Motorola Droid 4 Manual
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19 Contacts Link contactsYou might have two or more contacts for the same person, maybe a Gmail contact who is also stored on your phone, or one friend with two email addresses. To combine these contacts: Find it: > Contacts Touch a contact to open it, touch Menu > Join , then touch the second contact. Call or email contactsFind it: > Contacts To view contact information, touch the contact. To call a contact, touch it, then touch next to the entry. To text, email, or see other options, touch and hold the contact.View & use contactsWhen you set up a social networking account (see “Social networking ” on page 26), you’ll know what everybody’s up to and when. Every time you pick up a call, check a message, or look up a friend’s contact info, you’ll see their name and number, but you can see their social network status and smiling face, too. Find it: > Contacts To find a contact, touch in the Contacts screen and type the contact name. Touch a contact to open its details. While viewing details, you can start a call or message by touching icons next to the phone number, email address, or social network. To see your interactions with the person, touch Contact History . To change which group of contacts is shown ( All, Facebook , and so on) touch the filter name at the top. To change how you view the list of contacts, touch Menu > Display options .
20ContactsCreate contactsFind it: > Contacts > Touch any entry area to open the touchscreen keypad. When you’re finished, touchSave . Where are contacts saved? Your smartphone saves new contacts in its memory and on the Google Server or Backup Assistant Plus, if you have a subscription. It also updates your social networking account. Google contactfrom [email protected] Add contactAdd contact Add contactFirst nameLast namePhoneHome Phone Postal address OrganizationEmailHome Email Save Cancel Select a picture for the contact. Set the number type. Add more name details. Remove this number. Add another number. FavoritesTo add a contact to your Favorites list, touch and hold the contact, then touch Add to favorites . To see your Favorites list: Find it: > Contacts >Favorites Edit or delete contactsFind it: > Contacts Touch and hold the contact, then touch Edit contact or Delete contact . Synchronize contactsWhen you change one of your contacts, your smartphone automatically updates your other social networking accounts. When you change a social networking friend, your smartphone updates your contacts.Personalize contactsFind it: > Contacts Add a photo: Touch and hold the contact, then touch Edit contact >. Set a ringtone: Touch the contact, then touch Menu > Options >Ringtone .
21 Messaging GroupsFind it: > Contacts > >group name You can put your contacts into groups that you create (like “friends” , “family”, or “work”). Then, you can find contacts faster by showing one group at a time. To create a new group, touch Contacts >, then touch Menu > New group . Messagingsometimes it’s best to text, or IM, or email . . .Quick start: MessagingFind it: > Messaging >Universal Inbox Tip: To see more messages, flick or drag up.Read & reply to messagesFind it: > Messaging >Universal Inbox Note: Universal Inbox shows all of your messages together—text, email, and social networking messages. Universal Inbox (14)Your last messageI’m fine with that. 2:19 PM Jon AndersonFreelancersWe’re going to need help with the new interns... 11:41 AM Mary MorganMeet me outside the theater at 8 and don’t forget your ID. Would you maybe like to... 5:47 PM Jim SomersMeeting invitationMeeting is set for next Thursday at 10:00 am... 2:45 PM Arther Bando 7:39 PM Copy RevisionsPlease take a look at the new revisions and let...Anna Medina Check for messages now. Messag e Type Messag e List Touch to open a message. Touch & hold to move, delete, & more.Create messages.
