Getting Around Your Device - HTC EVO Shift 4G Get Started Manual

Getting Around Your Device

Move Around Your Device's Menus
and Screens
Tap: When you want to type using the
onscreen keyboard, select items such as
application and settings icons, or press
onscreen buttons, simply tap them with your
fi nger. A light touch works best.
Press and hold: To open the available
options for an item (for example, a link
in a Web page), simply press and hold the
item.
Flick: Move your fi nger in lighter, quicker
strokes than swiping. This fi nger gesture is
always used in a vertical motion, such as
when fl icking through contacts or a message
list.
Tap
Press
and hold
Flick
Swipe or slide: Quickly drag your fi nger
vertically or horizontally across the screen.
Drag: Press and hold your fi nger with some
pressure before you start to move it. Do not
release your fi nger until you have reached the
target position.
Rotate: Automatically change the screen
orientation from portrait to landscape by
turning the device sideways.
Pinch or Spread: "Pinch" the screen using
your thumb and forefi nger to zoom out or
"spread" the screen to zoom in when viewing a
picture or a Web page. (Move fi ngers inward to
zoom out and outward to zoom in.)
Swipe, Slide
or Drag
Rotate
Pinch and Spread