HTC G2 manual Searching your phone and the web, To search your phone and the web

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Searching your phone and the web

You can search for information on your phone and on the web using Google search.

You can search the web by speaking instead of typing, by using Voice Actions from Google (see “Searching and doing things by voice” on page 59). You can also dial a phone number and control your phone in other ways with the Voice Actions from Google, as described in “Dialing by voice” on page 90.

To search your phone and the web

1Press the Home button to return to the Home screen.

2Press the Search button . The Google search box opens.

Touch to search by voice.

Touch to change the target of your search.

Shortcuts to previously chosen search suggestions.

In applications such as Gmail and Contacts, the application’s own search box opens when you press the Search button . These search boxes are identified by the application’s own icon in the search box. See the sections about those applications for information about searching in them.

You can also open Google search by touching the Search widget on the Home screen, if you have added it there. See “Connecting quickly with your contacts” on page 62.

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