22MessagingTo show only one type of message, touch a message type instead of Universal Inbox . To open a text message or social networking message and all of its replies, touch it. To respond to a text message, just open it and enter your response in the text box at the bottom. For email, touch to choose a reply option. To forward an email message, open it and touch > Forward . To open options, touch and hold a message. Create messagesFind it: > Messaging > Choose a message type, such as Text Message or Facebook . Then, enter the recipient and message. In text messages and emails, touch Menu for options like Insert... or Attach Files . Send & receive attachmentsTo send a file in a message, open a new message and touch Menu > Insert . When you receive a message with an attachment, open the message and touch the file name to download it. Then, touch the name again to open it. Some file formats can be converted to HTML for faster viewing, and your smartphone will show Get HTML version . While viewing the attachment, touch it to save it, share it, and more. Tip: To send and receive large attachments faster, use a Wi-Fi connection (see “ Wi-Fi networks” on page 43).Set up messagingTo add email accounts, touch > My Accounts > Add account . Corporate Sync is for Exchange server work email accounts. Enter details from your IT administrator. Tip: You might need to enter your domain name with your user name (like domain/username). Email Accounts is for most personal email accounts. For account details, contact the account provider. To change your settings, touch > Messaging , touch Menu , then touch: Manage accounts to add or remove an account. Edit Universal Inbox to choose which accounts show messages in the Universal Inbox . Messaging Settings to set the notification for each account type (along with other preferences, for email). Tip: For social network accounts, see “ Add accounts” on page 26. Account Manager
23 Text entry EmailThe first time you turned on your smartphone (see “ Set up & go ” on page 4), you probably logged in to your Gmail™ account. You can also set up and use additional email accounts. To add other email accounts to your Messages widget and Universal Inbox , touch > My Accounts >Add account >Email Accounts . Instant messagesTo send and receive instant messages, you can use Google Talk™. Find it: > Talk Alternatively, you can touch > IM to set up another instant messaging account, or download an instant messaging app from Android Market™. VoicemailWhen you have a new voicemail, appears at the top of the screen. Drag down the status bar and touch the New voicemail notification to listen to your voicemail message. If you need to change your voicemail number, in the home screen touch Menu > Settings >Call settings > Voicemail settings . Account Manager Text entrykeys when you need themTyping tipsTo use the full keypad, just open your smartphone. To . . . Enter alternate characters on the right sides of keys Press Shift . Enter symbols cho se n from a list Press . Enter one capital letter Press Shift . Enter only capital letters Press Shift twice. Press again to revert to lowercase. Select text Hold Shift and press a navigation key. Delete a character (hold to delete more) Press Delete . Start a new line Press Enter .
24Text entryTouchscreen keypadWhen your smartphone is closed, you can open a keypad on your screen by touching a text box. To close the keypad, touch Back .Input methodsTo select an input method, touch and hold a text entry area on the screen to open the Edit text menu. Touch Input method , then touch the method you want. Dinner at Bistro Fantaasdf gh j k l zxc vbnm er tyuiop qw 2 1 0 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 . ?123 Done Open a keypad for numbers & symbols. Vo ice Input/ Dictation DeleteShiftSpaceReturn/ New LineText Box Touch to open touchscreen keypad. Shift Swype™ text entryEnter words with one continuous motion. Just drag your finger over the letters in the word. Tips: To enter apostrophes in common words (like “I’ll”), drag through the n as though it was an apostrophe. To enter other punctuation, numbers, or symbols, touch . To correct a word, double-touch it (tap twice, quickly). Swype shows a small menu of other word options. Swype might also show a menu if it can’t guess your word. If Swype doesn’t know a word, you can still touch the letter keys to enter it. Swype remembers, so next time you can just drag over the letters. Done Anneasdf gh j k l z xc vbnm er t yu iop qw 21 09876543 @ $& -( ) : ;”EN ! # = /+ ? i SYM To enter a word, just trace a path through the letters. To capitalize, go above the keypad. For double letters, circle the letter. a@a a e3e e n+n n a ae e n n
25 Text entry Multi-touch keyboardEnter text a letter at a time. As you type, your smartphone suggests words from your dictionary and chosen language. The smartphone also automatically enters apostrophes in some words, like “dont.” To add a word to your dictionary, touch and hold the word, then select Add “word” to dictionary . Typing tipsTo . . . Enter one capital letter To u c h S h i f t . Enter only capital letters, until you touch Shift again Touch Shift twice. Touch again to revert to lowercase. Move the text entry cursor Touch the text where you want the cursor to go. Select text Touch and hold text, then touch Select word or Select all . Cut or Copy selected text Touch and hold text, then touch Cut or Copy . Text input settingsFind it: Menu > Settings >Language & keyboard To edit your dictionary, touch User dictionary . To change the language and the style for your touchscreen keypad, touch Select locale . To change input method and settings, touch Swype or Multi-touch keyboard . Pa ste cut or copied text at cursor location Touch and hold location to paste, then touch Paste . Delete character to left of cursor Touch Delete (hold to delete more). To . . .
