Finger Gestures

Touch

Touch items to select or launch them. For example:

Touch the onscreen keyboard to enter characters or text.

Touch an item to select it.

Touch an app’s icon to launch the application.

Touch and Hold

Activate items by a touch and hold gesture. For example:

Touch and hold a widget on the Home screen to move it.

Touch and hold on a field to display a pop-up menu of options.

Swipe and Palm Swipe

Swipe your hand across the screen. For example:

Unlocking the screen

Scrolling the Home screen or a menu

Combine touch and hold with swipe to drag an item.

Palm swipe by swiping the side of your hand horizontally across the screen. Use palm swipe for:

Palm swipe to capture: When this setting is On, swiping the screen with the side of your hand (left to right, or right to left) captures a screen shot.

Palm touch to mute/pause: When this setting is On, covering the screen with your hand mutes or pauses media playback.

Pan

Touch and hold on the screen, then move the device in a side-to-side motion.

Pan to move icon: When this setting is On, moving the device in a panning motion (side-to-side) moves a highlighted icon to a new location on the Home screen.

Pan to browse images: When this setting is On, moving the device in a panning motion while viewing an image moves focus around in the image.

Pinch and Spread

Using two fingers, make a pinch or spread motion on the screen. For example:

Pinch in to zoom in on pictures or screens.

Spread out your fingers to zoom out on pictures or screens.

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