Managing Your Device Settings | Dell Streak guide

Managing Your Device Settings

To check storage spaces

Touch the Home button → Menu button → Settings→ SD card & device

storage. The screen displays the total and available space on the device and on the microSD card.

To erase unwanted application data to free storage space

1Touch the Home button → Menu button → Settings→ Applications→ Manage applications.

2From the Manage applications list, touch the application whose cache or data you want to remove.

3In the Application info screen, touch Clear data under Storage to erase unwanted application data; touch Clear cache under Cache to erase unwanted cache.

To format the microSD card

1Touch the Home button → Menu button → Settings→ SD card & device storage.

2Touch Unmount SD card to enable the Format SD card option.

CAUTION: Formatting a microSD card erases all data and downloaded applications store on it. Ensure that you back up the data that you need before formatting your microSD card.

NOTE: For information on how to back up your device data, see Synchronizing Your Dell™ Streak and Computer Using Dell PC Suite.

3Touch Format SD card→ Format SD card button.

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Dell Streak user manual Managing Your Device Settings, To check storage spaces, To format the microSD card

Contents

Dell Streak May Federal Communications Commission FCC Statement Contents Using Your Dell Streak Managing Your Device Settings Protect Your Device Data With a Protect Your SIM Card With101 Connect to a Computer and Install 126127 Package Contents Dell Streak Features Buttons/Connectors/Parts Functionality Buttons/Connectors/Parts Functionality Display→ Automatic Backlight Parts/controls Functionality Remove the back cover Setting Up Your Dell StreakGetting Your Device Ready for Use Insert the SIM card Insert the battery Install the microSD card Close the back cover Charge the device Turning On Your Device Turning Off Your DeviceTurning Off the Screen Understanding Your Dell Streak Touch ScreenFinger Gestures Allows you to Touch Finger Gestures Allows you to Touch and hold Drag Finger Gestures Allows you to Flick or swipe Zoom-out Screen Orientation Applications, Widgets, and ShortcutsFinger Gestures Allows you to Zoom-in To navigate across the Home screens Home ScreenMultiple Home Screens To add a Home screen Customizing Your Home Screen To add an item to a Home screen Items Steps Shortcuts Applications Directions Widgets Items Steps Folders Wallpapers To open a Home screen folder To move a Home screen itemTo remove a Home screen item To close a Home screen folder To remove a Home screen shortcut from a folder To rename a folder Status Bar Or Less Status area may also display some of the following icons Download in progress Navigating the Applications Favorites BarTo add applications to the Favorites bar Recent applications To open an application using the application shortcutsApplication Shortcuts To remove applications from the Favorites bar Making Calls Using Your Dell StreakCalling To make a call To cancel dialing To manage and redial missed, dialed, and received callsTo answer a call Manage Your Calls To accept a waiting call To accept calls using a Bluetooth headsetTo use the speakerphone during a call To dial another call during an active call Fixed Dialing Numbers Adjust Call SettingsTo conduct a conference call Voicemail Teletypewriter TTY Additional call settingsHAC mode Mode Managing Contacts ContactsTo add a new contact While entering the contact details, you can To view the contact details To add contacts from your SIM card Messaging To compose and send a text message Capture picture To compose and send a multimedia messagePicture Video Audio Record audio Slideshow Receiving text and multimedia messages To read a text messageIf the message contains To reply to a text or multimedia message To forward the messageTo view a multimedia message To delete a message or a message thread Pop-Up Menu On-Screen Keyboard Keyboard controls To configure the keyboard settings Create your personal dictionary→ Locale Text→ Android keyboard To delete a word from the dictionary To add a word to the dictionaryTo edit a word in the dictionary → User dictionary To search by typing WidgetsGoogle Search To search by voice To find your RSS feeds URL To subscribe to RSS feedsTo read RSS feeds Facebook Twitter To erase unwanted application data to free storage space Managing Your Device SettingsTo check storage spaces To format the microSD card To upgrade the software version on your device Touch Reset deviceTo reset your device to the default state To erase all data from your device Using Your Dell Streak Connecting to the Web To connect to the web using GPRS, EDGE, 