Moving the cursor when entering text | HTC Desire manual

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Moving the cursor when entering text

To go back or forward one character in a word, slide your finger left or right. Slide your finger up or down to go up or down between lines of text.

Selecting a link on a webpage

1.Slide your finger down to go to the next link on a webpage.

2.When a link is selected, press the optical trackball to open the link.

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HTC Desire manual Moving the cursor when entering text, Selecting a link on a webpage

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Your HTC Desire User guide Choose a rate plan wisely Charge the batteryBefore you do anything else, please read this Know about privacy laws Trademarks and copyrights Conventions used in this guide Contents People KeyboardMessages Accounts and sync SocialCalendar Bluetooth Clock and WeatherInternet Music CameraPhotos Maps and location Settings More appsSecurity Backup, update and reset Specifications Index Your Phone BasicsInside the box Front panel Back panel Home Top panel Left panel Bottom panel Removing the back cover Before turning on your phoneBack cover Replacing the back cover Inserting the SIM card SIM cardStorage card Removing the SIM card Removing the storage card BatteryInserting the battery Removing the storage card while the phone is on Removing the battery Charging the battery Finger gestures Turning on your phone Setting up your phone for the first timeGetting started Turning off your phone Your HTC Desire user guide Waking up from Sleep mode Sleep modeSwitching to Sleep mode Unlocking the screen Extended Home screen Directly going to a particular screen using Leap viewHome screen Navigating the Home screen Phone status and notifications Phone status icons Notification icons Basics Checking notifications Opening the Notifications panelClosing the Notifications panel Going to an extended Home screen Selecting an item onscreenSelecting a tab Moving the cursor when entering text Selecting a link on a webpage Adjusting the volume Adjusting the ringer volumeAdjusting the media volume Connecting your phone to a computer Copying files to and from the storage card Setting Web and Quick Search Box options Searching the Web and your phone using the Quick Search BoxSearching your phone and the Web Personalizing Making your phone truly yoursChanging the ringtone Using a preset scene Personalizing your phone with scenesCustomizing and saving a scene Renaming or deleting a scene Changing your wallpaper Personalizing your Home screen with widgets Adding a widget to your Home screenDownloading HTC widgets Your HTC Desire user guide Adding folders on your Home screen Creating a new folder and adding items to itRenaming a folder Moving a widget or icon Removing a widget or icon Making calls Calling somebody using your phonePhone calls Smart Dial Calling a phone number in an email Calling a speed dial numberCalling a phone number in a text message Adding a contact to speed dial Making an emergency call Receiving calls Answering an incoming callMuting the ringing sound without rejecting the call Editing the default message Rejecting an incoming callRejecting a call and sending a text message Using in-call options Handling multiple calls Muting the microphone during a call Setting up a conference callPutting a call on hold Turning the speakerphone on or off during a call Using call history Adding a new phone number to your contacts from call history Checking a missed call Clearing the call history list Call services Turning Airplane mode on or off People About PeopleWays of getting contacts into your phone Setting up My contact card People screenYour contacts list Adding a new contact Merging contact information Importing contacts from your SIM cardImporting contacts from an Exchange ActiveSync account Manually merging contact information Backing up your contacts to the storage card Editing a contact’s informationSearching for a contact Importing contacts from the storage card Deleting contacts Sending contact information as a vCard via MMSSending your contact information as a vCard via MMS Deleting a group Contact groupsCreating a group and adding contacts Adding or removing contacts from a group Sending an SMS/MMS message or email to a group Contact information and conversations People widget Setting the default communication methodChanging the default communication method Adding the People widget Keyboard Using the onscreen keyboardUsing the landscape onscreen keyboard Changing the onscreen keyboard layout Entering text Entering words with predictive text Adding a word to the predictive text dictionary Editing or deleting a