Instruction Manual
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Touch & type
Use your fingers to manipulate icons, buttons, menus, the onscreen
keyboard, and other items on the touchscreen. You can also change the
screen's orientation.
To select or activate something, touch it.
To type something, such as a name, password, or search terms, just touch
where you want to type. A keyboard pops up that lets you type into the field.
Other common gestures include:
Touch & hold: Touch & hold an item on the screen by touching it and
not lifting your finger until an action occurs.
Drag: Touch & hold an item for a moment and then, without lifting your
finger, move your finger on the screen until you reach the target position.
For example, you can drag to reposition shortcuts on the Home screen.
Swipe or slide: Quickly move your finger across the surface of the
screen, without pausing when you first touch (so you don't drag
something instead). For example, you can slide a Home screen left or
right to view the other Home screens.
Pinch: In some apps (such as Maps, Browser, and Gallery), you can
zoom in and out by placing two fingers on the screen at once and
pinching them together (to zoom out) or spreading them apart (to zoom
in).
Rotate the screen: On most screens, the orientation of the screen
rotates with your device as you turn it. You can change this Display
setting.
Related settings
Settings > Device > Sound
Settings > Device > Display
Use the lock screen
To protect personal information, you can adjust your phone's lock settings:
1. From the Home or All Apps screen, touch the Settings icon
2. Scroll down and touch Security.
3. Touch Screen lock.
4. Touch the type of lock you'd like to use.
After you set a lock here, a lock screen displays whenever your screen
wakes up, requesting the pattern, PIN, or other specified key.
Important Screen lock options are listed in the approximate order of the
strength of their security, starting with None and Slide, which provide no
security. Face Unlock and Pattern provide minimal security, although they
can be more convenient than the stronger options.
If your tablet's playing music when the screen locks, you can continue
listening or pause the selection without unlocking.