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To view these tasks on a map,  touch  on the Tasks main screen. Pan across the  map 
until   (location indicator) appears. The location indicator shows how  many tasks are 
linked to that location.  
  To view the details of the task,  touch . 
  To view your location on the map, touch   >  Locate me . 
Manage T asks 
The Tasks app comes with tools that let you mark delete, edit, and sort your tasks.  
1.  Touch   >   >  Tasks.  
2.  Go to the list that contains the task.  
3.  In the list of tasks, you can:  
   Mark a task complete. Touch the check buttons next to the task. To view completed 
tasks, touch   >  Completed.  
   Sort tasks.  Touch   >  Sort , and then select how you want to sort the tasks.  
   Edit a task . Touch and hold the task that you want to edit, and then touch  Edit. Edit 
the task details, and then touch  Save. 
   Delete a task . Touch and hold the task that you want to delete, and then touch 
Delete.  
   Postpone a task. Touch and hold an overdue task, and then touch Postpone. 
Select how long you want to postpone the task.  
   Move a t ask to a nother  list .  Y ou can only move the task to another list that is under 
the  same account.  Touch  and hold the task that you want to move, and then  touch 
Move to. Select where you want the task to appear.  
View the Unified Task List  
You can view and update a unified list of tasks. Tasks are color coded so you can  easily 
distinguish which accounts they belong to.  
1.  Touch   >   >  Tasks.  
2.  Touch   >  All accounts . 
Tip:   If you want to view tasks that are stored in your  phone, touch My tasks.  
To f ilter tasks : 
1.  Go to the list that contains the tasks that you want to filter.  
2.  Touch  . 
3.  From  the list, choose how you want to filter the tasks.   
						

							 
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Create a Task List  
Use a task list to group related tasks. You can create a list for personal errands or for work -
related tasks.  
1.  Touch   >   >  Tasks.  
2.  Touch   >  Lists.  
3.  Touch  , and then choose an account for the list.  
4.  Enter a name for the list, and then t ouch OK. 
Manage T ask Lists 
Organize your tasks better by managing your task lists.  
1.  Touch   >   >  Tasks.  
2.  Touch   >  Lists.  
3.  From here, you can:  
   Show  or hide tasks or lists . To show all tasks,  touch All lists . Touch  a specific 
account and  then  touch  the list that you want to show. T ouch All lists  under  each 
account to show all the tasks under that account.  
   Rename a list . Touch  an account, touch  and hold the list that you  want to rename, 
and touch Rename . 
   Delete a list . Touch  an account, and then touch  and hold the list that you want to 
delete. Touch  Delete. 
Back Up or Restor e Tasks 
Back up important tasks to your phone’ s storage. You can also restore these tasks later.  
1.  Touch   >   >  Tasks.  
2.  Touch   >  Lists, and then to the list that contains the tasks you want to back up.  
3.  Touch   >  Import/Export . 
4.  Touch  Export to phone storage  to back up your tasks, or touch Import from phone  
storage  to restore tasks on your  phone. 
Change  Tasks Settings 
Follow these instructions to change the Tasks app settings.  
1.  Touch   >   >  Tasks.  
2.  Touch   >  Settings.  
3.  Change the settings and touch  .  
						

							 
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Online Storage 
Enjoy the benefits of online storage by using cloud services like Dropbox and SkyDrive to store 
and share documents, photos, videos, etc. online. 
Dropbox  
SkyDrive  
Dropbox 
With Dropbox integration on your  phone, you’ll always have access to your photos, videos, and 
documents anywhere, anytime. You can access, edit, or view them on your phone , your 
computer, and your other mobile phones where you have Dropbox access.  
On your phone, set up your Dropbox account so you can:  
  Enjoy an additional 23GB of free Dropbox storage for two years.  
  Access your photos and videos that are stored in Dropbox rig ht from Gallery. 
  No more large attachments when sharing by email. Simply send a link to your Dropbox 
files.  
  Access,  edit, and save  documents that are stored in Dropbox.  
  Check your remaining Dropbox storage space anytime.  
  Search for files. Just include Dropbox as one of the searchable items in Google Search.  
About the Additional Free Dropbox Storage Offer 
The additional 23GB Dropbox storage is a special offer that ’s available on your phone  and other 
HTC  phones using Android™ with HTC Sense™ 4.0. This offer is available to both new and 
current Dropbox users.  
  To get this additional Dropbox storage free for two years, please set up your Dropbox 
account from your HTC  phone (and not from your computer or other non -HTC  phones), 
and complete the getting started wizard on the Dropbox website ( www.dropbox.com/gs) 
  If you ’re a new Dropbox user, setting up your Dropbox account from your HTC phone  
gives you 2GB default storage plus the additional 23GB storage space.  
  This additional free storage is a one -time offer only. You’ re eligible to use this offer only 
on one HTC phone . 
  You won’ t be able to use this offer again if you create or sign in to Dropbox with a 
different account.  
Set Up Your Dropbox Account  
To get your additional 23GB of free Dropbox storage for two years, set up your Dropbox 
account from your HTC  phone, and complete the getting started wizard on the Dropbox  Web  
						

