Search Button; Getting Around Your Phone; Press And Hold - HTC MAGIC User Manual

Phone Basics 

Search button

Press SEARCH to search information on the current screen or application. For
example, while in People, press SEARCH to search for a contact in the phone.
Press SEARCH while in Maps to search for places of interest. Press SEARCH while in
the Home screen or Browser to launch Google™ search and search information on the
Web.
In any search bar, enter the information you want to search, then press SEARCH
again.

1.5 Getting Around Your Phone

There are different ways to navigate around the Home screen, menus and
application screens on your phone.
Tap
When you want to type using the onscreen keyboard, select items onscreen such as
application and settings icons, or press onscreen buttons, simply tap them with your
finger.

Press and hold

To open the available options for an item (e.g. contact or link in a Web page), simply
press and hold the item.
Swipe or slide
To swipe or slide means to quickly drag your finger vertically or horizontally across
the screen.