Samsung SGH-T589 User Manual page 33

Notification area displays icons associated with end-user notifications,
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such as: new email, calls (missed, call in progress), new voicemail,
upcoming event, USB connection, and new Text/MMS messages.
– These notifications appear at the top-left of the screen (within the Status
bar area) and display important user information.
– More information can be accessed by either swiping down from the
Status bar (page 21) or by accessing the Notifications panel [
Notifications ( )].
Status area displays icons associated with the status of the device, such
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as communication, coverage, Bluetooth, 3G and Wi-Fi communication,
battery levels, GPS, etc.
Home Screen is a customizable screen that provides information about
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notifications and device status, and allows access to application
Widgets.
Extended Home Screens extend beyond the current visible screen
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width to provide more space for adding icons, widgets, and other
customization features.
– The default is five screens with Home occupying the third screen.
– The maximum number of screens is seven.
– All screens share the use of the four Primary Shortcuts.
– The current screen is indicated at the top by a number in a circle.
Note: Both the status bar and primary shortcuts are visible across all screens.
Google search is an on-screen Internet search engine powered by
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Google™. Enter a search term or access the Voice Search feature
where you can verbally enter a search term and initiate an online
search.
Widgets are self-contained on-screen applications (not shortcuts).
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These can be placed onto any of the available screens (Home or
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extended).
Shortcuts are icons that launch available device applications such as
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Camera, YouTube, Voicemail, Contacts, Phone, Email, Market, etc.
Shortcuts can be removed from a screen and added to a screen any
number of times (see "Customizing the Screens" on page 34).
Primary Shortcuts: are four shortcuts present throughout all of the
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available screens that can be used to launch the following functions:
– Phone (
Favourites, and Contacts).
– Contacts (
Groups, History, and Updates).
– Messaging (
messages or open an existing message string).
– Applications/Home toggles opening of the Home and Application
screens.
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allow access to every available local application.
) accesses phone-related functions (Keypad, Call Log,
) accesses the Contacts-related functions (Contacts,
) launches the Messaging menu (create new
(Applications) to access the Application screens that
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