HTC 8S Sharing with a group of contacts in real-time, Creating a new room, Rearranging room tiles

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Sharing with a group of contacts in real-time

Rooms are places where you can have a group chat and share photos, videos, calendars, and more.

Creating a new room

Only contacts with Windows Phone 8 can participate in a room. When you create a room, you are the owner of the room. All other room members are guests.

1.On the Start screen, tap the People tile.

2.On the together screen, tap > Room.

3.Enter a name for the room and tap .

4.Tap and then choose a contact to invite to the room. Repeat this to invite more contacts to the room.

Invites to the room are sent by text message.

5.When you're done, tap .

Inviting contacts to a room

1.Tap the room you want to invite contacts to.

You can't invite people unless you are the owner of the room.

2.Tap > .

3.Tap the contact you want to invite.

4.To invite another contact, tap .

5.When you're done, tap .

The person you invited will receive a text message with a link to join your room.

Rearranging room tiles

Mix things up a bit. You can rearrange the room member tiles any way you like.

1.Tap the room you want to change.

2.Press and hold a contact until the tile floats.

3.Drag the tile to a new location.

4.When you're done, press .

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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 coverSIM card Replacing the bottom coverInserting the SIM card Storage card Removing the SIM cardInserting the storage card Removing the storage card Unmounting the storage cardCharging the battery BatterySwitching the power on or off Switching the power onSwitching the power off Setting up an account Setting up your phoneSetting up your phone for the first time Account setupGetting contacts into your phone Syncing an accountDeleting 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 the ringtone Changing your lock screen wallpaperCustomizing your lock screen notifications Switching between apps Changing the themeTaking a screenshot Using speech on your phone Turning on more speech commandsWindows 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 holdCall history Checking calls in the call historyClearing the call history Turning airplane mode on or off Adding a new contact People Keeping 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 KeyboardEntering words with predictive text Changing the keyboard languageMoving 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 Checking email Replying or forwarding 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 hubUsing Photo Enhancer Changing the background on the Photos hubSharing Copying and deleting music Music + VideosPlaying music, videos, and podcasts Making your music sound betterStorage Types of storageFreeing up phone storage Checking phone and SD card storage Keeping tabs on phone storageErasing the SD card Sync and Backup Keeping things in syncBacking 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 Search and Web browser Ways you can search the WebSearching for information Searching by scanning a barcode, book, CD, or DVD cover Scanning codes, tags, and textScanning a QR Code Scanning a Microsoft TagSearching by scanning text Copying and pasting scanned textSelecting from previous image search results Sharing a link Using tabs to open multiple web pagesOpening and navigating web pages Opening a webMusic search Searching for recorded music thats playingSelecting from previous music search results Location services Maps and locationMaps 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 Calendar What you can do in CalendarCreating a calendar appointment Creating a new to-do task Quickly creating an appointment on a time slotSending an invitation Displaying and syncing calendars Showing or hiding calendarsChoosing which calendars are synced on your phone More apps What can I do in the HTC hub?Checking 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? Whats in the Office hub? What types of files can be opened in Office Mobile?Creating and editing Office documents Adding a SharePoint site Xbox Live in the Games hubDownloading and installing Xbox Extras Bluetooth Connecting a Bluetooth accessoryDisconnecting a Bluetooth accessory Unpairing Settings Attentive phone featuresTurning 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 PINSetting up Kids Corner Making your phone safe for kidsLaunching 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