Customizing The Home Screen - HTC Hero User Manual

To directly go to a particular Home screen:
1. On any Home screen, pinch the screen to bring up a snapshot of the Home screen.
Tip On the main Home screen, you can press HOME to show the snapshot of the Home screen.
2. Tap the screen you want to open.

Customizing the Home Screen

To add a Home screen item:
1. Press and tap
You can also press and hold an empty area on the Home screen.
Note
2. In the Add to Home options menu, tap the item you want to add to the Home screen:
: Add HTC or Android™ widgets to the Home screen such as a clock, calendar, mail, people,
Widget
Footprints, and more.
Program : Add shortcuts to applications on your phone. To quickly add an application shortcut that is on
the All programs screen to the Home screen, press and hold an application icon. When the device
vibrates, drag the icon on an empty area on the Home screen, and then release it.
Shortcut : Add shortcuts to bookmarked Web page, a favorite contact, a Gmail™ label, a music playlist,
and more.
: Add a folder where you can organize Home screen items. Add a shortcut to all your contacts,
Folder
contacts with phone numbers, or starred contacts. Contact details are automatically updated when
there are changes in the source.
Customize your Home screen by adding application shortcuts and widgets. You can also use preset widgets
from a Scene. To use a Scene, press
Tip You can also create and save your custom scene. (See Creating and Saving a Custom Scene for details.)
To add a widget:
1. Press and tap
2. In the Add to Home options menu, tap Widget .
3. Select a widget (HTC or Android) to add to the Home screen, and then select a layout to use, when
available.
Note Most HTC widgets offer various layouts and sizes to fit your needs.
4. Tap Select .
Note You may need to slide to another screen or remove a widget on the Home screen first if there is no space to place
the new widget.
To reposition a Home screen item:
1. Press and hold the item on the Home screen you want to reposition to activate Edit mode.
Note When Edit mode is activated, the item expands and the device vibrates.
2. Without lifting your finger, drag the icon to the position you want on the screen, and then release it.
Note To move an item from the Home screen to an extended Home screen, press and hold the item and 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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