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Basics

You’re about to discover the many things about your HP Veer 4G that will help you better manage your life and have fun, too. Read this chapter to learn about your smartphone and take the few easy steps to set it up and get it running. Then learn about the gestures that make moving around on your smartphone easy.

Later, after you’re familiar with your smartphone, you’ll want to personalize the settings and add applications to make it uniquely yours.

In this chapter

14Get to know your smartphone

18Set up your smartphone

19Charge the battery

21Turn your smartphone on/off

23Use gestures: tap, swipe, drag, flick, pinch

28Update the HP webOS operating system

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Contents

User Guide Open Source License information Contents Contacts, Calendar, and other personal information Web and wireless connectionsPhotos, videos, and music Documents Troubleshooting Contents Welcome Your HP Veer 4G Hardware What’s in the box?Print material Where can I learn more? Welcome Welcome This chapter Basics Slide out the keyboard Get to know your smartphoneHold the smartphone as shown below and gently push up Touchscreen Keyboard Launcher Icons in the title bar Top view Back view Insert the SIM card and set up your smartphone Set up your smartphoneFollow the onscreen instructions to complete setup Close the SIM card slot cover What is a Palm profile? Charge the batteryVerify your profile Maximizing battery life Turn wireless services off airplane mode Why the screen goes darkTurn your smartphone on/off Turn the screen on/off Turn wireless services on Shut down your smartphone Use gestures tap, swipe, drag, flick, pinch Swipe TapDrag Flick Scroll slow Drag the screen in the desired direction Pinch zoom gestures Scroll gestures Insert the cursor in a text field Tap the location Text selection gestures Update the HP webOS operating system Open System Updates Manually check for system updatesRespond to a system software notification Tap Download now Basics Just Type Get in touch with a contact Just Type overview Find information in an application on your smartphone Search the web Create a new item such as a message or memo Use application keywords Open an applicationPreferences Customize Just Type Repeat a recent searchSelect any of the following options Just Type Just Type Work with applications Open applications Open an application using Just TypeOpen an application in the Launcher Open an application in Quick Launch Go up one level in an app back gesture Open the application menu Use the menus Open the connection menu Enter and save informationUse the keyboard Enter uppercase letters Enter characters from the symbols table Enter passwordsSymbols and accented characters Enter alternate keyboard characters Enter information in a field Work with the Text Assist feature Tap Edit User Dictionary Customize Text Assist settingsOpen Text Assist Tap Delete to confirm Cut, copy, and paste information Use the Copy All or Select All featureSelect items in a list Manage applications in Card view Close applicationsDelete applications Save information Move among cards and stacks Work with stacked cardsReorder/stack single cards Reorder a card within a stack Manage applications in the LauncherLine up your favorite applications in Quick Launch Reorder Quick Launch icons Reorder Launcher pages Add a LauncherRename a Launcher Delete a Launcher Manage online accounts Use the Accounts application to set up an online accountOpen Accounts Tap Add Account Open Accounts There are several kinds of notifications View and work with notifications Create and work with favorites Work with applications Copy files and sync your personal data Delete files and folders using USB Drive mode Copy files and folders using USB Drive modeCopy files between your smartphone and your computer Overview Get your personal data onto your smartphone Copy music, photos, and videos using third-party software Accessible in the cloud or your Palm profile account I want to stop using it ElsewhereAccessible only on your smartphone Desktop organizer using a third-party solution Export data from a desktop organizer on your computer Transfer data from an old phoneAbout the Data Transfer Assistant DTA System Application Get data from an online account in the cloud Sync directly with your desktop organizer Sync your desktop organizer and your smartphone Copy files and sync your personal data Phone Make calls Dial by contact name using voice dialingTo open Voice Dial, do one of the following Open Voice Dial Dial using the onscreen dial pad Dial by contact name using Just TypeOpen Phone Dial a favorite Dial using the keyboardTap the dial pad numbers to enter the number Tap to dial Tap Dial by contact name in the Phone application Dial using a speed dialRedial the last number dialed Dial your national emergency number Receive callsDial from another application Answer a call What can I do during a call? Use voicemail Manage a call Adjust call volume Press volumeEnd a call Use another application while on a call Make a second call Switch between two callsAnswer a second call call waiting Make a