Adding folders on your Home screen | HTC HTC Desire instruction

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To add an application icon on the Home screen, you can also press

HOME , tap , and then press and hold an application icon. Without lifting your finger, drag the icon to an empty area on the Home screen, and then release it.

Adding folders on your Home screen

Use folders to group related applications and other shortcuts to keep your Home screen tidy and organized.

You can also add information folders that show up-to-date information such as Bluetooth received files, your Facebook phonebook, and more.

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HTC HTC Desire manual Adding folders on your Home screen

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Your HTC Desire User guide Before you do anything else, please read this Page Trademarks and copyrights Page Conventions used in this guide Contents Searching the Web and your phone using the Quick Search Box Moving the cursor when entering text Turning the speakerphone on or off during a call Adding a new phone number to your contacts from call history 10 Importing contacts from an Exchange ActiveSync accountSending your contact information as a vCard via MMS Sending an SMS/MMS message or email to a group Installing apps from your computer to your phone 118 100101 103 12 Facebook for HTC Sense and Facebook for Android application120 121 Reminder settings 166 147156 157 14 167168 169 186 187188 189 16 Disconnecting or unpairing from a Bluetooth device 204 207209 211 227 Rotating and saving a photo 227 Cropping a photo228 231 252 253Editing or deleting a footprint 254 255 Checking the power usage of applications 281 Protecting your phone with a screen lock 272274 277 284 20 283 Basics Inside the box Basics Your PhoneFront panel Basics Home Back panel Top panel Bottom panel Volume UP Left panel Before turning on your phone Back cover Storage card Battery Basics Finger gestures Basics Setting up your phone for the first time Getting startedTurning on your phone Turning off your phone Basics Sleep mode Basics Home screen Extended Home screen Navigating the Home screen Phone status and notifications Phone status icons Notification icons Checking notifications Going to an extended Home screen Selecting an item onscreen Selecting a link on a webpage Moving the cursor when entering textSelecting a tab Adjusting the media volume Adjusting the volumeAdjusting the ringer volume Connecting your phone to a computer Copying files to and from the storage card Setting Web and Quick Search Box options Searching your phone and the Web Searching the Web and your phone using the Quick Search Box Press Home Search Changing the ringtone PersonalizingMaking your phone truly yours Personalizing Using a preset scenePersonalizing your phone with scenes Customizing and saving a scene Personalizing Changing your wallpaper Renaming or deleting a scene Personalizing your Home screen with widgets Adding a widget to your Home screen Downloading HTC widgets Personalizing Adding folders on your Home screen Creating a new folder and adding items to it Renaming a folder Moving a widget or icon Removing a widget or icon Making calls Calling somebody using your phonePhone calls Calling a speed dial number Phone calls Phone calls Calling a phone number in a text messageCalling a phone number in an email Answering an incoming call Receiving callsMaking an emergency call Phone calls Rejecting an incoming call Rejecting a call and sending a text message Using in-call options Handling multiple calls Setting up a conference call Ending a call Muting the microphone during a callTurning 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 Call services Clearing the call history list Phone calls Turning Airplane mode on or off Ways of getting contacts into your phone PeopleAbout People People screen People People Setting up My contact cardYour contacts list People Adding a new contact Importing contacts from an Exchange ActiveSync account Merging contact information Editing a contact’s information Searching for a contactBacking up your contacts to the storage card Importing contacts from the storage card Deleting contacts Sending contact information as a vCard via MMS Creating a group and adding contacts Contact groupsSending your contact information as a vCard via MMS Deleting a group Adding or removing contacts from a group Contact information and conversations Sending an SMS/MMS message or email to a group People Setting the default communication method Changing the default communication methodPeople widget Adding the People widget Getting in touch with a contact Keyboard Using the onscreen keyboardUsing the landscape onscreen keyboard Keyboard Changing the onscreen keyboard layoutEntering text Entering words with predictive text Keyboard Entering text with voice input Adjusting touch input settingsTouch Input settings Text input Qwerty Keyboard Messages About Messages Sending text and multimedia messages Messages Messages Messages Messages New message notifications WAP push messages Managing message conversations Messages Deleting several message threads Protecting a message from deletionDeleting a message thread Viewing contact details and communicating with a contact Setting text and multimedia message optionsDeleting a single message Messages Messages Adding the Messages widget Adding a social network account Accounts and syncSynchronizing with online accounts Synchronizing with a Google Account Accounts and sync Accounts and sync Synchronizing with a Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync accountManaging your accounts Accounts and sync Using HTC Sync Installing HTC Sync Setting up HTC Sync to recognize your phone Setting up synchronization Setting up more sync options Synchronizing your phone Downloading the latest HTC Sync upgrade Installing apps from your computer to your phone Accounts and sync Facebook for HTC Sense SocialFacebook for HTC Sense and Facebook for Android application Facebook for Android application Social Social Twittering on your phone Peep screen Sending a tweet Searching for Twitter users to follow Sending a direct message Setting Peep options Adding the Twitter widget Using Friend Stream Friend Stream screen Updating your status Adding the Friend Stream widget Chatting with friends Chatting in Google TalkSigning in to Google Talk Social Changing your online status and picture Managing your Friends list Options menu, tap Always show friend Changing Google Talk settings Indicates that the friend is Using an Android phone Using Gmail/Google Mail Viewing your Gmail/Google Mail inbox Email Reading your messages Email