Navigating Your Device

Use command keys and the touch screen to navigate.

Command Keys

Menu Key

Press the Menu Key to display options for the current screen or feature.

Home Key

Press the Home Key to display the Home screen.

Press and hold the Home Key to launch a menu of recent applications, or to launch Task Manager.

Back Key

Press the Back Key to return to the previous screen, option or step.

Search Key

Press the Search Key to search the web and your device.

Context-sensitive Menus

Context-sensitive menus offer options for that feature or screen. To access context-sensitive menus:

Press the Menu Key .

Press and hold on an item.

Finger Gestures

Touch

Touch items to select or launch them. For example:

Touch the on screen keyboard to enter characters or text.

Touch a menu item to select it.

Touch an application’s icon to launch the application.

Touch and Hold

Activate onscreen items. 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, Flick or Slide

Swipe, flick or slide your finger vertically or horizontally across the screen. For example:

Unlocking the screen

Scrolling the Home screens or a menu

Pinch

Use two fingers, such as your index finger and thumb, to make an inward pinch motion on the screen, as if you’re picking something up, or an outward motion by sweeping your fingers out. For example:

Pinch the Home screen to show customization options.

Pinch a picture in Gallery to zoom in.

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