Adding items to the Home screen

Customize your Home screen with the applications you use most often.

Applications screen

  1. From the Home screen, tap the Apps Key (in the Quick Keys bar).

    NOTE

    You can tap the tab at the top of the screen to place a widget on the Home screen.

  2. Touch and hold the icon you want to add to your Home screen. The Applications screen closes and the Home screen is displayed.

  3. Lift your finger to place it or drag the icon to where you want it on the screen, then lift your finger.

Dual view

  1. Touch and hold an empty spot on any of the Home screen canvases to view your Home screen on top and the Applications screen on the bottom.

  2. Flick sideways to scroll through the Home screen canvases to display the canvas you want.

  3. Tap the type of item you want to add (Apps, Widgets, or Wallpapers) at the bottom of the screen, then flick sideways to scroll through the available choices.

  4. Tap the item you want to automatically add it to the canvas viewed at the top of the screen.

Moving applications to other Home screen canvases

You can place application icons on any of the Home screen canvases.

  • Drag Touch and hold, then drag the icon to the left or right edge of the screen to advance to the other screen canvases before lifting your finger.

  • Tilt Touch and hold an item, then tilt the device to move it to one of the Home screen canvases in that direction, then lift your finger.

NOTE

To be able to use the Tilt method, the Move Home screen items checkbox needs to be checkmarked. From the Home screen, tap the Menu Key > Settings > Gestures > Move Home screen items checkbox.