ViewSonic ViewPad 7 VPAD7 FAQ 03172011 (English, US) - Page 1

ViewPad 7 Frequently Asked Questions CATEGORY Android Android QUESTION What is the operating system? How do I create an application shortcut on my desktop? Android How do I customize the Android desktop? Android Android Android Android How do I delete a shortcut from my home screen? How do I access recently used applications? How do I switch between home screens? How do I uninstall apps? Android ANSWERS 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 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 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, Paprepsliscaatniodnhsoaldndthmeoarpep. lication 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. 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. Live wallpaper is an interactive background that may respond to touch or music, or stream data from the Web. Android What is live wallpaper? 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. 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. 1