26Social networkingSocial networkingmy life, your lifeYour social networking accountIntegrate and sync all your contacts, emails, and social networking sites. No opening and closing apps and menus. Just touch the Social Networking and Social Status widgets on your home screen. Tip: Use the gallery to view all of yours and your friends’ online albums. Touch > Gallery . Add accountsYou can add your Facebook , Twitter , or other accounts to your social networking account. If you don’t have accounts on these sites, visit their websites to set them up. To set up email accounts, see “ Set up messaging” on page 22. Find it: > My Accounts >Add account Add an account by touching it. Then enter your user name and password for that account. When you sign into social networking accounts, you’ll see your friends and contacts in your Contacts list, and your status and updates can appear in your Social Networking widget.Account Manager Twitter messages will always appear as “read” on your smartphone, but your smartphone notifies you when you receive a new message. Tip: To download updates faster, see “ Wi-Fi networks” on page 43.Edit & delete accountsFind it: > My Accounts Touch an account to edit it or remove it (along with its contacts and messages). Note: You can’t delete the Google™ account you used or created when you set up your smartphone. Account Manager
27 Tips & tricks Tips & tricksa few handy hintsGeneral tips Screen brightness changes as your smartphone senses the current lighting conditions. To return to the home screen, touch Home . To see recently dialed numbers, touch Phone > Recent . To sleep/wake your smartphone, press Power . To set screen timeout, touch Menu > Settings > Display >Screen timeout . To search, touch Search . To voice search, touch and hold Search . To automate everyday tasks, touch > Smart Actions . To show the most recent apps you’ve used, touch and hold Home . To change one of the dock shortcuts at the bottom of the home screen, touch and hold the shortcut, then select the shortcut you want to replace it. To turn sound on/off, press and hold Power > Silent mode . To turn airplane mode on/off, press and hold Powe r >Airplane mode . Battery tipsWant to extend your battery life? Try these: To help minimize battery use, touch > Smart Actions . Check out the sample rules that enable batter y savings: Nighttime Battery Saver , and Battery Extender . To turn off background data transfers, touch Menu > Settings >Data manager >Background data . To turn off Bluetooth® power, touch Menu > Settings >Wireless & networks >Bluetooth . To turn off Wi-Fi power, touch Menu > Settings > Wireless & networks >Wi-Fi .
28Webtop applicationWebtop applicationsmart mobile computingQuick start: WebtopBrowse, or use web apps, on a large screen in a full Firefox™ browser. Create and share documents, spreadsheets, and presentations with online tools like Google Docs. To open the webtop application, connect your smartphone to an HDTV or monitor using a dock accessory (sold separately). 11:23MarketBrowser VoicemailEmailPhone Apps Text CameraDavid KelleyJen UriegasJP JordanLisa Jones LapDoc k Displa y, HDTV, or Monitor Mobile V iew App Tray Full Desktop Browser Optional LapDoc k or HD Dock Connect the webtop applicationConnect your smartphone to a Motorola Lapdock™ to automatically launch the webtop application. Connect your smartphone to an HDTV or monitor using the HD Dock, HD Station, or Adapter for webtop application, then choose the webtop application from the application menu. When you’re done using the webtop application, just disconnect your phone from the accessor y.Control the webtop applicationTo navigate the webtop application display: In the Phone window, you can open your phone apps. At the bottom of the screen, you’ll see App Shortcuts . You can open multiple Firefox browsers. At the top right of the screen, you’ll see icons for status and Settings . For help in the webtop application, open Settings > Help at the top right of the screen.