Locking/Unlocking The Screen And Keys; Using The Touch Screen - Zte cricket Prelude 2 User Manual

Locking/Unlocking the screen and keys

Your phone allows you to quickly lock the screen and keys (put the phone
into sleep mode) when not in use and to turn the screen back on and unlock
it when you need it .
To lock the screen and keys:
To quickly turn the screen off and lock the keys, press the Power key .
Note: To save battery power, the phone automatically turns off the screen
after a certain period of time when you leave it idle . You will still be able to
receive messages and calls while the phone screen is off .
To unlock the screen and keys:
1 . Press the Power key to turn the screen on .
2 . Tap and hold at the center of the screen .
Note: If you have set an unlock pattern, PIN or password for your phone (see
Personalizing – Protecting your phone with screen locks), you'll need to draw
the pattern or enter the PIN/password to unlock your screen .

Using the touch screen

Your phone's touch screen lets you control actions through a variety of touch
gestures .
• Touch
When you want to type using the onscreen keyboard, select onscreen items
such as application and settings icons, or tap onscreen buttons, simply
touch them with your finger .
• Tap and hold
To open the available options for an item (for example, a message or link in
a Web page), tap and hold the item .
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• Swipe or slide
To swipe or slide means to quickly drag your finger vertically or horizontally
across the screen .
• Drag
To drag, tap and hold your finger with some pressure before you start to
move your finger . While dragging, do not release your finger until you have
reached the target position .
• Pinch
In some apps (such as Maps, Browser, and Gallery), you can zoom in and
out by placing two fingers on the screen at once and pinching them
together (to zoom out) or spreading them apart (to zoom in) .
• Rotate the screen
For most screens, you can automatically change the screen orientation
from portrait to landscape by turning the phone sideways .
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