HTC 99HLR00100 Notification icons

No signal Bluetooth is on

No SIM card installed Connected to a Bluetooth device

Connected to a Wi-Fi network Airplane mode

Data synchronizing GPS is on

Network sharing is on Alarm is set

Notification icons

Notification icons on the status bar make it easy for you to keep on top of your

messages, calendar events, and alarms.

Here’s what each one means:

New Gmail message Missed call

New Microsoft Exchange

ActiveSync or POP3/IMAP email Call on hold

Problem with email delivery Call forwarding on

New SMS/MMS Message forwarding on

Problem with SMS/MMS delivery myTouch 4G Slide is connected to

a computer via USB cable

New Google Talk™ instant

message

Wi-Fi is on and wireless networks

are available

New voicemail Portable Wi-Fi Hotspot is on

Upcoming event Uploading data (animated)

New updates from your social

networks Downloading data (animated)

24 Basics

Contents

Main Contents Getting started Basics Personalizing Phone calls Messages Search and Web browser Camera Photos, videos, and music Accounts and sync Social Email Calendar Maps and location Android Market and other apps T-Mobile apps Keyboard Internet connections Bluetooth Security Page Conventions used in this guide Getting started Inside the box myTouch 4G Slide Front panel Page Page Page SIM card Storage card Battery Removing the battery thin film Removing the battery Page Charging the battery Switching the power on or off Switching the power on Switching the power off Setting up myTouch 4G Slide for the first time Finger gestures Ways of getting contacts into myTouch 4G Slide Home screen Extended Home screen Page Basics Adjusting the volume Adjusting the ringer volume Adjusting the earpiece volume for calls Adjusting the media volume Sleep mode Adjusting the time before the screen turns off Status and notifications Status icons Notification icons Notification LED Notifications panel Switching between recently opened apps Page Connecting myTouch 4G Slide to a computer Copying files to or from the storage card Copying text, looking up information, and sharing Selecting text Copying and pasting text Searching or translating text Sharing text Printing Page Personalizing Making myTouch 4G Slide truly yours Changing your wallpaper Personalizing your Home screen with widgets Adding a widget to your Home screen Changing the settings of a widget Adding icons and other shortcuts on your Home screen Adding items to the application dock Adding folders on your Home screen Creating a new folder and adding items to it Renaming a folder Rearranging or removing widgets and icons on your Home screen Moving a widget or icon Removing a widget or icon Page Phone calls Different ways of making calls Making a call on the Phone dialer screen Using Speed dial Assigning a speed dial key Calling a phone number in a text message Calling a phone number in an email Making an emergency call Receiving calls Answering a call Deferring a call Rejecting a call Muting the ringing sound without rejecting the call HTC Caller ID What can I do during a call? Putting a call on hold Switching between calls Turning the speakerphone on during a call Muting the microphone during a call Setting up a conference call Wi-Fi Calling Turning on Wi-Fi Calling Changing Wi-Fi Calling settings Turning off Wi-Fi Calling Internet calls Adding an Internet calling account Making an Internet call Using Call log Checking a missed call Checking calls in Call log Adding a new phone number to your contacts from Call log Clearing Call log Using Home dialing Turning off Home dialing Call services Turning Airplane mode on or off Messages Opening Messages Sending a text message (SMS) Sending a picture message (MMS) Resuming a draft message Viewing and replying to a message Replying to another phone number of the contact Forwarding a message Viewing and saving an attachment from a multimedia message Managing message conversations Protecting a message from deletion Copying a message to your SIM card Deleting a single message Deleting several messages within a conversation Deleting a conversation Deleting several conversations Setting message options Search and Web browser Searching myTouch 4G Slide and the Web Setting search options Performing searches on the Web and myTouch 4G Slide Using the web browser Going to a webpage Changing the screen orientation Navigating and zooming on a webpage Selecting a link on a webpage Selecting an address or phone number on a webpage Opening a new browser window Switching between browser windows Downloading from the Web Downloading apps from the Web Viewing your downloads Viewing bookmarks and previously visited pages Bookmarking a webpage Opening a bookmark Editing a bookmark Setting browser options Browsing full versions of all websites Choosing when to show Flash content Camera Camera basics Viewfinder screen Page Taking a photo Recording video After capturing Using camera scenes Taking a panoramic photo Taking a high dynamic range (HDR) photo Using camera scenes Changing camera settings Page Photos, videos, and music Gallery About the Gallery app Selecting an album Viewing photos Watching a video Editing your photos Trimming a video Sending your photos and videos Sharing your photos and videos on the Web Page Viewing photos in your social networks and online albums Page Music Listening to music Playing music from the Lock screen Browsing music in the library Creating a playlist Setting a song as a ringtone Page Screen Share Sharing media on your home network Page Accounts and sync About online accounts Synchronizing with a Google Account Adding more Google Accounts Forgot your Google Account password? Adding a social network account Managing your online accounts Changing general sync settings Synchronizing an account manually Changing account settings Removing an account People About the Contacts app Your contacts list Filtering your contacts list Setting up your contact card Importing contacts from your SIM card Adding a new contact Searching for contacts Importing a contact from an Exchange ActiveSync