word in the user dictionary Text input Adjusting touch input settingsTouch Input settings Phone keypad & compact Qwerty Other settings Finger touch precision Sending text and multimedia messages MessagesAbout Messages Sending a text message Sending a multimedia MMS message Saving and resuming a draft message New message notifications WAP push messages Opening the link contained in a WAP push messageViewing all your WAP push messages Viewing a multimedia message Managing message conversationsReading a text message Replying to a text or multimedia message Deleting several message threads Protecting a message from deletionDeleting a message thread Deleting a single message SMS settings Setting text and multimedia message optionsStorage settings MMS settings Adding the Messages widget Received messagesSent messages Adding a social network account Accounts and syncSynchronizing with online accounts Synchronizing with a Google Account Synchronizing with a Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync account Changing general sync settingsChanging account settings Managing your accounts Removing an account Using HTC Sync Installing HTC Sync that came with the microSD card Setting up HTC Sync to recognize your phone Setting up synchronization Setting up more sync options Synchronizing your phone Downloading the latest HTC Sync upgradeInstalling apps from your computer to your phone Synchronizing your phone with your computer automatically Accounts and sync Facebook for HTC Sense and Facebook for Android application Using the Facebook applicationSocial Facebook for HTC Sense With the Facebook application, you can Adding the Facebook widget Tweeting on your phone Peep screenSending a tweet Sending a direct message Setting Peep optionsSearching for Twitter users to follow Unfollowing a Twitter user Adding the Twitter widget Using Friend Stream Friend Stream screen Updating your status Adding the Friend Stream widget Chatting in Google Talk Signing in to Google TalkChatting with friends Changing your online status and picture Managing your Friends list Making a friend popular Changing Google Talk settingsSetting notifications for new Google Talk messages Blocking a friend Showing or hiding the mobile indicator to friends Setting whether you sign into Google Talk automatically Using Gmail/Google Mail Viewing your Gmail/Google Mail inbox Switching to another Google Account Reading your messages Replying to or forwarding an email message Muting a conversationReporting a conversation as spam Sending a message Adding a signature to your messages Managing conversations and messages Changing Gmail/Google Mail settings Changing Gmail/Google Mail synchronization settingsWorking with conversations in batches Your HTC Desire user guide Mail Adding a POP3/IMAP email accountViewing your email inbox Sorting email messages Inbox filter tabsRefreshing an email account Deleting an email message Exchange ActiveSync email Setting out of the office statusSetting the priority for an email message Sending a meeting request Composing and sending an email message Deleting an email account Editing email account settingsViewing and replying to an email message Adding the Mail widget Calendar About CalendarCreating a calendar event Inviting guests to your event Google Account only Set the reminder time Changing calendar views Month viewDay and Agenda views Week view Viewing, editing or deleting an event Viewing and editing an eventDeleting an event Calendar event reminders Viewing, dismissing, or snoozing event reminders Stop synchronizing a Google Calendar Displaying and synchronizing calendarsShowing or hiding calendars Adding a Google Calendar to sync with Changing Calendar settings Reminder settingsCalendar view settings Sending a vCalendar About the Calendar widget Clock and Weather About the HTC Clock widget About the Clock application Using Desk Clock Using World Clock Setting your home citySetting the time zone, date, and time Adding a city to the World Clock screen Setting the alarm clock Setting an alarmDeleting an alarm Changing alarm sound settings Checking weather Adding a city to the Weather screen Deleting cities from the Weather screen About the Weather widgetChanging the order of cities on the Weather screen Changing weather options Internet Data connection Wi-Fi Turning Wi-Fi on and connecting to a wireless networkConnecting to a Wi-Fi network with EAP-TLS security Checking the wireless network status Connecting to another Wi-Fi network Adding the Data connection and Wi-Fi widgets Setting up secure credential storage Connecting to a virtual private network VPNConnecting to a VPN Preparing your phone for VPN connection Disconnecting from a VPN Using your phone’s web browser Navigating