Dell Streak 5 User Manual

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Shortcut - A link that you can put on your Home Screen to provide 
quicker access to an application or a folder containing contacts or 
bookmarks.
The Stage Desktop
As part of the new Dell™ Stage interface, the Stage desktop is 
composed of seven individual screens including the Home screen. The 
desktop displays predefined Stage widgets, shortcuts, and widgets to 
give you quick and easy access to frequently-used applications, 
Twitter or Facebook postings, music, pictures, and more.
You can customize the Stage desktop to your personal preferences by 
adding your own shortcuts or widgets, or by displaying your favorite 
picture as the desktop wallpaper.
 NOTE: The desktop screens are fixed, and cannot be added or deleted.
 
NOTE: For more information on using Dell Stage widgets, see "Dell™ 
Stage Widgets" on page 24.
 
NOTE: To return to the Home screen from anywhere, touch the Home 
screen button  .
Home screen
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To navigate across the desktop
Flick the desktop horizontally until the desired Home screen is 
displayed.
To control the Home screens using Home screen thumbnails
The Home screen thumbnails work as shortcuts to their individual 
Home screens. The icon of the thumbnail will change to represent the 
Stage widget displayed on the Home screen.
• To bring up the Home screen thumbnails:
1Touch the bottom area on either side of the quick buttons, as illustrated 
in red.
2
Touch and hold the Launcher button   to display the thumbnails.
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• To control the Home screens using the thumbnails, either:
– Touch the corresponding thumbnail to go to the desired 
screen.
– To quickly pan through the Home screens, drag your finger 
horizontally across the shortcuts, until the desired Home 
screen appears.
Home screen 
thumbnails
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Dell™ Stage Widgets
Dell™ Stage gives you direct access to your most recently-used 
applications, e-mails, photos, music, videos, contacts, Facebook & 
Twitter updates, and frequently-used websites.
You can create your own Stage widgets on free desktop screens to 
access applications easily and quickly.
Adding a Stage Widget
1Flick to the desktop screen where you want to add a Stage 
widget.
2To reserve enough space for the widget, remove unwanted items 
from the screen. See "To remove a Home screen item" on 
page 32.
3To access the Add to Home screen menu, either:
• Touch and hold an empty area on the home screen.
• Touch the Menu button   and then touch the Add option.
4To u c h  Stage Widgets.
5From the Select Stage Widget menu, touch to select the Stage 
widget you want to add to the screen.
Deleting a Stage Widget
1Touch and hold the Stage widget.
2Drag the widget over the   icon.
3When the widget turns red, release your finger from the screen to 
delete the widget.
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Using Stage Widgets
Touching the label of any Stage Widget opens the supporting 
application to it's default screen. For example, touching the label of the 
MUSIC widget opens up the Music player just as it would by touching 
the Music icon in the application drawer.
To use the HOME Stage widget
From the HOME Stage widget, you can touch application shortcuts to 
access your most recently-used applications.
To use the CONTACTS Stage widget
From the CONTACTS Stage widget, you can view your existing 
contacts or add a new contact quickly.
• Touch the tile of an existing contact and select the action to 
proceed with the contact.
• Touch the ADD tile to add a new contact.
To use the EMAIL Stage widget
From the EMAIL Stage widget, you can read your e-mails in your e-
mail account or compose a new e-mail. If you have not set up an e-
mail account, touch Add an Account and follow the on-screen 
instructions to complete your e-mail configuration.
To use the GALLERY Stage widget
From the GALLERY Stage widget, you can view thumbnails of your 
recent pictures and videos from the Gallery application. Touch the 
thumbnail of a picture or video to view or play it back.
To use the MUSIC Stage widget
From the MUSIC Stage widget, you can view the music albums or 
playlists created on your device.
• Touch a music album to browse for its songs. Touch a song to 
start playback.
• Touch a playlist to view the playlist you created. Touch a song to 
start playback.
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To use the SOCIAL Stage widget
The SOCIAL Stage widget provides widgets to display the latest 
postings from your Twitter or Facebook account. To use the Twitter 
and Facebook widgets, you need to sign in to your Twitter or Facebook 
account with your e-mail address and password.
