20 2. Phone Basics

My Sign
Draw on your screen to get to your favorite apps. To
open My Sign, touch > My Sign.
Draw the sign for the action you
want. For example, draw a “V” to
go to voicemail.
To see which actions are already
assigned to gestures, press
Menu / > List Gestures. You’ll
also see several gestures that
are unassigned.
To assign an action to a gesture,
press Menu / >List Gestures,
touch an unassigned gesture,
and then touch an app from the
list.
To create a new gesture, press Menu/ >New
Gesture, select an action from the list, and draw a
gesture to assign to the action.
Screen Timeout
To change how long your phone waits before the
screen goes to sleep automatically, touch >
Settings >Sound & display > Screen timeout .
To put your phone to sleep and lock your screen, see
“Screen Lock” on page 75.
Adjust Volume
Press the Volume button to change
the ring volume (in the home
screen), or the earpiece volume
(during a call).
Rotate the Screen
The touchscreen can rotate 90 degrees to switch
between portrait (vertical) and landscape (widescreen)
modes when you rotate your phone.
To set your screen to rotate automatically:
䊳Touch > Settings > Sound & display >
Orientation.
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Tip: Not all applications are designed to rotate.
Volume
Button