Personalizing your Home screen with widgets | HTC Thunderbolt

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Personalizing your Home screen with widgets

Widgets put at-a-glance important information and media content up front on your Home screen. Some widgets are already added to your Home screen for your convenience. You can add more from the available selections of widgets, or download more widgets.

Adding a widget

1.Go to a part of the Home screen where there’s space to add a new widget.

2.Tap > Widget.

3.Select a widget that you want.

4.Most HTC widgets are available in a variety of designs and sizes to suit your needs. Slide your finger on the screen from right to left to view the different styles, and then tap Select to choose one.

You can also add widgets that allow you to quickly switch on or off certain settings of your phone, such as Wi-Fi, Mobile Network, Bluetooth, and more. Scroll down the widgets list, tap Settings, and then tap the widget that you want.

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HTC Thunderbolt manual Personalizing your Home screen with widgets, Adding a widget

Contents

Master Your Device Conventions used in this guide Contents Getting started Quickly looking up information on the Web Personalizing Adding icons and other shortcuts on your Home screen Turning the speakerphone on or off during a call Adding a new phone number to your contacts from call history 100 Importing a contact from an Exchange ActiveSync accountBreaking the contact information link between contacts 101 106 104105 107 124 Creating a slideshow 122123 127 162 151153 168 171 169170 173 197 Setting the time zone, date, and time 20712 198 217 215216 219 Selecting an address or phone number in a webpage 228 Disconnecting or unpairing from a Bluetooth device 23714 229 245 Using the front camera 246244 247 278 16 271 288 293 Changing update schedule and content settings 295292 294 Turning on or off automatic ring volume adjustment 321 18 Finding and installing apps from Android Market 306Switching between silent, vibration, and normal modes 320 308 Checking the power usage of applications 323 326 Front panel Your phoneBasics Right panel Basics Back panel Removing the back cover Back coverReplacing the back cover SIM card Inserting the SIM card Basics Removing the SIM card Battery Inserting the battery Charging the battery Removing the battery Storage card Inserting the storage card Removing the storage card Removing the storage card while the phone is on Switching your phone on Switching your phone on or offSwitching your phone off Finger gestures Setting up your phone for the first time Getting started Extended Home screen Home screenGetting started Using Leap view Getting started Status and notifications Status icons Notification icons Getting started Notification LED Notifications panelOpening the Notifications panel Switching between recently-opened apps Connecting your phone to a computer Closing the Notifications panel Getting started Copying files to or from the storage card Searching your phone and the Web Setting your phone’s search options Quickly looking up information on the Web Adjusting the volume Translating words to other languages Adjusting the earpiece volume for phone calls Adjusting the ringer volumeAdjusting the media volume Adjusting the volume via settings Switching to Sleep mode Sleep modeWaking up from Sleep mode Unlocking the screen Making your phone truly yours PersonalizingPersonalizing your phone with scenes Using a preset scene Personalizing Deleting scenes Creating a new sceneRenaming a scene Personalizing Changing your wallpaper Applying a new skin Personalizing your Home screen with widgets Adding a widget Changing the settings of a widget Adding icons and other shortcuts on your Home screen Creating a new folder and adding items to it Adding folders on your Home screenRenaming a folder Moving a widget or icon Rearranging the Home screen Removing a widget or icon Changing your ringtones and alarms Choosing a preset sound set Creating a sound set Customizing a sound set Personalizing Rearranging or hiding application tabs Deleting sound sets Putting back the tabs you’ve removed Making calls Phone callsMaking a call on the Phone dialer screen Using Speed dial Phone calls Calling a phone number in an email Calling a phone number in a text messagePhone calls Making an emergency call Using Assisted Dialing Receiving calls Answering or rejecting an incoming call Phone calls HTC Caller ID Switching between calls Using in-call optionsPutting a call on hold Setting up a three-way conference call Turning the speakerphone on or off during a call Muting the microphone during a call Ending a call Checking a missed call Using Call historyChecking calls in the call history Adding a new phone number to your contacts from call history Clearing the call history list Call services Setting up Visual Voice Mail Visual Voice Mail Using Visual Voice Mail Turning Airplane mode on or off About People PeoplePeople screen Setting up My contact card People Adding a new contact Ways of getting contacts into your phonePeople Importing contacts from your SIM card Merging contact information Importing a contact from an Exchange ActiveSync account Accepting matched contacts suggestions Manually merging contact information Viewing a list of all your linked contactsBreaking the contact information link between contacts Your contacts list People Filtering your contacts list Searching for a contact Importing