Samsung SGH-I257M, User Manual

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Understanding Your Phone 25
Home Key
Press Home to display the main Home screen. Press
and hold to display recently used apps and access the Task
manager.
Back Key
Press Back to return to the previous screen, option or
step.
Terms used in this user manual
Tap
Lightly touch items to select or launch them. For example:
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Tap the on screen keyboard to enter characters or text.
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Tap a menu item to select it.
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Tap an application’s icon to launch the application.
Touch and Hold
Activate on-screen items by a touch and hold gesture. For
example:
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Touch and hold a widget on the home screen to move it.
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Touch and hold on a field to display a pop-up menu of options.
Swipe and Palm Swipe
To swipe, lightly drag your finger vertically or horizontally
across the screen. Use swipe when:
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Unlocking the screen
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Scrolling through the Home screen or a menu
To palm swipe, swipe the side of your hand horizontally across
the screen. Use palm swipe when:
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Capturing the screen
Panning
To pan, touch and hold a selected icon, then move the device
to the left or right to reposition it to another page. You must
first activate Motion on your device. Use panning to:
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Move icons on your Home screens or Application Menus to another
page.
Tilt
To activate the tilt feature, press and hold two points on the
screen then tilt the device back and forth to reduce or enlarge
the screen. Use tilt to:
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Reduce or enlarge the screen in the Gallery or Browser.
Turn over
Turn your phone over so that the screen faces downward. For
example:
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Mute incoming calls and playing sounds by turning your phone over.