Creating Folders On The Home Menu; Taking Photos - Nintendo 2DS Operation Manual

Creating Folders on the HOME Menu

You can create folders on the HOME Menu to organise your software icons. You can create up to a maximum of 60 separate folders, and each
folder can hold up to 60 software icons.
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On the HOME Menu, touch
(an empty slot)
Touch CREATE FOLDER
(a folder icon) will appear in the
empty space.
Move software icons into
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the new folder
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To move an icon, touch and hold the stylus
over the icon until it detaches. Drag it above
the folder icon, and the folder will open.
Finally, drag the icon to wherever you would
like to place it within the folder, and release
the stylus.
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If you would like to move an icon back out
of a folder, simply drag it in the same way
out of the folder area.
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Touch
to close the folder
When you want to open the folder again,
simply select it and touch OPEN.
Folder Settings
Select a folder icon and then touch SETTINGS to change the
folder's name or delete it entirely.
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When you change a folder's name, the first letter of the
folder's name will be displayed on the folder's icon on
the HOME Menu.
Note: You cannot delete a folder if there is even one software
icon inside it.
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Adjusting software icon display
Touch / to change the layout of the software icons shown on screen.
Icons that cannot be moved into folders
The following software icons cannot be moved into folders. In addition, you cannot place a folder inside another folder.
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The Game Card icon
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The Nintendo eShop icon
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The System Settings icon

Taking Photos

Press the L Button or R Button on the HOME Menu to switch to camera mode. The outer cameras can take 3D photos, but 3D visuals cannot be
viewed on the Nintendo 2DS.
Read QR Code
If you point the camera at a QR Code for Nintendo eShop or a QR Code with a website URL, you can go directly to the relevant page in Nintendo eShop
or the internet browser (page 50).
Note: Photos you've taken can be viewed in Nintendo 3DS Camera (page 32).
Photos remaining
3D Icon
Indicates the outer cameras are in use
Storage Location
System Memory SD Card
Note: Choose the save destination in the Settings for
Nintendo 3DS Camera.
Take photo
(or press L Button / R Button / A Button)
Switch between inner / outer cameras
Only the outer cameras can take 3D photos
Merge
Use the inner and outer cameras simultaneously to take photos of two
faces and merge them together into one. For more details, refer to the
Nintendo 3DS Camera electronic manual.
Open Nintendo 3DS Camera
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