contacts from the storage card Backing up your contacts to the storage cardDeleting contacts Contact information and conversations Editing a contact’s information Sending contact information as a vCard Creating a group Contact groupsEditing a contact group Sending a message or email to a group Rearranging the members of a contact group Rearranging your contact groupsDeleting a group People widget Setting the default communication methodChanging the default communication method Adding People widgets Getting in touch with a contact Keyboard Using the onscreen keyboardSelecting a keyboard layout Entering text Keyboard Changing to the landscape onscreen keyboard Enabling multiple keyboard languagesKeyboard Setting a second language for the keyboard Entering words with predictive text Adding a word to the predictive text dictionary Editing or deleting a word in the predictive text dictionary Backing up your personal dictionary to your storage card Importing your personal dictionary from your storage card Entering text by speaking Setting the voice input languageEditing text Selecting text Touch Input settings Adjusting touch input settingsCopying and pasting text Text input Keyboard Keyboard Messages About Messages Sending a text message SMS Messages Messages Sending a multimedia message MMS Messages Creating a slideshow Viewing and replying to a message Resuming a draft messageMessages Viewing a message Replying to a message Replying to another phone number of the contact Viewing and saving an attachment from a multimedia message Viewing push messages Protecting a message from deletion Managing message conversationsCopying a message to your SIM card Deleting a single message Deleting several messages within a conversation Deleting a conversation Deleting several conversations Setting message options Sent messages Storage settings MMS settings Voicemail notification settings Synchronizing with online accounts Accounts and syncAbout online accounts Synchronizing with a Google Account Accounts and sync Adding a social network account Accounts and sync Managing your online accounts Synchronizing with your computer Installing HTC Sync Setting up HTC Sync to recognize your phone Accounts and sync Setting the Music sync options Setting the Gallery sync options Setting Calendar sync options Setting People sync options Setting Bookmarks sync options Setting Documents sync options Setting Maps sync options Synchronizing your phone Installing apps from your computer to your phone Synchronizing another phone with your computer Social Facebook for HTC Sense Social  See Facebook photos right on the Gallery app Tweeting on your phone Social Using Peep Sending a tweet Searching for Twitter users to follow Setting Peep options Sending a direct message Friend Stream About the Twitter widget Social Updating your status Commenting on and liking Facebook posts Checking notifications from your social networks About the Friend Stream widget Chatting in Google Talk Chatting with friends Accepting chat invitations Changing your online status and picture Adding and managing friends Changing the settings and signing out Using Gmail Viewing your Gmail Inbox Email Sending a new message Reading your messages Replying to or forwarding an email message Searching and organizing your emails Page Changing Gmail settings Page Getting help Adding a POP3/IMAP email account Using MailAdding a Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync account Checking your Mail inbox Up to 15 email accounts can be shown in the unified inbox Email Page Managing email messages Switching to other mail folders Sending an email message Email Reading and replying to an email message Setting the priority for an email message Working with Exchange ActiveSync email Changing email account settings Calendar About Calendar Creating calendar events Calendar Inviting guests to your event Google Account only Calendar Calendar Changing calendar views Month view Day and Agenda views Week view Managing calendar events Viewing an event Deleting an event Editing an eventSharing an event vCalendar Calendar event reminders Dismissing or snoozing event reminders Displaying and synchronizing calendars Showing or hiding calendars Changing Calendar settings Reminder settings Calendar view settings About the Calendar widget Clock and Weather About the HTC Clock widget About the Clock app 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 Checking weather Adding a city to the Weather screen Deleting cities from the Weather screen Changing the order of cities on the Weather screenChanging weather options About the Weather widget Data connection Checking the data connection you are usingInternet connections Turning the data connection on or off Enabling data roaming Creating a new access pointInternet connections Turning Wi-Fi on and connecting to a wireless network Wi-FiInternet connections Connecting to a Wi-Fi network with EAP-TLS security Checking the wireless network status Connecting to another Wi-Fi network Adding connection widgets Connecting to a virtual private network VPN Setting up secure credential storage Disconnecting from a VPN Connecting to a VPNAdding a VPN connection Using your phone as a modem Internet Connection Mode Internet connections Using your phone as a mobile hotspot Web browser Using your phone’s web browserGoing to a webpage Changing the screen orientation Setting your homeChoosing when to show Flash content Browsing full versions of all websites Selecting a link in a