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ViewPad 7 Frequently Asked Questions CATEGORY QUESTION ANSWERS Android Android What is the operating system? How do I create an application The ViewPad7 runs Android 2.2 operating system. Press an empty area on the desktop for about one second to open the "Add to Home screen" menu. Select Shortcuts > Applications > then choose the appropriate Android Android shortcut on my desktop? application. Alternately, long press on an icon in the applications menu to drag-and- drop a shortcut onto the Home screen. Press an empty area on the desktop for about one second to open the "Add to Home How do I customize the Android screen" menu. This menu allows you to change the wallpaper, add widgets, create desktop? folders for organizing data, and create shortcuts to your favorite contacts, Internet bookmarks, applications and more. Press and hold the application shortcut icon. You will see a trash can appear on the How do I delete a shortcut from my right side of your home screen. Drag the icon into the trash and the shortcut will be home screen? deleted. This only deletes the shortcut, not the application itself. Android Android Android How do I access recently used applications? How do I switch between home screens? How do I uninstall apps? Press and hold the HOME button to display the most recently used applications. Tap on an icon to open the app. Tap the dots in the bottom left or right corners of your Home screen to move to the next screen over. Alternately, hold the launcher icon until icons appear for each Home. Then simply tap the screen you wish to view. In the Market, select My Apps, tap the name of the app you wish to uninstall, then press the Uninstall button. You may also go to Settings > Applications > Manage Applications > Downloaded and from there select the app and press Uninstall. Android Live wallpaper is an interactive background that may respond to touch or music, or stream data from the Web. What is live wallpaper? To select a live wall paper, on the home screen press Menu > Wallpaper > Live wallpapers. Android How can I search for data or apps on my tablet? More live wallpapers are available on the Android Market. When you download and install a live wallpaper from the Market , it will automatically appear in the menu of available wallpapers. Use the Google Search Bar widget to search contacts, apps or the web. Simply input keywords into the search box and hit the search button. To limit your search to a particular type of data, tap the "g" icon and select Web, Apps or Contacts. Tap the microphone icon to input your search query by voice. Android You can also access Google Search through the applications launcher. The Google account you first use when setting up your ViewPad will be the primary account associated with the device. All Google services such as GMail, Calendar, Maps and Android Market will be tied to that account. There is no option to change or remove this account. Can I change my primary Google account on my tablet? The only way to remove the primary Google account is to restore the device to its factory default setting. You can do this in the Settings menu under Privacy > Factory data reset. Performing factory reset will erase all personal data from the device, including system and applications data, settings, downloaded applications and your Google account. Current system and bundled applications, as well as SD card files such as music and photos, will not be removed. 1

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ViewPad 7
Frequently Asked Questions
CATEGORY
QUESTION
ANSWERS
Android
What is the operating system?
The ViewPad7 runs Android 2.2 operating system.
Android
How do I create an application
shortcut on my desktop?
Press an empty area on the desktop for about one second to open the “Add to Home
screen” menu. Select Shortcuts > Applications > then choose the appropriate
application. Alternately, long press on an icon in the applications menu to drag-and-
drop a shortcut onto the Home screen.
Android
How do I customize the Android
desktop?
Press an empty area on the desktop for about one second to open the “Add to Home
screen” menu. This menu allows you to change the wallpaper, add widgets, create
folders for organizing data, and create shortcuts to your favorite contacts, Internet
bookmarks, applications and more.
Android
How do I delete a shortcut from my
home screen?
Press and hold the application shortcut icon. You will see a trash can appear on the
right side of your home screen. Drag the icon into the trash and the shortcut will be
deleted. This only deletes the shortcut, not the application itself.
Android
How do I access recently used
applications?
Press and hold the HOME button to display the most recently used applications. Tap
on an icon to open the app.
Android
How do I switch between home
screens?
Tap the dots in the bottom left or right corners of your Home screen to move to the
next screen over. Alternately, hold the launcher icon until icons appear for each
Home. Then simply tap the screen you wish to view.
Android
How do I uninstall apps?
In the Market, select My Apps, tap the name of the app you wish to uninstall, then
press the Uninstall button. You may also go to Settings > Applications > Manage
Applications > Downloaded and from there select the app and press Uninstall.
Android
What is live wallpaper?
Live wallpaper is an interactive background that may respond to touch or music, or
stream data from the Web.
To select a live wall paper, on the home screen press Menu > Wallpaper > Live
wallpapers.
More live wallpapers are available on the Android Market. When you download and
install a live wallpaper from the Market , it will automatically appear in the menu of
available wallpapers.
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Android
How can I search for data or apps
on my tablet?
Use the Google Search Bar widget to search contacts, apps or the web. Simply input
keywords into the search box and hit the search button. To limit your search to a
particular type of data, tap the “g” icon and select Web, Apps or Contacts.
Tap the
microphone icon to input your search query by voice.
You can also access Google Search through the applications launcher.
Android
Can I change my primary Google
account on my tablet?
The Google account you first use when setting up your ViewPad will be the primary
account associated with the device. All Google services such as GMail, Calendar,
Maps and Android Market will be tied to that account. There is no option to change or
remove this account.
The only way to remove the primary Google account is to restore the device to its
factory default setting.
You can do this in the Settings menu under Privacy > Factory
data reset.
Performing factory reset will erase all personal data from the device, including
system and applications data, settings, downloaded applications and your Google
account. Current system and bundled applications, as well as SD card files such as
music and photos, will not be removed.
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