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Fuze Tips & Tricks
| General Tips | |
| To | Do |
| Change the sleep and backlight settings | Start > Settings > System (tab) > Power. On the Advanced tab of the Power settings screen, you can specify when your device turns off (to conserve battery power). Note: Changing these settings will impact the length of time that the screen stays on while on a call |
| Switch to/from sleep mode | Tap the Power button once, or remove the stylus from the device to wake it up |
| Add or remove cities in the Weather tab of TouchFLO 3D | Tap Menu > Add Location or Remove Location. Note: Add Location will only be available if there is room for more cities, this application will support up to 10 cities at a time. |
| Switch between cities in the Weather tab of TouchFLO 3D. | Quickly swipe your finger upwards or downwards on the current weather to switch cities. |
| View a 5-day weather forecast. | Tap 5-day while viewing current weather. |
| Switch the function of the Long Press End Key | Tap Start > Settings > System tab > Long Press End Key |
| Lock the device screen and keys | First, verify your Long Press End Key settings and ensure that “Lock Device” is selected. Next, press and hold the End Call Button |
| Change font size to see more/less content on the screen | Start > Settings > System tab > Screen > Text Size tab; use the onscreen slider to adjust the text size. |
| Close running applications | Tap the Quick Menu icon in the upper right of the Today screen and tap the X next to the application you want to close |
| Access the Camera | Slide to the Photos and Videos tab in TouchFLO 3D and tap the Camera or Video Recorder icon, or tap Start > Programs > Tools > Camera |
| Switch between Camera capture modes | Tap the center of the screen while in the Camera application to access the capture mode menu |
| Preview pictures in the Photos and Videos tab in TouchFLO 3D | Swipe your finger upwards/downwards on the image to switch between the different pictures in the device memory |
| View a picture in full screen | From the Photos and Videos tab of TouchFLO 3D tap the picture you want to see full size |
| Rotate a picture in the HTC Photo Album | Rotate the device |
| Zoom in/out of a picture in the HTC Photo Album | While viewing a picture full screen, draw a clockwise circle on the picture to zoom in; counterclockwise to zoom out -- or use your finger to circle the navigation button |
| Adjust the size of the clock on the Home tab | Quickly swipe your finger upwards on the face of the clock to shrink the clock -- swipe downwards to make the clock larger |
| Adjust the time, time zone, or alarm clock settings | Tap on the clock from the Home tab |
| Start Up Sound | The startup sound is controlled by the setting for the System sound and can be adjusted by using the Volume Up/Down button on the left side of the device. |
| Messaging | |
| To | Do |
| Access Messaging | Tap Start > Programs > Messaging or slide over to the Mail or Messages icon in TouchFLO 3D |
| Messaging Shortcuts | While in an email box, press and hold the QWERTY H key to see a pop up list of messaging shortcuts. |
| Open selected message | Tap on the message |
| Compose a new message | Using TouchFLO 3D on the Today screen, slide to Messages or Email, tap the New Message icon in Text Messages (for a new SMS or MMS) or New Email icon in email. |
| Reply to a message | For email, open the message and then tap Reply.For SMS or MMS, open the message, enter text and tap Send. |
| Reply to All | For Email, from within the message select Menu>Reply>Reply All. This option is not available for SMS or MMS. |
| Forward a message | From within the message select Menu > Reply > Forward |
| View text messages | Switch to the Messages tab in TouchFLO 3D or tap Start > Programs > Messaging > Messaging > Messages |
| Switch between messages in TouchFLO 3D | Quickly swipe your finger upwards or downwards on the e-mail to switch e-mails |
| Switch between emails in TouchFLO 3D | Quickly swipe your finger upwards or downwards on the e-mail to switch e-mails |
| Switch between email accounts in TouchFLO 3D | Tap the account icon on the right side of the email screen. |
| Quickly add common messages to an email or SMS | From within the message, tap Menu > My Text and tap a desired message |
| Check spelling | From within the message tap Menu > Spell Check |
| Check voice mail messages | Tap the New Voicemail icon from the Status bar on the Home screen or press and hold the 1 key on the Phone keypad. |
| Set the message priority for an email | While composing the message, tap Menu > Message Options and select the priority from the drop down menu. |
| Store attachments on the Storage rather than on the device | From Start > Programs > Messaging > Messaging, select Menu > Options > Storage tab. Select "When available, use this storage card to store attachments" check box |
| Always include the original message when replying to messages | From Start> Programs> Messaging>Messaging, select Menu>Options>Message Tab select "When replying to e-mail, include body" check box |
| Change the text size of a message | Use your finger to circle the navigation button |
| Browser | |
| To | Do |
| Open the default web browser (Opera) | Slide to the Internet tab of TouchFLO 3D and tap Browser. |
| Browse to Web address | Type in Web address in the address bar that appears at top of screen. |
| Set a homepage | In Opera, navigate to the desired page and then tap Menu icon (in the lower right corner) and then Settings > Start Page. Select Use Current and tap either the X or checkmark in the lower portion of the screen to save and close. In Internet Explorer, browse to the desired homepage and tap Menu > Tools > Options > General (tab) -- then to use the displayed page as the homepage, tap Use Current |