							 
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page
. Follow these steps if you  have not set up your Dropbox account when you first turn on 
your  phone.  
1.  Open  the Notifications panel, and then t ouch  >  Accounts & sync.  
2.  Touch   >  Dropbox . 
3.  Follow the onscreen instructions to create or sign in to your account.  
4.  Using your computer ’s Web browser, go to  dropbox.com, log in to your account, and 
complete the getting started  guide. 
Tip:   From the Home screen, you can also touch   >  Dropbox  to use the Dropbox 
application to set up your account.  
Share Your Photos and Videos on Dropbox  
Use Gallery to upload your photos and videos to Dropbox. You can then share the link to your 
Dropbox so that your friends can see your photos and videos.  
To upload your photos and vi deos to Dropbox from the Gallery app:  
1.  Touch   >   >  Gallery . 
2.  Touch the album that contains the photos or videos you want to share.  
3.  Touch  Share > Dropbox . 
4.  Select the photos or videos you want to upload, and then touch Next . 
5.  Create or choose a folder in Dropbox, and then touch  Upload. 
Tip:   To view your uploads right from Gallery, put them under the Photos folder in your 
Dropbox. Or under Photos, create a folder and upload them to this folder.  
Note:  Your new camera shots will be uploaded automatically if you turned on the Camera 
Upload feature when you set up your Dropbox account on your  phone. If you didn’t 
turn it on before, open the Dropbox app  on your phone, and then touch  >  Settings  
>  Turn on C amera Upload . Select the data connection to use for uploading photos 
and videos, and then touch  Turn on. 
View  Uploaded  Photos and V ideos from Gallery  
The Camera Uploads folder and subfolders under the Photos folder in your Dropbox can be 
accessed from Gall ery. They will appear as albums.  
1.  Touch   >   >  Gallery . 
2.  Touch   >  Dropbox . 
3.  When you see a message that shows HTC Sense wants to access Dropbox, make sure 
you touch  Allow. 
Note:  This message only appears the first time you access your Dropbox photos and 
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4.
 Touch an album to view the photos and videos in it.  
Share the  Link to  Your  Photos and  Videos in Dropbox  
Share the link to your entire album of photos and videos that ’s in your Dropbox so other people 
can access it.  
1.  Touch   >   >  Galler y. 
2.  Touch   >  Dropbox . 
3.  Touch an album, and then touch Share . 
4.  Choose how you want to share the link to this album such as send it by email or post it 
to your social networks.  
Tip :  Use the Dropbox application if you want to share just a single photo or video.  Touch 
  that appears next to the file, and then touch Share.  
Send Links to Dropbox  Files by E mail 
No more attaching files to your email. Using the Mail application , you can easily include the links 
to your Dropbox files and send them in your email.  
1.  Touch   >   >  Mail . 
2.  If you have several email accounts, switch to an email account you want to use.  
3.  Create a new email message and fill in your recipients, or reply to an email.  
4.  You can:  
   Touch  Attach  > Document , and then choose a document type.  
   Touch  Attach  > File  if you want to choose any file type.  
5.  Touch  Dropbox.  
6.  Open the folder that contains the files that you want, and then select the files  you want to 
share.  
7.  Touch  Done. You ’ll then see the links to your selected files added to your email 
message.  
8.  Touch  Send. 
Keep Your  Documents in Dropbox  
You can open a document on your phone and save it to your Dropbox. You can also view or edit 
a document that’s stored in your  Dropbox.  
1.  Open a document, worksheet, or presentation  attached to an  email or downloaded from 
the Web.  
2.  While viewing the file, t ouch  >  File  >  Save as.   
						