webpage Navigating on a webpageZooming in or out on a webpage Web browser Selecting an address or phone number in a webpage Switching between browser windowsOpening a new browser window Downloading applications from the web Copying text, looking up information, and sharing Finding text within a webpage Selecting text Searching or translating text Opening a bookmark Viewing bookmarks and previously visited pagesBookmarking a webpage Editing a bookmark Viewing a page that you often visit Setting browser optionsClearing the list of previously visited pages Clearing the list of most visited pages Turning Bluetooth on or off BluetoothBluetooth basics Changing the phone name Connecting a Bluetooth headset or car kit Bluetooth Disconnecting a Bluetooth device Disconnecting or unpairing from a Bluetooth deviceReconnecting a headset or car kit Bluetooth Sending information using Bluetooth Unpairing from a Bluetooth device Bluetooth Where sent information is saved Receiving information using Bluetooth Bluetooth Adding the Bluetooth received folder to the Home screen Camera Camera basics Viewfinder screen Camera Zooming Using the front cameraCamera Taking a photo Auto focusing Recording video Camera flash doesn’t turn on? Your phone’s battery level reaches 15% or lowerYou have an incoming call Adding effects After capturing Changing camera settings Camera Browsing your Gallery Photos, videos, and musicAbout the Gallery app Selecting an album Photos, videos, and music Viewing photos Photos, videos, and music Photos, videos, and music Viewing videos Editing your photos Photos, videos, and music Sending your photos and videos Sending photos or videos using Bluetooth Sharing your photos and videos on the Web Photos, videos, and music Photos, videos, and music Photos, videos, and music Photos, videos, and music Listening to music Photos, videos, and music Flipping through your albums Browsing music in the Library Creating a playlist Setting a song as ringtone Photos, videos, and music Photos, videos, and music Sharing music using Bluetooth Finding music videos in YouTube Sharing media on your home networkAbout the Music widget Photos, videos, and music Photos, videos, and music Maps and location Turning on location servicesUsing Google Maps About Google Maps Getting around maps Maps and location Searching for a location Maps and location Maps and location Searching for a place of interest near you Adding a place to search Getting directions Maps and location Using HTC Footprints Adding a location as a footprint Sharing your footprints Revisiting a footprintEditing or deleting a footprint Deleting multiple footprints Importing footprints Using Car Panel Using VZ Navigator More apps Watching videos on YouTube Capturing a video and sharing it on YouTube Searching for videosSharing a video link More apps Reading news feeds More apps Subscribing to news channels Reading a story Starring a story Manually checking for new storiesAdding a keyword Changing update schedule and content settings Adding the News widget Working on documents, spreadsheets, and presentations Viewing a document, spreadsheet, or presentation Editing a document or worksheet Creating a new document or worksheet Keeping track of your stocks Changing the stock list order Changing update schedule and color settingsAdding a stock quote or stock market index Deleting stock quotes and indices About the Stocks widget Listening to FM Radio Tuning in to an FM station Closing or turning off FM Radio Recording your voiceAdding the FM Radio widget Sharing a voice clip Setting a voice clip as a ringtoneRenaming a voice clip Using Flashlight Finding and installing apps from Android Market Finding and installing an app Do any of the following to find an app Opening an installed app Creating a Google Checkout account Uninstalling an app Sharing games and apps Tap an app, and then choose how to share it More apps Protecting your SIM card with a PIN SecurityRestoring a SIM card that has been locked out Changing your screen lock Protecting your phone with a screen lockSecurity Forgot your screen lock pattern? Security Settings Settings on your phone Settings Settings Adjusting the time before the screen turns off Changing display settingsAdjusting the screen brightness manually Turning automatic screen rotation off Recalibrating the G-sensor Switching animation effects on or offKeeping the screen on while charging the phone Enabling or disabling audible selection Changing sound settingsSwitching between silent, vibration, and normal modes Choosing the notification sound Turning on or off automatic ring volume adjustment Switching to speakerphone automatically Optimizing your phone’s battery life Changing the phone language Checking how much phone memory is available for use Checking the power usage of applicationsManaging memory Checking the available storage card space Uninstalling third-party applications Moving applications to or from the storage card Checking information about your phone Changing the backup schedule Back up, update and resetSetting up Backup Assistant Backing up your contacts Updating the phone software Update and reset Manually backing up your contacts Restarting your phone soft reset Restarting or factory resetting your phoneChecking for phone system software updates manually Update and reset Performing a factory reset hard reset Trademarks and copyrights Trademarks and copyrights Index Index Index Index Index Restarting 328 Ringer volume 51 Ringtone 65, 271 trimming SMS Index