Motorola DROID Manual page 9

Contents
■Contents at a Glance ....................................................................................... iv
■About the Authors ......................................................................................... xix
■About the Technical Reviewer ........................................................................ xx
■Acknowledgments ......................................................................................... xxi
Part I: Quick Start Guide ..................................................................................... 1
■Getting Around Quickly .................................................................................... 3
Learning Your Way Around ..................................................................................................................................... 4
Keys, Buttons, and Switches ............................................................................................................................. 4
The Launcher Icon ............................................................................................................................................. 5
The Four Buttons Along the Bottom ................................................................................................................... 6
Short Tap and Long Press .................................................................................................................................. 7
Adding, Removing, and Moving Widgets and Icons ........................................................................................... 8
Switching Apps (aka Multitasking) .................................................................................................................. 10
Starting and Exiting an App ............................................................................................................................. 11
Menus, Submenus, and Checkboxes ............................................................................................................... 11
Reading the Top Status Bar ............................................................................................................................. 12
Flying on an Airplane - Airplane Mode ................................................................................................................. 15
Touch Screen Basics ............................................................................................................................................ 16
Touch Screen Gestures .................................................................................................................................... 16
Tapping and Swiping or Flicking .......................................................................................................................... 17
Swiping ................................................................................................................................................................. 17
Scrolling ........................................................................................................................................................... 18
Double-Tapping ............................................................................................................................................... 19
Pinching ........................................................................................................................................................... 20
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