Device Basics 18
Adding Items to the Home screen
1. Press to display the main Home screen.
2. Navigate to the desired Home page.
3. Touch and hold an empty area of the Home screen.
4. Tap Add to Home screen > Apps and widgets tab.
5. Touch and hold the application icon. This creates an immediate shortcut of the selected
icon and closes the Applications tab.
6. While still holding the onscreen icon, position it on the current page. Once complete,
release the screen to lock the new shortcut into its new position on the current screen.
Deleting a Shortcut
1. Press to display the main Home screen.
2. Touch and hold the desired shortcut. This unlocks it from its location on the current
screen.
3. Drag the icon down to the Delete icon and release it. As you place the shortcut into the
Trash, both items turn red.
Note: This action does not delete the application, it simply removes the shortcut from the
current screen.
Adding and Removing Primary Shortcuts You can change any of your primary shortcuts with the exception of the Apps shortcut. The
primary shortcuts are the bottom row of app shortcuts that remain static on all Home screens
(by default Phone, Contacts, Messaging, Internet, and Apps).
Note: Before replacing a primary shortcut, you must first add the replacement shortcut to the
Home screen. For more information, see Creating Shortcuts.
1. Press to display the main Home screen.
2. Touch and hold the primary shortcut you want to replace and then drag it to an empty
space on any Home screen.
3. Scroll through the Home screen to find the shortcut you want to add as the new primary
shortcut.
4. Touch and hold the new shortcut and then drag it to the empty space in the row of
primary shortcuts.