conference call Look up or send a message to a contact What’s my number? Work with favorites View your call historyCreate a favorite View favorite details Set or change the default number for a favoriteAdd a phone number to a favorite Use a phone headset Save a phone number to ContactsRemove a contact from the favorites list Number Set up and use a Bluetooth hands-free device Use a wired headsetOpen Bluetooth Tap Add device Use Phone Preferences to customize smartphone settings Customize smartphone settingsTurn contact match display on/off Turn call forwarding on/off Turn my caller ID on/off Turn the international dialing auto-prefix feature on/offTurn call waiting on/off Change your voicemail number Use restricted dialing Lock or unlock the SIM card Tap Edit Network Settings Manually select network settingsTap Change Settings Set roaming and data usage preferences Use SIM Toolkit View and work with the features displayedTTY/TDD, tap On or Off Open SIM Toolkit Phone Email, text, multimedia, and instant messaging Merged inboxes in Email How do I send and receive email on my smartphone?Email app Set up email Microsoft Exchange and Lotus Notes Set up emailOpen Email Tap Sign Set up email when automatic setup fails These settings apply only to the account you select in step Enter advanced account settings Turn new email notifications on/off Change account login settingsRename an account Delete an email account Format email text Create and send an email message Save a message as a draft Add attachments to a messageReceive and read email messages Tap the file name Repeat steps 1-3 to attach other files Save attachments Open email attachmentsSave or share an inline image View a contact from an email message Add a contact from an email messageSearch for an email message Reply to a message Copy messages Show or hide message recipientsMove a message to another folder Mark a message as read or unread View mail folders Add a signature to outgoing messagesTap the account you want Add an email folder as a favorite Sort email in a folderSet email preferences Favorites appear at the top of Account List view Messaging All messages in one application Dial a number from a conversation Switch between messaging accounts in a conversationOpen Messaging Use emoticons in a message Switch between Conversations view and Buddies viewRedface Eww Customize messaging notifications Messaging Text and multimedia messagingCreate and send a text or multimedia message Enter the message text and tap Add a contact from a text or multimedia message Receive and view text and multimedia messages Messaging Instant messaging Set up an instant messaging IM accountView a contact’s information from a message Dial a number from a message Sign out of an IM account Sign in to an IM accountSend and receive IM messages Open Messaging Tap Buddies Receive a buddy request Add a buddyBlock a message sender Delete a buddy Change your online status Change your IM account username and passwordChange your custom message Delete an IM account Email, text, multimedia, and instant messaging 110 Contacts Contacts, Calendar, and other personal information121 Calendar 128 Tasks 132 Memos How do I add names and other info into Contacts? ContactsLinked contacts You have a few options for getting info into Contacts Open Contacts Use Contacts for the first time Create a contact View, edit, or delete contact information Find a contactTo find a contact within the Contacts app, use these steps Add a photo to a contact Copy a contact to the SIM card Tap Assign To Contact Add a ringtone to a contactOpen Contacts Tap Favorites Assign a speed dial to a contact Remove a contact from favoritesAssign a reminder message to a contact Open the application menu and tap Add Contact Reminder Unlink a contact Link a contactAdd a contact entry to the Launcher Tap Unlink This Profile Delete a contact Get in touch with a contact Manually synchronize Contacts with your online accounts Customize ContactsDelete an online account from Contacts Receive vCards Send contactsTap Remove Account and tap Remove Contact Account To get an emailed vCard into Contacts How do I get events into Calendar? CalendarLayered calendars Create an event Use Calendar for the first timeOpen Calendar Schedule a repeating event Enter the event location Customize event notification sounds Add an alarm to an eventAdd a note to an event Create an all-day untimed event Move around in Calendar Change the Calendar displayQuickly glimpse your schedule To go to today In Day view, tap the Day View icon Respond to an event reminder Delete an eventView meeting participants Manually synchronize Calendar with your online accounts Customize CalendarOpen the application menu and tap Sync Now Delete an online account from Calendar TasksCreate a task list Create a task List Assign the task to a different list Bold text, and low priority tasks appear in gray textDate. Tap the notification to open the task Screen and enter the note View tasks that are due today Check off a taskRename a task Sort a task list Set due dates for all tasks in a list Reorder your tasksMark all tasks in a list completed/incomplete Hide or delete all completed tasks in a list