							 
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3.
 Enter a new filename.  
4.  Touch  Location  > Dropbox.  
5.  Touch  Save. 
Your document will be saved to the Polaris  Office folder in the root of your Dropbox folder.  
Tip:   To save the document to another Dropbox folder,  touch  >  File  >  Share  > 
Dropbox.  Select the Dropbox folder or touch   to create a new folder, and then 
touch  Upload.  
Edit  a n Office  D ocument in Dropbox  
1. Touch   >   >  Dropbox.  
2.  Open the folder that contains the document you want to view or edit.  
3.  Touch the document to open and view it.  
4.  To make changes, touch Edit . 
5.  After editing the document, touch   >  File . 
6.  Save the document, or save it as a new file in Dropbox.  
Save a PDF to Dropbox  
1. Open a PDF attached to an email or downloaded from the Web.  
2.  Touch   >  Save as.  
3.  Enter a new filename.  
4.  Touch  Location  > Dropbox.  
5.  Touch  OK. 
Your document will be saved to the PDFViewer folder in the root of your Dropbox  folder . 
Tip:   To save the PDF  to another Dropbox folder, touch   >  File  >  Share  > Dropbox. 
Select the Dropbox folder or touch   to create a new folder, and then touch 
Upload.  
Check Y our Dropbox S torage Space 
You can check how much storage space you still have in your Dropbox before you upload more 
content.  
Important:  Before your Dropbox storage info appears in  the phone settings, you need to 
access your Dropbox from an application  first (such as Gallery) and allow HTC 
Sense to access your Dropbox.  
1.  Open  the Notifications panel, and then t ouch  >  Storage.  
2.  Under Online storage, you’ ll see your available Dropbox storage.   
						

							 
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Unlink Your Phone  from Dropbox  
If you lose your HTC phone, y ou can remotely unlink from your Dropbox  account . 
1.  On your computer ’s  W eb brow ser, go to dropbox.com  and log in . 
2.  On the right -hand corner of any page on the  Website, click Account . (Or click your 
account name, and then click Settings.)  
3.  Click the  My Computers  tab. 
4.  Click  Unlink  to the right of your  Android  phone. 
5.  Click the  My Apps  tab. 
6.  Click the X  mark  next to  HTC Sense . 
SkyDrive  
With SkyDrive® online storage, you can keep all your photos and documents in one place. You 
can access them anytime on your  phone, your computer, and your other mobile phones  where 
you have SkyDrive access.  
You can:  
  Use Gallery to upload your photos. You’ ll also be able to access your photos that are 
stored in your SkyDrive storage.  
  No more large attachments when sharing by email. Simply send a link to your files that 
are stored in SkyDrive.  
  Edit your Office documents or view your PDF documents  that are stored in SkyDrive 
  Save documents from your phone  directly to your SkyDrive storage.  
Sign In to SkyDrive 
To use SkyDrive as your online storage, sign in using your Windows Live® ID.  
1.  Open  the Notifications panel, and then  touch  >  Accounts & sync . 
2.  Touch   >  SkyDrive  for HTC Sense.  
Follow the onscreen instructions to sign in, or to create your Windows Live ID first if you don’ t 
have one yet.  
Upload Your Photos to SkyDrive from Gallery  
1. Touch   >   >  Gallery  >  Albums.  
2.  Touch the album that contains the photos that you want.  
3.  Touch  Share > SkyDrive for HTC Sense.  
4.  Select one or more photos you want to upload, and then touch Next .  
						