The Twitter widget
 NOTE: For more information on using Facebook and Twitter, see 
Facebook and Twitter.
To use the WEB Stage widget
The WEB Stage widget shows your recently-visited websites and 
bookmarks. Touch the web site you want to visit, or touch MORE 
BOOKMARKS to select a website to visit.
To find information on the Internet, you can also:
• Touch the Google search text box on the top of the widget, enter 
the name or keyword of the topic you look for, and touch the   
key on the keyboard or the search icon   on the search box.
1Touch to view the tweets (Twitter messages) posted by the authors you 
follow.
2To post your tweet, touch the text box, type your tweet, and then touch 
Update.
3You can also touch the Update button to compose and post your tweet.
4Flick through tweets posted by the authors you follow.
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• Touch   on the right corner of the search box, and say the 
name or keyword of the topic you are looking for.
Customizing Your Home screen
To add an item to a Home screen
1Touch the Home button  .
1Flick to the screen where you want to add the item.
2To access the Add to Home screen menu, either:
• Touch and hold an empty area on the home screen.
• Touch the Menu button   and then touch the Add option.
3Touch the item you want to add on the Home screen:
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Items Steps
Shortcuts
Add shortcuts for items that you wish 
to access directly from the Home 
screen.•Applications:
1Scroll through the application 
menu to locate the desired 
application.
2Touch the desired application to 
create the shortcut on the current 
Home screen.
•Bookmark:
1Flick through the Bookmarks list to 
locate the desired bookmark.
2Touch the desired bookmark to 
create the shortcut on the current 
Home screen.
•Contact:
1Flick through the Contacts entries 
to locate the desired contact.
2Touch the desired contact entry to 
create the shortcut on the current 
Home screen.
•Direct dial:
Touch the desired phone number 
to create the shortcut on the Home 
screen. You can touch the shortcut 
to dial the number directly.
•Direct message:
Touch the desired phone number 
to create the shortcut on the Home 
screen. You can touch the shortcut 
to compose and send a message to 
the number.
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Shortcuts•Directions & Navigation: Create a 
shortcut that you can touch to 
open Google Maps and view 
directions to a location.
1Enter your destination in the text 
box.
2Choose how you want to get to 
your destination by touching the 
driving, public transportation, or 
walking icon (from left to right).
3Enter a name for the shortcut.
4Touch the shortcut icon that you 
want to use for the shortcut.
5To u c h  t h e  Save button.
NOTE: For more information on 
getting directions using Google Maps, 
see To get directions.
•Gmail label: Touch to create a 
desired Gmail label shortcut so that 
you can access your e-mails with 
that label from the desktop.
•Latitude: Create a shortcut that 
you can touch to open Google 
Latitude to share locations with 
your friends and family who have 
signed in to the service with their 
Google accounts.
•Music playlist: Create a Play all or a 
Recently added shortcut that you 
can touch to play all songs or 
recently added songs.
•Settings:
1Scroll through the settings to 
locate the desired one.
2Touch the desired setting to create 
the shortcut on the current Home 
screen, where you can touch the 
shortcut to access the setting. Items Steps
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Widgets
Add widgets to display active Home 
screen windows or controls for your 
favorite applications or web-based 
services, such as 
an analog clock, the 
music player, the Google Quick Search 
Box, or a calendar showing upcoming 
events
.
1Touch and hold an empty area on a 
Home screen.
2To u c h  Widgets in the Add to Home 
screen menu that appears.
3Flick through the available 
applications or services to locate 
the desired one.
4Touch the desired widget to add it 
on the Home screen.
Folders
You can create the following folders:
New folder: Add a folder where you 
can store your Home screen 
shortcuts.
All contacts: Add a shortcut to all 
your contacts stored in the Contacts 
application.
Bluetooth received: Add a shortcut to 
access files received through 
Bluetooth
®.
Contacts with phone numbers: Add a 
shortcut to the contacts with phone 
numbers.
Starred contacts: Add a shortcut to 
the contacts marked with a star.Touch the desired folder to create one 
on the Home screen.
Once the folder is on your Home 
screen, you can drag and drop an 
item on top of the folder in order to 
add it to the folder. Items Steps
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