If the dashboard item has a number next to it, the number indicates how many items are included in the notification—how many voicemail or email messages you have and so on.

Some dashboard items enable you to perform multiple actions. For example:

•On a calendar dashboard item, tap the calendar icon to open Calendar in Day view with the event displayed or tap the event name to open the event details screen.

•For a missed call, tap the icon to open your call history, or tap the missed call item to call back the number.

•If an item's icon displays a number, tap the icon to open the associated app to the list view (such as an Email inbox) or tap the item itself to open that individual item (such as an email message).

To delete a dashboard item, throw it off the side of the screen.

Pop-up notification: This is a larger notification that you can act on right away. Examples of pop-up notifications are incoming call notifications, calendar appointment notifications and alarms.

NOTE By default, if a banner alert or pop-up notification arrives when the screen is off, the gesture area light pulses. You can turn this feature off (see Get notifications when the screen is locked or off).

App controls: If you are listening to songs in Music and leave the app, the music playback controls remain displayed at the bottom of the screen. This lets you continue to manage music playback without having to go back into the app.

Create and work with favourites

You can quickly reach your closest contacts by phone, email or text/ multimedia message by designating them as favourites. Creating a favourite from a contact lets you view and touch base with that contact in just a few taps.

You can create and manage favourites in Contacts (see Create a favourite) and in Phone (see Work with favourites).

You can view favourites in the following apps.

Phone: See all your favourites by tapping on the dial pad. In your call history list, calls to and from favourites are noted by a star. If you enter a contact name to call a contact, matching favourites appear at the top of the search results list and are noted by a star. If your wireless service provider supports visual voicemail, visual voicemail messages from favourites are noted by a star as well (see Use visual voicemail).

Contacts: See all your favourites by tapping Favourites on the contacts list screen. On your complete contacts list, favourites are noted by a star.

Just Type: When you enter a search term, matching favourites appear at the top of the contacts search results and are noted by a star.

Email and Messaging: When you begin typing a contact name to address a message, matching favourites appear grouped at the top of the search results list and are noted by a star.

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