MyTouch 4G Slide
Contents
Messages
Search and Web browser
Camera
Photos, videos, and music
Social
Calendar
Maps and location
Android Market and other apps
Bluetooth
Settings
Update and reset
Mobile apps
Trademarks and copyrights Index
Conventions used in this guide
Getting started
Inside the box
MyTouch 4G Slide
Front panel
Left and right panels
Top panel
Back panel
Back cover
Removing the back cover
Replacing the back cover
Inserting the SIM card
SIM card
Removing the SIM card
Storage card
Inserting the storage card
Removing the storage card
Unmounting the storage card
Removing the battery thin film
Battery
Removing the battery
Inserting the battery
Charging the battery
Switching the power on or off
Setting up myTouch 4G Slide for the first time
Switching the power on
Switching the power off
Ways of getting contacts into myTouch 4G Slide
Home screen
Extended Home screen
Using Leap view
Adjusting the volume
Basics
Sleep mode
Switching to Sleep mode
Waking up from Sleep mode
Unlocking the screen
Status and notifications
Adjusting the time before the screen turns off
Status icons
Notification icons
Notification LED
Switching between recently opened apps
Notifications panel
Using Quick Settings
Closing the Notifications panel
Connecting myTouch 4G Slide to a computer
Copying files to or from the storage card
Selecting text
Copying text, looking up information, and sharing
Copying and pasting text
Searching or translating text
Printing
Sharing text
Basics
Personalizing
Making myTouch 4G Slide truly yours
Changing your wallpaper
Personalizing your Home screen with widgets
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
Moving a widget or icon
Renaming a folder
Removing a widget or icon
Changing your ringtone and notification sounds
Different ways of making calls
Phone calls
Making a call on the Phone dialer screen
Calling a phone number in a text message
Using Speed dial
Assigning a speed dial key
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
Switching between calls
What can I do during a call?
Putting a call on hold
Turning the speakerphone on during a call
Setting up a conference call
Ending a call
Wi-Fi Calling
Turning on Wi-Fi Calling
Changing Wi-Fi Calling settings
Turning off Wi-Fi Calling
Adding an Internet calling account
Internet calls
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
Call services
Using Home dialing
Turning off Home dialing
Turning Airplane mode on or off
Opening Messages
Messages
Sending a text message SMS
Sending a picture message MMS
Resuming a draft message
Viewing and replying to a message
Forwarding a message
Replying to another phone number of the contact
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 conversation
Deleting several messages within a conversation
Deleting several conversations
Setting message options
Setting search options
Search and Web browser
Searching myTouch 4G Slide and the Web
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 an address or phone number on a webpage
Selecting a link on a webpage
Opening a new browser window
Switching between browser windows
Downloading from the Web
Viewing bookmarks and previously visited pages
Setting browser options
Choosing when to show Flash content
Browsing full versions of all websites
Camera basics
Camera
Viewfinder screen
Auto focusing
Using the front camera
Zooming
Adding effects
Taking a photo
Recording video
Using camera scenes
After capturing
Taking a panoramic photo
Taking a high dynamic range HDR photo
Using camera scenes
Changing camera settings
Camera
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
Photos, videos, and music
Viewing photos in your social networks and online albums
Photos, videos, and music
Listening to music
Music
Playing music from the Lock screen
Browsing music in the library
Creating a playlist
Setting a song as a ringtone
Finding music videos on YouTube
Sharing music using Bluetooth
Updating album covers
Screen Share
Sharing media on your home network
Controls To
Accounts and sync
About online accounts
Synchronizing with a Google Account
Adding more Google Accounts
Adding a social network account
Changing general sync settings
Managing your online accounts
Synchronizing an account manually
Changing account settings
Removing an account
People
About the Contacts app
Your contacts list
Filtering your contacts list
Importing contacts from your SIM card
Setting up your contact 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
Contact information and conversations
Backing up your contacts to the storage card
Breaking the link
Editing a contact’s information
Sending contact information as a vCard
Deleting contacts
Creating a group
Contact groups
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
