Customising the Home screen
To add a Home screen item
1 Press HOME, then touch and hold an empty area on the screen.
2 When the Add to Home options menu opens, select the item you want to add to the Home screen:
• Shortcuts. Add shortcuts such as applications, a bookmarked web page, a favourite contact, a
Google Mail label, or a music playlist.
Tip To quickly add an application shortcut that is on the Applications tab to the Home screen, touch
and hold an application icon. When the phone vibrates, release the icon on an empty area on the
Home screen.
• Widgets. Add a clock, music player, a picture frame, the Google Search bar, or a calendar that
shows upcoming appointments.
Note If you installed applications from Android Market that have widgets, those widgets will also
appear here.
• Folders. Add a folder where you can organise Home screen items, a shortcut to all your contacts,
contacts with phone numbers, or starred contacts. Add a shortcut to all your contacts, contacts
with phone numbers, or starred contacts. Contact details are automatically updated when there
are changes in the source.
For more information on how to create folders, refer to “To create a folder and add items to it” on
page 24.
• Wallpapers. Change the Home screen wallpaper. For more information about customising the
wallpaper, refer to “To change the Home screen wallpaper” on page 24.
To reposition a Home screen item
1 Touch and hold the item on the screen you want to reposition to activate Move mode.
Note When Move mode is activated, the item magnifies and the phone vibrates.
2 Without lifting your finger, drag the icon to the desired position on the screen, then release it.
Note To move an item from the Home screen to an extended Home screen, touch and hold the item
and then drag it to the left or right edge of the screen until the display shifts to the extended Home
screen. Position the item on the screen, then release it.
To remove a Home screen item
1 Touch and hold the item on the screen you want to remove to activate Move mode.
Note When Move mode is activated, the item magnifies and the phone vibrates.
2 Drag the icon to the Applications tab (The Applications tab changes into )
3 When the icon and Application tab turn red, release it.
To change the Home screen wallpaper
1 While on the Home screen, press MENU and then touch Wallpaper.
2 Touch Pictures or Wallpaper gallery.
• Touch Pictures to use a picture that you have captured using the camera or copied to your
phone as a wallpaper. You can crop the picture before setting it as a wallpaper. Refer to “To
crop a picture” on page 84 to learn how to crop the picture.
• Touch Wallpaper gallery to use preset wallpapers that came with the phone.
3 Touch Save or Set wallpaper.
To create a folder and add items to it
You can create folders on the Home screen to hold application icons or shortcuts.
1 Press HOME, press MENU, and then touch Add > Folder. A new folder appears on the screen.
2 Touch and hold an application icon or a shortcut on the Home screen to activate Move mode, then
drag it on top of the folder.
To access the items inside a folder, touch the folder to open it and then touch the icon of the
application or shortcut you want to open.
Tip To delete a folder, follow the same procedure when you want to remove a Home screen item.
Refer to “To remove a Home screen item” on page 24 for details.
To rename a folder
1 Touch the folder to open it.
2 Touch and hold the folder’s title bar to open the Rename folder dialog box.
3 Enter the Folder name and then touch OK.
Notifications panel
Notification icons report the arrival of new messages, calendar events, alarms set and ongoing settings
such as when call forwarding is on or the current call status. You can open the Notifications panel to
open the message, reminder, or event notification and see the wireless service provider name.
To open the Notifications panel
When a new notification icon displays in the status bar, touch and hold the status bar, then slide your
finger downward to open the Notifications panel.
