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1.6 Quick Menu

The Quick Menu, located at the top right corner of the Today screen, shows the currently running programs. You can quickly switch between running programs, stop programs, and see how much program memory is being used.

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1.8 HTC Home™

HTC Home™ is a Today screen plug-in that gives you up-to-date local information at a glance, such as time, day and weather information, and shows new messages and missed calls. It also has a customizable launcher where you can add your favorite applications for one-touch access and a Profile selector where you can quickly change the profile or ring tone of

Customize how programs are closed. (See “Using Task Manager” in Chapter 12.)

Stop all currently running

programs.

Tap this button to open the Quick Menu.

Shows the total program memory usage (in percentage). Tap to open Memory settings.

To switch to a running program, tap the program name.

To stop running a program, tap .

your device.

HTC Home has four components: Home, Weather, Launcher and Sounds. At the bottom of HTC Home, there is a toolbar that allows you to switch between these components.

HTC Home

1.7 QuickTasks

QuickTasks lets you quickly access frequently-used tasks by simply opening the front panel of the device.

The QuickTasks screenn only opens when you open the keyboard while on the Today screen.

You can disable the Quick

 

Tasks by tapping Start >

 

Settings > System tab

 

> Keypad QuickTasks

 

and clearing the Enable

Touch to activate the item

QuickTasks when keypad is

 

opened check box.

 

Toolbar

Home Weather Launcher Sounds

To switch between the different components of HTC Home Do any of the following:

Touch the tabs in the toolbar using your fnger.

Tap the tabs in the toolbar using the stylus.

Use the NAVIGATION CONTROL. If the toolbar is not selected, press NAVIGATION up/down frst to select the toolbar. Press NAVIGATION left/right to select a tab and then press ENTER.

Note QuickTasks will not open when the screen orientation is in Landscape mode.

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HTC HS S00 user manual Quick Menu, QuickTasks when keypad is Opened check box