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gesture area and the touchscreen, it seems to drag Quick Launch into view.
To open one of the apps in Quick Launch, move your finger to its icon.
When you see the app name appear, lift your finger. The application opens.
You also make the drag gesture as part of a drag and drop.
Flick: As its name tells you, this is a quick gesture, great for scrolling long
lists, documents, or pages. Do it fast, do it lightly; as with a swipe, your
fingertip just skims the surface. The faster you flick, the faster and farther
you scroll up or down a list.
To
close an application
in Card view, flick the card up toward the top of the
touchscreen. This is called
throwing
In some applications, such as Email and Messaging, you can throw a list
item off the side of the screen to delete the item.
If an application is maximized, you can flick up from the gesture area to the
screen to minimize the app and display Card view. This is the
you make the up gesture when Card view is displayed, you open the
Launcher.
the card off the top of the screen.
up
gesture. If
Scroll gestures
Scroll slow:
Drag the screen in the desired direction.
Scroll fast:
Flick the screen in the desired direction.
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