Delete a task or a task list MemosCreate a memo Find a memo Change the color of a memo ClockDelete a memo Email a memo Cancel an alarm Set an alarmChange the alarm volume Delete an alarm Calculator Install FacebookFacebook Perform calculations Contacts, Calendar, and other personal information Photos, videos, and music Photos CameraTake a picture Review pictures √ see Note Organize your pictures into albumsOpen Photos Add a picture to a contact Look at photos in a slideshowYou can view the photos in any album as a slideshow Tap a picture thumbnail to view it full-screen Share a picture Save a picture as wallpaperTap and tap Assign to contact Tap Set Wallpaper Upload a picture to the web Set up an online pictures account on your smartphone Delete an online pictures account VideosDelete a picture Record a video Watch a video Upload or share videos you recorded Delete a video Use video playback controlsTap an album and tap the video you want to watch Watch a YouTube video YouTubeOpen YouTube Find related videos MusicShare a video Get music onto your smartphone Use music playback controls Listen to musicOpen Music Search for related songs or content Switch the Now Playing displayChange the order of items in Playlist view Remove a song from Playlist view Search for a specific song, album, or artist Amazon MP3Browse songs, albums, artists, or genres Open Amazon MP3 View album information and buy an album View artist informationPreview and buy a song View and work with downloaded items Web and wireless connections What is a Wi-Fi connection? Wi-FiWhy use a Wi-Fi connection? Are there different kinds of Wi-Fi networks? Connect to a new open network Open Wi-FiConnect to a new secure network Connect to a previously used network AT&T Wi-Fi Hot SpotsConnect to a captive portal Customize connection settings Put Wi-Fi to sleep when the screen is offDisconnect from a network Palm mobile hotspot What is Palm mobile hotspot?Secure hotspots and open hotspots Create a secure hotspot Create an open hotspot Change your secure passphrase Use Palm mobile hotspotView information about connected devices Open Palm mobile hotspot Tap Change Passphrase Add a Vpnc VPN profile What is VPN?Tap Add Profile Connect to a profile Add a Cisco AnyConnect VPN profileView statistics for a connected profile Disconnect from a profile Edit a profile WebDelete a profile Go to a website Open another browser Add a web search engineNavigate a web Add a web page to the Launcher Use Flash content Open a bookmarked Create a bookmarkEdit, reorder, or delete a bookmark Tap Add To Launcher Use links on a web Return to previously viewed web pagesCopy the URL Press and hold Option Tap the link. Tap Copy a picture from a web Customize web browser settingsDownload files from the web Tap Copy to Photos Open Location Services Location ServicesManage location information passed to websites Manage location information passed to applications Google Maps Turn location service providers on/offTap Agree or Don’t Agree Open Google Maps Sign up for AT&T Navigator AT&T NavigatorGet directions Open AT&T Navigator Tap Drive To Find a locationTap Search Share an address View maps and traffic conditionsTap Maps & Traffic Tap Share & More Tap Share Address Add a location to Favorites Set up commute alertsRecord a location Check the weather forecast Customize AT&T Navigator What’s my AT&T Navigator PIN? View AT&T Navigator diagnostic information Get more help or cancel your AT&T Navigator subscriptionYPmobile Find a business Add a local business to your contacts Create a calendar event at a locationAdd a local business to your favorites Tap Add To Calendar What is Bluetooth wireless technology? Bluetooth wireless technologyTurn the Bluetooth feature on/off Make a pairing request to another device Connect with a paired device Accept a pairing request from another device Delete a device Disconnect from a deviceRename a device Tap and hold the device name Enter a new name Documents Register Quickoffice software Quickoffice mobile office softwareOpen Quickoffice Tap Add New Account Save a file with a new name Open a fileTap the file Switch among sheets in a spreadsheet View cell content in a spreadsheetSwitch among slides in a PowerPoint slideshow Share a file Add, edit, or delete an account in Quickoffice Update Quickoffice software Find text in a file Change the text display sizeMove around in a file View bookmarks Documents HP webOS App Catalog and Software Manager Browse applications in HP webOS App Catalog Buy an application Download a free application Tap Download for amount Buy an application directly from a promo code link Set up a billing account Reinstall a deleted applicationTap the app name and tap Download again for free Do one of the followings Manage applications with Software Manager Update or delete a billing accountOpen Software Manager Manually check for application updates Update a downloaded application from a notification HP webOS App Catalog and Software Manager Preferences What information is backed up? Backup Linking relationships Location Preferences Services Memos All memosBetween contacts Speed dials Web Bookmarks Browser cookies Downloads and web settings Settings