HTC BB99100, User Manual

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Android basics 33
AUG-2.0.0-100 Android User’s Guide
Using the phone’s buttons
The phone’s physical buttons offer a variety of functions and shortcuts. You can
change the default behavior of some of the actions in the following table with the
Settings application (see “Settings” on page 255).
<<Add icons and separate soft keys from hard; add Camera for phones with
Cameral hard keys.Delete CALL and other keys for some phones.>>
Button Press Press & hold
HOME Opens the Home screen. If you’re
viewing the left or right extended
Home screen, opens the central Home
screen. Opens the recently used appli-
cations screen.
MENU Opens a menu with items that affect
the current screen or application. Opens or closes the onscreen
keyboard. For phones with
physical keyboards, briefly
replaces the main menu’s labels
with the keyboard shortcuts.
BACK Opens the previous screen you were
working in. If the onscreen keyboard is
open, closes the keyboard. Returns you to the application’s
main screen or to the Home
screen
SEARCH In most application, opens a search
box for the information in that applica-
tion. In other applications, opens
Quick Search Box. Press twice to open
Quick Search Box from any applica-
tion. Opens Google search by voice.