For example, an icon in the Launcher or a card in Card view is ready to be dragged when it becomes enlarged and transparent.
Display Quick Launch: One kind of drag that you’ll use a lot brings up Quick Launch when you’re in an application. This drag gesture begins in the gesture area and ends on the touchscreen. As your fingertip slowly crosses the border between the gesture area and the touchscreen, it drags Quick Launch into view. To open one of the apps in Quick Launch, move your finger to its icon. When you see the app name appear, lift your finger. The application opens.
fingertip just skims the surface. The faster you flick, the faster and further you scroll up or down a list.
Close an application: To close an application in Card view, flick the card up towards the top of the touchscreen. This is called throwing the card off the top of the screen.
Delete a list item: In some applications, such as Email, Messaging, Tasks, Music and Bluetooth, you can throw a list item off the side of the screen to delete the item.
Throw the item off the side of the screen. If prompted, tap Delete to confirm the deletion.
Flick
As its name tells you, this is a quick gesture, great for scrolling long lists, documents or pages. Do it fast, do it lightly; as with a swipe, your
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