Using the touchscreen
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2. Using the touchscreen
Action
Function
Operations
Tap
Select onscreen items such as application and
settings icons
Select onscreen buttons
Type using the onscreen keyboard
Gently tap an item on the screen to select the item that
you wish to activate.
Tap and hold
Open the available options for an item, for
example, tap and hold a contact or a link on a
web page. Think of this as using the right-click
button on a mouse.
Tap an item on the screen and hold in place for 2-3
seconds.
Drag
Move items on the screen or shift the view on
the screen.
Apply light pressure against an item on the screen then,
without raising your finger, move it across the screen
until you have reached the target position.
Slide
Quickly move vertically or horizontally across
the screen.
Flick
Quickly browse a list of items in a vertical
direction.
Flick is similar to slide, except that flick involves swiping
the screen in lighter and quicker strokes.
