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Screen Navigation
Using the touch screen display and the keys, you can navigate the features of your device and enter
characters. The following conventions are used in this manual to describe the navigation action in the
procedures.
Important! This device no longer uses a hardware menu button. This function has been moved to an on-screen
Menu button.
Navigating Through the Screens
The following terms describe the most common hardware and onscreen actions.
● Press and hold: Pressing relates to use of the hardware keys and buttons to select or activate an item. For
example: press the Navigation key to scroll through a menu. Some buttons and keys require you to press
and hold them to activate a feature, for example, you press the Lock key to lock and unlock the device.
● Tap: Use a brief touch to select items on the display or to enter text on the virtual QWERTY keyboard. For
example: touch an Application icon to open the application. A light touch works best.
● Touch and hold: Touch and hold an icon or key to open the available options, or to access a pop-up
menu. For example: touch and hold from the Home screen to access a menu of customization options.
● Flick: Move your finger in lighter, quicker strokes than swiping. This finger gesture is always used in a
vertical motion, such as when flicking through contacts or a message list.
● Swipe or slide: Quickly drag your finger vertically or horizontally across the screen. This allows you to
move the area of focus or to scroll through a list. For example: slide your finger left or right on the Home
screen to scroll among the seven panels.
● Drag: Press and hold your finger with some pressure before you start to move it. Do not release your
finger until you have reached the target position.
● Rotate: Automatically change the screen orientation from portrait to landscape by turning the device
sideways. For example: rotate to landscape orientation when entering text, to provide a larger keyboard,
or when viewing web content to minimize scrolling.
● Pinch: "Pinch" the screen using your thumb and forefinger to zoom out when viewing a picture or a Web
page. (Move fingers inward to zoom out.)
● Spread: "Spread" the screen using your thumb and forefinger to zoom in when viewing a picture or a Web
page. (Move fingers outward to zoom in.)
Note: These screens can be re-arranged in any desired order. For more information, refer to "Customizing the
Screens" on page 11.
● Motion Navigation and Activation: The device comes equipped with the ability to assign specific functions
to certain device actions that are detected by both the accelerometer and gyroscope.
Note: Motion must be enabled for this feature to be active. For more information, refer to "Motions and
Gestures" on page 72.
Menu Navigation
You can tailor the device's range of functions to fit your needs using both menus and applications. Menus,
sub-menus, and features are accessed by scrolling through the available on-screen menus. Your device
defaults with seven screens.
Navigating Through the Application Menus
There are three default Application Menu screens available. As you add more applications from the Play
Store, more screens are created to house these new apps.
1. From the Home screen, tap
pps. The first Application Menu screen displays.
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● To close the Applications screen, press
2. Sweep the screen to access the other menus.
3. Tap any of the onscreen icons to launch the associated application.
Using Sub-Menus
Sub-menus are available from within most screen and applications.
1. From a screen with an available menu option, tap
2. Tap an available onscreen option.
Using Context Menus
Context menus (also called pop-up menus) contain options that apply to a specific item on the screen. They
function similarly to menu options that appear when you right click your mouse on your desktop computer.
► Touch and hold an item onscreen to open its context menu.
Entering Text
Your device comes equipped with an orientation detector that can tell if the phone is being held in an upright
(Portrait) or sideways (Landscape) orientation. This is useful when entering text.
Your device also provides several onscreen keypad text entry options to make the task of text entry that much
easier.
Text Input Methods
There are two text input methods available:
● Google voice typing: provides a voice to text interface.
● Samsung keyboard (default): an onscreen QWERTY keyboard that can be used in both portrait and
landscape orientation.
The onscreen QWERTY keypad works the same in both portrait and landscape mode.
Selecting the Text Input Method
The Text Input Method can be assigned from within one of two locations:
Settings Menu:
► From the Home screen, tap
Apps >
input method.
Text Input field:
1. From a screen where you can enter text, in a single motion, touch and drag the Status bar down to the bottom
of the screen to open the Notifications screen.
2. Tap
Choose input method and select an available input method.
H
ome.
Menu. A sub-menu displays on the screen.
Settings >
Language and input > Default and select an
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