Page Sending a message After composing your message, tap Send Managing conversations and messages Page Email Changing Gmail/Google Mail settings Mail Adding a POP3/IMAP email account Viewing your email inbox Email Exchange ActiveSync email Email Composing and sending an email message Viewing and replying to an email message Editing email account settings Deleting an email account Adding the Mail widget Calendar About Calendar Creating a calendar event Calendar Inviting guests to your event Google Account only Calendar Changing calendar views Month view Day and Agenda views Week view Deleting an event Viewing, editing or deleting an eventViewing and editing an event Calendar event reminders Viewing, dismissing, or snoozing event reminders Displaying and synchronizing calendars Showing or hiding calendars Changing Calendar settings Reminder settings Calendar view settings Sending a vCalendar About the Calendar widget Clock and Weather About the HTC Clock widget About the Clock application Clock and Weather Using Desk Clock Clock and Weather Clock and Weather Using World Clock Setting your home city Setting the time zone, date, and time Setting the alarm clock Adding a city to the World Clock screen Setting an alarm Deleting an alarm Changing alarm sound settings Alarm in silent modeAlarm volume Snooze duration Checking weather Adding a city to the Weather screen Changing weather options Changing the order of cities on the Weather screenDeleting cities from the Weather screen About the Weather widget Internet Data connectionTurning the data connection on or off Enabling data roaming Internet Wi-FiTurning Wi-Fi on and connecting to a wireless network Internet Connecting to a Wi-Fi network with EAP-TLS securityChecking the wireless network status Adding the Data connection and Wi-Fi widgets Connecting to another Wi-Fi network Connecting to a virtual private network VPN Preparing your phone for VPN connection Connecting to a VPN Adding a VPN connection Opening the browser Using your phone’s web browserDisconnecting from a VPN Changing the screen orientation Setting your homeGoing to a web Zooming in or out on a web Browsing full versions of all web sitesNavigating on a web Selecting a link in a web Link What to do Opening a new browser window Switching between browser windows Finding text within a web Downloading applications from the web Copying text, looking up information, and sharing Selecting text Press and hold on a word Viewing bookmarks and previously visited pages Internet 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 kitBluetooth Reconnecting a headset or car kit Bluetooth Disconnecting or unpairing from a Bluetooth device Sending and receiving information using BluetoothDisconnecting a Bluetooth device Unpairing from a Bluetooth device Sending information from your phone to another device Bluetooth Receiving information from another device Bluetooth Viewfinder screen CameraCamera basics Camera Camera Using the optical trackball as the shutter releaseReview screen Zooming Taking a photo You have an incoming call Your phone’s battery level reaches 15% or lowerCamera flash doesn’t turn on? Face detection Capturing a video Camera settings Changing basic settingsExposure Image properties Changing advanced settings ISO photo mode onlyResolution Widescreen photo mode only Quality photo mode only Self-timer photo mode onlyGeo-tag photos photo mode only Recording length video mode only Flicker adjustment Face detection photo mode onlyTime stamp photo mode only Review duration Grid photo mode only Reset to default Selecting an album PhotosAbout the Photos application Photos Photos Viewing photos and videosBrowsing in filmstrip or grid view Viewing a photo in landscape orientation Zooming in or out on a photo Watching video Viewing photos on Flickr Viewing photos in your social networksViewing photos on Facebook Cropping a photo Working with photosRotating and saving a photo Sharing Sending photos or videos by email Sending a photo or video by MMS Sending photos or videos using Bluetooth Sharing photos on Facebook Sharing videos on YouTube Sharing photos on FlickrSharing photos on Picasa Photos Playing music MusicAbout the Music application Music Browsing music in the Library Music Managing playlists Creating a playlistPlaying the songs in a playlist Music Setting a song as ringtone Checking if the song was added as a ringtone Sending music using Bluetooth About the Music widget Viewing locations Using Google MapsMaps and location Maps and location Maps and location Viewing map layers Searching for a location Tap . The search results are displayed on the map Getting directions Maps and location Maps and location Maps and location Maps and location Maps and location Using HTC Footprints Creating a footprint Revisiting a footprint Editing or deleting a footprint Exporting your footprints Importing footprints Adding the Footprints widget Watching videos More appsWatching videos on YouTube More apps Searching for videosSharing a video link Capturing a video and sharing it on YouTube More apps Viewing documents, presentations, and spread- sheets Quickoffice does not reflow text in tables Keeping track of your stocks Setting stock information update frequency Adding a stock quote or stock market indexChanging the stock list order Deleting stock quotes and indices Manually updating stock information Adding the Stocks widget Setting a voice clip as a ringtone Recording your voiceRecording your voice Sharing a voice clip Opening Voice Search Using Voice SearchRenaming a voice clip More apps Finding and installing apps from Android Market Finding and installing an application Creating a Google Checkout account Opening an installed application Requesting a refund for an application Uninstalling an application Getting help Security Protecting your phone with a screen lock Security Settings Settings on your phone Settings Settings Changing display settings Adjusting the screen brightness manuallyAdjusting the time before the screen turns off Preventing automatic screen rotation Keeping the screen on while charging the phone Switching animation effects on or offRecalibrating the G-sensor Changing sound settings Optimizing your phone’s battery life Changing the phone language Checking the power usage of applications Managing memoryChecking how much phone memory is available for use Checking the available storage card space Freeing up more phone memory or storage card space Uninstalling third-party applicationsClearing application cache and data Checking information about your phone Reset Performing a hard/factory reset Update and reset Specifications Specifications Symbols Index Index Index Index Index