Getting to Know the Home Screen
The Home screen is your starting point to access all of the features on your phone. It displays application shortcuts, icons, widgets, and other features.
Status Bar
Shows device status information, including the time, signal strength, battery status, and notification icons.
Application Icon
Tap an icon (application, widget, folder, etc.) to open and use it.
Quick Keys
Provide easy, one-touch access to the functions used most often.
Front Touch Keys
Displayed on all screens, these keys allow you to easily navigate within the device software.
Apps Key
Tap here to open the Applications screen to view all of your installed applications.
From the Home screen, tap the Menu Key 
(in the Front Touch Keys
bar), tap Home screen settings, then checkmark Portrait view only to keep the Home screen from rotating
to landscape view. This is a separate setting from the Auto-rotate screen setting that applies to the rest of
the screens.
Quick Keys
The Quick Keys are located in a bar at the bottom of the Home screen (in portrait view).
Five icons are displayed, but the Quick Keys bar can hold up to seven icons. You can modify the icons in this bar to suit your needs.
: Opens the Phone application which displays the dialpad so you can
dial a number not stored in your phone’s memory. It also provides
additional tabs at the top of the screen to access your Recent calls,
Contacts, Favorites, and Groups.
: Opens the Contacts application which displays the names and numbers stored in your
phone's memory. It also provides additional tabs at the top of the
screen to access the dialpad, your Recent calls, Favorites, and Groups.
: Opens the Chrome application to access the web browser.
: Opens the Messaging application so you can send and view text and multimedia messages.
: Opens the Applications screen which displays phone options and
applications. It also provides a Widget tab, a Search icon 
, and an Edit icon 
at the top of the screen.