account Merging contact information Accepting matched contacts suggestions Viewing a list of all your linked contacts Manually merging contact information Breaking the link Backing up your contacts to the storage card Contact information and conversations Editing a contacts information Deleting contacts Sending contact information as a vCard Contact groups Creating a group Editing a contact group Sending a message to a group Deleting a group Social Facebook for HTC Sense Using Friend Stream Updating your status Commenting on and liking Facebook posts Checking notifications from your social networks Sharing your location with your Facebook friends About the Friend Stream widget Chatting in Google Talk Chatting with a friend Accepting a chat invitation Changing your online status and picture Adding and managing friends Changing settings or signing out Email Gmail Using Gmail Viewing your Gmail Inbox Sending a new message Mail About the Mail app Adding a POP3/IMAP email account Adding a Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync account Checking your Mail inbox Managing email messages Sending an email message Page Reading and replying to an email message Setting the priority for an email message Working with Exchange ActiveSync email Changing email account settings Calendar About calendar Creating an event Changing Calendar views Using month view Using day and agenda views Using week view Managing Calendar events Viewing an event Editing an event Deleting an event Sharing an event (vCalendar) Accepting or declining a meeting invitation Dismissing or snoozing event reminders Showing or hiding calendars Changing Calendar settings Reminder settings Calendar view settings Page Maps and location Turning on location services About Google Maps Getting around maps Searching for a location Clearing the map Searching for a place of interest near you Getting directions Getting help Finding your friends with Google Latitude (available by country) Opening and joining Latitude Using Car Dock Page Android Market and other apps Finding and installing apps from Android Market Finding and installing an app Opening an installed app Uninstalling an app Getting help Using the Clock About the HTC Clock widget Using the Clock app Using Desk Clock Using World Clock Setting an alarm Checking Weather Adding a city to the Weather screen Changing the order of cities on the Weather screen Deleting cities from the Weather screen Changing Weather options Working on documents Viewing a document Editing a document Watching videos on YouTube Searching for videos Clearing the search history Sharing a video link Capturing and sharing videos on YouTube Listening to FM Radio Tuning in to an FM station Closing or turning off FM Radio Using Flashlight Sharing games and apps T-Mobile apps T-Mobile My Account T-Mobile My Device Page Using KidZone Starting a video chat Keyboard Using the QWERTY keyboard Using the QWERTY keyboard keys Adjusting the QWERTY keyboard settings Using Swype Entering text using Swype Entering text by typing Adjusting Swype settings Using the onscreen keyboard Switching to the onscreen keyboard Selecting a keyboard layout Entering text Enabling multiple keyboard languages Changing to the landscape onscreen keyboard Entering words with predictive text Setting a second language for the keyboard Adding a word to the predictive text dictionary Editing or deleting a word in the predictive text dictionary Backing up your personal dictionary to your storage card Importing your personal dictionary from your storage card Entering text by speaking Setting the voice input language Entering text by tracing Editing text Selecting text Copying and pasting text Adjusting input settings Page Internet connections Data connection Turning the data connection on or off Enabling data roaming Wi-Fi Turning Wi-Fi on and connecting to a wireless network Connecting to a Wi-Fi network with EAP-TLS security Checking the wireless network status Connecting to another Wi-Fi network Connecting to a virtual private network (VPN) Setting up secure credential storage Adding a VPN connection Connecting to a VPN Disconnecting from a VPN Using myTouch 4G Slide as a modem (USB tethering) Connecting myTouch 4G Slide to the Internet through a computer (Internet Pass-through) Using myTouch 4G Slide as a wireless router Bluetooth Bluetooth basics Turning Bluetooth on or off Changing the device name Connecting a Bluetooth headset or car kit Disconnecting or unpairing from a Bluetooth device Disconnecting a Bluetooth device Unpairing from a Bluetooth device Sending information using Bluetooth Where sent information is saved Receiving information using Bluetooth Adding the Bluetooth received folder to the Home screen Security Protecting your SIM card with a PIN Restoring a SIM card that has been locked out Protecting myTouch 4G Slide with a screen lock pattern, PIN, or password Changing your screen lock Forgot your screen lock pattern? Settings Settings on myTouch 4G Slide Changing display settings Adjusting the screen brightness manually Turning automatic screen rotation off Recalibrating the G-sensor Keeping the screen on while charging myTouch 4G Slide Switching animation effects on or off Changing sound settings Switching between silent, vibration, and normal modes Enabling or disabling audible selection Lowering the ring volume automatically Making myTouch 4G Slide ring louder with Pocket mode Changing the language Optimizing battery life Switching to GSM network mode Checking the power usage of applications Managing memory Checking how much phone memory is available for use Checking the available storage card space Clearing application cache and data Uninstalling third-party applications Checking information about myTouch 4G Slide Update and reset Software updates Installing an update Checking for updates manually Restarting myTouch 4G Slide Resetting myTouch 4G Slide Performing a factory reset via settings Performing a factory reset using hardware buttons Trademarks and copyrights Bluetooth Page Index A B C D H I K L M R S T U V