Dell Streak 7 Tablet User Manual

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Dell™ Stage Widgets
The Dell™ Stage widgets give you direct access to your most recently 
used applications, e-mails, photos, music, videos, contacts, Facebook 
& Twitter updates, and frequently viewed websites.
You can create your own Stage widgets on free Home screens to 
access the desired items.
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 28).
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 in its default screen. For example, touching the label of the 
MUSIC widget opens the Music player in the same manner 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 instructions on 
the screen 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.
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 
a nd Facebook wid gets, you need to sign in to your Twitter or Fa ceb ook 
account with your e-mail address and password.
 NOTE: The SOCIAL Stage Widget displays either Facebook or Twitter. If 
you want to display both applications on the Home screen, add another 
SOCIAL widget to a different screen and sign in to the appropriate 
service there.
To use the Twitter widget
1Flick through the tweets (Twitter messages) posted by all the 
authors you follow.
2Touch a tweet to view the other tweets posted by the same 
author.
3To post your tweet, touch the text box, type your tweet, and then 
touch the Update button. You can also touch the Update button 
to compose and post your tweet.
 NOTE: For more information on using Facebook and Twitter, see 
"Facebook" on page 68 and "Twitter" on page 72.
To use the WEB Stage Widget
The WEB Stage widget shows your recently-visited websites and 
bookmarks. Touch the website 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 are looking for, and touch 
the   key on the keyboard or the search icon   on the 
search box.
• Touch   that appears beside the search box, and say the name 
or keyword of the topic you are looking for.
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Customizing Your Home screen
To add an item to a Home screen
1Touch the Home button  .
2Flick to the screen where you want to add the item.
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.
4Touch the item you want to add on the Home screen:
Items Steps
Shortcuts
Add shortcuts for items that you want 
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 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.
1Type 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.
5Touch the Save button.
NOTE: For more information on 
getting directions using Google Maps, 
see "To get directions" on page 88.
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 setting.
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 application or service.
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 tablet numbers: Add a 
shortcut to the contacts with tablet 
numbers.
Facebook Phonebook: Add a shortcut 
to the Facebook 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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Wallpapers
Change the wallpaper of your Home 
screen.Gallery: Open the Gallery application 
and select a saved picture as a 
wallpaper, or touch   to open 
the camera application and capture a 
picture that you can set as a 
wallpaper.
1Touch a picture category from your 
collection, such as Camera, 
downloaded, and so on.
2Flick the picture thumbnails 
horizontally to locate the desired 
picture.
3Touch the picture to display it.
4To cut a portion of the picture as 
the wallpaper, move the crop frame 
and drag the angles to locate the 
desired part.
5Touch the Save button to set the 
wallpaper.
Live wallpapers: Select an animated 
and interactive wallpaper.
Wallpapers: Flick to or touch a picture 
thumbnail to display a picture, then 
touch Set wallpaper to set it as a 
wallpaper.
NOTE: You can also touch the Home 
button 
→ the Menu button → 
Wallpaper to change your Home 
screen wallpaper. Items Steps
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To add an application shortcut from the main applications view
1Touch the Launcher button   at the bottom of the screen to enter 
the main applications view.
2On the main applications view, touch and hold a desired application and 
drag it onto the current Home screen. The application’s icon appears on 
the Home screen.
To move a Home screen item
1Touch and hold the item you want to reposition until it magnifies 
and becomes movable. The device vibrates to indicate that the 
item’s moving mode is activated.
 NOTE: To disable the item’s moving mode, release the item.
2With your finger remaining in contact with the item on the screen, 
drag the item to another location on the screen.
3Release the item in the desired location.
To remove a Home screen item
1Touch and hold an item such as a widget, shortcut, or folder that 
you want to remove, until it magnifies and becomes movable.
2Drag the item onto the top of the Trash icon  , and when the 
item turns red release it.
To open a Home screen folder
1Touch the folder to open a panel displaying the contents of the 
folder.
2Touch the desired application shortcut to run the application.
To close a Home screen folder
Touch the Close icon   to close the panel.
To move a Home screen shortcut into a folder
1Touch and hold a shortcut to make it movable.
2Drag and drop the shortcut into a folder on the Home screen.
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 NOTE: Widgets and folders cannot be moved inside a folder.
To remove a Home screen shortcut from a folder
1Touch a folder on the Home screen to view the contents.
2Touch and hold a shortcut to make it movable. The shortcut pops 
out and the folder closes automatically.
3Drag the shortcut to another location on the Home screen.
To rename a Home screen folder
1Touch a folder to open the folder panel.
2Touch and hold the top area of the folder panel 
, until the Rename 
folder menu opens.
3To u c h  t h e  Folder name text box to type the name using the on-
screen keyboard.
4To u c h  OK to confirm.
Status Bar
The status bar at the top of the Home screen displays the notification, 
status, and time areas.
1Notification area • The notification area displays notification 
icons to inform you of new e-mail, messages, 
and so on.
• Touch and drag down the status bar to view 
the notifications listed in the order of arrival 
time, and then touch a notification to view the 
desired message, and e-mail.
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The status area may also display some of the following icons:
2Status area • Displays status icons to show the current state 
of your device, such as battery power, 
charging progress, alarms set, network 
connections, and so on.
• Touch and drag down the status bar to view 
the information regarding the carrier currently 
in use, remaining battery charge, and so on.
3Time area Displays the current time.
Alarm is setUMTS data network is 
connected (only available for 
carrier-specific versions)
Battery status — 100% fullUMTS data network is in use 
(only available for carrier-
specific versions)
Battery is low and needs to be 
chargedHSPA+ data network is 
connected (only available for 
carrier-specific versions)
Battery is extremely low and 
needs to be charged 
immediatelyHSPA+ data network is in use 
(only available for carrier-
specific versions)
Battery is chargingGPRS data network is 
connected
Vibrate mode is enabled GPRS data network is in use
Silent mode is enabledEDGE data network is 
connected
Signal strength — strong EDGE data network is in use
No signalRoaming signal strength — 
strong
Airplane mode is enabled Connected to a Wi-Fi network
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