HTC 8S manual Touch gestures, Tap

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19 Your first week with your new phone

Touch gestures

Use touch gestures to get around your phone.

Tap

Tap the screen with your finger when you want to select onscreen items such as application and settings icons, or press onscreen buttons.

Press and hold

Press and hold an item to view available options (for example, additional keys on the keyboard).

Swipe or slide

Swipe your finger vertically or horizontally across the screen when you need to scroll through a long list or see other screens in a hub.

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Contents Windows Phone 8S by HTC Contents Photos, videos, and music Sync and Backup Trademarks and copyrights Index Conventions used in this guide Other helpful resources Your phone UnboxingRemoving the bottom cover Bottom coverReplacing the bottom cover SIM cardInserting the SIM card Removing the SIM card Storage cardInserting the storage card Removing the storage card Unmounting the storage cardCharging the battery BatterySwitching the power on Switching the power on or offSwitching the power off Setting up an account Setting up your phoneSetting up your phone for the first time Account setup Syncing an account Getting contacts into your phone Deleting an account Your first week with your new phone Features youll enjoyUnpinning a tile Start screenRearranging and resizing tiles Pinning items to the Start screenTap Touch gesturesDrag Motion gestures Pick up to lower volumeSilencing your ringer Adjusting the volumeLock screen Sleep modeSwitching to Sleep mode Waking up from Sleep modeChanging your lock screen wallpaper Changing the ringtoneCustomizing your lock screen notifications Changing the theme Switching between appsTaking a screenshot Turning on more speech commands Using speech on your phoneWindows Store Your first week with your new phone Viewfinder screen Changing settingsCamera Camera basicsRecording video Taking a photoAfter capturing Making an international call Phone callsMaking a call Making an emergency callWhat can I do during a call? Receiving callsMuting the microphone during a call Switching between callsStarting a conference call Putting a call on holdChecking calls in the call history Call historyClearing the call history Turning airplane mode on or off Adding a new contact PeopleKeeping in touch Importing contacts from your SIM cardUnlinking contact profiles Jumping to a section in the contacts listFiltering your contacts list Merging contact profilesDeleting a contact Searching, editing or deletingSearching for a contact Editing a contacts informationRearranging room tiles Sharing with a group of contacts in real-timeCreating a new room Inviting contacts to a roomCreating a new group Organizing your contacts into groupsManaging a room Leaving a roomRearranging group tiles Adding contacts to a groupRemoving a contact from a group Changing a members contact preferenceCommenting on a post What is the Me tile?Posting to social networks Posting a messageChecking Filtering social updatesTurning caps lock on Using the onscreen keyboardEntering numbers and symbols KeyboardChanging the keyboard language Entering words with predictive textMoving the cursor Texting and chatting in one place MessagingSharing pictures, videos, and more in a message Setting your chat statusViewing and replying to a message Deleting a message Managing conversationsCopying and pasting a message Forwarding a messageAdding a POP3/IMAP email account Adding your Microsoft accountAdding a Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync account Replying or forwarding email Checking emailLinking inboxes as one Resuming an email draft Setting the priority for an email messageSending email Saving or discarding the emailDeleting, moving, flagging, or marking one email Changing email account settingsSwitching to another mail folder Managing email messagesAdding a photo to your favorites Photos, videos, and musicPhotos About the Photos hubChanging the background on the Photos hub Using Photo EnhancerSharing Copying and deleting music Music + VideosPlaying music, videos, and podcasts Making your music sound betterTypes of storage StorageFreeing up phone storage Keeping tabs on phone storage Checking phone and SD card storageErasing the SD card Keeping things in sync Sync and BackupBacking up your files Turning the data connection on or off Using Connection SetupInternet connections Data connectionEnabling data roaming Wi-FiAdding a new access point Connecting to a Wi-Fi networkDisconnecting from a Wi-Fi network Connecting to a hidden Wi-Fi networkUsing your phone as a mobile hotspot Ways you can search the Web Search and Web browserSearching for information Searching by scanning a barcode, book, CD, or DVD cover Scanning codes, tags, and textScanning a QR Code Scanning a Microsoft TagCopying and pasting scanned text Searching by scanning textSelecting from previous image search results Sharing a link Using tabs to open multiple web pagesOpening and navigating web pages Opening a webSearching for recorded music thats playing Music searchSelecting from previous music search results Maps and location Location servicesMaps Finding an address or place Finding your locationSharing an address What are pushpins?Downloading and managing maps Getting directionsFinding places in another location Local ScoutAbout Local Scout Finding places near your locationMaps and location What you can do in Calendar CalendarCreating a calendar appointment Quickly creating an appointment on a time slot Creating a new to-do taskSending an invitation Showing or hiding calendars Displaying and syncing calendarsChoosing which calendars are synced on your phone What can I do in the HTC hub? More appsChecking weather Keeping track of your stocks Want instant updates to just one stock quote or index? Reading news feeds Want instant updates to a subscribed news channel? What types of files can be opened in Office Mobile? Whats in the Office hub?Creating and editing Office documents Adding a SharePoint site Xbox Live in the Games hubDownloading and installing Xbox Extras Connecting a Bluetooth accessory BluetoothDisconnecting a Bluetooth accessory Unpairing Attentive phone features SettingsTurning Battery Saver on Changing sound settings Changing display settingsManaging apps Accessibility settingsChanging application settings Changing the languageChecking phone info Uninstalling an appRestoring a SIM card that has been locked out Protecting your phone with a passwordSecurity Protecting your SIM card with a PINMaking your phone safe for kids Setting up Kids CornerLaunching Kids Corner Closing and disabling Kids Corner Setting update notification and downloading option Update and resetHow to get and install updates Preparing for a software updateCorrecting the date and time Installing an updateFactory reset Performing a factory reset via settingsPerforming a factory reset using phone buttons Trademarks and copyrights Index SymbolsIndex Index