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Navigation, Motions, and Gestures
Know Your Device
Navigation, Motions, and Gestures
Touchscreen Navigation
Tap
Lightly tap items to select or launch them.
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Tap the onscreen keyboard to enter characters
or text.
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Tap an item to select it.
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Tap an app icon to launch the application.
Touch and Hold
Activate onscreen items by a touch and hold
gesture. 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 a field to display a pop-up menu
of options.
Swipe
To swipe, lightly drag your finger vertically or
horizontally across the screen.
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Swipe the screen to unlock the device.
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Swipe the screen to scroll through the
Home screens or menu options.
Drag
To drag, touch and hold on an item, and then move
it to a new location.
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Drag an app shortcut to add it to a Home screen.
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Drag a widget to place it in a new location on a
Home screen.
Pinch and Spread
Pinch the screen using your thumb and forefinger or
spread by moving your fingers apart.
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Pinch or spread the screen to zoom in or out while
viewing a picture or a web page.
•
Pinch or spread the screen to zoom in or out while
taking a picture.
Motions and Gestures
Control your device by making specific gestures
with your hand above the device’s screen.
Enable Motions and Gestures
1. From a Home screen, tap
Apps
>
Settings
>
Motions and gestures
.
2. Tap each option and then tap
ON/OFF
to enable
each feature.
