10 Chapter 2 : Basics
Get to know your phone

Front vi ew

1Earpiece
2Touchscreen: Tap and make other gestures directly on the screen. See Touc hs cre e n.
3Gesture area: Make the back gesture and begin other gestures here.
4Keyboard: See Use the keyboard.
5Microphone
6Ringer switch: Slide to turn the ringer and notification sounds on or off. (Red means off.)
The ringer switch does not affect music or video playback sounds.
7Volu me
8Charger/microUSB connector
IMPORTANT Be careful not to scratch, crush, or apply too much pressure on

the touchscreen. Do not store your phone in a place where other items might

damage it.

Keyboard

1Option: Press to enter numbers, punctuation, and symbols that appear above the letters on
the keys (see Enter alternate keyboard characters), or to move the cursor (see Text s el e ct io n
gestures).
2Shift: See Enter uppercase letters.
3Space
4Backspace
5Enter: Press to enter a line return (for example, in a memo or in an email message you are
composing) or to accept information you entered in a field. See Enter information in a field.
6Sym: Press to enter symbols and accented characters that don't appear on the keys. See
Enter characters from the symbols table.