Touch screen actions
Tap and double-tap
To open an application or other element on the touch screen, you normally tap it
with your finger. However, to open the following items, you must tap them twice.
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List items in an application, such as the Drafts folder in the folder list in
Messaging
Tip:
When you open a list view, the first item is already highlighted. To
open the highlighted item, tap it once.
●
Applications and folders in the menu when using the list view type
●
Files in a file list, for example, an image in the images and videos view in Gallery.
If you tap a file or similar item once, it is not opened, it becomes highlighted.
To see the options available for the item, select
Options
or, if available, select
an icon from a toolbar.
Select
In this user documentation, opening applications or items by tapping them once
or twice is called "selecting". If you need to select several items in a sequence, the
menu items to select are separated by arrows. To select
Options
>
Help
, tap
Options
, and then tap
Help
.
Drag
To drag, place your finger on the screen, and slide it across the screen. To scroll up
or down on a web page, drag the page with your finger.
Swipe
To swipe, slide your finger quickly left or right on the screen. When viewing an
image, to view the next or previous image, swipe the
image left or right, respectively.
Scroll
To scroll up or down in lists that have a scroll bar,
drag the slider of the scroll bar.
In some list views, you can scroll by placing your
finger on a list item and dragging up or down. To scroll through contacts, place
your finger on a contact, and drag up or down.
Tip:
To view a brief description of an icon, place your finger on the icon.
Descriptions are not available for all icons.
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