Motorola DROID BY Tips And Tricks Manual page 3

PHONE AND CONTACTS
Make a phone call
There are lots of convenient ways to make a call:
• On your Home screen, tap the Phone icon. Then
enter a number using the touch pad, or select
from your call log or your Favorites list.
• Or, on your Home screen, tap the Contacts icon,
find the person you want to call; then touch and
hold the name and tap Call contact.
• To dial by voice, from the Home screen, tap the
microphone icon on the Google Search widget,
then say your contact's name. Tap your
selection from a list of possible matches to
initiate the phone call.
Redial last or recent number
Your recently dialed numbers are saved on the Call
logtab.
To redial a number, tap Phone > Call logand tap the
entry you want to call.
Bonus Tip: To add a new contact from your Call log,
touch and hold the number you want to add and tap
Add to contacts.
Use speed dial
Add contacts to your Favorites list so they're immedi-
ately accessible.
You can open the list by tapping the Phone icon >
Favorites.
To add a contact, find and tap the contact in your
Contacts list, then tap the star next to the contact's
name.
To call a number, simply tap the number in your list.
Your microphone
Keep your conversations crystal clear by keeping your
fingers clear of your microphone. Your microphone is
located just below the Home key on your phone.
Find your phone number
Forgot your new phone number? Just consult your
phone.
If you need to find your phone number,
>
1 Press Settings.
2 Tap About phone
number.
Just start typing to find a contact
No need to open any other screens when you want to
send a quick message or make a call. It's easy to search
for a contact from your Home screen. Simply open your
keyboard and start typing the first name, last name, or
email address of the contact. A list of possible matches
displays.
Add a new contact
It's easy to add a new contact to your phone, and the
more information you add, the more ways you can
make contact.
To add a contact:
1 Tap Contacts.
>
2 Press New contact.
3 If you have more than one account, select the
account where you want the contact to appear.
4 Fill in information about the contact.
>
5 Press Done.
Check your voicemail
When you have a new voicemail, the recording icon
shows at the top of your screen in the Notifications bar.
Touch and slide to view the notification, and tap the no-
tification to call your voicemail.
You can also access your voicemail by tapping the
Phone icon, then tapping the voicemail icon.
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