To add an item to the Home screen

  1. Go to the Home screen canvas where you want to add the item.

  2. Touch the Menu Key then touch Add . Or, just touch and hold an empty spot on the Home screen canvas.

    [Note]

    If space is not available on a particular Home screen canvas, Add will not be available; you must delete or remove an item before you can add another item. Or, switch to another Home screen canvas.

  3. In the menu that opens, touch the type of item to add.

You can add the following types of items to the Home screen:

Widgets Add any of a variety of widget applications to your Home screen, including a clock, a music player, a photo frame, a search bar, a power manager, a calendar of upcoming appointments, a news widget, Weather widget, and more. Note that more widgets can also be found on Android Market™.

Shortcuts Add shortcuts to applications, a bookmarked web page, a favorite contact, a destination in Maps, a Gmail label, a music playelist, and more. The shortcuts available depend on the applications you have installed.

Folders Add a folder where you can organize other Home screen shortcuts and icons, or folders that contain all of your contacts, contacts with phone numbers, or starred contacts. Your folders’ contents are kept up-to-date automatically.