3G, or HspaWeb To manually select a new network To automatically select a new network Wi-Fi To turn on Wi-Fi and connect to a network To check the current Wi-Fi network connection To connect to another Wi-Fi network To open the browser Disable all Connections Using the Airplane ModeBrowsing the Web To use the browser controls bar Viewing Web Pages To switch between browser windows To find text within a webTo copy text on a web Using Web Links, History, and Downloads To select a link on a webTo check the history of visited web pages To allow download of web applications To install an applicationManage Bookmarks To check downloads To configure browser settings To open a bookmarkTo manage your bookmarks To open the e-mail application To set up an e-mail accountMail To compose and send e-mails To delete or edit an e-mail account on your device TouchDownTo delete an e-mail To open the TouchDown application To quickly set up your exchange server account Side toolbar Gmail To set up your Google accountWeb Applications Status area Web To refresh Gmail To view e-mails in different folders or with labelsTo read e-mails To activate Google Talk Google TalkTo create and send an e-mail To sign in automatically To change your online status and message To add a new friend to your friends listTo view and accept an invitation To start a conversation To add a friend to an active conversation To disable the chat logTo switch between active conversations To close a conversation To block a friend from sending you messages To pin a friendTouch Pin friend To permanently remove a friend Maps Web To move around a map To zoom in or out on a mapTo change map layers Map layer Traffic layer Satellite layer Transit Lines layer To view a map in street view To get directions To clear a map To invite friends to share locations Using Google LatitudeTo run Latitude Touch Add friends then Yes Map view To accept an invitationTo show your friends List view Sharing options Edit privacy settingTo control what to share and change your public profile Remove this friend To open YouTube To search for a video by voice commandYouTube To search for a video by typing To watch videos To search for a video by categoryTo filter videos by different time frames To manage a video Share Android MarketTo open Android Market Flag Android Market screen opens To download and install an application or game Synchronizing Your Google Data To uninstall an application or gameTouch Uninstall To open an application or game Amazon MP3 To change display settings Customizing Your Dell Streak To change sound and ringtone settings Screen timeout To manually set the date, time and time zone Set time zone Select time sourceSet date Set time To choose a language Select locale Touch Forgot pattern Protecting Your Dell StreakProtect Your Device Data With a Screen Unlock Pattern To create a screen unlock pattern 100 Protect Your SIM Card With the SIM Lock Password To enable the SIM card PIN101 To change the SIM card PIN 102 Applications Camera To manage pictures 104 105 Edit To adjust camera settings106 Set as To play videos To adjust video settingsTo capture videos 107 To set the microSD card as a USB drive MicroSDTo manage videos 108 To turn off USB storage Touch Turn off USB storage→ Turn Off109 To pair and connect a Bluetooth headset BluetoothTo turn on Bluetooth and make the device discoverable 110 To change your device’s Bluetooth name To end a Bluetooth connectionTo terminate a pairing partnership 111 To manage a picture Photos and VideosTo view pictures 112 To mark pictures and videos → Mark113 To select a song MusicTo open Music 114 To control music playback 115 To create a playlist 116 To open the calendar To set up an eventCalendar To view the calendar Event reminders Alarm ClockTo open the alarm clock To view, dismiss, or snooze a reminder To temporarily disable an alarm To set an alarmTurn on alarm To delete an alarm Calculator Recorder120 To adapt the device to your voice To say a voice command to start an actionVoice Control 121 Outlook Tasks To add a task122 To manage a task reminder To adjust task settingsSIM Manager 123 Outlook Notes Quickoffice To find text in a document To sort folders or files using QuickofficeTo view a document or spreadsheet 125 Connect to a Computer and Install Dell PC Suite 126 To back up or restore device data using Backup Manager Using Dell PC SuiteTo synchronize using Sync Manager To quit Dell PC Suite Playing Videos on Hdmi Devices 128 Troubleshooting 129 Problem Possible causes Possible solutions 130 System problems 131 Messaging problems 132 Internet problems Media problems133 Start emergency software recovery 134 135 If necessary, you can calibrate your touch screen as follows Index 136 137 PIN 138 139 140