You can also close running programs from the Quick Menu on the Home screen. See “Quick Menu” on page 23 for details.

Using Task Manager

Task Manager lets you view and stop running programs, configure the button, and enable the Quick Menu on the Home screen.

To open Task Manager:

Tap the QuickMenu button on the top right corner of the Home screen to open the Quick Menu, and then

tap .

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On the Home screen, slide to the Settings tab and then tap AllSettings. On the System tab, tap TaskManager.

To switch back to a running program:

Tap the program name in the Quick Menu.

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On the Task Manager screen, tap and hold the program name on the Running tab, and then tap Activate.

To configure the Exit button:

You can configure the Exit button ( ) to shut down running programs when the button is tapped, or to just temporarily close the program screen but keep the program running.

1.On the Task Manager screen, tap the Button tab.

2.Select the Enable the “X” button to end running programs check box.

Note When the Enable the “X” button to end running programs check box is not selected, tapping the Exit button will only close a program screen. The program is not ended and continues to run in the background.

3.Choose the action for shutting down programs (by tapping the button, or by tapping and holding the button).

4.Tap ok.

To close running programs from the Task Manager:

1.On the Task Manager screen, tap the Running tab.

2.Do one of the following:

 Select the check box of the programs that you want to close, and then tap Stop Selected.

Tap Stop All to close all programs in the list.

Tap Menu > Stop All but Selected to close all programs except those which check boxes are selected.

Tip

To add a running program to the exclusive list:

If you add a running program to the ExclusiveProgramsList, it will not be closed when you tap StopSelected or Stop All and will not be listed in the Quick Menu on the Home Screen.

1.On the Task Manager screen, tap the Running tab.

2.Tap and hold the program name, and then tap Add Exclusive.

Tip

To remove a program from the exclusive list, tap the Exclusive tab, select the check box of the program, and then

 

tap Remove.

 

 

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