Samsung Galaxy S Epic SPH-D700 User Manual page 42

Status bar
Notification area
Status area
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Main Home
Screen
Shortcuts
Primary Shortcuts
displays icons associated with
Notification area:
end-user notifications such as: email messages,
calls (missed, call in progress), new voicemail,
upcoming event, USB connection, emails, and
Text/MMS messages. (See "Using the Notifications
Panel" on page 43.)
28 2A. Device Basics
These notifications appear at the top-left of the
screen (within the Status bar) and display
important user information.
This information can be accessed by either
swiping down from the Status bar (page 43) or by
accessing the Notifications panel
( )
Notifications .
displays icons associated with the status
Status area:
of the device such as communication, coverage,
Bluetooth, 3G/4G and Wi-Fi communication, battery
levels, GPS, etc.
a customizable screen (
Home Screen:
provides information about notifications and device
status, and allows access to application Widgets.
Extended Home Screens:
visible screen width to provide more space for
adding icons, widgets, and other customization
features.
There are seven available extended screens each
of which may be populated with its own shortcuts
or widgets. These screens share the use of the
three Primary Shortcuts (see page 30).
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