LG Nexus 4 User Manual

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• Cut, copy, paste. Select the text you want 
to manipulate. Then touch  Cut ,  
Copy  or  Paste  button:
Use next-word suggestions
1. Touch the location where you want to in ­
put text.
2. Star t typing out a word. When the word 
you want is displayed in a list above the 
keyboard, touch it.
3. Continue to touch one of the three op ­
tions as your phone predicts words you 
may want. If you don’t want any of the op ­
tions, type the next word without using 
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Your phone will continue to suggest 
words as you type.
Settings
To change your phone’s key­
board and input methods, go 
to  Settings > Personal > Lan -
guage & input .
To turn next­wor d sugges­
tions on or off, go to  Settings 
> Personal > Language & in -
put > Keyboard & input meth -
ods > Android keyboard . Touch 
the Settings icon, then check 
the box next to Next-word 
suggestions .
Try Gesture Typing
To input a word using Gesture Typing:
1. Touch the location where you want to type 
to open the keyboard.
2. Slide your finger slowly across the letters 
of the word you want to input. 
						

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3. Release  your  finger  when  the  word  you 
want is displayed in the floating preview 
or in the middle of the suggestion strip. To 
select  one of the other words in the sug­
gestion strip, touch it.
I f the word you want isn’t shown while using 
Gesture Typing, you can type it out manually.
Use Gesture Typing without space bar
When you use Gesture Typing, there’s no 
need to use the space bar — just continue to 
slide over the words you want.
To change Gesture Typing set ­
tings, go to go to S ettings > 
Language & input > Keyboard 
& input methods > Android 
keyboard . Then touch  Settings 
and look under Gesture Typing .
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Use keyboard dictionaries
To manage keyboard dictionaries, go to Set-
tings > Personal > Language & input .
Personal dictionary
You can add your own words to your person ­
al dictionar y so that your phone remembers 
them. Touch the Add icon to add a word or 
phrase, as well as a shor tcut to easily use 
that word or phrase.
Add-on dictionaries
1. Touch the Settings icon next to Android 
keyboard .
2. To u c h  Add-on dictionaries .
You’ll see dictionaries for other languag ­
es that you can download to your device.
3. Touch the dictionar y you want, then touch 
Install . 
						

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Try some apps
Use All Apps
To see all your apps, touch  All Apps in the Favorites tray on any Home screen.
This is where you can see all your apps, in­
cluding those downloaded on Google Play. 
You can move app icons to any of your Home 
screens.
From All Apps, you can:
• Move between screens. Swipe left or 
right.
• Open an app. Touch its icon.• Place an app icon on a Home screen.  
Touch  &  hold  the  app  icon,  slide  your  fin ­
ger, and lift your finger to drop the icon in 
place.
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• Browse widgets. Touch the Widgets tab at 
the top of any All Apps screen.
• Get more apps.  Touch the Play Store icon 
in the list of app icons, or the Shop icon at 
the upper right.
To remove an app icon from the Home 
screen,  touch  &  hold  it,  slide  your  finger  to ­
ward the top of the screen, and drop the app 
over the 
 Remove icon .
To view info about an app from an All App 
screen,  touch  &  hold  it,  slide  your  finger  to ­
ward the top of the screen, and drop the app 
over the 
 App Info icon .
Most apps include a  Menu icon near the top or bottom of the screen that lets you con ­
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Start Gmail
Gmail
Use the Gmail app to read and 
write email from any mobile 
device or browser. To open 
it, touch the Gmail icon on a 
Home or All Apps screen. 
But Gmail isn’t just about email. You can use 
your Gmail account to sign in to all Google 
apps and ser vices, including these and many 
more:
• Google Now, for getting just the right in ­
formation at just the right time
• Calendar• People, for keeping track of your contacts• Google Drive, for working with docu ­
ments, spreadsheets, or drawings
While you’re reading a message:
• Touch the icons and menu along the top of 
the screen to archive, throw away, label, or 
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• Swipe left or right to read the previous or 
next conversation.
To organize your email, check the box beside 
a message to select it. Then use the icons 
and menu along the top of the screen to man ­
age the selected messages.
To change your settings, add an account, or 
get help, touch the 
 Menu  icon. 
No matter where you are within Gmail, you 
can always get back to the Inbox by touching 
the 
 Gmail icon at the top of the screen. 
Find People
The People app gives you quick 
access to ever yone you want 
to reach. To open it, touch the 
People icon on a Home or All 
Apps screen.
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When  you  first  turn  on  your  phone  and  sign 
into a Google Account, any existing contacts 
from that account are synced with your Peo­
ple app. After that, all your contacts stay in 
sync automatically on your phone, another 
device, or a Web browser.
If you use Exchange, you can also sync that 
contact information with People.
All your People information is available from 
Gmail, Google Talk, and other apps. As you 
add contacts from different sources, they’re 
synced automatically across all the places 
you need them.
When you open the People app, you can:
• View all contacts, favorites, or groups.  
Choose from the top left of the screen.
• Read details.  Touch a name to see details 
for a contact or group.
• View recent activity.  When viewing a 
contact, swipe to the right to see recent 
updates.
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touch icons at the top of the screen or 
the  Menu icon to search contacts, add 
a contact, edit or share contact details, 
delete a contact, and so on. You can also 
touch the star beside the contact’s name 
to add that contact to your Favorites list.
• Change your settings.  While viewing the 
main list screen, touch the  Menu icon 
to impor t or expor t contacts, choose dis ­
play options for the Groups and All tabs, 
and add or edit accounts.
Manage your Calendar
Calendar
Use the Calendar app to view 
and edit your schedule. To 
open it, touch the Calendar 
icon on a Home or All Apps 
screen.
When  you  first  set  up  your  phone,  you  con ­
figured  it  to  use  an  existing  Google  Account 
(such as Gmail), or you created a new one. 
The  first  time  you  open  the  Calendar  app  on