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Navigating Applications, To Move an Application on the Application Screen

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To Arrange Applications on the Application Screen 1 When the Application screen is open, tap . 2 Tap Sort apps, then select an option. To add an application shortcut to the Home screen 1 On the Application screen, touch and hold an application icon until it becomes selected, 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. To Move an Application on the Application Screen 1 When the Application screen is open, tap . 2 Make sure Own order is selected under Sort apps. 3 Touch and hold the application until it becomes selected, then drag it to the new location. To uninstall an application from the Application screen 1 Touch and hold any area on the Application screen until the device vibrates. All applications that can be uninstalled are then indicated by . 2 Select the application that you want to uninstall, then tap Delete. Navigating Applications You can navigate between applications using the navigation keys, the favorites bar, and the recently used applications window, which lets you switch easily between all recently used applications. The navigation keys are the Home key, the Recent apps key, and the Back key. Some applications get closed when you press the Home key to exit, while others are paused or continue to run in the background. If an application is paused or running in the background, you can continue where you left off the next time you open the application. 1 Recently used applications window - Open a recently used application 2 Recent apps key - Open the recently used applications window and the favorites bar 3 Home key - Exit an application and go back to the homescreen 4 Back key - Go back to the previous screen within an application or close the application To open the recently used applications window • Press . To Close All the Recently Used Applications • Tap , then tap . 25 This is an Internet version of this publication. © Print only for private use.

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To Arrange Applications on the Application Screen
1
When the Application screen is open, tap
.
2
Tap
Sort apps
, then select an option.
To add an application shortcut to the Home screen
1
On the Application screen, touch and hold an application icon until it becomes
selected, 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.
To Move an Application on the Application Screen
1
When the Application screen is open, tap
.
2
Make sure
Own order
is selected under
Sort apps
.
3
Touch and hold the application until it becomes selected, then drag it to the new
location.
To uninstall an application from the Application screen
1
Touch and hold any area on the Application screen until the device vibrates. All
applications that can be uninstalled are then indicated by
.
2
Select the application that you want to uninstall, then tap
Delete
.
Navigating Applications
You can navigate between applications using the navigation keys, the favorites bar, and
the recently used applications window, which lets you switch easily between all recently
used applications. The navigation keys are the Home key, the Recent apps key, and the
Back key. Some applications get closed when you press the Home key
to exit, while
others are paused or continue to run in the background. If an application is paused or
running in the background, you can continue where you left off the next time you open
the application.
1
Recently used applications window – Open a recently used application
2
Recent apps key – Open the recently used applications window and the favorites bar
3
Home key – Exit an application and go back to the homescreen
4
Back key – Go back to the previous screen within an application or close the application
To open the recently used applications window
•
Press
.
To Close All the Recently Used Applications
•
Tap
, then tap
.
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