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To add items to a folder • Touch and hold an item until it magnifies and the phone vibrates, then drag the item to the folder. To rename a folder 1 Tap the folder to open it. 2 Touch and hold the folder's title bar to show the Folder name field. 3 Enter the new folder name and tap Done. To move an item on the Home screen 1 Press to open your Home screen. 2 Touch and hold an item until it magnifies and the phone vibrates, then drag the item to the new location. Drop an item on top of another item to create a folder. To delete an item from the Home screen • Touch and hold an item until it magnifies and the phone vibrates, then drag the item to . Changing the background of your Home screen Make your Home screen more personal with wallpapers. You can use animations or a photo you have taken. Go to Android Market™ and other sources to download, for example, live wallpapers that change with the changing hours of the day. To change your Home screen wallpaper 1 From your Home screen, press . 2 Tap Wallpaper, then select a wallpaper. Accessing and using applications Open applications from shortcuts on your Home screen or from the Application screen. Application screen The Application screen, which you open from your Home screen, contains the applications that come installed with your phone as well as the applications you download. The Application screen extends beyond the regular screen width, so you need to flick left and right to view all content. To open the Application screen • From your Home screen, tap . To browse the Application screen • Open the Application screen, then flick right or left. To create a shortcut to an application on the Home screen 1 From your Home screen, tap . 2 Touch and hold an application until it appears on your Home screen, then drag it to the desired location. 16 This is an Internet version of this publication. © Print only for private use.

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To add items to a folder
•
Touch and hold an item until it magnifies and the phone vibrates, then drag the item
to the folder.
To rename a folder
1
Tap the folder to open it.
2
Touch and hold the folder's title bar to show the
Folder name
field.
3
Enter the new folder name and tap
Done
.
To move an item on the Home screen
1
Press
to open your Home screen.
2
Touch and hold an item until it magnifies and the phone vibrates, then drag the item
to the new location.
Drop an item on top of another item to create a folder.
To delete an item from the Home screen
•
Touch and hold an item until it magnifies and the phone vibrates, then drag the item
to
.
Changing the background of your Home screen
Make your Home screen more personal with wallpapers. You can use animations or a photo
you have taken. Go to Android Market™ and other sources to download, for example, live
wallpapers that change with the changing hours of the day.
To change your Home screen wallpaper
1
From your Home screen, press
.
2
Tap
Wallpaper
, then select a wallpaper.
Accessing and using applications
Open applications from shortcuts on your Home screen or from the Application screen.
Application screen
The Application screen, which you open from your Home screen, contains the applications
that come installed with your phone as well as the applications you download.
The Application screen extends beyond the regular screen width, so you need to flick left
and right to view all content.
To open the Application screen
•
From your Home screen, tap
.
To browse the Application screen
•
Open the Application screen, then flick right or left.
To create a shortcut to an application on the Home screen
1
From your Home screen, tap
.
2
Touch and hold an application until it appears on your Home screen, then drag it to
the desired location.
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