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36 Phone Basics
Customizing the Home screen
To add a Home screen item
1.
Press HOME, then touch and hold an empty area on the screen.
2.
When the Add to Home options menu opens, select the item you want to
add to the Home screen:
•
Application. Add frequently accessed application on the Home screen for
quick and easy launching. When you select this item, a list of applications
installed on your phone is displayed. Touch an application to add its icon
to the Home screen.
Tip
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Shortcut. Add shortcuts such as a favorite contact, a playlist, a
bookmarked web page, or a folder. For more information on how to create
folders, see "To create a folder and add items to it" in this chapter.
Widget. Add a clock, a picture frame, or the Google search bar.
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Wallpaper. Change the Home screen wallpaper. For more information
•
about customizing the wallpaper, refer to "To change the Home screen
wallpaper" later in this chapter.
To move a Home screen item
1.
Touch and hold the item on the screen you want to move to activate Move
mode.
Note
2.
Without lifting your finger, slide the icon to the desired position on the
screen, then release it.
To quickly add an application shortcut that is on the Applications tab to the
Home screen, touch and hold an application icon. When the phone vibrates,
release the icon on an empty area on the Home screen.
When Move mode is activated, the item magnifies and the phone vibrates.
The Applications tab also changes into the Trash tab (
).
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