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CONTENTS
Mobile Wi-Fi Hot Spot ...................................................................................................................................... 64
Enhanced Voicemail Plans ............................................................................................................................... 65
International Plans ........................................................................................................................................... 65
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Chapter 2: Typing, Voice, Copy, and Search .................................................. 67
Typing on Your DROID ........................................................................................................................................... 67
Two Ways to Type: Multi-touch and Swype ..................................................................................................... 68
The Device Keyboard (DROID 2 and Similar) .................................................................................................... 73
Dictating Your Text ........................................................................................................................................... 74
Quickly Delete a Word at a Time ...................................................................................................................... 75
Typing on the Screen With Two Thumbs ......................................................................................................... 75
Moving the Cursor Around the Screen ............................................................................................................. 76
Saving Time With Suggested Words ................................................................................................................ 78
Using the Spell Checker ........................................................................................................................................ 80
Adding Words to the Custom User Dictionary .................................................................................................. 80
Editing or Deleting Words From the User Dictionary ........................................................................................ 81
Clearing Out the User Dictionary ...................................................................................................................... 81
Accessibility Options ............................................................................................................................................. 81
Accessibility – Voice Readouts (Reads the Screen) ......................................................................................... 82
Using Zoom Mode to Magnify a Portion of the Screen ..................................................................................... 83
Double Tap the Home Button Options .............................................................................................................. 84
Pressing and Holding to Type Symbols (and More) ......................................................................................... 84
Toggling Caps Lock ............................................................................................................................................... 85
Quickly Changing a Word ...................................................................................................................................... 85
Quickly Change Text ............................................................................................................................................. 86
Changing the Language and Keyboard Options .................................................................................................... 87
Voice Command .................................................................................................................................................... 88
Texting by Voice ............................................................................................................................................... 89
Using Copy-and-Paste .......................................................................................................................................... 89
Selecting Text .................................................................................................................................................. 90
Cutting, Copying, and Pasting Text .................................................................................................................. 90
Jumping Between Apps or Multitasking .......................................................................................................... 90
Finding Things with Google Search ...................................................................................................................... 91
Modifying Your Search ..................................................................................................................................... 92
Performing the Search ..................................................................................................................................... 93
Performing a Voice Search .............................................................................................................................. 93
Adding the Google Search Widget to Your Home Screen ................................................................................. 94
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Chapter 3: Sync Your DROID With Your Google Account ............................... 97
Activating Your Phone ........................................................................................................................................... 97
Activating Your Google Account ............................................................................................................................ 98
The Wonders of the Cloud ................................................................................................................................... 100
More Reasons You Need a Google Account ................................................................................................... 100
What to Do When your Calendar and Contacts are Not Already in Google .......................................................... 102
Getting Information from Your Old Phone ...................................................................................................... 102
Fine Tuning Your DROID Sync ........................................................................................................................ 103
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Chapter 4: Other Sync Methods ................................................................... 105
Backing up Your Outlook Data ............................................................................................................................ 107
Google Calendar Sync for Outlook (Windows PC) ............................................................................................... 108
Summary of Contents for DROID 2 Global
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Page 213: ...CHAPTER 7 Making Phone Calls 188 ...
Page 245: ...CHAPTER 9 Email on Your DROID 220 ...
Page 349: ...CHAPTER 15 Viewing Videos TV Shows and More 324 ...
Page 367: ...CHAPTER 16 New Media Reading Newspapers Magazines and E books 342 ...
Page 415: ...CHAPTER 18 Taking Photos and Videos 390 ...
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