Using the Home Screen, What’s on the Home Screen

Chapter 3

Using the Home Screen

3.1 What’s on the Home Screen

The Home screen of your phone allows finger-touch access to the most widely-used functions, such as People, Messages, Mail, Weather, Internet, and more. The Home screen has the following tabs:

Home

Messages

Calendar

Stocks

Music

Settings

People

Mail

Internet

Photos and

Weather

Programs

Videos

Displaying the Home screen in landscape view

The Home screen tabs are always shown at the bottom of the screen when the Home screen is in portrait view. When you slide out the hardware keyboard, the Home screen automatically changes to landscape view

and temporarily hides the tabs. Tap the Expand button ( ) at the bottom left side of the Home screen to display the tabs.

Expand button

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HTC TOUCHPRO2SPT user manual Using the Home Screen, What’s on the Home Screen, Displaying the Home screen in landscape view

Contents

Page Please Read Before Proceeding Disclaimers Important Health Information and Safety PrecautionsLimitation of Damages Safety Precautions for Power Supply Unit Environment Restrictions General Precautions Avoid applying excessive pressure to the device Avoid unstable mounting Contents Using Phone Features Entering Text Synchronizing Information Working With Company Email and Meeting Appointments Bluetooth Other Programs Appendix Top panel Getting to Know Your HTC Touch Pro2Bottom panel Front panel Hardware keyboard Back panel Left panelRight panel Installing the Battery and Storage Card BatteryTo install the battery To remove the battery Charging the Battery Switching to Sleep modeStarting Up Storage card Home Screen Notifications Status Icons Start ScreenTo move an icon to the top of the Start screen On the Start screen Adjusting the Volume To set a single volumeTo adjust the system and ring volumes separately Quick Menu Checking notifications when the phone is locked Receiving a call when the phone is lockedLock Screen Locking your phone Using Finger Gestures Using the Zoom BarFinger scrolling Finger panning Connecting Your Phone to a Computer ActiveSyncDisk Drive Internet Sharing Using Phone Features Seamless Switching of NetworksMaking Calls from the Phone Screen To call a phone number or contact Answering and Ending Calls Making an emergency callMaking an international call Calling voice mail Using the call functions To accept new callsTo use the speakerphone To mute the microphone during a call Using Call History To turn noise reduction on or offTo open Notes while in a call To view or create appointments during a call Speed Dial Straight TalkMaking a call from a text message Making a call from an email message Making a call from a meeting request or reminder From an open email Making Three-way Calls in Cdma Mode Starting a three-way callTurning on the speakerphone during a call Ending the three-way call Cdma Phone Settings Setting the phone connection to CDMA-only modeCdma Services To change to CDMA-only mode Using the HTC Touch Pro2 as a GSM Phone Using the GSM SIM cardGSM international usage Adding contacts Copying text messages to the SIM card Using SIM ManagerMaking and answering calls Making three-way calls in GSM mode To start a three-way call GSM settings To enable or disable the phone function To enable or disable Airplane ModeTap Start Settings, and then tap Communications Turning the Phone Function On and Off What’s on the Home Screen Using the Home ScreenDisplaying the Home screen in landscape view Switching between the tabs of the Home screen Customizing the Home screen tabs Tap Start Settings Wallpaper HomeChanging the Home tab wallpaper Updating weather information World Clock Tip The World Clock tab can have up to 10 cities Alarm Clock To set an alarm Setting up My Contact Card PeopleWorking with favorite contacts To create a new contact To add favorite contacts To find a favorite contact People screen To communicate with your favorite contact Contact Details screen To view and search contacts on your phone Facebook updates and events To check which contacts have Facebook updates and events To check a single contact’s Facebook updates and events To change your status in FacebookTo log out from Facebook To connect back to Facebook Messages MailMaking calls or sending email directly from a text message Adding an Internet email account Checking and reading email messages Adding an Outlook email accountMaking calls directly from an email message Calendar To create an appointmentTo view and manage your appointments To use Windows Mobile Calendar Stocks InternetTo add a stock or stock market quote To view stock quotes or stock market indexes On the Stocks tab, tap Menu SettingsTo set the stock or stock market information download To set an album as a Favorite Photos and VideosOn the Photos and Videos tab, tap Album Music To play musicTo move forward or backward in the current music track To set repeat and shuffle modes To browse and play music in the Library To create and use a playlist On the Weather tab, tap Menu Settings WeatherTo add a location to the Weather tab To choose download options Settings Settings tab gives you access to all the phone settings Programs Entering Text Adjusting the LCD screen angleHardware Keyboard Using the hardware keyboard On-screen Input Methods Compact Qwerty Full QwertyPhone Keypad Using Predictive Mode To enter text using XT9 modeEntering text To add a new word to the dictionary Entering Numbers and Symbols Text Input Settings Synchronizing Information Ways of Synchronizing Your PhoneBefore Synchronizing with Your Computer Sync your phone with Microsoft My Phone Setting up synchronization in Windows Mobile Device Center Setting Up Windows Mobile Device Center on Windows VistaUsing Windows Mobile Device Center Setting Up ActiveSync on Windows XP Setting up synchronization in ActiveSyncSynchronizing With Your Computer Starting and stopping synchronization Synchronizing via Bluetooth Troubleshooting sync connection problemTo sync with a computer via Bluetooth Tap Menu Connect via Bluetooth Setting up your My Phone account Changing sync settingsSynchronizing with Microsoft My Phone Stopping the sync partnership with your My Phone account Managing your My Phone Web account from your