tap
or press
on the side of the phone.
•
Flip closed
– from the application base view, press
on the keypad or
.
Task manager
Task manager helps you switch between applications.
Leaving an application via Task manager rather than
closing it, lets you return to the same view when you
switch back to the application. This is useful, for
example, when cutting and pasting text from one
application to another. To open Task manager:
•
Flip open
– tap
in the status bar.
•
Flip closed
– press and hold the
More
key.
With the flip open, select the
Recent
tab. You can switch
to recently used applications, or select
Main menu
and
open a new application from there. You can also switch
directly to any ongoing call. To switch to an application
in the list, tap it or highlight it and select
Switch
. These
options are also available with the flip closed.
With the flip open, you can also access some advanced
features on the
Open
tab. This tab contains a list of all
running applications, as well as those that are closed but
still reserve memory. Highlight an application and select
End
to end the application and free up all the memory
used by it. From the Task manager menu, you can sort
the applications in the list by time, size or name.