							 
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5.
 Se lect a folder in SkyDrive, and then touch Done . 
Send the Links to SkyDrive Files by Email  
To share your files stored in SkyDrive by email, you don’ t need to download them and attach to 
your message. Using the Mail app, you can easily include the links to your SkyDrive files and 
send them in your email.  
1.  Touch   >   >  Mail . 
2.  If you have several email accounts, switch to an email account you want to use.  
3.  Create a new email message and fill in your recipients, or reply to an email.  
4.  You can:  
   Touch  Attach  > Docum ent, and then choose a document type.  
   Touch  Attach  > File  if you want to choose any file type.  
5.  Touch  SkyDrive . 
6.  Open the folder that contains the files that you want, and then select the files you want to 
share.  
7.  Touch  Done. You ’ll then see the links to your  selected files added to your email 
message.  
8.  Touch  Send. 
Keep Your Documents in SkyDrive 
You can open an Office  document  or PDF and save it to your SkyDrive online storage . 
To save an Office document to SkyDrive:  
1.  Open a document, worksheet, or presentation  attached to an email or downloaded from 
the Web.  
2.  Touch   >  File  >  Save as.  
3.  Enter a new filename.  
4.  Touch  Location  > SkyDrive . 
5.  Touch  Save. 
Tip:   After opening a document, you can also touch   >  File  >  Share  > SkyDrive for HTC 
Sense  to upload the document to a SkyDrive folder.  
To save a PDF to SkyDrive:  
1.  Open a PDF attached to an email or downloaded from the Web.  
2.  Touch   >  Save as.  
3.  Enter a new filename.   
						

							 
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4.
 Touch  Location  > SkyDrive . 
5.  Touch  OK. 
Tip:   After opening a document, you can also t ouch  >  Share  > SkyDrive for HTC 
Sense  to upload the document to a SkyDrive folder.  
HTC Sync Manager  
With HTC Sync Manager, enjoy the same rich media whether you’ re at your computer or on the 
move. Use it also to store your same contacts, important documents, and  other data on both 
your phone and your computer.  
HTC Sync Manager is the replacement for HTC Sync, and it provides a lot more  features.  
  Play music and videos using the built -in player. You can also play iTunes
® and  Window s 
Media®  Player playlists.  
  Manage your library of music, photos, and videos on your computer.  
  Get music from your CDs to your computer.  
  Sync photos, videos, music, playlists, and albums between your phone and your  
computer.  
  Sync information such as contacts, calendar, documents, and web bookmarks  between 
your phone  and your computer.  
T his software works on both Windows and Mac
®. 
Install HTC Sync Manager  
Get Started with HTC Sync Manager  
Import More Media to the Library  
Add New Media to Your Library Automatically  
Check for New Software Updates  
HTC S ync Manager Supported File Formats  
Play Music in HTC Sync Manager  
Create a Playlist in HTC Sync Manager  
View Photos and Videos in HTC Sync Manager  
Set Up HTC Sync Manager to Recognize Your Phone 
Set Up Your Phone to Sync with your Computer  
Syncing Your Phone and Your Computer   
						

							 
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Ripping Music from a CD with HTC Sync Manager
 
Install HTC Sync Manager  
Before you install, please visit our HTC website to check the system requirements for HTC Sync 
Manager. 
Important:  For trouble- free installation,  first quit all running programs and temporarily exit 
from your anti -virus program before you start installing HTC Sync Manager.  
 
You need to have administrator rights if you’ re installing HTC Sync Manager on 
Windows Vista
®  or later versions:  
Install on a Windows Computer  
1. Connect your phone  to your computer using the supplied USB cable.  
2.  On the Choose a connection type screen of your HTC phone , select HTC Sync 
Manager , and then touch Done.  
3.  When you see the AutoPlay window appear on your computer screen, click HTC Sync 
Manager . 
If there ’s no HTC Sync Manager found on your computer, your  Web browser will 
automatically open and take you to the  HTC website. 
4.  Download the HTC Sync Manager installer to your computer.  
5.  Double- click the installer you’ ve downloaded and follow the onscreen  instructions to 
install HTC Sync Manager.  
Install on a Mac Computer 
1. Go to the  htc.com support page and download the HTC Sy nc Manager dmg file to your  
computer.  
2.  Double- click the dmg file you’ ve downloaded. 
A n icon representing the  mounted dmg file is then created on your desktop.  
3.  Double- click the icon of the mounted dmg file.  
4.  When a window opens, drag the HTC Sync Manager software icon to the  Applications 
folder or to another location in this window.  
Note:  After installing, it is recommended that you unmount the mounted dmg file. Just drag 
the icon representing the mounted image file to the Trash, or right -click the icon and 
click  Eject . 
 
Don ’t delete the dmg image file. Save it to a folder in case you need to reinstall HTC 
Sync Manager.  
Get Started with HTC Sync Manager  
The first time you open HTC Sync Manager, the Getting Started window  opens, allowing you to 
add media to your library.