on a web Zooming in or out on a webSelecting a link in a web Opening a new browser window Downloading applications from the web Switching between browser windowsFinding text within a web Viewing your downloads Copying text, looking up information, and sharing Selecting text Viewing bookmarks and previously visited pages Setting browser options Using your phone as a modem tethering Turning Bluetooth on or off BluetoothUsing Bluetooth Changing the phone name Connecting a Bluetooth headset or car kit Reconnecting a headset or car kit Disconnecting or unpairing from a Bluetooth device Disconnecting a Bluetooth deviceUnpairing from a Bluetooth device Sending and receiving information using Bluetooth Sending information from your phone to another device Receiving information from another device Adding the Bluetooth received folder to the Home screen Camera Camera basicsViewfinder screen Using the optical trackball as the shutter release Review screen Zooming Taking a photo Camera flash doesn’t turn on? Capturing a video Face detection Camera settings Changing basic settingsChanging advanced settings Your HTC Desire user guide Camera Photos About the Photos applicationSelecting an album Viewing photos and videos Browsing in filmstrip or grid view Viewing a photo in landscape orientation Zooming in or out on a photoWatching video Viewing photos in your social networks Viewing photos on FacebookViewing photos on Flickr Working with photos Rotating and saving a photoCropping a photo Sending photos or videos by email Sending photos or videos using BluetoothSharing Sending a photo or video by MMS Sharing photos on Picasa Sharing photos on FacebookSharing photos on Flickr Sharing videos on YouTube Music About the Music applicationPlaying music Browsing music in the Library Managing playlists Creating a playlistPlaying the songs in a playlist Adding more songs to a playlist Rearranging songs in a playlist Deleting songs from a playlistDeleting playlists About the Music widget Setting a song as ringtoneSending music using Bluetooth Checking if the song was added as a ringtone Using Google Maps Maps and locationViewing locations Looking at a location in Street View Clearing the map Viewing map layers Searching for a location Tap . The search results are displayed on the map Getting directions Inviting friends to share their locations Joining LatitudeOpening Latitude Responding to an invitation Connecting with and managing friends Viewing your friends’ locations Changing privacy settings Using HTC Footprints Creating a footprintRevisiting a footprint Editing or deleting a footprint Exporting your footprints Importing footprints Adding the Footprints widget Watching videos More appsWatching videos on YouTube Searching for videos Sharing a video link Capturing a video and sharing it on YouTube More apps Viewing documents, presentations, and spreadsheets Changing the stock list order Keeping track of your stocksAdding a stock quote or stock market index Deleting stock quotes and indices Setting stock information update frequency Manually updating stock informationAdding the Stocks widget Listening to the radio Listening to an FM station Adding station names Minimizing or turning off FM Radio Recording your voice Setting a voice clip as a ringtoneRecording your voice Sharing a voice clip Finding and installing apps from Android Market Finding and installing an application Creating a Google Checkout account Requesting a refund for an application Opening an installed application Uninstalling an applicationGetting help Reading news feeds News screenSubscribing to a news channel from a list Reading a story Setting update frequency for storiesSubscribing to a news channel by entering a URL Starring a story Adding a keyword Adding the News widget Security Protecting your SIM card with a PINRestoring a SIM card that has been locked out Protecting your phone with a screen lock Settings Settings on your phone Settings Changing display settings Switching animation effects on or off Enabling or disabling audible selection Changing sound settingsSetting a sound profile Choosing the notification sound Changing the phone language Optimizing your phone’s battery life Using the GSM network of your mobile operatorChecking the power usage of applications Managing memory Checking information about your phone Backing up phone data Backup, update and resetChecking if automatic backup is enabled Restoring backed up data to your phone Checking for phone system software updates manually Updating your phone’s system software Performing a hard/factory reset Performing a factory reset via settingsPerforming a factory reset using phone buttons Specifications HSPA/WCDMA Symbols Index Your HTC Desire user guide Index