Organizing With Folders, Rearranging Favorites Tray

Knowing the Basics

Organizing With Folders

You can create folders on the Home Screen and add several shortcuts in a folder.

Creating a Folder

1.Tap and hold the shortcut on the Home Screen you

want to add into a folder until appears.

2.Drag the shortcut to and release it. A new folder will be created and the shortcut is added to the folder.

Rearranging the

Favorites Tray

The Home Screen includes a customizable favorites tray at the bottom of all Home Screens. You can drag apps, shortcuts, folders, and other priority items in or out of the favorites tray for instant access from any Home Screen.

Changing Input Method

1.When you use the on-screen keyboard to enter text,

the icon appears in the Status Bar.

2.Open the Notification Panel and tap Choose input method.

3.Select an input method.

Android Keyboard

The Android Keyboard provides a layout similar to a desktop computer keyboard. Turn the phone sideways


•	Tap	to use uppercase. Double-tap			to lock
	uppercase. This key also changes to indicate the
	current case you are using:			for lowercase,		for
	uppercase, and		when locked in uppercase.
•	Tap	to delete the text before the cursor.
•	Tap	to select numbers and symbols. You can then
	tap	to find more. Also, often-used symbols are
	displayed above the keyboard.
•	Tap and hold		and then swipe to choose the
	emoticons.

Renaming a Folder

1.Tap a folder to open it.

2.Tap the folder name field and enter a new name.

Removing Items From the Favorites Tray

Tap and hold an item in the favorites tray and drag it out of the tray.

and the keyboard will change from portrait to landscape. The landscape keyboard is not supported in all applications.

•	Tap to use	Google’s networked voice input.
•	Tap and hold	to change the input language or
	access the Android keyboard settings.

Adding Shortcuts to a Folder

1.Tap and hold a shortcut and then drag it onto a folder icon.

2.Release the shortcut and it will be added into the folder.

Removing Shortcuts From a Folder

1.Tap a folder to open it.

2.Tap and hold the shortcut you want to remove and then drag it to the Home Screen.

3.Release the shortcut and it will be removed from the folder.

Adding Items to the Favorites Tray

Tap and hold an item on the Home Screen and drag it into the favorites tray.

If the favorites tray is full, you need to remove an item in the tray.

Entering Text

You can enter text using the on-screen keyboard. Some apps open it automatically. In others, you open it by tapping where you want to type. You can press the Back Key to hide the on-screen keyboard.

•Tap the alphabetic keys to enter letters. Tap and hold some specific keys to enter associated accented letters or numbers. For example, to enter è, tap and

hold and the available accented letters and number 3 appear. Then slide to choose è.

TouchPal Keyboard

The TouchPal keyboard offers three layouts: Full QWERTY, 12-Key PhonePad, and CooTek T+.

To switch the keyboard layout:

1.From the home screen, tap > System settings > Language & input > next to TouchPal Keyboard > Keyboard layout.

2.Check the box next to Swipe layout.

3.On the TouchPal keyboard screen, tap , uncheck the Curve check box, and tap Close.

4.Swipe left or right on the TouchPal keyboard to switch between the Full QWERTY, 12-Key PhonePad, and CooTek T+ keyboards.