Motion gestures, Pick up to lower volume | HTC 8S instruction

21 Your first week with your new phone

Pinch the screen to zoom out of the picture or text.

Motion gestures

Use motion gestures to mute the ringer and more.

Flip to silence

When a call comes in you can turn your phone over to mute it.

Pick up to lower volume

In a business meeting or restaurant, pick your phone up when a call comes in to lower the ringtone volume.

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HTC 8S manual Motion gestures, Pick up to lower volume

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Windows Phone 8S by HTC Contents Photos, videos, and music Sync and Backup Trademarks and copyrights Index Conventions used in this guide Other helpful resources Your phone Unboxing Removing the bottom cover Bottom cover SIM card Replacing the bottom coverInserting the SIM card Storage card Removing the SIM cardInserting the storage card Removing the storage card Unmounting the storage card Charging the battery Battery Switching the power on or off Switching the power onSwitching the power off Setting up your phone for the first time Setting up your phoneAccount setup Setting up an account Getting contacts into your phone Syncing an accountDeleting an account Your first week with your new phone Features youll enjoy Rearranging and resizing tiles Start screenPinning items to the Start screen Unpinning a tile Tap Touch gestures Drag Motion gestures Pick up to lower volume Silencing your ringer Adjusting the volume Switching to Sleep mode Sleep modeWaking up from Sleep mode Lock screen Changing the ringtone Changing your lock screen wallpaperCustomizing your lock screen notifications Switching between apps Changing the themeTaking a screenshot Using speech on your phone Turning on more speech commandsWindows Store Your first week with your new phone Camera Changing settingsCamera basics Viewfinder screen Recording video Taking a photo After capturing Making a call Phone callsMaking an emergency call Making an international call What can I do during a call? Receiving calls Starting a conference call Switching between callsPutting a call on hold Muting the microphone during a call Call history Checking calls in the call historyClearing the call history Turning airplane mode on or off Keeping in touch PeopleImporting contacts from your SIM card Adding a new contact Filtering your contacts list Jumping to a section in the contacts listMerging contact profiles Unlinking contact profiles Searching for a contact Searching, editing or deletingEditing a contacts information Deleting a contact Creating a new room Sharing with a group of contacts in real-timeInviting contacts to a room Rearranging room tiles Managing a room Organizing your contacts into groupsLeaving a room Creating a new group Removing a contact from a group Adding contacts to a groupChanging a members contact preference Rearranging group tiles Posting to social networks What is the Me tile?Posting a message Commenting on a post Checking Filtering social updates Entering numbers and symbols Using the onscreen keyboardKeyboard Turning caps lock on Entering words with predictive text Changing the keyboard languageMoving the cursor Texting and chatting in one place Messaging Sharing pictures, videos, and more in a message Setting your chat status Viewing and replying to a message Copying and pasting a message Managing conversationsForwarding a message Deleting a message Adding a POP3/IMAP email account Adding your Microsoft account Adding a Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync account Checking email Replying or forwarding emailLinking inboxes as one Sending email Setting the priority for an email messageSaving or discarding the email Resuming an email draft Switching to another mail folder Changing email account settingsManaging email messages Deleting, moving, flagging, or marking one email Photos Photos, videos, and musicAbout the Photos hub Adding a photo to your favorites Using Photo Enhancer Changing the background on the Photos hubSharing Playing music, videos, and podcasts Music + VideosMaking your music sound better Copying and deleting music Storage Types of storageFreeing up phone storage Checking phone and SD card storage Keeping tabs on phone storageErasing the SD card Sync and Backup Keeping things in syncBacking up your files Internet connections Using Connection SetupData connection Turning the data connection on or off Adding a new access point Wi-FiConnecting to a Wi-Fi network Enabling data roaming Disconnecting from a Wi-Fi network Connecting to a hidden Wi-Fi network Using your phone as a mobile hotspot Search and Web browser Ways you can search the WebSearching for information Scanning a QR Code Scanning codes, tags, and textScanning a Microsoft Tag Searching by scanning a barcode, book, CD, or DVD cover Searching by scanning text Copying and pasting scanned textSelecting from previous image search results Opening and navigating web pages Using tabs to open multiple web pagesOpening a web Sharing a link Music search Searching for recorded music thats playingSelecting from previous music search results Location services Maps and locationMaps Finding an address or place Finding your location Sharing an address What are pushpins? Downloading and managing maps Getting directions About Local Scout Local ScoutFinding places near your location Finding places in another location Maps and location Calendar What you can do in CalendarCreating a calendar appointment Creating a new to-do task Quickly creating an appointment on a time slotSending an invitation Displaying and syncing calendars Showing or hiding calendarsChoosing which calendars are synced on your phone More apps What can I do in the HTC hub?Checking weather Keeping track of your stocks Want instant updates to just one stock quote or index? Reading news feeds Want instant updates to a subscribed news channel? Whats in the Office hub? What types of files can be opened in Office Mobile?Creating and editing Office documents Adding a SharePoint site Xbox Live in the Games hub Downloading and installing Xbox Extras Bluetooth Connecting a Bluetooth accessoryDisconnecting a Bluetooth accessory Unpairing Settings Attentive phone featuresTurning Battery Saver on Changing sound settings Changing display settings Changing application settings Accessibility settingsChanging the language Managing apps Checking phone info Uninstalling an app Security Protecting your phone with a passwordProtecting your SIM card with a PIN Restoring a SIM card that has been locked out Setting up Kids Corner Making your phone safe for kidsLaunching Kids Corner Closing and disabling Kids Corner How to get and install updates Update and resetPreparing for a software update Setting update notification and downloading option Factory reset Installing an updatePerforming a factory reset via settings Correcting the date and time Performing a factory reset using phone buttons Trademarks and copyrights Index Symbols Index Index