Alcatel 918S Quick Start Manual page 5

1.3 Home screen
You can bring all the items (applications, shortcuts, folders and
widgets) you use most frequently to your home screen for quick
access. Press Home key to switch to Home screen.
Touch to access Call log if you have
missed call(s).
The Home screen consists of 5 windows. You can customize each
of these windows with Applications, shortcuts, etc. Slide the Home
screen horizontally left and right to get a complete view of the Home
screen. Small dots at the lower left and right of the screen indicate
which screen you are viewing.
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Status bar
• Status/Notification indicators
• Touch and Drag down to
open notification panel.
Search bar
Touch to enter Search
options: All, Web, Apps,
Contacts, etc.
Touch to enter text search
screen.
Touch to enter voice search
screen.
Touch an icon to open an
application, folder, etc.
Touch to access Messaging
Application tab
Touch to open applications list.
Long press to display thumbnails.
1.3.1 Using the touchscreen
Touch
To access an application, touch it with your finger.
Touch and Hold
To enter the available options for an item, touch and hold the item.
For example, select a contact in Contacts, touch and hold this
contact, options list will then appear on screen.
Drag
Place your finger on the screen to drag an object to another
location.
Slide/Swipe
Slide the screen to scroll up and down the applications, images, web
pages... at your convenience.
Flick
Similar to swiping, but flicking makes it move quicker.
Pinch/Spread
Place your fingers of one hand on the screen surface and draw them
apart or together to scale an element on the screen.
Rotate
Automatically change the screen orientation from portrait to
landscape by holding the phone horizontally to have a better
screen view.
1.3.2 Status bar
From status bar, you can view both phone status (to the right side)
and notification information (to the left side). When the status bar is
full, " " icon will appear, touch to display hidden icons.
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