| Rotate the screen to landscape view | Simply rotate the device lengthwise NOTE: Only available Photo, Albums, and Opera. |
| Zoom in to a webpage in Opera | Double tap the area you want to zoom in on or slide your finger Clockwise around the Center Navigation control or on the screen. |
| Zoom out of a webpage in Opera | Double tap the area you want to zoom out on or slide your finger counter-Clockwise around the Center Navigation control or on the screen. |
| View different parts of the webpage | Tap and hold your finger on the touchscreen and drag around the page |
| Phone | |
| To | Do |
| Open Phone screen | Press the Send/Talk Button |
| Make a call | Tap numbers to dial on the screen then press the Send/Talk button |
| Call selected name or number | Slide to People in TouchFLO 3D and select your contact from your favorites or tap All People to see all contacts |
| Turn mute on/off during call | Tap the Mute icon on the Call Status screen |
| Switch between Speakerphone and earpiece during a call | Tap the Speaker icon on the Call Status screen or press and hold the Send Call button. |
| Change volume during a call | Use the up/down volume button on the side of the device during a call |
| Adjust the ringer volume | Use the up/down volume button on the side of the device anytime and select Ring Volume the tab at the top |
| Silence an incoming call | Tap the Mute Ring icon on screen, or simply turn the device over so it is face down. |
| Write a quick note while on a call | Pull the stylus out of the device while on the call -- this will launch the notes application so you can jot down notes from your call |
| View phone call logs | Start > Phone > Menu > Call History or tap Call History on the Home Screen. |
| Place a call using Voice Command software | Press and hold the Send Call Button until you hear the beep -- clearly say "Call < contact name >" |
| Calendar & Contacts | |
| To | Do |
| Access the Calendar | Tap the Calendar on the Home tab in TouchFLO 3D to access the calendar, or tap Start > Calendar |
| Access addresses and phone numbers from Contacts | From the Home tab in TouchFlo, tap Contacts or navigate to People from the Home Tab in TouchFlo and tap All People. |
| View or edit a calendar appointment | From within the Calendar, tap the specific calendar entry, then Menu > Edit to modify it |
| Add a new calendar entry | From within the Calendar tap Menu > New Appointment |
| Delete an appointment | From within the Calendar , highlight the specific calendar entry then tap Menu > Delete Appointment |
| Move between days | Tap the desired day from the Date bar or Select Day / Week/ Month/Year Soft key. |
| Add a picture or assign a ring tone to a New contact | Access Contacts. Tap New > Outlook Contact and enter the contact information (there will be areas to select a custom picture or ringtone). Tap OK to save. Note: Contacts must be saved to the device not the SIM in order to add a ringtone or picture |
| Have the time entered automatically in Day view for a new appointment | From within the Calendar > Week View with the desired date in view, tap the time slot for the new appointment, and tap Menu > New Appointment |
| Create a contact from Call History | Access Call History by going to Menu > Call History from within the Phone application. Tap and hold on the desired entry and select Save to Contacts. |
| Typing | |
| To | Do |
| Access onscreen keyboard | While in a text entry field, tap the keyboard icon at bottom of screen. |
| Change the type of the onscreen keyboard being used | Tap the arrow icon next to the keyboard icon and select the desired keyboard |
| Type a single uppercase letter | On either the onscreen and slide out keyboard, tap/press Shift and then the corresponding key. |
| Type all uppercase letters | On the onscreen keyboard, tap Shift. On the slide out keyboard, Tap Shift twice to enter CAPS mode |
| Enter a number or a symbol | On the onscreen keyboard, tap the 123 button. On the slide out keyboard, press the FN button and the corresponding key |
| Enable or disable T9 predictive text | On the onscreen keyboard, tap the ABC T9 button to switch between modes. On the slide out keyboard, press FN and the T9 button. |
| From the Today Screen | |
| To | Do |
| Switch between the different tabs of TouchFLO 3D | Slide your finger across the face of the touchscreen left-to-right or right-to-left, or tap and hold on the current tab then drag your finger across the icons on the screen, or use the left or right keys on the 5-way navigation pad |
| Return to the Home tab of TouchFLO 3D | Tap the Home icon on-screen or press the Home button on the navigation pad |
| Customize the Today screen, including the background image | Start > Settings > Personal Tab > Today |
| Customize TouchFLO 3Ds background image | Access the Settings icon in TouchFLO 3D and tap Wallpaper |
| Move cursor or highlight items on the screen | Use the 5-way Navigation Pad or tap on the screen |
| Open or select items | Tap on the icon using your finger or stylus -- you can also use the center navigation key |
| Return to the Today Screen | Press the Home Button from within any application. |
| Access the System Status screen | Tap anywhere on the Notification area next to the Start button at the top of the screen (data indicator, signal bars, speaker, battery, etc) |
| Dismiss notifications (alarm, reminders, new message indicator, etc) | Access the System Status screen then tap on the notification to view and dismiss it |
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