HTC 99HLR00100 manual Adding icons and other shortcuts on your Home screen

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Adding icons and other shortcuts on your Home screen

Place app icons on your Home screen to open apps quicker. You can also add shortcuts to settings and specific information such as a bookmarked webpage, someone’s phone number, a music playlist, route directions, and many other items, to your Home screen.

The shortcuts available depend on the apps that are installed on myTouch 4G Slide.

1.Go to a part of the Home screen where there’s space to add a new icon or shortcut.

2.Press , tap Personalize and then tap App to add an app icon, or Shortcut to add a shortcut to a setting or information.

To add an app icon on the Home screen, you can also press , tap , and then press and hold an app icon. Without lifting your finger, drag the icon to an empty area on the Home screen, and then release it.

Adding items to the application dock

The application dock holds three icons or shortcuts of frequently-used applications and features so you can access them from any Home screen.

Three application icons are already on the dock. You can replace these with shortcuts or icons of your choice.

The shortcuts available depend on the apps that are installed on myTouch 4G Slide.

1.Press and hold an item on the dock, and then drag it to to delete, or drag it to an empty area on the Home screen, and then release it.

2.Press and hold the empty slot, and then tap App to add an app icon, or Shortcut to add a shortcut to a setting or information.

Adding folders on your Home screen

Use folders to group related apps and other shortcuts to keep your Home screen tidy and organized. You can also add information folders that show up-to-date information such as Bluetooth received files, your Facebook phonebook, and more.

Creating a new folder and adding items to it

1.Go to a part of the Home screen where there’s space to add a new folder.

2.Press and tap Personalize > Folder.