Alcatel OneTouch Alcatel Tru User Manual

							20To unlock phone screen
Press the power ke
y
 once to light up screen; draw the unlock pattern you have created, enter PIN 
or password to unlock screen. 
I
f you have chosen Swipe as the screen lock, s wipe lock screen up to unlock screen.
Unlock 
phone screen shortcuts
Additional shortcuts are available from unlock screen: Messaging , Email , Camera , Calculator    
and  Note  ..  While screen is locked swipe phone icon  located on bottom left corner to the right to access Call, or swipe camera icon  located on bottom right corner to the left to access Camera without needing to unlock screen. 
						

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1.3.5 Customize quick launch icons on lock screen 
The phone has quick accesses to five apps from lock screen by default:  New message, New email, 
Selfie, Calculator, Add note.  You can customize the quick launch icons displayed on your lock 
screen by following steps below.
To enable quick launch icons function on lock screen:
1.   Touch  Settings/Lock screen.
2. Make sure the  Screen Lock under Screen security is not set to  None.
3. Locate Func option and ensure switch is to right ON position
 to enable feature.
To customize quick launch icons on lock screen: 1.
 T
ouch Settings/Lock screen.
2. Then touch  Func.
3. A list 
of 12 shortcuts are displayed for selection. The top five are the shortcuts displayed by default 
on your phone.  To customize, select the shortcut you want to show touch and hold the icon  on 

the bar  and move up to top five positions  to preferred location.  
						

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To use quick launch icons on lock screen:
1. Press the Pow e r key to light the screen.
2. Double tap the desired quick launch icon to explore the function or app.
1.3.6 Personalize your Home screen
Add
Touch and hold application, folder a widget to activate the Move mode and drag the item to any Home 
screen you prefer.
Reposition 
Touch and hold the item to be repositioned to activate the Move mode, drag the item to the desired 
position and then release. You can move items both on the Home screen and the Favorite tray. Hold 
the icon on the left or right edge of the screen to drag the item to another Home screen.
Remove
Touch and hold the item to be removed to activate the Move mode, drag the item up to the top to 
REMOVE 
 icon, and release after the item turns red. Hold 
icon to move. 
						

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Create folders
To improve the organization of items (shortcuts or applications) on the Home screen, you can add them to a folder by stacking one item on top of another. To rename a folder, open it and touch the folder’s title bar to input the new name.
Wallpaper customization
Touch Settings on the applications screen then touch Display/Wallpaper to customize wallpaper.
1.3.7 Applications menu
Touch  on the Home screen to enter the applications menu. 
To return to the Home screen, touch the Home  ke y.
Recently-used applications panel
To view recently-used applications touch . Touch an app in list to open application. To remove an 
app from list swiping app to left or right side, or touch  to close it. Touch the Brush button on the bottom of the screen to remove all recently-used applications.
Brush button to remove all recently-used apps. 
						

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1.3.8 Volume adjustment
You can set the ringer, media and phone ringtone volumes to your preference by pressing the Volume up/down key, or touching Settings/Sound & notifications to set volumes.
1.4 Applications and widgets menu
The applications and widgets menus contain and provide access to all pre-installed and newly downloaded applications or widgets.
Accessing applications menu
To access the applications menu, touch  from the Home screen.
To download new applications from applications menu or Home screen touch Play Store  icon and search for preferred applications by name, subject or category. 
						

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Accessing widgets menu
In widgets menu you will view all available widgets that can be added to your home screens.
To access the widgets menu touch an empty place on the Home screen, touch WIDGETS.
To add widget to a home screen, touch and hold preferred widget and drag it to the desired space on the Home screen (if space is not available on preferred home screen a new home screen with available space for widget must be selected).
To return to Home screen from applications or widgets menu touch the Home key  or to return to previous screen from applications or widgets menu touch Back key . 
						

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2 Text input ...................................................
2.1 Using Onscreen Keyboard
Onscreen Keyboard settings
Touch Settings/Language & input, touch the keyboard you want to set up and a series of settings will become available for your selection. 
Adjust the Onscreen Keyboard orientation
Turn the phone sideways or upright to adjust the Onscreen Keyboard orientation. You can adjust it by changing the settings (Touch Settings/Display/When device is rotated/Rotate screen contents).
2.1.1 Google keyboard
Touch to add a contact from 
saved Groups, Contacts.
Touch to switch between  《abc/Abc/ABC 》.
Touch to input space.
Touch to  switch between symbol and numeric keyboard.
Touch to enter text.
Touch to enter phone 
number or contact.
Touch to view messaging options.
Touch to to send message. 
						

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Switching keyboards from new message screen
When in new message screen, drag down the Status bar to open the Notifications panel.
In the Notifications panel, touch Change keyboard, from this input method shortcut menu you can choose between: Android keyboard (ASOP), Google Keyboard, Google voice typing or Swype. 
2.2 Text messaging
Use the text messaging feature to send and receive text (SMS) and multimedia (MMS) messages. 
• Touch to view the whole message thread.
•  Touch & hold to activate delete mode. 
Touch to create a new message. 
						

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Creating a text message
In message screen, touch the new message icon  to create a new text/multimedia message.
When in new message screen, touch To line and insert contact name or phone number. You can also 
touch  to insert contact from Contacts list. Next touch the Send message line and insert text message; to add picture, video, audio, contact or calendar to text message touch attach icon . Once message is complete, touch  to send text message to contact.  
						

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You can edit the text you have entered.
• Touch and hold or double-tap within the text you would like to edit.
• Drag the tabs to change the highlighted selection.
• The following options will show: Select all  , Cut  , Copy  and Paste  . 
• Touch the  icon to go back without any action.