Sharing your location with your Facebook friends
Checking notifications from your social networks
About the Friend Stream widget
Chatting in Google Talk
Chatting with a friend
Accepting a chat invitation
Changing your online status and picture
Changing settings or signing out
Adding and managing friends
Using Gmail
Gmail
Viewing your Gmail Inbox
Sending a new message
Mail
Replying to or forwarding an email message
Getting help
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
About calendar
Calendar
Creating an event
Using month view
Using day and agenda views
Using week view
Changing Calendar views
Managing Calendar events
Viewing an event
Editing an event
Deleting an event
Dismissing or snoozing event reminders
Accepting or declining a meeting invitation
Sharing an event vCalendar
Changing Calendar settings
Reminder settings
Calendar view settings
Showing or hiding calendars
About the Calendar widget
Maps and location
Turning on location services
About Google Maps
Getting around maps
Searching for a place of interest near you
Searching for a location
Clearing the map
Getting directions
Getting help
Using Car Dock
Opening and joining Latitude
Maps and location
Finding and installing an app
Finding and installing apps from Android Market
Android Market and other apps
Opening an installed app
Uninstalling an app
Using the Clock app
Using the Clock
About the HTC Clock widget
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
Working on documents
Changing Weather options
About the Weather widget
Viewing a document
Searching for videos
Watching videos on YouTube
Clearing the search history
Sharing a video link
Listening to FM Radio
Capturing and sharing videos on YouTube
Tuning in to an FM station
Closing or turning off FM Radio
Using Flashlight
Sharing games and apps
Mobile My Account
Mobile apps
Mobile My Device
Mobile TV
Using KidZone
Starting a video chat
Using the Qwerty keyboard
Keyboard
Using the Qwerty keyboard keys
Adjusting the Qwerty keyboard settings
Using Swype
Entering text using Swype
Using the onscreen keyboard
Adjusting Swype settings
Switching to the onscreen keyboard
Entering text by typing
Selecting a keyboard layout
Entering text
Enabling multiple keyboard languages
Entering words with predictive text
Changing to the landscape onscreen keyboard
Adding a word to the predictive text dictionary
Setting a second language for the keyboard
Backing up your personal dictionary to your storage card
Entering text by speaking
Setting the voice input language
Importing your personal dictionary from your storage card
Entering text by tracing
Editing text
Adjusting input settings
Keyboard
Internet connections
Data connection
Turning the data connection on or off
Enabling data roaming
Turning Wi-Fi on and connecting to a wireless network
Wi-Fi
Connecting to a Wi-Fi network with EAP-TLS security
Connecting to a virtual private network VPN
Checking the wireless network status
Connecting to another Wi-Fi network
Setting up secure credential storage
Disconnecting from a VPN
Connecting to a VPN
Adding a VPN connection
Using myTouch 4G Slide as a modem USB tethering
Using myTouch 4G Slide as a wireless router
Bluetooth
Bluetooth basics
Connecting a Bluetooth headset or car kit
Turning Bluetooth on or off
Reconnecting a headset or car kit
Disconnecting or unpairing from a Bluetooth device
Disconnecting a Bluetooth device
Sending information using Bluetooth
Unpairing from a Bluetooth device
Where sent information is saved
Receiving information using Bluetooth
Adding the Bluetooth received folder to the Home screen
Protecting your SIM card with a PIN
Security
Restoring a SIM card that has been locked out
Changing your screen lock
PIN
Settings
Settings on myTouch 4G Slide
Changing display settings
Adjusting the screen brightness manually
Switching animation effects on or off
Turning automatic screen rotation off
Recalibrating the G-sensor
Keeping the screen on while charging myTouch 4G Slide
Changing sound settings
Switching between silent, vibration, and normal modes
Lowering the ring volume automatically
Making myTouch 4G Slide ring louder with Pocket mode
Optimizing battery life
Switching to speakerphone automatically
Switching to GSM network mode
Checking the power usage of applications
Managing memory
Stopping running applications using Task Manager
Checking information about myTouch 4G Slide
Update and reset
Software updates
Installing an update
Checking for updates manually
Resetting myTouch 4G Slide
Performing a factory reset via settings
Performing a factory reset using hardware buttons
Restarting myTouch 4G Slide
Trademarks and copyrights
Trademarks and copyrights
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