Samsung SGH-T679 User Manual page 31

Notification area displays those icons associated with
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end-user notifications such as: email messages, calls
(missed, call in progress), new voicemail, upcoming
event, USB connection, emails, and
Text/MMS messages.
– These notifications appear at the top-left of the screen
(within the Status bar area) and display important user
information.
– This information can be accessed by either swiping down
from the Status bar (page 23) or by accessing the
Notifications panel [
Status area displays those icons associated with the
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status of the device such as communication, coverage,
Bluetooth, 4G/3G,
Wi-Fi communication, battery levels, GPS, etc.
Home Screen is a customizable screen that provides
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information about notifications and device status, and
allows access to application Widgets.
Extended Home Screens extend beyond the current
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visible screen width to provide more space for adding
icons, widgets, and other customization features.
– There are six available extended screens (panels) each of
which may be populated with its own shortcuts or
widgets. These screens share the use of the three
Primary Shortcuts.
– The current screen is indicated at the bottom by a larger
circle. Up to seven (7) total screens are available.
Note: Both the status bar and primary shortcuts are visible
across all screens.
Google search is an on-screen Internet search engine
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powered by Google™. Touch to access the Voice Search
> Notifications ( )].
feature where you can verbally enter a search term and
initiate an online search.
– Tap Voice Search (
function from within this Google widget.
Widgets are self-contained on-screen applications (not
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shortcuts). These can be placed onto any of the available
screens (Home or extended).
Shortcuts are icons that launch available device
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applications such as Camera, YouTube, Voicemail,
Contacts, Phone, Email, Market, etc. These function the
same as shortcuts on your computer.
– Although some may already be found on the Extended
Home screens, the majority can also be found within the
Applications screens.
– The Application screens can be accessed by tapping
(Applications) from the Primary shortcuts area.
– Shortcuts can be removed from a screen and added back
any number of times.
Primary Shortcuts: are four shortcuts present
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throughout all of the available screens and can be used to
both navigate within the device or launch any of the
following functions:
– Phone ( ) launches the phone-related screen
functions (Keypad, Logs, Favorites, and Groups).
– Contacts ( ) launches the Contacts-related screens
(Keypad, Logs, Contacts, Favorites, and Groups).
– Messaging ( ) launches the Messaging menu
(create new messages or open an existing message
string).
) to launch the Voice Search
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