Customize The Home Screen - HTC Dream User Manual

Customize the Home screen

To add a Home screen item
1.
Press HOME, then touch and hold the screen.
2. When the Add to Home menu opens, select the item you want to add to the
Home screen:
• Application. Add your favorite application icons on the Home screen for
quick and easy launching. When you select this item, a list of applications
installed on your device is displayed. Touch an application to add its icon
to the Home screen.
Tip To quickly add an application shortcut to the Home screen, touch the
Applications tab, then touch and hold an application icon. When the device
vibrates, release the icon.
• Shortcut. Add shortcuts such as a favorite contact, a playlist, a
bookmarked web page, or a folder. For more information on how to create
folders, see "To create a folder and add items to it" in this chapter.
Widget. Add a clock, a picture frame, or the Google search bar.
•
Wallpaper. Change the Home screen wallpaper. For more information
•
about customizing the wallpaper, refer to "To change the Home screen
wallpaper" later in this chapter.
To move a Home screen item
1. Touch and hold the item on the screen to activate move mode.
Note When move mode is activated, the item magnifies and the device vibrates. The
Application tab also turns into a Trash button (
2.
Without lifting your finger on the item, drag it to your desired position on the
screen, then release it.
Note To move an item from the Home screen to an extended Home screen, touch and
hold the item then drag it to the left or right edge of the screen until the display
shifts to the extended Home screen. Position the item on the screen and then
release it.
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