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