Understanding Your Phone 22
Context-Sensitive Menus
Context-sensitive menus offer options for features or screens. To
access context-sensitive menus:
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Press the
Menu Key
.
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Press and hold on an item.
Finger Gestures
Touch
Touch items to select or launch them. For example:
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Touch the on-screen keyboard to enter characters or text.
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Touch a menu item to select it.
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Touch an application’s icon to launch the application.
Touch and Hold
Activate on-screen items. For example:
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Touch and hold a widget on a home screen to move it.
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Touch and hold on a field to display a pop-up menu of options.
Swipe, Flick, or Slide
Swipe, flick, or slide your finger vertically or horizontally across
the screen. For example:
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Unlocking the screen
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Scrolling the Home screens or a menu.
Pinch
Use two fingers, such as your index finger and
thumb, to make an inward pinch motion on the
screen, as if you are picking something up, or
an outward motion by sweeping your fingers
out. For example:
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Pinch a Home screen to show customization options.
•
Pinch a photo in Gallery to zoom in.
Notification Panel
The Notification Panel shows information about connections,
messages, and other items.
To display the Notification Panel:
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Sweep your finger downward from the top of the screen.
From the Notification Panel, the following options are available:
1.
Touch an icon to activate the feature.
2.
Touch to clear all notifications.
3.
Touch a notification to open the application.
4.
Touch and hold, then slide your finger up to close the
Notification Panel or touch the
Back Key
.
