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Opening and closing applications, Recently used applications window, Using small apps

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To open the Application screen menu • When the Application screen is open, drag the left edge of the screen to the right. To add an application shortcut to the Home screen 1 From the Application screen, touch and hold an application icon until the screen vibrates, then drag the icon to the top of the screen. The Home screen opens. 2 Drag the icon to the desired location on the Home screen, then release your finger. Opening and closing applications To open an application • From your Home screen or the Application screen, tap the application. To close an application • Press . Some applications are paused when you press to exit, while other applications may continue to run in the background. In the first case, the next time you open the application, you can continue where you left off. Remember that some applications may cause data connection charges when they are running in the background, for example, social networking services. Recently used applications window You can switch between recently used applications from this window. You can also open small apps. To open the recently used applications window • Press . Using small apps From the recently used applications window, you can get quick access to several small apps at any time using the small apps bar. A small app only takes up a small area of your screen. So you can interact with a small app and another application at the same time on the same screen. To open the small apps bar • Press . To open a small app 1 To make the small apps bar appear, press . 2 Tap the small app that you want to open. You can open several small apps at the same time. To close a small app • Tap on the small app window. To move a small app • When the small app is open, touch and hold the top left corner of the small app, then move it to the desired location. To minimize a small app • When the small app is open, touch and hold the top left corner of the small app, then drag it to the right edge or to the bottom edge of the screen. To rearrange the small apps in the small apps bar • Touch and hold a small app and drag it to the desired position. 20 This is an Internet version of this publication. © Print only for private use.

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To open the Application screen menu
•
When the Application screen is open, drag the left edge of the screen to the right.
To add an application shortcut to the Home screen
1
From the Application screen, touch and hold an application icon until the screen
vibrates, then drag the icon to the top of the screen. The Home screen opens.
2
Drag the icon to the desired location on the Home screen, then release your
finger.
Opening and closing applications
To open an application
•
From your Home screen or the Application screen, tap the application.
To close an application
•
Press
.
Some applications are paused when you press
to exit, while other applications may
continue to run in the background. In the first case, the next time you open the application,
you can continue where you left off. Remember that some applications may cause data
connection charges when they are running in the background, for example, social networking
services.
Recently used applications window
You can switch between recently used applications from this window. You can also open
small apps.
To open the recently used applications window
•
Press
.
Using small apps
From the recently used applications window, you can get quick access to several small
apps at any time using the small apps bar. A small app only takes up a small area of your
screen. So you can interact with a small app and another application at the same time
on the same screen.
To open the small apps bar
•
Press
.
To open a small app
1
To make the small apps bar appear, press
.
2
Tap the small app that you want to open.
You can open several small apps at the same time.
To close a small app
•
Tap
on the small app window.
To move a small app
•
When the small app is open, touch and hold the top left corner of the small app,
then move it to the desired location.
To minimize a small app
•
When the small app is open, touch and hold the top left corner of the small app,
then drag it to the right edge or to the bottom edge of the screen.
To rearrange the small apps in the small apps bar
•
Touch and hold a small app and drag it to the desired position.
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This is an Internet version of this publication. © Print only for private use.