ScreenLock Music Your computer see Copy Open Backup Open Backup Tap Back up nowManually back up information to your Palm profile Erase Palm profile information from the server Sign in using your Palm profile username and password Update your Palm profile settingsDate & Time Click Device Info Click I Lost My Phone Erase Device Device Info Erase data and reset your smartphoneView system information Rename your smartphone About the full erase options Tap Reset OptionsRun Quick Tests Run Interactive Tests Install a certificate from USB drive storage Change default applicationsInstall a certificate from an email attachment Use Certificate Manager View certificate details ExhibitionDelete a certificate Start Exhibition Use your smartphone as a clock Use ExhibitionView a picture slideshow View your day’s agenda Formats Screen & LockChange screen brightness Set the interval for turning the screen off automatically Open Screen & Lock Switch Applications, tap On or Off Change your Secure Unlock passwordTurn advanced gestures on/off Set options for unlocking the screen Use voice dialing when the screen is locked Get notifications when the screen is locked or offUse the ringer switch Set ringer switch settings Add ringtones to your smartphone Set system sound options Select a song as a ringtone Select a file from the ringtones folder as a ringtoneCopy a ringtone to your smartphone Preferences Troubleshooting Introduction 6Ts Ways to get your HP Veer 4G working againT1. Throw all open applications off the top of the screen T2. Turn your smartphone completely off and on T3. Triple-toggle to restart T4. Top off the battery Palm profile T5. Take out the batteryEnter your serial number and follow the instructions Troubleshooting 219 Troubleshooting Click Forgot password? If you verified your profile when you created it, do thisClick Reset Password Creating your Palm profile Unable to complete? Try this Battery drains quickly BatteryBattery doesn’t charge or doesn’t hold a charge Screen and performance Need to replace the batteryScreen appears blank An application is not responding to taps My gestures in the gesture area aren’t working Applications are running slowly Phone My smartphone seems to turn off by itself Hands-free devicesMy smartphone doesn’t ring My smartphone doesn’t vibrate Synchronization Hear static or interference when using my hands-free device Tap Remove Account, and then tap Remove app name Account Notification tells me that the server could not be reached Data connectionsDon’t know if I have a data connection Have problems sending and receiving email Have problems using my accountCan’t make a data connection over the AT&T network Messaging Have problems sending email Imap and POP accountsCan send but not receive email Imap accounts Have trouble sending or receiving attachments Can’t send or receive instant messages Can’t set up an instant messaging IM account Can’t make a Wi-Fi connection from my home network An image or map is too small on my screen Can’t access a web Secure site refuses to permit a transaction Calendar and ContactsSome of my contact information is missing Have duplicate contacts My contact data is in the wrong field Some of my calendar information is missing Can’t synchronize Calendar eventsMy calendar data is in the wrong field Photos, Videos, and Music Videos have poor quality during playback HP webOS App CatalogCan’t find the app I want to download ’m having trouble purchasing an app Try looking for another app that provides similar features ’m having trouble installing an app from App Catalog Transferring information to and from your computer How do I get my data back after a full or partial erase? Backing up and restoring data Transferring information from another HP webOS phone UpdatesMaking room on your smartphone Troubleshooting 245 Troubleshooting Application menu Glossary of Terms Dashboard Notification + e to enter é AIM Online accounts available for HP webOS smartphones Online accounts available for HP webOS smartphones Specifications Headset sold separately VPN Specifications FCC Statements Regulatory and safety information AC Power Adapter source HP Operational Warnings Voice 800 Email info@audiology.org Driving Safety Tips Overview General Operation Model P160UNA Serial No Regulatory and safety information Losing IndexMultitasking with AT&T network See also wireless servicesAttachments Calendars Dialing by 69 Displaying 75, 104, 113, 114, 116 222-223 With Just Type 66 Instant messaging accounts Dead peer detectionDOC files 183 documents From online support Replying to Enter key Email 89, 92 Deleting Found New Hardware wizard Google Docs 182 CatalogDisplay size Local area network LAN 161 location information 123 208 Microphone Maps 118, 123, 170 Receiving Organizer features Wi-Fi System information aboutShortcuts for Performance 223 Views Pictured ImagesScreen & Lock application Popups Music 147 videos Street addresses 102 Messaging accounts Formatting 91 Supported file types. See file typesPriorities Text telephones. See TTY/TDD Backup summary 200 connections, airplane mode 22 profiles Wi-Fi PicturesPerformance Phone not turning on Backing up 60 248 Sharing 164 Disconnecting networks