computer Exchanging Messages Text MessagesCreating and sending a new text message Managing text messages in your Inbox To configure MMS message settings Multimedia MessagesDirectly making calls from text messages Creating and sending MMS messages Viewing and replying to MMS messages Blocking a phone number from sending you MMS messagesTo add text to a Picture or Video message To add an audio clip to a Picture message Setting up an Internet email account To specify email server settingsTap Start E-mail Setup E-mail Synchronizing Outlook email with your computer To customize download and format settings Creating and sending an email message Viewing and replying to email messages To view an email messageTo download a complete email To download file attachments Directly making calls from an email Synchronizing email messagesTo automatically sync an Outlook email account To manually sync your Outlook or Internet email account Customizing email settings To change the download size and format for Outlook emailTo change the download size and format for Internet email To store attachments on the storage card Setting up an Exchange Server connection Working With Company Email and Meeting AppointmentsSynchronizing with the Exchange Server Starting synchronization Working With Company Email Messages Automatic synchronization through Direct PushScheduled synchronization Instant download through Fetch Mail Searching for email messages on the Exchange Server Flagging your messagesOut-of-office auto-reply To flag or unflag a message When viewing a received Outlook email message Managing Meeting RequestsFinding Contacts in the Company Directory To reply to a meeting request Wi-Fi Ways of Connecting to the InternetInternet To save battery power while connected to a Wi-Fi network To check Wi-Fi network statusWireless LAN screen Dial-up Wireless data connectionStarting a data connection Browser screen Using Internet Explorer MobileTo open Internet Explorer Mobile Zooming and panning To change the screen orientation Searching for videos Using YouTubeTo open YouTube Using the Program Guide Watching videosTo add a new channel To change the program channel Bookmarks HistoryTo save a video in Bookmarks To watch videos in Bookmarks Using Streaming Media To access streaming content via Internet Explorer MobileTo configure streaming video connection settings To view streaming video information To set up Windows Live for the first time Using Windows LiveWindows Live screen To add a Windows Live contact Using Windows Live MessengerTap Menu Add new contact Using RSS Hub Subscribing to and organizing news channelsTo subscribe to news channels Tap Start RSS Hub, and then tap Continue Viewing headlines Sharing the headline linkTo add new channels To filter the channels to display Using Your Phone as a Modem Internet Sharing Setting up your phone as a USB modemUsing your phone as a Bluetooth modem To set up Bluetooth PAN on your phone To set up Bluetooth PAN on your computer Ending the Internet connection Bluetooth Bluetooth ModesBluetooth Partnerships To turn Bluetooth on and make your phone visible To accept a Bluetooth partnership Connecting a Bluetooth Hands-free or Stereo HeadsetTo connect a Bluetooth hands-free or stereo headset Sending and Receiving Information Using Bluetooth To send a file to another Bluetooth-enabled deviceTo send information from your phone to a computer Tap Start File Explorer To change the folder for saving received files Printing via BluetoothTo print a picture Guidelines and Preparation for Using GPS Navigating on the Road Downloading Location Data via QuickGPS Changing the download optionsTo open QuickGPS To download GPS data To open Bing BingTap Start Bing Changing the capture mode Using the focusCamera and Multimedia Taking Photos and Videos Review screen Capturing photos and videosOn-screen controls Zooming Menu Panel Setting advanced options Viewing Photos and Videos Using Album Viewing photosTo open Album To view the next or previous photo in the album Using Windows Media Player Mobile Playing videosClosing Album Playing media To automatically sync content to your phone Synchronizing video and audio files Troubleshooting To manually sync content to your phoneCreating playlists To save a new playlist Using Audio Booster To create a custom equalizer presetWhen finished, tap Menu Save as Preset To open Audio Booster Using MP3 Trimmer To open MP3 TrimmerTo trim an MP3 file Tap Start MP3 Trimmer Installing a program Other ProgramsManaging Programs Launching a program Adding new contacts ContactsOrganizing and searching contacts To send contact information via Bluetooth Creating an email or messaging groupSharing contact information Working with multiple contacts To set up a printer To open Jetcet PrintTo print a file Tap Start Jetcet Print Opening Jetcet Presentation Jetcet PresentationCreating a new presentation Microsoft Office Mobile Displaying the presentation To choose where to save voice recordings WorldCard MobileVoice Recorder Sending and managing your voice recordings Voice Command Windows Marketplace To access Windows Marketplace on your phoneTap Start Marketplace To manage files on your phone using File Explorer Managing Your PhoneCopying and Managing Files To copy files to a storage card Settings on Your Phone Settings screenPersonal folder Connections folder System folder Sound settings Changing Basic SettingsPower saving and display settings Phone services Phone name Using Comm Manager Using Task Manager Protecting your phone with a password To set a phone passwordTap Start Settings All Settings Lock Protecting Your Phone Resetting Your Phone Performing a soft resetPerforming a hard reset Using Clear Storage Connecting to an External Display To connect the phone to an external display Specifications Appendix Regulatory Agency Identifications Regulatory NoticesFederal Communication Commission Interference Statement SAR Information Appendix Body-worn Operation Weee NoticePacemakers Hearing Aids When Driving Additional Safety InformationRoHS Compliance When Using Your Device Near Other Electronic Devices Turn Off Your Device Before Flying General Safety Antenna SafetyBattery Safety Turn Off Your Device in Dangerous Areas Adapter/Charger Use the Correct External Power SourceDON’Ts Index Jetcet PRINT Index Index