2Move your finger to the application icon. When you see the app name appear, lift your finger. The application opens.

Go up one level in an app (back gesture)

The back gesture takes you up one level from a detailed level to a more general view of the application you're working in. For example, when you finish reading an email message, make the back gesture to close the message and return to your list of messages. Or when you finish writing a memo, make the back gesture to close and save the memo and return to the display of all your memos. When you make the back gesture in an application and that's the only screen of that app that's open, you minimise the app and go back to Card view.

To make the back gesture, swipe right to left anywhere in the gesture area.

Use the menus

Most applications have an application menu hidden in the top left-hand corner, which provides access to additional features. There is also a connection menu hidden in the top right-hand corner, which provides access to wireless services.

Some applications have additional menus. For example, in Photos, tap an open picture and tap to display a menu of tasks you can do with the picture (see Photos). To get the most out of your smartphone, it's a good idea to familiarise yourself with the additional features available through the menus in various applications.

Open the application menu

The application menu contains items for the application you are working in, such as Cut and Copy, Preferences, Help and other application-specific menu items. Help is available on the application menu of every application.

Chapter 4 : Work with applications

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