Dell Streak 5 User Manual

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To configure the keyboard settings
1Touch the Home button → Menu button → Settings→ 
Language & keyboard→ Android keyboard. Or from the Android 
keyboard, touch and hold   to open the Android keyboard 
context menu→ Android keyboard settings.
2To enable a setting, touch the setting option to select the check 
box  ; to disable a setting, touch the setting option to clear the 
check box  .
Available keyboard settings
Word suggestion settings
7• Touch to delete a typed character,...

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Create your personal dictionary
The keyboard uses the default dictionary to display suggested words 
as you type. You can create a personal dictionary to include words not 
found in the main dictionary. The keyboard will also look at the words 
that are added to your personal dictionary to make word suggestions.
To add a word to the dictionary
1Touch the Home button → Menu button → Settings→ 
Language & keyboard→ User dictionary.
2Touch the Menu button → Add.
3Type a desired...

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Swype Keyboard
The Swype keyboard allows you to enter text by drawing a path 
through the letters of a word, instead of touching each key to type the 
word.
To open the Swype keyboard
Touch and hold a text box to open the Edit text context menu→ Input 
method→ Swype.
Swype Keyboard controls for composing an e-mail
1To enter the word “Need” for example, place your finger on the first 
letter “N” and glide to the following letters. Lift your finger after the last 
letter “d”. The...

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3• When no word is entered into the text box, touch the key to choose 
from the following:
–Tu t o r i a l: Play the animated tutorial demonstrating how to use 
Swype.
–More Help: Read Swype Help for detailed information on using 
Swype.
–Options: Adjust the Swype keyboard settings.
• After words are entered into the text box, touch the key to see other 
word suggestions to replace the word where the cursor is inserted.
• Touch and hold the key to access Swype Help directly.
4•...

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Google Search
You can use the Google Quick Search Box to find websites and 
information on Google, applications installed on your device or 
available form Android Market, and contacts stored in your Contacts 
list.
To search by typing
1From the Google Search widget you created on the Home screen, 
touch   to select the type of your search: All, Web, Apps or 
Contacts.
2Touch the Google Quick Search Box. The on-screen keyboard 
opens.
3Type a keyword or text into the box using...

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 NOTE: You can also access the Voice Search function by touching the 
Launcher button → Voice Search .
Power Control widget
 NOTE: To use the Power Control widget, you need to create it on the 
Home screen of your device. For information on configuring the Internet 
connection, see "Connecting to the Internet" on page 70. For 
information on adding widgets to the Home screen, see "Customizing 
Your Home screen" on page 27.
NOTE: To conserve battery, you may...

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Managing Your Device Settings
To check storage spaces
Touch the Home button → Menu button → Settings→ SD card & 
phone storage
. The screen displays the total and available space on 
the device and on the microSD card.
To erase unwanted application data to free storage space
1Touch the Home button → Menu button → Settings→ 
Applications→ Manage applications.
2From the Manage applications list, touch the application whose 
cache or data you want to remove.
3In the Application...

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3Turn off your device.
4Remove the back cover.
5Remove the microSD card from your device.
To erase all data from your device
 CAUTION: The following steps will erase all the data including your 
Google account and downloaded applications from your device. 
Ensure that you back up all the required data before you proceed.
1Touch the Home button → Menu button → Settings→ 
Privacy→ Factory data reset.
2To u c h  Reset phone.
 NOTE: You need to draw your screen unlock pattern if it...

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1Follow steps 1 to 3 in To reset your device to the default state to 
turn on the configuration screen.
2Press the volume buttons to move the highlight bar to the 
Software upgrade via Update.pkg on SD Card option, and press 
the Camera button   to confirm your selection.
3Press the Camera button   to confirm and start emergency 
software recovery.
 NOTE: If you wish to cancel software recovery, press the volume down 
button .
4Wait for the device to load files and restart the...

70Internet
Internet
Connecting to the Internet
To browse the web and access web-based utilities such as instant 
messaging, one of these data networking connections must be 
available:
•GPRS
•EDGE
•3G
•HSPA
•Wi-Fi
GPRS/EDGE/3G/HSPA
To connect to the web using GPRS, EDGE, 3G, or HSPA
Your device is configured with GPRS, EDGE, 3G, or HSPA network 
available with the service provider of the SIM card installed in your 
device. However, this is only limited to voice calling and text 
messaging. If a Wi-Fi...