Motorola Milestone 3 Manual

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Text entry
Text entrythink keyboard, now think smallerTouchscreen keypadWhen your phone is closed, you can open a 
touchscreen keypad by touching a text entry field.Typing tipsTo use the full keypad, just open your phone:To . . .
Enter  symbols Touch  Symbol .
Delete
Return/
New Line
Space
Letters/Numbers
Touch to open a keypad for 
symbols or numbers. Shift
Micro
phone
Touch for voice
input.
Input methodsTo select an input method for a touchscreen keypad, 
touch and hold a text entry area on the...

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Text entry
Swype™ text entrySwype lets you enter words on your touchscreen 
keypad with one continuous motion. To enter a word, 
just drag your finger over the letters in the word.
day
book
For double letters,
circle the letter.
Who To capitalize, go
above the keypad.
Tips:
 To enter apostrophes in common words (like “I’ll”), 
drag through the 
n as though it was an apostrophe.
 To enter several symbols, touch 
SYM
.
 To correct a word, double-tap it. Swype shows a 
small menu of other word options....

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Text entry
To change the language and the style for your 
touchscreen keypad, touch
Select locale
.
 To change the sounds, corrections, and other 
settings for your touchscreen keypad, touch 
Swype
 
or
Multi-touch keyboard
.
 To change the automatic correction settings for your 
full keypad, touch
Built-in keyboard
. 

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Tips & tricks
Tips & tricksa few handy hintsGeneral tipsIf you can’t to see the screen while wearing 
sunglasses, take them off. Screen brightness 
changes as your phone senses the current lighting 
conditions.
 To return to home screen, touch Home .
 To see recently dialed numbers, touch  >
Recent
.
 To sleep/wake your phone, press Power/Lock .
 To set screen timeout, touch Menu  >
Settings
 
>
Display
 >Screen timeout
. 
 To search, touch Search .
 To show last few apps, touch and hold Home .
 To...

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Messaging
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 
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2:45 PM
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Copy Revisions
Hi Paul, Please take a look at the ...Arthur BandoMeeting invitation
Meeting is set for next Thursday at...Mary...

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Messaging
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, in “ Wi-Fi” on page 45.Set up messagingTo add email accounts, touch   >
My Accounts
 
>
Add account
.

Corporate Sync
 is for Exchange ser ver 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
 is for most personal email accounts. For...

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Social networking
Social networkingmy life, your lifeYour social networking accountYou can set up a social network account that 
integrates and syncs all your social networking 
accounts. No opening and closing apps and menus. Add accountsYou can add your more accounts to your social 
networking account. If you don’t have accounts on 
these sites, visit their websites to set them up.
Find it:  >
My Accounts
 >Add account
Add an account by touching it. Then enter your user 
name and password for that...

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MEDIA CONNECTIONS
MEDIA CONNECTIONSconnect and enjoyShare, copy, & play mediaNote: Copyright—do you have the right? Always follow 
the rules. See “Content Copyright” in your legal and 
safety information.
Share your photos, videos, and songs with friends and 
family easily. 
Find it:   > 
DLNA
Note: Connect to a 
Wi-Fi network or use 
your own Wi-Fi 
hotspot (see “ Wi-Fi” 
on page 45). You’ll 
need to allow access 
to other devices to 
download media from 
your smartphone and 
to share your files. If...

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MEDIA CONNECTIONS
Mirror modeConnect your smartphone to your HDTV, monitor, or 
projector so you can view and interact with your 
smartphone on the big screen. Show off your photos, 
videos, and downloaded movies. Enjoy the big screen 
for gaming, movies, the web, and more. Just attach an 
HDMI cable (sold separately) to your smartphone and 
plug it into your big screen.
Note: You cannot play DRM-protected files in mirror 
mode. 

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Photos & videos
Photos & videossee it, capture it, share it!PhotosTake photosTake that family photo, and post it online for everyone 
to see.
Find it:  >
Camera
To take the photo, touch and hold .
Camera
Capture
Settings
Adjust for 
greater
creative 
contol.
Tag videos with your location.
Go to your  gallery.00:00:00  Locating
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Note: Photos are stored on your smartphone’s internal 
memory unless you switch it to a microSD memory 
card (sold separately).
To view your photos, see “...