swipe

A light, fast horizontal skimming of your finger on the touchscreen used, for example, to go from page to page in the Launcher or from day to day in Calendar. The back gesture is an example of a swipe used in the gesture area. See Use gestures: tap, swipe, drag, flick, pinch.

Sym key

The key you use to enter symbols and accented characters. Press Sym

to open the full table of symbols. Press Sym plus a letter key to narrow the table to symbols associated with that letter—for example, press Sym

+ e to enter é.

Synergy feature

The feature that lets you take advantage of merged views and linked contacts on your smartphone. See Your HP Veer 4G.

system update

Updates provided to HP webOS and core applications such as Contacts and Calendar. When a system update is available, a notification appears on your smartphone. You can also check for system updates manually. See Update the HP webOS operating system.

tap

A light quick touch on the touchscreen used, for example, to open an app by tapping its icon. Use your fingertip to tap. Don’t use your fingernail, and don’t use a pen or pencil—the screen does not respond to touches like that. Also, don’t bear down. Make the tap firmly, but lightly. See Use gestures: tap, swipe, drag, flick, pinch.

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